作者: Alberto Bardelli , Pasi A Jänne
DOI: 10.1038/NM.2646
关键词: Cancer research 、 Colorectal cancer 、 Monoclonal 、 Blockade 、 Medicine 、 Antibody 、 Epidermal growth factor receptor 、 Cetuximab 、 Immunology 、 Drug resistance 、 Mechanism (biology)
摘要: Some individuals with colorectal cancer benefit from therapies targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). However, resistance to EGFR blockade inevitably occurs. The characterization of a new mechanism EGFR-specific antibody cetuximab provides clues into how therapeutic strategies might be designed overcome this specific (pages 221–223).