Targeting the hedgehog pathway in MET mutation cancers and its effects on cells associated with cancer development.

ABSTRACT: The mutation of MET plays a crucial role in the initiation of cancer, while the Hedgehog (Hh) pathway also plays a significant role in cell differentiation and the maintenance of tumor stem cells. Conventional chemotherapy drugs are primarily designed to target the majority of cell populations within tumors rather than tumor stem cells. Consequently, after a brief period of remission, tumors often relapse. Moreover, the exclusive targeting of tumor stemness cell disregards the potential for other tumor cells to regain stemness and acquire drug resistance. As a result, current drugs that solely target the HGF/c-MET axis and the Hh pathway demonstrate only moderate efficacy in specific types of cancer. Mounting evidence indicates that these two pathways not only play important roles in cance

SUBMITTER: Du Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10623711 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature