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ArticleOncotarget2020

Paradox breaker BRAF inhibitors have comparable potency and MAPK pathway reactivation to encorafenib in BRAF mutant colorectal cancer.

Oliver J Pickles, Aneta Drozd, Louise Tee, Andrew D Beggs, Gary W Middleton

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Article in Oncotarget, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% 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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Oliver J PicklesInstitute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
Aneta DrozdInstitute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
Louise TeeInstitute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
Andrew D BeggsInstitute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
Gary W MiddletonInstitute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
University of Birmingham · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 24430Medical Research Council MR/M009157/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The BEACON CRC trial demonstrated a survival advantage over chemotherapy for a combination of targeted agents comprising the potent BRAF inhibitor encorafenib together with cetuximab and binimetinib. Resistance to BRAF inhibition in CRC arises in part through the generation and activation of RAF dimers resulting in MEK-ERK pathway reactivation. Paradox breaker BRAF inhibitors, such as PLX8394, are designed to inhibit RAF dimer formation. We analyzed whether paradox breakers reduce pathway reactivation and so have enhanced potency compared with encorafenib in BRAF mutant CRC. The potency of encorafenib and PLX8394 was greater than vemurafenib and the degree of pathway reactivation somewhat less. However, dose response curves for encorafenib and PLX8394 were similar and there was no significant differences in degree of pathway reactivation. To our knowledge these data represent the first comparative data of encorafenib and paradox breaker inhibitors in BRAF mutant CRC. Whilst these results support further investigation of PLX8394, all three agents tested reactivated the pathway in melanoma cells, a disease in which monotherapy is effective. Strategies focused on restricting RAF dimerization fail to address the impact that specific context of BRAF mutation in CRC has on targeted therapy outcomes.

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BRAFcolorectal cancerencorafenibparadox breakerPLX8394

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PMID32922659
PMCPMC7456617
OpenAlexW3080212808

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