Achieving clinical success with BET inhibitors as anti-cancer agents

T Shorstova, WD Foulkes, M Witcher - British journal of cancer, 2021 - nature.com
The transcriptional upregulation of oncogenes is a driving force behind the progression of
many tumours. However, until a decade ago, the concept of 'switching off'these oncogenic …

Molecular alterations and targeted therapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Y Qian, Y Gong, Z Fan, G Luo, Q Huang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2020 - Springer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a malignancy characterized by a poor
prognosis and high mortality rate. Genetic mutations and altered molecular pathways serve …

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: biological hallmarks, current status, and future perspectives of combined modality treatment approaches

M Orth, P Metzger, S Gerum, J Mayerle, G Schneider… - Radiation …, 2019 - Springer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly devastating disease with poor
prognosis and rising incidence. Late detection and a particularly aggressive biology are the …

Targeting glucose metabolism to suppress cancer progression: prospective of anti-glycolytic cancer therapy

AF Abdel-Wahab, W Mahmoud, RM Al-Harizy - Pharmacological research, 2019 - Elsevier
Most solid tumor cells adapt to their heterogeneous microenvironment by depending largely
on aerobic glycolysis for energy production, a phenomenon called the Warburg effect, which …

The roles of histone deacetylases and their inhibitors in cancer therapy

G Li, Y Tian, WG Zhu - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Genetic mutations and abnormal gene regulation are key mechanisms underlying
tumorigenesis. Nucleosomes, which consist of DNA wrapped around histone cores …

A gene–environment-induced epigenetic program initiates tumorigenesis

D Alonso-Curbelo, YJ Ho, C Burdziak, JLV Maag… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Tissue damage increases the risk of cancer through poorly understood mechanisms. In
mouse models of pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis associated with tissue injury collaborates …

Targeting oncogenic Myc as a strategy for cancer treatment

H Chen, H Liu, G Qing - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2018 - nature.com
The MYC family oncogene is deregulated in> 50% of human cancers, and this deregulation
is frequently associated with poor prognosis and unfavorable patient survival. Myc has a …

The BET family in immunity and disease

N Wang, R Wu, D Tang, R Kang - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2021 - nature.com
Innate immunity serves as the rapid and first-line defense against invading pathogens, and
this process can be regulated at various levels, including epigenetic mechanisms. The …

Clinical epigenetics: seizing opportunities for translation

M Berdasco, M Esteller - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2019 - nature.com
Biomarker discovery and validation are necessary for improving the prediction of clinical
outcomes and patient monitoring. Despite considerable interest in biomarker discovery and …

Stem cell fate in cancer growth, progression and therapy resistance

NK Lytle, AG Barber, T Reya - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
Although we have come a long way in our understanding of the signals that drive cancer
growth, and how these signals can be targeted, effective control of this disease remains a …