Expression of epidermal growth factor (EGF)/transforming growth factor-α by human lung cancer cells determines their response to EGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition in the lungs of mice
Wu W, O'Reilly MS, Langley RR, Tsan RZ, Baker CH, Bekele N, Tang XM, Onn A, Fidler IJ, Herbst RS. Expression of epidermal growth factor (EGF)/transforming growth factor-α by human lung cancer cells determines their response to EGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition in the lungs of mice. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2007, 6: 2652-2663. PMID: 17913856, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-06-0759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBlotting, WesternCell ProliferationEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsGefitinibGene DosageHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMice, NudePhosphorylationPurinesQuinazolinesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTransforming Growth Factor alphaXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsTumor-associated endothelial cellsEpidermal growth factor receptorTreatment of miceLung cancerEpidermal growth factorNCI-H441Endothelial cellsLung tumorsLigand expressionNon-small cell lung cancerExpression of EGFTumor cellsEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinibGrowth factorReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitionTyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinibLymph node metastasisCell lung cancerEGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitionLungs of miceHuman lung cancer cellsHuman lung cancerPrimary tumor growthTyrosine kinase inhibitorsTargeted therapy of orthotopic human lung cancer by combined vascular endothelial growth factor and epidermal growth factor receptor signaling blockade
Wu W, Onn A, Isobe T, Itasaka S, Langley RR, Shitani T, Shibuya K, Komaki R, Ryan AJ, Fidler IJ, Herbst RS, O'Reilly MS. Targeted therapy of orthotopic human lung cancer by combined vascular endothelial growth factor and epidermal growth factor receptor signaling blockade. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2007, 6: 471-483. PMID: 17308046, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-06-0416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsApoptosisBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationEndothelium, VascularErbB ReceptorsFlow CytometryHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred CBANeovascularization, PathologicPhosphorylationPiperidinesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktQuinazolinesSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Xenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorVEGF receptor 2EGF receptorEpidermal growth factorLung cancerHuman lung cancerEndothelial growth factorGrowth factorMitogen-activated protein kinaseNon-small cell lung cancerOrthotopic human lung cancerProtein tyrosine kinase inhibitorEndothelial cellsTumor-associated endothelial cellsHuman lung cancer specimensAdvanced lung cancerSelective protein tyrosine kinase inhibitorCell lung cancerLung cancer patientsOrthotopic mouse modelEndothelial cell tube formationLung cancer specimensHuman lung adenocarcinoma cellsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsSmall molecule inhibitors