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Combining lapatinib (GW572016), a small molecule inhibitor of ErbB1 and ErbB2 tyrosine kinases, with therapeutic anti-ErbB2 antibodies enhances apoptosis of ErbB2-overexpressing breast cancer cells.

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Oncogene2005PMID 16091755stubpubmedProvenance
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CIViC — Clinical Interpretation of Variants in Cancer
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CuratedShowing 1–1 of 1 evidence items · levels, directions and significance as curated at the source; each row links to its CIViC record.
TherapyCancerTypeLevelDirection · significanceRating (1–5)StatusEvidenceSource
ERBB2 Amplification1
Lapatinib + TrastuzumabCombinationMalignant Breast NeoplasmPredictiveDSupports Sensitivity Response3accepted
EID1006

In-vitro studies using ERBB2 over-expressing breast cancer cell lines BT474 and SKBR3 (with ERBB2 amplification) showed apoptosis under either labatinib or trastuzumab treatment. A marked synergistic… (full text at CIViC)

PMID 16091755 · Xia et al., 2005 · Open in CIViC

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