Nitric oxide initiates progression of human melanoma via a feedback loop mediated by apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease-1/redox factor-1, which is inhibited by resveratrol.

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：:Contrary to other anticancer targets, topoisomerase I (TOP1) is targeted by only one chemical class of FDA-approved drugs: topotecan and irinotecan, the derivatives of the plant alkaloid, camptothecin. The indenoisoquinolines LMP400, LMP744, and LMP776 are novel noncamptothecin TOP1 inhibitors in clinical trial, which...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Marzi L,Agama K,Murai J,Difilippantonio S,James A,Peer CJ,Figg WD,Beck D,Elsayed MSA,Cushman M,Pommier Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:Lavendamycin is a bacterially derived quinolinedione that displays significant antimicrobial and antitumor activities. However, preclinical development of lavendamycin as an anticancer agent was halted due to the poor aqueous solubility and relatively nonspecific cytotoxic activity of this compound. In this report, we...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Fang Y,Linardic CM,Richardson DA,Cai W,Behforouz M,Abraham RT

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The breast-specific antigen alpha-lactalbumin is expressed in >60% of breast cancer tissues. To evaluate the effect of gene therapy for breast cancer by controlling adenovirus replication with human alpha-lactalbumin promoter, we investigated the activity of a 762-bp human alpha-lactalbumin promoter. Alpha-lactalbumin...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Li X,Zhang J,Gao H,Vieth E,Bae KH,Zhang YP,Lee SJ,Raikwar S,Gardner TA,Hutchins GD,VanderPutten D,Kao C,Jeng MH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin is a cytotoxic chemotherapeutic drug frequently used to treat many solid tumors, including head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). EGF receptor (EGFR) inhibitors have also shown efficacy as alternatives to cisplatin in some situations. However, large clinical trials have shown no added survival benefi...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Schmitt NC,Trivedi S,Ferris RL

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：: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：: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：:Notch signaling is aberrantly activated in approximately one third of non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). We characterized the interaction between BMS-906024, a clinically relevant Notch gamma secretase inhibitor, and front-line chemotherapy in preclinical models of NSCLC. Chemosensitivity assays were performed on 14...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Morgan KM,Fischer BS,Lee FY,Shah JJ,Bertino JR,Rosenfeld J,Singh A,Khiabanian H,Pine SR

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This meeting report on the fourth Fabisch Symposium for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology describes the aims of the international meeting, the main topics of the presentations, and the highlights of the conference. The fourth Fabisch Symposium was the second on Targeted Tumor Therapies and held from April 1-3, 200...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Bachran C,Fuchs H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is relatively rare in Western countries but is a common cancer in southern Asia. Many differentially expressed genes have been linked to NPC; however, how to prioritize therapeutic targets and potential drugs from unsorted gene lists remains largely unknown. We first collected 558 upregu...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Lan MY,Chen CL,Lin KT,Lee SA,Yang WL,Hsu CN,Wu JC,Ho CY,Lin JC,Huang CY

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) selectively kills tumor cells. However, its short half-life, poor delivery, and TRAIL-resistant tumor cells have diminished its clinical efficacy. In this study, we explored whether novel delivery methods will represent new and effective ways to treat gli...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Hingtgen S,Ren X,Terwilliger E,Classon M,Weissleder R,Shah K

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hodgkin-Reed/Sternberg (HRS) cells of classical Hodgkin lymphoma show aberrant expression and activation of several receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) in the majority of cases. Therefore, we tested whether tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) already in clinical use or late stages of clinical trials have antiproliferative ef...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Holz MS,Janning A,Renné C,Gattenlöhner S,Spieker T,Bräuninger A

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：:DNA damage repair capacity is required for cells to survive catastrophic DNA damage and proliferate under conditions of intratumoral stress. The ability of the minor histone protein H2AX to serve as a hub for the assembly of a productive DNA damage repair complex is a necessary step in preventing DNA damage-induced ce...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Wang Y,Pandey RN,Riffle S,Chintala H,Wikenheiser-Brokamp KA,Hegde RS

