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EGFR

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EGFREpidermal Growth Factor Receptor
EGFREpidermal Growth Factor Receptor (a kinase enzyme)
EGFREstimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
EGFREndothelial Growth Factor Receptor
EGFREpidermal Growth Factor Receptor Concentration
EGFRExpression of Growth Factor Receptor (cancer research)
EGFREnhanced Growth Factor Receptor


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But these drugs called EGFR inhibitors, such as cetuximab, have not been very effective against colon cancer.
Tests will be done through EGFR Mutation Testing, (mutations of epidermal growth factor receptor known as EGFR), which will only be used to give mutation positive patients with non-small cell lung cancer a better treatment option versus chemotherapy.
A mutation in the EGFR is a characteristic occurring in 10-15% of lung cancers in Europe, and studies have shown that these types of tumours are particularly sensitive to Gefitinib.
 
 
 
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