Overexpression of the growth factor receptors EGFR and erbB2 occurs frequently in several human cancers and is associated with aggressive tumour behaviour and poor patient prognosis. We have investigated the effects of ZD1839 (Iressa), a novel EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, on the growth, in vitro
Radiosensitivity of Tumor Cell Lines after Pretreatment with the EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor ZD1839 (Iressa®)
✍ Scribed by Susanne Burdak-Rothkamm; Claudia E. Rübe; Tan Phu Nguyen; Daniela Ludwig; Klaus Feldmann; Thomas Wiegel; Christian Rübe
- Book ID
- 105776272
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 399 KB
- Volume
- 181
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-7158
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