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Mechanism-based cancer therapy: resistance to therapy, therapy for resistance

Ramos, P. and Bentires-Alj, M.. (2015) Mechanism-based cancer therapy: resistance to therapy, therapy for resistance. Oncogene, 34 (28). pp. 3617-3626.

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Abstract

The introduction of targeted therapy promised personalized and efficacious cancer treatments. However, although some targeted therapies have undoubtedly improved prognosis and outcome for specific cancer patients, the recurrent problem of therapeutic resistance subdues present revolutionary claims in this field. The plasticity of tumor cells leads to the development of drug resistance by distinct mechanisms: (1) mutations in the target, (2) reactivation of the targeted pathway, (3) hyperactivation of alternative pathways and (4) cross-talk with the microenvironment. Moreover, the intra-tumor heterogeneity of most tumors can also limit therapeutic response. Interestingly, the early identification of some mechanisms of resistance led to the use of alternative agents that improved clinical benefit, demonstrating that an understanding of the molecular mechanisms driving resistance to specific therapies is of paramount importance. Here we review the most generalized mechanisms of resistance to targeted therapies, together with some experimental strategies employed to identify such mechanisms. Therapeutic failure is not an option and we need to understand the dynamics of tumor adaptation in order to adequately adjust therapies; in essence 'to fight fire with fire'.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel > Tumor Heterogeneity Metastasis and Resistance (Bentires-Alj)
UniBasel Contributors:Bentires-Alj, Mohamed
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Further Journal Contribution
Publisher:Springer Nature
e-ISSN:1476-5594
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal item
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Last Modified:06 Nov 2018 19:22
Deposited On:06 Nov 2018 19:22

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