MAP kinase pathway gene copy alterations in NRAS/BRAF wild-type advanced melanoma
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MAP kinase pathway gene copy alterations in NRAS/BRAF wild-type advanced melanoma. / Orouji, Elias; Orouji, Azadeh; Gaiser, Timo; Larribère, Lionel; Gebhardt, Christoffer; Utikal, Jochen.
in: INT J CANCER, Jahrgang 138, Nr. 9, 01.05.2016, S. 2257-62.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - MAP kinase pathway gene copy alterations in NRAS/BRAF wild-type advanced melanoma
AU - Orouji, Elias
AU - Orouji, Azadeh
AU - Gaiser, Timo
AU - Larribère, Lionel
AU - Gebhardt, Christoffer
AU - Utikal, Jochen
N1 - © 2015 UICC.
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - Recent therapeutic advances have improved melanoma patientś clinical outcome. Novel therapeutics targeting BRAF, NRAS and cKit mutant melanomas are widely used in clinical practice. However therapeutic options in NRAS(wild-type) /BRAF(wild-type) /cKit(wild-type) melanoma patients are limited. Our study shows that gene copy numbers of members of the MAPK signaling pathway vary in different melanoma subgroups. NRAS(wild-type) /BRAF(wild-type) melanoma metastases are characterized by significant gains of MAP2K1 (MEK1) and MAPK3 (ERK1) gene loci. These additional gene copies could lead to an activation of the MAPK signaling pathway via a gene-dosage effect. Our results suggest that downstream analyses of the pMEK and pERK expression status in NRAS(wild-type) /BRAF(wild-type) melanoma patients identify patients that could benefit from targeted therapies with MEK and ERK inhibitors.
AB - Recent therapeutic advances have improved melanoma patientś clinical outcome. Novel therapeutics targeting BRAF, NRAS and cKit mutant melanomas are widely used in clinical practice. However therapeutic options in NRAS(wild-type) /BRAF(wild-type) /cKit(wild-type) melanoma patients are limited. Our study shows that gene copy numbers of members of the MAPK signaling pathway vary in different melanoma subgroups. NRAS(wild-type) /BRAF(wild-type) melanoma metastases are characterized by significant gains of MAP2K1 (MEK1) and MAPK3 (ERK1) gene loci. These additional gene copies could lead to an activation of the MAPK signaling pathway via a gene-dosage effect. Our results suggest that downstream analyses of the pMEK and pERK expression status in NRAS(wild-type) /BRAF(wild-type) melanoma patients identify patients that could benefit from targeted therapies with MEK and ERK inhibitors.
KW - Aged
KW - DNA Mutational Analysis
KW - Female
KW - GTP Phosphohydrolases
KW - Gene Dosage
KW - Humans
KW - Immunohistochemistry
KW - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
KW - MAP Kinase Signaling System
KW - Male
KW - Melanoma
KW - Membrane Proteins
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf
KW - Skin Neoplasms
KW - Journal Article
KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
U2 - 10.1002/ijc.29970
DO - 10.1002/ijc.29970
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 26684394
VL - 138
SP - 2257
EP - 2262
JO - INT J CANCER
JF - INT J CANCER
SN - 0020-7136
IS - 9
ER -