EGFR and neoplasm: Epidermal growth factor receptor signalling promotes angiogenesis, cell proliferation, tumour invasion and inhibits tumour suppressor gene activity and apoptotic signalling (Westermark et al, 1982; Abdollahi et al, 1999; Rosen et al, 2001; Gildea et al, 2002; Hirata et al, 2002; Di Gennaro et al, 2003).