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KRAS as a druggable target in NSCLC: Rising like a phoenix after decades of development failures

Friedlaender, Alex, Drilon, Alexander, Weiss, Glen J., Banna, Giuseppe L., Addeo, Alfredo·2020·Cancer Treatment Reviews

Abstract

Cancers of nearly all lineages harbor alterations that deregulate mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling, a crucial signaling pathway for tumor formation and maintenance. Of these, KRAS mutations are the most frequent gain-of-function alterations found in patients with cancer. In particular they represents the most common molecular alteration detected in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounting for up to 25% of all oncogenic mutations. They were identified decades ago and prior efforts to target these proteins have been unsuccessful. KRAS mutation profiles (i.e. frequency of specific codon substitutions) in smokers and never-smokers are distinct and not all KRAS alterations are driver mutations. KRAS has evolved from a mutation with possible predictive value to a therapeutic target with great promise. Here, we will discuss the biology of KRAS in lung cancer and its clinical implications in oncology today and in the foreseeable future.

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  • G12C and G12V mutations preferentially activate RAL signaling and G12D-mutant cell lines have high levels of phosphorylated AKT, suggesting preferential activation of PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway.

    “G12C and G12V mutations are shown to preferentially activate RAL signaling and G12D-mutant cell lines are shown to have high levels of phosphorylated AKT, suggesting preferential activation of PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway [46, 47].”

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Authors
Friedlaender, A., Drilon, A., Weiss, G. J., Banna, G. L., & Addeo, A.
Affiliations
  • University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
  • United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
Corresponding author
Addeo, Alfredo
Venue
Cancer Treatment Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-04
Volume
85
Pages
101978
ISSN
0305-7372 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3004931546
Cited by
118
References
52
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 19
FWCI
2.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Cancer Treatment Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (P30CA008748)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Keywords
KRAS mutation, non-small cell lung cancer, druggable targets, MAPK signaling, gain-of-function mutations, smoking status, driver mutations, KRAS inhibitors, cancer therapeutics
MeSH terms
Antineoplastic Agents, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Female, Forecasting, Humans, Immunotherapy, Lung Neoplasms, Male, Mutation, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Survival Analysis, Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), Treatment Outcome, Molecular Targeted Therapy

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