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ArticleJournal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer2026

The Impact of Targeting TRAF2 and NCK-Interacting Protein Kinase on Antitumor Effect and Tumor Immune Environment in c-MYC-High SCLC.

Azusa Tanimoto, Kavya Ramkumar, C Allison Stewart, Bingnan Zhang, Kyle Concannon, Robert J Cardnell, Li Shen, Qi Wang, Jing Wang, Carl M Gay and 1 more

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Article in Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. The Five-Decade Journey of Small Cell Lung Cancer.Cancer communications (London, England) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Azusa TanimotoDepartment of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Kavya RamkumarDepartment of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
C Allison StewartDepartment of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Bingnan ZhangDepartment of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Kyle ConcannonDepartment of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Robert J CardnellDepartment of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Li ShenDepartment of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Qi WangDepartment of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Jing WangDepartment of Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Carl M GayDepartment of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Lauren Averett ByersDepartment of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: lbyers@mdanderson.org.

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DIANE BODURKA · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS--SPORE IN LUNG CANCERP50CA070907 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI HEYMACH, JOHN V. · 1996 to 2024
$57.4M
Coordinating center for the NCI small cell lung cancer research consortiumU24CA213274 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI Lauren Averett Byers, JOHN D. MINNA · 2017 to 2026
$12.9M
Therapeutic strategies for targeting PARP1 in small cell lung cancerR01CA207295 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Lauren Averett Byers · 2016 to 2026
$3.7M
Novel therapeutic approaches for enhancing anti-tumor immunity in SCLCU01CA213273 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI BYERS, LAUREN AVERETT, HEYMACH, JOHN V. · 2017 to 2021
$3.0M
Molecular and immunological heterogeneity of Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) and its impact on relapse and therapeutic responseU01CA256780 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI BYERS, LAUREN AVERETT, HEYMACH, JOHN V. · 2021 to 2025
$3.0M
Modeling tumor heterogeneity, to develop new therapeutic strategies for treatment of resistant small cell lung cancerR50CA243698 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Catherine Allison Stewart · 2020 to 2026
$701k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS P50 CA070907NCI NIH HHS R01 CA207295NCI NIH HHS R50 CA243698NCI NIH HHS U01 CA213273NCI NIH HHS U01 CA256780NCI NIH HHS U24 CA213274
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionWnt/β-catenin signaling pathway activation contributes to tumorigenesis and chemo-resistance in SCLC, yet clinical attempts to target this pathway have been unsuccessful. TRAF2 and NCK-interacting protein kinase (TNIK), an essential nuclear activator of Wnt/β-catenin target genes, has not yet been validated as a viable therapeutic target in SCLC. Here, we validated that TNIK inhibition is a promising approach for personalized anticancer therapy in SCLC.

methodsWe correlated the IC

resultsWe identified c-MYC expression as a top candidate marker of TNIK inhibition response. In xenograft models of c-MYC

conclusionsTNIK inhibition is more effective in c-MYC

Indexed as

Lung NeoplasmsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2Tumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsFemaleHumansMiceMice, NudeXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysMYC protein, humanProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2TNIK protein, humanCCL2c-MYCFOXK1SCLCTNIK

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PMID41456708
PMCPMC13007226

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