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Mutations and response to epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Feb 2009
Laurent-Puig Pierre, Lievre Astrid, Blons Hélène
Abstract excerpt
Novel therapeutic agents targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) have improved outcomes for a subgroup of patients with colorectal, lung, head and neck, and pancreatic cancers. In these tumors, the EGFR activation turns on at least five different signaling pathways (RAS/mitogen-activated protein kinase, phospholipase C, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT, signal transducer and activator of...
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