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ReviewJCI insight2022

Targeting the undruggable oncogenic KRAS: the dawn of hope.

Hande Asimgil, Utku Ertetik, Nedim Can Çevik, Menar Ekizce, Alper Doğruöz, Muazzez Gökalp, Elif Arık-Sever, Rouzanna Istvanffy, Helmut Friess, Güralp Onur Ceyhan and 1 more

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Review in JCI insight, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. mRNA vaccines as cancer therapies.Chinese medical journal · 2024
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  19. Facts and Hopes in Using Omics to Advance Combined Immunotherapy Strategies.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hande AsimgilDepartment of Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany.
Utku ErtetikDepartment of General Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary-Unit, School of Medicine, Kerem Aydınlar Campus at Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nedim Can ÇevikDepartment of General Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary-Unit, School of Medicine, Kerem Aydınlar Campus at Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Menar EkizceDepartment of General Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary-Unit, School of Medicine, Kerem Aydınlar Campus at Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Alper DoğruözDepartment of Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany.
Muazzez GökalpDepartment of General Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary-Unit, School of Medicine, Kerem Aydınlar Campus at Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Elif Arık-SeverDepartment of General Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary-Unit, School of Medicine, Kerem Aydınlar Campus at Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Rouzanna IstvanffyDepartment of Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany.
Helmut FriessDepartment of Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany.
Güralp Onur CeyhanDepartment of General Surgery, Hepatopancreatobiliary-Unit, School of Medicine, Kerem Aydınlar Campus at Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ihsan Ekin DemirDepartment of Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany.
Acıbadem University · TRTUM Klinikum · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

KRAS mutations are the drivers of various cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer, colon cancer, and pancreatic cancer. Over the last 30 years, immense efforts have been made to inhibit KRAS mutants and oncogenic KRAS signaling using inhibitors. Recently, specific targeting of KRAS mutants with small molecules revived the hopes for successful therapies for lung, pancreatic, and colorectal cancer patients. Moreover, advances in gene editing, protein engineering, and drug delivery formulations have revolutionized cancer therapy regimens. New therapies aim to improve immune surveillance and enhance antitumor immunity by precisely targeting cancer cells harboring oncogenic KRAS. Here, we review recent KRAS-targeting strategies, their therapeutic potential, and remaining challenges to overcome. We also highlight the potential synergistic effects of various combinatorial therapies in preclinical and clinical trials.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsDrug Delivery SystemsGenes, rasNeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)AnimalsHumansMiceMutationAntineoplastic AgentsKRAS protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)

Identifiers

PMID35014625
PMCPMC8765045
OpenAlexW4205508655

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