[HTML][HTML] The improbable targeted therapy: KRAS as an emerging target in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

R Salgia, R Pharaon, I Mambetsariev, A Nam… - Cell Reports …, 2021 - cell.com
R Salgia, R Pharaon, I Mambetsariev, A Nam, M Sattler
Cell Reports Medicine, 2021cell.com
KRAS is a frequent oncogenic driver in solid tumors, including non-small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC). It was previously thought to be an" undruggable" target due to the lack of deep
binding pockets for specific small-molecule inhibitors. A better understanding of the
mechanisms that drive KRAS transformation, improved KRAS-targeted drugs, and
immunological approaches that aim at yielding immune responses against KRAS
neoantigens have sparked a race for approved therapies. Few treatments are available for …
Summary
KRAS is a frequent oncogenic driver in solid tumors, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It was previously thought to be an "undruggable" target due to the lack of deep binding pockets for specific small-molecule inhibitors. A better understanding of the mechanisms that drive KRAS transformation, improved KRAS-targeted drugs, and immunological approaches that aim at yielding immune responses against KRAS neoantigens have sparked a race for approved therapies. Few treatments are available for KRAS mutant NSCLC patients, and several approaches are being tested in clinicals trials to fill this void. Here, we review promising therapeutics tested for KRAS mutant NSCLC.
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