Chemotherapeutic effect of a novel temozolomide analog on nasopharyngeal carcinoma in vitro and in vivo

TC Chen, HY Cho, W Wang, SJ Wetzel, A Singh… - Journal of biomedical …, 2015 - Springer
Background Many patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) face poor prognosis. Due
to its hidden anatomical location, the tumor is usually diagnosed quite late, and despite …

Activation of Epstein–Barr Virus' Lytic Cycle in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells by NEO212, a Conjugate of Perillyl Alcohol and Temozolomide

H Hartman-Houstman, S Swenson, RO Minea… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a cancer that is frequently associated
with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) infection, and this virus is thought to play a role in NPC …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic effect of TMZ-POH on human nasopharyngeal carcinoma depends on reactive oxygen species accumulation

L Xie, X Song, W Guo, X Wang, L Wei, Y Li, L Lv… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a common head and neck malignancy without efficient
chemotherapeutic agents for it. In our current study, we demonstrated the cytotoxicity effects …

NEO212, temozolomide conjugated to perillyl alcohol, is a novel drug for effective treatment of a broad range of temozolomide-resistant gliomas

HY Cho, W Wang, N Jhaveri, DJ Lee, N Sharma… - Molecular cancer …, 2014 - AACR
Patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a malignant primary brain tumor, inevitably
develop resistance to standard-of-care chemotherapy, temozolomide. This study explores …

Pharmacokinetic properties of the temozolomide perillyl alcohol conjugate (NEO212) in mice

HY Cho, S Swenson, TZ Thein, W Wang… - Neuro-Oncology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background NEO212 is a novel small-molecule anticancer agent that was generated by
covalent conjugation of the natural monoterpene perillyl alcohol (POH) to the alkylating …

Triptolide combined with radiotherapy for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma via NF-κB-related mechanism

W Zhang, M Kang, T Zhang, B Li, X Liao… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has a poor prognosis because of the lack of an
effective treatment. Here we explored the efficiency and the molecular mechanisms of …

Temozolomide–perillyl alcohol conjugate downregulates O6-methylguanin DNA methltransferase via inducing ubiquitination-dependent proteolysis in non-small cell …

X Song, L Xie, M Chang, X Geng, X Wang… - Cell Death & …, 2018 - nature.com
The DNA repair enzyme O6-methylguanin-DNA-methltransferase (MGMT) is able to remove
products of alkylating agent such as O6-meG and emerges as a central determinant of …

Temozolomide: An Update on Pharmacological Strategies to Increase its Antitumour Activity

L Tentori, G Graziani - Medicinal Chemistry Reviews-Online …, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Temozolomide (TMZ) is a methylating agent with promising antitumour activity against
primary or secondary brain tumours. Through the generation of a reactive intermediate, TMZ …

Gemcitabine and APG-1252, a novel small molecule inhibitor of BCL-2/BCL-XL, display a synergistic antitumor effect in nasopharyngeal carcinoma through the JAK-2 …

F Luo, FT Lu, MZ Qiu, T Zhou, WJ Ma, M Luo… - Cell Death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has a poor prognosis, with an unfavorable
response to palliative chemotherapy. Unfortunately, there are few effective therapeutic …

Cell cycle effects and increased adduct formation by temozolomide enhance the effect of cytotoxic and targeted agents in lung cancer cell lines

AD Adema, K Van Der Born, RJ Honeywell… - Journal of …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Temozolomide (TMZ) exerts its cytotoxic effects by methylating guanine in DNA, resulting in
a mismatch with thymine. We studied possible enhancement of the cytotoxic activity of …