Radiosensitization by the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor 4-amino-1,8-naphthalimide is specific of the S phase of the cell cycle and involves arrest of DNA synthesis.

abstract：:Recently there have been explosive discoveries of new long noncoding RNAs (lncRNA) obtained by progress in the technology of second-generation sequencing. Genome scale analysis of transcriptome, in conjunction with studies on chromatin modifications at the epigenetic level, identified lncRNAs as a novel type of noncod...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Zhang L,Peng D,Sood AK,Dang CV,Zhong X

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upregulation of HER2 is a hallmark of 20% to 30% of invasive breast cancers, rendering this receptor an attractive target for cancer therapy. Although HER2-targeting agents have provided substantial clinical benefit as cancer therapeutics, there is a need for the development of new agents aiming at circumventing anti-...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Brack S,Attinger-Toller I,Schade B,Mourlane F,Klupsch K,Woods R,Hachemi H,von der Bey U,Koenig-Friedrich S,Bertschinger J,Grabulovski D

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spindle assembly checkpoint kinase TTK (Mps1) is a key regulator of chromosome segregation and is the subject of novel targeted therapy approaches by small-molecule inhibitors. Although the first TTK inhibitors have entered phase I dose escalating studies in combination with taxane chemotherapy, a patient stratifi...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Zaman GJR,de Roos JADM,Libouban MAA,Prinsen MBW,de Man J,Buijsman RC,Uitdehaag JCM

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic analyses of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) have yet to yield significant strategies against pathway activation to improve treatment. Platinum-based chemotherapy remains the mainstay of treatment for SCC of different histotypes either as a single-agent or alongside other chemotherapeutic drugs or radiotherapy; h...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Kong LR,Chua KN,Sim WJ,Ng HC,Bi C,Ho J,Nga ME,Pang YH,Ong WR,Soo RA,Huynh H,Chng WJ,Thiery JP,Goh BC

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curcumin (curcumin I), demethoxycurcumin (curcumin II), and bisdemethoxycurcumin (curcumin III) are the major forms of curcuminoids found in the turmeric powder, which exhibit anticancer, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities. In this study, we evaluated the ability of purified curcuminoids to modulate the fun...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Chearwae W,Shukla S,Limtrakul P,Ambudkar SV

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is considerable interest in the clinical development of inhibitors of mTOR complexes mTORC1 and 2. Because mTORC1 and its downstream mRNA translation effectors may protect against genotoxic DNA damage, we investigated the inhibition of mTORC1 and mTORC1/2 in the ability to reverse platinum resistance in tissue c...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Musa F,Alard A,David-West G,Curtin JP,Blank SV,Schneider RJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation, histone modifications, and nucleosomal occupancy collaborate to cause silencing of tumor-related genes in cancer. The development of drugs that target these processes is therefore important for cancer therapy. Inhibitors of DNA methylation and histone deacetylation have been approved by the Food and D...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Miranda TB,Cortez CC,Yoo CB,Liang G,Abe M,Kelly TK,Marquez VE,Jones PA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HER2-targeted therapies, such as trastuzumab, have increased the survival rates of HER2+ breast cancer patients. However, despite these therapies, many tumors eventually develop resistance to these therapies. Our lab previously reported an unexpected sensitivity of HER2+ breast cancer cells to poly (ADP-ribose) polyme...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Wielgos ME,Zhang Z,Rajbhandari R,Cooper TS,Zeng L,Forero A,Esteva FJ,Osborne CK,Schiff R,LoBuglio AF,Nozell SE,Yang ES

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-phycocyanin, which is a major biliprotein of the blue-green algae, has been shown to possess cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory activity. We have studied the effect of phycocyanin on a rat histiocytic tumor line. AK-5 cells are induced into apoptotic death program when treated with phycocyanin, which involves the activatio...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Pardhasaradhi BV,Ali AM,Kumari AL,Reddanna P,Khar A

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquired resistance severely hinders the application of small-molecule inhibitors. Our understanding of acquired resistance related to FGFRs is limited. Here, to explore the underlying mechanism of acquired resistance in FGFR-aberrant cancer cells, we generated cells resistant to multiple FGFR inhibitors (FGFRi) and i...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Wang X,Ai J,Liu H,Peng X,Chen H,Chen Y,Su Y,Shen A,Huang X,Ding J,Geng M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mithramycin A is a DNA-binding antitumor agent, which has been clinically used in the therapies of several types of cancer and Paget's disease. In this study, we investigated the combined effect of mithramycin A and tumor necrosis factor-alpha-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) on apoptosis of cancer cells. In ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Lee TJ,Jung EM,Lee JT,Kim S,Park JW,Choi KS,Kwon TK

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that naturally occurring compounds can enhance the efficacy of chemotherapeutic drugs. The objectives of this study were to investigate the molecular mechanisms by which diallyl trisulfide (DATS) enhanced the therapeutic potential of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TR...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Shankar S,Chen Q,Ganapathy S,Singh KP,Srivastava RK

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tumors with activating mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are initially responsive to first-generation, reversible EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) such as gefitinib, but they subsequently develop resistance to these drugs through either acquisition of...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Takezawa K,Okamoto I,Tanizaki J,Kuwata K,Yamaguchi H,Fukuoka M,Nishio K,Nakagawa K

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of shared tumor-specific targets is useful in developing broadly applicable therapies. In a study designed to identify genes up-regulated in breast cancer, a cDNA clone corresponding to a novel gene C35 (C17orf37) was selected by representational difference analysis of tumor and normal human mammary cel...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Evans EE,Henn AD,Jonason A,Paris MJ,Schiffhauer LM,Borrello MA,Smith ES,Sahasrabudhe DM,Zauderer M

