EGFRvIII: An Oncogene with Ambiguous Role

A Rutkowska, E Stoczyńska-Fidelus, K Janik… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Epidermal growth factor receptor variant III (EGFRvIII) seems to constitute the perfect
therapeutic target for glioblastoma (GB), as it is specifically present on up to 28–30% of GB …

The epidermal growth factor receptor as a therapeutic target in glioblastoma multiforme and other malignant neoplasms

S Loew, U Schmidt, A Unterberg… - Anti-Cancer Agents in …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is dysregulated in various tumour types such
as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), breast cancer, ovarian carcinoma, non-small cell lung …

The EGFRvIII variant in glioblastoma multiforme

HK Gan, AH Kaye, RB Luwor - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2009 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common brain tumour and has the worst
prognosis. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene amplification, mutation and re …

The EGFR variant III mutant as a target for immunotherapy of glioblastoma multiforme

DA Chistiakov, IV Chekhonin, VP Chekhonin - European journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
In epithelial tumors, the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) controls key signaling
pathways responsible for growth, proliferation, migration, and survival of tumor cells. The …

The epidermal growth factor receptor variant III (EGFR v III): where wild things are altered

HK Gan, AN Cvrljevic, TG Johns - The FEBS journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is overexpressed in a variety of human
epithelial tumors, often as a consequence of gene amplification. Tumors with EGFR gene …

Epidermal growth factor receptor and EGFRvIII in glioblastoma: signaling pathways and targeted therapies

Z An, O Aksoy, T Zheng, QW Fan, WA Weiss - Oncogene, 2018 - nature.com
Amplification of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and its active mutant EGFRvIII
occurs frequently in glioblastoma (GBM). While EGFR and EGFRvIII play critical roles in …

[HTML][HTML] The type III epidermal growth factor receptor mutation: biological significance and potential target for anti-cancer therapy

MW Pedersen, M Meltorn, L Damstrup, HS Poulsen - Annals of oncology, 2001 - Elsevier
Mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor occur frequently in a number of human
tumours including gliomas, non-small-cell lung carcinomas, ovarian carcinomas and …

Aberrant receptor signaling in human malignant gliomas: mechanisms and therapeutic implications

M Nagane, H Lin, WK Cavenee, HJS Huang - Cancer letters, 2001 - Elsevier
Alterations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) occur frequently in malignant
gliomas through gene amplification or rearrangement, especially in a large fraction of de …

EGFRvIII-mediated transactivation of receptor tyrosine kinases in glioma: mechanism and therapeutic implications

SA Greenall, JF Donoghue, M Van Sinderen… - Oncogene, 2015 - nature.com
A truncation mutant of the epidermal growth factor receptor, EGFRvIII, is commonly
expressed in glioma, an incurable brain cancer. EGFRvIII is tumorigenic, in part, through its …

Resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibition by mutant epidermal growth factor receptor variant III contributes to the neoplastic phenotype of glioblastoma multiforme

CA Learn, TL Hartzell, CJ Wikstrand, GE Archer… - Clinical cancer …, 2004 - AACR
Purpose: We have reported previously that tumors expressing wild-type epidermal growth
factor receptor (EGFR) in a murine model are sensitive to the EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor …