Trastuzumab: updated mechanisms of action and resistance in breast cancer

T Vu, FX Claret - Frontiers in oncology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
HER2-positive breast cancer accounts for 20–30% of all breast cancers and has the second-
poorest prognosis among breast cancer subtypes. The approval of trastuzumab in 1998 has …

Crosstalk in Met receptor oncogenesis

AZ Lai, JV Abella, M Park - Trends in cell biology, 2009 - cell.com
The Met receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) regulates several distinct biological processes,
including cell scatter, cell invasion, cell survival and epithelial remodeling. MET is …

Met receptor contributes to trastuzumab resistance of Her2-overexpressing breast cancer cells

DL Shattuck, JK Miller, KL Carraway III, C Sweeney - Cancer research, 2008 - AACR
Her2 is overexpressed in 20% to 30% of breast tumors and correlates with reduced disease-
free and overall patient survival. Trastuzumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody directed …

Molecular mechanisms of trastuzumab‐based treatment in HER2‐overexpressing breast cancer

R Nahta - International Scholarly Research Notices, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The past decade of research into HER2‐overexpressing breast cancer has provided
significant insight into the mechanisms by which HER2 signaling drives tumor progression …

cMET and phospho-cMET protein levels in breast cancers and survival outcomes

KP Raghav, W Wang, S Liu, M Chavez-MacGregor… - Clinical Cancer …, 2012 - AACR
Purpose: To evaluate cMET (mesenchymal–epithelial transition factor gene) and phospho-
cMET (p-cMET) levels in breast cancer subtypes and its impact on survival outcomes …

Increased MET and HGF gene copy numbers are associated with trastuzumab failure in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer

G Minuti, F Cappuzzo, R Duchnowska, J Jassem… - British journal of …, 2012 - nature.com
Background: To investigate whether copy number gain of MET or hepatocyte growth factor
(HGF) affect trastuzumab sensitivity in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC) …

Met induces diverse mammary carcinomas in mice and is associated with human basal breast cancer

CR Graveel, JD DeGroot, Y Su… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Understanding the signaling pathways that drive aggressive breast cancers is critical to the
development of effective therapeutics. The oncogene MET is associated with decreased …

Four-in-one antibodies have superior cancer inhibitory activity against EGFR, HER2, HER3, and VEGF through disruption of HER/MET crosstalk

S Hu, W Fu, W Xu, Y Yang, M Cruz, SD Berezov… - Cancer research, 2015 - AACR
The anti-HER receptor antibodies cetuximab, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab are used widely
in clinic to treat metastatic cancer. However, activation of the extensive crosstalk among the …

The Met oncogene and basal-like breast cancer: another culprit to watch out for?

S Gastaldi, PM Comoglio, L Trusolino - Breast Cancer Research, 2010 - Springer
Recent findings suggest the involvement of the MET oncogene, encoding the tyrosine
kinase receptor for hepatocyte growth factor, in the onset and progression of basal-like …

Delphinidin inhibits cell proliferation and invasion via modulation of Met receptor phosphorylation

DN Syed, F Afaq, S Sarfaraz, N Khan, R Kedlaya… - Toxicology and applied …, 2008 - Elsevier
The HGF/Met signaling pathway is deregulated in majority of cancers and is associated with
poor prognosis in breast cancer. Delphinidin, present in pigmented fruits and vegetables …