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Pharmacogenetic profiling and cetuximab outcome in patients with advanced colorectal cancer
25 Nov 2011
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We analyzed the influence of 8 germinal polymorphisms of candidate genes potentially related to EGFR signalling (EGFR, EGF, CCND1) or antibody-directed cell cytotoxicity (FCGR2A and FCGR3A) on outcome of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients receiving cetuximab-based therapy. METHODS: Fifty-eight advanced CRC patients treated with cetuximab-irinotecan salvage therapy between 2001 and 2007 were analyzed...
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