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The efficacy of IGF-I receptor monoclonal antibody against human gastrointestinal carcinomas is independent of k-ras mutation status.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Aug 2011
Ii Masanori, Li Hua, Adachi Yasushi, Yamamoto Hiroyuki, Ohashi Hirokazu, Taniguchi Hiroaki, Arimura Yoshiaki, Carbone David P, Imai Kohzoh, Shinomura Yasuhisa
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PURPOSE: Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I receptor (IGF-IR) signaling is required for carcinogenicity and proliferation of gastrointestinal cancers. We have previously shown successful targeting therapy for colorectal, pancreatic, gastric, and esophageal carcinomas using recombinant adenoviruses expressing dominant negative IGF-IR. Mutation in k-ras is one of key factors in gastrointestinal cancers. In this...
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