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Genes | Metastatic sites | Molecular mechanism |
EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor; ALK: anaplastic lymphoma kinase; KRAS: V-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homologue. | ||
EGFR | Brain[7-11] | MET gene activation[12];STAT3 signaling pathway activation[13]; |
Bone[14, 15] | Increased release of osteoclastic related factors[16];Down-regulation of tumor related factors VEGF-A,VEGFR-1,TNF-α expressions[17]; | |
Lung[9, 19] | EGFR signaling pathway regulates the synthesis and secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor increased[19] | |
Liver[9, 18] | - | |
ALK | Lymph node[22-24] | - |
Pleura[18, 24, 25] | - | |
Brain[26] | - | |
KRAS | Lung[33] | - |
Brain [31] | LKB1 gene inactivation[31, 32] |