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ReviewMilitary Medical Research2024

Targeting RTKs/nRTKs as promising therapeutic strategies for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer: evidence from clinical trials.

Kasshish Mehta, Mangala Hegde, Sosmitha Girisa, Ravichandran Vishwa, Mohammed S Alqahtani, Mohamed Abbas, Mehdi Shakibaei, Gautam Sethi, Ajaikumar B Kunnumakkara

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Review in Military Medical Research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Kasshish MehtaCancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India.
Mangala HegdeCancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India.
Sosmitha GirisaCancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India.
Ravichandran VishwaCancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India.
Mohammed S AlqahtaniRadiological Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, 61421, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed AbbasElectrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, 61421, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Mehdi ShakibaeiDepartment of Human-Anatomy, Musculoskeletal Research Group and Tumor Biology, Chair of Vegetative Anatomy, Institute of Anatomy, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 80336, Munich, Germany.
Gautam SethiDepartment of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117600, Singapore. phcgs@nus.edu.sg.ORCID 0000-0002-8677-8475
Ajaikumar B KunnumakkaraCancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India. kunnumakkara@iitg.ac.in.ORCID 0000-0001-9121-6816

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The extensive heterogeneity and the limited availability of effective targeted therapies contribute to the challenging prognosis and restricted survival observed in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Recent research indicates the aberrant expression of diverse tyrosine kinases (TKs) within this cancer, contributing significantly to tumor cell proliferation, survival, invasion, and migration. The contemporary paradigm shift towards precision medicine has highlighted TKs and their receptors as promising targets for pharmacotherapy against a range of malignancies, given their pivotal roles in tumor initiation, progression, and advancement. Intensive investigations have focused on various monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and small molecule inhibitors that specifically target proteins such as epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), cellular mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (c-MET), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), among others, for combating TNBC. These agents have been studied both in monotherapy and in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents. Despite these advances, a substantial terrain of unexplored potential lies within the realm of TK targeted therapeutics, which hold promise in reshaping the therapeutic landscape. This review summarizes the various TK targeted therapeutics that have undergone scrutiny as potential therapeutic interventions for TNBC, dissecting the outcomes and revelations stemming from diverse clinical investigations. A key conclusion from the umbrella clinical trials evidences the necessity for in-depth molecular characterization of TNBCs for the maximum efficiency of TK targeted therapeutics, either as standalone treatments or a combination. Moreover, our observation highlights that the outcomes of TK targeted therapeutics in TNBC are substantially influenced by the diversity of the patient cohort, emphasizing the prioritization of individual patient genetic/molecular profiles for precise TNBC patient stratification for clinical studies.

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Receptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHumansProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesClinical trialGenetic diversityPatient stratificationPersonalised medicineTriple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)Tyrosine kinase

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