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When Are EGFR,KRAS AND BRAF Tests Done?
In 2011 I had twelve inches of colon removed and lymph nodes. Out of nodes only one was cancerous. Chemo was started six weeks later. One year later there was genetic testing done on the tissue. The test were EGFR,KRAS AND BRAF. Should this testing have been done before chemo???
Mon, 17 Feb 2014
even if these tests were done before chemo, therapy would not change at that time. treatment at that time is known as adjuvant therapy and these agents dont have a role in adjuvant condition even if the results are positive. Only when the disease comes back again, these test results would help in chosing certain therapeutic agents.
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