Targeting multiple pathways in gliomas with stem cell and viral delivered S-TRAIL and Temozolomide.

abstract：:We discovered a thalidomide analogue [5-hydroxy-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-1H-isoindole-1,3-dione (5HPP-33)] with antiproliferative activity against nine cancer cell lines in vitro. Flow cytometric analyses showed that the compound caused G2-M arrest, which occurred mainly at the mitotic phase. In addition, immunofluores...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Li PK,Pandit B,Sackett DL,Hu Z,Zink J,Zhi J,Freeman D,Robey RW,Werbovetz K,Lewis A,Li C

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two-step transcriptional activation (TSTA) mechanism in gene therapy amplifies cell type-specific promoter activity, allowing for increased levels of gene expression in target tissues. In this system, the specific promoter drives expression of a strong transcriptional activator that binds to DNA target sequences l...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Arendt ML,Nasir L,Morgan IM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 is increased in human cancers including cholangiocarcinoma. This study was designed to evaluate the effect and mechanisms of the selective COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib in the growth control of human cholangiocarcinoma cells. Immunohistochemical analysis using human cholangiocarcin...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Wu T,Leng J,Han C,Demetris AJ

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IPI-504 is a novel, highly soluble small-molecule inhibitor of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90), a protein chaperone essential for regulating homeostasis of oncoproteins and cell signaling proteins. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2; ErbB2) oncoprotein, expressed in a subset of metastatic breast cancers, is ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Leow CC,Chesebrough J,Coffman KT,Fazenbaker CA,Gooya J,Weng D,Coats S,Jackson D,Jallal B,Chang Y

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ErbB2 tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) block tyrosine autophosphorylation and activation of the full-length transmembrane ErbB2 receptor (p185(ErbB2)). In addition to p185(ErbB2), truncated forms of ErbB2 exist in breast cancer cell lines and clinical tumors. The contribution of these truncated forms, specifically tho...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Xia W,Liu Z,Zong R,Liu L,Zhao S,Bacus SS,Mao Y,He J,Wulfkuhle JD,Petricoin EF 3rd,Osada T,Yang XY,Hartman ZC,Clay TM,Blackwell KL,Lyerly HK,Spector NL

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:eIF4E is the key regulator of protein translation and critical for translation. The oncogenic potential of tumorigenesis, which is highly contingent on cap-dependent eIF4E, also arises from the critical role in the nuclear export and cytosolic translation of oncogenic transcripts. Inhibition of Exportin1 (XPO1), which...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Li S,Fu J,Lu C,Mapara MY,Raza S,Hengst U,Lentzsch S

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：: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 goal of this study was to investigate the activity of the selective MEK1/2 inhibitor TAK-733 in both melanoma cell lines and patient-derived melanoma xenograft models. In vitro cell proliferation assays using the sulforhodamine B assay were conducted to determine TAK-733 potency and melanoma responsiveness. In viv...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Micel LN,Tentler JJ,Tan AC,Selby HM,Brunkow KL,Robertson KM,Davis SL,Klauck PJ,Pitts TM,Gangolli E,Fabrey R,O'Connell SM,Vincent PW,Eckhardt SG

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive efforts are under way to identify antiangiogenic therapies for the treatment of human cancers. Many proposed therapeutics target vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) or the kinase insert domain receptor (KDR/VEGF receptor-2/FLK-1), the mitogenic VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase expressed by endothelial cel...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Hardwick JS,Yang Y,Zhang C,Shi B,McFall R,Koury EJ,Hill SL,Dai H,Wasserman R,Phillips RL,Weinstein EJ,Kohl NE,Severino ME,Lamb JR,Sepp-Lorenzino L

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocrine therapy is important for management of patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer; however, positive ER staining does not reliably predict therapy response. We assessed the potential to improve prediction of response to endocrine treatment of a novel test that quantifies functional ER pathwa...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Inda MA,Blok EJ,Kuppen PJK,Charehbili A,den Biezen-Timmermans EC,van Brussel A,Fruytier SE,Meershoek-Klein Kranenbarg E,Kloet S,van der Burg B,Martens JWM,Sims AH,Turnbull AK,Dixon JM,Verhaegh W,Kroep JR,van de Velde CJH

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone modification has emerged as a promising approach to cancer therapy. We explored the efficacy of a novel class of histone deacetylase inhibitors in the treatment of malignant gliomas. Treatment of glioma cell lines with two butyric acid derivatives, pivaloylomethyl butyrate (AN-9) and butyroyloxymethyl butyrate...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Entin-Meer M,Rephaeli A,Yang X,Nudelman A,VandenBerg SR,Haas-Kogan DA

更新日期：2005-12-01 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

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：:The TGFβ-mediated alteration of the tumor microenvironment plays a crucial role in tumor progression. Mesothelial cells are the primary components of the tumor microenvironment for ovarian cancer cells; however, the exact role of TGFβ-stimulated mesothelial cells in ovarian cancer progression remains uncertain. In thi...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Sugiyama K,Kajiyama H,Shibata K,Yuan H,Kikkawa F,Senga T

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standard therapeutic approaches of cytotoxics and radiation in cancer are not only highly toxic, but also of limited efficacy in treatment of a significant number of cancer patients. The molecular analysis of the cancer genomes have shown a remarkable complexity and pointed to key genomic and epigenomic alterations in...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Dar AA,Goff LW,Majid S,Berlin J,El-Rifai W

