Cellular plasticity and the neuroendocrine phenotype in prostate cancer

AH Davies, H Beltran, A Zoubeidi - Nature Reviews Urology, 2018 - nature.com
The success of next-generation androgen receptor (AR) pathway inhibitors, such as
abiraterone acetate and enzalutamide, in treating prostate cancer has been hampered by …

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in the tumor microenvironment

M Dysthe, R Parihar - Tumor Microenvironment: Hematopoietic Cells–Part …, 2020 - Springer
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) represent a heterogenous population of
immature myeloid cells capable of modulating immune responses. In the context of cancer …

Enasidenib induces acute myeloid leukemia cell differentiation to promote clinical response

MD Amatangelo, L Quek, A Shih… - Blood, The Journal …, 2017 - ashpublications.org
Recurrent mutations at R140 and R172 in isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) occur in many
cancers, including∼ 12% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In preclinical models these …

Retinoic acid receptors: from molecular mechanisms to cancer therapy

A Di Masi, L Leboffe, E De Marinis, F Pagano… - Molecular aspects of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Retinoic acid (RA), the major bioactive metabolite of retinol or vitamin A, induces a spectrum
of pleiotropic effects in cell growth and differentiation that are relevant for embryonic …

Protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms in cancer, tumor promotion and tumor suppression

N Isakov - Seminars in cancer biology, 2018 - Elsevier
The AGC family of serine/threonine kinases (PKA, PKG, PKC) includes more than 60
members that are critical regulators of numerous cellular functions, including cell cycle and …

m6A RNA methylation-mediated HNF3γ reduction renders hepatocellular carcinoma dedifferentiation and sorafenib resistance

T Zhou, S Li, D Xiang, J Liu, W Sun, X Cui… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Hepatocyte nuclear factor 3γ (HNF3γ) is a hepatocyte nuclear factor, but its role and clinical
significance in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain unclear. Herein, we report that …

Histone deacetylase inhibitors and the promise of epigenetic (and more) treatments for cancer

S Minucci, PG Pelicci - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2006 - nature.com
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are considered to be among the most promising targets in
drug development for cancer therapy, and first-generation histone deacetylase inhibitors …

Acute promyelocytic leukemia: from highly fatal to highly curable

ZY Wang, Z Chen - Blood, The Journal of the American Society …, 2008 - ashpublications.org
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a distinct subtype of acute myeloid leukemia.
Morphologically, it is identified as the M3 subtype of acute myeloid leukemia by the French …

Increased production of immature myeloid cells in cancer patients: a mechanism of immunosuppression in cancer

B Almand, JI Clark, E Nikitina, J van Beynen… - The Journal of …, 2001 - journals.aai.org
Defective dendritic cell (DC) function caused by abnormal differentiation of these cells is an
important mechanism of tumor escape from immune system control. Previously, we have …

Integrating genetic approaches into the discovery of anticancer drugs

LH Hartwell, P Szankasi, CJ Roberts, AW Murray… - Science, 1997 - science.org
The discovery of anticancer drugs is now driven by the numerous molecular alterations
identified in tumor cells over the past decade. To exploit these alterations, it is necessary to …