Mouse models of uveal melanoma: Strengths, weaknesses, and future directions

JR Richards, JH Yoo, D Shin… - Pigment cell & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Uveal melanoma is the most common primary malignancy of the eye, and a number of
discoveries in the last decade have led to a more thorough molecular characterization of this …

H3. 3 G34W promotes growth and impedes differentiation of osteoblast-like mesenchymal progenitors in giant cell tumor of bone

S Khazaei, N De Jay, S Deshmukh, LD Hendrikse… - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
Abstract Glycine 34-to-tryptophan (G34W) substitutions in H3. 3 arise in approximately 90%
of giant cell tumor of bone (GCT). Here, we show H3. 3 G34W is necessary for tumor …

Proton minibeam radiation therapy widens the therapeutic index for high-grade gliomas

Y Prezado, G Jouvion, A Patriarca, C Nauraye… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Proton minibeam radiation therapy (pMBRT) is a novel strategy which has already shown a
remarkable reduction in neurotoxicity as to compared with standard proton therapy. Here we …

ErbB2 (HER2)-CAR-NK-92 cells for enhanced immunotherapy of metastatic fusion-driven alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma

C Heim, LM Moser, H Kreyenberg, HB Bonig… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a challenging tumor entity that evades
conventional treatments and endogenous antitumor immune responses, highlighting the …

Chloroquine Sensitizes GNAQ/11-mutated Melanoma to MEK1/2 Inhibition

A Truong, JH Yoo, MT Scherzer, JMS Sanchez… - Clinical Cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Purpose: Mutational activation of GNAQ or GNA11 (GNAQ/11), detected in> 90% of uveal
melanomas, leads to constitutive activation of oncogenic pathways, including MAPK and …

Transgenic mouse models of breast cancer

AT Regua, A Arrigo, D Doheny, GL Wong, HW Lo - Cancer letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Transgenic breast cancer mouse models are critical tools for preclinical studies of human
breast cancer. Genetic editing of the murine mammary gland allows for modeling of …

The phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis pathway provides a new target for cancer chemotherapy

Y Guan, X Chen, M Wu, W Zhu, A Arslan, S Takeda… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Since human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) develop into
hepatic organoids through stages that resemble human embryonic liver development, they …

Breast Cancer Mutations HER2V777L and PIK3CAH1047R Activate the p21–CDK4/6–Cyclin D1 Axis to Drive Tumorigenesis and Drug Resistance

X Cheng, Y Sun, M Highkin, N Vemalapally, X Jin… - Cancer research, 2023 - AACR
In metastatic breast cancer, HER2-activating mutations frequently co-occur with mutations in
PIK3CA, TP53, or CDH1. Of these co-occurring mutations, HER2 and PIK3CA are the most …

Dual CXCR4 and E-selectin inhibitor, GMI-1359, shows anti-bone metastatic effects and synergizes with docetaxel in prostate cancer cell intraosseous growth

C Festuccia, A Mancini, GL Gravina, A Colapietro… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) relapses due to acquired resistance
to docetaxel-based chemotherapy and remains a major threat to patient survival. In this …

Imipridones inhibit tumor growth and improve survival in an orthotopic liver metastasis mouse model of human uveal melanoma

C Chattopadhyay, J Roszik, R Bhattacharya… - British Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Background Uveal melanoma (UM) is a highly aggressive disease with very few treatment
options. We previously demonstrated that mUM is characterized by high oxidative …