Endometrial cancers harboring mutated fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 protein are successfully treated with a new small tyrosine kinase inhibitor in an orthotopic …

S Taurin, CH Yang, M Reyes, S Cho… - International Journal of …, 2018 - ijgc.bmj.com
Objectives AL3818 (anlotinib) is a receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor targeting vascular
endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR1, VEGFR2/KDR, and VEGFR3), stem cell factor …

Fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibition synergizes with paclitaxel and doxorubicin in endometrial cancer cells

SA Byron, DC Loch, PM Pollock - International Journal of Gynecologic …, 2012 - ijgc.bmj.com
Objective The fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family of signaling molecules has been
associated with chemoresistance and poor prognosis in a number of cancer types, including …

Activity of the fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibitors dovitinib (TKI258) and NVP-BGJ398 in human endometrial cancer cells

GE Konecny, T Kolarova, NA O'Brien, B Winterhoff… - Molecular cancer …, 2013 - AACR
The recent identification of activating fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) mutations
in endometrial cancer has generated an opportunity for a novel target-based therapy. Here …

Second-line dovitinib (TKI258) in patients with FGFR2-mutated or FGFR2-non-mutated advanced or metastatic endometrial cancer: a non-randomised, open-label …

GE Konecny, N Finkler, AA Garcia, D Lorusso… - The Lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Activating FGFR2 mutations are found in 10–16% of primary endometrial
cancers and provide an opportunity for targeted therapy. We assessed the safety and activity …

Targeting molecular pathways in endometrial cancer: a focus on the FGFR pathway

PS Lee, AA Secord - Cancer treatment reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
In the majority of cases, endometrial cancer is localized and highly curable through surgery
and adjuvant radiotherapy. However, for patients with advanced or metastatic disease …

Antitumor effects and molecular mechanisms of ponatinib on endometrial cancer cells harboring activating FGFR2 mutations

DH Kim, Y Kwak, ND Kim, T Sim - Cancer biology & therapy, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Aberrant mutational activation of FGFR2 is associated with endometrial cancers (ECs).
AP24534 (ponatinib) currently undergoing clinical trials has been known to be an orally …

Combined targeting of FGFR2 and mTOR by ponatinib and ridaforolimus results in synergistic antitumor activity in FGFR2 mutant endometrial cancer models

JM Gozgit, RM Squillace, MJ Wongchenko… - Cancer chemotherapy …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Activating mutations in FGFR2 have been identified as potential therapeutic targets
in endometrial cancer, typically occurring alongside genetic alterations that disrupt the …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting fibroblast growth factor pathways in endometrial cancer

B Winterhoff, GE Konecny - Current problems in cancer, 2017 - Elsevier
Novel treatments that improve outcomes for patients with recurrent or metastatic endometrial
cancer (EC) remain an unmet need. Aberrant signaling by fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) …

PI3K Inhibitors Synergize with FGFR Inhibitors to Enhance Antitumor Responses in FGFR2mutant Endometrial Cancers

LM Packer, X Geng, VF Bonazzi, RJ Ju… - Molecular cancer …, 2017 - AACR
Improved therapeutic approaches are needed for the treatment of recurrent and metastatic
endometrial cancer. Endometrial cancers display hyperactivation of the MAPK and PI3K …

FGFR2 as a molecular target in endometrial cancer

SA Byron, PM Pollock - Future oncology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Although molecularly targeted therapies have been effective in some cancer types, no
targeted therapy is approved for use in endometrial cancer. The recent identification of …