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ArticleBreast cancer research : BCR2014

Integrin-mediated resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor-targeted therapy: an inflammatory situation.

Wells S Brown, Michael K Wendt

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Article in Breast cancer research : BCR, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Wells S Brown
Michael K Wendt

Funding

Targeting FGFR to prevent the outgrowth of metastatic breast cancerR00CA166140 · NCI · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI WENDT, MICHAEL KEITH · 2014 to 2016
$706k
NCI NIH HHS R00 CA166140
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Targeting the function of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has failed as an effective clinical option for breast cancer. Understanding the drivers of inherent resistance has been a challenge. One possible mechanism is the acquisition of stem-like properties through the process of epithelial-mesenchymal transition. A recent study by Seguin and colleagues adds to our understanding of this process by demonstrating a functional role for unligated αvβ3 integrin in mediating a stem-like phenotype and facilitating resistance to EGFR-targeted therapy via enhanced downstream coupling to a KRAS:RalB:NF-κB pathway. Importantly, the identified mechanism may reveal a possible strategy for sensitizing breast cancer cells to EGFR-targeted therapies.

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Drug Resistance, NeoplasmAnimalsErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansIntegrin beta3Lung NeoplasmsNeoplastic Stem CellsProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteinsral GTP-Binding Proteinsras ProteinsErbB ReceptorsIntegrin beta3Protein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteinsral GTP-Binding Proteinsras Proteins

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PMID25255930
PMCPMC4728772

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