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Erschienen in: Breast Cancer Research 1/2000

01.12.2001 | Paper Report

Dual HER-2/EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors

verfasst von: Fatima Cardoso

Erschienen in: Breast Cancer Research | Ausgabe 1/2000

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Cancer therapy has been changing from conventional nonspecific treatments to selective targeted therapies. EGFR and HER-2 are co-expressed in a variety of tumour types. The available tyrosine kinase inhibitors are moving to phase II and phase III clinical trials, with a favourable toxicity profile. There is a biological rational for attempting to block the growth factors signalling pathways at several sites simultaneously. The use of a dual inhibitor of both EGFR and HER-2 could provide a therapeutic benefit to a broad patient population. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Dual HER-2/EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors
verfasst von
Fatima Cardoso
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2001
Verlag
BioMed Central
Erschienen in
Breast Cancer Research / Ausgabe 1/2000
Elektronische ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr-2001-72700

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