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Cetuximab: its unique place in head and neck cancer treatment
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 diagnosed each year. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is almost invariably expressed in SCCHN. Overexpression of the EGF...
Autores principales: | Specenier, Pol, Vermorken, Jan B |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3665438/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23723688 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/BTT.S43628 |
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