abstract：:Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable B-cell malignancy characterized by accumulation of malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow and by recurrent or persistent infections. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are essential in the host defense against infections. The aim of this study was to investigate TLR initiated responses...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Bao H,Lu P,Li Y,Wang L,Li H,He D,Yang Y,Zhao Y,Yang L,Wang M,Yi Q,Cai Z

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:EphA2 overexpression predicts poor prognosis in endometrial cancer. To explore mechanisms for this association and assess its potential as therapeutic target, the relationship of EphA2 expression to markers of angiogenesis was examined using patient samples and an orthotopic mouse model of uterine cancer. EX...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Merritt WM,Kamat AA,Hwang JY,Bottsford-Miller J,Lu C,Lin YG,Coffey D,Spannuth WA,Nugent E,Han LY,Landen CN,Nick AM,Stone RL,Coffman K,Bruckheimer E,Broaddus RR,Gershenson DM,Coleman RL,Sood AK

更新日期：2010-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) progresses from a chronic phase to a deadly blast crisis phase. While it is known that BCR-ABL initiates the disease and that secondary molecular and genetic abnormalities likely contribute to progression of the disease to blast crisis, details regarding the mechanism(s) of blast phase p...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Griner LN,Reuther GW

更新日期：2010-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:genetic polymorphisms in DNA repair genes are thought to represent important determinants of platinum drug efficacy. The current study investigated whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the X-ray repair cross complementing protein 1 (XRCC1) gene are associated with survival in non-small-cell lung ca...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Yuan P,Liu L,Wu C,Zhong R,Yu D,Wu J,Xu Y,Nie S,Miao X,Sun Y,Xu B,Lin D

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present studies have examined approaches to suppress MCL-1 function in breast cancer cells, as a means to promote tumor cell death. Treatment of breast cancer cells with CDK inhibitors (flavopiridol; roscovitine) enhanced the lethality of the ERBB1 inhibitor lapatinib in a synergistic fashion. CDK inhibitors inter...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Mitchell C,Yacoub A,Hossein H,Martin AP,Bareford MD,Eulitt P,Yang C,Nephew KP,Dent P

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. There has been a great interest in finding specific genomic changes which contribute to HNSCC tumorigenesis, especially within the chromosome 3p area, where high frequency of LOH (loss of heterozygosity) has been repo...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Lee DJ,Schönleben F,Banuchi VE,Qiu W,Close LG,Assaad AM,Su GH

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most prevalent malignancy of the oral cavity resulting in severe morbidity and mortality. To date only few proteins have been suggested as potential biomarkers or targets for this type of cancer. Cancerous inhibitor of PP2A (CIP2A) is a protein expressed in epithelial tis...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Katz J,Jakymiw A,Ducksworth MK,Stewart CM,Bhattacharyya I,Cha S,Chan EK

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, ErbB3 has been overlooked within the ErbB receptor family due to its perceived lack of tyrosine kinase activity. We have previously demonstrated that in pancreatic cancer ErbB3 is the preferred dimerization partner of EGFR, ErbB3 protein expression level directly correlates with the anti-proliferative ef...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Liles JS,Arnoletti JP,Tzeng CW,Howard JH,Kossenkov AV,Kulesza P,Heslin MJ,Frolov A

更新日期：2010-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Current risk stratification using clinical and pathological parameters in patients with urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB) is insufficient. Additional information on the tumor biology can be derived from molecular biomarkers assessed in surgical UCB specimens and the predictive accuracy of oncologic end points ...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Bolenz C,Lotan Y

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonstop proliferation and vigorous neovascularization are two prominent characteristics of cancer. Antiangiogenic therapy has emerged as an important modality in treatment of solid tumors. Our previous work demonstrated that microparticles derived from apoptotic T-lymphocytes (LMPs) not only reduced the viabilities of...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Yang C,Gagnon C,Hou X,Hardy P

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether expression of the IL-12 p35 subunit in membrane-bound form in tumor cells enhanced their immunogenicity. Since p35 is only secreted when associated with the IL-12 p40 subunit, we generated tumor cells expressing membrane-bound forms of p35 and p40 as chimeras with the transmembrane/cytoplasmic ...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Lim HY,Ju HY,Chung HY,Kim YS

更新日期：2010-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D derivatives can induce differentiation of human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells. Here, we investigated if the G₁ cell cycle block associated with monocytic differentiation is modulated by the p53 status of the cells treated with 1,25D, alone or with plant antioxidants carnosic acid (C) or silibinin (S), a...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Thompson T,Danilenko M,Vassilev L,Studzinski GP

更新日期：2010-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are single-stranded, non-coding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. Genes encoding miRNAs are located in regions of the genome that are commonly amplified, deleted or rearranged. They are commonly dysregulated in human cancers and known to act as oncogenes ...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Mongroo PS,Rustgi AK

