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CDK4/6 or MAPK blockade enhances efficacy of EGFR inhibition in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Nature communications - 6 Jan 2017
Zhou Jin, Wu Zhong, Wong Gabrielle, Pectasides Eirini, Nagaraja Ankur, Stachler Matthew, Zhang Haikuo, Chen Ting, Zhang Haisheng, Liu Jie Bin, Xu Xinsen, Sicinska Ewa, Sanchez-Vega Francisco, Rustgi Anil K, Diehl J Alan, Wong Kwok-Kin, Bass Adam J
Abstract excerpt
Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma is a deadly disease where systemic therapy has relied upon empiric chemotherapy despite the presence of genomic alterations pointing to candidate therapeutic targets, including recurrent amplification of the gene encoding receptor tyrosine kinase epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Here, we demonstrate that EGFR-targeting small-molecule inhibitors have efficacy in...
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