Coordinate Direct Input of Both KRAS and IGF1 Receptor to Activation of PI3 kinase in KRAS-Mutant Lung Cancer

M Molina-Arcas, DC Hancock, C Sheridan, MS Kumar… - Cancer discovery, 2013 - AACR
Using a panel of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) lines, we show here that MAP-ERK
kinase (MEK) and RAF inhibitors are selectively toxic for the KRAS-mutant genotype …

Development of combination therapies to maximize the impact of KRAS-G12C inhibitors in lung cancer

M Molina-Arcas, C Moore, S Rana… - Science translational …, 2019 - science.org
KRAS represents an excellent therapeutic target in lung cancer, the most commonly mutated
form of which can now be blocked using KRAS-G12C mutant-specific inhibitory trial drugs …

Mutationally Activated PIK3CAH1047R Cooperates with BRAFV600E to Promote Lung Cancer Progression

CL Trejo, S Green, V Marsh, EA Collisson, G Iezza… - Cancer research, 2013 - AACR
Adenocarcinoma of the lung, a leading cause of cancer death, frequently displays
mutational activation of the KRAS proto-oncogene but, unlike lung cancers expressing …

Targeting pathways downstream of KRAS in lung adenocarcinoma

Z Zhu, HG Golay, DA Barbie - Pharmacogenomics, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Oncogenic KRAS activation is responsible for the most common genetic subtype of lung
cancer. Although many of the major downstream signaling pathways that KRAS engages …

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 …

Knockdown of oncogenic KRAS in non–small cell lung cancers suppresses tumor growth and sensitizes tumor cells to targeted therapy

N Sunaga, DS Shames, L Girard, M Peyton… - Molecular cancer …, 2011 - AACR
Oncogenic KRAS is found in more than 25% of lung adenocarcinomas, the major histologic
subtype of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and is an important target for drug …

Failure to induce apoptosis via BCL-2 family proteins underlies lack of efficacy of combined MEK and PI3K inhibitors for KRAS-mutant lung cancers

AN Hata, A Yeo, AC Faber, E Lifshits, Z Chen… - Cancer research, 2014 - AACR
Although several groups have demonstrated that concomitant use of MEK and
phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors (MEKi/PI3Ki) can induce dramatic tumor …

ERK2-dependent reactivation of Akt mediates the limited response of tumor cells with constitutive K-RAS activity to PI3K inhibition

M Toulany, M Minjgee, M Saki, M Holler… - Cancer biology & …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
K-RAS mutated (K-RAS mut) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells are resistant to
EGFR targeting strategies. We investigated the impact of K-RAS activity irrespective of …

Genetic modifiers of EGFR dependence in non-small cell lung cancer

T Sharifnia, V Rusu, F Piccioni… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Lung adenocarcinomas harboring activating mutations in the epidermal growth factor
receptor (EGFR) represent a common molecular subset of non-small cell lung cancer …

The ERBB network facilitates KRAS-driven lung tumorigenesis

B Kruspig, T Monteverde, S Neidler, A Hock… - Science translational …, 2018 - science.org
KRAS is the most frequently mutated driver oncogene in human adenocarcinoma of the
lung. There are presently no clinically proven strategies for treatment of KRAS-driven lung …