Title |
Trastuzumab emtansine is active on HER-2 overexpressing NSCLC cell lines and overcomes gefitinib resistance
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Published in |
Molecular Cancer, June 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1476-4598-13-143 |
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Authors |
Daniele Cretella, Francesca Saccani, Federico Quaini, Caterina Frati, Costanza Lagrasta, Mara Bonelli, Cristina Caffarra, Andrea Cavazzoni, Claudia Fumarola, Maricla Galetti, Silvia La Monica, Luca Ampollini, Marcello Tiseo, Andrea Ardizzoni, Pier Giorgio Petronini, Roberta R Alfieri |
Abstract |
HER-2 represents a relatively new therapeutic target for non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The incidence for reported HER-2 overexpression/amplification/mutations ranges from 2 to 20% in NSCLC. Moreover, HER-2 amplification is a potential mechanism of resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR-TKI) (about 10% of cases). T-DM1, trastuzumab emtansine is an antibody-drug conjugate composed by the monoclonal antibody trastuzumab and the microtubule polymerization inhibitor DM1. The activity of T-DM1 has been studied in breast cancer but the role of T-DM1 in lung cancer remains unexplored. |
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