Cancer-testis antigens: Unique cancer stem cell biomarkers and targets for cancer therapy

O Gordeeva - Seminars in cancer biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Cancer-testis antigens (CTAs) are considered as unique and promising cancer biomarkers
and targets for cancer therapy. CTAs are multifunctional protein group with specific …

Cancer/testis antigens trigger epithelial-mesenchymal transition and genesis of cancer stem-like cells

P Yang, Z Huo, H Liao, Q Zhou - Current pharmaceutical …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Malignant tumors aberrantly overexpress various embryonic genes and proto-oncogenes,
including a variety of cancer-testis antigens (CTAs). CTAs belong to a class of testis-derived …

Gene expression profiling using nanostring digital RNA counting to identify potential target antigens for melanoma immunotherapy

RE Beard, D Abate-Daga, SF Rosati, Z Zheng… - Clinical Cancer …, 2013 - AACR
Purpose: The success of immunotherapy for the treatment of metastatic cancer is contingent
on the identification of appropriate target antigens. Potential targets must be expressed on …

Expression and prognostic relevance of PRAME in primary osteosarcoma

P Tan, C Zou, B Yong, J Han, L Zhang, Q Su… - Biochemical and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The preferentially expressed antigen of melanoma (PRAME), a cancer-testis antigen with
unknown function, is expressed in many human malignancies and is considered an …

PRAME expression in head and neck cancer correlates with markers of poor prognosis and might help in selecting candidates for retinoid chemoprevention in pre …

MJ Szczepanski, AB DeLeo, M Łuczak… - Oral oncology, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: PRAME (Preferentially Expressed Antigen in Melanoma) is a tumor-
associated antigen recognized by immunocytes, and it induces cytotoxic T cell-mediated …

Adoptive immunotherapy using PRAME-specific T cells in medulloblastoma

D Orlando, E Miele, B De Angelis, M Guercio, I Boffa… - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
Medulloblastoma is the most frequent malignant childhood brain tumor with a high morbidity.
Identification of new therapeutic targets would be instrumental in improving patient …

NY‐ESO‐1 is a ubiquitous immunotherapeutic target antigen for patients with myxoid/round cell liposarcoma

SM Pollack, AA Jungbluth, BL Hoch, EA Farrar… - Cancer, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Myxoid/round cell liposarcoma (MRCL) is the second most common
liposarcoma subtype, accounting for> 33% of liposarcomas and approximately 10% of all …

Bortezomib improves progression-free survival in multiple myeloma patients overexpressing preferentially expressed antigen of melanoma

Y Qin, J Lu, L Bao, H Zhu, J Li, L Li, Y Lai… - Chinese Medical …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background Significant efforts have been made to identify factors that differentiate patients
treated with novel therapies, such as bortezomib in multiple myeloma (MM). The exact …

Bone sarcomas in the immunotherapy era

MF Heymann, K Schiavone… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bone sarcomas are primary bone tumours found mainly in children and adolescents, as
osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma, and in adults in their 40s as chondrosarcoma. The last …

MicroRNAs at the human 14q32 locus have prognostic significance in osteosarcoma

AL Sarver, V Thayanithy, MC Scott… - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Deregulation of microRNA (miRNA) transcript levels has been
observed in many types of tumors including osteosarcoma. Molecular pathways regulated …