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:IL-24 (interleukin-24) is a promising, multi-functional anti-cancer agent able to selectively induce tumor cell apoptosis while sparing normal cells. Additionally, IL-24 can enhance the immune response to tumors and suppress tumor angiogenesis. In this study, we introduced IL-24 into the oncolytic adenovirus...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Xiao LL,Wu YM,Qian J,Tan Y,Xie GL,Zhang KJ,Wang YG,Jia XY,Liu XY

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Widespread applicability of tissue-based mRNA expression screening for Barrett esophagus (BE) is likely to require (1) accurate methods for assaying archival formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) histopathology specimens taken at endoscopy, and (2) validation studies of promising biomarkers in dif...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Botelho NK,Schneiders FI,Lord SJ,Freeman AK,Tyagi S,Nancarrow DJ,Hayward NK,Whiteman DC,Lord RV

更新日期：2010-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:AMPK has been termed the fuel sensor of mammalian cells because it directly responds to the depletion of the fuel molecule ATP. In previous work, we found that AMPK is strongly activated by tumor-like hypoxia and glucose deprivation, independently of the oxygen response system associated with HIF-1. We also observed h...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Laderoute KR,Calaoagan JM,Madrid PB,Klon AE,Ehrlich PJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Forkhead Box transcription factor FoxM1 regulates expression of genes that promote cell cycle progression, and it plays essential roles in the development of liver, lung, prostate and colorectal tumors. Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) activate the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), a ligand-activa...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Petrovic V,Costa RH,Lau LF,Raychaudhuri P,Tyner AL

更新日期：2010-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The current therapy of cancer fails to completely and exclusively target tumor cells. An ideal target for cancer therapy should be expressed exclusively in tumor cells and contribute to tumorigenesis. Targeting such a candidate gene would cause cell death only in tumor cells. A cancer testis antigen, GAGE, is consider...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Kular RK,Yehiely F,Deiss LP

更新日期：2010-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs), such as gefitinib and erlotinib, are the first targeted therapy drugs approved for the treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Interestingly, treatment with these small molecule, reversible EGFR-TKIs leads to more positive respo...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Xu Y,Liu H,Chen J,Zhou Q

更新日期：2010-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Krüppel-Like Factor 4 (KLF4) functions as a tumor suppressor in some cancers, but its molecular mechanism is not clear. Our recent study also showed that the expression of KLF4 is dramatically reduced in primary lung cancer tissues. To investigate the possible role of KLF4 in lung cancer, we stably transfected KLF4 in...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Zhou Y,Hofstetter WL,He Y,Hu W,Pataer A,Wang L,Wang J,Zhou Y,Yu L,Fang B,Swisher SG

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In bone metastases, tumor cells interact with the bone microenvironment to induce osteoclastogenesis, leading to bone destruction and the growth factor release.  RANK ligand (RANKL) is essential for osteoclast formation, function, and survival.  Tumor cell-mediated osteolysis is thought to occur ultimately via inducti...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Holland PM,Miller R,Jones J,Douangpanya H,Piasecki J,Roudier M,Dougall WC

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of microRNAs (miRNAs) has opened a new avenue for both diagnosis and treatment of cancers. Accumulating experimental evidences indicate that miRNAs are aberrantly expressed in different tumor types and have a critical role in tumorigenesis. However, the miRNA expression profile in neuroblastoma (NB), one...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Guo J,Dong Q,Fang Z,Chen X,Lu H,Wang K,Yin Y,Cai X,Zhao N,Chen J,Zen K,Zhang J,Zhang CY

更新日期：2010-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most prevalent and deadly cancer worldwide. Due to the mortality and morbidity associated with chemotherapeutic regimes, research is turning to natural product enhancement of the acute apoptotic response to genotoxic carcinogens (AARGC). Although Tyrian purple dye pigments and pre...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Westley CB,McIver CM,Abbott CA,Le Leu RK,Benkendorff K

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While several hypotheses have been put forward to explain how prostate tumors become resistant to androgen deprivation therapy, the mechanism by which prostate tumors have increased androgen concentrations as compared to the serum has been poorly explored. Using a stromal/epithelial cell co-culture model, Mizokami et ...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Sharma H,Sissung TM,Pressler H,Figg WD

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia is known to play important role in cancer biology.  In sarcomas, hypoxia-induced protein biomarkers such as Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1a (HIF-1a), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and Erythropoietin (Epo) have been previously reported in only a few studies.  Moreover, the biologic significance and rel...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Huang JH,Lee FS,Pasha TL,Sammel MD,Karakousis G,Xu G,Fraker D,Zhang PJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head and neck cancer arises from a series of molecular alterations progressive from dysplasia to carcinoma in situ, and finally invasive carcinoma. Risk factors associated with head and neck cancer include tobacco, alcohol and viral infection. There are genetic alterations in pre-cancerous cells that contribute to tra...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Klein JD,Grandis JR

