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Toll-like receptor 9 agonist IMO cooperates with cetuximab in K-ras mutant colorectal and pancreatic cancers.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Oct 2011
Rosa Roberta, Melisi Davide, Damiano Vincenzo, Bianco Roberto, Garofalo Sonia, Gelardi Teresa, Agrawal Sudhir, Di Nicolantonio Federica, Scarpa Aldo, Bardelli Alberto, Tortora Giampaolo
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PURPOSE: K-Ras somatic mutations are a strong predictive biomarker for resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors in patients with colorectal and pancreatic cancer. We previously showed that the novel Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) agonist immunomodulatory oligonucleotide (IMO) has a strong in vivo activity in colorectal cancer models by interfering with EGFR-related signaling and synergizing...
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