MYC and KRAS cooperation: from historical challenges to therapeutic opportunities in cancer

S Casacuberta-Serra, Í González-Larreategui… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
RAS and MYC rank amongst the most commonly altered oncogenes in cancer, with RAS
being the most frequently mutated and MYC the most amplified. The cooperative interplay …

Anti-tumor efficacy of HRS-4642 and its potential combination with proteasome inhibition in KRAS G12D-mutant cancer

C Zhou, C Li, L Luo, X Li, K Jia, N He, S Mao, W Wang… - Cancer Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Summary KRAS G12D is the most frequently mutated oncogenic KRAS subtype in solid
tumors and remains undruggable in clinical settings. Here, we developed a high affinity …

Evaluation of KRAS inhibitor-directed therapies for pancreatic cancer treatment

SA Long, AM Amparo, G Goodhart, S Ahmad… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Despite significant advancements in the treatment of other cancers, pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the world's deadliest cancers. More than 90% of …

KRAS-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) therapy based on tepotinib and omeprazole combination

R Rosell, E Jantus-Lewintre, P Cao, X Cai… - Cell Communication and …, 2024 - Springer
Background KRAS-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) shows a relatively low
response rate to chemotherapy, immunotherapy and KRAS-G12C selective inhibitors …

Resistance to KRAS inhibition in stage IV lung cancer

KB Sreter, MJ Catarata, M von Laffert, A Frille - Frontiers in Oncology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death globally. More than 50% of new
cases are diagnosed in an advanced or metastatic stage, thus contributing to the poor …

Leveraging Cancer Phenotypic Plasticity for Novel Treatment Strategies

S Ramisetty, AR Subbalakshmi, S Pareek… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cancer cells, like all other organisms, are adept at switching their phenotype to adjust to the
changes in their environment. Thus, phenotypic plasticity is a quantitative trait that confers a …

Molecular Characterization and Therapeutic Opportunities in KRAS Wildtype Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

A Desai, AH Xiao, D Choi, MD Toruner, D Walden… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic cancer is predicted to be the second-highest cause of cancer
mortality in the US by 2040. It is driven by various mutations including KRAS, TP53, SMAD4 …

The integrated stress response in pancreatic development, tissue homeostasis, and cancer

G Malnassy, L Ziolkowski, KF Macleod, SA Oakes - Gastroenterology, 2024 - Elsevier
Present in all eukaryotic cells, the integrated stress response (ISR) is a highly coordinated
signaling network that controls cellular behavior, metabolism and survival in response to …

The Target Therapy Hyperbole:“KRAS (p. G12C)”—The Simplification of a Complex Biological Problem

M Chetta, A Basile, M Tarsitano, M Rivieccio, M Oro… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary KRAS mutations have critical roles in the etiology of cancers such as
NSCLC, CRC, and PDAC. However, therapeutic targeting of KRAS has proven difficult due …

Novel Heteroaryl Fluoroalkenes as DGK Inhibitors for Treating Cancer, Particularly Metastatic Melanoma

RW Sabnis - ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Novel Heteroaryl Fluoroalkenes as DGK Inhibitors for Treating Cancer, Particularly Metastatic
Melanoma Page 1 Novel Heteroaryl Fluoroalkenes as DGK Inhibitors for Treating Cancer …