[HTML][HTML] STAT3 silencing by an aptamer-based strategy hampers the crosstalk between NSCLC cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts

ML Ibba, G Ciccone, D Rotoli, G Coppola… - … Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2023 - cell.com
The identification of new effective therapeutic options for non-small-cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) represents a crucial challenge in oncology. Recent studies indicate that cancer …

[HTML][HTML] STAT3 gene silencing by aptamer-siRNA chimera as selective therapeutic for glioblastoma

CL Esposito, S Nuzzo, S Catuogno, S Romano… - … Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2018 - cell.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most frequent and aggressive primary brain tumor in adults, and
despite advances in neuro-oncology, the prognosis for patients remains dismal. The signal …

[HTML][HTML] CTLA4 aptamer delivers STAT3 siRNA to tumor-associated and malignant T cells

A Herrmann, SJ Priceman, M Kujawski… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Intracellular therapeutic targets that define tumor immunosuppression in both tumor cells
and T cells remain intractable. Here, we have shown that administration of a covalently …

[HTML][HTML] Dichotomous effects of cellular expression of STAT3 on tumor growth of HNSCC

TE Bickett, MW Knitz, M Piper, AJ Oweida, J Gadwa… - Molecular Therapy, 2022 - cell.com
STAT3 signaling has been shown to regulate cellular function and cytokine production in the
tumor microenvironment (TME). Within the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma …

A membrane penetrating peptide aptamer inhibits STAT3 function and suppresses the growth of STAT3 addicted tumor cells

C Borghouts, N Delis, B Brill, A Weiss, L Mack, P Lucks… - Jak-Stat, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer cells are characterized by the aberrant activation of signaling pathways governing
proliferation, survival, angiogenesis, migration and immune evasion. These processes are …

Silencing STAT3 enhances sensitivity of cancer cells to doxorubicin and inhibits tumor progression

N Joshi, F Hajizadeh, EA Dezfouli, AO Zekiy, MN Afjadi… - Life sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Aims Despite extensive efforts to find new treatments, chemotherapy is still one of the first
and foremost choices for cancer treatment. The main problems of using these drugs are the …

[HTML][HTML] Oligonucleotide-Based Therapeutics for STAT3 Targeting in Cancer—Drug Carriers Matter

S Molenda, A Sikorska, A Florczak, P Lorenc… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Activated STAT3 is an essential factor in cancer development; therefore,
blocking STAT3 may be of therapeutic benefit in multiple cancer types. Thanks to recent …

Cancer gene therapy by NF-κB-activated cancer cell-specific expression of CRISPR/Cas9 targeting telomeres

W Dai, J Wu, D Wang, J Wang - Gene Therapy, 2020 - nature.com
The transcription factor NF-κB is an attractive target for cancer therapy due to its over-
activation in all tumours; however, NF-κB inhibitors developed in the past decades rarely …

Small-molecule targeting of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 3 to treat non-small cell lung cancer

KM Lewis, U Bharadwaj, TK Eckols, M Kolosov… - Lung cancer, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. Non-
small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has an overall 5-year survival rate of 15%. While aberrant …

[HTML][HTML] RNAi mediated silencing of STAT3/PD-L1 in tumor-associated immune cells induces robust anti-tumor effects in immunotherapy resistant tumors

S Ganesh, MJ Kim, J Lee, X Feng, K Ule, A Mahan… - Molecular Therapy, 2024 - cell.com
Malignant tumors are often associated with an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment
(TME), rendering most of them resistant to standard-of-care immune checkpoint inhibitors …