@prefix this: . @prefix sub: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix xsd: . @prefix sio: . @prefix lld: . @prefix miriam-gene: . @prefix miriam-pubmed: . @prefix eco: . @prefix wi: . @prefix prov: . @prefix pav: . @prefix prv: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix np: . @prefix dgn-gda: . @prefix dgn-void: . sub:head { this: np:hasAssertion sub:assertion; np:hasProvenance sub:provenance; np:hasPublicationInfo sub:publicationInfo; a np:Nanopublication . } sub:assertion { dgn-gda:DGN55580b5020136248d1902808c7d6d2f2 sio:SIO_000628 miriam-gene:1956, lld:C0007131; a sio:SIO_001122 . } sub:provenance { sub:assertion dcterms:description "[Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors are highly effective in treating non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) expressing activated EGFR, particularly those harboring EGFR mutations.� However, most patients who benefit from EGFR inhibitors achieve only partial responses or stable disease, facilitating the emergence of resistance.� Thus, progression-free survival advantages in responding patients are modest.� Combination therapy, preferably using agents with synergistic activity, could both improve responses and reduce acquired resistance rates.�� We hypothesized that combining MEK inhibitors with EGFR inhibitors could result in such a benefit.� The MAPK pathway lies downstream of EGFR and transduces both proliferative and survival signals in a variety of cancer types.� Inhibitors of this pathway are currently in clinical trials, but little evidence exists supporting the use of these agents as monotherapy in EGFR-dependent non-small cell lung cancer.�� In this study, we find EGFR-dependent NSCLC cell lines are moderately sensitive to loss of ERK1/2 activity, either by small molecule inhibition or by siRNA knockdown.� The consequence of inhibition is dependent upon the trophic content of the culture media, primarily anti-proliferative in serum-rich conditions and pro-apoptotic in serum-poor conditions.]. Sentence from MEDLINE/PubMed, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine."@en; wi:evidence dgn-void:source_evidence_literature; sio:SIO_000772 miriam-pubmed:19305165; prov:wasDerivedFrom dgn-void:BEFREE; prov:wasGeneratedBy eco:ECO_0000203 . dgn-void:BEFREE pav:importedOn "2017-02-19"^^xsd:date . dgn-void:source_evidence_literature a eco:ECO_0000212; rdfs:comment "Gene-disease associations inferred from text-mining the literature."@en; rdfs:label "DisGeNET evidence - LITERATURE"@en . } sub:publicationInfo { this: dcterms:created "2017-10-17T13:12:13+02:00"^^xsd:dateTime; dcterms:rights ; dcterms:rightsHolder dgn-void:IBIGroup; dcterms:subject sio:SIO_000983; prv:usedData dgn-void:disgenetv3.0rdf; pav:authoredBy , , , , ; pav:createdBy ; pav:version "v5.0.0.0" . dgn-void:disgenetv3.0rdf pav:version "v5.0.0" . }