title: Cetuximab-based therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis of the effect of K-ras mutations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, PO Box 40047, Jeddah 21499, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ezzibrahim@kfshrc.edu.sa
authors.forename: Ezzeldin M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: Jamal M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zekri
authors.forename: Bakr M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Bin Sadiq
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000068818:Cetuximab; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018631:ras Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; C117307:KRAS protein, human; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); D018631:ras Proteins; D000068818:Cetuximab