Inventors:
Pasi A. Janne - Newton MA, US
Jeffrey Engelman - Chestnut Hill MA, US
Lewis C. Cantley - Cambridge MA, US
International Classification:
A61K 31/5377, C12Q 1/68, A61K 31/517, A61P 35/00, A61K 31/506
US Classification:
5142345, 51425218, 5142664, 435 611
Abstract:
Provided herein are methods for treating cancer that is resistant to treatment with an anti-ErbB therapeutic agent and which is associated with an activating MET gene mutation or a MET gene amplification. The methods involve administering to a subject a combination of an anti-ErbB therapeutic and an anti-MET therapeutic. Also provided are methods for reducing ErbB mediated signaling or PI3 kinase mediated signaling in a cancer cell.