• The concept of synthetic lethality (SL) holds great promise for the treatment of human cancers, best exemplified by the now widespread use of PARP inhibitors in BRCA mutant cancers. (nature.com)
  • Therefore, compared to normal p53-proficient cells, p53-defective cells are more reliant on MK2 activity, which drives an alternative cell cycle checkpoint pathway that stabilizes the CKI inhibitors p27 Kip1 and Gadd45α in order to maintain G 1 /S and G 2 /M arrest after certain types of DNA damage 16 , 18 . (nature.com)
  • Within a decade of the initial discovery, the development of small molecule kinase inhibitors of BRAF (e.g., vemurafenib and dabrafenib) and their clinical validation occurred, showing significant short-term responses in patients with ERK1 corresponds to C161 in ERK2 and C159 in Rattus norvegicus ERK2. (cell-signaling-pathways.com)
  • Cancer patients whose tumours are driven by the loss of function of both copies of a predisposition gene may benefit from therapies targeting the biological alterations induced by the dysfunctional gene e.g. poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors and other novel pathway agents in cancers with DNA repair deficiencies. (nih.gov)
  • The emergence of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi), antiangiogenics and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized the treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer. (frontiersin.org)
  • Those mechanisms affect which kind of therapies might work once cancer patients relapse on PARP inhibitors, a treatment that stops PARP proteins from repairing DNA damage in cancer cells and leads to cell death. (yale.edu)
  • She already has a candidate in mind for the job: a new class of drugs called ATR kinase inhibitors. (yale.edu)
  • She is working to design a clinical trial for ATR inhibitors in BRCA1 patients with fellow Gray Foundation team member Patricia LoRusso, DO , professor of medicine and associate cancer center director of experimental therapeutics. (yale.edu)
  • He's currently researching whether these alleles alone cause resistance to PARP inhibitors and other cancer treatments-and therefore, these studies could impact clinical management of patients harboring BRCA2 mutations. (yale.edu)
  • In a Phase II study, MD Anderson researchers showed that a regimen of neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment with checkpoint inhibitors nivolumab, a PD-1 inhibitor, and relatlimab, a LAG-3 inhibitor, was safe and effective in patients with resectable clinical stage III melanoma. (mdanderson.org)
  • Furthermore, next-generation epigenetic brokers, such as other DNMT inhibitors, compounds directly targeting mutated or dysregulated proteins, including Idh1, Idh2, Ezh2, and Brd2/4, as well as kinase inhibitors (rigosertib, volasertib) [84] and immune checkpoint inhibitors (PD-1/PD-L1) are currently being tested [85]. (giknet.org)
  • Pancreatic cancer has also been reported to have a strong relationship with BRCA gene mutations, which indicates that pancreatic cancer patients may benefit from PARP inhibitors. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This review elaborates on future prospects for the application of PARP inhibitors in pancreatic cancer. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Moreover, decreasing this threshold with inhibitors of antiapoptotic Bcl-2 family members protein sensitized cells to p53-induced apoptosis. (arcillaresearch.com)
  • Comparative Effectiveness of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors vs Chemotherapy by Tumor Mutational Burden in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer. (cdc.gov)
  • Specific molecular therapy can target mutated cell lines in which DNA defect repair is altered, caused by mutations of BRCA2, partner and localizer of BRCA2 (PALB2), and phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) or the transmembrane protease serine 2-ERG (TMPRSS2-ERG) fusion. (bjbms.org)
  • These paclitaxel resistant ovarian cells demonstrate: (1) Increased IC 50 for paclitaxel and docetaxel (10 to 75-fold) and cross-resistance to anthracyclines (2) Reduced cell apoptosis in the presence of paclitaxel (3) Gene depletion involving mitotic regulators BUB1 mitotic checkpoint serine/threonine kinase, cyclin BI (CCNB1), centromere protein E (CENPE), and centromere protein F (CENPF), and (4) Functional data validating gene depletion among mitotic regulators. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A family of highly conserved serine-threonine kinases that are involved in the regulation of MITOSIS. (lookformedical.com)
  • An serine-threonine protein kinase that requires the presence of physiological concentrations of CALCIUM and membrane PHOSPHOLIPIDS. (lookformedical.com)
  • Mammalian aurora-A belongs to a multigenic family of mitotic serine/threonine kinases comprising two other members: aurora-B and aurora-C. In this review we will focus on aurora-A that starts to localize to centrosomes only in S phase as soon as centrioles have been duplicated, the protein is then degraded in early G1. (lookformedical.com)
  • A family of serine/threonine kinase Aurora constitutes a key regulator in the orchestration of mitotic events. (lookformedical.com)
  • Five members of the Plk family have been discovered in humans and these serine/threonine kinases have emerged as key players by performing crucial functions in the cell cycle, DNA damage response and neuron biology [ 2 - 6 ]. (oncotarget.com)
