PROTECTION AND RESCUE OF NORMAL TISSUE FROM CANCER THERAPY DAMAGE BY MODULATING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR EXPRESSION AND ACTIVITY

摘要

Methods are provided for protecting or rescuing normal tissue from damage are accomplished by elevating the levels or activity of EGFR in a patient in need of the same, for example, by administering to the patient EGFR protein, fragments thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition containing EGFR protein.