Recent advances in targeting the “undruggable” proteins: from drug discovery to clinical trials

X **e, T Yu, X Li, N Zhang, LJ Foster, C Peng… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Undruggable proteins are a class of proteins that are often characterized by large, complex
structures or functions that are difficult to interfere with using conventional drug design …

Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

H Inaba, CH Pui - Journal of clinical medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
The outcomes of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have improved remarkably
during the last five decades. Such improvements were made possible by the incorporation of …

The genetics and mechanisms of T cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

L Belver, A Ferrando - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
T cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive haematological malignancy
derived from early T cell progenitors. In recent years genomic and transcriptomic studies …

Integrated analysis of patient samples identifies biomarkers for venetoclax efficacy and combination strategies in acute myeloid leukemia

H Zhang, Y Nakauchi, T Köhnke, M Stafford, D Bottomly… - Nature cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Deregulation of the BCL2 gene family plays an important role in the pathogenesis of acute
myeloid leukemia (AML). A BCL2 inhibitor, venetoclax, has received approval from the US …

Early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (ETP-ALL/LBL) in adolescents and adults: a high-risk subtype

N Jain, AV Lamb, S O'Brien, F Ravandi… - Blood, The Journal …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
Early T-cell precursor (ETP) acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (ALL/LBL) is a recently
recognized high-risk T lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (T-ALL/LBL) subgroup. The …

MYC-driven synthesis of Siglec ligands is a glycoimmune checkpoint

BAH Smith, A Deutzmann, KM Correa… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The Siglecs (sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins) are glycoimmune checkpoint
receptors that suppress immune cell activation upon engagement of cognate sialoglycan …

Precision medicine in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

CH Pui - Frontiers of medicine, 2020 - Springer
The cure rate of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has exceeded 90% in some
contemporary clinical trials. However, the dose intensity of conventional chemotherapy has …

The role of IL-7 and IL-7R in cancer pathophysiology and immunotherapy

C Wang, L Kong, S Kim, S Lee, S Oh, S Jo… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is a multipotent cytokine that maintains the homeostasis of the immune
system. IL-7 plays a vital role in T-cell development, proliferation, and differentiation, as well …

Bax/Bcl-2 cascade is regulated by the EGFR pathway: therapeutic targeting of non-small cell lung cancer

M Alam, S Alam, A Shamsi, M Adnan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) comprises 80%–85% of lung cancer cases. EGFR
is involved in several cancer developments, including NSCLC. The EGFR pathway …

T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a roadmap to targeted therapies

V Cordo', JCG van der Zwet, K Canté-Barrett… - Blood cancer …, 2021 - AACR
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive hematologic malignancy
characterized by aberrant proliferation of immature thymocytes. Despite an overall survival …