BRAFV600E: Implications for Carcinogenesis and Molecular Therapy

ER Cantwell-Dorris, JJ O'Leary, OM Sheils - Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2011 - AACR
The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)
pathway is frequently mutated in human cancer. This pathway consists of a small GTP …

Next-generation mTOR inhibitors in clinical oncology: how pathway complexity informs therapeutic strategy

SA Wander, BT Hennessy… - The Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a PI3K-related kinase that regulates cell growth,
proliferation, and survival via mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and mTORC2. The mTOR …

BRAF Mutations in Hairy-Cell Leukemia

E Tiacci, V Trifonov, G Schiavoni… - … England Journal of …, 2011 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Hairy-cell leukemia (HCL) is a well-defined clinicopathological entity whose
underlying genetic lesion is still obscure. Methods We searched for HCL-associated …

Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Lung Adenocarcinomas Harboring BRAF Mutations

PK Paik, ME Arcila, M Fara, CS Sima… - Journal of clinical …, 2011 - ascopubs.org
Purpose BRAF mutations occur in non–small-cell lung cancer. Therapies targeting BRAF
mutant tumors have recently been identified. We undertook this study to determine the …

Exploitation of Long-Lived 3IL Excited States for Metal–Organic Photodynamic Therapy: Verification in a Metastatic Melanoma Model

R Lincoln, L Kohler, S Monro, H Yin… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Members of a family of Ru (II)-appended pyrenylethynylene dyads were synthesized,
characterized according to their photophysical and photobiological properties, and …

The immune microenvironment confers resistance to MAPK pathway inhibitors through macrophage-derived TNFα

MP Smith, B Sanchez-Laorden, K O'Brien, H Brunton… - Cancer discovery, 2014 - AACR
Recently, the rationale for combining targeted therapy with immunotherapy has come to
light, but our understanding of the immune response during MAPK pathway inhibitor …

Heterogeneous tumor subpopulations cooperate to drive invasion

A Chapman, LF del Ama, J Ferguson, J Kamarashev… - Cell reports, 2014 - cell.com
Clonal selection and transcriptional reprogramming (eg, epithelial-mesenchymal transition
or phenotype switching) are the predominant theories thought to underlie tumor progression …

Development of dual inhibitors targeting epidermal growth factor receptor in cancer therapy

L Tan, J Zhang, Y Wang, X Wang, Y Wang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is of great significance in mediating cell signaling
transduction and tumor behaviors. Currently, third-generation inhibitors of EGFR, especially …

Cutaneous toxicities of RAF inhibitors

R Anforth, P Fernandez-Peñas, GV Long - The lancet oncology, 2013 - thelancet.com
The RAF inhibitors vemurafenib and dabrafenib are emerging as the standard of care for
Val600 BRAF-mutant metastatic melanoma. These drugs have shown clinical benefit over …

Novel approaches to treatment of advanced melanoma: a review on targeted therapy and immunotherapy

A Niezgoda, P Niezgoda… - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The incidence of malignant melanoma is increasing. The majority of patients are diagnosed
in early stages when the disease is highly curable. However, the more advanced or …