Anti-inflammatory drugs as anticancer agents

S Zappavigna, AM Cossu, A Grimaldi… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is strictly associated with cancer and plays a key role in tumor development
and progression. Several epidemiological studies have demonstrated that inflammation can …

FDA Approval Summary: Dabrafenib in Combination with Trametinib for BRAFV600E Mutation–Positive Low-Grade Glioma

MI Barbato, J Nashed, D Bradford, Y Ren… - Clinical Cancer …, 2024 - AACR
Abstract On March 16, 2023, the FDA approved dabrafenib in combination with trametinib
(Tafinlar, Mekinist; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation) for the treatment of pediatric …

Somatic MAP2K1 mutations are associated with extracranial arteriovenous malformation

JA Couto, AY Huang, DJ Konczyk, JA Goss… - The American Journal of …, 2017 - cell.com
Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a fast-flow, congenital vascular anomaly that may arise
anywhere in the body. AVMs typically progress, causing destruction of surrounding tissue …

Targeting the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma

S Yang, G Liu - Oncology letters, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Although the biological basis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear, effective
treatments and improvement of the survival rate remain worthwhile research goals …

The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway: role in immune evasion by trypanosomatids

M Soares-Silva, FF Diniz, GN Gomes… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Leishmania spp. and Trypanosoma cruzi are the causative agents of leishmaniasis and
Chagas disease, respectively, two neglected tropical diseases that affect about 25 million …

Progress on Ras/MAPK signaling research and targeting in blood and solid cancers

M Dillon, A Lopez, E Lin, D Sales, R Perets, P Jain - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Ras-Raf-MEK-ERK signaling pathway is responsible for regulating
cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival. Overexpression and overactivation of …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives of the Nrf-2 signaling pathway in cancer progression and therapy

P Basak, P Sadhukhan, P Sarkar, PC Sil - Toxicology reports, 2017 - Elsevier
The Nuclear factor erythroid2-related factor2 (Nrf2), a master regulator of redox
homoeostasis, is a key transcription factor regulating a wide array of genes for antioxidant …

Phase II study of selumetinib in children and young adults with tumors harboring activating mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway genetic alterations: arm E of the …

OS Eckstein, CE Allen, PM Williams… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE The NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH trial assigns patients age 1-21 years with
relapsed or refractory solid tumors, lymphomas, and histiocytic disorders to phase II studies …

RAS pathway mutations as a predictive biomarker for treatment adaptation in pediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia

IS Jerchel, AQ Hoogkamer, IM Ariës, EMP Steeghs… - Leukemia, 2018 - nature.com
RAS pathway mutations have been linked to relapse and chemotherapy resistance in
pediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL). However …

MERTK in cancer therapy: Targeting the receptor tyrosine kinase in tumor cells and the immune system

JM Huelse, DM Fridlyand, S Earp, D DeRyckere… - Pharmacology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The receptor tyrosine kinase MERTK is aberrantly expressed in numerous human
malignancies, and is a novel target in cancer therapeutics. Physiologic roles of MERTK …