## Abstract The epidermal growth factor (EGF) plays a role in the development of prostate cancer, which becomes essential after androgen resistance has emerged. The EGF receptor (EGFR) is therefore a potential target for anticancer therapy. We evaluated the effects of ZD1839 (‘Iressa’), an orally a
Prostate cancer cell proliferation is strongly reduced by the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor ZD1839 in vitro on human cell lines and primary cultures
✍ Scribed by Carlo Vicentini; Claudio Festuccia; Giovanni Luca Gravina; Adriano Angelucci; Angelo Marronaro; Mauro Bologna
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 416 KB
- Volume
- 129
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1335
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