• Hematol. Oncol. Clin. North Am. · Jun 2017

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    Update on Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma Targeted Therapies.

    • Steven B Maron and CatenacciDaniel V TDVTThe University of Chicago Medical Center & Biological Sciences, 900 East 57th Street, KCBD Building, Office 7128, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. Electronic address: dcatenac@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu..
    • Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
    • Hematol. Oncol. Clin. North Am. 2017 Jun 1; 31 (3): 511-527.

    AbstractGastroesophageal cancer (GEC) remains a major cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Although the incidence of distal gastric adenocarcinoma (GC) is declining in the United States, proximal esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma (EGJ) incidence is rising. GC and EGJ, together, are treated uniformly in the metastatic setting as GEC. Overall survival in the metastatic setting remains poor, with few molecular targeted approaches having been successfully incorporated into routine care to date-only first-line anti-HER2 therapy for ERBB2 amplification and second-line anti-VEGFR2 therapy. This article reviews aberrations in epidermal growth factor receptor, MET, and ERBB2, their therapeutic implications, and future directions in targeting these pathways.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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