Prospect of cetuximab in the treatment of colorectal cancer

VernacularTitle:EGFR靶向药物西妥昔单抗在结直肠癌治疗中的应用进展
Author: Hongtao LI ; Hongbin LIU ; Qingchuan ZHAO ; Xiaopeng HAN ; Wankun ZHU ; Lin SU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Colorectal neoplasms; Targeted therapy
From: Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2013;(7):556-560
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors.With the improvement of living condition and peoples' life-span,the incidence rate of colorectal cancer has been ascending year by year.In developed countries and developed district of China,colorectal cancer has become the second common malignant tumor.More than one million people were diagnosed as with colorectal cancer,and 500,000 of them died yearly.Colorectal cancer is one of the most common reasons of the death of cancer patients.With the development of molecular targeted agents research,the therapeutic effects for colorectal cancer patients have been improved,and the current status and prospect of targeted therapy for colorectal cancer patients were introduced in this review.