Recent advances in oligonucleotide therapeutics in oncology

H Xiong, RN Veedu, SD Diermeier - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Conventional therapies, including
surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy have achieved increased survival rates for many types …

Insight into the prospects for RNAi therapy of cancer

Z Tian, G Liang, K Cui, Y Liang, Q Wang, S Lv… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
RNA interference (RNAi), also known as gene silencing, is a biological process that
prevents gene expression in certain diseases such as cancer. It can be used to improve the …

Antisense oligonucleotides: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion

M Shadid, M Badawi, A Abulrob - Expert opinion on drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) have emerged as a promising
novel drug modality that aims to address unmet medical needs. A record of six ASO drugs …

AZD9150, a next-generation antisense oligonucleotide inhibitor of STAT3 with early evidence of clinical activity in lymphoma and lung cancer

D Hong, R Kurzrock, Y Kim, R Woessner… - Science translational …, 2015 - science.org
Next-generation sequencing technologies have greatly expanded our understanding of
cancer genetics. Antisense technology is an attractive platform with the potential to translate …

Targeting apoptosis pathways in cancer therapy

IM Ghobrial, TE Witzig, AA Adjei - CA: a cancer journal for …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a mechanism by which cells undergo death to
control cell proliferation or in response to DNA damage. The understanding of apoptosis has …

RNA-based therapies: A cog in the wheel of lung cancer defense

P Khan, JA Siddiqui, I Lakshmanan, AK Ganti, R Salgia… - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Lung cancer (LC) is a heterogeneous disease consisting mainly of two subtypes, non-small
cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC), and remains the leading …

RNA-targeted therapeutics in cancer clinical trials: Current status and future directions

P Barata, AK Sood, DS Hong - Cancer treatment reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Recent advances in RNA delivery and target selection provide unprecedented opportunities
for cancer treatment, especially for cancers that are particularly hard to treat with existing …

Roles of fascin in human carcinoma motility and signaling: prospects for a novel biomarker?

Y Hashimoto, M Skacel, JC Adams - … journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 2005 - Elsevier
Fascin is a globular actin cross-linking protein that has a major function in forming parallel
actin bundles in cell protrusions that are key specialisations of the plasma membrane for …

Tumor and host factors that may limit efficacy of chemotherapy in non-small cell and small cell lung cancer

DJ Stewart - Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, 2010 - Elsevier
While chemotherapy provides useful palliation, advanced lung cancer remains incurable
since those tumors that are initially sensitive to therapy rapidly develop acquired resistance …

Clinical pharmacokinetics of second generation antisense oligonucleotides

RZ Yu, JS Grundy, RS Geary - Expert opinion on drug metabolism …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Multiple “second generation” gapmer antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) of
varying chemistries have been evaluated as potential therapeutic agents in the clinic …