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Title: Strategies for overcoming inherent and acquired resistance to EGFR inhibitors by targeting downstream effectors in the RAS/PI3K pathway.
Austin Authors: Weickhardt, Andrew J ;Tebbutt, Niall C ;Mariadason, John M 
Affiliation: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Austin Health, Level 6 Harold Stokes Building, 145-163 Studley Road, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia
Issue Date: 1-Dec-2010
Publication information: Current Cancer Drug Targets; 10(8): 824-33
Abstract: Mutations in K-Ras are observed in approximately 40% of colon tumours. This has significant implications for predicting likelihood of response to the antibody-based EGFR inhibitors, cetuximab and panitumumab, with K-Ras mutant patients now clearly shown to be inherently resistant to these agents. Alternative treatment strategies for K-Ras mutant patients are therefore urgently needed. Farnesyltransferase inhibitors, developed to inhibit K-Ras, have to-date been largely unsuccessful. However, a number of agents which target signaling components in the MAPK and PI3K pathways downstream of mutant K-Ras are currently being evaluated in clinical trials and will be discussed. A further clinical concern is that K-Ras wild type patients who initially respond to EGFR inhibitors eventually develop acquired resistance to these agents and experience tumour progression. Studies from the use of related agents in other disease settings as well as pre-clinical studies provide important insights into mechanisms by which this may occur. While no evidence presently exists for somatic mutations as a basis for acquired resistance to EGFR inhibitors in colon cancer, several studies implicate upregulation and signaling via other Her family members, c-Met, IGFR and Src. Upregulation of the pro-angiogenic factor, VEGF, is also a possible mechanism of acquired resistance. This review discusses drugs currently in clinical trials that may potentially achieve more efficient and prolonged targeting of the EGFR pathway by overcoming these mechanisms of resistance.
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/11103
Journal: Current cancer drug targets
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20718704
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Antineoplastic Agents.therapeutic use
Drug Resistance, Neoplasm.drug effects
Genes, ras.drug effects
Humans
Neoplasms.drug therapy.metabolism
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases.antagonists & inhibitors
Prognosis
Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor.antagonists & inhibitors.metabolism
Signal Transduction.drug effects
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