Tumor budding predicts response to anti-EGFR therapies in metastatic colorectal cancer patients

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 38, 2010, Pages 4823-4831

  Zlobec, Inti ^a   Molinari, Francesca ^b   Martin, Vittoria ^b   Mazzucchelli, Luca ^b   Saletti, Piercarlo ^c   Trezzi, Rosangela ^b   de Dosso, Sara ^c   Vlajnic, Tatjana ^a   Frattini, Milo ^b   Lugli, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Institute for Pathology   (Switzerland)

^c Division of Medical Oncology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anti epidermal growth factor receptor therapy; Colorectal cancer; K RAS; Prognosis; Tumor budding

Indexed keywords

CETUXIMAB; CYTOKERATIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; IRINOTECAN; OXALIPLATIN; PANITUMUMAB;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METASTASIS; ONCOGENE K RAS; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 78049495404     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i38.4823     Document Type: Article

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