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Growth Factor Receptor Fusions Predict Therapeutic Sensitivity

Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Dysregulated growth factor pathways promote tumor growth in many cancers, but receptor-targeting strategies frequently offer limited benefit despite activation by receptor overexpression or amplification. In contrast, tumors harboring growth factor receptor fusions display exquisite dependence on receptor activity, providing predictive markers for patient response to inform precise oncology treatment. Clin Cancer Res; 21(14); 3105–7. ©2015 AACR. See related article by Di Stefano et al., p. 3307
Institution: Cleveland Clinic
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2129787986
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