[HTML][HTML] The role of VEGF in cancer-induced angiogenesis and research progress of drugs targeting VEGF

S Ghalehbandi, J Yuzugulen, MZI Pranjol… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Angiogenesis is a double-edged sword; it is a mechanism that defines the boundary
between health and disease. In spite of its central role in physiological homeostasis, it …

[HTML][HTML] BCL-2 protein family: attractive targets for cancer therapy

D Kaloni, ST Diepstraten, A Strasser, GL Kelly - Apoptosis, 2023 - Springer
Acquired resistance to cell death is a hallmark of cancer. The BCL-2 protein family members
play important roles in controlling apoptotic cell death. Abnormal over-expression of pro …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperphosphorylation of BCL-2 family proteins underlies functional resistance to venetoclax in lymphoid malignancies

SJF Chong, F Zhu, O Dashevsky… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The B cell leukemia/lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) inhibitor venetoclax is effective in chronic
lymphocytic leukemia (CLL); however, resistance may develop over time. Other lymphoid …

[HTML][HTML] Venetoclax resistance: mechanistic insights and future strategies

F Ong, K Kim, MY Konopleva - Cancer Drug Resistance, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is historically associated with poor prognosis, especially in
older AML patients unfit for intensive chemotherapy. The development of Venetoclax, a …

MYC and therapy resistance in cancer: risks and opportunities

G Donati, B Amati - Molecular oncology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The MYC transcription factor, encoded by the c‐MYC proto‐oncogene, is activated by
growth‐promoting signals, and is a key regulator of biosynthetic and metabolic pathways …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in understanding the mechanisms of resistance to BCL-2 inhibitors

Y Xu, H Ye - Experimental Hematology & Oncology, 2022 - Springer
Venetoclax is a new type of BH3 mimetic compound that can target the binding site in the
BCL-2 protein and induce apoptosis in cancer cells by stimulating the mitochondrial …

Ursolic acid enhances the antitumor effects of sorafenib associated with Mcl-1-related apoptosis and SLC7A11-dependent ferroptosis in human cancer

H Li, Y Yu, Y Liu, Z Luo, BYK Law, Y Zheng… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a broad-spectrum oral small molecule inhibitor targeting multikinase, sorafenib is
currently approved for the clinical treatment of several types of cancer as a single agent. A …

Target protein degradation by protacs: A budding cancer treatment strategy

D Choudhary, A Kaur, P Singh, G Chaudhary… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the most common causes of death. So, its lethal effect increases with time.
Near about hundreds of cancers are known in humans. Cancer treatment is done to cure or …

Toripalimab combined with definitive chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (EC-CRT-001): a single-arm, phase 2 trial

Y Zhu, J Wen, Q Li, B Chen, L Zhao, S Liu… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Toripalimab is a PD-1 inhibitor that is approved for the treatment of advanced
oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma, but its efficacy in locally advanced disease is …

Platinum-based Mcl-1 inhibitor targeting mitochondria achieves enhanced antitumor activity as a single agent or in combination with ABT-199

X Lu, MF Wu, JL Wu, HQ Zhang, H Liang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Discovery of small molecule inhibitors targeting Mcl-1 (Myeloid cell leukemia 1) confronts
many challenges. Based on the fact that Mcl-1 is mainly localized in mitochondria, we …