Comparison of EMT mediated tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance in NSCLC.

ABSTRACT: In the United States, lung cancer is the second most common cancer in men and women. In 2017, 222,500 new cases and 155,870 deaths from lung cancer are estimated to have occurred. A tyrosine kinase receptor, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), is over expressed or mutated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) resulting in increased cell proliferation and survival. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are currently being used as therapy for NSCLC patients, however, they have limited efficacy in NSCLC patients due to acquisition of resistance. This study investigates the role of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in the development of resistance against TKIs in NSCLC. Currently, the role of p120-catenin, Kaiso factor and PRMT-1 in reversal of EMT in T790M mutated and TKI-resistant NSC

SUBMITTER: Iderzorig T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5801208 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature