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ReviewMolecular cancer2025

Evolution of direct RAS inhibitors: from undruggable target to clinical breakthroughs.

Xia Wang, Jing Wu, Aotian Xiao, Jie Wang, Jun Tian

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Review in Molecular cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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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

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Xia WangDepartment of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
Jing WuDepartment of Biochemistry, SUSTech Homeostatic Medicine Institute, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China.
Aotian XiaoDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
Jie WangDepartment of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China. wangjie@sustech.edu.cn.
Jun TianDepartment of Biochemistry, SUSTech Homeostatic Medicine Institute, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China. tianj@sustech.edu.cn.

Funding

Guangdong Provincial Department of Education 2024KQNCX052National Natural Science Foundation of China 82404015, 22077059, 22277048, 92253304Shenzhen Innovation of Science and Technology Commission Grants JCYJ20240813100059001, RCYX20210609103118010, QTD20221101093558015Shenzhen Medical Research Funding A2303067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The RAS signaling pathway, particularly through mutations in KRAS, NRAS, and HRAS, plays a pivotal role in driving oncogenesis in a wide range of cancers. For years, RAS proteins were deemed "undruggable" due to their smooth surface and lack of deep binding pockets. However, recent breakthroughs in targeting specific RAS mutations, particularly KRAS

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Antineoplastic AgentsNeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)ras ProteinsAnimalsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyMutationSignal TransductionAntineoplastic AgentsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)ras ProteinsChemical evolutionCombination therapiesCovalent inhibitorsKRAS inhibitorsMolecular gluesProtein degradersRAS signaling pathway

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PMID40993828
PMCPMC12462266

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