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SHP2 is required for growth of KRAS-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer in vivo.
Nature medicine - 1 Jul 2018
Mainardi Sara, Mulero-Sánchez Antonio, Prahallad Anirudh, Germano Giovanni, Bosma Astrid, Krimpenfort Paul, Lieftink Cor, Steinberg Jeffrey D, de Wit Niels, Gonçalves-Ribeiro Samuel, Nadal Ernest, Bardelli Alberto, Villanueva Alberto, Bernards Rene
Abstract excerpt
RAS mutations are frequent in human cancer, especially in pancreatic, colorectal and non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs)1-3. Inhibition of the RAS oncoproteins has proven difficult4, and attempts to target downstream effectors5-7 have been hampered by the activation of compensatory resistance mechanisms8. It is also well established that KRAS-mutant tumors are insensitive to inhibition of upstream growth factor...
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