The DNA damaging revolution: PARP inhibitors and beyond.

TA Yap, R Plummer, NS Azad… - American Society of …, 2019 - europepmc.org
Cancer-specific DNA repair defects are abundant in malignant tissue and present an
opportunity to capitalize on these aberrations for therapeutic benefit. Early preclinical data …

Unboxing the molecular modalities of mutagens in cancer

S Kumari, S Sharma, D Advani, A Khosla… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The etiology of the majority of human cancers is associated with a myriad of environmental
causes, including physical, chemical, and biological factors. DNA damage induced by such …

Temozolomide in malignant gliomas: current use and future targets

JL Villano, TE Seery, LR Bressler - Cancer chemotherapy and …, 2009 - Springer
Temozolomide (TMZ) is an oral alkylating agent that is regarded as a tolerable and effective
drug. When combined with radiotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma …

Role of MGMT in tumor development, progression, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis

S Sharma, F Salehi, BW Scheithauer… - Anticancer …, 2009 - ar.iiarjournals.org
O6-Methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) is a unique protein, which both repairs
O6-alkylguanine lesions stoichiometrically without a multi-enzymatic pathway and self …

Synergistic activity of PARP inhibition by talazoparib (BMN 673) with temozolomide in pediatric cancer models in the pediatric preclinical testing program

MA Smith, CP Reynolds, MH Kang, EA Kolb… - Clinical Cancer …, 2015 - AACR
Purpose: Inhibitors of PARP, an enzyme involved in base excision repair, have
demonstrated single-agent activity against tumors deficient in homologous repair processes …

Targeting O 6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase with specific inhibitors as a strategy in cancer therapy

B Kaina, GP Margison, M Christmann - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2010 - Springer
Abstract O 6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) repairs the cancer
chemotherapy-relevant DNA adducts, O 6-methylguanine and O 6-chloroethylguanine …

Cetuximab conjugated temozolomide-loaded poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles for targeted nanomedicine in EGFR overexpressing cancer cells

R Duwa, A Banstola, F Emami, JH Jeong, S Lee… - Journal of drug delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Targeted cancer therapy was designed to minimize the different challenges of cancer
chemotherapies such as resistance to treatment and systemic toxicity. Epidermal growth …

MGMT in TMZ-based glioma therapy: multifaceted insights and clinical trial perspectives

R Shaw, M Basu, S Karmakar, MK Ghosh - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2024 - Elsevier
Temozolomide (TMZ) is the most preferred and approved chemotherapeutic drug for either
first-or second-line chemotherapy for glioma patients across the globe. In glioma patients …

The versatile attributes of MGMT: its repair mechanism, crosstalk with other DNA repair pathways, and its role in cancer

Q Fang - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review offers a thorough examination of the potential role and
structural properties of MGMT, the progression in targeting MGMT, and the interactions …

O 6 -methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase in the defense against N -nitroso compounds and colorectal cancer

J Fahrer, B Kaina - Carcinogenesis, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the leading causes of cancer death worldwide, involving
multiple dietary and non-dietary risk factors. A growing body of evidence suggests that N …