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Nuclear Klf4 accumulation is associated with cetuximab drug-resistance and predicts poor prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Journal of translational medicine - 4 Jul 2018
Li Xiqing, Zhao Zunlan, Yi Shijiang, Ma Lei, Li Ming, Liu Mingyue, Zhang Yaping, Liu Guangzhi
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BACKGROUND: The functions of the protein expressed in the nucleus and cytoplasm were different or opposite. The previous study found that oncogene Klf4 played a role of tumor suppressor in the nasopharyngeal cytoplasm. Cetuximab targeted epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. METHODS: A cohort of 231 cases of advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (7th AJCC III-IVa)...
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