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EGFR Alterations Influence the Cetuximab Treatment Response and c-MET Tyrosine-Kinase Inhibitor Sensitivity in Experimental Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas.
Pathology oncology research : POR - 1 Jan 2021
Nelhűbel Györgyi A, Cserepes Mihály, Szabó Balázs, Türk Dóra, Kárpáti Adél, Kenessey István, Rásó Erzsébet, Barbai Tamás, Hegedűs Zita, László Viktória, Szokol Bálint, Dobos Judit, Őrfi László, Tóvári József
Abstract excerpt
Background: Anti-EGFR antibody therapy is still one of the clinical choices in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients, but the emergence of cetuximab resistance questioned its effectiveness and reduced its applicability. Although several possible reasons of resistance against the antibody treatment and alternative therapeutic proposals have been described (EGFR alterations, activation of other...
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