ERBB Signaling Interrupted: Targeting Ligand-Induced Pathway Activation

Cancer Discov. 2018 Jun;8(6):676-678. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-18-0368.

Abstract

<b/> A patient with advanced lung adenocarcinoma harboring a CD74-NRG1 gene rearrangement, which promotes ERBB2-ERBB3 heterodimerization and activation of downstream signaling, had an exceptional therapeutic response to an experimental anti-ERBB3 antibody. This result illustrates how NRG1 rearrangements, which are observed at a low frequency in a variety of solid tumors, may represent tractable therapeutic targets. Cancer Discov; 8(6); 676-8. ©2018 AACR.See related article by Drilon et al., p. 686.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma of Lung*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Humans
  • Ligands
  • Neuregulin-1*
  • Receptor, ErbB-2
  • Receptor, ErbB-3
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Ligands
  • NRG1 protein, human
  • Neuregulin-1
  • ERBB3 protein, human
  • Receptor, ErbB-2
  • Receptor, ErbB-3