Targeting replication stress in cancer therapy

AABA da Costa, D Chowdhury, GI Shapiro… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Replication stress is a major cause of genomic instability and a crucial vulnerability of
cancer cells. This vulnerability can be therapeutically targeted by inhibiting kinases that …

Clinical and translational advances in ovarian cancer therapy

PA Konstantinopoulos, UA Matulonis - Nature Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Ovarian cancer is an aggressive disease that is frequently detected at advanced stages and
is initially very responsive to platinum-based chemotherapy. However, the majority of …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms of platinum‑based chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer

L Yang, HJ **e, YY Li, X Wang, XX Liu… - Oncology …, 2022 - spandidos-publications.com
Cisplatin is one of the most effective chemotherapy drugs for ovarian cancer, but resistance
is common. The initial response to platinum‑based chemotherapy is as high as 80%, but in …

Prediction of DNA repair inhibitor response in short-term patient-derived ovarian cancer organoids

SJ Hill, B Decker, EA Roberts, NS Horowitz, MG Muto… - Cancer discovery, 2018 - AACR
Based on genomic analysis, 50% of high-grade serous ovarian cancers (HGSC) are
predicted to have DNA repair defects. Whether this substantial subset of HGSCs actually …

The Fanconi anemia pathway in cancer

J Niraj, A Färkkilä, AD D'Andrea - Annual review of cancer …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a complex genetic disorder characterized by bone marrow failure
(BMF), congenital defects, inability to repair DNA interstrand cross-links (ICLs), and cancer …

Biomarker-guided development of DNA repair inhibitors

JM Cleary, AJ Aguirre, GI Shapiro, AD D'Andrea - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Anti-cancer drugs targeting the DNA damage response (DDR) exploit genetic or functional
defects in this pathway through synthetic lethal mechanisms. For example, defects in …

Overcoming platinum and PARP-inhibitor resistance in ovarian cancer

M McMullen, K Karakasis, A Madariaga, AM Oza - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Platinum chemotherapy remains the cornerstone of treatment for epithelial ovarian cancer
(OC) and Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) now have an established role as …

Cell cycle checkpoints and beyond: Exploiting the ATR/CHK1/WEE1 pathway for the treatment of PARP inhibitor–resistant cancer

N Gupta, TT Huang, S Horibata, JM Lee - Pharmacological research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors (PARPis) have become a
mainstay of therapy in ovarian cancer and other malignancies, including BRCA-mutant …

Genetically defined syngeneic mouse models of ovarian cancer as tools for the discovery of combination immunotherapy

S Iyer, S Zhang, S Yucel, H Horn, SG Smith… - Cancer Discovery, 2021 - AACR
Despite advances in immuno-oncology, the relationship between tumor genotypes and
response to immunotherapy remains poorly understood, particularly in high-grade serous …

Phase 1 combination study of the CHK1 inhibitor prexasertib and the PARP inhibitor olaparib in high-grade serous ovarian cancer and other solid tumors

KT Do, B Kochupurakkal, S Kelland, A de Jonge… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: Checkpoint kinase 1 (CHK1) plays a central role in the response to
replication stress through modulation of cell-cycle checkpoints and homologous …