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Andrographolide sensitizes KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer cells to cetuximab by inhibiting the EGFR/AKT and PDGFRβ/AKT signaling pathways.
Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology - 1 Apr 2024
Liu Yan-Fei, Feng Zhi-Qiang, Chu Tian-Hao, Yi Ben, Liu Jun, Yu Haiyang, Xue Jun, Wang Yi-Jia, Zhang Chun-Ze
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BACKGROUND: Cetuximab, an inhibitor targeting EGFR, is widely applied in clinical management of colorectal cancer (CRC). Nevertheless, drug resistance induced by KRAS-mutations limits cetuximab's anti-cancer effectiveness. Furthermore, the persistent activation of EGFR-independent AKT is another significant factor in cetuximab resistance. Nevertheless, the mechanism that EGFR-independent AKT drives cetuximab...
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