A strategy for cancer prevention: stimulation of the Nrf2-ARE signaling pathway.

abstract：:The retinoid 4-oxo-N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide (4-oxo-4-HPR), a metabolite of fenretinide (4-HPR) present in plasma of 4-HPR-treated patients, is very effective in inducing growth inhibition and apoptosis in several cancer cell lines. 4-Oxo-4-HPR and 4-HPR have different mechanisms of action because 4-oxo-4-HPR, unl...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Appierto V,Tiberio P,Cavadini E,Casalini P,Cappelletti G,Formelli F

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:STAT3 is an important transcriptional factor for cell growth, differentiation, and apoptosis. Although evidence suggests a positive role for STAT3 in cancer, the inhibitory effects of tumor STAT3 on natural killer (NK) cell functions in human hepatocellular carcinoma are unclear. In this study, we found that blocking ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Sun X,Sui Q,Zhang C,Tian Z,Zhang J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For a subpopulation of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients, the constitutively activated tyrosine kinase, mutant FLT3, has emerged as a promising target for therapy. The development of drug resistance, however, is a growing concern for mutant FLT3 inhibitors, such as PKC412. Potential therapeutic benefit can arise f...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Weisberg E,Choi HG,Barrett R,Zhou W,Zhang J,Ray A,Nelson EA,Jiang J,Moreno D,Stone R,Galinsky I,Fox E,Adamia S,Kung AL,Gray NS,Griffin JD

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported previously that 5-fluorouracil (FUra) efficacy could be enhanced by increasing tumoral thymidine phosphorylase (TP) activity. Potentiated TP yield was achieved by either transfecting cells with human TP gene (A. Evrard et al., Br. J. Cancer, 80: 1726-1733, 1999) or associating FUra with 2'-deoxyinosine (d-...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Ciccolini J,Cuq P,Evrard A,Giacometti S,Pelegrin A,Aubert C,Cano JP,Iliadis A

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylase inhibitors represent a promising new class of anticancer agents. In the current investigation, we examined the activity of PXD101, a potent histone deacetylase inhibitor, used alone or in combination with clinically relevant chemotherapeutics (docetaxel, paclitaxel, and carboplatin), in preclinical...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Qian X,LaRochelle WJ,Ara G,Wu F,Petersen KD,Thougaard A,Sehested M,Lichenstein HS,Jeffers M

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple myeloma remains incurable and the majority of patients die within 5 years of diagnosis. Reolysin, the infusible form of human reovirus (RV), is a novel viral oncolytic therapy associated with antitumor activity likely resulting from direct oncolysis and a virus-mediated antitumor immune response. Results from...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Stiff A,Caserta E,Sborov DW,Nuovo GJ,Mo X,Schlotter SY,Canella A,Smith E,Badway J,Old M,Jaime-Ramirez AC,Yan P,Benson DM,Byrd JC,Baiocchi R,Kaur B,Hofmeister CC,Pichiorri F

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ligation of OX40 (CD134, TNFRSF4) on activated T cells by its natural ligand (OX40L, CD252, TNFSF4) enhances cellular survival, proliferation, and effector functions such as cytokine release and cellular cytotoxicity. We engineered a recombinant human OX40L IgG4P Fc fusion protein termed MEDI6383 that assembles into a...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Oberst MD,Augé C,Morris C,Kentner S,Mulgrew K,McGlinchey K,Hair J,Hanabuchi S,Du Q,Damschroder M,Feng H,Eck S,Buss N,de Haan L,Pierce AJ,Park H,Sylwester A,Axthelm MK,Picker L,Morris NP,Weinberg A,Hammond SA

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High Mycoplasma infection in gastric cancer tissues suggests a possible association between Mycoplasma infection and tumorigenesis. By using human gastric cancer cells AGS and mouse melanoma cells B16F10 stably expressing p37, the major immunogen of Mycoplasma hyorhinis, we found that p37 enhanced cell motility, migra...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Gong M,Meng L,Jiang B,Zhang J,Yang H,Wu J,Shou C

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ewing's sarcoma is a pediatric cancer of the bone that is characterized by the expression of the chimeric transcription factor EWS-FLI1 that confers a highly malignant phenotype and results from the chromosomal translocation t(11;22)(q24;q12). Poor overall survival and pronounced long-term side effects associated with...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Winter GE,Rix U,Lissat A,Stukalov A,Müllner MK,Bennett KL,Colinge J,Nijman SM,Kubicek S,Kovar H,Kontny U,Superti-Furga G

