AXL receptor tyrosine kinase as a therapeutic target in NSCLC

Ross A Okimoto,1 Trever G Bivona1,2 1Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; 2Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA Abstract: The AXL receptor tyrosine kina...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:66beb47003984936bec97fbf708418342021-12-02T05:25:18ZAXL receptor tyrosine kinase as a therapeutic target in NSCLC1179-2728https://doaj.org/article/66beb47003984936bec97fbf708418342015-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/axl-receptor-tyrosine-kinase-as-a-therapeutic-target-in-nsclc-peer-reviewed-article-LCTThttps://doaj.org/toc/1179-2728Ross A Okimoto,1 Trever G Bivona1,2 1Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; 2Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA Abstract: The AXL receptor tyrosine kinase and its ligand, Gas6, regulate key processes in lung cancer growth, metastasis, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition-associated drug resistance. Gas6 and AXL expression have been correlated with poor prognosis and advanced clinical stage in patients with lung cancer, and targeting the Gas6/AXL pathway demonstrates antitumor activity, decreases cellular invasion, and restores sensitivity in de novo and acquired drug resistance models. These findings implicate AXL as a promising therapeutic target in lung cancer. In this review, we explore the role of AXL in lung cancer progression, from tumor development to disseminated disease, and highlight the current clinical landscape of anti-AXL therapeutics. Keywords: Gas6, lung cancer, targeted therapy, drug resistance Okimoto RABivona TGDove Medical PressarticleNeoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENLung Cancer: Targets and Therapy, Vol 2015, Iss default, Pp 27-34 (2015)
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topic Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
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Okimoto RA
Bivona TG
AXL receptor tyrosine kinase as a therapeutic target in NSCLC
description Ross A Okimoto,1 Trever G Bivona1,2 1Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; 2Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA Abstract: The AXL receptor tyrosine kinase and its ligand, Gas6, regulate key processes in lung cancer growth, metastasis, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition-associated drug resistance. Gas6 and AXL expression have been correlated with poor prognosis and advanced clinical stage in patients with lung cancer, and targeting the Gas6/AXL pathway demonstrates antitumor activity, decreases cellular invasion, and restores sensitivity in de novo and acquired drug resistance models. These findings implicate AXL as a promising therapeutic target in lung cancer. In this review, we explore the role of AXL in lung cancer progression, from tumor development to disseminated disease, and highlight the current clinical landscape of anti-AXL therapeutics. Keywords: Gas6, lung cancer, targeted therapy, drug resistance 
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title AXL receptor tyrosine kinase as a therapeutic target in NSCLC
title_short AXL receptor tyrosine kinase as a therapeutic target in NSCLC
title_full AXL receptor tyrosine kinase as a therapeutic target in NSCLC
title_fullStr AXL receptor tyrosine kinase as a therapeutic target in NSCLC
title_full_unstemmed AXL receptor tyrosine kinase as a therapeutic target in NSCLC
title_sort axl receptor tyrosine kinase as a therapeutic target in nsclc
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2015
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