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Panitumumab: An Arrow on Target

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Several options are available today in the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer: traditional chemotherapeutic regimens, targeted therapies, and their combinations. Panitumumab is a new, fully human anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody, what is well-tolerated, effective as a single agent in chemotherapy refractory patients and in different combinations. The clinical response is restricted to tumors with wild-type RAS, therefore the RAS status should be checked before treatment.

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Kopper, L. Panitumumab: An Arrow on Target. Pathol. Oncol. Res. 16, 143–148 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12253-010-9257-7

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