Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
MET Amplification Leads to Gefitinib Resistance in Lung Cancer by Activating ERBB3 Signaling. |
| Authors: |
Engelman, Jeffrey A., Zejnullahu, Kreshnik, Mitsudomi, Tetsuya, Youngchul Song, Hyland, Courtney, Park, Joon Oh, Lindeman, Neal, Gale, Christopher-Michael, Xiaojun Zhao, Christensen, James, Kosaka, Takayuki, Holmes, Alison J., Rogers, Andrew M., Cappuzzo, Federico, Mok, Tony, Lee, Charles, Johnson, Bruce E., Cantley, Lewis C., Jänne, Pasi A. |
| Source: |
Science (pre-March 2025). 5/18/2007, Vol. 316 Issue 5827, p1039-1043. 5p. |
| Subjects: |
Gene amplification, Lung cancer, Epidermal growth factor, Cancer cells, Cancer treatment, Proto-oncogenes, Drug resistance, Cellular pathology, Medical research |
| Abstract: |
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) kinase inhibitors gefitinib and erlotinib are effective treatments for lung cancers with EGFR activating mutations, but these tumors invariably develop drug resistance. Here, we describe a gefitinib-sensitive lung cancer cell line that developed resistance to gefitinib as a result of focal amplification of the MET proto-oncogene, inhibition of MET signaling in these cells restored their sensitivity to gefitinib. MET amplification was detected in 4 of 18 (22%) Lung cancer specimens that had developed resistance to gefitinib or erlotinib. We find that amplification of MET causes gefitinib resistance by driving ERBB3 (HER3)-dependent activation of PI3K, a pathway thought to be specific to EGFR/ERBB family receptors. Thus, we propose that MET amplification may promote drug resistance in other ERBB-driven cancers as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