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process associated with the metastasis of solid tumors as well as with the acquisition of resistance to standard anticancer modalities. A major initiator of EMT in carcinoma cells is TGF-β, which has been shown to induce the expression of several transcription factors u...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Larocca C,Cohen JR,Fernando RI,Huang B,Hamilton DH,Palena C

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The androgen receptor (AR) is a key driver and therapeutic target in androgen-sensitive prostate cancer, castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), and CRPC resistant to abiraterone and enzalutamide, two second-generation inhibitors of AR signaling. Because current AR inhibitors target a functioning C-terminal ligan...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Dong J,Wu Z,Wang D,Pascal LE,Nelson JB,Wipf P,Wang Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-associated M2-macrophages are one of the most abundant immunosuppressive cell types in the pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tumor microenvironment (TME). However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for the generation of M2-macrophages are unclear. Here, we demonstrated that overexpression of DCLK1-isofo...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Chandrakesan P,Panneerselvam J,May R,Weygant N,Qu D,Berry WR,Pitts K,Stanger BZ,Rao CV,Bronze MS,Houchen CW

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality in the United States. Substantial human and animal data support the ability of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to cause regression of existing colon tumors and prevent new tumor formation. The mechanism by which the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory d...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Rice PL,Peters SL,Beard KS,Ahnen DJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Near infrared photoimmunotherapy (NIR-PIT) is a new cancer treatment that combines the specificity of intravenously injected antibodies for targeting tumors with the toxicity induced by photosensitizers after exposure to near infrared (NIR) light. Herein, we evaluate the efficacy of NIR-PIT in a mouse model of dissemi...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Sato K,Hanaoka H,Watanabe R,Nakajima T,Choyke PL,Kobayashi H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have synthesized several new phenyl maleimide compounds, which are potent growth inhibitors of several human tumor cell lines. Among these, PM-20 was the most potent with an IC50 of 700 nmol/L for Hep3B human hepatoma cell growth. Two other derivatives, PM-26 and PM-38, did not inhibit Hep3B cell growth even at 100...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Kar S,Wang M,Yao W,Michejda CJ,Carr BI

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood. The activity of J1 (l-melphalanyl-p-l-fluorophenylalanine ethyl ester), an enzymatically activated melphalan prodrug, was evaluated in neuroblastoma models in vitro and in vivo. Seven neuroblastoma cell lines with various levels of drug resistance...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Wickström M,Johnsen JI,Ponthan F,Segerström L,Sveinbjörnsson B,Lindskog M,Lövborg H,Viktorsson K,Lewensohn R,Kogner P,Larsson R,Gullbo J

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preclinical studies have suggested that VEGFR1-positive cells potentially foster the development of metastases by establishing a "premetastatic niche." We sought to test this hypothesis in high-risk localized prostate cancer and assess potential niche modulation by the VEGFR1-targeting drug axitinib. Formalin-fixed, p...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Pal SK,Vuong W,Zhang W,Deng J,Liu X,Carmichael C,Ruel N,Pinnamaneni M,Twardowski P,Lau C,Yu H,Figlin RA,Agarwal N,Jones JO

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aminoflavone (AF), a clinically investigational novel anticancer agent, requires sequential metabolic activation by CYP1A1 and SULT1A1 to exert its antitumor activities. The purpose of this study was to determine the functional significance of common polymorphisms of human CYP1A1 and SULT1A1 on the metabolism and cyto...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Zheng Q,Sha X,Liu J,Heath E,Lorusso P,Li J

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated levels of Src kinase expression have been found in a variety of human epithelial cancers. Most notably in colon cancer, elevated Src expression correlates with malignant potential and is also associated with metastatic disease. Dasatinib (BMS-354825) is a novel, orally active, multi-targeted kinase inhibitor ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Serrels A,Macpherson IR,Evans TR,Lee FY,Clark EA,Sansom OJ,Ashton GH,Frame MC,Brunton VG

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of fatty acid synthase (FASN), the key enzyme in de novo synthesis of long-chain fatty acids, is normally low but increases in cancer. Consequently, FASN is a novel target for cancer therapy. However, because FASN inhibitors can lead to tumor stasis rather than shrinkage, noninvasive methods for assessing F...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Ross J,Najjar AM,Sankaranarayanapillai M,Tong WP,Kaluarachchi K,Ronen SM

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penta-1,2,3,4,6-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucose (PGG) is a naturally occurring gallotannin from some Oriental herbs. Several cell culture studies suggested a potential for PGG as a novel agent for the chemoprevention and treatment of cancer. Here, we investigated the cell death signaling mechanisms induced by PGG in human pr...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Hu H,Lee HJ,Jiang C,Zhang J,Wang L,Zhao Y,Xiang Q,Lee EO,Kim SH,Lü J

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:Breast cancer is a major public health problem all over the world, and the current treatment strategies are not potent enough for some patients, especially those with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Recent studies have demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNA) play vital roles in the development of TNBC. In this study...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Tang H,Liu P,Yang L,Xie X,Ye F,Wu M,Liu X,Chen B,Zhang L,Xie X

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00