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Fc gamma receptor IIIa polymorphisms in advanced colorectal cancer patients correlated with response to anti-EGFR antibodies and clinical outcome.
Journal of translational medicine - 21 Nov 2012
Calemma Rosa, Ottaiano Alessandro, Trotta Anna Maria, Nasti Guglielmo, Romano Carmela, Napolitano Maria, Galati Domenico, Borrelli Pasquale, Zanotta Serena, Cassata Antonino, Castello Giuseppe, Iaffaioli Vincenzo Rosario, Scala Stefania
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies have shown efficacy in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). One of the mechanism is the antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) in which Fc region of the antibody binds to the Fc gamma receptors (FcγR) expressed by immune cells. The present study investigated the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms of FcγRIIa and FcγRIIIa...
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