Randomized, phase I/II study of gemcitabine plus IGF-1R antagonist (MK-0646) versus gemcitabine plus erlotinib with and without MK-0646 for advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Binding of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-1) to its receptor (IGF-1R) initiates downstream signals that activate PI3K/Akt/mTOR and MEK/Erk pathways, which stimulate cancer cell proliferation and induce drug...

Source: Journal of Hematology and Oncology - May 30, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Reham Abdel-Wahab, Gauri R. Varadhachary, Priya R. Bhosale, Xuemei Wang, David R. Fogelman, Rachna T. Shroff, Michael J. Overman, Robert A. Wolff and Milind Javle Tags: Research Source Type: research