New Insights into the Clinical Implications of Yes-Associated Protein in Lung Cancer: Roles in Drug Resistance, Tumor Immunity, Autophagy, and Organoid Development

Innovative advancements in lung cancer treatment have developed over the past decade with the advent of targeted and immune therapies. Yes-associated protein (YAP), an effector of the Hippo pathway, promotes the resistance of these targeted drugs and modulates tumor immunity in lung cancer. YAP is involved in autophagy in lung cancer and plays a prominent role in forming the tubular structure in lung organoids and alveolar differentiation. In this review, we discuss the central roles of YAP in lung cancer and present YAP as a novel target for treating resistance to targeted therapies and immunotherapies in lung cancer. READ ARTICLE

Cancers DOI: 10.3390/cancers13123069

Authors: Yoo G, Park D, Kim Y and Chung C.

Review Paper, group5Kirk SmithJune 17, 2021YAP, TAZ, Hippo pathway, lung cancer, drug resistance, EGFR-TKI, PD-L1, autophagy, organoid

ADAURA: Phase III, Double-blind, Randomized Study of Osimertinib Versus Placebo in EGFR Mutation-positive Early-stage NSCLC After Complete Surgical Resection

Currently, the role of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors as adjuvant therapy for early-stage non–small-cell lung cancer after complete surgical tumor resection remains under investigation. We present the rationale and study design for the ADAURA (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT02511106) trial, a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. READ ARTICLE

Clinical Lung Cancer DOI:10.1016/j.cllc.2018.04.004

Authors: Yi-LongWu, Roy S. Herbst, Helen Mann, Yuri Rukazenkov, Marcelo Marotti and MasahiroTsuboi

Clinical TrialsKirk SmithJuly 1, 2018Adjuvant therapy, EGFR-TKI, Non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Surgery, tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)