Emerging strategies to target RAS signaling in human cancer therapy

K Chen, Y Zhang, L Qian, P Wang - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract RAS mutations (HRAS, NRAS, and KRAS) are among the most common
oncogenes, and around 19% of patients with cancer harbor RAS mutations. Cells harboring …

BRAF—A tumour-agnostic drug target with lineage-specific dependencies

AJ Hanrahan, Z Chen, N Rosen, DB Solit - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2024 - nature.com
In June 2022, the FDA granted Accelerated Approval to the BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib in
combination with the MEK inhibitor trametinib for the treatment of adult and paediatric …

KRAS-mutant non-small cell lung cancer: Converging small molecules and immune checkpoint inhibition

H Adderley, FH Blackhall, CR Lindsay - EBioMedicine, 2019 - thelancet.com
KRAS is the most frequent oncogene in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a molecular
subset characterized by historical disappointments in targeted treatment approaches such …

MAP kinase and autophagy pathways cooperate to maintain RAS mutant cancer cell survival

CS Lee, LC Lee, TL Yuan, S Chakka… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Oncogenic mutations in the small GTPase KRAS are frequently found in human cancers,
and, currently, there are no effective targeted therapies for these tumors. Using a …

LXH254, a potent and selective ARAF-sparing inhibitor of BRAF and CRAF for the treatment of MAPK-driven tumors

KA Monaco, S Delach, J Yuan, Y Mishina… - Clinical cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Purpose: Targeting RAF for antitumor therapy in RAS-mutant tumors holds promise. Herein,
we describe in detail novel properties of the type II RAF inhibitor, LXH254. Experimental …

Durable suppression of acquired MEK inhibitor resistance in cancer by sequestering MEK from ERK and promoting antitumor T-cell immunity

A Hong, M Piva, S Liu, W Hugo, SH Lomeli, V Zoete… - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
MAPK targeting in cancer often fails due to MAPK reactivation. MEK inhibitor (MEKi)
monotherapy provides limited clinical benefits but may serve as a foundation for …

Challenges and Opportunities in the Crusade of BRAF Inhibitors: From 2002 to 2022

AK Singh, P Sonawane, A Kumar, H Singh… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Serine/threonine-protein kinase B-Raf (BRAF; RAF= rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma) plays
an important role in the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascade …

Genomic and biological study of fusion genes as resistance mechanisms to EGFR inhibitors

Y Kobayashi, GR Oxnard, EF Cohen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The clinical significance of gene fusions detected by DNA-based next generation
sequencing remains unclear as resistance mechanisms to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors …

SHP2 inhibition overcomes RTK-mediated pathway reactivation in KRAS-mutant tumors treated with MEK inhibitors

H Lu, C Liu, R Velazquez, H Wang, LM Dunkl… - Molecular cancer …, 2019 - AACR
FGFR1 was recently shown to be activated as part of a compensatory response to prolonged
treatment with the MEK inhibitor trametinib in several KRAS-mutant lung and pancreatic …

KRASQ61H Preferentially Signals through MAPK in a RAF Dimer-Dependent Manner in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

ZW Zhou, C Ambrogio, AK Bera, Q Li, XX Li, L Li, J Son… - Cancer research, 2020 - AACR
Assembly of RAS molecules into complexes at the cell membrane is critical for RAS
signaling. We previously showed that oncogenic KRAS codon 61 mutations increase its …