abstract：:Metformin may reduce the progression of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC); however, whether metformin acts by altering the host metabolism or targets cancer-initiating cells remains poorly understood. This gap in knowledge has prevented the stratification of patient populations who are most likely to benef...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Wu X,Yeerna H,Goto Y,Ando T,Wu VH,Zhang X,Wang Z,Amornphimoltham P,Murphy AN,Tamayo P,Chen Q,Lippman SM,Gutkind JS

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To define transcriptional dependencies of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), we identified transcription factors highly and specifically expressed in primary TNBCs and tested their requirement for cell growth in a panel of breast cancer cell lines. We found that EN1 (engrailed 1) is overexpressed in TNBCs and its d...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Peluffo G,Subedee A,Harper NW,Kingston N,Jovanović B,Flores F,Stevens LE,Beca F,Trinh A,Chilamakuri CSR,Papachristou EK,Murphy K,Su Y,Marusyk A,D'Santos CS,Rueda OM,Beck AH,Caldas C,Carroll JS,Polyak K

更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic reprogramming of cancer cells and the tumor microenvironment are emerging as key factors governing tumor growth, metastasis, and response to therapies including immune checkpoint inhibitors. It has been recognized that rapidly proliferating cancer cells, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, and vascular endotheli...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Ngwa VM,Edwards DN,Philip M,Chen J

更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Snail is a key regulator of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which is a major step in tumor metastasis. Although the induction of Snail transcription precedes EMT, posttranslational regulation, especially phosphorylation of Snail, is critical for determining Snail protein levels or stability, subcellular local...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Ryu KJ,Park SM,Park SH,Kim IK,Han H,Kim HJ,Kim SH,Hong KS,Kim H,Kim M,Yoon SJ,Asaithambi K,Lee KH,Park JY,Hah YS,Cho HJ,Yook JI,Yang JW,Ko GH,Lee G,Kang YJ,Hwangbo C,Kim KD,Park YJ,Yoo J

更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Combinatorial strategies are needed to overcome the resistance of pancreatic cancer to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB). DNA damage activates the innate immune response and improves ICB efficacy. Because ATM is an apical kinase in the radiation-induced DNA damage response, we investigated the effects of ATM inhibition...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Zhang Q,Green MD,Lang X,Lazarus J,Parsels JD,Wei S,Parsels LA,Shi J,Ramnath N,Wahl DR,Pasca di Magliano M,Frankel TL,Kryczek I,Lei YL,Lawrence TS,Zou W,Morgan MA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this issue of Cancer Research, Xia and colleagues show that MYC-induced metabolic reprograming results in dependency on the serine-glycine-one-carbon (SGOC) metabolic pathway in neuroblastoma. This occurs through MYCN and ATF4 activation of the SGOC biosynthetic pathway in MYCN-amplified cells. Furthermore, inhibit...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Garcia AR,Arsenian-Henriksson M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although chemoresistance remains a primary challenge in the treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), exploiting oxidative stress might offer novel therapeutic clues. Here we explored the potential of targeting cystine/glutamate exchanger (SLC7A11/xCT), which contributes to the maintenance of intracellular...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Daher B,Parks SK,Durivault J,Cormerais Y,Baidarjad H,Tambutte E,Pouysségur J,Vučetić M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly (ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG) is the main enzyme responsible for catabolism of poly (ADP-ribose) (PAR), synthesized by PARP. PARG dysfunction sensitizes certain cancer cells to alkylating agents and cisplatin by perturbing the DNA damage response. The gene mutations that sensitize cancer cells to PARG dysfun...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Sasaki Y,Fujimori H,Hozumi M,Onodera T,Nozaki T,Murakami Y,Ashizawa K,Inoue K,Koizumi F,Masutani M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer-secreted, extracellular vesicle (EV)-encapsulated miRNAs enable cancer cells to communicate with each other and with noncancerous cells in tumor pathogenesis and response to therapies. Here, we show that treatment with a sublethal dose of chemotherapeutic agents induces breast cancer cells to secrete EV with th...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Shen M,Dong C,Ruan X,Yan W,Cao M,Pizzo D,Wu X,Yang L,Liu L,Ren X,Wang SE

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:IFNγ is conventionally recognized as an inflammatory cytokine that plays a central role in antitumor immunity. Although it has been used clinically to treat a variety of malignancies, low levels of IFNγ in the tumor microenvironment (TME) increase the risk of tumor metastasis during immunotherapy. Accumulating evidenc...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Song M,Ping Y,Zhang K,Yang L,Li F,Zhang C,Cheng S,Yue D,Maimela NR,Qu J,Liu S,Sun T,Li Z,Xia J,Zhang B,Wang L,Zhang Y

