Encyclopedia: Cetuximab
Cetuximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody, an epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor, given by intravenous injection for treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer and head and neck cancer. Cetuximab was discovered by ImClone Systems and is distributed in North America by ImClone and Bristol-Myers Squibb, while in the rest of the world distribution is by Merck KGaA. Cetuximab faces stiff competition from panitumumab , from Amgen approved by the FDA in...
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Friend is in need of this erbitux treatment and not covered on drug plan, if...
You can search for Clinical Trials online: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/search?term=erbitux&submit=Search Clinical Trials in Oncology http://www.centerwatch.com/patient/studies/area12.html Canadian Clinical Trials http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/standard/0,3182,3172_13847__langId-en,00.html
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My uncle has colon cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and...
Erbitux IV Uses Cetuximab is used alone or with other anti-cancer drugs to treat colorectal cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. These patients generally cannot tolerate or...
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ERBITUX Brand Manager
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Erbitux Not Statsig for Survival in CRYSTAL Study
Erbitux Not Statsig for Survival in CRYSTAL Study [As reported previously, this study in first-line will certainly diminish the allure of using Erbitux in place of Avastin in the first-line setting; to date
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