Epidermal growth factor receptor cell proliferation signaling pathways

P Wee, Z Wang - Cancers, 2017 - mdpi.com
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is commonly
upregulated in cancers such as in non-small-cell lung cancer, metastatic colorectal cancer …

The role of HER2, EGFR, and other receptor tyrosine kinases in breast cancer

JL Hsu, MC Hung - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2016 - Springer
Breast cancer affects approximately 1 in 8 women, and it is estimated that over 246,660
women in the USA will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016. Breast cancer mortality has …

Randomized phase III trial of concurrent accelerated radiation plus cisplatin with or without cetuximab for stage III to IV head and neck carcinoma: RTOG 0522

KK Ang, Q Zhang, DI Rosenthal… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Combining cisplatin or cetuximab with radiation improves overall survival (OS) of
patients with stage III or IV head and neck carcinoma (HNC). Cetuximab plus platinum …

Targeting the EGFR signaling pathway in cancer therapy

P Seshacharyulu, MP Ponnusamy… - Expert opinion on …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Cancer is a devastating disease; however, several therapeutic advances have
recently been made, wherein EGFR and its family members have emerged as useful …

Understanding resistance to EGFR inhibitors—impact on future treatment strategies

DL Wheeler, EF Dunn, PM Harari - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2010 - nature.com
EGFR is a tyrosine kinase that participates in the regulation of cellular homeostasis.
Following ligand binding, EGFR stimulates downstream cell signaling cascades that …

Expression and function of the epidermal growth factor receptor in physiology and disease

J Chen, F Zeng, SJ Forrester, S Eguchi… - Physiological …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is the prototypical member of a family of
membrane-associated intrinsic tyrosine kinase receptors, the ErbB family. EGFR is activated …

Epidermal growth factor receptor biology in head and neck cancer

S Kalyankrishna, JR Grandis - Journal of clinical oncology, 2006 - ascopubs.org
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is overexpressed in several epithelial
malignancies, including head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), which exhibits …

Molecular pathology of head and neck cancer: implications for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment

SI Pai, WH Westra - Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
The prototypic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) arises from the mucosal
lining of the upper aerodigestive tract, demonstrates squamous differentiation …

EGFR, p16, HPV Titer, Bcl-xL and p53, sex, and smoking as indicators of response to therapy and survival in oropharyngeal cancer

B Kumar, KG Cordell, JS Lee, FP Worden… - Journal of clinical …, 2008 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To prospectively identify markers of response to therapy and outcome in an organ-
sparing trial for advanced oropharyngeal cancer. Patients and Methods Pretreatment …

Increased epidermal growth factor receptor gene copy number is associated with poor prognosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

CH Chung, K Ely, L McGavran… - Journal of clinical …, 2006 - ascopubs.org
Purpose High epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene copy number is associated
with poor prognosis in lung cancer, but such findings have not been reported for HNSCC. A …