A microRNA gene expression signature predicts response to erlotinib in epithelial cancer cell lines and targets EMT

J L Bryant, Joel S. Britson, Justin M. Balko, Michael C. Willian, Ruben Berrocal Timmons, Andrey Frolov, Esther P. Black

British Journal of Cancer · 2011 · 78 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

From these data, we hypothesise that the tumour microenvironment elicits TGFβ1 and stimulates a miRNA gene expression program that induces resistance to anti-EGFR therapy and drives lung tumour cells to EMT, invasion, and metastasis.

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