Epidermal growth factor receptor status and persistent activation of Akt and p44/42 MAPK pathways correlate with the effect of cetuximab in head and neck and colon cancer cell lines
Author(s) -
Takashi Yamatodani,
Lars Ekblad,
Elisabeth Kjellén,
Anders Johnsson,
Hiroyuki Mineta,
Johan Wennerberg
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1432-1335
pISSN - 0171-5216
DOI - 10.1007/s00432-008-0475-2
Subject(s) - cetuximab , epidermal growth factor receptor , head and neck squamous cell carcinoma , cancer research , mapk/erk pathway , protein kinase b , biology , epidermal growth factor , cell growth , cell cycle , growth factor receptor , medicine , phosphorylation , colorectal cancer , cancer , receptor , head and neck cancer , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) blockade on cell survival and on downstream signalling pathways using the monoclonal antibody cetuximab.
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