Molecular biology of bladder cancer: new insights into pathogenesis and clinical diversity

MA Knowles, CD Hurst - Nature reviews cancer, 2015 - nature.com
Urothelial carcinoma of the bladder comprises two long-recognized disease entities with
distinct molecular features and clinical outcome. Low-grade non-muscle-invasive tumours …

Targeting FGFR signaling in cancer

M Touat, E Ileana, S Postel-Vinay, F André… - Clinical cancer …, 2015 - AACR
The fibroblast growth factor signaling pathway (FGFR signaling) is an evolutionary
conserved signaling cascade that regulates several basic biologic processes, including …

Cellular signaling by fibroblast growth factor receptors

VP Eswarakumar, I Lax, J Schlessinger - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2005 - Elsevier
The 22 members of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family of growth factors mediate their
cellular responses by binding to and activating the different isoforms encoded by the four …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic aberrations in the FGFR pathway: opportunities for targeted therapies in solid tumors

R Dienstmann, J Rodon, A Prat, J Perez-Garcia… - Annals of oncology, 2014 - Elsevier
The fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) cascade plays crucial roles in tumor cell
proliferation, angiogenesis, migration and survival. Accumulating evidence suggests that in …

FGFR3 protein expression and its relationship to mutation status and prognostic variables in bladder cancer

DC Tomlinson, O Baldo, P Harnden… - The Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
FGFR3 is frequently activated by mutation in urothelial carcinoma (UC) and represents a
potential target for therapy. In multiple myeloma, both over‐expression and mutation of …

Molecular subtypes of bladder cancer: Jekyll and Hyde or chalk and cheese?

MA Knowles - Carcinogenesis, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Cancer of the bladder shows divergent clinical behaviour following diagnosis and it has
been proposed that two major groups of tumours exist that develop via different molecular …

FGFR3 and P53 Characterize Alternative Genetic Pathways in the Pathogenesis of Urothelial Cell Carcinoma

BWG Van Rhijn, TH Van Der Kwast, AN Vis, WJ Kirkels… - Cancer research, 2004 - AACR
Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) and P53 mutations are frequently observed in
bladder cancer. We here describe the distribution of FGFR3 mutations and P53 …

De-regulated FGF receptors as therapeutic targets in cancer

V Knights, SJ Cook - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2010 - Elsevier
Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) acting through their cognate receptors (FGFRs) play vital
roles in development and de-regulation of FGF/FGFR signalling is associated with many …

Bladder cancer or bladder cancers? Genetically distinct malignant conditions of the urothelium

PJ Goebell, MA Knowles - Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original …, 2010 - Elsevier
Despite the fact that the current histopathologic classification for bladder cancer has led to
improved concepts for the clinical management of the disease, key questions with regard to …

Tumour cell responses to new fibroblast growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors and identification of a gatekeeper mutation in FGFR3 as a mechanism of …

V Chell, K Balmanno, AS Little, M Wilson, S Andrews… - Oncogene, 2013 - nature.com
Fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) can act as driving oncoproteins in certain
cancers, making them attractive drug targets. Here we have characterized tumour cell …