[EGFR-targeted therapies: what's new?]

Bull Cancer. 2006 Jan;93(1):13-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Anti-EGFR molecules with monoclonal antibodies or tyrosine protein kinase inhibitors represent a strategy which remains promising as targeted therapies of cancers, despite some ambiguous results. This review proposes to expose the state of the art concerning the development of anti-EGFR molecules: rationale of this approach, analysis of the results obtained on the one hand by monoclonal antibodies and on the other hand by tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Finally, a presentation is done about possible predictive factors for a relevant use of these molecules in the future.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • ErbB Receptors / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • ErbB Receptors
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases