MET signalling: principles and functions in development, organ regeneration and cancer

L Trusolino, A Bertotti, PM Comoglio - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2010 - nature.com
The MET tyrosine kinase receptor (also known as the HGF receptor) promotes tissue
remodelling, which underlies developmental morphogenesis, wound repair, organ …

Oncogene addiction as a foundational rationale for targeted anti‐cancer therapy: promises and perils

D Torti, L Trusolino - EMBO molecular medicine, 2011 - embopress.org
A decade has elapsed since the concept of oncogene addiction was first proposed. It
postulates that–despite the diverse array of genetic lesions typical of cancer–some tumours …

MET is required for the recruitment of anti-tumoural neutrophils

V Finisguerra, G Di Conza, M Di Matteo, J Serneels… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Mutations or amplification of the MET proto-oncogene are involved in the pathogenesis of
several tumours,,,, which rely on the constitutive engagement of this pathway for their growth …

A molecularly annotated platform of patient-derived xenografts (“xenopatients”) identifies HER2 as an effective therapeutic target in cetuximab-resistant colorectal …

A Bertotti, G Migliardi, F Galimi, F Sassi, D Torti, C Isella… - Cancer discovery, 2011 - AACR
Only a fraction of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receive clinical benefit from
therapy with anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibodies, which calls for the …

Epidermal growth factor receptor in glioblastoma

H Xu, H Zong, C Ma, X Ming, M Shang… - Oncology …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are commonly occurring in
glioblastoma. Enhanced activation of EGFR can occur through a variety of different …

Inhibition of MEK and PI3K/mTOR suppresses tumor growth but does not cause tumor regression in patient-derived xenografts of RAS-mutant colorectal carcinomas

G Migliardi, F Sassi, D Torti, F Galimi, ER Zanella… - Clinical Cancer …, 2012 - AACR
Purpose: Gene mutations along the Ras pathway (KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA) occur in
approximately 50% of colorectal cancers (CRC) and correlate with poor response to anti …

Plexin structures are coming: opportunities for multilevel investigations of semaphorin guidance receptors, their cell signaling mechanisms, and functions

PK Hota, M Buck - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2012 - Springer
Plexin transmembrane receptors and their semaphorin ligands, as well as their co-receptors
(Neuropilin, Integrin, VEGFR2, ErbB2, and Met kinase) are emerging as key regulatory …

Pathway analysis of glioblastoma tissue after preoperative treatment with the EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinib—a phase II trial

ME Hegi, AC Diserens, P Bady, Y Kamoshima… - Molecular cancer …, 2011 - AACR
Amplification of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene is one of the most
common oncogenic alterations in glioblastoma (45%) making it a prime target for therapy …

Tivantinib (ARQ197) displays cytotoxic activity that is independent of its ability to bind MET

C Basilico, S Pennacchietti, E Vigna, C Chiriaco… - Clinical Cancer …, 2013 - AACR
Purpose: MET, the high-affinity receptor for hepatocyte growth factor, is frequently
deregulated in human cancer. Tivantinib (ARQ197; Arqule), a staurosporine derivative that …

MET and KRAS Gene Amplification Mediates Acquired Resistance to MET Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

V Cepero, JR Sierra, S Corso, E Ghiso, L Casorzo… - Cancer research, 2010 - AACR
The establishment of the role of MET in human cancer has led to the development of small-
molecule inhibitors, many of which are currently in clinical trials. Thus far, nothing is known …