Antibody–drug conjugates in solid tumors: a look into novel targets

C Criscitiello, S Morganti, G Curigliano - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021‏ - Springer
Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) are a relatively new class of anticancer agents designed
to merge the selectivity of monoclonal antibodies with cell killing properties of …

HER2-targeted therapies beyond breast cancer—An update

J Yoon, DY Oh - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2024‏ - nature.com
The receptor tyrosine-kinase HER2 (also known as ErbB2) is a well-established therapeutic
target in patients with breast or gastric cancer selected on the basis of HER2 overexpression …

HER2-Mediated Internalization of Cytotoxic Agents in ERBB2 Amplified or Mutant Lung Cancers

BT Li, F Michelini, S Misale, E Cocco, L Baldino… - Cancer …, 2020‏ - aacrjournals.org
Amplification of and oncogenic mutations in ERBB2, the gene encoding the HER2 receptor
tyrosine kinase, promote receptor hyperactivation and tumor growth. Here we demonstrate …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic vaccines for breast cancer: Has the time finally come?

C Corti, PPMB Giachetti, AMM Eggermont… - European Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The ability to exploit the immune system as a weapon against cancer has revolutionised the
treatment of cancer patients, especially through immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) …

Trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients with solid tumours harbouring specific activating HER2 mutations (DESTINY-PanTumor01): an international, phase 2 study

BT Li, F Meric-Bernstam, A Bardia, Y Naito… - The lancet …, 2024‏ - thelancet.com
Background Trastuzumab deruxtecan is a HER2-directed antibody–drug conjugate
approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency for …

Novel ADCs and strategies to overcome resistance to anti-HER2 ADCs

E Díaz-Rodríguez, L Gandullo-Sánchez, A Ocaña… - Cancers, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A proportion of breast tumors bear the oncogenic transmembrane tyrosine
kinase protein HER2. Even though therapies that target HER2 have changed the prognosis …

Molecular intrinsic versus clinical subty** in breast cancer: A comprehensive review

A Szymiczek, A Lone, MR Akbari - Clinical genetics, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease manifesting diversity at the molecular,
histological and clinical level. The development of breast cancer classification was centered …

Co-occurring gain-of-function mutations in HER2 and HER3 modulate HER2/HER3 activation, oncogenesis, and HER2 inhibitor sensitivity

AB Hanker, BP Brown, J Meiler, A Marín, HS Jayanthan… - Cancer cell, 2021‏ - cell.com
Activating mutations in HER2 (ERBB2) drive the growth of a subset of breast and other
cancers and tend to co-occur with HER3 (ERBB3) missense mutations. The HER2 tyrosine …

[HTML][HTML] Antibody–drug conjugates for the treatment of breast cancer

C Corti, F Giugliano, E Nicolò, L Ascione, G Curigliano - Cancers, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Metastatic breast cancer (BC) is currently an incurable disease. Besides
endocrine therapy and targeted agents, chemotherapy is often used in the treatment of this …

Somatic Mutations in HER2 and Implications for Current Treatment Paradigms in HER2‐Positive Breast Cancer

M Gaibar, L Beltrán, A Romero-Lorca… - Journal of …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
In one of every four or five cases of breast cancer, the human epidermal growth factor
receptor‐2 (HER2) gene is overexpressed. These carcinomas are known as HER2‐positive …