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Resistance to Anti-EGFR Therapy in Colorectal Cancer: From Heterogeneity to Convergent Evolution
8 Oct 2014
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: The EGFR-targeted antibodies cetuximab and panitumumab are used to treat metastatic colorectal cancers. Mutations in KRAS, NRAS, and BRAF and amplification of ERBB2 and MET drive primary (de novo) resistance to anti-EGFR treatment. Recently, the emergence of alterations in the same genes was detected in patients who responded to EGFR blockade and then relapsed. These results illuminate a striking...
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