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Potential biomarkers for anti-EGFR therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Sept 2016
Yang Jiao, Li Shuting, Wang Biyuan, Wu Yinying, Chen Zheling, Lv Meng, Lin Yayun, Yang Jin
Abstract excerpt
Anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapy has established efficacy in metastatic colorectal cancer, but a significant number of patients do not respond to such treatment. Recently, various biomarkers were reported to be useful in predicting resistance to anti-EGFR. All the potential biomarkers predicting resistance to anti-EGFR are reviewed herein from five aspects. First, upstream molecules, including...
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