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Differential sensitivity of ERBB2 kinase domain mutations towards lapatinib.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Kancha Rama Krishna, von Bubnoff Nikolas, Bartosch Natalie, Peschel Christian, Engh Richard A, Duyster Justus
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BACKGROUND: Overexpression of the ERBB2 kinase is observed in about one-third of breast cancer patients and the dual ERBB1/ERBB2 kinase inhibitor lapatinib was recently approved for the treatment of advanced ERBB2-positive breast cancer. Mutations in the ERBB2 receptor have recently been reported in breast cancer at diagnosis and also in gastric, colorectal and lung cancer. These mutations may have an impact on...
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