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Synergistic effect of the inhibitors of RAF/MEK and AXL on KRAS-mutated ovarian cancer cells with high AXL expression.
Cancer science - 1 Jun 2020
Umemura Shiori, Sowa Yoshihiro, Iizumi Yosuke, Kitawaki Jo, Sakai Toshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
KRAS mutation is frequently seen in a subtype of ovarian cancer categorized as type 1. The KRAS-MAPK pathway, which is closely involved in type 1 cancer progression, is under the regulation of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs). AXL, one of the RTKs, has been reported to be overexpressed in ovarian cancer and contributes to the poor prognosis. However, there is no useful target-based agent against such gene...
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