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 …

[HTML][HTML] Epidermal growth factor receptor in glioma: signal transduction, neuropathology, imaging, and radioresistance

KJ Hatanpaa, S Burma, D Zhao, AA Habib - Neoplasia, 2010 - Elsevier
Aberrant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling is common in cancer. Increased
expression of wild type and mutant EGFR is a widespread feature of diverse types of cancer …

Primary and secondary glioblastomas: from concept to clinical diagnosis

P Kleihues, H Ohgaki - Neuro-oncology, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Glioblastomas may develop de novo (primary glioblastomas) or through progression from
low-grade or anaplastic astrocytomas (secondary glioblastomas). These subtypes of …

[HTML][HTML] The enhanced tumorigenic activity of a mutant epidermal growth factor receptor common in human cancers is mediated by threshold levels of constitutive …

HJS Huang, M Nagane, CK Klingbeil, H Lin… - Journal of Biological …, 1997 - ASBMB
Deregulation of signaling by the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is common in
human malignancy progression. One mutant EGFR (variously named ΔEGFR, de2-7 EGFR …

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 …

Oncogenic EGFR signaling networks in glioma

PH Huang, AM Xu, FM White - Science signaling, 2009 - science.org
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a primary contributor to glioblastoma (GBM)
initiation and progression. Here, we examine how EGFR and key downstream signaling …

Ligand-independent EGFR signaling

G Guo, K Gong, B Wohlfeld, KJ Hatanpaa, D Zhao… - Cancer research, 2015 - AACR
Constitutive activation of the EGFR is common in cancer due to EGFR wild-type (EGFRwt)
overexpression or the presence of mutant EGFR. Signaling by constitutively active NSCLC …

Signaling through the epidermal growth factor receptor during the development of malignancy

JR Grandis, JC Sok - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2004 - Elsevier
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is overexpressed and/or constitutively
activated in a variety of human malignancies. Detection of increased expression levels of …

Drug resistance of human glioblastoma cells conferred by a tumor-specific mutant epidermal growth factor receptor through modulation of Bcl-XL and caspase-3-like …

M Nagane, A Levitzki, A Gazit… - Proceedings of the …, 1998 - National Acad Sciences
Alterations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene occur frequently in human
malignant gliomas. The most common of these is deletion of exons 2–7, resulting in …

[PDF][PDF] EGF mutant receptor vIII as a molecular target in cancer therapy.

CT Kuan, CJ Wikstrand, DD Bigner - Endocrine-related cancer, 2001 - Citeseer
In the year 2000, an estimated 1220100 new cases of invasive cancer will be diagnosed in
the United States, and about 552 200 people are expected to die of it (Greenlee et al. 2000) …