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A retrospective study to evaluate the predictive ability of a DNA methylation status-based diagnostic method for the sensitivity of anti-EGFR treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer

Not Applicable
Conditions
Metastatic colorectal cancer
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000041205
Lead Sponsor
Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer (IDAC), Tohoku University
Brief Summary

DNA methylation status may be a predictor of therapeutic response to anti-EGFR antibody drugs in the first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
241
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who received anti-EGFR antibodies in the first or second line of treatment. Cases in which the patient is unable to submit the required amount of tissue samples from the primary tumor for measurement of methylation status. Cases considered by the attending physician to be unsuitable for enrollment in this study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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