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Role of cetuximab in first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Apr 2014
Sotelo Miguel Jhonatan, García-Paredes Beatriz, Aguado Carlos, Sastre Javier, Díaz-Rubio Eduardo
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The treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) has evolved considerably in the last decade, currently allowing most mCRC patients to live more than two years. Monoclonal antibodies targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and vascular endothelial growth factor play an important role in the current treatment of these patients. However, only antibodies directed against EGFR have a predictive...
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