作者: Ramon Andrade de Mello , Andrea Marin Marques , António Araújo , None
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摘要: Colorectal cancer (CRC) has high incidence and mortality worldwide. In 2012, CRC was the second most prevalent among males (9%) third females (8%). recent decades, standard chemotherapies protocols combining 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, irinotecan oxaliplatin were important for improve survival in this set of patients. Further, biological drugs throughout epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathways showed interesting results metastatic disease (mCRC) control when association to chemotherapy regimens. Cetuximab panitumumab are two cornerstones mCRC treatment both approved Europe United States based on previous phase III trials. This paper will briefly summarize those anti-EGFR therapies framework discusses some issues regard.