A novel small molecule that selectively inhibits glioblastoma cells expressing EGFRvIII

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are a possible molecular target for cancer therapy. EGFR is frequently amplified in glioblastomas and 30 to 40% of glioblastomas also express the deletion mutation EGFRvIII. Th...

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Main Authors: Oberlies Nicholas H, Kroll David J, Lal Anita, Trembath Dimitri G, Riggins Gregory J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-04-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/6/1/30