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Two-pronged Attack Targeting EGF Receptor Hinders Cancer Cell Growth

19 years, 8 months ago

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Posted on Aug 11, 2004, 2 p.m. By Bill Freeman

Hitting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) both high and low with a combination of drugs for targeted cancer therapy curbs cancer cell growth more effectively than using the drugs each by themselves, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison reported in the August 1 issue of the journal Cancer Research.
Hitting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) both high and low with a combination of drugs for targeted cancer therapy curbs cancer cell growth more effectively than using the drugs each by themselves, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison reported in the August 1 issue of the journal Cancer Research.

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