BET proteins as targets for anticancer treatment

A Stathis, F Bertoni - Cancer discovery, 2018 - AACR
Bromodomain and extraterminal domain (BET) proteins are epigenetic readers that regulate
gene expression and are involved in cancer pathogenesis. Over the last years, several BET …

Bioengineering approaches for the pancreatic tumor organoids research and application

T Song, B Kong, R Liu, Y Luo, Y Wang… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal form of digestive malignancy that poses significant
health risks to individuals worldwide. Chemotherapy‐based comprehensive treatment is the …

A gene–environment-induced epigenetic program initiates tumorigenesis

D Alonso-Curbelo, YJ Ho, C Burdziak, JLV Maag… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Tissue damage increases the risk of cancer through poorly understood mechanisms. In
mouse models of pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis associated with tissue injury collaborates …

MYC instructs and maintains pancreatic adenocarcinoma phenotype

NM Sodir, RM Kortlever, VJA Barthet, T Campos… - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
The signature features of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are its
fibroinflammatory stroma, poor immune activity, and dismal prognosis. We show that acute …

Nanoformulation of PROteolysis Targeting Chimera TArgeting 'Undruggable' C-Myc for The Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

A Saraswat, M Patki, Y Fu, S Barot, VV Dukhande… - …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: To explore the anticancer activity of a novel BRD4 protein degrader ARV-825 (ARV)
and its nanoformulation development (ARV-NP) for treatment of pancreatic cancer. Materials …

SUMO pathway inhibition targets an aggressive pancreatic cancer subtype

A Biederstädt, Z Hassan, C Schneeweis, M Schick… - Gut, 2020 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) still carries a dismal prognosis with an
overall 5-year survival rate of 9%. Conventional combination chemotherapies are a clear …

Epigenetic control of pancreatic cancer metastasis

L Krauß, C Schneider, E Hessmann, D Saur… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2023 - Springer
Surgical resection, when combined with chemotherapy, has been shown to significantly
improve the survival rate of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) …

Emerging epigenomic landscapes of pancreatic cancer in the era of precision medicine

G Lomberk, N Dusetti, J Iovanna, R Urrutia - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Genetic studies have advanced our understanding of pancreatic cancer at a mechanistic
and translational level. Genetic concepts and tools are increasingly starting to be applied to …

Pancreatic cancer heterogeneity can be explained beyond the genome

NA Juiz, J Iovanna, N Dusetti - Frontiers in oncology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains a major health problem because it
induces almost systematic mortality. Carcinogenesis begins with genetic aberrations which …

Modeling combination therapy for breast cancer with BET and immune checkpoint inhibitors

X Lai, A Stiff, M Duggan… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
CTLA-4 is an immune checkpoint expressed on active anticancer T cells. When it combines
with its ligand B7 on dendritic cells, it inhibits the activity of the T cells. The Bromo-and Extra …