Clinical and translational advances in ovarian cancer therapy

PA Konstantinopoulos, UA Matulonis - Nature Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Ovarian cancer is an aggressive disease that is frequently detected at advanced stages and
is initially very responsive to platinum-based chemotherapy. However, the majority of …

Targeted drug delivery strategies for precision medicines

MT Manzari, Y Shamay, H Kiguchi, N Rosen… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Progress in the field of precision medicine has changed the landscape of cancer therapy.
Precision medicine is propelled by technologies that enable molecular profiling, genomic …

The tumour microenvironment in pancreatic cancer—clinical challenges and opportunities

WJ Ho, EM Jaffee, L Zheng - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2020 - nature.com
Metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal solid tumours
despite the use of multi-agent conventional chemotherapy regimens. Such poor outcomes …

Targeting FAK in anticancer combination therapies

JC Dawson, A Serrels, DG Stupack… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is both a non-receptor tyrosine kinase and an adaptor protein
that primarily regulates adhesion signalling and cell migration, but FAK can also promote …

FAK in cancer: from mechanisms to therapeutic strategies

HH Chuang, YY Zhen, YC Tsai, CH Chuang… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a non-receptor tyrosine kinase, is overexpressed and
activated in many cancer types. FAK regulates diverse cellular processes, including growth …

The force awakens: metastatic dormant cancer cells

SY Park, JS Nam - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Recurrent cancer that spreads to distant sites is the leading cause of disease-related death
among cancer patients. Cancer cells are likely to disseminate during cancer progression …

Regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition by tumor microenvironmental signals and its implication in cancer therapeutics

J Zhang, Z Hu, CA Horta, J Yang - Seminars in cancer biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been implicated in various aspects of tumor
development, including tumor invasion and metastasis, cancer stemness, and therapy …

Discovery and characterisation of highly cooperative FAK‐degrading PROTACs

RP Law, J Nunes, C Chung… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a key mediator of tumour progression and metastasis. To
date, clinical trials of FAK inhibitors have reported disappointing efficacy for oncology …

Targeting KRAS Mutant Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Past, Present and Future

IZ Uras, HP Moll, E Casanova - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Lung cancer is the most frequent cancer with an aggressive clinical course and high
mortality rates. Most cases are diagnosed at advanced stages when treatment options are …

[HTML][HTML] Oncology phase I trial design and conduct: time for a change-MDICT Guidelines 2022

D Araujo, A Greystoke, S Bates, A Bayle, E Calvo… - Annals of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Recent experience with targeted anticancer drugs and immunotherapies suggest
the traditional approach of using the maximal tolerated dose (MTD) is not ideal.•Project …