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ea0035p586 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2014

The anti-proliferative effect of anti-EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor in combination with mitotane on H295R adrenocortical cancer cells

Dworakowska Dorota , Dudka Dorota , Weistman Gregory , King Peter , Diaz-Cano Salvador , Korbonits Marta , Grossman Ashley B , Aylwin Simon , Schulte Klaus-Martin , Sworczak Krzysztof , Ng Tony

Introduction: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare disease with a poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. Mitotane is considered as a first-line therapy but only 30% of the patients showing an objective tumour response.Erlotinib and gefitinib (tyrosine kinase inhibitors – TKI) inhibit the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), which is highly expressed and occasionally mutated in various cancers. EGFR expression was found to be a good ...