[HTML][HTML] MEK inhibitor resistance mechanisms and recent developments in combination trials

E Kun, YTM Tsang, CW Ng, DM Gershenson… - Cancer treatment …, 2021 - Elsevier
The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway plays a vital role in cellular
processes such as gene expression, cell proliferation, cell survival, and apoptosis. Also …

MEK in cancer and cancer therapy

C Neuzillet, A Tijeras-Raballand, L de Mestier… - Pharmacology & …, 2014 - Elsevier
The mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MEK) pathway is one of the
best-characterized kinase cascades in cancer cell biology. It is triggered by either growth …

ERK inhibition overcomes acquired resistance to MEK inhibitors

G Hatzivassiliou, B Liu, C O'Brien, JM Spoerke… - Molecular cancer …, 2012 - AACR
Abstract The RAS/RAF/MEK pathway is activated in more than 30% of human cancers, most
commonly via mutation in the K-ras oncogene and also via mutations in BRAF. Several …

Identification of the MEK1(F129L) Activating Mutation as a Potential Mechanism of Acquired Resistance to MEK Inhibition in Human Cancers Carrying the B-Raf …

H Wang, S Daouti, W Li, Y Wen, C Rizzo, B Higgins… - Cancer research, 2011 - AACR
Abstract Although targeting the Ras/Raf/MEK pathway remains a promising anticancer
strategy, mitogen-activated protein/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase (MEK) …

The clinical development of MEK inhibitors

Y Zhao, AA Adjei - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2014 - nature.com
Aberrant activation of the RAS–RAF–MEK–ERK1/2 pathway occurs in more than 30% of
human cancers. As part of this pathway, MEK1 and MEK2 have crucial roles in …

MEK1/2 inhibitors: molecular activity and resistance mechanisms

PK Wu, JI Park - Seminars in oncology, 2015 - Elsevier
Aberrant activation of the three-layered protein kinase cascade, Raf/MEK/ERK, is often
detected in human cancer, which is mainly attributed to the oncogenic alterations of RAF, or …

Cancer resistance to therapies against the EGFR-RAS-RAF pathway: The role of MEK

E Martinelli, F Morgillo, T Troiani, F Ciardiello - Cancer treatment reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) mediate intracellular signals activated by a
wide variety of extracellular stimuli. The activation of the RAS-RAF-MEK-MAPK cascade …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting ERK, an Achilles' Heel of the MAPK pathway, in cancer therapy

F Liu, X Yang, M Geng, M Huang - Acta pharmaceutica sinica B, 2018 - Elsevier
The mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) pathway, often known as the RAS-RAF-MEK-
ERK signal cascade, functions to transmit upstream signals to its downstream effectors to …

Discovery of a novel ERK inhibitor with activity in models of acquired resistance to BRAF and MEK inhibitors

EJ Morris, S Jha, CR Restaino, P Dayananth, H Zhu… - Cancer discovery, 2013 - AACR
The high frequency of activating RAS or BRAF mutations in cancer provides strong rationale
for targeting the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. Selective BRAF and …

Resistance to MEK inhibitors: should we co-target upstream?

PI Poulikakos, DB Solit - Science signaling, 2011 - science.org
Aberrant activation of the ERK pathway is common in human tumors. This pathway consists
of a three-tiered kinase module [comprising the kinases RAF, mitogen-activated protein …