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ArticleCell reports. Medicine2025

BRAF/MEK inhibition induces cell state transitions boosting immune checkpoint sensitivity in BRAF

Yao Lulu Xing, Dena Panovska, Jong-Whi Park, Stefan Grossauer, Katharina Koeck, Brandon Bui, Emon Nasajpour, Jeffrey J Nirschl, Zhi-Ping Feng, Pierre Cheung and 18 more

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Article in Cell reports. Medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

28 authors.

Yao Lulu XingDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Dena PanovskaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Jong-Whi ParkDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Life Sciences, Gachon University, Incheon 21999, South Korea.
Stefan GrossauerVienna Medical Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria.
Katharina KoeckCenter for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria.
Brandon BuiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Emon NasajpourDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Jeffrey J NirschlDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Zhi-Ping FengThe Australian National University Bioinformatics Consultancy, John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.
Pierre CheungDepartment of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Pardes HabibDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Ruolun WeiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Jie WangDepartment of Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Wes ThomasonDepartment of Oncological Sciences and Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Michelle MonjeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Joanne XiuMedical Affairs, Caris Life Sciences Inc, Phoenix, AZ 85040, USA.
Alexander BeckCenter for Neuropathology and Prion Research, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80539 Munich, Germany.
Katharina J WeberGoethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Neurological Institute (Edinger Institute) and University Cancer Center (UCT), 60629 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Frankfurt Cancer Institute, 60629 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Patrick N HarterCenter for Neuropathology and Prion Research, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 80539 Munich, Germany.
Michael LimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Kelly B MahaneyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Laura M ProloDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Gerald A GrantDepartment of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
Xuhuai JiHuman Immune Monitoring Centre, Institute for Immunity, Transplantation, and Infection, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Kyle M WalshDivision of Neuro-Epidemiology, Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
Jean M Mulcahy LevyMorgan Adams Foundation Brain Tumor Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Dolores HambardzumyanDepartment of Oncological Sciences and Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Claudia K PetritschDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Maternal & Child Health Research Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: clpetritsch39@gmail.com.

Funding

Translational Oncology Research Program (Project-005)P30CA124435 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI MICHAEL KENNEY · 2007 to 2026
$71.4M
BRAF Mutation in Malignant Astrocytoma Origin, Evolution, and Response to TherapyR01NS080619 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI JAMES, CHARLES DAVID, PETRITSCH, CLAUDIA KATHARINA · 2012 to 2016
$1.8M
A causal role for asymmetric cell division defects in glioma initiationR01CA164746 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI PETRITSCH, CLAUDIA KATHARINA · 2012 to 2016
$1.6M
Investigating ASPM regulation of asymmetric division for therapeutic opportunitiesR21NS099836 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI PETRITSCH, CLAUDIA KATHARINA · 2016 to 2017
$436k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA124435NCI NIH HHS R01 CA164746NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS080619NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS099836
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Resistance to v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 (BRAF) plus mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibition (BRAFi+MEKi) in BRAF

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsGliomaImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafAnimalsB7-H1 AntigenCell Line, TumorDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansMiceMutationB7-H1 AntigenBRAF protein, humanCD274 protein, humanImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafBRAF and MEK inhibitor adaptationBRAF V600Ecell state transitionsGalectin-3high-grade gliomaimmune checkpoint inhibitionprogrammed death-ligand 1T cell modulation

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PMID40505659
PMCPMC12208339

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