In order to assess the clinical relevance in terms of prevalence of KRAS gene copy number changes in mCRC patients, we assessed the KRAS gene copy number status in FFPE primary tumour tissue of 225 unselected mCRC patients who participated to our previous phase III study which did not involve the use of targeted agents [ 37].
According to the OECD, 2006, the percentage of employed individuals aged 50 to 64 who participated to training during the previous 12 months was smallest in Spain and Italy and largest in Switzerland, Sweden and Denmark.
Furthermore, the similar muscle strength between RA and CON indicate that the patients were well-functioning in comparison to those participating in previous studies [ 16, 17, 38, 53, 54].
Respondents were identified on the basis of their willingness to participate in previous SSI surveys and screened to verify eligibility for study participation.
The gender and age group distribution of the participating patients were similar to previous Chinese-CARE measure studies in Hong Kong [ 30, 31].
Ex-Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson was asked if he wanted to participate but had previous commitments to his own solo career.
The IMF has bent its rules to participate in previous Greek bailouts, but the memo suggests it can no longer do so.
We approached Flemish GPs who were willing to participate in previous studies of our research unit [ 12, 17].
Nova Scotia FPs in practice, regardless of group, were sent invitations to participate in previous academic detailing sessions.
Less is known, however, about whether larger incentives improve response rates among people who have refused requests to participate in previous research[ 12- 15] or whether incentives in such groups are cost-effective [ 10, 16- 19].
