Allosteric MEK1/2 Inhibitor Refametinib (BAY 86-9766) in Combination with Sorafenib Exhibits Antitumor Activity in Preclinical Murine and Rat Models of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

OBJECTIVE: The objectives of the study were to evaluate the allosteric mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitor BAY 86-9766 in monotherapy and in combination with sorafenib in orthotopic and subcutaneous hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) models with different underlying etiologies in tw...

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Main Authors: Roberta Schmieder, Florian Puehler, Roland Neuhaus, Maria Kissel, Alex A Adjei, Jeffrey N Miner, Dominik Mumberg, Karl Ziegelbauer, Arne Scholz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-10-01
Series:Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558613801066