RAS Extended Plus for Colorectal Cancer

RAS Extended Plus for Colorectal Cancer

This test includes the analysis of all KRAS & NRAS mutations that are recommended as ‘RAS extended’ testing in international guidelines for targeted treatment of Colorectal cancers*. In addition the test also includes BRAF V600E mutation testing which is recommended for colorectal cancer prognostification, and evaluation of Lynch syndrome risk. Other genes tested in the panel are PIK3CA and PTEN for informational purposes.

(*Molecular Biomarkers for the Evaluation of Colorectal Cancer Guideline From the American Society for Clinical Pathology, College of American Pathologists, Association for Molecular Pathology, and American Society of Clinical Oncology. J Mol Diagn. 2017 Mar; 19(2): 187–225)