Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: biological hallmarks, current status, and future perspectives of combined modality treatment approaches

M Orth, P Metzger, S Gerum, J Mayerle, G Schneider… - Radiation …, 2019 - Springer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly devastating disease with poor
prognosis and rising incidence. Late detection and a particularly aggressive biology are the …

Cancer stem cells and radioresistance: DNA repair and beyond

A Schulz, F Meyer, A Dubrovska, K Borgmann - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
The current preclinical and clinical findings demonstrate that, in addition to the conventional
clinical and pathological indicators that have a prognostic value in radiation oncology, the …

DNA damage in stem cells

I Vitale, G Manic, R De Maria, G Kroemer, L Galluzzi - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
Both embryonic and adult stem cells are endowed with a superior capacity to prevent the
accumulation of genetic lesions, repair them, or avoid their propagation to daughter cells …

ATR/CHK1 inhibitors and cancer therapy

Z Qiu, NL Oleinick, J Zhang - Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2018 - Elsevier
The cell cycle checkpoint proteins ataxia-telangiectasia-mutated-and-Rad3-related kinase
(ATR) and its major downstream effector checkpoint kinase 1 (CHK1) prevent the entry of …

Targeted radionuclide therapy in combined-modality regimens

MR Gill, N Falzone, Y Du, KA Vallis - The Lancet Oncology, 2017 - thelancet.com
Targeted radionuclide therapy (TRT) is a branch of cancer medicine concerned with the use
of radioisotopes, radiolabelled molecules, nanoparticles, or microparticles that either …

[HTML][HTML] Potentiation of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy by the PARP inhibitor olaparib

J Nonnekens, M van Kranenburg, CEMT Beerens… - Theranostics, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Metastases expressing tumor-specific receptors can be targeted and treated by binding of
radiolabeled peptides (peptide receptor radionuclide therapy or PRRT). For example …

ATM, ATR, CHK1, CHK2 and WEE1 inhibitors in cancer and cancer stem cells

C Ronco, AR Martin, L Demange, R Benhida - Medchemcomm, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
DNA inevitably undergoes a high number of damages throughout the cell cycle. To preserve
the integrity of the genome, cells have developed a complex enzymatic machinery aimed at …

ATM dysfunction in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and associated therapeutic implications

SA Armstrong, CW Schultz, A Azimi-Sadjadi… - Molecular cancer …, 2019 - AACR
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the most lethal solid
malignancies with very few therapeutic options to treat advanced or metastatic disease. The …

Prexasertib treatment induces homologous recombination deficiency and synergizes with olaparib in triple-negative breast cancer cells

C Mani, S Jonnalagadda, J Lingareddy… - Breast Cancer …, 2019 - Springer
Background Breast cancer remains as one of the most lethal types of cancer in women.
Among various subtypes, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and …

Mitochondrial mutations and metabolic adaptation in pancreatic cancer

RA Hardie, E Van Dam, M Cowley, TL Han… - Cancer & …, 2017 - Springer
Background Pancreatic cancer has a five-year survival rate of~ 8%, with characteristic
molecular heterogeneity and restricted treatment options. Targeting metabolism has …