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiproliferative effects and apoptosis inducing abilities of four 18beta-glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) derivatives, methyl 2-cyano-3,11-dioxooleana-1,12-dien-30-oate (CDODO-Me-11), methyl 2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,12-dien-30-oate (CDODO-Me-12) and their non-esters were investigated in human leukemia cells. Methyl est...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Song D,Gao Y,Wang R,Liu D,Zhao L,Jing Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cancer stem cell hypothesis suggests that rare populations of tumor-initiating cells may be resistant to therapy, lead to tumor relapse and contribute to poor prognosis for cancer patients. We previously demonstrated the feasibility of p53 pathway restoration in p53-deficient tumor cell populations using small mol...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Huang C,Zhang XM,Tavaluc RT,Hart LS,Dicker DT,Wang W,El-Deiry WS

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular regulation of growth and progression of hormone refractory breast and prostate cancers remains challenging. The Division of Cancer Biology, NCI organized a small "think tank" style workshop and invited scientists in relevant areas to assess the state of science on the biology of hormone refractory tumors...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Mohla S,Stearns V,Sathyamoorthy N,Rosenfeld MG,Nelson P

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GRP78, also referred to as BiP, is an essential molecular chaperone and a master regulator of the unfolded protein response. Traditionally, GRP78 is regarded as localized in the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). However, recent findings revealed that a subfraction of GRP78 can localize to the surface of specifi...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Lee AS

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock proteins (Hsps) modulate several cellular functions and are ubiquitously present in cell. Here, we investigated alterations in the expression of Hsps and explored functional consequences of the same. Moreover, effect of quercetin (Qctn), an inhibitor of Hsps, on chemotherapeutic drugs treatment in hepatoma ...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Sharma A,Upadhyay AK,Bhat MK

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) has been reported for receptor (SSTR) screening in advanced hepatocarcinoma (aHC) prior to somatostatin analogue treatment. AIMS:To evaluate SSTR screening with SRS in aHC patients. RESULTS:Seventy aHC patients (63 men) aged 65 +/- 11 y were included, with alcohol, ...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Nguyen-Khac E,Ollivier I,Aparicio T,Moullart V,Hugentobler A,Lebtahi R,Lobry C,Susini C,Duhamel C,Hommel S,Cadranel JF,Joly JP,Barbare JC,Tramier B,Dupas JL

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenoid cystic cancers (ACC) in the head and neck are rare yet present a clinical dilemma. Although 5-y survivals are excellent, they have a propensity for late recurrences. Most of these cancers are initially treated with surgery followed by radiation. When recurrences happen, treatment options are limited both by th...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Gupta AK,Wilke WW,Taylor EN,Bodeker KL,Hoffman HT,Milhem MM,Buatti JM,Robinson RA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies suggest that obesity increases the risk of developing several cancers, including melanoma. Obesity increases the expression of angiogenic factors, such as leptin, that may contribute to tumor growth. However, a direct cause and effect relationship between obesity and tumor growth has not been c...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Brandon EL,Gu JW,Cantwell L,He Z,Wallace G,Hall JE

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although most researchers in biology tend to focus on very specific issues and questions about their preferred gene or pathway, sometimes we face situations in which nature presents us with a remarkable example of a gene with multiple functions. Since the discovery of the early growth response 1 (EGR1) gene in the mid...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： DeLigio JT,Zorio DA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the prognosis for malignant gliomas is normally dismal, it's not infrequent in neurooncologist's experience to find cases with unusually prolonged survival. In order to understand what factors influence survival of high grade glioma patients, a cohort of 196 high (III-IV) grade glioma patients was i...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Casartelli G,Dorcaratto A,Ravetti JL,Sola S,Vitali A,Merlo DF,Frosina G

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colon cancer is the third most common cancer and third most common cause of cancer-related death in the USA according to 2008 American Cancer Society statistics. The carcinogenesis of colon cancer has been associated with both genetics and environmental factors. It has been found that several signal pathways, includin...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Chen J,Huang XF

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), a tryptophan catabolic enzyme, plays an important role in immune escape through suppressing T-cell function. Since Vav1 signaling pathway regulates T cell homeostasis, this study was designed to test the hypothesis that IDO induces T-cell immunosuppression through inhibiting V...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Li R,Wei F,Yu J,Li H,Ren X,Hao X

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis plays an essential role in tumor growth and metastasis and is a promising target for cancer therapy. We characterized the effects of selective CIAPIN1 inhibition on the angiogenesis gastric cancer cell line SGC7901 by stable transfection of CIAPIN1 siRNA. Our study has been shown that CIAPIN1 play the det...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Yan K,He LJ,Cheng W,Ji ZZ,Zhao BX,Hui XL,Cao SS,Chen B,He L,Liang SH,Miao Y

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN:To investigate the antitumor effect of sunitinib and FAK/Pyk2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor (PF-562,271)combination therapy in vivo, utilizing human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells Huh7.5. Nude rats were inoculated subcutaneously with Huh7.5 hepatoma cells. Dosing for Phase 1 was initiated on day 5...

journal_title：Cancer biology & therapy

authors： Bagi CM,Christensen J,Cohen DP,Roberts WG,Wilkie D,Swanson T,Tuthill T,Andresen CJ

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00