Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) in cancers: overexpression and therapeutic implications

N Iqbal, N Iqbal - Molecular biology international, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is a member of the epidermal growth
factor receptor family having tyrosine kinase activity. Dimerization of the receptor results in …

Epidermal growth factor-related peptides and their receptors in human malignancies

DS Salomon, R Brandt, F Ciardiello… - Critical reviews in …, 1995 - Elsevier
The development of cancer is due to the accumulation of multiple somatic mutations and in
some cases due to germline mutations, which occur in malignancies such as retinoblastoma …

A trispecific antibody targeting HER2 and T cells inhibits breast cancer growth via CD4 cells

E Seung, Z **ng, L Wu, E Rao, V Cortez-Retamozo… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Effective antitumour immunity depends on the orchestration of potent T cell responses
against malignancies. Regression of human cancers has been induced by immune …

Inhibition of HER2‐positive breast cancer growth by blocking the HER2 signaling pathway with HER2‐glycan‐imprinted nanoparticles

Y Dong, W Li, Z Gu, R **ng, Y Ma… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Blocking the HER2 signaling pathway has been an effective strategy in the treatment of
HER2‐positive breast cancer. It mainly relies on the use of monoclonal antibodies and …

Biology of HER2 and its importance in breast cancer

Y Yarden - Oncology, 2001 - karger.com
Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2/erbB-2) belongs to a family of four
transmembrane receptors involved in signal transduction pathways that regulate cell growth …

Ovarian surface epithelium: biology, endocrinology, and pathology

N Auersperg, AST Wong, KC Choi, SK Kang… - Endocrine …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
The epithelial ovarian carcinomas, which make up more than 85% of human ovarian cancer,
arise in the ovarian surface epithelium (OSE). The etiology and early events in the …

Ovarian cancer: epidemiology, biology, and prognostic factors

CH Holschneider, JS Berek - Seminars in surgical oncology, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Ovarian cancer varies widely in frequency among different geographic regions and ethnic
groups, with a high incidence in Northern Europe and the United States, and a low …

The biology of erbB-2/nue/HER-2 and its role in cancer

NE Hynes, DF Stern - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 1994 - Elsevier
The gene known as neu, erbB-2, or HER-2 is among those most frequently altered in human
cancer, neu was first identified as a transforming gene activated in chemically induced rat …

The epidermal growth factor receptor family as a central element for cellular signal transduction and diversification.

N Prenzel, OM Fischer, S Streit, S Hart… - Endocrine-related …, 2001 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Homeostasis of multicellular organisms is critically dependent on the correct interpretation of
the plethora of signals which cells are exposed to during their lifespan. Various soluble …

Specific cell targeting with nanobody conjugated branched gold nanoparticles for photothermal therapy

B Van de Broek, N Devoogdt, A D'Hollander, HL Gijs… - ACS …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Branched gold nanoparticles are potential photothermal therapy agents because of their
large absorption cross section in the near-infrared window. Upon laser irradiation they …