Interleukin-6: designing specific therapeutics for a complex cytokine

C Garbers, S Heink, T Korn, S Rose-John - Nature reviews Drug …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pivotal cytokine with a diverse repertoire of physiological
functions that include regulation of immune cell proliferation and differentiation …

Drug resistance in multiple myeloma

P Robak, I Drozdz, J Szemraj, T Robak - Cancer treatment reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Multiple myeloma (MM, plasma cell myeloma) is a malignant hematologic disease
characterized by the clonal proliferation of malignant plasma cells. The treatment of MM has …

The bone-marrow niche in MDS and MGUS: implications for AML and MM

IM Ghobrial, A Detappe, KC Anderson… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2018 - nature.com
Several haematological malignancies, including multiple myeloma (MM) and acute myeloid
leukaemia (AML), have well-defined precursor states that precede the development of overt …

The role of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and its targeted inhibition in hematological malignancies

L Arora, AP Kumar, F Arfuso, WJ Chng, G Sethi - Cancers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), a member of the STAT protein
family, can be phosphorylated by receptor-associated Janus kinases (JAKs) in response to …

Mesenchymal stem cells in multiple myeloma: a therapeutical tool or target?

S Xu, K De Veirman, A De Becker, K Vanderkerken… - Leukemia, 2018 - nature.com
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant plasma cell (PC) disorder, characterized by a
complex interactive network of tumour cells and the bone marrow (BM) stromal …

Resistance to proteasome inhibitors and other targeted therapies in myeloma

CT Wallington‐Beddoe… - British Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The number of novel therapies for the treatment of myeloma is rapidly increasing, as are the
clinical trials evaluating them in combination with other novel and established therapies …

Targeted drug delivery for tumor therapy inside the bone marrow

CF Mu, J Shen, J Liang, HS Zheng, Y Xiong, YH Wei… - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
Bone marrow is the primary hematopoietic organ, which is involved in multiple malignant
diseases including acute and chronic leukemia, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic …

Therapeutic effects of CSF1R-blocking antibodies in multiple myeloma

Q Wang, Y Lu, R Li, Y Jiang, Y Zheng, J Qian, E Bi… - Leukemia, 2018 - nature.com
Our previous studies showed that macrophages (MФs), especially myeloma-associated MФs
(MAMs), induce chemoresistance in human myeloma. Here we explored the potential of …

Targeting signaling pathways in multiple myeloma: Pathogenesis and implication for treatments

J Hu, WX Hu - Cancer letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Multiple myeloma (MM), which is characterized by osteolytic bone lesions, anemia,
hypercalcemia, and renal failure, accounts for approximately 10% of all hematologic …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling multiple myeloma-bone marrow interactions and response to drugs in a 3D surrogate microenvironment

D Belloni, S Heltai, M Ponzoni, A Villa, B Vergani… - …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Multiple myeloma develops primarily inside the bone marrow microenvironment, that confers
pro-survival signals and drug resistance. 3D cultures that reproduce multiple myeloma-bone …