Interfering with tumor hypoxia for radiotherapy optimization

I Telarovic, RH Wenger, M Pruschy - Journal of Experimental & Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Hypoxia in solid tumors is an important predictor of treatment resistance and poor clinical
outcome. The significance of hypoxia in the development of resistance to radiotherapy has …

The cancer antioxidant regulation system in therapeutic resistance

X Gu, C Mu, R Zheng, Z Zhang, Q Zhang, T Liang - Antioxidants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Antioxidants play a pivotal role in neutralizing reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are
known to induce oxidative stress. In the context of cancer development, cancer cells adeptly …

RRx-001: a chimeric triple action NLRP3 inhibitor, Nrf2 inducer, and nitric oxide superagonist

B Oronsky, L Takahashi, R Gordon, P Cabrales… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
RRx-001 is a shape shifting small molecule with Fast Track designation for the prevention/
amelioration of chemoradiation-induced severe oral mucositis (SOM) in newly diagnosed …

Discovery of RRx-001, a Myc and CD47 downregulating small molecule with tumor targeted cytotoxicity and healthy tissue cytoprotective properties in clinical …

B Oronsky, XN Guo, XH Wang, P Cabrales… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
After extensive screening of aerospace compounds in an effort to source a novel anticancer
agent, RRx-001, a first-in-class dinitroazetidine small molecule, was selected for …

Targeting tumor-associated macrophages to reverse antitumor drug resistance

S Li, J Sheng, D Zhang, H Qin - Aging (Albany NY), 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Currently, antitumor drugs show limited clinical outcomes, mainly due to adaptive resistance.
Clinical evidence has highlighted the importance of the tumor microenvironment (TME) and …

Role of nitric oxide in hyper-aggressiveness of tumor cells that survive various anti-cancer therapies

AW Girotti, JF Fahey, W Korytowski - Critical Reviews in Oncology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Low level nitric oxide (NO) produced by inducible NO synthase (iNOS) in many malignant
tumors is known to play a key role in the survival and proliferation of tumor cells. NO can …

Adaptive designs in clinical trials: a systematic review-part I

M Ben-Eltriki, A Rafiq, A Paul, D Prabhu… - BMC Medical Research …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Adaptive designs (ADs) are intended to make clinical trials more
flexible, offering efficiency and potentially cost-saving benefits. Despite a large number of …

The impact of nitric oxide on HER family post-translational modification and downstream signaling in cancer

CE O'Neill, K Sun, S Sundararaman, JC Chang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER) family consists of four members,
activated by two families of ligands. They are known for mediating cell–cell interactions in …

Genomic predictors of radiation response: recent progress towards personalized radiotherapy for brain metastases

PM Harary, S Rajaram, MS Chen, YS Hori… - Cell Death …, 2024 - nature.com
Radiotherapy remains a key treatment modality for both primary and metastatic brain tumors.
Significant technological advances in precision radiotherapy, such as stereotactic …

Current landscape and future prospects of radiation sensitizers for malignant brain tumors: a systematic review

U Beg, BM Snyder, SI Madhani, N Hamidi… - World neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Radiation therapy (RT) is the cornerstone of management of malignant brain
tumors, but its efficacy is limited in hypoxic tumors. Although numerous radiosensitizer …