MEK inhibitor resistance mechanisms and recent developments in combination trials

E Kun, YTM Tsang, CW Ng, DM Gershenson… - Cancer treatment …, 2021 - Elsevier
… In this study of KRAS-mutant lung cancer models, combining MEK inhibition with
immunotherapies such as anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 antibodies showed a synergistic effect and …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical development of BRAF plus MEK inhibitor combinations

V Subbiah, C Baik, JM Kirkwood - Trends in cancer, 2020 - cell.com
… resistance, combination therapy targeting BRAF and MEK, a … BRAF and MEK inhibitor
combinations have been approved … for various BRAF plus MEK combination regimens in three …

Combined RAF and MEK inhibition to treat activated non-V600 BRAF-altered advanced cancers

N Rustgi, A Maria, N Toumbacaris, HY Zhao… - The …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
… Here, we provide preclinical rationale and clinical trial data for combined RAF and MEK
inhibition against tumors with activated non-V600 BRAF mutants. While the combination had a …

Exploiting allosteric properties of RAF and MEK inhibitors to target therapy-resistant tumors driven by oncogenic BRAF signaling

C Adamopoulos, TA Ahmed, MR Tucker, PMU Ung… - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
… A rationally designed combination of RAF and MEK inhibitors based on their conformation
selectivity achieved increased efficacy and a high therapeutic index when used to target …

BRAF/MEK inhibition in NSCLC: Mechanisms of resistance and how to overcome it

I Tsamis, G Gomatou, SP Chachali, IP Trontzas… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Springer
… to RAF and MEK inhibitor therapy [57]. Combined YAP and RAF or MEK inhibition was …
a biomarker of worse initial response to RAF and MEK inhibition in patients, indicating the …

Abstract CT143: Phase I study of the combination of a RAF-MEK inhibitor CH5126766 and FAK inhibitor defactinib in an intermittent dosing schedule with expansions …

R Shinde, A Terbuch, M Little, R Caldwell, R Kurup… - Cancer Research, 2020 - AACR
… , 3 have had a prior MEK inhibitor and are currently are on … of the combination of a RAF-MEK
and FAK inhibitor with very … those who had been previously treated with a MEK inhibitor. …

Durable suppression of acquired MEK inhibitor resistance in cancer by sequestering MEK from ERK and promoting antitumor T-cell immunity

A Hong, M Piva, S Liu, W Hugo, SH Lomeli, V Zoete… - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
MEK inhibitor (MEKi) monotherapy provides limited clinical benefits but may serve as a
foundation for combination therapies. Here, we showed that combining a type II RAF inhibitor (…

BI-3406, a potent and selective SOS1–KRAS interaction inhibitor, is effective in KRAS-driven cancers through combined MEK inhibition

MH Hofmann, M Gmachl, J Ramharter, F Savarese… - Cancer Discovery, 2021 - AACR
… by MEK inhibitors and enhances sensitivity of KRAS-dependent cancers to MEK inhibition, …
Our data provide strong evidence that combined SOS1 and MEK inhibition represents an …

RAF dimer inhibition enhances the antitumor activity of MEK inhibitors in K‐RAS mutant tumors

X Yuan, Z Tang, R Du, Z Yao, SH Cheung… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… We observed enhanced antitumor efficacy for RAF dimer and MEK inhibitor combination, …
reports suggesting RAF dimer or pan-RAF inhibitor in combination with MEK inhibitor may be a …

725MO Phase I study of the combination of the dual RAF/MEK inhibitor VS-6766 and the FAK inhibitor defactinib: Results of efficacy in low grade serous ovarian …

S Banerjee, R Grochot, R Shinde, J Lima… - Annals of …, 2021 - annalsofoncology.org
… Recently, MEK inhibitors have shown an overall response rate (ORR) 15-26%. Activation …
MEK inhibitors and we hypothesised combination of a RAF/MEK inhibitor with a FAK inhibitor