Mechanisms of Disease: signaling of the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor pathway—therapeutic perspectives in cancer
Yungan Tao, Valentina Pinzi, Jean Bourhis and Eric Deutsch*
Correspondence *Laboratory UPRES EA 27–10, Institute Gustave Roussy, 39 Rue Camille-Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif, France
Email deutsch@igr.fr
The insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) signaling pathway is implicated in the development of cancer. IGF1R signaling has been found to correlate with resistance to anti-EGFR and HER2-based therapies in experimental systems. This Review highlights the most relevant studies in this exciting area of research, focusing in particular on the role of the IGF1R in the resistance of other receptor-targeted therapies.
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