PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY JOURNAL ›› 2017, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (3): 281-284.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2017.03.019

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Research progress of receptor tyrosine kinase AXL in tumor

TANG Xiaosong,CHEN Gongyan   

  1. Department of Oncology,Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital,Harbin 150081,China
  • Received:2016-11-15 Online:2017-06-28 Published:2017-07-04

Abstract: AXL is a member of the TAM receptor tyrosine kinase family,and AXL has been shown to be associated with a variety of cancers such as lung cancer,breast cancer,thyroid cancer,prostate cancer and pancreatic cancer.The latest evidence suggests that AXL can promote the growth,invasion and metastasis of various tumors,and its inhibitors can also inhibit tumor formation,suggesting that AXL may be a potential target for anti-tumor therapy,and the use of AXL kinase inhibitors may become the new strategy of anti-tumor therapy.This article reviews the progress of AXL and tumor.

Key words: Receptor tyrosine kinase, AXL, Tumor, AXL kinase inhibitors

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