Combined targeting of BRAF and CRAF or BRAF and PI3K effector pathways is required for efficacy in NRAS mutant tumors.

BACKGROUND:Oncogenic RAS is a highly validated cancer target. Attempts at targeting RAS directly have so far not succeeded in the clinic. Understanding downstream RAS-effectors that mediate oncogenesis in a RAS mutant setting will help tailor treatments that use RAS-effector inhibitors either alone...

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Main Authors: Bijay S Jaiswal, Vasantharajan Janakiraman, Noelyn M Kljavin, Jeffrey Eastham-Anderson, James E Cupp, Yuxin Liang, David P Davis, Klaus P Hoeflich, Somasekar Seshagiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2683562?pdf=render

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