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The HSP90 inhibitor, NVP-AUY922, sensitizes KRAS-mutant non-small cell lung cancer with intrinsic resistance to MEK inhibitor, trametinib.
Cancer letters - 1 Mar 2016
Park Kang-Seo, Oh Bora, Lee Mi-Hee, Nam Ky-Youb, Jin Hae Ran, Yang Hannah, Choi Junyoung, Kim Sang-We, Lee Dae Ho
Abstract excerpt
RAS-driven tumors are often difficult to treat with conventional therapies and therefore, novel treatment strategies are necessary. The present study describes a promising targeted therapeutic strategy against non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring KRAS mutations, which has intrinsic resistance to MEK inhibition. Results showed that intrinsic resistance to MEK inhibition occurred via high AKT expression by...
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