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ERBB receptors and cancer: the complexity of targeted inhibitors.

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This work discusses the significance of these receptors as clinical targets, in particular the molecular mechanisms underlying response, and many ERBB inhibitors used in the clinic.
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ERBB receptor tyrosine kinases have important roles in human cancer. In particular, the expression or activation of epidermal growth factor receptor and ERBB2 are altered in many epithelial tumours, and clinical studies indicate that they have important roles in tumour aetiology and progression. Accordingly, these receptors have been intensely studied to understand their importance in cancer biology and as therapeutic targets, and many ERBB inhibitors are now used in the clinic. We will discuss the significance of these receptors as clinical targets, in particular the molecular mechanisms underlying response.

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Cancer Genome Landscapes

TL;DR: This work has revealed the genomic landscapes of common forms of human cancer, which consists of a small number of “mountains” (genes altered in a high percentage of tumors) and a much larger number of "hills" (Genes altered infrequently).
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Matrix Metalloproteinases: Regulators of the Tumor Microenvironment

TL;DR: In addition to their role in extracellular matrix turnover and cancer cell migration, MMPs regulate signaling pathways that control cell growth, inflammation, or angiogenesis and may even work in a nonproteolytic manner.
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Wild-type KRAS is required for panitumumab efficacy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

TL;DR: Panitumumab monotherapy efficacy in mCRC is confined to patients with WT KRAS tumors, and KRAS status should be considered in selecting patients withmCRC as candidates for panitumuab mon Therapy.
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