Present and Future of EGFR Inhibitors for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer

Although EGFR is expressed at high levels in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) and mutations are extremely rare, monotherapy with EGFR inhibitors has shown limited success. The PI3kinase/Akt pathway is responsible for cellular survival, and inhibition of phosphatidylinositol (PI) synth...

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Main Authors: Yuh Baba, Masato Fujii, Yutaka Tokumaru, Yasumasa Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/986725