Development and validation of a predictive score to identify K-Ras wild-type (WT) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients who are likely to benefit from Panitumumab (P) treatment

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Background: Practice guidelines recommend using P to treat K-Ras WT mCRC patients where it was shown to significantly extend overall survival (OS). Still, a proportion of patients will not achieve this goal. We propose a simplified predictive score to identify patients who are likely to benefit from P treatment. Methods: NCT00364013 was used as training…

Analysis of transcriptomic responses to SARS-CoV-2 reveals plausible defective pathways responsible for increased susceptibility to infection and complications and helps to develop fast-track repositioning of drugs against COVID-19

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Background: To understand the transcriptomic response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, is of the utmost importance to design diagnostic tools predicting the severity of the infection. Methods: We have performed a deep sampling analysis of the viral transcriptomic data oriented towards drug repositioning. Using different samplers, the basic principle of this methodology the biological invariance, which means…

Detecting panitumumab/FOLFOX responders in K-Ras wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer through an artificial intelligence-based analytical tool

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Background: Patients with K-RAS wild-type (WT) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) are currently considered the optimal candidates for upfront treatment with combinations of chemotherapy and EGFR inhibitors. These combinations significantly extend overall survival (OS) compared to chemotherapy alone. However, a proportion of patients would not achieve this goal. This study has investigated the ability of an…