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work is based on previous evidence showing that chemotactic sequence of the urokinase receptor (uPAR(88-92)) drives angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo in a protease-independent manner, and that the peptide Ac-Arg-Glu-Arg-Phe-NH(2) (RERF) prevents both uPAR(88-92)- and VEGF-induced angiogenesis. New N-acetylated an...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Carriero MV,Bifulco K,Minopoli M,Lista L,Maglio O,Mele L,Di Carluccio G,De Rosa M,Pavone V

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The autocrine endothelin (ET)-1/endothelin A receptor (ET(A)R) pathway is an important regulator of several processes involved in ovarian cancer progression, and its overexpression is associated with aggressive disease. These features have led to the proposal of the ET(A)R receptor as a potential target for improving ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Rosanò L,Di Castro V,Spinella F,Nicotra MR,Natali PG,Bagnato A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zoledronic acid, a third-generation bisphosphonate, has been shown to reduce cell migration, invasion, and metastasis. However, the effects of zoledronic acid on the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a cellular process essential to the metastatic cascade, remain unclear. Therefore, the effects of zoledronic aci...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Schech AJ,Kazi AA,Gilani RA,Brodie AH

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a protein up-regulated in the vast majority of prostate cancers. Antibodies to PSMA have proved highly specific for prostate cancer cells, and the therapeutic potential of such antibodies is currently being assessed in clinical trials. We have previously shown that PSMA at ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Christiansen JJ,Weimbs T,Bander N,Rajasekaran AK

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted thrombotic eradication of solid tumors is a novel therapeutic strategy. The feasibility, efficacy, selectivity, and safety are dependent on multiple variables of protein design, molecular assembly, vascular target, and exclusive restriction of function to the tumor vasculature. To advance this strategy, we de...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Liu C,Dickinson C,Shobe J,Doñate F,Ruf W,Edgington T

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies from our laboratory have identified several endothelial cell-associated marker genes implicated in human melanoma metastasis via tumor vasculogenic mimicry. In this study, we used dual model systems composed of melanoma cell lines and clinical melanoma samples to validate the importance of insulin-lik...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Xi Y,Nakajima G,Hamil T,Fodstad O,Riker A,Ju J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In breast and certain other cancers, receptor tyrosine kinases, including the insulin-like growth factor I receptor (IGF-IR), play an important role in promoting the oncogenic process. The IGF-IR is therefore an important target for developing new anti-breast cancer therapies. An initial screening of a chemical librar...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Gable KL,Maddux BA,Penaranda C,Zavodovskaya M,Campbell MJ,Lobo M,Robinson L,Schow S,Kerner JA,Goldfine ID,Youngren JF

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eribulin (E7389), a synthetic analogue of halichondrin B in phase III clinical trials for breast cancer, binds to tubulin and microtubules. At low concentrations, it suppresses the growth phase of microtubule dynamic instability in interphase cells, arrests mitosis, and induces apoptosis, suggesting that suppression o...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Okouneva T,Azarenko O,Wilson L,Littlefield BA,Jordan MA

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：:Imatinib mesylate has shown remarkable efficacy in the treatment of patients in the chronic phase of chronic myeloid leukemia. However, despite an overall significant hematological and cytogenetic response, imatinib therapy may favor the emergence of drug-resistant clones, ultimately leading to relapse. Some imatinib ...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Deville L,Hillion J,Pendino F,Samy M,Nguyen E,Ségal-Bendirdjian E

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:Interference with endothelial cell metabolism is a promising, yet unexploited strategy for angiogenesis inhibition. We reported that the glucose analogue 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) inhibits angiogenesis at significantly lower concentrations than those required for tumor cytotoxicity. Here, we found that hypersensitivity...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Kovács K,Decatur C,Toro M,Pham DG,Liu H,Jing Y,Murray TG,Lampidis TJ,Merchan JR

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:Recently, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has emerged as one of the most aggressive malignant tumors with the worst prognosis. Previous studies have demonstrated that long noncoding RNA metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1) is increased in pancreatic cancer and is identified as a diag...

journal_title：Molecular cancer therapeutics

authors： Li L,Chen H,Gao Y,Wang YW,Zhang GQ,Pan SH,Ji L,Kong R,Wang G,Jia YH,Bai XW,Sun B

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00