## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. Growth factor overexpression, including epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression, is common in hepatocellular cancers. Erlotinib is a receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor with specificity for EGFR. The primary objective of this study was to determine the proporti
Phase II study of thalidomide in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma
โ Scribed by Albert Y. Lin; Nathalie Brophy; George A. Fisher; Sam So; Christopher Biggs; Torunn I. Yock; Lee Levitt
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 86 KB
- Volume
- 103
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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