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Expression of epiregulin and amphiregulin and K-ras mutation status predict disease control in metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with cetuximab.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Aug 2007
Khambata-Ford Shirin, Garrett Christopher R, Meropol Neal J, Basik Mark, Harbison Christopher T, Wu Shujian, Wong Tai W, Huang Xin, Takimoto Chris H, Godwin Andrew K, Tan Benjamin R, Krishnamurthi Smitha S, Burris Howard A, Poplin Elizabeth A, Hidalgo Manuel, Baselga Jose, Clark Edwin A, Mauro David J
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PURPOSE: The antiepidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibody cetuximab shows activity in multiple epithelial tumor types; however, responses are seen in only a subset of patients. This study was conducted to identify markers that are associated with disease control in patients treated with cetuximab. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred ten patients with metastatic colorectal cancer were enrolled onto a...
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