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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2012

Immunohistochemical discrimination of wild-type EGFR from EGFRvIII in fixed tumour specimens using anti-EGFR mAbs ICR9 and ICR10.

H Modjtahedi, S A Khelwatty, R S Kirk, A M Seddon, S Essapen, C A Del Vecchio, A J Wong, S Eccles

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

H ModjtahediSchool of Life Sciences, Kingston University London, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE, UK. H.Modjtahedi@Kingston.ac.uk
S A Khelwatty
R S Kirk
A M Seddon
S Essapen
C A Del Vecchio
A J Wong
S Eccles
Kingston University · GBStanford University · USInstitute of Cancer Research · GBRoyal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 11566Medical Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is an important therapeutic target in oncology, and three different types of EGFR inhibitors have been approved for the treatment of cancer patients. However, there has been no clear association between the expression levels of EGFR protein in the tumours determined by the FDA-approved EGFR PharmDx kit (Dako) or other standard anti-EGFR antibodies and the response to the EGFR inhibitors.

methodIn this study, we investigated the potential of our anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies (mAbs; ICR9, ICR10, ICR16) for immunohistochemical diagnosis of wild-type EGFR and/or the type-III deletion mutant form of EGFR (EGFRvIII) in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded human tumour specimens.

resultsWe found that the anti-EGFR mAb in the EGFR PharmDx kit stained both wild-type and EGFRvIII-expressing cells in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections. This pattern of EGFR immunostaining was also found with our anti-EGFR mAb ICR16. In contrast, mAbs ICR10 and ICR9 were specific for the wild-type EGFR.

conclusionWe conclude that mAbs ICR9 and ICR10 are ideal tools for investigating the expression patterns of wild-type EGFR protein in tumour specimens using immunohistochemistry, and to determine their prognostic significance, as well as predictive value for response to therapy with EGFR antibodies.

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Antibodies, MonoclonalCell Line, TumorErbB ReceptorsHumansImmunohistochemistryMutant ProteinsNeoplasmsParaffin EmbeddingPredictive Value of TestsAntibodies, MonoclonalEGFR protein, humanepidermal growth factor receptor VIIIErbB ReceptorsMutant Proteins

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PMCPMC3305949
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