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 …

Broadening horizons: the role of ferroptosis in cancer

X Chen, R Kang, G Kroemer, D Tang - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2021 - nature.com
The discovery of regulated cell death processes has enabled advances in cancer treatment.
In the past decade, ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of regulated cell death driven by …

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 …

Signaling pathways and therapeutic interventions in gastric cancer

ZN Lei, QX Teng, Q Tian, W Chen, Y Xie… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Gastric cancer (GC) ranks fifth in global cancer diagnosis and fourth in cancer-related death.
Despite tremendous progress in diagnosis and therapeutic strategies and significant …

Endocytosis in cancer and cancer therapy

B Banushi, SR Joseph, B Lum, JJ Lee… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Endocytosis is a complex process whereby cell surface proteins, lipids and fluid from the
extracellular environment are packaged, sorted and internalized into cells. Endocytosis is …

The path to the clinic: a comprehensive review on direct KRASG12C inhibitors

AK Kwan, GA Piazza, AB Keeton, CA Leite - Journal of Experimental & …, 2022 - Springer
The RAS oncogene is both the most frequently mutated oncogene in human cancer and the
first confirmed human oncogene to be discovered in 1982. After decades of research, in …

Cancer nanotechnology: current status and perspectives

JA Kemp, YJ Kwon - Nano convergence, 2021 - Springer
Modern medicine has been waging a war on cancer for nearly a century with no tangible
end in sight. Cancer treatments have significantly progressed, but the need to increase …

RAF-MEK-ERK pathway in cancer evolution and treatment

R Ullah, Q Yin, AH Snell, L Wan - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The RAF-MEK-ERK signaling cascade is a well-characterized MAPK pathway
involved in cell proliferation and survival. The three-layered MAPK signaling cascade is …

Targeting the MAPK pathway in KRAS-driven tumors

M Drosten, M Barbacid - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
KRAS mutations occur in a quarter of all of human cancers, yet no selective drug has been
approved to treat these tumors. Despite the recent development of drugs that block KRAS …

Vertical Pathway Inhibition Overcomes Adaptive Feedback Resistance to KRASG12C Inhibition

MB Ryan, F Fece de la Cruz, S Phat, DT Myers… - Clinical cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Purpose: Although KRAS represents the most commonly mutated oncogene, it has long
been considered an “undruggable” target. Novel covalent inhibitors selective for the …