Loss of tumor suppressor gene function in human cancer: an overview

LH Wang, CF Wu, N Rajasekaran… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2019 - karger.com
Cancer is a disease caused by the accumulation of genetic and epigenetic changes in two
types of genes: tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) and proto-oncogenes. Extensive research …

Endocrine resistance in hormone receptor positive breast cancer–from mechanism to therapy

A Rani, J Stebbing, G Giamas, J Murphy - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The importance and role of the estrogen receptor (ER) pathway has been well-documented
in both breast cancer (BC) development and progression. The treatment of choice in women …

The NF1 somatic mutational landscape in sporadic human cancers

C Philpott, H Tovell, IM Frayling, DN Cooper… - Human genomics, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
(OMIM)# 162200) is an autosomal dominantly inherited tumour predisposition syndrome …

Targeted therapies for triple-negative breast cancer: combating a stubborn disease

M Kalimutho, K Parsons, D Mittal, JA López… - Trends in …, 2015 - cell.com
Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) constitute a heterogeneous subtype of breast
cancers that have a poor clinical outcome. Although no approved targeted therapy is …

[HTML][HTML] Deregulation of the EGFR/PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTORC1 pathway in breast cancer: possibilities for therapeutic intervention

NM Davis, M Sokolosky, K Stadelman, SL Abrams… - Oncotarget, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The EGFR/PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTORC1/GSK-3 pathway plays prominent roles in
malignant transformation, prevention of apoptosis, drug resistance and metastasis. The …

Ras and Rap1: A tale of two GTPases

S Shah, EJ Brock, K Ji, RR Mattingly - Seminars in cancer biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Ras oncoproteins play pivotal roles in both the development and maintenance of many
tumor types. Unfortunately, these proteins are difficult to directly target using traditional …

The tandem duplicator phenotype is a prevalent genome-wide cancer configuration driven by distinct gene mutations

F Menghi, FP Barthel, V Yadav, M Tang, B Ji, Z Tang… - Cancer cell, 2018 - cell.com
The tandem duplicator phenotype (TDP) is a genome-wide instability configuration primarily
observed in breast, ovarian, and endometrial carcinomas. Here, we stratify TDP tumors by …

[HTML][HTML] The NF1 gene revisited–from bench to bedside

YS Yap, JR McPherson, CK Ong, SG Rozen, BT Teh… - Oncotarget, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a relatively common tumour predisposition
syndrome related to germline aberrations of NF1, a tumour suppressor gene. The gene …

[HTML][HTML] Rationale for targeting the Ras/MAPK pathway in triple-negative breast cancer

JM Giltnane, JM Balko - Discovery medicine, 2014 - discoverymedicine.com
" Triple negative" breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and least common clinical
subtype of breast cancer. As its nomenclature implies, TNBC lacks specific biomarker …

An update on neurofibromatosis type 1-associated gliomas

M Lobbous, JD Bernstock, E Coffee, GK Friedman… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant tumor predisposition syndrome
that affects children and adults. Individuals with NF1 are at high risk for central nervous …