In HER2+ colorectal cancer, anti-HER2 therapy may be less toxic alternative

Patients whose metastatic colorectal cancer has progressed following chemotherapy and who lack mutations in the RAS and BRAF genes (RAS/BRAF wild-type) are typically treated with EGFR inhibitors. For those whose tumors also demonstrate HER2 amplification (extra copies of the HER2 gene), this therapy may be less effective.

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