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I see where he discusses it. He said it only works for a small group and not for him. He’s mentions trying drugs that target EGFR mutations, which I believe t
by melling 2y ago
I see where he discusses it. He said it only works for a small group and not for him.
He’s mentions trying drugs that target EGFR mutations, which I believe tries to stop the blood supply to the tumor. Targeting specific protein receptors, like HER2 in breast cancer, seems to be promising.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/25213-her2-positive-breast-cancer https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/25213-her2-po...
RAS is a target for (some) colon and pancreatic cancers:
https://www.cancer.gov/research/key-initiatives/ras#:~:text=More%20than%2030%20percent%20of,the%20RAS%20family%20of%20genes https://www.cancer.gov/research/key-initiatives/ras#:~:text=....