Vimentin is at the heart of epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) mediated metastasis

S Usman, NH Waseem, TKN Nguyen, S Mohsin… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Vimentin is an important filamentous protein providing structural and
functional support to the cell. During initial stages of cancer development, vimentin …

Giving AXL the axe: targeting AXL in human malignancy

CM Gay, K Balaji, LA Byers - British journal of cancer, 2017 - nature.com
The receptor tyrosine kinase AXL, activated by a complex interaction between its ligand
growth arrest-specific protein 6 and phosphatidylserine, regulates various vital cellular …

Therapeutic targeting of the Gas6/Axl signaling pathway in cancer

M Tanaka, DW Siemann - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Many signaling pathways are dysregulated in cancer cells and the host tumor
microenvironment. Aberrant receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) pathways promote cancer …

Targeting vimentin: A multifaceted approach to combatting cancer metastasis and drug resistance

A Tabatabaee, B Nafari, A Farhang, A Hariri… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2024 - Springer
This comprehensive review explores vimentin as a pivotal therapeutic target in cancer
treatment, with a primary focus on mitigating metastasis and overcoming drug resistance …

AXL inhibitors: status of clinical development

S Bhalla, DE Gerber - Current oncology reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The AXL signaling pathway is associated with tumor growth as
well as poor prognosis in cancer. Here, we highlight recent strategies for targeting AXL in …

[HTML][HTML] A FBXO7/EYA2-SCFFBXW7 axis promotes AXL-mediated maintenance of mesenchymal and immune evasion phenotypes of cancer cells

JZ Shen, Z Qiu, Q Wu, G Zhang, R Harris, D Sun… - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
A mesenchymal tumor phenotype associates with immunotherapy resistance, although the
mechanism is unclear. Here, we identified FBXO7 as a maintenance regulator of …

[HTML][HTML] AXL-a new player in resistance to HER2 blockade

A Adam-Artigues, EJ Arenas, J Arribas, A Prat… - Cancer Treatment …, 2023 - Elsevier
HER2 is a driver in solid tumors, mainly breast, oesophageal and gastric cancer, through
activation of oncogenic signaling pathways such as PI3K or MAPK. HER2 overexpression …

Therapeutic landscape of AXL receptor kinase in triple-negative breast cancer

R Ozyurt, B Ozpolat - Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2023 - AACR
Early cancer recurrence, driven by resistance to therapeutics, is a major obstacle to
overcome poor survival in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). Recently, overexpression of …

Phase I study evaluating glesatinib (MGCD265), an inhibitor of MET and AXL, in patients with non-small cell lung cancer and other advanced solid tumors

C Kollmannsberger, H Hurwitz, L Bazhenova, BC Cho… - Targeted …, 2023 - Springer
Background Heightened signaling by mesenchymal epithelial transition factor (MET) is
implicated in tumorigenesis. Glesatinib is an investigational, oral inhibitor of MET and AXL …

Vertical inhibition of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway is synergistic in breast cancer

SU Woo, T Sangai, A Akcakanat, H Chen, C Wei… - Oncogenesis, 2017 - nature.com
Deregulation and activation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mammalian (or
mechanistic) target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway have a major role in proliferation and cell …