Shipping Out MEK Inhibitor Resistance with SHP2 Inhibitors

Cancer Discov. 2018 Oct;8(10):1210-1212. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-18-0915.

Abstract

RAS is one of the most frequently altered oncogenes, yet RAS-driven tumors are largely refractory to anticancer therapies. Fedele and colleagues demonstrate that SHP2 inhibitors prevent adaptive MEK inhibitor resistance; therefore, combining MEK and SHP2 inhibitors represents an exciting new therapeutic approach for the treatment of RAS-driven cancers. Cancer Discov; 8(10); 1210-2. ©2018 AACR. See related article by Fedele et al., p. 1237.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors*

Substances

  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors