Dasatinib Stimulates Its Own Mechanism of Resistance by Activating a CRTC3/MITF/Bcl-2 Pathway in Melanoma with Mutant or Amplified C-Kit

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Researchers showed that, dasatinib in melanoma stimulated its proper mechanism of resistance, independently of MAPK and PI3K/AKT pathway reactivation commonly associated to secondary c-Kit mutations, but through CRTC3/MITF/Bcl-2 pathway activation at clinically relevant doses.
[Molecular Cancer Research]
Sabbah, M., Krayem, M., Najem, A., Sales, F., Miller, W., Rincon, S. del, Awada, A., Ghanem, G. E., & Journe, F. (2021). Dasatinib stimulates its own mechanism of resistance by activating a CRTC3/MITF/Bcl-2 pathway in melanoma with mutant or amplified c-Kit. Molecular Cancer Research. https://doi.org/10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-20-1040 Cite
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