Overcoming adaptive resistance to KRAS inhibitors through vertical pathway targeting

R Yaeger, DB Solit - Clinical Cancer Research, 2020 - AACR
Abstract KRAS G12C inhibitors have shown promise in KRAS G12C–mutant lung cancer but
intrinsic and acquired resistance are common. Cotreatment with inhibitors of the protein …

KRAS G12C NSCLC models are sensitive to direct targeting of KRAS in combination with PI3K inhibition

S Misale, JP Fatherree, E Cortez, C Li, S Bilton… - Clinical Cancer …, 2019 - AACR
Purpose: KRAS-mutant lung cancers have been recalcitrant to treatments including those
targeting the MAPK pathway. Covalent inhibitors of KRAS p. G12C allele allow for direct and …

[HTML][HTML] A Breakthrough Brought about by Targeting KRASG12C: Nonconformity Is Punished

W Ning, Z Yang, GJ Kocher, P Dorn, RW Peng - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary KRAS is the most common oncogene in human cancers and has long
been considered ''undruggable''—that is, until recently, when covalent inhibitors that …

Overcoming KRAS-Mutant Lung Cancer

J Luo, J Ostrem, B Pellini, D Imbody, Y Stern… - American Society of …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
More than 50 years after the discovery of RAS family proteins, which harbor the most
common activating mutations in cancer, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the …

Cell Type–specific Adaptive Signaling Responses to KRASG12C Inhibition

HS Solanki, EA Welsh, B Fang, V Izumi, L Darville… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Purpose: Covalent inhibitors of KRASG12C specifically target tumors driven by this form of
mutant KRAS, yet early studies show that bypass signaling drives adaptive resistance …

Vertical Pathway Inhibition Overcomes Adaptive Feedback Resistance to KRASG12C Inhibition

MB Ryan, F Fece de la Cruz, S Phat, DT Myers… - Clinical cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Purpose: Although KRAS represents the most commonly mutated oncogene, it has long
been considered an “undruggable” target. Novel covalent inhibitors selective for the …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid idiosyncratic mechanisms of clinical resistance to KRAS G12C inhibition

YS Tsai, MG Woodcock, SH Azam… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
BACKGROUND The KRAS proto-oncogene is among the most frequently mutated genes in
cancer, yet for 40 years it remained an elusive therapeutic target. Recently, allosteric …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting KRAS: the elephant in the room of epithelial cancers

V Merz, M Gaule, C Zecchetto, A Cavaliere… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mutations of the proto-oncogene KRAS are the most frequent gain-of-function alterations
found in cancer. KRAS is mutated in about 30% of all human tumors, but it could reach more …

[HTML][HTML] How to manage KRAS G12C-mutated advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

B Ricciuti, A Mira, E Andrini, P Scaparone… - Drugs in …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Constitutive KRAS signalling drives tumorigenesis across several cancer types. In non-small-
cell lung cancer (NSCLC) activating KRAS mutations occur in~ 30% of cases, and the …

Resistance looms for KRAS G12C inhibitors and rational tackling strategies

J Zhang, J Zhang, Q Liu, XX Fan, ELH Leung… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
KRAS mutations are one of the most frequent activating alterations in carcinoma. Recent
efforts have witnessed a revolutionary strategy for KRAS G12C inhibitors with exhibiting …