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ArticleBMJ case reports2019

Rare case of triple mutant (KRAS + NRAS + BRAF) metastatic colon adenocarcinoma.

Anusha Vittal, Disha Sharma, Ipsita Samanta, Anup Kasi

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. ConcomitantJournal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2026
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  4. PretreatmentJournal of oncology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anusha VittalMedical Oncology, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Disha SharmaLiver Diseases Branch, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9352-625X
Ipsita SamantaMedical Oncology, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Anup KasiMedical Oncology, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4305-5701
University of Kansas Medical Center · USNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

KRAS is detected in 30%-50% of colorectal cancer (CRC) and BRAF mutations are found in 10% of CRC. A 62-year-old man with the long-standing smoking history presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain, weight loss and constipation. CT scan of abdomen/pelvis showed obstructive mass which was found to be colon adenocarcinoma which on further molecular analysis tested positive for KRAS, NRAS and BRAF mutations. His tumour progressed despite chemotherapy and surgery and he died within a year of diagnosis. Concomitant KRAS, NRAS and BRAF mutations are rare enough to be considered mutually exclusive but coexistent mutations appear to be a distinct molecular and clinical subset which needs new and effective treatment strategies in a setting of dismal prognosis.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaChemotherapy, AdjuvantColonic NeoplasmsDNA Mutational AnalysisFatal OutcomeGTP PhosphohydrolasesHumansLaparotomyMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)BRAF protein, humanGTP PhosphohydrolasesKRAS protein, humanMembrane ProteinsNRAS protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)CarcinogenesisChemotherapyColon Cancer

Identifiers

PMID31519714
PMCPMC6747919
OpenAlexW2973072850

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