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The MET receptor tyrosine kinase is a potential novel therapeutic target for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Cancer research - 1 Apr 2009
Seiwert Tanguy Y, Jagadeeswaran Ramasamy, Faoro Leonardo, Janamanchi Varalakshmi, Nallasura Vidya, El Dinali Mohamed, Yala Soheil, Kanteti Rajani, Cohen Ezra E W, Lingen Mark W, Martin Leslie, Krishnaswamy Soundararajan, Klein-Szanto Andres, Christensen James G, Vokes Everett E, Salgia Ravi
Abstract excerpt
Recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer remains a devastating disease with insufficient treatment options. We investigated the MET receptor tyrosine kinase as a novel target for the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). MET/phosphorylated MET and HGF expression was analyzed in 121 tissues (HNSCC/normal) by immunohistochemistry, and in 20 HNSCC cell lines by immunoblotting. The effects of...
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