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Is there a role for IGF1R and c-MET pathways in resistance to cetuximab in metastatic colorectal cancer?
Clinical colorectal cancer - 1 Dec 2011
Inno Alessandro, Di Salvatore Mariantonietta, Cenci Tonia, Martini Maurizio, Orlandi Armando, Strippoli Antonia, Ferrara Anna Maria, Bagalà Cinzia, Cassano Alessandra, Larocca Luigi Maria, Barone Carlo
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BACKGROUND: The KRAS mutation is not responsible for all cases of resistance to anti-epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs) in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), and new predictive and prognostic factors are actively being sought. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated the efficacy of a cetuximab-containing treatment in 73 patients with mCRC according to KRAS and BRAF mutational status as well as...
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