Research progress of the role of HGF/c-Met in the proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis and metastasis of cancer

Abstract

The HGF/c-Met pathway plays an important role in the proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis of tumors. With the successful development of small molecule c-Met kinase inhibitors, this signal pathway has become the focus of oncology research. In this review, we discuss the basic mechanism, targeted therapy, and early results of clinical trials of the HGF/c-Met pathway.