  • Similar trend was observed in MCF-7 whereby TZT treatment down-regulated the anti-apoptotic catalase and PON2, increased the proapoptotic, B cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2)-associated agonist of cell death (Bad) and Bcl-2-associated X (Bax), second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase (SMAC) and HtrA serine peptidase 2 (HTRA2) as well as TRAIL receptors (TRAIL R1 and TRAIL R2). (eurekaselect.com)
  • This gene, which encodes a member of the serine/threonine kinase family, regulates cell polarity and functions as a tumor suppressor. (cancerindex.org)
  • These factors may cause mutations or abnormal expression of certain oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, leading to the occurrence or development of CRC [ 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Because BRCA mutations are observed in fewer than 10% of cancer patients (cBioPortal: 6.7%) 11 , 12 , 13 the identification of additional genes that share synthetic lethal sensitivity relationships with mutated oncogenes or tumor suppressors would greatly enhance the implementation of tumor cell-specific synthetic lethal sensitivity to improve an anticancer therapeutic response. (nature.com)
  • N6F11 also sensitized immune checkpoint blockade that targeted CD274/PD-L1 in advanced cancer models, including genetically engineered mouse models of pancreatic cancer driven by KRAS and TP53 mutations. (bvsalud.org)
  • Mutations in other genes involved in epigenetic regulation, such as mutations is usually predictive for response to azacitidine in MDS, although as expected mutated patients have a poor overall survival despite response [74]. (giknet.org)
  • Genetic testing for deleterious mutations in breast cancer 1, early onset gene ( BRCA1 ) and BRCA2 can provide key information to guide clinical decision making. (jci.org)
  • Women who are heterozygous carriers of mutations in either gene have a 60%-80% lifetime risk of breast cancer and a 10%-40% lifetime risk of ovarian cancer ( 1 ), reflecting a very high penetrance. (jci.org)
  • The most prominent target gene is BRCA, in which mutations were first identified in breast cancer and ovarian cancer. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A family history of pancreatic cancer is an essential risk factor [ 20 ], and germline BRCA2 mutations comprise the highest proportion of known reasons for inherited pancreatic cancer [ 21 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The breast cancer patients were 353 unrelated German women (mean age 44.8 years, range 21 to 80 years) who were negative for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 23). These mutations have already been observed in breasts and ovarian malignancies and suggest the participation of BRCA1 C-terminus in tumor suppression (17 19 51 52 The BRCT area also reported to mediate DNA binding activity and relationship with other protein (53). (healthy-nutrition-plan.com)
  • In addition to performing nucleotide sequencing for 5 cases of ovarian cancer, TP53 mutations were analyzed via immunohistochemical staining for P53. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Mutations in this gene have been associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the growth of polyps in the gastrointestinal tract, pigmented macules on the skin and mouth, and other neoplasms. (cancerindex.org)
  • PJS is autosomal-dominant condition caused by mutations of STK11, characterized by gastrointestinal polyposis, mucocutaneous pigmentation, and predisposition to a range of epithelial cancers: including colorectal, gastric, pancreatic, breast, ovarian cancers and sex cord tumors with annular tubules). (cancerindex.org)
  • [ 2 ] Mutations in the NBN ( NBS1) gene located in band 8q21 are responsible for Nijmegen breakage syndrome. (medscape.com)
  • BRCA mutations: Implications of genetic testing in ovarian cancer. (cdc.gov)
  • You or a family member had a genetic test showing that you carry a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. (dana-farber.org)
  • Germline PVs in BRCA1 and BRCA2 play important roles in the development of breast and ovarian cancer in particular, as well as in other cancers such as pancreatic and prostate cancers and melanoma. (nih.gov)
  • Yale Cancer Center has an especially impressive armamentarium in the study of BRCA1 and BRCA2, proteins involved with DNA repair that, when mutated, can cause breast , ovarian , prostate , and pancreatic cancers. (yale.edu)
  • Both the BRCA1 and BRCA2 protein are involved in DNA repair," said Megan King , PhD , associate professor of cell biology and of molecular, cellular and development biology, and co-leader of the Radiobiology and Genome Integrity Research Program at Yale Cancer Center. (yale.edu)
  • In collaboration with AstraZeneca, Jensen has focused on three BRCA2 reversion alleles, containing deletions in the BRCA2 gene that reactivate DNA repair functions, in tumor cell DNA from ovarian cancer patients who relapsed on a PARP inhibitor. (yale.edu)
  • Most cases of breast cancer do not 'run in families', but the well-known genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 can increase the risk of developing breast cancer (and also ovarian cancer). (biotopics.co.uk)
  • Most women have a 12% chance of developing breast cancer in their lifetime, and women with mutated BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes may have as much as an 80% chance, and they are more likely to develop it at an early age. (biotopics.co.uk)
  • To date, inheritance of a mutant BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene is the best-established indicator of an increased risk of developing breast cancer. (jci.org)
