Cost-effectiveness of cetuximab in metastatic colorectal cancer

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Cost-effectiveness of cetuximab in metastatic colorectal cancer

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From a health-care system perspective, it may be more efficient to use the drug cetuximab only in colorectal cancer patients whose tumors have a wild-type KRAS gene, according to a study published online August 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

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Tags: Cancer, Rectal Cancer, Colon Cancer, Drug, Genes, Erbitux

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