Drug resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors, occurring via secondary mutations or bypass pathways, is frequent among non-small-cell lung cancer patients.
Claudin-6 (CLDN6) is a protein found in the tight junctions of epithelial cells to modulate their permeability and barrier function, among other actions.
The KRAS G12D mutation is the most common oncogenic KRAS variant, identified in approximately 34% of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cases, 12% of colorectal cancers and 4% of lung adenocarcinomas.
The expression of tissue factor (TF) is limited in normal tissues to the perivascular compartment where it acts as the receptor for the serin protease factor VIIa. This signaling axis triggers the initiation of extrinsic coagulation protease cascade.
Cadherin 17 (CDH17) is a membrane-bound cell adhesion molecule involved in tumor cell proliferation and is selectively overexpressed in several gastrointestinal malignancies, including colorectal cancer, gastric cancer and pancreatic cancer.
Researchers from Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. reported the discovery of SHR-3591, an orally bioavailable AR proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) designed to treat prostate tumors.
PARP inhibitors have been approved for the treatment of several cancers, including ovarian, breast, pancreatic and prostate cancers with BRCA mutations or other homologous recombination repair deficiencies (HRD). However, their therapeutic potential is limited by challenges such as hematologic toxicity and lack of target selectivity.