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 …

The p53 pathway in glioblastoma

Y Zhang, C Dube, M Gibert Jr, N Cruickshanks, B Wang… - Cancers, 2018 - mdpi.com
The tumor suppressor and transcription factor p53 plays critical roles in tumor prevention by
orchestrating a wide variety of cellular responses, including damaged cell apoptosis …

Glioblastoma: current status, emerging targets, and recent advances

A Thakur, C Faujdar, R Sharma, S Sharma… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly malignant brain tumor characterized by a heterogeneous
population of genetically unstable and highly infiltrative cells that are resistant to …

Pharmaco-proteogenomic profiling of pediatric diffuse midline glioma to inform future treatment strategies

IJ Findlay, GN De Iuliis, RJ Duchatel, ER Jackson… - Oncogene, 2022 - nature.com
Diffuse midline glioma (DMG) is a deadly pediatric and adolescent central nervous system
(CNS) tumor localized along the midline structures of the brain atop the spinal cord. With a …

A druggable addiction to de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis in diffuse midline glioma

S Pal, JP Kaplan, H Nguyen, SA Stopka, MR Savani… - Cancer Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Diffuse midline glioma (DMG) is a uniformly fatal pediatric cancer driven by oncohistones
that do not readily lend themselves to drug development. To identify druggable targets for …

Dual inhibitors of histone deacetylases and other cancer-related targets: A pharmacological perspective

Y Gao, H Zhang, F Lirussi, C Garrido, XY Ye… - Biochemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Epigenetic enzymes histone deacetylases (HDACs) are clinically validated anticancer drug
targets which have been studied intensively in the past few decades. Although several drugs …

Patient-derived models recapitulate heterogeneity of molecular signatures and drug response in pediatric high-grade glioma

C He, K Xu, X Zhu, PS Dunphy, B Gudenas… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Pediatric high-grade glioma (pHGG) is a major contributor to cancer-related death in
children. In vitro and in vivo disease models reflecting the intimate connection between …

Sequential targeting in crosslinking nanotheranostics for tackling the multibarriers of brain tumors

H Wu, H Lu, W Xiao, J Yang, H Du, Y Shen… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The efficacy of therapeutics for brain tumors is seriously hampered by multiple barriers to
drug delivery, including severe destabilizing effects in the blood circulation, the blood–brain …

Phase I clinical trial of the Wee1 inhibitor adavosertib (AZD1775) with irinotecan in children with relapsed solid tumors: a COG phase I consortium report (ADVL1312)

KA Cole, S Pal, RA Kudgus, H Ijaz, X Liu… - Clinical Cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: Adavosertib (AZD1775), an inhibitor of WEE1 kinase, potentiates
replicative stress induced by oncogenes or chemotherapy. Antitumor activity of adavosertib …

FOXM1 is required for small cell lung cancer tumorigenesis and associated with poor clinical prognosis

SK Liang, CC Hsu, HL Song, YC Huang, CW Kuo… - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) continues to cause poor clinical outcomes due to limited
advances in sustained treatments for rapid cancer cell proliferation and progression. The …