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Epidermal growth factor receptor as a therapeutic target in human thyroid carcinoma: mutational and functional analysis.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2006
Mitsiades Constantine S, Kotoula Vassiliki, Poulaki Vassiliki, Sozopoulos Elias, Negri Joseph, Charalambous Elpida, Fanourakis Galinos, Voutsinas Gerassimos, Tseleni-Balafouta Sophia, Mitsiades Nicholas
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CONTEXT: The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a transmembrane tyrosine kinase (TK) receptor that mediates proliferation and survival signaling, is expressed in a wide variety of normal and neoplastic tissues. EGFR inhibitors have produced objective responses in patients with non-small-cell lung carcinomas harboring activating EGFR TK domain somatic mutations. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: Because the EGFR...
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