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ArticleOncology letters2018

Synergistic antitumor activity of low-dose c-Met tyrosine kinase inhibitor and sorafenib on human non-small cell lung cancer cells.

Ling Fu, Liang Guo, Yi Zheng, Zhenyu Zhu, Mingyue Zhang, Xiaohua Zhao, Hongxue Cui

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Article in Oncology letters, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ling FuDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, P.R. China.
Liang GuoDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, P.R. China.
Yi ZhengDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, P.R. China.
Zhenyu ZhuSurgical Ward 4, Shandong Tumor Hospital, Jinan, Shandong 250117, P.R. China.
Mingyue ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, P.R. China.
Xiaohua ZhaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, P.R. China.
Hongxue CuiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, P.R. China.
Weifang Medical University · CNShandong First Medical University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sorafenib is a multikinase inhibitor that is frequently used to treat various types of malignant tumors. However, it has been demonstrated that Sorafenib only has a moderate antitumor efficacy and is associated with numerous side effects in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which greatly limits its clinical application. The present study aimed to examine the effects of a combination of Sorafenib and low-dose PF-2341066, a selective c-Met tyrosine kinase inhibitor, on the proliferation, apoptosis and migration of the NSCLC cell line NCI-H1993. The data indicated that treatment with a combination of Sorafenib and low-dose PF-2341066 was able to significantly inhibit the proliferation and migration as well as promote the apoptosis, of NCI-H1993 cells, compared with treatment with Sorafenib or low-dose PF-2341066 alone. Further experiments indicated that the levels of phosphorylated epidermal growth factor receptor and c-Met were significantly decreased following the combined treatment of Sorafenib and PF-2341066, compared with the treatment with Sorafenib or PF-2341066 alone. The findings of the present study indicated that using a low-dose c-Met inhibitor enhances the antitumor activity of Sorafenib in NSCLC and may provide a novel strategy for the treatment of NSCLC.

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apoptosisc-Metmigrationnon-small cell lung cancerproliferationsorafenib

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PMID29552141
PMCPMC5840610
OpenAlexW2793373713

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