Cell cycle proteins as promising targets in cancer therapy

T Otto, P Sicinski - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2017 - nature.com
Cancer is characterized by uncontrolled tumour cell proliferation resulting from aberrant
activity of various cell cycle proteins. Therefore, cell cycle regulators are considered …

BH3-mimetic drugs: blazing the trail for new cancer medicines

D Merino, GL Kelly, G Lessene, AH Wei, AW Roberts… - Cancer cell, 2018 - cell.com
Defects in apoptotic cell death can promote cancer and impair responses of malignant cells
to anti-cancer therapy. Pro-survival BCL-2 proteins prevent apoptosis by kee** the cell …

Molecular targeting therapies for neuroblastoma: Progress and challenges

A Zafar, W Wang, G Liu, X Wang, W **an… - Medicinal research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There is an urgent need to identify novel therapies for childhood cancers. Neuroblastoma is
the most common pediatric solid tumor, and accounts for~ 15% of childhood cancer‐related …

Current status and perspectives of patient-derived xenograft models in cancer research

Y Lai, X Wei, S Lin, L Qin, L Cheng, P Li - Journal of hematology & …, 2017 - Springer
Cancers remain a major public health problem worldwide, which still require profound
research in both the basic and preclinical fields. Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models are …

The expanding world of N-MYC–driven tumors

DS Rickman, JH Schulte, M Eilers - Cancer discovery, 2018 - AACR
Enhanced and deregulated expression of N-MYC, a member of the MYC family of
transcription factors, drives the development of multiple tumors, including tumors of the …

5-Azacitidine induces NOXA to prime AML cells for venetoclax-mediated apoptosis

S **, D Cojocari, JJ Purkal, R Popovic, NN Talaty… - Clinical Cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Purpose: Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) frequently do not respond to
conventional therapies. Leukemic cell survival and treatment resistance have been …

Rational cancer treatment combinations: an urgent clinical need

J Boshuizen, DS Peeper - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
We are witnessing several revolutionary technological advances in cancer. These
innovations have not only contributed to a growing understanding of the tumor and its …

The MYCN protein in health and disease

MV Ruiz-Pérez, AB Henley, M Arsenian-Henriksson - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
MYCN is a member of the MYC family of proto-oncogenes. It encodes a transcription factor,
MYCN, involved in the control of fundamental processes during embryonal development …

Polyamine synthesis as a target of MYC oncogenes

AS Bachmann, D Geerts - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2018 - ASBMB
This paper is in recognition of the 100th birthday of Dr. Herbert Tabor, a true pioneer in the
polyamine field for over 70 years, who served as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of …

MYCN impact on high-risk neuroblastoma: from diagnosis and prognosis to targeted treatment

D Bartolucci, L Montemurro, S Raieli, S Lampis… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Neuroblastoma is one of the most diffuse and the deadliest cancer in
children. While many advances have been made in the last few decades to improve patients' …