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Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients

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By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

SUNDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer patients who have the normal version of a particular gene are more likely to benefit from a combination treatment that includes adding the targeted therapy Erbitux to chemotherapy.

Some two-thirds of colon cancer patients have the normal, or "wild-type" form of the gene, according to the new study.