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Cetuximab in the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer.
Expert opinion on biological therapy - 1 Jul 2011
Garrett Christopher R, Eng Cathy
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INTRODUCTION: Cetuximab is a chimeric mAb with avidity for the EGFR higher than that of the natural ligands of the receptor. Preclinical studies showed that cetuximab demonstrated synergy with topoisomerase I inhibitors in the treatment of human colorectal cancer (CRC) cell lines in vivo. Subsequent clinical trials have shown that cetuximab can reverse resistance to topoisomerase I inhibitors in addition to...
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