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MEK inhibitor

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A MEK inhibitor is a chemical or drug that inhibits the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase enzymes MEK1 and/or MEK2. [1]

20 relations: Binimetinib, BRAF (gene), Clinical trial, Cobimetinib, Colorectal cancer, Dabrafenib, KRAS, MAP2K1, MAP2K2, MAPK/ERK pathway, MEK inhibitor, Melanoma, Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase, Multiple myeloma, Neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog, Non-small-cell lung carcinoma, Ovarian cancer, Selumetinib, Trametinib, Vemurafenib.

Binimetinib

Binimetinib (MEK162, ARRY-162) is a MEK inhibitor being developed by Array Biopharma to treat various cancers.

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BRAF (gene)

BRAF is a human gene that encodes a protein called B-Raf.

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Clinical trial

Clinical trials are experiments or observations done in clinical research.

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Cobimetinib

Cobimetinib (trade name Cotellic) is a MEK inhibitor developed by Exelixis and Genentech (Roche).

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Colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer and colon cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine).

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Dabrafenib

Dabrafenib (trade name Tafinlar, GSK2118436) is a drug for the treatment of cancers associated with a mutated version of the gene BRAF.

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KRAS

KRAS (K-ras or Ki-ras) is a gene that acts as an on/off switch in cell signalling.

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MAP2K1

Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MAP2K1 gene.

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MAP2K2

Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MAP2K2 gene.

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MAPK/ERK pathway

The MAPK/ERK pathway (also known as the Ras-Raf-MEK-ERK pathway) is a chain of proteins in the cell that communicates a signal from a receptor on the surface of the cell to the DNA in the nucleus of the cell.

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MEK inhibitor

A MEK inhibitor is a chemical or drug that inhibits the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase enzymes MEK1 and/or MEK2.

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Melanoma

Melanoma, also known as malignant melanoma, is a type of cancer that develops from the pigment-containing cells known as melanocytes.

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Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase

Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (also known as MAP2K, MEK, MAPKK) is a kinase enzyme which phosphorylates mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK).

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Multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma, also known as plasma cell myeloma, is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally responsible for producing antibodies.

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Neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog

NRAS is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NRAS gene.

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Non-small-cell lung carcinoma

Non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is any type of epithelial lung cancer other than small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC).

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Ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is a cancer that forms in or on an ovary.

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Selumetinib

Selumetinib (AZD6244) is a drug that was discovered by Array BioPharma and was licensed to AstraZeneca.

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Trametinib

Trametinib (trade name Mekinist) is a cancer drug.

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Vemurafenib

Vemurafenib (INN, marketed as Zelboraf) is a B-Raf enzyme inhibitor developed by Plexxikon (now part of Daiichi-Sankyo) and Genentech for the treatment of late-stage melanoma.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MEK_inhibitor

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