The role of cetuximab in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer

Anticancer Res. 2012 Sep;32(9):4007-11.

Abstract

Targeted biological therapy is becoming a standard in personalized medicine for patients with advanced stages of cancer. Treatment with cetuximab, an anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibody, represents an example of personalized anticancer therapy for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer and wild (non-mutated) type of the Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene (KRAS). Here the role of cetuximab in treating metastatic colorectal cancer is discussed with a focus on the treatment of hepatic metastases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cetuximab
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Humans

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Cetuximab