Cancer chemotherapy: insights into cellular and tumor microenvironmental mechanisms of action

CM Tilsed, SA Fisher, AK Nowak, RA Lake… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Chemotherapy has historically been the mainstay of cancer treatment, but our
understanding of what drives a successful therapeutic response remains limited. The …

Oxygen-based nanocarriers to modulate tumor hypoxia for ameliorated anti-tumor therapy: fabrications, properties, and future directions

X Li, Y Wu, R Zhang, W Bai, T Ye… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Over the past five years, oxygen-based nanocarriers (NCs) to boost anti-tumor therapy
attracted tremendous attention from basic research and clinical practice. Indeed, tumor …

Epithelial–mesenchymal status renders differential responses to cisplatin in ovarian cancer

QH Miow, TZ Tan, J Ye, JA Lau, T Yokomizo, JP Thiery… - Oncogene, 2015 - nature.com
Chemoresistance to platinums, such as cisplatin, is of critical concern in the treatment of
ovarian cancer. Recent evidence has linked epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) as a …

Integrated epigenomics identifies BMP4 as a modulator of cisplatin sensitivity in gastric cancer

T Ivanova, H Zouridis, Y Wu, LL Cheng, IB Tan… - Gut, 2013 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Cisplatin is a widely used gastric cancer (GC) chemotherapy; however, genetic
factors regulating GC responses to cisplatin remain obscure. Identifying genes regulating …

Epigenetic suppression of the TGF-beta pathway revealed by transcriptome profiling in ovarian cancer

N Matsumura, Z Huang, S Mori, T Baba, S Fujii… - Genome …, 2011 - genome.cshlp.org
Epithelial ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death among gynecologic malignancies.
Diagnosis usually occurs after metastatic spread, largely reflecting vague symptoms of early …

Clinical relevance of cytoskeleton associated proteins for ovarian cancer

J Schiewek, U Schumacher, T Lange… - Journal of cancer …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Ovarian cancer has a high mortality rate and up to now no reliable molecular
prognostic biomarkers have been established. During malignant progression, the …

Smart multi‐functional aggregates reoxygenate tumor microenvironment through a two‐pronged strategy to revitalize cancer immunotherapy

Y Zhang, L Liang, H Li, Y Cao, D Meng, X Li… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract PD‐1/PD‐L1 inhibitors have emerged as standard treatments for advanced solid
tumors; however, challenges such as a low overall response rate and systemic side effects …

Periostin facilitates ovarian cancer recurrence by enhancing cancer stemness

Z Huang, O Byrd, S Tan, K Hu, B Knight, G Lo… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The lethality of epithelial ovarian cancer (OC) is largely due to a high rate of recurrence and
development of chemoresistance, which requires synergy between cancer cells and the …

Cytokinetically quiescent (G0/G1) human multiple myeloma cells are susceptible to simultaneous inhibition of Chk1 and MEK1/2

XY Pei, Y Dai, LE Youssefian, S Chen… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
Abstract Effects of Chk1 and MEK1/2 inhibition were investigated in cytokinetically quiescent
multiple myeloma (MM) and primary CD138+ cells. Coexposure to the Chk1 and MEK1/2 …

High-load nanoparticles with a chemotherapeutic SN-38/FdUMP drug cocktail

K Sabljo, M Ischyropoulou, J Napp, F Alves… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
[Gd (OH)] 2+[(SN-38) 0.5 (FdUMP) 0.5] 2− inorganic–organic hybrid nanoparticles (IOH-
NPs) with a chemotherapeutic cocktail of ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin (SN-38, active form …