Preclinical justification of pbi-shRNA EWS/FLI1 lipoplex (LPX) treatment for Ewing's sarcoma

DD Rao, C Jay, Z Wang, X Luo, P Kumar, H Eysenbach… - Molecular therapy, 2016 - cell.com
The EWS/FLI1 fusion gene is well characterized as a driver of Ewing's sarcoma. Bi-shRNA
EWS/FLI1 is a functional plasmid DNA construct that transcribes both siRNA and miRNA-like …

Potentials for RNAi in sarcoma research and therapy: Ewing's sarcoma as a model

H Kovar, J Ban, S Pospisilova - Seminars in cancer biology, 2003 - Elsevier
Existing data identify EWS–FLI1 as indispensable for sustained Ewing's sarcoma growth
and as the ideal therapeutic target in this disease. The siRNA may hold great promises as a …

Synthetic siRNA targeting the breakpoint of EWS/Fli‐1 inhibits growth of Ewing sarcoma xenografts in a mouse model

I Takigami, T Ohno, Y Kitade, A Hara… - … journal of cancer, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The EWS/Fli‐1 fusion gene, a product of the translocation t (11; 22, q24; q12), is detected in
85% of Ewing sarcomas and primitive neuroectodermal tumors. It is thought to be a …

Sequence-specific knockdown of EWS-FLI1 by targeted, nonviral delivery of small interfering RNA inhibits tumor growth in a murine model of metastatic Ewing's …

S Hu-Lieskovan, JD Heidel, DW Bartlett, ME Davis… - Cancer research, 2005 - AACR
The development of effective, systemic therapies for metastatic cancer is highly desired. We
show here that the systemic delivery of sequence-specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) …

Oncogene-targeted antisense oligonucleotides for the treatment of Ewing sarcoma

A Maksimenko, C Malvy - Expert opinion on therapeutic targets, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
The genetic hallmark of the Ewing sarcoma family of tumours (ESFT) is the presence of the t
(11; 22)(q24; q12) translocation, present in up to 85% of cases of ESFT, which creates the …

Hsa-mir-145 is the top EWS-FLI1-repressed microRNA involved in a positive feedback loop in Ewing's sarcoma

J Ban, G Jug, P Mestdagh, R Schwentner, M Kauer… - Oncogene, 2011 - nature.com
EWS-FLI1 is a chromosome translocation-derived chimeric transcription factor that has a
central and rate-limiting role in the pathogenesis of Ewing's sarcoma. Although the EWS …

Small interfering RNAs expressed from a Pol III promoter suppress the EWS/Fli-1 transcript in an Ewing sarcoma cell line

T Dohjima, NS Lee, H Li, T Ohno, JJ Rossi - Molecular Therapy, 2003 - cell.com
The EWS/Fli-1 fusion gene encodes an oncogenic fusion protein. The fusion is a product of
the translocation t (11; 22)(q24; q12), which is detected in 85% of Ewing sarcoma and …

Combined transcriptional and translational targeting of EWS/FLI-1 in Ewing's sarcoma

S Mateo-Lozano, PC Gokhale, VA Soldatenkov… - Clinical Cancer …, 2006 - AACR
Purpose: To show the efficacy of targeting EWS/FLI-1 expression with a combination of
specific antisense oligonucleotides and rapamycin for the control of Ewing's sarcoma (EWS) …

Therapeutic potentialities of EWS‐Fli‐1 mRNA‐targeted vectorized antisense oligonucleotides

A Maksimenko, G Lambert, JR Bertrand… - Annals of the New …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
We have used structured antisense oligonucleotides (AON), which are protected against
extra and intracellular degradation by their internal structure. We have shown that if correctly …

Efficacy of siRNA Nanocapsules Targeted Against the EWS–Fli1 Oncogene in Ewing Sarcoma

N Toub, JR Bertrand, A Tamaddon, H Elhamess… - Pharmaceutical …, 2006 - Springer
The EWS–Fli1 fusion gene encodes for a chimeric oncogenic transcription factor considered
to be the cause of the Ewing sarcoma. The efficiency of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) …