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Posts Tagged ‘Colorectal Cancer’

ERBITUX (Cetuximab)

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Learn about a treatment option for metastatic colorectal cancer and an initial treatment option for locally or regionally advanced head and neck cancer.

Colon Cancer:
ERBITUX (Cetuximab) is indicated for the treatment of patients who have colorectal cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and whose tumor expresses a protein called an Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR).

Head & Neck Cancer:
ERBITUX (Cetuximab), in combination with radiation therapy, is indicated for the initial treatment of a certain type of locally or regionally advanced head and neck cancer.