Article
A phase 1 study of cetuximab and lapatinib in patients with advanced solid tumor malignancies.
Cancer - 15 May 2015
Deeken John F, Wang Hongkun, Subramaniam Deepa, He Aiwu Ruth, Hwang Jimmy, Marshall John L, Urso Christina E, Wang Yiru, Ramos Corinne, Steadman Kenneth, Pishvaian Michael J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Acquired resistance to antiepidermal growth factor receptor (anti-EGFR) therapy may be caused by EGFR-v-erb-b2 avian erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog 2 (ErbB2) heterodimerization and pathway reactivation. In preclinical studies, inhibiting ErbB2 blocked this resistance mechanism and resensitized cells to anti-EGFR therapy. Cetuximab targets EGFR, whereas lapatinib inhibits both EGFR and...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
