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 …

Drugging KRAS: current perspectives and state-of-art review

K Parikh, G Banna, SV Liu, A Friedlaender… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
After decades of efforts, we have recently made progress into targeting KRAS mutations in
several malignancies. Known as the 'holy grail'of targeted cancer therapies, KRAS is the …

SIRPα and PD1 expression on tumor-associated macrophage predict prognosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

H Yang, M Yan, W Li, L Xu - Journal of translational medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background The phagocytosis checkpoints of CD47/SIRPα, PD1/PDL1, CD24/SIGLEC10,
and MHC/LILRB1 have shown inhibited phagocytosis of macrophages in distinct tumors …

Biomarkers of response and resistance to immunotherapy in microsatellite stable colorectal cancer: toward a new personalized medicine

N Huyghe, E Benidovskaya, P Stevens… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs) have demonstrated clinical efficacy in
Microsatellite Instability High Colorectal Cancer (MSI-H CRC). However, in Microsatellite …

[HTML][HTML] Mutant RAS and the tumor microenvironment as dual therapeutic targets for advanced colorectal cancer

JBE Janssen, JP Medema, EC Gootjes… - Cancer treatment …, 2022 - Elsevier
RAS genes are the most frequently mutated oncogenes in cancer. These mutations occur in
roughly half of the patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). RAS mutant tumors are resistant to …

Immunotherapy for colorectal cancer: mechanisms and predictive biomarkers

L Carlsen, KE Huntington, WS El-Deiry - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Late-stage colorectal cancer treatment often involves chemotherapy and
radiation that can cause dose-limiting toxicity, and therefore there is great interest in …

Opposing roles by KRAS and BRAF mutation on immune cell infiltration in colorectal cancer – possible implications for immunotherapy

S Edin, B Gylling, X Li, Å Stenberg… - British Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Background The immune response has important clinical value in colorectal cancer (CRC)
in both prognosis and response to immunotherapy. This study aims to explore tumour …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of decreased ferroptosis in male colorectal cancer patients with KRAS mutations

H Yan, R Talty, A Jain, Y Cai, J Zheng, X Shen, E Muca… - Redox Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Aberrant tumor metabolism is a hallmark of cancer in which metabolic rewiring can support
tumor growth under nutrient deficient conditions. KRAS mutations occur in 35–45% of all …

Alterations in natural killer cells in colorectal cancer patients with Stroma AReactive Invasion Front Areas (SARIFA)

NG Reitsam, B Märkl, S Dintner, E Sipos, P Grochowski… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Our group recently presented Stroma AReactive Invasion Front Areas
(SARIFA) as an independent prognostic biomarker for a poorer outcome in different …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling the role of KRAS in tumor immune microenvironment

M Xu, X Zhao, T Wen, X Qu - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2024 - Elsevier
Kirsten rats sarcoma viral oncogene (KRAS), the first discovered human oncogene, has long
been recognized as “undruggable”. KRAS mutations frequently occur in multiple human …