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Targeting KRAS in pancreatic cancer: Emerging therapeutic strategies.
Advances in cancer research - 1 Jan 2023
Khan Sajid, Budamagunta Vivekananda, Zhou Daohong
Abstract excerpt
KRAS, a predominant member of the RAS family, is the most frequently mutated oncogene in human pancreatic cancer (∼95% of cases). Mutations in KRAS lead to its constitutive activation and activation of its downstream signaling pathways such as RAF/MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR that promote cell proliferation and provide apoptosis evasion capabilities to cancer cells. KRAS had been considered 'undruggable' until the...
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