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