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Lack of AKT activation in lung cancer cells with EGFR mutation is a novel marker of cetuximab sensitivity.
Cancer biology & therapy - 1 Apr 2012
Takata Miyako, Chikumi Hiroki, Miyake Naomi, Adachi Kaori, Kanamori Yasunobu, Yamasaki Akira, Igishi Tadashi, Burioka Naoto, Nanba Eiji, Shimizu Eiji
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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation is the best marker of sensitivity to the EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinib, but a marker for the anti-EGFR antibody cetuximab has not been identified in lung cancer. The present study investigated markers for sensitivity to cetuximab. Sensit...
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