<i>RASA1</i>/<i>NF1</i>-Mutant Lung Cancer: Racing to the Clinic?

Kitajima, Shunsuke; Barbie, David A · Clin Cancer Res · 2018

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Abstract

Although mutation of <i>NF1</i> has been described in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), co-mutation with <i>RASA1</i>, another Ras-GTPase activating protein (RasGAP), defines a novel genetically defined subclass of NSCLC. <i>RASA1</i>/<i>NF1</i>-mutant cell lines are highly sensitive to MEK inhibitors, warranting clinical evaluation of MAPK inhibition in this subclass of patients. <i>Clin Cancer Res; 24(6); 1243-5. ©2018 AACR</i><i>See related article by Hayashi et al., p. 1436</i>.

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