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 …

Understanding and targeting resistance mechanisms in NSCLC

J Rotow, TG Bivona - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2017 - nature.com
The expanding spectrum of both established and candidate oncogenic driver mutations
identified in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), coupled with the increasing number of …

Therapeutic strategies to target RAS-mutant cancers

MB Ryan, RB Corcoran - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2018 - nature.com
RAS genes are the most commonly mutated oncogenes in cancer, but effective therapeutic
strategies to target RAS-mutant cancers have proved elusive. A key aspect of this challenge …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting ERK, an Achilles' Heel of the MAPK pathway, in cancer therapy

F Liu, X Yang, M Geng, M Huang - Acta pharmaceutica sinica B, 2018 - Elsevier
The mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) pathway, often known as the RAS-RAF-MEK-
ERK signal cascade, functions to transmit upstream signals to its downstream effectors to …

Modulation of the proteostasis network promotes tumor resistance to oncogenic KRAS inhibitors

X Lv, X Lu, J Cao, Q Luo, Y Ding, F Peng, A Pataer… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Despite substantial advances in targeting mutant KRAS, tumor resistance to KRAS inhibitors
(KRASi) remains a major barrier to progress. Here, we report proteostasis reprogramming as …

MEK1 and MEK2 inhibitors and cancer therapy: the long and winding road

CJ Caunt, MJ Sale, PD Smith, SJ Cook - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2015 - nature.com
The role of the ERK signalling pathway in cancer is thought to be most prominent in tumours
in which mutations in the receptor tyrosine kinases RAS, BRAF, CRAF, MEK1 or MEK2 drive …

Combine and conquer: challenges for targeted therapy combinations in early phase trials

JS Lopez, U Banerji - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2017 - nature.com
Our increasing understanding of cancer biology has led to the development of molecularly
targeted anticancer drugs. The full potential of these agents has not, however, been …

Drug resistance to targeted therapeutic strategies in non-small cell lung cancer

W Liu, Y Du, R Wen, M Yang, J Xu - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2020 - Elsevier
Rapidly developing molecular biology techniques have been employed to identify cancer
driver genes in specimens from patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Inhibitors …

[HTML][HTML] Maximising the potential of AKT inhibitors as anti-cancer treatments

JS Brown, U Banerji - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract PI3K/AKT signalling is commonly disrupted in human cancers, with AKT being a
central component of the pathway, influencing multiple processes that are directly involved …

Targeting KRAS Mutant Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Past, Present and Future

IZ Uras, HP Moll, E Casanova - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Lung cancer is the most frequent cancer with an aggressive clinical course and high
mortality rates. Most cases are diagnosed at advanced stages when treatment options are …