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Combining Anti-epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Therapy with Immunotherapy in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC).

Feng XiongYu-Wen ZhouYa-Ting HaoGui-Xia WeiXiao-Rong ChenMeng Qiu
Published in: Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology (2023)
Although current treatment options have improved median overall survival (OS) for advanced disease to 30 months, the prognosis remains challenging for those with metastatic disease. More recently, the combination of anti-EGFR therapy with immunotherapy has been shown activity with complementary mechanisms. Hence, anti-EGFR therapy in combination with immunotherapy may hold the key to improving the therapeutic effect of refractory mCRC.
Keyphrases
  • epidermal growth factor receptor
  • tyrosine kinase
  • small cell lung cancer
  • advanced non small cell lung cancer
  • metastatic colorectal cancer
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • free survival