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MEK inhibitor resistance in lung cancer cells associated with addiction to sustained ERK suppression
D. A. Farnsworth, Y. Inoue, F. D. Johnson…·W. Lockwood
The paper identifies drug addiction to MEK inhibitors in KRAS-mutant lung cancer cells, showing that resistance is linked to ERK suppression and KRAS amplification, suggesting therapeutic strategies involving drug holidays.
DOI 10.1101/2022.04.29.490009