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[What are the new therapeutic strategies in metastatic colorectal cancer including biotherapies?].
La Revue de medecine interne - 1 May 2009
Tournigand C, Bengrine-Lefevre L
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal cancer remains one of the major causes of cancer death. Recent identification of new molecular targets led to the development of novel agents directed against growth factor receptors or key factors of angiogenesis. Recent phase III trials demonstrated a significant clinical benefit with bevacizumab, a VEGF inhibitor, and with EGFR-inhibitors, namely cetuximab and panitumumab. In this article we review...
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