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Unexpected effect of the monoclonal antibody Panitumumab on human cancer cells with different KRAS status.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Sept 2012
Tiemann Nina, Hildebrandt Guido, Manda Katrin
Abstract excerpt
Panitumumab is the first fully human monoclonal antibody targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor whose clinical use is limited to patients with a non-mutated KRAS status. The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate whether the KRAS status might influence the cytotoxic and radiosensitizing efficacy of Panitumumab. Exponentially growing cancer cells (HT-29: KRAS wild-type, A549: KRAS mutant) were either...
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