Progress and challenges in RET-targeted cancer therapy

X Hu, U Khatri, T Shen, J Wu - Frontiers of Medicine, 2023 - Springer
The rearranged during transfection (RET) is a receptor protein tyrosine kinase. Oncogenic
RET fusions or mutations are found most often in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and in …

Kinase Fusion–Related Thyroid Carcinomas: Towards Predictive Models for Advanced Actionable Diagnostics

YH Chu, PM Sadow - Endocrine pathology, 2022 - Springer
The past decade has brought significant advances in our understanding of the molecular
mechanisms of thyroid carcinogenesis. Among thyroid carcinomas, the most successful …

Treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer with RET fusions: reality and hopes

D Rocco, L Sapio, L Della Gravara, S Naviglio… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
RET-selective tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) selpercatinib and pralsetinib have
revolutionized the landscape of RET-positive (RET+) advanced non-small cell lung cancer …

The heterogeneous transition state of resistance to RET kinase inhibitors converges on ERK1/2-driven Aurora A/B kinases

X Hu, X Liu, U Khatri, J Wu - Drug Resistance Updates, 2023 - Elsevier
Aim While most patients with RET-altered cancer responded to the RET protein tyrosine
kinase inhibitors (TKIs) pralsetinib (BLU667) and selpercatinib (LOXO292), few achieved a …

Targeting RET solvent-front mutants with alkynyl nicotinamide-based inhibitors

U Khatri, N Dayal, X Hu, E Larocque, N Naganna… - Molecular cancer …, 2023 - AACR
Abstract Selpercatinib (LOXO292) and pralsetinib (BLU667) are RET protein tyrosine kinase
inhibitors (TKIs) recently approved for treating RET-altered cancers. However, RET …

A comprehensive overview of the relationship between RET gene and tumor occurrence

L Zhao, N Wang, D Zhang, Y Jia, F Kong - Frontiers in oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
RET gene plays significant roles in the nervous system and many other tissues. Rearranged
during transfection (RET) mutation is related to cell proliferation, invasion, and migration …

RET Inhibitors in RET Fusion-Positive Lung Cancers: Past, Present, and Future

MF Chen, M Repetto, C Wilhelm, A Drilon - Drugs, 2024 - Springer
While activating RET fusions are identified in various cancers, lung cancer represents the
most common RET fusion-positive tumor. The clinical drug development of RET inhibitors in …

Design of new drugs for medullary thyroid carcinoma

Y Li, Z Luo, X Wang, S Zhang, H Hei, J Qin - Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is one of the common malignant endocrine tumors,
which seriously affects human health. Although surgical resection offers a potentially …

Recent Advances in the Development of RET Inhibitors

P Lu, H Qin, J Ye, P Chen, J Li, J Ren… - Letters in Drug …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Rearranged during transfection (RET) is a receptor tyrosine kinase and a bona
fide oncogene that drives various cancers. Oncogenic RET induces abnormal activation of …

RET Proto-Oncogene—Not Such an Obvious Starting Point in Cancer Therapy

T Kucharczyk, P Krawczyk, DM Kowalski, A Płużański… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Rearranged during transfection (RET) is a transmembrane receptor
tyrosine kinase that shows targetable mutations and gene fusions in a few types of cancers …