更新日期：2006-11-01 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：:There is a growing recognition that current preclinical models do not reflect the tumor microenvironment in cellular, biological, and biophysical content and this may have a profound effect on drug efficacy testing, especially in the era of molecular-targeted agents. Here, we describe a method to directly embed low-pa...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Onion D,Argent RH,Reece-Smith AM,Craze ML,Pineda RG,Clarke PA,Ratan HL,Parsons SL,Lobo DN,Duffy JP,Atherton JC,McKenzie AJ,Kumari R,King P,Hall BM,Grabowska AM

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant activation of Notch and Ras pathways has been detected in breast cancers. A synergy between these two pathways has also been shown in breast cell transformation in culture. Yet, the clinical relevance of Notch-Ras cooperation in breast cancer progression remains unexplored. In this study, we show that coordin...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Mittal S,Sharma A,Balaji SA,Gowda MC,Dighe RR,Kumar RV,Rangarajan A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumor suppressor p53 is often referred to as "the guardian of the genome" because of its central role in the cellular response to oncogenic stress and prevention of tumor development. Mutations of p53 in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are rare but resistance to chemotherapy has been reported because of the deregulat...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Thompson T,Andreeff M,Studzinski GP,Vassilev LT

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The covalent attachment of palmitate to specific proteins by the action of palmitoyl acyltransferases (PAT) plays critical roles in the biological activities of several oncoproteins. Two PAT activities are expressed by human cells: type 1 PATs that modify the farnesyl-dependent palmitoylation motif found in H- and N-R...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Ducker CE,Griffel LK,Smith RA,Keller SN,Zhuang Y,Xia Z,Diller JD,Smith CD

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extracellular pH of tumor tissue is significantly lower than the extracellular pH of normal tissue, whereas the intracellular pH of both tissues is similar. In principle, extracellular acidity may be expected to enhance the intracellular uptake and cytotoxicity of weak acid chemotherapeutics that are membrane perm...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Gerweck LE,Vijayappa S,Kozin S

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies conjugated to radionuclides emitting low-energy electrons, which include Auger electrons and some conversion electrons, were recently shown to efficiently kill cells bearing a high density of the antigen recognized. The primary purpose of this study was to determine if such killing could be obtained with an...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Michel RB,Andrews PM,Castillo ME,Mattes MJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 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：:Breast cancer exhibits a propensity to metastasize to bone, resulting in debilitating skeletal complications associated with significant morbidity and poor prognosis. The cross-talk between metastatic cancer cells and bone is critical to the development and progression of bone metastases. We have shown the involvement...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Previdi S,Abbadessa G,Dalò F,France DS,Broggini M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytotoxicity of 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (DAC) has been linked to demethylation of the INK4a/ARF tumor suppressor gene locus in various cell systems, but the causality of this association remains unproven. To test this assumption, we have examined the effects of DAC in two human cancer cell lines of differing INK4a/...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Xiong J,Epstein RJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5'-Fluorouracil (5-FU), used in the treatment of colon and breast cancers, is converted intracellularly to 5'-fluoro-2'-deoxyuridine (5-FUdR) by thymidine phosphorylase and is subsequently phosphorylated by thymidine kinase to 5'-fluoro-2'-dUMP (5-FdUMP). This active metabolite, along with the reduced folate cofactor,...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Pratt S,Shepard RL,Kandasamy RA,Johnston PA,Perry W 3rd,Dantzig AH

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic abnormalities are common in hematologic malignancies, including multiple myeloma, and their effects can be efficiently counteracted by a class of tumor suppressor miRNAs, named epi-miRNAs. Given the oncogenic role of histone deacetylases (HDAC) in multiple myeloma, we investigated whether their activity cou...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Amodio N,Stamato MA,Gullà AM,Morelli E,Romeo E,Raimondi L,Pitari MR,Ferrandino I,Misso G,Caraglia M,Perrotta I,Neri A,Fulciniti M,Rolfo C,Anderson KC,Munshi NC,Tagliaferri P,Tassone P

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) with activating mutations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) initially respond well to the EGFR inhibitors erlotinib and gefitinib. However, all patients relapse because of the emergence of drug-resistant mutations, with T790M mutations accounting for approxi...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Tjin Tham Sjin R,Lee K,Walter AO,Dubrovskiy A,Sheets M,Martin TS,Labenski MT,Zhu Z,Tester R,Karp R,Medikonda A,Chaturvedi P,Ren Y,Haringsma H,Etter J,Raponi M,Simmons AD,Harding TC,Niu D,Nacht M,Westlin WF,Pette

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA cytosine methylation plays a considerable role in normal development, gene regulation, and carcinogenesis. Hypermethylation of the promoters of some tumor suppressor genes and the associated silencing of these genes often occur in certain cancer types. The reversal of this process by DNA methylation inhibitors is ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Chuang JC,Yoo CB,Kwan JM,Li TW,Liang G,Yang AS,Jones PA

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) represent a heterogeneous group of rare, malignant tumors of mesenchymal origin. Reliable in vivo sarcoma research models are scarce. We aimed to establish and characterize histologically and molecularly stable patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models from a broad variety of STS subtypes. A to...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Cornillie J,Wozniak A,Li H,Wang Y,Boeckx B,Gebreyohannes YK,Wellens J,Vanleeuw U,Hompes D,Stas M,Sinnaeve F,Wafa H,Lambrechts D,Debiec-Rychter M,Sciot R,Schöffski P

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PI3K is frequently mutated in cancer and plays an important role in cell growth and survival. Heregulin (HRG)-mediated autocrine or paracrine signaling through the receptor tyrosine kinase ErbB3 potently activates the PI3K/AKT pathway and has been shown to mediate resistance to a wide variety of anticancer agents. Alt...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Yarar D,Lahdenranta J,Kubasek W,Nielsen UB,MacBeath G

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00