Role of oncogenic KRAS in the prognosis, diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer

G Zhu, L Pei, H Xia, Q Tang, F Bi - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a heterogeneous disease at the cellular and molecular levels.
Kirsten rat sarcoma (KRAS) is a commonly mutated oncogene in CRC, with mutations in …

RAS-targeted therapies: is the undruggable drugged?

AR Moore, SC Rosenberg, F McCormick… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract RAS (KRAS, NRAS and HRAS) is the most frequently mutated gene family in
cancers, and, consequently, investigators have sought an effective RAS inhibitor for more …

Emerging strategies to target RAS signaling in human cancer therapy

K Chen, Y Zhang, L Qian, P Wang - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract RAS mutations (HRAS, NRAS, and KRAS) are among the most common
oncogenes, and around 19% of patients with cancer harbor RAS mutations. Cells harboring …

Molecular pathways and mechanisms of BRAF in cancer therapy

PI Poulikakos, RJ Sullivan, R Yaeger - Clinical Cancer Research, 2022 - AACR
With the identification of activating mutations in BRAF across a wide variety of malignancies,
substantial effort was placed in designing safe and effective therapeutic strategies to target …

Oncogenic KRAS blockade therapy: renewed enthusiasm and persistent challenges

D Tang, G Kroemer, R Kang - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Across a broad range of human cancers, gain-of-function mutations in RAS genes (HRAS,
NRAS, and KRAS) lead to constitutive activity of oncoproteins responsible for tumorigenesis …

A novel protein RASON encoded by a lncRNA controls oncogenic RAS signaling in KRAS mutant cancers

R Cheng, F Li, M Zhang, X Xia, J Wu, X Gao, H Zhou… - Cell Research, 2023 - nature.com
Mutations of the RAS oncogene are found in around 30% of all human cancers yet direct
targeting of RAS is still considered clinically impractical except for the KRASG12C mutant …

KRAS-mutant non-small cell lung cancer: an emerging promisingly treatable subgroup

M Xie, X Xu, Y Fan - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, can be classified into
small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). NSCLC is the most common …

Drugging the undruggable: advances on RAS targeting in cancer

M Molina-Arcas, A Samani, J Downward - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Around 20% of all malignancies harbour activating mutations in RAS isoforms. Despite this,
there is a deficiency of RAS-targeting agents licensed for therapeutic use. The picomolar …

[HTML][HTML] Low-dose vertical inhibition of the RAF-MEK-ERK cascade causes apoptotic death of KRAS mutant cancers

I Ozkan-Dagliyan, JN Diehl, SD George, A Schaefer… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
We address whether combinations with a pan-RAF inhibitor (RAFi) would be effective in
KRAS mutant pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Chemical library and CRISPR …

A phase I study of LY3009120, a pan-RAF inhibitor, in patients with advanced or metastatic cancer

RJ Sullivan, A Hollebecque, KT Flaherty… - Molecular cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Mutations in ERK signaling drive a significant percentage of malignancies. LY3009120, a
pan-RAF and dimer inhibitor, has preclinical activity in RAS-and BRAF-mutated cell lines …