Adaptive Plasticity Tumor Cells Modulate MAPK-Targeting Therapy Response in Colorectal Cancer
Oscar Eduardo. Villarreal, Yixin Xu, Ha Tran, Annette A. Machado, Dionne Prescod, Amanda Anderson, Rosalba Minelli, Mike Peoples, Alejandro Hernandez Martinez, Hey Min Lee, Chi Wut Wong, Natalie Wall Fowlkes, Preeti Kanikarla Marie, Alexey V. Sorokin, Jumanah Yousef Alshenaifi, , Scott Kopetz
The paper identifies adaptive plasticity tumor (APT) cells that reduce response to MAPK inhibitors in colorectal cancer by increasing stemness and ASCL2 expression, and shows that targeting APT cells improves therapy efficacy.
bioRxiv · Jan 22, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology