Fast Five Quiz: Precision Medicine in Cancer

Winston W. Tan, MD

July 15, 2021

Some genetic mutations can significantly alter the choice of treatment or signal that a cancer is more likely to become resistant to a treatment. In colorectal cancers, mutations in the KRAS gene may signal that a patient will not respond to drugs such as cetuximab or panitumumab.

Learn more about targeting KRAS.

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