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Mechanisms of resistance to anti-EGFR therapy in colorectal cancer.
Oncotarget - 17 Jan 2017
Zhao Ben, Wang Lu, Qiu Hong, Zhang Mingsheng, Sun Li, Peng Ping, Yu Qianqian, Yuan Xianglin
Abstract excerpt
Targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) either alone or in combination with chemotherapy is effective for patients with RAS wild type metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). However, only a small percentage of mCRC patients are sensitive to anti-EGFR therapy and even the best cases finally become refractory to this therapy. It has become apparent that the RAS mutations correlate with resistance to...
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