Clinical review: navitoclax as a pro-apoptotic and anti-fibrotic agent

NN Mohamad Anuar, NS Nor Hisam, SL Liew… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) family proteins primarily work as a programmed cell death
regulator, whereby multiple interactions between them determine cell survival. This explains …

Drug resistance to targeted therapeutic strategies in non-small cell lung cancer

W Liu, Y Du, R Wen, M Yang, J Xu - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2020 - Elsevier
Rapidly developing molecular biology techniques have been employed to identify cancer
driver genes in specimens from patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Inhibitors …

[HTML][HTML] SCLC subtypes defined by ASCL1, NEUROD1, POU2F3, and YAP1: a comprehensive immunohistochemical and histopathologic characterization

MK Baine, MS Hsieh, WV Lai, JV Egger… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Recent studies have identified subtypes of small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC)
defined by the RNA expression of ASCL1, NEUROD1, POU2F3, and YAP1 transcriptional …

[HTML][HTML] MYC drives temporal evolution of small cell lung cancer subtypes by reprogramming neuroendocrine fate

AS Ireland, AM Micinski, DW Kastner, B Guo, SJ Wait… - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a neuroendocrine tumor treated clinically as a single
disease with poor outcomes. Distinct SCLC molecular subtypes have been defined based …

[HTML][HTML] New approaches to SCLC therapy: from the laboratory to the clinic

JT Poirier, J George, TK Owonikoko, A Berns… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2020 - Elsevier
The outcomes of patients with SCLC have not yet been substantially impacted by the
revolution in precision oncology, primarily owing to a paucity of genetic alterations in …

A biobank of small cell lung cancer CDX models elucidates inter-and intratumoral phenotypic heterogeneity

KL Simpson, R Stoney, KK Frese, N Simms, W Rowe… - Nature Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Although small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is treated as a homogeneous disease, biopsies and
preclinical models reveal heterogeneity in transcriptomes and morphology. SCLC subtypes …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic mechanisms and the hallmarks of cancer: An intimate affair

N Darwiche - American journal of cancer research, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epigenetic mechanisms comprising DNA methylation, histone modifications, and noncoding
RNAs affect chromatin structure and regulate gene expression. These mechanisms control …

Exploring the multiple roles of guardian of the genome: P53

W Feroz, AMA Sheikh - Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics, 2020 - Springer
Background Cells have evolved balanced mechanisms to protect themselves by initiating a
specific response to a variety of stress. The TP53 gene, encoding P53 protein, is one of the …

Update on the biology, management, and treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC)

A Saltos, M Shafique, A Chiappori - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for 13–15% of all new lung cancer cases in the US.
The tumor has a tendency to disseminate early resulting in 80–85% of patients being …

New insights into small‐cell lung cancer development and therapy

Y Wang, S Zou, Z Zhao, P Liu, C Ke… - Cell Biology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Small‐cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for approximately 15% of lung cancer cases;
however, it is characterized by easy relapse and low survival rate, leading to one of the most …