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Germline polymorphisms in genes involved in the IGF1 pathway predict efficacy of cetuximab in wild-type KRAS mCRC patients.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Nov 2010
Winder Thomas, Zhang Wu, Yang Dongyun, Ning Yan, Bohanes Pierre, Gerger Armin, Wilson Peter M, Pohl Alexandra, Mauro David J, Langer Christiane, Rowinsky Eric K, Lenz Heinz-Josef
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PURPOSE: The insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) signaling pathway is an important growth-regulatory pathway, which plays a crucial role in colorectal cancer (CRC) proliferation, differentiation, migration, angiogenesis, and apoptosis. Previous studies showed that hyperactivation of the IGF1 receptor (IGF1R) may result in resistance to anti-epidermal growth factor receptor-targeted treatment. We tested whether...
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