Restoring E-cadherin expression increases sensitivity to epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors in lung cancer cell lines

SE Witta, RM Gemmill, FR Hirsch, CD Coldren… - Cancer research, 2006 - AACR
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is overexpressed in the majority of non–small
cell lung cancers (NSCLC). EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors, such as gefitinib and erlotinib …

N-cadherin expression is associated with acquisition of EMT phenotype and with enhanced invasion in erlotinib-resistant lung cancer cell lines

X Zhang, G Liu, Y Kang, Z Dong, Q Qian, X Ma - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background The epidermal growth-factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors have been
effective in non-small cell lung cancer patients. However, acquired resistance eventually …

Epithelial versus Mesenchymal Phenotype Determines In vitro Sensitivity and Predicts Clinical Activity of Erlotinib in Lung Cancer Patients

RL Yauch, T Januario, DA Eberhard, G Cavet… - Clinical Cancer …, 2005 - AACR
Significant improvements in the outcome of non–small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) have
been reported in patients treated with the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor …

Epithelial to mesenchymal transition is a determinant of sensitivity of non–small-cell lung carcinoma cell lines and xenografts to epidermal growth factor receptor …

S Thomson, E Buck, F Petti, G Griffin, E Brown… - Cancer research, 2005 - AACR
Abstract Treatment of second-and third-line patients with non–small-cell lung carcinoma
(NSCLC) with the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) kinase inhibitor erlotinib …

Blockade of hedgehog signaling synergistically increases sensitivity to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in non-small-cell lung cancer cell …

XY Bai, XC Zhang, SQ Yang, SJ An, ZH Chen, J Su… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Aberrant activation of the hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway has been implicated in the
epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer stem-like cell (CSC) maintenance; …

[HTML][HTML] Altered E-cadherin and epidermal growth factor receptor expressions are associated with patient survival in lung cancer: a study utilizing high-density tissue …

G Deeb, J Wang, N Ramnath, HK Slocum, S Wiseman… - Modern Pathology, 2004 - Elsevier
Abstract E-cadherin (E-cad) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are important cell
adhesion and signaling pathway mediators. This study aimed to assess their expression in …

WNT7a induces E-cadherin in lung cancer cells

T Ohira, RM Gemmill, K Ferguson… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
E-cadherin loss in cancer is associated with de-differentiation, invasion, and metastasis.
Drosophila DE-cadherin is regulated by Wnt/β-catenin signaling, although this has not been …

Epithelial to mesenchymal transition predicts gefitinib resistance in cell lines of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and non–small cell lung carcinoma

BA Frederick, BA Helfrich, CD Coldren, D Zheng… - Molecular cancer …, 2007 - AACR
The modest response of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)
and non–small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) to epithelial growth factor receptor tyrosine …

High-throughput tissue microarray analysis used to evaluate biology and prognostic significance of the E-cadherin pathway in non–small-cell lung cancer

RM Bremnes, R Veve, E Gabrielson… - Journal of clinical …, 2002 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: E-cadherin (E-cad) and its associated intracellular molecules, catenins, are
critical for intercellular epithelial adhesion and are often expressed in non–small-cell lung …

Reduced E-cadherin expression is associated with increased lymph node metastasis and unfavorable prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer

MA Sulzer, MPG Leers, JANA van NOORD… - American journal of …, 1998 - atsjournals.org
E-cadherin is a calcium-dependent, epithelial cell adhesion molecule whose reduced
expression has been associated with tumor dedifferentiation and increased lymph node …