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... Trichomegaly of the eyelashes after lung cancer treatment with the epidermal
growth factor receptor inhibitor erlotinib. J Clin Oncol. ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/treatmenttypes/targetedtherapy/targeted-therapy-addl-resources

Types of targeted therapy used today

... Iressa ® (gefitinib). Gefitinib is used to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
This drug targets the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/treatmenttypes/targetedtherapy/targeted-therapy-types

Cancer Glossary

... gene Search [sometimes called HER2/neu]. see human epidermal growth
factor receptor 2. ... may be at high risk from many factors, including heredity ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=h

Cancer Glossary

... who gets certain types of cancer; and what factors (such as ... epidermal growth
factor Search [ep-ih-DERM-uhl]. hormone-like substances linked to ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=e

What's new in pancreatic cancer research and treatment?

... One example is epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR ... Anti-angiogenesis
factors: All cancers depend on new blood vessels to nourish their growth ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/pancreaticcancer/detailedguide/pancreatic-cancer-new-research

MediaRoom - Press Releases

... of a receptor for Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF), which ... cancer, apoptosis
inducing factor (AIF) promotes cell ... by which growth factors induce cancer ...

http://pressroom.cancer.org/index.php?s=43&item=150

Timeline of Accomplishments of ACS-Supported Researchers ...

... Montalcini, honored "for their discoveries of growth factors." • 1986 -- ACS ...
discovers that the her2/neu human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 is ...

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@nho/documents/document/timelineofaccomplishmentspdf.pdf

Cancer Glossary

... cancer Search. breast cancer that does not have estrogen receptors,
progesterone receptors, or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=t

New Treatment Controls Breast Cancer Growth in Study

... HER2-positive means the breast cancer cells have too much of the protein
human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), and tend to grow and ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/new-treatment-controls-breast-cancer-growth-in-study

Gefitinib

... Its target is a tyrosine kinase protein called epidermal growth factor receptor
(EGFR), which is located on the surface of certain cells in the body. ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/guidetocancerdrugs/gefitinib