Challenges in Ras therapeutics in pancreatic cancer

M Choi, H Bien, A Mofunanya, S Powers - Seminars in cancer biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer is considered among the most aggressive and the least curable of all
human malignancies. It is usually characterized by multiple aberrations in tumor suppressor …

KRAS mutation in pancreatic cancer

J Luo - Seminars in oncology, 2021 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer is a recalcitrant cancer with one of the lowest 5-year survival rates. A
hallmark of pancreatic cancer is the prevalence of oncogenic mutation in the KRAS gene …

Pharmacological strategies to target oncogenic KRAS signaling in pancreatic cancer

HC Chuang, PH Huang, SK Kulp, CS Chen - Pharmacological Research, 2017 - Elsevier
The clear importance of mutated KRAS as a therapeutic target has driven the investigation of
multiple approaches to inhibit oncogenic KRAS signaling at different molecular levels …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting KRAS in pancreatic cancer

D Cowzer, M Zameer, M Conroy, W Kolch… - Journal of Personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic cancer is mainly driven by mutations in the KRAS oncogene. While this cancer
has shown remarkable therapy resistance, new approaches to inhibit mutated KRAS, KRAS …

Targeting KRAS in pancreatic cancer: Emerging therapeutic strategies

S Khan, V Budamagunta, D Zhou - Advances in Cancer Research, 2023 - Elsevier
KRAS, a predominant member of the RAS family, is the most frequently mutated oncogene
in human pancreatic cancer (∼ 95% of cases). Mutations in KRAS lead to its constitutive …

[HTML][HTML] Critical role of oncogenic KRAS in pancreatic cancer

J Liu, S Ji, C Liang, Y Qin, K Jin… - Molecular …, 2016 - spandidos-publications.com
Pancreatic cancer is a human malignancy with one of the highest mortality rates and little
progress has been achieved in its treatment in recent decades. Further improvement to the …

RAS and other molecular targets in pancreatic cancer: the next wave is coming

L Miller-Phillips, EA Collisson - Current Treatment Options in Oncology, 2023 - Springer
Opinion statement Since the discovery of oncogenes in the 1970s, cancer doctors and
researchers alike have understood the promise of discovering drugs to block the dominantly …

Targeting the ERK mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade for the treatment of KRAS-mutant pancreatic cancer

JN Diehl, PS Hibshman, I Ozkan-Dagliyan… - Advances in Cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mutational activation of the KRAS oncogene is found in~ 95% of pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the major form of pancreatic cancer. With substantial experimental …

Targeting KRAS in pancreatic cancer: new drugs on the horizon

SF Bannoura, MH Uddin, M Nagasaka, F Fazili… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Kirsten Rat Sarcoma (KRAS) is a master oncogene involved in cellular proliferation
and survival and is the most commonly mutated oncogene in all cancers. Activating KRAS …

KRAS: the critical driver and therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer

AM Waters, CJ Der - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2018 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
RAS genes (HRAS, KRAS, and NRAS) comprise the most frequently mutated oncogene
family in human cancer. With the highest RAS mutation frequencies seen with the top three …