作者: M. Ng , D. Cunningham
DOI: 10.1111/J.1368-5031.2004.00369.X
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摘要: Cetuximab (Erbitux) - an emerging targeted therapy for epidermal growth factor receptor-expressing tumours The receptor (EGFR) provides a rational target cancer as it is commonly over-expressed in variety of solid tumours, and deregulation its activity associated with resistance to chemotherapy radiotherapy poorer prognosis. new monoclonal chimeric antibody directed against the EGFR. It has demonstrable number tumour types both combination on own. potential combine cetuximab increase efficacy without significantly increasing toxicity exciting advancement treatment cancers.