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Association of amphiregulin with the cetuximab sensitivity of gastric cancer cell lines.
International journal of oncology - 1 Aug 2012
Kneissl Julia, Keller Simone, Lorber Thomas, Heindl Stefan, Keller Gisela, Drexler Ingo, Hapfelmeier Alexander, Höfler Heinz, Luber Birgit
Abstract excerpt
The therapeutic activity of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-directed monoclonal antibody cetuximab in gastric cancer is currently being investigated in clinical studies. Reliable biomarkers for the identification of patients who are likely to benefit from this treatment are not available. In this study, we assessed the activity of cetuximab in five...
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