  • described novel candidate driver genes like ACVR1B, BRCA2, and SMARCA4 . (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Breasts Cancers Susceptibility Genes BRCA2 and BRCA1 will be the active regulators of genomic integrity. (healthy-nutrition-plan.com)
  • Studies since id of both BRCA1 and BRCA2 possess provided solid PTZ-343 evidences because of their tumor suppressor actions specifically for breasts and ovarian cancers and this content aims to examine the current condition of knowledge about the BRCAs and linked cancers risk. (healthy-nutrition-plan.com)
  • Learning whether or not you carry a genetic mutation may influence how, how often, and when you and your family begin cancer screenings. (dana-farber.org)
  • SL originally described a relationship between two genes, where alteration of either gene alone results in viable cells, but alteration (mutation, loss, or inhibition) of both genes simultaneously was lethal. (nature.com)
  • In a nonrandomized, open-label Phase II study, MD Anderson researchers demonstrated that talazoparib, a PARP inhibitor, showed activity in patients with germline BRCA1/2 mutation-positive, early HER2-negative breast cancer. (mdanderson.org)
  • The study enrolled 61 patients with stage I-III breast cancer and a germline BRCA mutation who were treated with talazoparib for 24 weeks prior to surgery. (mdanderson.org)
  • A mutation, or (increased or abnormal) methylation, in a tumour suppressor gene may adversely affect the expression or transcription of the gene so that the amino acid sequence and hence the primary structure of its polypeptide product is altered. (biotopics.co.uk)
  • If a mutation occurs in the proto-oncogene, producing an oncogene , more of these proteins are produced and this leads to unregulated cell division, a slower rate of cell differentiation and increased inhibition of the normal cell death, so cells build up, causing cancer and forming a tumour. (biotopics.co.uk)
  • Sequence analysis of these genes is being used to identify BRCA1/2 mutation carriers, though these efforts are hampered by the high frequency of variants of unknown clinical significance (VUSs). (jci.org)
  • Individuals carrying a mutation in the breast cancer 1, early onset gene ( BRCA1 ) are at increased risk of breast or ovarian cancer and thus are candidates for risk reduction strategies such as oophorectomy and mastectomy. (jci.org)
  • In this regard, restoration of p53 in tumor cells with loss or mutation of p53 will reinforce the cytotoxicity of combined Polo-like kinase 1 therapy and provide a proficient strategy for combating relapse and metastasis of cancer. (oncotarget.com)
  • Mutation gene sequencing has shown several gene associations that may account for its carcinogenesis, revealing a promising research direction. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Pancreatic cancer is the third most common cancer related to early-onset gene mutation in breast cancer (BRCA, breast cancer susceptibility genes) as well as ovarian cancer. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Genomic instability caused by mutation of the checkpoint molecule TP53 may endow cancer cells with the ability to undergo genomic evolution to survive stress and treatment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We attempted to gain insight into the potential contribution of ovarian cancer genomic instability resulted from TP53 mutation to the aberrant expression of multidrug resistance gene MDR1 . (biomedcentral.com)
  • Moreover, in 161 epithelial ovarian cancer patients, multivariate logistic analysis identified late FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) stage, serous histotype, G3 grade and TP53 mutation as independent risk factors for ovarian cancer recurrence. (biomedcentral.com)
  • TP53 mutation-associated genomic instability may promote chromosome 7 accumulation and MDR1 amplification during ovarian cancer chemoresistance and recurrence. (biomedcentral.com)
  • They discovered that her tumor had a rare mutation called NTRK gene fusion - and told her about a clinical trial opening in Denver for a drug targeting that abnormality. (curetoday.com)
  • CONCORDANCE: A real-world evidence study to evaluate the concordance of detecting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation by circulating tumor DNA* versus tissue biopsy in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. (cdc.gov)
  • It is also detected in the brain, ovarian tumors, and in the olfactory epithelium. (wikipedia.org)
  • Gamma-Synucleins expression in breast tumors is a marker for tumor progression as mammalian gamma-synuclein was first identified as breast cancer-specific gene 1 (BCSG1). (wikipedia.org)
  • Aggressive tumors typically demonstrate a high glycolytic rate, which results in resistance to radiation therapy and cancer progression via several molecular and physiologic mechanisms. (springer.com)
  • Several Phase II clinical trials conducted by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center show promising results for patients with melanoma, breast cancer, HER2-positive tumors and ovarian cancer. (mdanderson.org)
  • Hypomethylating brokers for treatment of Spinorphin solid tumors Due to its promising results in hematologic malignancies, AZN are further being tested in phase I/II clinical trials for advanced solid tumorsmainly colorectal cancer, small-cell lung carcinomas, ovarian cancer, and breast cancer. (giknet.org)
  • Polo-like kinase 1, a pivotal regulator of mitosis and cytokinesis, is highly expressed in a broad spectrum of tumors and its expression correlates often with poor prognosis, suggesting its potential as a therapeutic target. (oncotarget.com)
