Why do cancer cells become "addicted" to oncogenic epidermal growth factor receptor?
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 17973575.
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Abstract
The author discusses three new studies in<i>PLoS Medicine</i> that shed light on the mechanisms involved in apoptosis triggered by EGFR kinase inhibitors.
Medical subject headings
- ErbB Receptors
- Neoplasms