Targeting MAPK signaling in cancer: mechanisms of drug resistance and sensitivity

S Lee, J Rauch, W Kolch - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways represent ubiquitous signal transduction
pathways that regulate all aspects of life and are frequently altered in disease. Here, we …

Targeting the MAPK pathway in KRAS-driven tumors

M Drosten, M Barbacid - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
KRAS mutations occur in a quarter of all of human cancers, yet no selective drug has been
approved to treat these tumors. Despite the recent development of drugs that block KRAS …

Tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy for solid tumor treatment: progressions and challenges

Y Zhao, J Deng, S Rao, S Guo, J Shen, F Du, X Wu… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Over the past decade, cell-based immunotherapy has become a powerful
strategy in solid cancer therapy. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are a group of …

BRAF inhibitors: molecular targeting and immunomodulatory actions

I Proietti, N Skroza, S Michelini, A Mambrin, V Balduzzi… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The BRAF inhibitors vemurafenib, dabrafenib and encorafenib are used in the treatment of
patients with BRAF-mutant melanoma. They selectively target BRAF kinase and thus …

Grapefruit-derived micro and nanovesicles show distinct metabolome profiles and anticancer activities in the A375 human melanoma cell line

C Stanly, M Alfieri, A Ambrosone, A Leone, I Fiume… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fruit juice is one of the most easily accessible resources for the isolation of plant-derived
vesicles. Here we found that micro-and nano-sized vesicles (MVs and NVs) from four Citrus …

Tumor microenvironment: Implications in melanoma resistance to targeted therapy and immunotherapy

I Falcone, F Conciatori, C Bazzichetto, G Ferretti… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The response to pharmacological treatments is deeply influenced by the
tight interactions between the tumor cells and the microenvironment. In this review we …

A recent update on small‐molecule kinase inhibitors for targeted cancer therapy and their therapeutic insights from mass spectrometry‐based proteomic analysis

PY Lee, Y Yeoh, TY Low - The FEBS Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Kinases are key regulatory signalling proteins governing numerous essential biological
processes and cellular functions. Dysregulation of many protein kinases is associated with …

The role of proteoglycans in cancer metastasis and circulating tumor cell analysis

TD Ahrens, SR Bang-Christensen… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are accessible by liquid biopsies via an easy blood draw.
They represent not only the primary tumor site, but also potential metastatic lesions, and …

BRAF gene and melanoma: Back to the future

M Ottaviano, EF Giunta, M Tortora, M Curvietto… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
As widely acknowledged, 40–50% of all melanoma patients harbour an activating BRAF
mutation (mostly BRAF V600E). The identification of the RAS–RAF–MEK–ERK (MAP kinase) …

The role of mitochondria in the resistance of melanoma to PD-1 inhibitors

F Du, L Yang, J Liu, J Wang, L Fan… - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Springer
Malignant melanoma is one of the most common tumours and has the highest mortality rate
of all types of skin cancers worldwide. Traditional and novel therapeutic approaches …