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EGFR and downstream genetic alterations in KRAS/BRAF and PI3K/AKT pathways in colorectal cancer: implications for targeted therapy.
Discovery medicine - 1 Sept 2012
Berg Marianne, Soreide Kjetil
Abstract excerpt
The promise of individualized treatment is gradually being fulfilled, and targeted therapy is becoming a powerful strategy to treat selected patients based on their molecular profile. For metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients anti-EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) targeted therapy has markedly improved disease control and survival. However, only a subgroup of patients with mCRC respond to anti-EGFR...
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