MEK inhibitors beyond monotherapy: current and future development

IE Templeton, L Musib - Current Opinion in Pharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
… Given the limitation in long-term therapeutic efficacy of current BRAF V600 inhibitors, … of
MEK inhibition in treating BRAF mutant melanoma. In addition, combination BRAF/MEK inhibitor

Therapeutic efficacy and safety of combined BRAF and MEK inhibition in patients with malignant melanoma: a meta-analysis

P Chen, F Chen, B Zhou - OncoTargets and therapy, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
… In summary, this study shows that combined therapy of BRAF and MEK inhibitors may
moderately improve the overall response, PFS, and OS, although it may increase the incidence of …

The clinical development of MEK inhibitors

Y Zhao, AA Adjei - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2014 - nature.com
… I study of a MEK inhibitor (CI-1040) was carried out by LoRusso and colleagues, 34
numerous clinical studies have been conducted to evaluate various MEK inhibitors. In particular, …

MEK inhibitors: a therapeutic approach to targeting the Ras-MAP kinase pathway in tumors

JS Sebolt-Leopold - Current pharmaceutical design, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
MEK has not been identified as an oncogene product, MEK … Pivotal cellular studies carried
out with the MEK inhibitor … , these studies have shown that MEK inhibition not only impairs …

MEK inhibitor resistance mechanisms and recent developments in combination trials

E Kun, YTM Tsang, CW Ng, DM Gershenson… - Cancer treatment …, 2021 - Elsevier
… area of great interest, especially drugs targeting the inhibition of MEK. In vitro and clinical
studies have shown promise for certain MEK inhibitors (MEKi) , and MEKi have become the …

MEK in cancer and cancer therapy

C Neuzillet, A Tijeras-Raballand, L de Mestier… - … & therapeutics, 2014 - Elsevier
… pathway in carcinogenesis and as a novel therapeutic oncogenic target. Particular attention
is paid to MEK inhibitors (MEKi) as promising therapeutic agents. We describe the clinical …

Enhancing therapeutic efficacy of the MEK inhibitor, MEK162, by blocking autophagy or inhibiting PI3K/Akt signaling in human lung cancer cells

W Yao, P Yue, G Zhang, TK Owonikoko, FR Khuri… - Cancer letters, 2015 - Elsevier
MEK-targeted therapy. The current study focuses on demonstrating the activity of MEK162
(binimetinib), a MEK inhibitor … strategies to enhance its therapeutic efficacy. MEK162 inhibits …

MEK inhibitors as a novel therapy for neuroblastoma: Their in vitro effects and predicting their efficacy

T Tanaka, M Higashi, K Kimura, J Wakao… - Journal of pediatric …, 2016 - Elsevier
… We herein investigated the effects and pathways of MEK inhibitors, which inhibit the RAS–ERK
pathway, as a new molecular-targeted therapy for refractory neuroblastomas. …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical experience of MEK inhibitors in cancer therapy

D Wang, SA Boerner, JD Winkler… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2007 - Elsevier
inhibition, may not be sufficient in themselves as a guide to the anticancer effects of MEK
inhibition… may influence the potential therapeutic outcomes of MEK inhibition in cancer patients: …

Safety, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and efficacy data for the oral MEK inhibitor trametinib: a phase 1 dose-escalation trial

JR Infante, LA Fecher, GS Falchook… - The lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
… narrow therapeutic index associated with MEK inhibition. … MEK is an important therapeutic
target, which can change clinical outcomes for patients with advanced cancer when inhibited