ArticleNature communications2019
AXL confers intrinsic resistance to osimertinib and advances the emergence of tolerant cells.
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- Mechanistic insights into VSIR-mediated AXL regulation and gastric cancer proliferation.iScience · 2026Article
- AXL at the nexus of therapeutic resistance, tumor vascularization, and immune evasion in cancer.iScience · 2026Review
- Fc-Dependent Targeting of the GAS6-MERTK Axis With Monoclonal and Bispecific Antibodies Overcomes Drug Resistance Across EGFR Mutations in Exons 19, 20, and 21.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- ZNF217 promotes receptor tyrosine kinase plasticity and AXL-ERK dependency in ovarian cancer.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Epithelial-mesenchymal transition in carcinoma: navigating phenotypic states to target resistance and metastasis.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2026Review
- AXL phosphosite mapping links FAK1 and YAP1 signaling to erlotinib resistance in EGFR-mutant lung cancer.Cell reports · 2026Article
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- Osimertinib Resistance in EGFR-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies.MedComm · 2026Review
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- AXL receptor tyrosine kinase regulates Golgi organization and function via an adhesion-Arf1 signalling axis in breast and lung cancer cell lines.Biology open · 2026Article
- Copy Number Amplification and c-Myc Transcriptional Activation-Mediated RNA-Binding Protein MEX3A Promotes EGFR-TKI Resistance in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.Thoracic cancer · 2026Article
- Stanniocalcin 2-Induced Autophagy Confers Resistance of Lung Cancer Cells to EGFR Inhibition via the ERK/Beclin 1 Signaling.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
- The resistance landscape of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: molecular mechanisms and novel therapeutic strategies.Translational lung cancer research · 2026Review
- Bidirectional coupling among EMT, AXL-RB1 signaling and lineage switch drives resistance to osimertinib and worse clinical outcomes in NSCLC.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- USP7-dependent stabilization of FKBP4 contributes to acquired osimertinib resistance through glycolytic remodeling in NSCLC.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- [Mechanisms of Macrophage Efferocytosis-driven Remodeling of Lung Cancer Microenvironment Structure and Angiogenesis and Prospects for Clinical Intervention].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2026Review
- Therapy-induced cholesterol biosynthesis drives lung cancer dormancy and drug resistance.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2026Article
- AXL-SHC1 signaling axis mediates adaptive resistance to HER2-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors in HER2-aberrant lung and gastric cancers.NPJ precision oncology · 2026Article
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Abstract
A novel EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), osimertinib, has marked efficacy in patients with EGFR-mutated lung cancer. However, some patients show intrinsic resistance and an insufficient response to osimertinib. This study showed that osimertinib stimulated AXL by inhibiting a negative feedback loop. Activated AXL was associated with EGFR and HER3 in maintaining cell survival and inducing the emergence of cells tolerant to osimertinib. AXL inhibition reduced the viability of EGFR-mutated lung cancer cells overexpressing AXL that were exposed to osimertinib. The addition of an AXL inhibitor during either the initial or tolerant phases reduced tumor size and delayed tumor re-growth compared to osimertinib alone. AXL was highly expressed in clinical specimens of EGFR-mutated lung cancers and its high expression was associated with a low response rate to EGFR-TKI. These results indicated pivotal roles for AXL and its inhibition in the intrinsic resistance to osimertinib and the emergence of osimertinib-tolerant cells.
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