[HTML][HTML] Systemic therapies for salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma

S Sahara, AE Herzog, JE Nör - American Journal of Cancer …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a slow growing, but relentless cancer. Due to its rarity
and lack of understanding of its molecular etiology, no standard chemotherapy for ACC …

[HTML][HTML] MYB-NFIB fusion transcript in adenoid cystic carcinoma: Current state of knowledge and future directions

VP Wagner, CD Bingle, L Bingle - Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 2022 - Elsevier
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is the most common type of salivary gland cancer that can
also arise in other primary sites. Regardless of the site, most ACC cases carry a recurrent …

NK cells shape pancreatic and oral tumor microenvironments; role in inhibition of tumor growth and metastasis

A Jewett, J Kos, Y Fong, MW Ko, T Safaei… - Seminars in cancer …, 2018 - Elsevier
We have recently shown that natural killer (NK) cells select and differentiate cancer stem
cells (CSCs)/undifferentiated tumors via secreted and membrane bound IFN-gamma (IFN-γ) …

An organoid library of salivary gland tumors reveals subtype-specific characteristics and biomarkers

B Wang, J Gan, Z Liu, Z Hui, J Wei, X Gu, Y Mu… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Salivary gland tumors (SGTs) include a large group of rare neoplasms
in the head and neck region, and the heterogeneous and overlapping features among the …

p53 inhibits Bmi-1-driven self-renewal and defines salivary gland cancer stemness

C Rodriguez-Ramirez, Z Zhang, KA Warner… - Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a poorly understood salivary gland
malignancy with limited therapeutic options. Cancer stem cells (CSC) are considered drivers …

The concept of cancer stem cells: Elaborating on ALDH1B1 as an emerging marker of cancer progression

I Tsochantaridis, A Roupas, S Mohlin, A Pappa… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a multifactorial, complex disease exhibiting extraordinary phenotypic plasticity and
diversity. One of the greatest challenges in cancer treatment is intratumoral heterogeneity …

Synergistic efficacy of combined EGFR and HDAC inhibitors overcomes tolerance to EGFR monotherapy in salivary mucoepidermoid carcinoma

K Parag-Sharma, J Tasoulas, AM Musicant… - Oral oncology, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common type of salivary gland
malignancy. Advanced or high-grade MECs are refractory to chemotherapy, often leading to …

Therapeutic inhibition of Bmi-1 ablates chemoresistant cancer stem cells in adenoid cystic carcinoma

S Sahara, KA Warner, AE Herzog, Z Zhang, JE Nör - Oral Oncology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas (ACC) typically show modest response to
cytotoxic therapy. Cancer stem cells (CSC) have been implicated in chemoresistance and …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial fission regulator 2 (MTFR2) promotes growth, migration, invasion and tumour progression in breast cancer cells

G Lu, L Yuanhui, T Wang, W Lin, J Lu, Y Ma… - Aging (Albany …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction: Mitochondrial fission regulator 2 (MTFR2) belongs to the MTFR family, and 2
isoforms of MTFR2 are produced by alternative splicing. The role of MTFR2 in breast cancer …

Bmi-1: A master regulator of head and neck cancer stemness

AE Herzog, R Somayaji, JE Nör - Frontiers in Oral Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Head and neck cancers are composed of a diverse group of malignancies, many of which
exhibit an unacceptably low patient survival, high morbidity and poor treatment outcomes …