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ReviewCancer discovery2025

Response and Resistance to RAS Inhibition in Cancer.

Richard Y Ebright, Julien Dilly, Alice T Shaw, Andrew J Aguirre

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Review in Cancer discovery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Pancreatic Cancer KRAS Breakthrough: Drug Graveyard No More.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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  7. RAS-targeted therapies for pancreatic cancer.ESMO gastrointestinal oncology · 2026
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  15. Radiosensitization of Glioblastoma by the K-ras Inhibitor RMC-6236.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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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

4 authors.

Richard Y EbrightDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-8975-5810
Julien DillyDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-4006-5285
Alice T ShawDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-6337-1093
Andrew J AguirreDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-0701-6203

Funding

Tissue and Pathology ResourcesP50CA127003 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI SHIVDASANI, RAMESH A · 2007 to 2023
$33.2M
Stromal modulation of pancreatic cancer malignant cell state and therapeutic sensitivityU01CA274276 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI Andrew James Aguirre, Stephanie Dougan · 2022 to 2026
$5.1M
Mechanisms of response and resistance to KRAS inhibition in pancreatic cancerR01CA276268 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI Andrew James Aguirre · 2023 to 2026
$2.2M
Break Through Cancer (BTC)Lustgarten Foundation (Lustgarten)National Cancer Institute (NCI) P50CA127003NCI NIH HHS P50 CA127003NCI NIH HHS R01 CA276268NCI NIH HHS U01 CA274276
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RAS inhibition has the potential to transform cancer treatment for many patients. The landscape of RAS inhibitor therapies is rapidly evolving, with two mutant-selective KRAS inhibitors now approved and multiple other mutant-selective, pan-KRAS, and pan-RAS inhibitors in development. However, monotherapy efficacy has been limited by primary and acquired resistance. In this article, we review preclinical and clinical data on RAS inhibition in cancer and describe multiple genetic and nongenetic mechanisms of resistance. Moreover, we highlight future opportunities for the design of rational combination therapy strategies, which will ultimately be needed to overcome resistance and enhance the efficacy of these promising treatments. SIGNIFICANCE: RAS inhibitors have shown early evidence of efficacy in multiple cancer types, but clinical benefit is limited by acquired resistance. Development of best-in-class inhibitors, with optimal potency, selectivity, and pharmacokinetic properties, as well as effective and tolerable combination therapies will be needed to overcome resistance and maximize the clinical impact of RAS-targeted therapy.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmNeoplasmsras ProteinsAnimalsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyAntineoplastic Agentsras Proteins

Identifiers

PMID40293709
PMCPMC12226231

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