  • The Food and Drug Administration approved Vitrakvi in November 2018 to treat adults and children with solid tumors of any type originating anywhere in the body if the patients have fusions in one of three NTRK (neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase) genes. (curetoday.com)
  • NTRK fusions are rare: A recent sampling of more than 13,000 tumors found the abnormality in just 0.31% of adult cancers and 0.34% of pediatric tumors. (curetoday.com)
  • Peptide-centric chimeric antigen receptors (PC-CARs) provide a platform to address the challenges involved in targeting intracellular oncoproteins, and PC-CARs based on the neuroblastoma-dependency gene PHOX2B induce elimination of aggressive tumors. (nature.com)
  • Phase II Study of Selumetinib in Children and Young Adults With Tumors Harboring Activating Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway Genetic Alterations: Arm E of the NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH Trial. (cdc.gov)
  • This theory holds that tumors arise from 1 of 2 undifferentiated stem cells: the excretory duct reserve cell or the intercalated duct reserve cell. (medscape.com)
  • NEK6 belongs to the never in mitosis A (NIMA)-related kinases family and is a mitogen/threonine kinase with 313 amino acids. (hindawi.com)
  • Aurora kinase C is a chromosomal passenger protein that interacts with aurora kinase B in the regulation of MITOSIS. (lookformedical.com)
  • An aurora kinase that localizes to the CENTROSOME during MITOSIS and is involved in centrosome regulation and formation of the MITOTIC SPINDLE. (lookformedical.com)
  • An aurora kinase that is a component of the chromosomal passenger protein complex and is involved in the regulation of MITOSIS. (lookformedical.com)
  • Plk1 is mainly expressed during the late G2 and M phase, where it regulates various stages of mitosis [ 2 , 7 ]. (oncotarget.com)
  • kinase in candida, is an important mitosis regulatory proteins encoded on human being chromosome 20q13.2 that induces oncogenic change followed with centrosome amplification and aneuploidy when over indicated SEMA3E in rodent cells and (6-8). (arcillaresearch.com)
  • TP53 is a checkpoint molecule that maintains genomic stability, prevents cell mitosis and induces apoptosis following abnormal chromosome segregation or chemical damage to DNA sequences [ 9 , 10 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Advanced and metastatic prostate cancers require systemic therapies, including hormonal inhibition, chemotherapy, and targeted agents. (bjbms.org)
  • Tumour suppression is achieved via the inhibition of cell division, induction of apoptosis (cell death) to remove altered cells, DNA damage repair, and inhibition of mechanisms that cause spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body (metastasis). (biotopics.co.uk)
  • Thus, inactive p53 is not associated with a susceptible cytotoxicity of Polo-like kinase 1 inhibition and could rather foster the induction of polyploidy/aneuploidy in surviving cells. (oncotarget.com)
  • In addition, compared to the mono-treatment, combination of Polo-like kinase 1 inhibition with anti-mitotic or DNA damaging agents boosts more severe mitotic defects, effectually triggers apoptosis and strongly inhibits proliferation of cancer cells with functional p53. (oncotarget.com)
  • 6 , 7 Therefore, the inhibition of cancer cell proliferation by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis is being an important preventive strategy against cancer. (jcpjournal.org)
  • Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibition in Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Amplified Gastroesophageal Cancer: Retrospective Global Experience. (cdc.gov)
  • Ovarian cancer is the leading gynecologic cancer diagnosed in North America and because related symptoms are not disease specific, this often leads to late detection, an advanced disease state, and the need for chemotherapy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Ovarian cancer is frequently sensitive to chemotherapy at diagnosis but rapid development of drug resistance leads to disease progression and ultimately death in the majority of patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Symptoms are not disease specific and often overlap with other common gastrointestinal and gynecological conditions, which can result in late detection, an advanced disease state, and the need for chemotherapy [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Martin Reck, MD, PhD, of the LungenClinic, discusses in German study findings on pembrolizumab vs platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer with a PD-L1. (ascopost.com)
  • Giorgio V. Scagliotti, MD, PhD, of the University of Torino, discusses in Italian study findings on ceritinib vs chemotherapy in patients with advanced ALK-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer previo. (ascopost.com)
  • Philippe Rochigneux, MD, of the Paoli Calmettes Institute, Marseille Cancer Center, discusses in French his findings on the high rates of chemotherapy used at the end of life for metastatic solid canc. (ascopost.com)
  • Platinum-based combination chemotherapy is recommended first choice for relapsed ovarian cancer. (frontiersin.org)
  • There is a need to explore long-term treatments of chemotherapy-free regimen of chronic kidney disease in recurrent ovarian cancer. (frontiersin.org)
  • Despite maximal cytoreduction at the time of primary surgery and platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy, 70-80% of patients with advanced ovarian cancer will relapse ( 4 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Women with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer (PSROC) can be treated with secondary cytoreductive surgery (SCS) and chemotherapy or chemotherapy alone. (frontiersin.org)
