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ArticleOncotarget2015

Combined targeting of EGFR/HER promotes anti-tumor efficacy in subsets of KRAS mutant lung cancer resistant to single EGFR blockade.

Ijeoma Adaku Umelo, Olivier De Wever, Peter Kronenberger, Jan Van Deun, Alfiah Noor, Kshitiz Singh, Erik Teugels, Gang Chen, Marc Bracke, Jacques De Grève

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Article in Oncotarget, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Journal of Cancer · 2020
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  3. Imaging EGFR and HER3 throughScientific reports · 2018
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  5. Oncogene KRAS activates fatty acid synthase, resulting in specific ERK and lipid signatures associated with lung adenocarcinoma.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ijeoma Adaku UmeloLaboratory of Molecular Oncology and Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Olivier De WeverLaboratory of Experimental Cancer Research and Department of Radiotherapy, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, Brussels, Belgium.
Peter KronenbergerLaboratory of Molecular Oncology and Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Jan Van DeunLaboratory of Experimental Cancer Research and Department of Radiotherapy, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, Brussels, Belgium.
Alfiah NoorLaboratory of Molecular Oncology and Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Kshitiz SinghLaboratory of Gene Therapy & Regenerative Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Erik TeugelsLaboratory of Molecular Oncology and Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Gang ChenLaboratory of Molecular Oncology and Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Marc BrackeLaboratory of Experimental Cancer Research and Department of Radiotherapy, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, Brussels, Belgium.
Jacques De GrèveLaboratory of Molecular Oncology and Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel · BEErasmus University College Brussels · BEVrije Universiteit Brussel · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

KRAS is a frequently mutated oncogene in lung cancer and among the most refractory to EGFR targeted therapy. Recently, preclinical evidence in pancreatic cancer has demonstrated that mutant KRAS can be regulated by EGFR. However, the distinct correlation between the EGFR/HER family members and mutant KRAS has not been investigated. Here, we show that non-small cell lung cancer cell lines harboring differing isoforms of mutant KRAS, can be broadly divided into EGFR/HER dependent and EGFR/HER independent groups. Combined therapeutic targeting of EGFR, HER2 and HER3 in isoforms regulated by extracellular growth signals promotes in vitro and in vivo efficacy. We also provide evidence that depletion of EGFR via RNA interference specifically abolishes the EGFR/KRAS interaction in the dependent subset. Taken together, these findings suggest that upstream inhibition of the EGFR/HER receptors may be effective in treating a subset of KRAS mutant lung cancers.

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AnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell ProliferationErbB ReceptorsErlotinib HydrochlorideFemaleGenes, rasHumansLung NeoplasmsMiceMice, NudeMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationProtein Kinase InhibitorsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsErlotinib HydrochlorideKRAS protein, humanpertuzumabProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)EGFRHERKRASlung cancertargeted therapy

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PMID25992771
PMCPMC4652993
OpenAlexW1577391093

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