Mechanisms of activation of the transcription factor Nrf2 by redox stressors, nutrient cues, and energy status and the pathways through which it attenuates …

LE Tebay, H Robertson, ST Durant, SR Vitale… - Free Radical Biology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Nuclear factor-erythroid 2 p45-related factor 2 (Nrf2) regulates the basal and stress-
inducible expression of a battery of genes encoding key components of the glutathione …

[HTML][HTML] ATM and ATR as therapeutic targets in cancer

AM Weber, AJ Ryan - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2015 - Elsevier
In order to maintain genomic stability, cells have developed sophisticated signalling
pathways to enable DNA damage or DNA replication stress to be resolved. Key mediators of …

[HTML][HTML] The molecular taxonomy of primary prostate cancer

A Abeshouse, J Ahn, R Akbani, A Ally, S Amin… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
There is substantial heterogeneity among primary prostate cancers, evident in the spectrum
of molecular abnormalities and its variable clinical course. As part of The Cancer Genome …

Mutational landscape determines sensitivity to PD-1 blockade in non–small cell lung cancer

NA Rizvi, MD Hellmann, A Snyder, P Kvistborg… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Immune checkpoint inhibitors, which unleash a patient's own T cells to kill tumors, are
revolutionizing cancer treatment. To unravel the genomic determinants of response to this …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide CRISPR screen in a mouse model of tumor growth and metastasis

S Chen, NE Sanjana, K Zheng, O Shalem, K Lee, X Shi… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Genetic screens are powerful tools for identifying genes responsible for diverse phenotypes.
Here we describe a genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9-mediated loss-of-function screen in tumor …

Co-occurring Genomic Alterations Define Major Subsets of KRAS-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma with Distinct Biology, Immune Profiles, and Therapeutic …

F Skoulidis, LA Byers, L Diao, VA Papadimitrakopoulou… - Cancer discovery, 2015 - AACR
The molecular underpinnings that drive the heterogeneity of KRAS-mutant lung
adenocarcinoma are poorly characterized. We performed an integrative analysis of …

Activation of MET via diverse exon 14 splicing alterations occurs in multiple tumor types and confers clinical sensitivity to MET inhibitors

GM Frampton, SM Ali, M Rosenzweig, J Chmielecki… - Cancer discovery, 2015 - AACR
Focal amplification and activating point mutation of the MET gene are well-characterized
oncogenic drivers that confer susceptibility to targeted MET inhibitors. Recurrent somatic …

Small cell lung cancer: where do we go from here?

LA Byers, CM Rudin - Cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive disease that accounts for approximately
14% of all lung cancers. In the United States, approximately 31,000 patients are diagnosed …

Response to MET Inhibitors in Patients with Stage IV Lung Adenocarcinomas Harboring MET Mutations Causing Exon 14 Skipping

PK Paik, A Drilon, PD Fan, H Yu, N Rekhtman… - Cancer discovery, 2015 - AACR
Mutations in the MET exon 14 RNA splice acceptor and donor sites, which lead to exon
skipping, deletion of the juxtamembrane domain containing the CBL E3-ubiquitin ligase …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting cancer with kinase inhibitors

S Gross, R Rahal, N Stransky… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Kinase inhibitors have played an increasingly prominent role in the treatment of cancer and
other diseases. Currently, more than 25 oncology drugs that target kinases have been …