  • However, renal impairment is a common serious complication of chemotherapy in ovarian cancer ( 6 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Today, it constitutes the standard of care for many cancer patients, along with surgery and chemotherapy. (springer.com)
  • its derivatives topotecan and irinotecan have already been used in pet models and medically to treat specific human TAK 165 malignancies [13], and various human cancers differ within their sensitivities to camptothecin-based chemotherapy [14, 15]. (arcillaresearch.com)
  • Are we closer to being able to select patients with node-positive hormone receptor-positive breast cancer who can safely omit chemotherapy? (cdc.gov)
  • The most common genetic syndromes associated with prostate cancer risk are BRCA -associated hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) and Lynch syndrome. (bjbms.org)
  • PARPi such as niraparib and olaparib, are approved by FDA as maintenance therapy for patients with PSROC and as posterior line therapy for patients with BRCA mutated recurrent ovarian cancer. (frontiersin.org)
  • So when a $1 million grant became available for BRCA gene research from the Gray Foundation in 2018, a diverse team of Yale experts whose perspectives on BRCA gene-driven malignancies provide a 360-degree view from bench to bedside combined their collective skills to secure the sizable gift . (yale.edu)
  • In the three years since, Yale's team has made significant advances in targeting the BRCA gene-dependent DNA repair axis for cancer therapy. (yale.edu)
  • Aurora Kinase-A gene is usually amplified and overexpressed in lots of human malignancies, including colorectal, breasts, ovarian, bladder, gastric and pancreatic malignancies. (arcillaresearch.com)
  • The genes TP53 and CHEK2 are also associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. (biotopics.co.uk)
  • According to some comprehensive genomic analyses, four major driver genes have been identified in pancreatic cancer: KRAS, CDKN2A, TP53, and SMAD4. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Genetic aberrations in TP53 and in ATM and CHEK2 predispose to cancer. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Cancer cells that are defective in p53 function are deficient in their ability to transcriptionally upregulate the CDK inhibitor p21 after genotoxic stress. (nature.com)
  • 86]. Furthermore, combination of low-dose azacytidine with the HDAC inhibitor entinostat in refractory advanced non-small cell lung cancer led to impressive responses in a subset of patients [87]. (giknet.org)
  • For E-MDA-MB- 231, down-regulation of catalase, paraoxonase-2 (PON2), clusterin, an inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) and cell stress proteins validated the notion that E-cadherin re-expression enhances TZT anti-cancer efficacy. (eurekaselect.com)
  • Moreover, the identification of fork protection as a key mechanism of resistance to chemo- and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor therapy in ovarian cancer further increases the priority that should be accorded to the development of strategies targeting replicative stress. (bmj.com)
  • EESR induced cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase in a dose-dependent manner by modulating cyclin B, cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1), and CDK inhibitor p21 expression. (jcpjournal.org)
  • Recent studies suggest that other cancer susceptibility genes, including ATM, CHEK2, PALB2, RAD51C and RAD51D confer differential risks of breast and other specific cancers. (nih.gov)
  • For individuals at high risk without any pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant in cancer susceptibility genes or some carriers of pathogenic variants in moderate-risk genes such as ATM and CHEK2, polygenic risk scores offer promise to help stratify breast cancer risk and guide appropriate risk management options. (nih.gov)
  • 53BP1 is involved in the phosphorylation of various ataxia telangiectasia mutated protein (ATM) substrates such as cell cycle checkpoint kinase 2 (CHEK2) [ 3 , 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Human ovarian cancer cell lines TOV21G (representing clear cell ovarian carcinoma) and TOV112D (representing endometrioid adenocarcinoma) were purchased from American Type Culture Collection (Manassas, VA). The human ovarian epithelial-serous cell line COV504 was purchased from Sigma Aldrich (St. Louis, MO). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Since strong consensus regarding commonly altered MRs in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is lacking, we generated a compendium of HCC datasets from 21 studies and identified a comprehensive signature consisting of 483 genes commonly deregulated in HCC. (aging-us.com)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the five leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. (aging-us.com)
  • Breast cancer can be classified as either non-invasive ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Background Aurora kinase A (AURKA) is amplified with varying occurrence in multiple human being cancers including mind and throat squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). (arcillaresearch.com)
  • NTRK fusions appear in some common cancers, such as non-small cell lung, sarcoma and colon, as well as some rare cancers, including secretary breast carcinoma and cellular or mixed congenital mesoblastic nephroma. (curetoday.com)
  • The CHK1 gene at 11q24, encoding a protein kinase required for DNA damage checkpoint function, is a putative target gene at the B region. (oulu.fi)
