2013
EGF Receptor Activates MET through MAPK to Enhance Non–Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Invasion and Brain Metastasis
Breindel JL, Haskins JW, Cowell EP, Zhao M, Nguyen DX, Stern DF. EGF Receptor Activates MET through MAPK to Enhance Non–Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Invasion and Brain Metastasis. Cancer Research 2013, 73: 5053-5065. PMID: 23794705, PMCID: PMC3745527, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-12-3775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung carcinomaMitogen-activated protein kinaseBrain metastasesEGFR-METMET activationMutant EGFRCell lung carcinomaEffect of MetSMET kinase inhibitorEGF receptorErbB family membersMET amplificationLung carcinomaDrug treatmentTherapeutic targetEGFRMet levelsDrug resistanceCell subpopulationsCarcinoma invasionKinase inhibitorsMET phosphorylationProtein levelsMetSContinued investigation
2009
Association of constitutively activated hepatocyte growth factor receptor (Met) with resistance to a dual EGFR/Her2 inhibitor in non-small-cell lung cancer cells
Agarwal S, Zerillo C, Kolmakova J, Christensen JG, Harris LN, Rimm DL, DiGiovanna MP, Stern DF. Association of constitutively activated hepatocyte growth factor receptor (Met) with resistance to a dual EGFR/Her2 inhibitor in non-small-cell lung cancer cells. British Journal Of Cancer 2009, 100: 941-949. PMID: 19240716, PMCID: PMC2661782, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorEGFR/HER2 inhibitorsNSCLC cell linesDual EGFR/HER2 inhibitorsGrowth factor receptorMET inhibitorsHER2 inhibitorsUse of EGFREGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsCell lung cancer cellsFactor receptorMajority of patientsTreatment of NSCLCCell lung carcinomaTyrosine kinase inhibitorsPotential therapeutic advantagesSubset of tumorsLung cancer cellsCell linesCurrent clinical useReceptor TKTumor cell growthHepatocyte growth factor receptorMaximal growth inhibitionImportant molecular target