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In the era of omics-driven research, it remains a common dilemma to stratify individual patients based on the molecular characteristics of their tumors. To improve molecular stratification of patients with breast cancer, we developed the Gaussian mixture model (GMM)-based classifier. This probabilistic classifier was ...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Prabakaran I,Wu Z,Lee C,Tong B,Steeman S,Koo G,Zhang PJ,Guvakova MA

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copy number alterations are crucial for the development of colorectal cancer. Our whole-genome analysis identified tocopherol alpha transfer protein-like (TTPAL) as preferentially amplified in colorectal cancer. Here we demonstrate that frequent copy number gain of TTPAL leads to gene overexpression in colorectal canc...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Gou H,Liang JQ,Zhang L,Chen H,Zhang Y,Li R,Wang X,Ji J,Tong JH,To KF,Sung JJY,Chan FKL,Fang JY,Yu J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant cholesterol metabolism is increasingly appreciated to be essential for prostate cancer initiation and progression. Transcript expression of the high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol receptor scavenger receptor B1 (SR-B1) is elevated in primary prostate cancer. Hypothesizing that SR-B1 expression may help facil...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Gordon JA,Noble JW,Midha A,Derakhshan F,Wang G,Adomat HH,Tomlinson Guns ES,Lin YY,Ren S,Collins CC,Nelson PS,Morrissey C,Wasan KM,Cox ME

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C/EBPα is an essential transcription factor involved in regulating the expression or function of certain cell-cycle regulators, including in breast cancer cells. Although protein arginine methyltransferases have been shown to play oncogenic roles in a variety of cancers, little is known about the role of arginine meth...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Liu LM,Sun WZ,Fan XZ,Xu YL,Cheng MB,Zhang Y

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PDLIM2 protein regulates stability of transcription factors including NF-κB and STATs in epithelial and hemopoietic cells. PDLIM2 is strongly expressed in certain cancer cell lines that exhibit an epithelial-to-mesenchymal phenotype, and its suppression is sufficient to reverse this phenotype. PDLIM2 supports the ...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Cox OT,Edmunds SJ,Simon-Keller K,Li B,Moran B,Buckley NE,Bustamante-Garrido M,Healy N,O'Flanagan CH,Gallagher WM,Kennedy RD,Bernards R,Caldas C,Chin SF,Marx A,O'Connor R

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastomas (GBM) are highly infiltrated by myeloid-derived innate immune cells that contribute to the immunosuppressive nature of the brain tumor microenvironment (TME). CD47 has been shown to mediate immune evasion, as the CD47-SIRPα axis prevents phagocytosis of tumor cells by macrophages and other myeloid cells....

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Ma D,Liu S,Lal B,Wei S,Wang S,Zhan D,Zhang H,Lee RS,Gao P,Lopez-Bertoni H,Ying M,Li JJ,Laterra J,Wilson MA,Xia S

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Dicer1 functions as a tumor suppressor in mouse models. In humans, somatic mutations are associated with many cancers in adults, and patients with DICER1 syndrome with DICER1 germline mutations are susceptible to childhood cancers. Dicer is phosphorylated by the ERK-MAP kinase pathway and because this pathway is activ...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Aryal NK,Pant V,Wasylishen AR,Rimel BJ,Baseler L,El-Naggar AK,Mutch DG,Goodfellow PJ,Arur S,Lozano G

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Deoxycytidine kinase (DCK) is a key enzyme for the activation of a broad spectrum of nucleoside-based chemotherapy drugs (e.g., gemcitabine); low DCK activity is one of the most important causes of cancer drug-resistance. Noninvasive imaging methods that can quantify DCK activity are invaluable for assessing tumor res...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Han Z,Li Y,Zhang J,Liu J,Chen C,van Zijl PC,Liu G

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer stem cells (CSC) play a central role in cancer metastasis and development of drug resistance. miRNA are important in regulating CSC properties and are considered potential therapeutic targets. Here we report that miR-328-3p (miR-328) is significantly upregulated in ovarian CSC. High expression of miR-328 mainta...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Srivastava AK,Banerjee A,Cui T,Han C,Cai S,Liu L,Wu D,Cui R,Li Z,Zhang X,Xie G,Selvendiran K,Patnaik S,Karpf AR,Liu J,Cohn DE,Wang QE

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) is an aggressive pediatric cancer with poor prognosis. As transient and stable modifications to chromatin have emerged as critical mechanisms in oncogenic signaling, efforts to target epigenetic modifiers as a therapeutic strategy have accelerated in recent years. To identify chromatin...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Bhat AV,Palanichamy Kala M,Rao VK,Pignata L,Lim HJ,Suriyamurthy S,Chang KT,Lee VK,Guccione E,Taneja R