  • The sensitivity of the enzyme can also be increased by PHORBOL ESTERS and it is believed that protein kinase C is the receptor protein of tumor-promoting phorbol esters. (lookformedical.com)
  • The presence of replication stress activates the DNA damage response and downstream checkpoint proteins including ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related kinase (ATR), checkpoint kinase 1 (CHK1), and WEE1-like protein kinase (WEE1), which trigger cell cycle arrest while protecting and restoring stalled replication forks. (bmj.com)
  • Most benefits were demonstrated in cyclin dependent-kinase 12 ( CDK12) mutated cell lines when treated with anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) therapy. (bjbms.org)
  • 8 , 9 Cell cycle program is regulated by cyclin/cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) complexes. (jcpjournal.org)
  • The transforming gene products of these viruses, such as the E1A oncoproteins of adenovirus 5, led to the identification of cellular factor p60, known as cyclin A. This research was the first demonstration of a physical link between cellular transformation and the cell cycle, thereby paving the way for the melding of these two areas of research. (newswise.com)
  • Epidemiologic evidence indicates that lower circulating vitamin D levels are associated with a higher risk of ovarian cancer and that vitamin D supplementation is associated with decreased cancer mortality. (mdpi.com)
  • These findings identify SIK2 at the apex of the adipocyte-induced signaling cascades in cancer cells and make a compelling case for targeting SIK2 for therapy in ovarian cancer. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Therefore, we selected 53BP1 as an attractive candidate gene for breast cancer susceptibility. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The expression level of NEK6 in esophagitis tissue is similar to that in esophageal adenocarcinoma, and overexpression of the NEK6 gene increases in proportion to the severity of esophagitis [ 14 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Ectopic kinase overexpression in any culture cell line leads to polyploidy and centrosome amplification. (lookformedical.com)
  • 6, 9-13) Furthermore, AURKA overexpression overrides the mitotic spindle checkpoint and promotes level of resistance to paclitaxel Taxol. (arcillaresearch.com)
  • Overexpression of SIK2 in ovarian cancer cells promotes abdominal metastasis while SIK2 depletion prevents metastasis in vivo. (ox.ac.uk)
  • BRCA1 goes through hyperphosphorylation during S-phase whereas dephosphorylated following the M stage (56 67 DNA harm induces nuclear translocation of BRCA1 and be phosphorylated through DNA damage-activated kinases such as for example ATM ATR and Chk1/Chk2 (69-71). (healthy-nutrition-plan.com)
  • Most prostate cancers can be treated by targeting the androgen-receptor pathway and decreasing androgen production or binding to androgen receptors (AR). (bjbms.org)
  • Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is not a single entity but a heterogeneous group of diseases that are characterized by the low or absent expression of the most common receptors tested in the clinical setting: the estrogen receptor alpha (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). (cancernetwork.com)
  • 2] Leh-mann et al have described six subtypes of TNBC based on gene expression profiles,[3] including two basal-like subtypes (BL1 and BL2), as well as immunomodulatory (IM), mesenchymal (M), mesenchymal stem cell-like (MSL), and luminal androgen receptor (LAR) subtypes. (cancernetwork.com)
  • Prognostic and Predictive Value of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Alterations in High-grade Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer Treated with and Without Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Immunotherapy. (cdc.gov)
  • Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) usually involves the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway and requires targeted therapy. (bjbms.org)
  • Correspondingly, most cancer signaling pathways seem to converge on one or more TFs, termed "master regulators" (MRs) [ 4 ], which direct tumor development, progression, and metastasis through hierarchical control of gene expression patterns. (aging-us.com)
  • Collagen may represent a protective layer that prevents cancer cell migration, while increased stromal collagen has been demonstrated to facilitate breast cancer metastasis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 1 Due to its difficulty in early diagnosis, strong invasion, metastasis, and poor prognosis, colorectal cancer is highly lethal and aggressively malignant. (jcpjournal.org)
  • The adipocyte-rich microenvironment forms a niche for ovarian cancer metastasis, but the mechanisms driving this process are incompletely understood. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The TNM (tumor-node-metastasis) staging system from the American Joint Committee for Cancer Staging and End Results Reporting is used for all lung carcinomas except small-cell lung cancer. (medscape.com)
  • Prostate cancer is one of the most significant causes of morbidity and mortality in male patients. (bjbms.org)
  • The occurrence of prostate cancer is associated with many risk factors, including genetic and hereditary predisposition. (bjbms.org)
  • Local-regional therapy, i.e., surgery is beneficial in early-stage prostate cancer management. (bjbms.org)
  • Many genetic defects are listed as diagnostic, prognostic, and clinically actionable markers in prostate cancer. (bjbms.org)
