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ArticleScience advances2026

KRAS is required for plexiform neurofibroma formation and represents a targetable vulnerability in established tumors.

Liang Hu, Niousha Ahmari, Abby Schaeper, Jay Pundavela, Mi-Ok Kim, Eva Dombi, Jianqiang Wu, Julia Brunmair, Özlem Yüce Petronczki, Nancy Ratner

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10 authors.

Liang HuDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4402-1930
Niousha AhmariDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Abby SchaeperDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-0445-3027
Jay PundavelaDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2861-4736
Mi-Ok KimDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF, 1450 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7712-3653
Eva DombiPediatric Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5323-6995
Jianqiang WuDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4239-5659
Julia BrunmairBoehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG, Dr. Boehringer Gasse 5-11, A-1120 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-7702-3468
Özlem Yüce PetronczkiBoehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG, Dr. Boehringer Gasse 5-11, A-1120 Vienna, Austria.
Nancy RatnerDivision of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5030-9354

Funding

T32 Cincinnati Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology Training ProgramT32HD069054 · NICHD · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI TRACY A GLAUSER, Sonya C Tang Girdwood · 2011 to 2026
$3.0M
Identification of Novel Pathways Causing NF1-Driven Schwann Cell TumorsR01NS120892 · NINDS · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI NANCY RATNER · 2022 to 2026
$2.5M
NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD069054NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS120892
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 develop Schwann cell tumors called neurofibromas that arise within peripheral nerves, driven by loss of neurofibromin and consequent increased RAS/RAF/MEK signaling. MEK inhibitors achieve partial responses for benign neurofibromas but are limited by toxicity and incomplete efficacy, necessitating alternative approaches. Using the

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Neurofibroma, PlexiformProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)AnimalsCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceNeurofibromatosis 1Neurofibromin 1Tumor MicroenvironmentHras protein, mouseNeurofibromin 1Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)

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PMID42685218
PMCPMC13537243

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