The EGFR as a target for anticancer therapy—focus on cetuximab

J Baselga - European journal of cancer, 2001 - Elsevier
The anti-epidermal-growth-factor-receptor (EGFR) monoclonal antibody cetuximab
specifically binds to the EGFR with high affinity, blocking growth-factor binding, receptor …

Cetuximab: an epidermal growth factor receptor chemeric human-murine monoclonal antibody.

J Harding, B Burtness - Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain: 1998), 2005 - europepmc.org
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a member of the ErbB family of receptors. It
is composed of extracellular domains, including a ligand-binding domain, a hydrophobic …

The biological properties of cetuximab

B Vincenzi, G Schiavon, M Silletta, D Santini… - Critical reviews in …, 2008 - Elsevier
Cetuximab is a recombinant chimeric human murine immunoglobulin G1 antibody that binds
to the extra-cellular domain of epidermal growth factor receptor with a higher affinity than …

Anti-EGFR therapies: clinical experience in colorectal, lung, and head and neck cancers.

EE Vokes, E Chu - Oncology (Williston Park, NY), 2006 - europepmc.org
Anti-EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) therapies, including tyrosine kinase inhibitors
(TKIs) and monoclonal antibodies, demonstrate activity in a variety of tumor types. While …

Anti-epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibody cetuximab inhibits EGFR/HER-2 heterodimerization and activation

D Patel, R Bassi, A Hooper… - International …, 2009 - spandidos-publications.com
Human carcinomas frequently express one or more members of the epidermal growth factor
receptor family. Two family members, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and c …

Cetuximab: a review of its use in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck and metastatic colorectal cancer

SKA Blick, LJ Scott - Drugs, 2007 - Springer
Cetuximab (Erbitux®) is a human-mouse chimeric monoclonal antibody, which competitively
binds to the accessible extracellular domain of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) …

Role of an anti-epidermal growth factor receptor in treating cancer

HW Waksal - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 1999 - Springer
Recent technological advances, together with the discovery of the important role many
growth factors play in modulating cell proliferation and differentiation, have led to the …

Cetuximab prolongs survival in patients with locoregionally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck: A phase III study of high dose radiation therapy with …

JA Bonner, PM Harari, J Giralt, N Azarnia… - Journal of Clinical …, 2004 - ascopubs.org
5507 Background: The majority of head and neck cancers overexpress the epidermal
growth factor receptor (EGFR), which is associated with aggressive tumor behavior and poor …

Cetuximab: its unique place in head and neck cancer treatment

P Specenier, JB Vermorken - Biologics: Targets and Therapy, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide. At present, globally
about 650,000 new cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) are …

Antibody‐dependent cellular cytotoxicity of cetuximab against tumor cells with wild‐type or mutant epidermal growth factor receptor

H Kimura, K Sakai, T Arao, T Shimoyama… - Cancer …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Cetuximab (Erbitux, IMC‐C225) is a monoclonal antibody targeted to the epidermal growth
factor receptor (EGFR). To clarify the mode of antitumor action of cetuximab, we examined …