  • This review summarizes the pathophysiological mechanisms and available targeted therapies for prostate cancer. (bjbms.org)
  • Christopher J. Sweeney, MBBS, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses how long-term study results showed no survival benefit in men with ogliometastatic prostate cancer. (ascopost.com)
  • On the contrary, incidences of prostate cancer and testis cancer significantly decreased in men with T1DM in comparison with the general population ( 7 , 13 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Inherited risk assessment and its clinical utility for predicting prostate cancer from diagnostic prostate biopsies. (cdc.gov)
  • In patients with relapsed ovarian cancer, treatment becomes increasingly challenging to subsequent therapies because of renal impairment and emerging drug resistance. (frontiersin.org)
  • On the other hand, some cancer and cancer therapies could lead to diabetes mellitus. (frontiersin.org)
  • Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal disease with a poor prognosis, and existing therapies offer only limited effectiveness. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Cancer immunotherapies can be divided into four major categories: - Cytokines/immunomodulation agents - Monoclonal antibodies - Cell‑based therapies - Oncolytic viruses Though monoclonal antibodies currently represent the largest class of commercialized cancer immunotherapies, cell‑based therapies are rapidly making headway. (technologynetworks.com)
  • This class of personalized therapies involves collecting immune cells from an individual, engineering them to recognize and kill cancer cells, before culturing, and reintroducing them into the same individual. (technologynetworks.com)
  • The number of approved cancer therapies is increasing rapidly. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Search clinical trials for adult and pediatric cancers and blood disorders offered through Dana-Farber and our clinical partners. (dana-farber.org)
  • These pre-clinical models were used to observe cytotoxicity, cell cycle modulation and changes in gene expression to examine the mechanisms driving drug resistance. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK), Berne, Switzerland. (nih.gov)
  • Further research into the clinical implications of variants in moderate penetrance genes, particularly in unaffected carriers, is needed for appropriate counselling and risk management with data-driven plans for surveillance and/or risk reduction. (nih.gov)
  • LOH for chromosome region 11q was examined in a large breast cancer consortium cohort (N = 988) and in a Finnish ovarian cancer cohort (N = 78), and the clinical significance of these alterations was evaluated. (oulu.fi)
  • QUADRA study reported clinical benefit of niraparib in fourth or later line therapy among women with heavily pretreated ovarian cancer, especially in HRD-positive platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer ( 10 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • We conclude that CR and KDs may act synergistically with radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer patients and provide some guidelines for implementing these dietary interventions into clinical practice. (springer.com)
  • As part of our mission to eliminate cancer, MD Anderson researchers conduct hundreds of clinical trials to test new treatments for both common and rare cancers. (mdanderson.org)
  • Here we describe the premise for targeting of replicative stress in gynecological cancers and discuss the clinical advancement of this strategy. (bmj.com)
  • The results were validated both by gene expression analysis and immunohistochemistry study in an independent 55 clinical samples from Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center. (cancerindex.org)
  • Clinical Utility of Genomic Profiling Tests in Patients with Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancers. (cdc.gov)
  • clinical nutrition as a specialty goes here HN - 2008 BX - Nutrition FX - Diet FX - Food DH - Child Nutrition DI - 052504 MN - SP6.021.062 MS - Nutrition of children aged 2-10 years. (bvsalud.org)
  • We have generated isogenic paclitaxel resistant cell lines from their corresponding native cell lines which reflect the 3 most common ovarian histologic subtypes, these include serous, clear cell and endometrioid subtypes [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A 41-year-old female patient was presented with stage IIIC well-differentiated ovarian serous papillary adenocarcinoma in 2009. (frontiersin.org)
  • High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is the most common histologic subtype, accounting for over 70% of ovarian cancer cases while low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC) represents about 10% cases ( 3 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide in 2020 [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Derek J. Jonker, MD, of The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, discusses phase III study findings on napabucasin vs placebo in patients with pretreated advanced colorectal cancer. (ascopost.com)
  • Colorectal cancer is the second most prevalent malignancy and the fourth leading cause of cancer death globally, with 694,000 mortalities in 2012. (jcpjournal.org)
  • 1 Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in men and the second most common in women, representing almost 10% of the global cancer incidence. (jcpjournal.org)
  • FOLFOXIRI and bevacizumab in patients with early-onset metastatic colorectal cancer. (cdc.gov)
