A phase II study of cetuximab (Erbitux®) plus FOLFIRI for irinotecan and oxaliplatin-refractory metastatic colorectal cancer

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Dong, Hoe Koo ^a   Lee, Jae Lyun ^a   Tae, Won Kim ^a   Heung, Moon Chang ^a   Ryu, Min Hee ^a   Sung, Sook Lee ^a   Min, Kyoung Kim ^a   Sun, Jin Sym ^a   Jung, Shin Lee ^a   Kang, Yoon Koo ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cetuximab; Chemotherapy; Colorectal neoplasms; Irinotecan; Oxaliplatin

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148991403     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2007.22.s.s98     Document Type: Article

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