First Selective Small Molecule Inhibitor of FGFR4 for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinomas with an Activated FGFR4 Signaling Pathway.
Hagel, M., Miduturu, C., Sheets, M., Rubin, N., Weng, W., Stransky, N., Bifulco, N., Kim, J.L., Hodous, B., Brooijmans, N., Shutes, A., Winter, C., Lengauer, C., Kohl, N.E., Guzi, T.(2015) Cancer Discov 5: 424-437
- PubMed: 25776529 
- DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-14-1029
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4XCU - PubMed Abstract: 
Aberrant signaling through the fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19)/fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 (FGFR 4) signaling complex has been shown to cause hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in mice and has been implicated to play a similar role in humans. We have developed BLU9931, a potent and irreversible small-molecule inhibitor of FGFR4, as a targeted therapy to treat patients with HCC whose tumors have an activated FGFR4 signaling pathway ...