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When pancreatic cancer cannot be removed surgically, patients frequently experience morbidity and death from progression of their primary tumor. Radiation therapy (RT) cannot yet substitute for an operation because radiation causes fatal bleeding and ulceration of the nearby stomach and intestines before achieving tum...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Fujimoto TN,Colbert LE,Huang Y,Molkentine JM,Deorukhkar A,Baseler L,de la Cruz Bonilla M,Yu M,Lin D,Gupta S,Cabeceiras PK,Kingsley CV,Tailor RC,Sawakuchi GO,Koay EJ,Piwnica-Worms H,Maitra A,Taniguchi CM

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The RNA-binding protein PNO1 is critical for ribosome biogenesis, but its potential role in cancer remains unknown. In this study, online data mining, cDNA, and tissue microarrays indicated that PNO1 expression was higher in colorectal cancer tissue than in noncancerous tissue, and its overexpression was associated wi...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Shen A,Chen Y,Liu L,Huang Y,Chen H,Qi F,Lin J,Shen Z,Wu X,Wu M,Li Q,Qiu L,Yu N,Sferra TJ,Peng J

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our understanding of the cellular mechanisms governing carcinoma invasiveness and metastasis has evolved dramatically over the last several years. The previous emphasis on the epithelial-mesenchymal transition as a driver of the migratory properties of single cells has expanded with the observation that carcinoma cell...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： VanderVorst K,Dreyer CA,Konopelski SE,Lee H,Ho HH,Carraway KL 3rd

更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Complete and accurate DNA replication is fundamental to cellular proliferation and genome stability. Obstacles that delay, prevent, or terminate DNA replication cause the phenomena termed DNA replication stress. Cancer cells exhibit chronic replication stress due to the loss of proteins that protect or repair stressed...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Ubhi T,Brown GW

更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although African-American (AA) patients with prostate cancer tend to develop greater therapeutic resistance and faster prostate cancer recurrence compared with Caucasian-American (CA) men, the molecular mechanisms of this racial prostate cancer disparity remain undefined. In this study, we provide the first comprehens...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Kumar R,Bhat TA,Walsh EM,Chaudhary AK,O'Malley J,Rhim JS,Wang J,Morrison CD,Attwood K,Bshara W,Mohler JL,Yadav N,Chandra D

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Checkpoint inhibitors like anti-PD1/PD-L1 have demonstrated significant therapeutic efficacy in a subset of patients partly through reinvigoration of CD8 T cells. However, their impact on myeloid cells remains largely unknown. Here, we report that anti-PD-L1 treatment favorably impacts the phenotype and function of tu...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Xiong H,Mittman S,Rodriguez R,Moskalenko M,Pacheco-Sanchez P,Yang Y,Nickles D,Cubas R

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies involving transcriptomics have revealed multiple molecular subtypes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has also identified distinct molecular imaging subtypes, including those with increased and decreased choline metabolism as measured by the tissue upt...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Kwee SA,Tiirikainen M,Sato MM,Acoba JD,Wei R,Jia W,Le Marchand L,Wong LL

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis via the lymphatic vasculature is an important step in cancer progression. The formation of new lymphatic vessels (lymphangiogenesis), or remodeling of existing lymphatics, is thought to facilitate the entry and transport of tumor cells into lymphatic vessels and on to distant organs. The migration of lympha...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Karnezis T,Farnsworth RH,Harris NC,Williams SP,Caesar C,Byrne DJ,Herle P,Macheda ML,Shayan R,Zhang YF,Yazar S,Takouridis SJ,Gerard C,Fox SB,Achen MG,Stacker SA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) holds great promise as a noninvasive diagnostic tool to guide treatment for patients with lung cancer. Two studies by Phallen and colleagues and Anagnostou and colleagues correlated sensitive measures of ctDNA with clinical responses to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) and immune checkpoi...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Zou T,Meyerson M

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:miRNAs that translocate from the nucleus to mitochondria are referred to as mitochondrial microRNAs (mitomiR). mitomiRs have been shown to modulate the translational activity of the mitochondrial genome, yet their role in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) transcription remains to be determined. Here we report that the mitomiR...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Fan S,Tian T,Chen W,Lv X,Lei X,Zhang H,Sun S,Cai L,Pan G,He L,Ou Z,Lin X,Wang X,Perez MF,Tu Z,Ferrone S,Tannous BA,Li J

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Medulloblastoma and central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumors (CNS-PNET) are aggressive, poorly differentiated brain tumors with limited effective therapies. Using Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon mutagenesis, we identified novel genetic drivers of medulloblastoma and CNS-PNET. Cross-species gene expressi...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Beckmann PJ,Larson JD,Larsson AT,Ostergaard JP,Wagner S,Rahrmann EP,Shamsan GA,Otto GM,Williams RL,Wang J,Lee C,Tschida BR,Das P,Dubuc AM,Moriarity BS,Picard D,Wu X,Rodriguez FJ,Rosemarie Q,Krebs RD,Molan AM,Dem

