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Putative contribution of CD56 positive cells in cetuximab treatment efficacy in first-line metastatic colorectal cancer patients.
BMC cancer - 30 Jun 2010
Maréchal Raphaël, De Schutter Jef, Nagy Nathalie, Demetter Pieter, Lemmers Arnaud, Devière Jacques, Salmon Isabelle, Tejpar Sabine, Van Laethem Jean-Luc
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BACKGROUND: Activity of cetuximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor, is largely attributed to its direct antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects. Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) could be another possible mechanism of cetuximab antitumor effects and its specific contribution on the clinical activity of cetuximab is unknown. METHODS: We assessed...
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