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have shown the prognostic significance of disseminated tumor cells (DTC) in bone marrow of patients with colorectal cancer. However, the molecular characteristics of DTCs, including their miRNA expression profiles, remain mostly unknown. In this study, we analyzed the miRNA expression of DTCs in bone marrow. E...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Takeyama H,Yamamoto H,Yamashita S,Wu X,Takahashi H,Nishimura J,Haraguchi N,Miyake Y,Suzuki R,Murata K,Ohue M,Kato T,Takemasa I,Mizushima T,Ishii H,Mimori K,Doki Y,Mori M

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have identified silibinin as an anticarcinogenic agent. Recently, we showed that silibinin inhibits cell growth via G1 arrest, leading to differentiation of androgen-dependent human prostate carcinoma LNCaP cells (X. Zi and R. Agarwal, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 96: 7490-7495,1999). Here, we extend th...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Tyagi A,Agarwal C,Agarwal R

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Notch signaling pathway has been implicated in cell fate determination and differentiation in many tissues. Accumulating evidence points toward a pivotal role in blood vessel formation, and the importance of the Delta-like ligand (Dll) 4-Notch1 ligand-receptor interaction has been shown in both physiological and t...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Jenkins DW,Ross S,Veldman-Jones M,Foltz IN,Clavette BC,Manchulenko K,Eberlein C,Kendrew J,Petteruti P,Cho S,Damschroder M,Peng L,Baker D,Smith NR,Weir HM,Blakey DC,Bedian V,Barry ST

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment options for hepatocellular carcinoma using chemotherapeutics at intermediate and advanced stages of disease are limited as patients most rapidly escape from therapy and succumb to disease progression. Mechanisms of the hepatic xenobiotic metabolism are mostly involved in providing chemoresistance to therapeu...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Haider C,Grubinger M,Řezníčková E,Weiss TS,Rotheneder H,Miklos W,Berger W,Jorda R,Zatloukal M,Gucky T,Strnad M,Kryštof V,Mikulits W

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gefitinib (Iressa, ZD1839), a quinazoline tyrosine kinase inhibitor that targets the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), is approved for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in several countries including Japan. However, the mechanism of drug sensitivity to gefitinib is not fully understood. ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Ono M,Hirata A,Kometani T,Miyagawa M,Ueda S,Kinoshita H,Fujii T,Kuwano M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CC-RCC) is a devastating disease with limited therapeutic options available for advanced stages. The objective of this study was to investigate HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, also known as statins, as potential therapeutics for CC-RCC. Importantly, treatment with statins was found to be...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Thompson JM,Alvarez A,Singha MK,Pavesic MW,Nguyen QH,Nelson LJ,Fruman DA,Razorenova OV

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeting of epigenetic regulators as the chromatin remodeler SWI/SNF is proving to be a promising therapeutic strategy for individualized treatment of cancer patients. Here, we tested whether targeting one of the two mutually exclusive subdomains of the SWI/SNF complex BRM/SMARCA2 can sensitize specifically non-small...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Zernickel E,Sak A,Riaz A,Klein D,Groneberg M,Stuschke M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell cycle regulators, such as the CDC25 phosphatases, are potential targets for the development of new anticancer drugs. Here we report the identification and the characterization of BN82685, a quinone-based CDC25 inhibitor that is active in vitro and in vivo. BN82685 inhibits recombinant CDC25A, B, and C phosphatase...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Brezak MC,Quaranta M,Contour-Galcera MO,Lavergne O,Mondesert O,Auvray P,Kasprzyk PG,Prevost GP,Ducommun B

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sorafenib is a second-generation, orally active multikinase inhibitor that is approved for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma and patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. We studied active transport of sorafenib in MDCK-II cells expressing human P-glycoprotein (P-gp/ABCB1) or ABCG...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Lagas JS,van Waterschoot RA,Sparidans RW,Wagenaar E,Beijnen JH,Schinkel AH

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In bone metastatic lesions, osteoclasts play a key role in the development of osteolysis. Previous studies have shown that macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) is important for the differentiation of osteoclasts. In this study, we investigated whether an inhibitor of M-CSF receptor (c-Fms) suppresses osteoclas...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Ohno H,Kubo K,Murooka H,Kobayashi Y,Nishitoba T,Shibuya M,Yoneda T,Isoe T

