2021
Identification of RAS mutant biomarkers for EGFR inhibitor sensitivity using a systems biochemical approach
McFall T, Stites E. Identification of RAS mutant biomarkers for EGFR inhibitor sensitivity using a systems biochemical approach. Cell Reports 2021, 37: 110096. PMID: 34910921, PMCID: PMC8867612, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensitivity to EGFR inhibitionSubsets of mutationsRAS mutationsKRAS G13DCancer cell biologyEGFR inhibitionEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-targeted therapyTumor suppressor neurofibrominGene-basedBiophysical biomarkersInhibitor sensitivityCell biologyMutationsPersonalized medicineBiomarker strategiesKRAS mutantRasCancer treatmentKRASNF1BiomarkersBiophysical characteristicsG13DMutantsInhibition
2019
A systems mechanism for KRAS mutant allele–specific responses to targeted therapy
McFall T, Diedrich J, Mengistu M, Littlechild S, Paskvan K, Sisk-Hackworth L, Moresco J, Shaw A, Stites E. A systems mechanism for KRAS mutant allele–specific responses to targeted therapy. Science Signaling 2019, 12 PMID: 31551296, PMCID: PMC6864030, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aaw8288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorWild-type Ras activationColorectal cancerSensitivity to EGFR inhibitionEpidermal growth factor receptor inhibitionKRAS mutantEGFR-independent mannerAllele-specific responsesRas activationGrowth factor receptorTumor suppressor neurofibrominPatient tumorsAntibody cetuximabTargeted therapyMechanisms of EGFR signalingCRC patientsEGFR inhibitionCancer treatment decisionsRAS mutationsFactor receptorKRASTherapeutic strategiesTreatment decisionsEGFR signalingPatients