Small-molecule inhibition of MAP2K4 is synergistic with RAS inhibitors in KRAS-mutant cancers

RA Jansen, S Mainardi, MH Dias… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
The Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homologue KRAS is among the most commonly
mutated oncogenes in human cancers, thus representing an attractive target for precision …

KRAS: From undruggable to a druggable Cancer Target

D Uprety, AA Adjei - Cancer treatment reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
RAS is the most frequently mutated oncogene in human cancers, with mutations in about
30% of all cancers. RAS exists in three different isoforms (K-RAS, H-RAS and N-RAS) with …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of Resistance to KRASG12C Inhibitors

V Dunnett-Kane, P Nicola, F Blackhall, C Lindsay - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary KRAS is a gene that is commonly mutated in cancer, especially in
pancreatic, lung and colorectal cancers. Despite its importance, scientists have for many …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Allosteric SHP2 inhibitors in cancer: Targeting the intersection of RAS, resistance, and the immune microenvironment

DL Kerr, F Haderk, TG Bivona - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2021 - Elsevier
The nonreceptor protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP2 (encoded by PTPN11) integrates
growth and differentiation signals from receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) into the …

Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Defines Feedback Activation of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling Induced by MEK Inhibition in KRAS-Mutant Lung Cancer

H Kitai, H Ebi, S Tomida, KV Floros, H Kotani, Y Adachi… - Cancer discovery, 2016 - AACR
KRAS is frequently mutated in lung cancer. Whereas MAPK is a well-known effector pathway
of KRAS, blocking this pathway with clinically available MAPK inhibitors is relatively …

Key roles of EMT for adaptive resistance to MEK inhibitor in KRAS mutant lung cancer

H Kitai, H Ebi - Small GTPases, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT KRAS is frequently mutated in a variety of cancers including lung cancer.
Whereas the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) is a well-known effector pathway of …

Targeted degradation of the oncogenic phosphatase SHP2

V Vemulapalli, KA Donovan, TCM Seegar… - Biochemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
SHP2 is a protein tyrosine phosphatase that plays a critical role in the full activation of the
Ras-MAPK pathway upon stimulation of receptor tyrosine kinases, which are frequently …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the untargetable KRAS in cancer therapy

P Liu, Y Wang, X Li - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2019 - Elsevier
RAS is one of the most well-known proto-oncogenes. Its gain-of-function mutations occur in
approximately 30% of all human cancers. As the most frequently mutated RAS isoform …

MEK Inhibition Remodels the Immune Landscape of Mutant KRAS Tumors to Overcome Resistance to PARP and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

B Yang, X Li, Y Fu, E Guo, Y Ye, F Li, S Liu, R Xiao… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
Mutant KRAS tumors are associated with poor outcomes, at least in part, due to decreased
therapeutic sensitivity. Here, we show that KRAS mutations are associated with resistance to …