The Ras/MAPK pathway and hepatocarcinoma: pathogenesis and therapeutic implications

B Delire, P Stärkel - European journal of clinical investigation, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still a major health problem, often
diagnosed at an advanced stage. The multikinase inhibitor sorafenib is to date the sole …

The RASSF1A tumor suppressor

H Donninger, MD Vos, GJ Clark - Journal of cell science, 2007 - journals.biologists.com
RASSF1A (Ras association domain family 1 isoform A) is a recently discovered tumor
suppressor whose inactivation is implicated in the development of many human cancers …

The RASSF proteins in cancer; from epigenetic silencing to functional characterization

AM Richter, GP Pfeifer, RH Dammann - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2009 - Elsevier
The Ras-Association Domain Family (RASSF) comprises ten members, termed RASSF1 to
RASSF10. RASSF1 to RASSF6 harbor a C-terminal Ras-association (RA) domain and …

[HTML][HTML] The Ras-association domain family (RASSF) members and their role in human tumourigenesis

L van der Weyden, DJ Adams - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2007 - Elsevier
Ras proteins play a direct causal role in human cancer with activating mutations in Ras
occurring in∼ 30% of tumours. Ras effectors also contribute to cancer, as mutations occur in …

Role of epigenetic aberrations in the development and progression of human hepatocellular carcinoma

IP Pogribny, I Rusyn - Cancer letters, 2014 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most lethal and prevalent cancers in humans.
The molecular mechanisms leading to the development of HCC are extremely complicated …

Phase II study of the mitogen-activated protein kinase 1/2 inhibitor selumetinib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

BH O'Neil, LW Goff, JSW Kauh, JR Strosberg… - Journal of Clinical …, 2011 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common and deadly malignancy with few
systemic therapy options. The RAF/mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase …

Genetic and epigenetic mutations of tumor suppressive genes in sporadic pituitary adenoma

Y Zhou, X Zhang, A Klibanski - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2014 - Elsevier
Human pituitary adenomas are the most common intracranial neoplasms. Approximately 5%
of them are familial adenomas. Patients with familial tumors carry germline mutations in …

[HTML][HTML] The Role and Function of Ras-association domain family in Cancer: A Review

MR Zinatizadeh, SA Momeni, PK Zarandi… - Genes & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ras gene mutation has been observed in more than 30% of cancers, and 90% of pancreatic,
lung and colon cancers. Ras proteins (K-Ras, H-Ras, N-Ras) act as molecular switches …

Essential roles of FoxM1 in Ras-induced liver cancer progression and in cancer cells with stem cell features

D Kopanja, A Pandey, M Kiefer, Z Wang… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Overexpression of FoxM1 correlates with poor prognosis in
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Moreover, the Ras-signaling pathway is found to be …

ILEI requires oncogenic Ras for the epithelial to mesenchymal transition of hepatocytes and liver carcinoma progression

C Lahsnig, M Mikula, M Petz, G Zulehner, D Schneller… - Oncogene, 2009 - nature.com
In human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT)
correlates with aggressiveness of tumors and poor survival. We employed a model of EMT …