Therapeutic advances of targeting receptor tyrosine kinases in cancer

C Tomuleasa, AB Tigu, R Munteanu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), a category of transmembrane receptors, have gained
significant clinical attention in oncology due to their central role in cancer pathogenesis …

First-line genomic profiling in previously untreated advanced solid tumors for identification of targeted therapy opportunities

J Matsubara, K Mukai, T Kondo, M Yoshioka… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
IMPORTANCE Precision oncology using comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) by next-
generation sequencing is aimed at companion diagnosis and genomic profiling. The clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell transcriptomics of NRAS-mutated melanoma transitioning to drug resistance reveals P2RX7 as an indicator of early drug response

T Randic, S Magni, D Philippidou, C Margue, K Grzyb… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Treatment options for patients with NRAS-mutant melanoma are limited and lack an efficient
targeted drug combination that significantly increases overall and progression-free survival …

Augmenting MEK inhibitor efficacy in BRAF wild-type melanoma: synergistic effects of disulfiram combination therapy

F Meraz-Torres, H Niessner, S Plöger, S Riel… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - Springer
Background MEK inhibitors (MEKi) were shown to be clinically insufficiently effective in
patients suffering from BRAF wild-type (BRAF WT) melanoma, even if the MAPK pathway …

[HTML][HTML] A first-in-human, phase 1a dose-escalation study of the selective MEK1/2 inhibitor FCN-159 in patients with advanced NRAS-mutant melanoma

L Mao, J Guo, L Zhu, Y Jiang, W Yan, J Zhang… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background A phase 1a first-in-human study evaluated the safety/tolerability, preliminary
antitumour activity and pharmacokinetics of the oral MEK1/2 inhibitor FCN-159 in Chinese …

BRAF and MEK inhibitor combinations induce potent molecular and immunological effects in NRAS‐mutant melanoma cells: Insights into mode of action and …

L Dinter, PC Karitzky, A Schulz… - … Journal of Cancer, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
About 25% of melanoma harbor activating NRAS mutations, which are associated with
aggressive disease therefore requiring a rapid antitumor intervention. However, no efficient …

Genomic landscape and comparative analysis of tissue and liquid-based NGS in Taiwanese anaplastic thyroid carcinoma

CN Yeh, SF Lin, CL Wu, MJ Liou, IW Chen… - NPJ Precision …, 2025 - nature.com
Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is an aggressive cancer that requirements rapid
diagnosis and multimodal treatment. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) aids in …

Clinical response under MEK inhibitor alone in metastatic melanoma with a novel fusion involving the RAF1 gene

M Boileau, C Descarpentries, G Delzenne… - Melanoma …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Currently, in the absence of BRAFV600 mutation, the management of advanced melanomas
is based on immunotherapies, but only half of the patients are responders. RAF1 (also …

[HTML][HTML] Immune checkpoint inhibition in patients with NRAS mutated and NRAS wild type melanoma: a multicenter Dermatologic Cooperative Oncology Group study …

A Zaremba, P Mohr, R Gutzmer, F Meier… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Melanomas frequently harbour somatic mutations in BRAF (40%) or NRAS
(20%). Impact of NRAS mutations on the therapeutic outcome of immune checkpoint …

Molecularly matched targeted therapy: a promising approach for refractory metastatic melanoma

E Connell, É Gerard, B Oules, F Brunet-Possenti… - The …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Only a fraction of patients with metastatic melanoma derive durable benefit from
approved treatments. The clinical impact of personalized medicine strategies for melanoma …