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of the proto-oncogene Bcl-2 is associated with tumor progression. Bcl-2's broad expression in tumors, coupled with its role in resistance to chemotherapy and radiation therapy-induced apoptosis, makes it a rational target for anticancer therapy. Antisense Bcl-2 oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) reagents have been ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Anai S,Goodison S,Shiverick K,Hirao Y,Brown BD,Rosser CJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tivantinib (ARQ197) was first reported as a highly selective inhibitor of c-MET and is currently being investigated in a phase III clinical trial. However, as recently reported by us and another group, tivantinib showed cytotoxic activity independent of cellular c-MET status and also disrupted microtubule dynamics. To...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Aoyama A,Katayama R,Oh-Hara T,Sato S,Okuno Y,Fujita N

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific delivery to tumors and efficient cellular uptake of nucleic acids remain major challenges for gene-targeted cancer therapies. Here we report the use of a designed ankyrin repeat protein (DARPin) specific for the epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) as a carrier for small interfering RNA (siRNA) complemen...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Winkler J,Martin-Killias P,Plückthun A,Zangemeister-Wittke U

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperactivation of c-Jun NH2-terminal protein kinase (JNK) has been found in various malignant lymphocytes and inhibition of JNK activity leads to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. However, the role of JNK activity in the oncogenic growth of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) cells remains largely unknown. Her...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Cui J,Wang Q,Wang J,Lv M,Zhu N,Li Y,Feng J,Shen B,Zhang J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) have emerged as important therapeutic targets. Pharmacologic inhibitors of these kinases function to inhibit cell-cycle progression and exert other important effects on the tumor and host environment. Because of their impact on the cell cycle, CDK4/6 inhibitors (CDK4/6i) have ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Roberts PJ,Kumarasamy V,Witkiewicz AK,Knudsen ES

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are innate immune cells that potently inhibit T cells. In cancer, novel therapies aimed to activate T cells can be rendered ineffective due to the activity of MDSCs. Thus, targeted inhibition of MDSCs may greatly enhance T-cell-mediated antitumor immunity, but mechanisms remain ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Plebanek MP,Bhaumik D,Bryce PJ,Thaxton CS

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The standard treatment for most advanced cancers is multidrug therapy. Unfortunately, combinations in the clinic often do not perform as predicted. Therefore, to complement identifying rational drug combinations based on biological assumptions, we hypothesized that a functional screen of drug combinations, without lim...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Zinner RG,Barrett BL,Popova E,Damien P,Volgin AY,Gelovani JG,Lotan R,Tran HT,Pisano C,Mills GB,Mao L,Hong WK,Lippman SM,Miller JH

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA repair protein O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) is known to play a role in sensitivity to temozolomide. Promoter hypermethylation of MGMT is commonly used to predict low expression levels of MGMT in gliomas, despite observed discordance between promoter methylation and protein levels. Here, we i...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Moen EL,Stark AL,Zhang W,Dolan ME,Godley LA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, there is no effective therapy for hormone-independent prostate cancer. Therefore, as a new strategy for refractory cancer, gene therapy is showing increasing promise. In this study, we attempted to use a nonviral gene transfer system, in vivo electroporation, in prostate cancer cell PC-3 xenografts with the w...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Mikata K,Uemura H,Ohuchi H,Ohta S,Nagashima Y,Kubota Y

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic carcinoma is one of the most aggressive tumor entities, and standard chemotherapy provides only modest benefit. Therefore, specific targeting of pancreatic cancer for early diagnosis and therapeutic intervention is of great interest. We have previously shown that the cellular receptor for Shiga toxin B (STx...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Maak M,Nitsche U,Keller L,Wolf P,Sarr M,Thiebaud M,Rosenberg R,Langer R,Kleeff J,Friess H,Johannes L,Janssen KP

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tyrosine kinase receptor c-Met and its ligand hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) are frequently overexpressed and the tumor suppressor PTEN is often mutated in glioblastoma. Because PTEN can interact with c-Met-dependent signaling, we studied the effects of PTEN on c-Met-induced malignancy and associated molecular eve...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Li Y,Guessous F,DiPierro C,Zhang Y,Mudrick T,Fuller L,Johnson E,Marcinkiewicz L,Engelhardt M,Kefas B,Schiff D,Kim J,Abounader R

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00