Nanomedicine combats drug resistance in lung cancer

X Zheng, X Song, G Zhu, D Pan, H Li, J Hu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Lung cancer is the second most prevalent cancer and the leading cause of cancer‐related
death worldwide. Surgery, chemotherapy, molecular targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and …

Roles of trans-lesion synthesis (TLS) DNA polymerases in tumorigenesis and cancer therapy

J Anand, L Chiou, C Sciandra, X Zhang, J Hong… - NAR …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
DNA damage tolerance and mutagenesis are hallmarks and enabling characteristics of
neoplastic cells that drive tumorigenesis and allow cancer cells to resist therapy. The 'Y …

Nucleobase-modified nucleosides and nucleotides: Applications in biochemistry, synthetic biology, and drug discovery

A Berdis - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
DNA is often referred to as the “molecule of life” since it contains the genetic blueprint for all
forms of life on this planet. The core building blocks composing DNA are deoxynucleotides …

Tyrosine catabolism enhances genotoxic chemotherapy by suppressing translesion DNA synthesis in epithelial ovarian cancer

J Li, C Zheng, Q Mai, X Huang, W Pan, J Lu, Z Chen… - Cell Metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Amino acid metabolism has been actively investigated as a potential target for antitumor
therapy, but how it may alter the response to genotoxic chemotherapy remains largely …

Small cell lung cancer—an update on chemotherapy resistance

Q Ying, R Fan, Y Shen, B Chen, J Zhang, Q Li… - … Treatment Options in …, 2024 - Springer
Opinion Statement Compared to other types of lung cancer, small cell lung cancer (SCLC)
exhibits aggressive characteristics that promote drug resistance. Despite platinum-etoposide …

CDKN1A/p21 in Breast Cancer: Part of the Problem, or Part of the Solution?

E Manousakis, CM Miralles, MG Esquerda… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (Cip1/Waf1/CDKN1A/p21) is a well-established
protein, primarily recognised for its pivotal role in the cell cycle, where it induces cell cycle …

Unprocessed genomic uracil as a source of DNA replication stress in cancer cells

S Saxena, CS Nabel, TW Seay, PS Patel, AS Kawale… - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Alterations of bases in DNA constitute a major source of genomic instability. It is believed
that base alterations trigger base excision repair (BER), generating DNA repair …

Acquired Cross-Resistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer due to Extrachromosomal DNA Amplification of MYC Paralogs

S Pal Choudhuri, L Girard, JYS Lim, JF Wise, B Freitas… - Cancer discovery, 2024 - AACR
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) presents as a highly chemosensitive malignancy but acquires
cross-resistance after relapse. This transformation is nearly inevitable in patients but has …

Piperlongumine-inhibited TRIM14 signaling sensitizes glioblastoma cells to temozolomide treatment

YY Kuo, KH Ho, CM Shih, PH Chen, AJ Liu, KC Chen - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive and mortal primary glioma in
adults. Temozolomide (TMZ) is a first-line clinical chemotherapeutic drug. However, TMZ …

Distinct effects of sacituzumab govitecan and berzosertib on DNA damage response in ovarian cancer

JR Nair, TT Huang, A Sunkara, MR Pruitt, KR Ibanez… - iScience, 2024 - cell.com
Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) have become an important class of anticancer drugs in
solid tumors including drug-resistant gynecologic malignancies. TROP2 is a cell surface …