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ReviewMolecular oncology2025

The rapidly growing landscape of RAS inhibitors: from selective allele blockade to broad inhibition strategies.

Matthias Drosten, Mariano Barbacid

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Review in Molecular oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Matthias DrostenCentro de Investigación del Cáncer (CIC), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad de Salamanca (USAL), Salamanca, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3205-456X
Mariano BarbacidCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1480-2624

Funding

CRIS Cancer FoundationSpanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RAS oncoproteins have been considered undruggable for decades. However, recent advances have led to the development of a large variety of RAS inhibitors. While a multitude of drugs is currently under clinical evaluation, some of them have already been approved in specific contexts, leading to a continuous improvement of available therapeutic options for patients with RAS-mutant cancers. In this Viewpoint, we discuss different classes of RAS inhibitors, with emphasis on those that are currently tested in the clinic including allele-specific KRAS, panKRAS, and panRAS inhibitors. We also address determinants of response to RAS inhibition such as the tumor context or potential resistance mechanisms. Finally, we provide an outlook on the future of RAS targeting, which is likely to involve combination therapies. The rapid approval of several RAS inhibitors reflects the urgency to develop novel therapeutic strategies to treat RAS-mutant cancers.

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AllelesAntineoplastic AgentsNeoplasmsras ProteinsAnimalsHumansMutationAntineoplastic Agentsras Proteinscombination therapiesdrug resistanceKRASRAS inhibitors

Identifiers

PMID41159877
PMCPMC12591320

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