Targeting KRAS mutant cancers: from druggable therapy to drug resistance

C Zhu, X Guan, X Zhang, X Luan, Z Song, X Cheng… - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Kirsten Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog (KRAS) is the most frequently
mutated oncogene, occurring in a variety of tumor types. Targeting KRAS mutations with …

Novel strategies for cancer immunotherapy: counter-immunoediting therapy

S Liu, Q Sun, X Ren - Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2023 - Springer
The advent of immunotherapy has made an indelible mark on the field of cancer therapy,
especially the application of immune checkpoint inhibitors in clinical practice. Although …

Oncogenic KRAS blockade therapy: renewed enthusiasm and persistent challenges

D Tang, G Kroemer, R Kang - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Across a broad range of human cancers, gain-of-function mutations in RAS genes (HRAS,
NRAS, and KRAS) lead to constitutive activity of oncoproteins responsible for tumorigenesis …

CDK6-PI3K signaling axis is an efficient target for attenuating ABCB1/P-gp mediated multi-drug resistance (MDR) in cancer cells

L Zhang, Y Li, C Hu, Y Chen, Z Chen, ZS Chen… - Molecular Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Background Multidrug resistance (MDR) mediated by ATP binding cassette subfamily B
member 1 (ABCB1/P-gp) is a major cause of cancer chemotherapy failure, but the regulation …

Feedback activation of EGFR/wild-type RAS signaling axis limits KRASG12D inhibitor efficacy in KRASG12D-mutated colorectal cancer

J Feng, Z Hu, X Xia, X Liu, Z Lian, H Wang, L Wang… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC), which shows a high degree of heterogeneity, is the third most
deadly cancer worldwide. Mutational activation of KRASG12D occurs in approximately 10 …

Protein degradation: expanding the toolbox to restrain cancer drug resistance

H Ming, B Li, J Jiang, S Qin, EC Nice, W He… - Journal of hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Despite significant progress in clinical management, drug resistance remains a major
obstacle. Recent research based on protein degradation to restrain drug resistance has …

Small molecule inhibitor of Igf2bp1 represses Kras and a pro-oncogenic phenotype in cancer cells

N Wallis, F Oberman, K Shurrush, N Germain… - RNA biology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Igf2bp1 is an oncofetal RNA binding protein whose expression in numerous types of
cancers is associated with upregulation of key pro-oncogenic RNAs, poor prognosis, and …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the undruggable oncogenic KRAS: the dawn of hope

H Asimgil, U Ertetik, NC Çevik, M Ekizce, A Doğruöz… - JCI insight, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
KRAS mutations are the drivers of various cancers, including non–small cell lung cancer,
colon cancer, and pancreatic cancer. Over the last 30 years, immense efforts have been …

New approved drugs appearing in the pharmaceutical market in 2022 featuring fragments of tailor-made amino acids and fluorine

N Wang, H Mei, G Dhawan, W Zhang, J Han… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The strategic fluorination of oxidatively vulnerable sites in bioactive compounds is a
relatively recent, widely used approach allowing us to modulate the stability, bio-absorption …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in the studies on the molecular mechanisms associated with multidrug resistance in cancers

L Zhang, B Ye, Z Chen, ZS Chen - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2023 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy is one of the important methods to treat cancer, and the emergence of
multidrug resistance (MDR) is one major cause for the failure of cancer chemotherapy …