The HGF/c-MET Pathway Is a Driver and Biomarker of VEGFR-inhibitor Resistance and Vascular Remodeling in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Cascone T, Xu L, Lin HY, Liu W, Tran HT, Liu Y, Howells K, Haddad V, Hanrahan E, Nilsson MB, Cortez MA, Giri U, Kadara H, Saigal B, Park YY, Peng W, Lee JS, Ryan AJ, Jüergensmeier JM, Herbst RS, Wang J, Langley RR, Wistuba II, Lee JJ, Heymach JV. The HGF/c-MET Pathway Is a Driver and Biomarker of VEGFR-inhibitor Resistance and Vascular Remodeling in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2017, 23: 5489-5501. PMID: 28559461, PMCID: PMC5600821, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-3216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicDisease Models, AnimalDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGene Expression ProfilingHepatocyte Growth FactorHumansHypoxiaKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMolecular Targeted TherapyMulticenter Studies as TopicNeovascularization, PathologicPrognosisProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorSignal TransductionXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerHepatocyte growth factorC-MetHGF/c-Met pathwayHuman non-small cell lung cancerResistance of NSCLCAngiogenic factor levelsHGF plasma levelsCancer cellsTumor microvascular densityCell lung cancerEffect of therapyTortuous blood vesselsTumor vascular bedC-Met pathwayTyrosine kinase inhibitorsTumor-associated stromaClin Cancer ResHuman lung adenocarcinomaMurine xenograft modelVEGFR-TKIClinical outcomesLung cancerPlasma levelsMicrovascular density