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[Anti-EGFR antibody therapy for colorectal cancer].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Dec 2012
Ishikawa Toshiaki, Uetake Hiroyuki, Sugihara Kenichi
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) triggers a downstream signaling cascade such as the RAS-RAF-MAPK and PI3K-AKT pathways, which are involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, survival and invasion. Two monoclonal antibodies (moABS) targeting EGFR, cetuximab and panitumumab, are established to be a new treatment for metastatic colorectal cancers. Among activating mutations in the downstream of...
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