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Afatinib, an Irreversible EGFR Family Inhibitor, Shows Activity Toward Pancreatic Cancer Cells, Alone and in Combination with Radiotherapy, Independent of KRAS Status.
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Target Oncol2016PMID 26668065stubpubmedProvenance
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- cancerPancreatic Adenocarcinomacivic_curation1.00
- drugAfatinibcivic_curation1.00
- geneERBB2civic_curation1.00
- variantERBB2 Amplificationcivic_curation1.00
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| Therapy | Cancer | Type | Level | Direction · significance | Rating (1–5) | Status | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERBB2 Amplification1 | ||||||||
| Afatinib | Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | accepted | EID962Afatinib was growth-inhibitory for three pancreatic cancer cell lines but cytotoxic only toward BxPC3 (KRAS wt) and Capan-2 (KRAS mut) cells, both of which express high levels of EGFR, ERBB2, and ERBB… (full text at CIViC) PMID 26668065 · Huguet et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC | civic |