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 …

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 RAS/RAF/MAPK pathway for cancer therapy: from mechanism to clinical studies

ME Bahar, HJ Kim, DR Kim - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Metastatic dissemination of solid tumors, a leading cause of cancer-related mortality,
underscores the urgent need for enhanced insights into the molecular and cellular …

Tumor microenvironment and epithelial mesenchymal transition as targets to overcome tumor multidrug resistance

N Erin, J Grahovac, A Brozovic, T Efferth - Drug Resistance Updates, 2020 - Elsevier
It is well established that multifactorial drug resistance hinders successful cancer treatment.
Tumor cell interactions with the tumor microenvironment (TME) are crucial in epithelial …

Dabrafenib and Trametinib Treatment in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic BRAF V600–Mutant Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

V Subbiah, RJ Kreitman, ZA Wainberg… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - ascopubs.org
Purpose We report the efficacy and safety of dabrafenib (BRAF inhibitor) and trametinib
(MEK inhibitor) combination therapy in BRAF V600E–mutated anaplastic thyroid cancer, a …

Targeted agents and immunotherapies: optimizing outcomes in melanoma

JJ Luke, KT Flaherty, A Ribas, GV Long - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Treatment options for patients with metastatic melanoma, and especially BRAF-
mutant melanoma, have changed dramatically in the past 5 years, with the FDA approval of …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical development of BRAF plus MEK inhibitor combinations

V Subbiah, C Baik, JM Kirkwood - Trends in cancer, 2020 - cell.com
Genomic profiling shows that many solid tumors are characterized by specific driver
aberrations, and this has expanded the therapeutic options for many patients. The mitogen …

Signaling pathways in cancer: therapeutic targets, combinatorial treatments, and new developments

HYK Yip, A Papa - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Molecular alterations in cancer genes and associated signaling pathways are used to inform
new treatments for precision medicine in cancer. Small molecule inhibitors and monoclonal …

Targeted therapy in melanoma and mechanisms of resistance

AM Czarnecka, E Bartnik, M Fiedorowicz… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The common mutation BRAFV600 in primary melanomas activates the mitogen-activated
protein kinase/extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (MAPK/ERK) pathway and the …

Chromosomal instability accelerates the evolution of resistance to anti-cancer therapies

DA Lukow, EL Sausville, P Suri, NK Chunduri… - Developmental cell, 2021 - cell.com
Aneuploidy is a ubiquitous feature of human tumors, but the acquisition of aneuploidy
typically antagonizes cellular fitness. To investigate how aneuploidy could contribute to …