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A phase I trial to determine the optimal biological dose of celecoxib when combined with erlotinib in advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Jun 2006
Reckamp Karen L, Krysan Kostyantyn, Morrow Jason D, Milne Ginger L, Newman Robert A, Tucker Christopher, Elashoff Robert M, Dubinett Steven M, Figlin Robert A
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PURPOSE: Overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) activates extracellular signal-regulated kinase/mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling in an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibition (TKI)-resistant manner. Because preclinical data indicated that tumor COX-2 expression caused resistance to EGFR TKI, a phase I trial to establish the optimal biological dose (OBD), defined as the...
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