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Antitumoral efficacy of the protease inhibitor gabexate mesilate in colon cancer cells harbouring KRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA mutations.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Brandi Giovanni, Tavolari Simona, De Rosa Francesco, Di Girolamo Stefania, Agostini Valentina, Barbera Maria Aurelia, Frega Giorgio, Biasco Guido
Abstract excerpt
The employment of anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibodies represents a backbone of the therapeutic options for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). However, this therapy is poorly effective or ineffective in unselected patients. Mutations in KRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA genes have recently emerged as the best predictive factors of low/absent response to EGFR-targeted therapy. Due to the...
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