COMBINATION OF EGFR INHIBITOR AND MEK INHIBITOR FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF NRAS MUTATED CANCER.

摘要

The invention relates to the methods for identifying resistance to cancer therapy, by identification of an E63K NRAS mutation, a G12V NRAS mutation or a gain of copy number of NRAS gene. A further aspect of the invention relates to methods of treatment that may overcome such resistance mechanisms, involving the use of an EGFR inhibitor in combination with a MEK inhibitor for the treatment of cancers involving an NRAS mutation selected from E63K, G12V, G12R, G12A, G12D, G12S and G12C, and/or cancel- involving a gain of copy number of NRAS gene.