A comprehensive survey of genomic alterations in gastric cancer reveals systematic patterns of molecular exclusivity and co-occurrence among distinct therapeutic …

N Deng, LK Goh, H Wang, K Das, J Tao, IB Tan… - Gut, 2012 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Gastric cancer is a major gastrointestinal malignancy for which targeted therapies
are emerging as treatment options. This study sought to identify the most prevalent …

c-MET as a potential therapeutic target and biomarker in cancer

JR Sierra, MS Tsao - Therapeutic advances in medical …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The receptor tyrosine kinase c-MET and its ligand, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), regulate
multiple cellular processes that stimulate cell proliferation, invasion and angiogenesis. This …

Tivantinib for second-line treatment of MET-high, advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (METIV-HCC): a final analysis of a phase 3, randomised, placebo-controlled …

L Rimassa, E Assenat, M Peck-Radosavljevic… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Tivantinib (ARQ 197), a selective, oral MET inhibitor, improved
overall survival and progression-free survival compared with placebo in a randomised …

Cabozantinib in patients with advanced prostate cancer: results of a phase II randomized discontinuation trial

DC Smith, MR Smith, C Sweeney, AA Elfiky… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Cabozantinib (XL184) is an orally bioavailable tyrosine kinase inhibitor with activity
against MET and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2. We evaluated the activity of …

Tivantinib for second-line treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a randomised, placebo-controlled phase 2 study

A Santoro, L Rimassa, I Borbath, B Daniele… - The lancet …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Tivantinib (ARQ 197), a selective oral inhibitor of MET, has shown
promising antitumour activity in hepatocellular carcinoma as monotherapy and in …

Targeting the hepatocyte growth factor–cMET axis in cancer therapy

GR Blumenschein Jr, GB Mills… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - ascopubs.org
The hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and its receptor, the transmembrane tyrosine kinase
cMET, promote cell proliferation, survival, motility, and invasion as well as morphogenic …

MET: a promising anticancer therapeutic target

S Peters, AA Adjei - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2012 - nature.com
The MET pathway is dysregulated in many human cancers and promotes tumour growth,
invasion and dissemination. Abnormalities in MET signalling have been reported to …

The clinical and functional significance of c-Met in breast cancer: a review

CM Ho-Yen, JL Jones, S Kermorgant - Breast Cancer Research, 2015 - Springer
Abstract c-Met is a receptor tyrosine kinase that upon binding of its ligand, hepatocyte
growth factor (HGF), activates downstream pathways with diverse cellular functions that are …

The Met receptor tyrosine kinase: a key player in oncogenesis and drug resistance

CR Maroun, T Rowlands - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2014 - Elsevier
The Met receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) is an attractive oncology therapeutic target. Met and
its ligand, HGF, play a central role in signaling pathways that are exploited during the …

The emerging role of MET/HGF inhibitors in oncology

GV Scagliotti, S Novello, J von Pawel - Cancer treatment reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract The N-methyl-N′-nitroso-guanidine human osteosarcoma transforming gene
(MET) receptor tyrosine kinase and its ligand hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) control cellular …