Drugging mutant KRAS by disrupting binding to effectors and GTP.

Nat Cancer

Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Published: February 2025


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