Use of EGFR biomarkers for the treatment of gastric cancer with anti-EGFR drugs

摘要

The present invention relates to methods for treating gastric neoplasias, in particular treating patients who have been previously determined to have an EGFR biomarker. Gastric carcinoma (GC) is one of the most common and deadest cancers with −1 million diagnoses and −0.7 million deaths each year worldwide, with high incidence in Eastern Asia.