Clinical management of metastatic colorectal cancer in the era of precision medicine

F Ciardiello, D Ciardiello, G Martini… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents approximately 10% of all cancers and is the second
most common cause of cancer deaths. Initial clinical presentation as metastatic CRC …

The current state of the art and future trends in RAS-targeted cancer therapies

SR Punekar, V Velcheti, BG Neel… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
Despite being the most frequently altered oncogenic protein in solid tumours, KRAS has
historically been considered 'undruggable'owing to a lack of pharmacologically targetable …

KRAS mutation: from undruggable to druggable in cancer

L Huang, Z Guo, F Wang, L Fu - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, and its treatment and outcomes have been
dramatically revolutionised by targeted therapies. As the most frequently mutated oncogene …

Tumor microenvironment as a therapeutic target in cancer

Y Xiao, D Yu - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2021 - Elsevier
Tumor microenvironment denotes the non-cancerous cells and components presented in
the tumor, including molecules produced and released by them. The constant interactions …

The stiffness of living tissues and its implications for tissue engineering

CF Guimarães, L Gasperini, AP Marques… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
The past 20 years have witnessed ever-growing evidence that the mechanical properties of
biological tissues, from nanoscale to macroscale dimensions, are fundamental for cellular …

Immune modulatory effects of oncogenic KRAS in cancer

S Hamarsheh, O Groß, T Brummer, R Zeiser - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Oncogenic KRAS mutations are the most frequent mutations in human cancer, but most
difficult to target. While sustained proliferation caused by oncogenic KRAS-downstream …

Immunologic Strategies in Pancreatic Cancer: Making Cold Tumors Hot

NA Ullman, PR Burchard, RF Dunne… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
The rising incidence and persistent dismal 5-year overall survival of pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC) highlight the need for new effective systemic therapies …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and opportunities for pancreatic cancer immunotherapy

AS Bear, RH Vonderheide, MH O'Hara - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is among the most immune-resistant tumor types.
Its unique genomic landscape shaped by oncogenic drivers promotes immune suppression …

The metabolic landscape of RAS-driven cancers from biology to therapy

S Mukhopadhyay, MG Vander Heiden, F McCormick - Nature cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Our understanding of how the RAS protein family, and in particular mutant KRAS, promotes
metabolic dysregulation in cancer cells has advanced substantially over the last decade. In …

KRAS (G12D) can be targeted by potent inhibitors via formation of salt bridge

Z Mao, H Xiao, P Shen, Y Yang, J Xue, Y Yang… - Cell discovery, 2022 - nature.com
KRAS mutation occurs in nearly 30% of human cancers, yet the most prevalent and
oncogenic KRAS (G12D) variant still lacks inhibitors. Herein, we designed a series of potent …