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MET protein levels correlate strongly with epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) phenotype, a treatment-resistant type of colorectal cancer and may be used as a surrogate biomarker, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

The study results, which compared MET protein expression with protein/gene expression of EMT markers and evaluated impact on survival, were released recently at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Kantar Health, a leading global healthcare consulting firm, today announced the availability of CancerMPact® Biomarker Analysis, a global offer that examines biomarker segmentation in the current and evolving oncology landscape. The analysis is based on a thorough review of literature and recently published data covering the following biomarkers:

• BRAF (melanoma)
• EGFR (non-small lung cancer)
• EML4-ALK (non-small cell lung cancer)
• KRAS (colorectal cancer)
• TNBC (breast cancer)

The West Clinic, the Mid-South's premier cancer center and world-class center of excellence in medical oncology, hematology, oncologic imaging, clinical research and other advanced medical care, recently announced five of its physician-researchers will participate in ten presentations at the 49th Annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Meeting to be held May 31-June 4, 2013 in Chicago, IL at the McCormick Palace.

Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) recently announced results from three analyses of Vectibix® (panitumumab) in combination with FOLFOX, an oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy regimen, as a first-line treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). These analyses include the description of new predictive biomarkers of clinical response to Vectibix, activating mutations in KRAS (beyond exon 2) and mutations in NRAS, collectively referred to as RAS.