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Efficacy of the combination of MEK and CDK4/6 inhibitors in vitro and in vivo in KRAS mutant colorectal cancer models.
Oncotarget - 28 Jun 2016
Lee Michael S, Helms Timothy L, Feng Ningping, Gay Jason, Chang Qing Edward, Tian Feng, Wu Ji Y, Toniatti Carlo, Heffernan Timothy P, Powis Garth, Kwong Lawrence N, Kopetz Scott
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PURPOSE: Though the efficacy of MEK inhibitors is being investigated in KRAS-mutant colorectal cancers (CRC), early clinical trials of MEK inhibitor monotherapy did not reveal significant antitumor activity. Resistance to MEK inhibitor monotherapy developed through a variety of mechanisms converging in ERK reactivation. Since ERK increases cyclin D expression and increases entry into the cell cycle, we...
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