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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Mar 15, 2026; 18(3): 114379
Published online Mar 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i3.114379
Table 2 Summary of literature on acquired resistance to anti-EGFR therapy
Resistance mechanism
Detection source
Number of cases (%)
Ref.
KRAS gene mutationTissue1/10 (10)Montagut et al[5]
Serum9/24 (37.5)Diaz et al[6]
Tissue and Serum5/11 (45.5)Misale et al[7]
Tissue and Serum3/7 (42.9)Bardelli et al[8]
Serum22/24 (91.7)Bettegowda et al[9]
Serum3/4 (75)Misale et al[10]
NRAS gene mutationSerum9/24 (37.5)Bettegowda et al[9]
Serum2/4 (50)Misale et al[10]
EGFR gene mutationTissue2/10 (20)Montagut et al[5]
Serum2/24 (8.3)Bettegowda et al[9]
KRAS gene amplificationTissue and Serum1/11 (9.1)Misale et al[7]
Serum4/10 (40)Mohan et al[11]
HER-2 gene amplificationTissue2/2 (100)Yonesaka et al[12]
MET gene amplificationTissue and Serum3/7 (42.9)Bardelli et al[8]
Serum1/10 (10)Mohan et al[11]


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