Enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of nanoparticles for cancer treatment using versatile targeted strategies

H Tian, T Zhang, S Qin, Z Huang, L Zhou, J Shi… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Poor targeting of therapeutics leading to severe adverse effects on normal tissues is
considered one of the obstacles in cancer therapy. To help overcome this, nanoscale drug …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic strategies for targeting CDKN2A loss in melanoma

IZM Kreuger, RC Slieker, T van Groningen… - Journal of Investigative …, 2023 - Elsevier
Loss of the tumor suppressor gene CDKN2A, encoding p16 and p14, is a frequent event
driving melanoma progression. Therefore, therapeutic strategies aimed at CDKN2A loss …

Somatic 9p24.1 alterations in HPV head and neck squamous cancer dictate immune microenvironment and anti-PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor activity

X Zhao, EEW Cohen, WN William Jr… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Somatic copy number alterations (SCNAs), generally losses containing interferons and
interferon-pathway genes, many on chromosome 9p, predict immune-cold, immune …

SERS analysis of cancer cell-secreted purines reveals a unique paracrine crosstalk in MTAP-deficient tumors

PS Valera, J Plou, I García, I Astobiza… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a dynamic pseudoorgan that shapes the development
and progression of cancers. It is a complex ecosystem shaped by interactions between …

Immune checkpoint therapy combinations in adult advanced MiT family translocation renal cell carcinomas

O Alhalabi, J Thouvenin, S Négrier, YA Vano… - The …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background There remains a paucity of data regarding the efficacy of immune checkpoint
therapy (ICT) combinations±vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) targeted therapy (TT) …

Identification of a Sonically Activated Degrader of Methionine Adenosyltransferase 2A by an in Silico Approach Assisted with the Hole–Electron Analysis

H He, Z Wang, X Peng, L Qing, Y Zhang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Small molecules capable of modulating methionine adenosyltransferase 2A (MAT2A) are of
significant interest in precise cancer therapeutics. Herein, we raised the hole–electron …

Revisiting Treatment of Metastatic Urothelial Cancer: Where Do Cisplatin and Platinum Ineligibility Criteria Stand?

MJ Moussa, MT Campbell, O Alhalabi - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cisplatin-based chemotherapy has been the standard of care in metastatic urothelial cancer
(mUC) for more than two decades. However, many patients with comorbidities cannot …

The diagnostic utility of methylthioadenosine phosphorylase immunohistochemistry for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in FNA and small biopsy specimens

S Yu, LA Doyle, JL Hornick, JK Mito - Cancer Cytopathology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Accurate diagnosis of pancreatic lesions by endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine‐
needle aspiration (EUS‐FNA) or fine‐needle biopsy can be challenging. Although surrogate …

Methylthioadenosine phosphorylase deficiency in tumors: A compelling therapeutic target

N Fan, Y Zhang, S Zou - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The methionine salvage pathway is responsible for recycling sulfur-containing metabolites
to methionine. This salvage pathway has been found to be implicated in cell apoptosis …

Novel synthetic lethality drug target in urothelial bladder cancer based on MTAP genomic loss

MF Basin, G Bratslavsky, N Nahhas, A Basnet… - … Oncology: Seminars and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background When urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB) presents or progresses to
chemo-refractory metastatic disease, the search for new therapeutic targets is paramount …