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Association details:
Biomarker:VPS37A deletion
Cancer:Ovarian Cancer
Drug:Erbitux (cetuximab) (EGFR inhibitor)
Direction:Resistant
Evidence:
Evidence Level:
Resistant: D – Preclinical
New
Title:

hVps37A Status Affects Prognosis and Cetuximab Sensitivity in Ovarian Cancer

Excerpt:
Furthermore, due to subsequent sustained Akt- and MAPK-pathway activation, hVps37A-deficient cells become irresponsive to inhibition by the therapeutic antibody cetuximab....hVps37A expression might be exploitable as a prognostic and predictive marker in ovarian cancer and possibly in other cancer entities as well....
DOI:
10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-0408