Mechanisms of resistance to anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody treatment in metastatic colorectal cancer

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1177-1187

  Saridaki, Zacharenia ^a   Georgoulias, Vassilis ^a   Souglakos, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

BRAF; Colorectal cancer; Epidermal growth factor receptor protein; KRAS; Monoclonal antibodies; Mutation; PIK3CA

Indexed keywords

AMPHIREGULIN; B RAF KINASE; BEVACIZUMAB; CD16 ANTIGEN; CETUXIMAB; CYCLIN D1; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; EPIREGULIN; FC RECEPTOR IIA; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; GEFITINIB; IRINOTECAN; MESSENGER RNA; MOLECULAR MARKER; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; OXALIPLATIN; PANITUMUMAB; SORAFENIB;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; DRUG MECHANISM; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE NUMBER; HUMAN; INTRON; METASTASIS; MONOTHERAPY; ONCOGENE; ONCOGENE K RAS; ONCOGENE PIK3CA; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77950177827     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i10.1177     Document Type: Review

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