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Effective treatment of a platinum-resistant cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma case by EGFR pathway inhibition

Overview of attention for article published in Molecular and Clinical Oncology, May 2018
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Title
Effective treatment of a platinum-resistant cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma case by EGFR pathway inhibition
Published in
Molecular and Clinical Oncology, May 2018
DOI 10.3892/mco.2018.1634
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Authors

Carlo Capalbo, Francesca Belardinilli, Marco Filetti, Claudia Parisi, Marialaura Petroni, Valeria Colicchia, Alessandra Tessitore, Matteo Santoni, Anna Coppa, Giuseppe Giannini, Paolo Marchetti

Abstract

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the second most common type of non-melanoma skin cancer. Platinum-based regimens have been an integral part of palliative care for patients with locally advanced or metastatic disease. There is no evidence of efficacy for later lines of chemotherapy and no targeted therapy has been introduced as 'standard of care'. Here we report on the case of an elderly cSCC patient, resistant to conventional therapy, however successfully treated with anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) agent (Cetuximab) in addition to a daily dose of Curcumin phospholipid. The patient responded to treatment and experienced no recurrence for 11 months with only minor skin-related toxicity. To our knowledge, this is the first report of clinical evidence that an anti EGFR targeted therapy with a daily oral dose of Curcumin phospholipid is well tolerated and results in a highly effective disease control in a heavily pretreated cSCC patient.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 23 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 17%
Researcher 3 13%
Student > Postgraduate 2 9%
Student > Master 2 9%
Student > Bachelor 1 4%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 11 48%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 4 17%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 9%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 4%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 4%
Other 2 9%
Unknown 12 52%
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#17,982,872
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#317
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#238,874
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Outputs of similar age from Molecular and Clinical Oncology
#6
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