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Addition of cetuximab to oxaliplatin-based first-line combination chemotherapy for treatment of advanced colorectal cancer: results of the randomised phase 3 MRC COIN trial.
Lancet (London, England) - 18 Jun 2011
Maughan Timothy S, Adams Richard A, Smith Christopher G, Meade Angela M, Seymour Matthew T, Wilson Richard H, Idziaszczyk Shelley, Harris Rebecca, Fisher David, Kenny Sarah L, Kay Edward, Mitchell Jenna K, Madi Ayman, Jasani Bharat, James Michelle D, Bridgewater John, Kennedy M John, Claes Bart, Lambrechts Diether, Kaplan Richard, Cheadle Jeremy P
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BACKGROUND: In the Medical Research Council (MRC) COIN trial, the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-targeted antibody cetuximab was added to standard chemotherapy in first-line treatment of advanced colorectal cancer with the aim of assessing effect on overall survival. METHODS: In this randomised controlled trial, patients who were fit for but had not received previous chemotherapy for advanced colorectal...
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