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Optimizing treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer patients with anti-EGFR antibodies: overcoming the mechanisms of cancer cell resistance.
Expert opinion on biological therapy - 1 Feb 2013
Troiani Teresa, Zappavigna Silvia, Martinelli Erika, Addeo Santolo R, Stiuso Paola, Ciardiello Fortunato, Caraglia Michele
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INTRODUCTION: A number of anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been recently developed for the treatment of refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). These mAbs, blocking ligand/receptor interactions, exert their biological activity via multiple mechanisms, including inhibition of cell cycle progression, potentiation of cell apoptosis, inhibition of angiogenesis, tumor cell invasion and metastasis...
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