Antimetabolite radiosensitizers

DS Shewach, TS Lawrence - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2007 - ascopubs.org
Radiosensitization with antimetabolites has improved clinical outcome for patients with solid
malignancies, especially cancers of the GI tract, cervix, and head and neck. Fluorouracil …

Antisense inhibition of microRNA-21 or-221 arrests cell cycle, induces apoptosis, and sensitizes the effects of gemcitabine in pancreatic adenocarcinoma

JK Park, EJ Lee, C Esau, TD Schmittgen - Pancreas, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The contribution of overexpressed microRNA-21 and-221 (miR-21 and miR-221)
to the malignant phenotype was determined by inhibiting these miRNAs using antisense …

Mechanisms of resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors and therapeutic approaches: an update

A Ahsan - Lung Cancer and Personalized Medicine: Current …, 2016 - Springer
Resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in
non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is mediated by two major mechanisms namely …

Inhibition of N-linked glycosylation disrupts receptor tyrosine kinase signaling in tumor cells

JN Contessa, MS Bhojani, HH Freeze, A Rehemtulla… - Cancer research, 2008 - AACR
Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) are therapeutic targets for the treatment of malignancy.
However, tumor cells develop resistance to targeted therapies through the activation of …

ST6Gal-I sialyltransferase promotes chemoresistance in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by abrogating gemcitabine-mediated DNA damage

A Chakraborty, KA Dorsett, HQ Trummell… - Journal of Biological …, 2018 - ASBMB
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive malignancy with a poor
prognosis. Gemcitabine, as a single agent or in combination therapy, remains the frontline …

Mechanism mediating oligomeric Aβ clearance by naïve primary microglia

CN Yang, YJ Shiao, FS Shie, BS Guo, PH Chen… - Neurobiology of …, 2011 - Elsevier
The accumulation of soluble oligomeric amyloid-β peptide (oAβ) proceeds the formation of
senile plaques and contributes to synaptic and memory deficits in Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

KRAS protein stability is regulated through SMURF2: UBCH5 complex-mediated β-TrCP1 degradation

S Shukla, US Allam, A Ahsan, G Chen… - Neoplasia, 2014 - Elsevier
Attempts to target mutant KRAS have been unsuccessful. Here, we report the identification of
Smad ubiquitination regulatory factor 2 (SMURF2) and UBCH5 as a critical E3: E2 complex …

Synergistic inhibition of head and neck tumor growth by green tea (−)‐epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate and EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor

X Zhang, H Zhang, M Tighiouart, JE Lee… - … journal of cancer, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
One of the mechanisms of the antitumor activity of green tea (−)‐epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate
(EGCG) is associated with its effect on epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)‐mediated …

Caffeine inhibits the proliferation of liver cancer cells and activates the MEK/ERK/EGFR signalling pathway

J Okano, T Nagahara, K Matsumoto… - Basic & clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Caffeine has been reported to prevent hepatocarcinogenesis. We investigated the molecular
mechanisms by which caffeine inhibits the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells …

Honokiol inhibits epidermal growth factor receptor signaling and enhances the antitumor effects of epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors

RJ Leeman-Neill, Q Cai, SC Joyce, SM Thomas… - Clinical Cancer …, 2010 - AACR
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the utility of honokiol, a naturally occurring
compound, in the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) as well as …