What is ERBITUX?
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a receptor found on both normal and tumor cells that is important for cell growth. ERBITUX is a type of drug, called an EGFR inhibitor, used to treat cancer by blocking the activity of EGFR. Blocking EGFR may keep cancer cells from growing.
- EGFR is present on some cancer cells, like colorectal cancer or head and neck cancer
- EGFR is also present on normal cells like skin, nail, or hair follicles
- Laboratory studies have shown that ERBITUX does not have an effect against tumor samples that do not have EGFR