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Dacomitinib, an irreversible Pan-ErbB inhibitor significantly abrogates growth in head and neck cancer models that exhibit low response to cetuximab.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Ather Ferdows, Hamidi Habib, Fejzo Marlena S, Letrent Stephen, Finn Richard S, Kabbinavar Fairooz, Head Christian, Wong Steven G
Abstract excerpt
Aberrant epidermal growth factor (EGF) signaling is associated with tumor growth in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck in humans (HNSCC), and is a major focus of targeted therapy. Cetuximab, a monoclonal antibody against EGFR, has been successful at prolonging survival but has only a 10% tumor shrinkage response rate in a clinical setting. The goal of this study was to compare dacomitinib (PF-00299804),...
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