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) commonly develops resistance to chemotherapy, yet markers predictive of chemoresistance in this disease are lacking. Here, we define WNT10B-dependent biomarkers for β-CATENIN/HMGA2/EZH2 signaling predictive of reduced relapse-free survival. Concordant expression of HMGA2 and EZH2 p...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： El Ayachi I,Fatima I,Wend P,Alva-Ornelas JA,Runke S,Kuenzinger WL,Silva J,Silva W,Gray JK,Lehr S,Barch HC,Krutilina RI,White AC,Cardiff R,Yee LD,Yang L,O'Regan RM,Lowry WE,Seagroves TN,Seewaldt V,Krum SA,Miranda

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The capacity for tumor cells to metastasize efficiently is directly linked to their ability to colonize secondary sites. Here we identify Six2, a developmental transcription factor, as a critical regulator of a breast cancer stem cell program that enables metastatic colonization. In several triple-negative breast canc...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Oliphant MUJ,Vincent MY,Galbraith MD,Pandey A,Zaberezhnyy V,Rudra P,Johnson KR,Costello JC,Ghosh D,DeGregori J,Espinosa JM,Ford HL

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Altered DNA methylation is a key feature of cancer, and aberrant methylation is important in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) development. However, the methylation mechanisms underlying metastasis of NPC remain unclear. Analyzing data from public databases and conducting our own experiments, we report here that promoter...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Zhang J,Li YQ,Guo R,Wang YQ,Zhang PP,Tang XR,Wen X,Hong XH,Lei Y,He QM,Yang XJ,Sun Y,Ma J,Liu N

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroblastoma is the most common childhood solid tumor, yet the prognosis for high-risk disease remains poor. We demonstrate here that arginase 2 (ARG2) drives neuroblastoma cell proliferation via regulation of arginine metabolism. Targeting arginine metabolism, either by blocking cationic amino acid transporter 1 (CA...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Fultang L,Gamble LD,Gneo L,Berry AM,Egan SA,De Bie F,Yogev O,Eden GL,Booth S,Brownhill S,Vardon A,McConville CM,Cheng PN,Norris MD,Etchevers HC,Murray J,Ziegler DS,Chesler L,Schmidt R,Burchill SA,Haber M,De Sant

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosomal rearrangements involving receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) are a clinically relevant oncogenic mechanism in human cancers. These chimeric oncoproteins often contain the C-terminal kinase domain of the RTK joined in cis to various N-terminal, nonkinase fusion partners. The functional role of the N-terminal fu...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Neel DS,Allegakoen DV,Olivas V,Mayekar MK,Hemmati G,Chatterjee N,Blakely CM,McCoach CE,Rotow JK,Le A,Karachaliou N,Rosell R,Riess JW,Nichols R,Doebele RC,Bivona TG

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kras is a decisive oncogene in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). PIN1 is a key effector involved in the Kras/ERK axis, synergistically mediating various cellular events. However, the underlying mechanism by which PIN1 promotes the development of PDAC remains unclear. Here we sought to elucidate the effect of PI...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Liang C,Shi S,Liu M,Qin Y,Meng Q,Hua J,Ji S,Zhang Y,Yang J,Xu J,Ni Q,Li M,Yu X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histone demethylase KDM4B is frequently overexpressed in various cancer types, and previous studies have indicated that the primary oncogenic function of KDM4B is its ability to demethylate H3K9me3 in different tumors, resulting in altered gene expression and genome instability. A genome-wide analysis to evaluate ...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Xiang Y,Yan K,Zheng Q,Ke H,Cheng J,Xiong W,Shi X,Wei L,Zhao M,Yang F,Wang P,Lu X,Fu L,Lu X,Li F

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:: TRIM29 (tripartite motif-containing protein 29) is a TRIM family protein that has been implicated in breast, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers. However, its role in stratified squamous epithelial cells and tumors has not been elucidated. Here, we investigate the expression of TRIM29 in cutaneous head and neck squam...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Yanagi T,Watanabe M,Hata H,Kitamura S,Imafuku K,Yanagi H,Homma A,Wang L,Takahashi H,Shimizu H,Hatakeyama S

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The study by Jaratlerdsiri and colleagues represents the first whole-genome sequencing study of prostate cancer from men in sub-Saharan Africa. Preliminary findings include a higher tumor mutation burden in these tumors compared with data from other available prostate cancer cohorts. Although larger studies are needed...

journal_title：Cancer research

authors： Huang FW

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00