Opportunities and challenges of patient-derived models in cancer research: patient-derived xenografts, patient-derived organoid and patient-derived cells

X Hou, C Du, L Lu, S Yuan, M Zhan, P You… - World Journal of Surgical …, 2022 - Springer
Background As reported, preclinical animal models differ greatly from the human body. The
evaluation model may be the colossal obstacle for scientific research and anticancer drug …

3D bioprinting tumor models mimic the tumor microenvironment for drug screening

X Mi, Z Su, X Yue, Y Ren, X Yang, L Qiang… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Cancer is a severe threat to human life and health and represents the main cause of death
globally. Drug therapy is one of the primary means of treating cancer; however, most …

Inactivation of the CIC-DUX4 oncogene through P300/CBP inhibition, a therapeutic approach for CIC-DUX4 sarcoma

D Bosnakovski, ET Ener, MS Cooper, MD Gearhart… - Oncogenesis, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract CIC-DUX4 sarcoma (CDS) is a highly aggressive and metastatic small round type
of predominantly pediatric sarcoma driven by a fusion oncoprotein comprising the …

Integrated molecular characterization of patient-derived models reveals therapeutic strategies for treating CIC-DUX4 sarcoma

M Carrabotta, MA Laginestra, G Durante, C Mancarella… - Cancer research, 2022 - AACR
Abstract Capicua-double homeobox 4 (CIC-DUX4)–rearranged sarcomas (CDS) are
extremely rare, highly aggressive primary sarcomas that represent a major therapeutic …

Cic-rearranged sarcomas: an intriguing entity that may lead the way to the comprehension of more common cancers

C Mancarella, M Carrabotta, L Toracchio, K Scotlandi - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In this review, we aim to summarize the current clinical and biological
knowledge for patients affected by a rare soft-tissue sarcoma, the CIC-rearranged sarcoma …

[HTML][HTML] ETV4 and ETV5 drive synovial sarcoma through cell cycle and DUX4 embryonic pathway control

J DeSalvo, Y Ban, L Li, X Sun, Z Jiang… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Synovial sarcoma is an aggressive malignancy with no effective treatments for patients with
metastasis. The synovial sarcoma fusion SS18-SSX, which recruits the SWI/SNF-BAF …

Molecular and therapeutic advancements in Capicua (CIC)-rearranged sarcoma

RKM Ponce, C Luck, RA Okimoto - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Capicua (CIC)-rearranged sarcomas are an aggressive subset of undifferentiated round cell
sarcomas. CIC:: DUX4, the proto-typical CIC fusion oncoprotein is associated with rapid …

[HTML][HTML] WEE1 kinase is a therapeutic vulnerability in CIC-DUX4 undifferentiated sarcoma

RKM Ponce, NJ Thomas, NQ Bui, T Kondo… - JCI insight, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
CIC-DUX4 rearrangements define an aggressive and chemotherapy-insensitive subset of
undifferentiated sarcomas. The CIC-DUX4 fusion drives oncogenesis through direct …

CIC-DUX4 chromatin profiling reveals new epigenetic dependencies and actionable therapeutic targets in CIC-rearranged sarcomas

A Bakaric, L Cironi, V Praz, R Sanalkumar, LC Broye… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary CIC-DUX4-rearranged sarcoma (CDS) is a rare and aggressive soft tissue
tumor predominantly affecting young adults for which the only oncogenic driver is the CIC …

The CAM Model for CIC-DUX4 Sarcoma and Its Potential Use for Precision Medicine

A Komatsu, K Matsumoto, Y Yoshimatsu, Y Sin… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: CIC-DUX4 sarcoma is a rare mesenchymal small round cell tumor which
belongs to rare cancers that occupy a significant percentage of cancer cases as a whole …