| Literature DB >> 25110411 |
Alfonso De Stefano1, Chiara Carlomagno1.
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Systematic analysis of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway revealed that biomarkers could be used to predict the response to and outcome of anti-EGFR therapies in patients affected by metastatic colorectal cancer. We have conducted a review on the most recent findings and advances on this topic. To this aim, we searched the PubMed database for articles devoted to predictive and prognostic biomarkers for patients administered cetuximab- and panitumumab-based therapies. Here we review the state of the art and the controversies about the molecular factors known to be predictors of the efficacy of anti-EGFR therapy, namely, KRAS, BRAF, NRAS, PI3KCA and PTEN, and we discuss their prognostic value in colorectal cancer patients.Entities:
Keywords: Anti-epidermal growth factor receptor; Biomarkers; KRAS; Metastatic colorectal cancer
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25110411 PMCID: PMC4123362 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9732
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Gastroenterol ISSN: 1007-9327 Impact factor: 5.742