  • This begins with a cancer risk evaluation, where you will meet with a genetic counselor and a physician to discuss your family's history of cancer. (dana-farber.org)
  • Genetic testing can be an important part of finding genetic markers that could dramatically increase the risk of cancer. (dana-farber.org)
  • In tumourigenesis, genetic alterations accumulate in the genes responsible for cell growth, proliferation and DNA repair: proto-oncogenes, tumour suppressor and DNA repair genes. (oulu.fi)
  • In addition, LOH at 3p, 6q, 8p, 11p, 16q and 17p was examined and their role in the genetic evolution of ovarian cancer was evaluated. (oulu.fi)
  • Hence deficiencies of BRCA1/2 features result in the deposition of genetic modifications and ultimately impact the introduction of cancers. (healthy-nutrition-plan.com)
  • As discussed in Supplementary Note?2, among several proteins tested, only ERK2 showed a characteristic change in the absorption spectrum, consistent with thiol addition. (cell-signaling-pathways.com)
  • Furthermore BRAP2 (BRCA1 binding proteins 2) binds BRCA1 NLSs to facilitate cytoplasmic retention by disrupting relationship with. (healthy-nutrition-plan.com)
  • Christian U. Blank, MD, PhD, of the Netherlands Cancer Institute, discusses in German study findings on neoadjuvant ipilimumab plus nivolumab in patients with palpable stage III melanoma. (ascopost.com)
  • Previous studies combining ipilimumab and nivolumab in the neoadjuvant setting for stage III melanoma have shown high pCR rates, which indicates the absence of actively growing cancer cells in tissue removed during surgery but led to high-grade toxicity in 30-40% of patients in the neoadjuvant setting. (mdanderson.org)
  • Women with T1DM had significantly lower risk for breast cancer, melanoma, and Hodgkin's lymphoma ( 7 , 10 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Expert Consensus on the Use of Prognostic Gene Expression Profiling Tests for the Management of Cutaneous Melanoma: Consensus from the Skin Cancer Prevention Working Group. (cdc.gov)
  • Two candidate genes, ATM (the ataxia telangiectasia disorder gene) and DDX10 (a putative RNA helicase gene) map to this chromosomal region. (oulu.fi)
  • The immunohistochemical molecular risk classification in endometrial cancer: A pragmatic and high-reproducibility method. (cdc.gov)
  • Plants are natural reservoirs of novel compounds and provide a promising therapeutic approach for treatment of cancer. (researchsquare.com)
  • Paclitaxel is a frontline therapy used to treat advanced ovarian cancer, and in many instances, paclitaxel is combined with platinum based therapeutic drugs, such as carboplatin to improve overall survival [ 4 , 7 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Lastly, through gene expression profiling we have demonstrated disruption of the spindle assembly checkpoint in the paclitaxel resistant cell lines, indicating a potential therapeutic pathway. (biomedcentral.com)
  • As the authors mention, this subtype of breast cancer has rightly been the subject of extensive research due to its lack of therapeutic targets and poor prognosis. (cancernetwork.com)
  • Elevated levels of replicative stress in gynecological cancers arising from uncontrolled oncogenic activation, loss of key tumor suppressors, and frequent defects in the DNA repair machinery are an intrinsic vulnerability for therapeutic exploitation. (bmj.com)
  • In 2008, the first comprehensive sequence of a cancer genome was reported, ushering in a new era of molecular diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic advances informed by an essential framework to understand cancer's complexities. (nature.com)
  • Because most lung cancers cannot be cured with currently available therapeutic modalities, the appropriate application of skilled palliative care is an important part of the treatment of patients with NSCLC. (medscape.com)
  • Both are associated with other rare cancers in addition to breast cancers at young ages. (dana-farber.org)
  • A vast amount of research exists on the possible molecular mechanisms through which vitamin D affects cancer cell proliferation, cancer progression, angiogenesis, and inflammation. (mdpi.com)
  • We conducted a systematic review of the literature on the effects of vitamin D on ovarian cancer cell. (mdpi.com)
  • miRNAs expressed in a wide variety of human cancers can regulate posttranscriptional gene expression by binding to the 3′ untranslated region of the target mRNAs and act as oncogenes or tumor suppressors to regulate cell signaling pathways, affecting tumorigenesis and tumor progression [ 17 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • In response to DNA damage, a synthetic lethal relationship exists between the cell cycle checkpoint kinase MK2 and the tumor suppressor p53. (nature.com)
  • These findings establish a mechanism for co-targeting DNA damage-induced cell cycle checkpoints in combination with repair of cisplatin-DNA lesions in vivo using RNAi nanocarriers, and motivate further exploration of ASL as a generalized strategy to improve cancer treatment. (nature.com)
  • TG 003 signaling dynamics and to induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in ERK-dependent cancers. (cell-signaling-pathways.com)
  • We have generated paclitaxel resistant ovarian cell lines from their corresponding native cell lines to determine driver mechanisms of drug resistance using gene expression arrays. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We have generated model systems to explore drug resistance in ovarian cancer, which have revealed a key pathway related to the spindle assembly checkpoint underlying paclitaxel resistance in ovarian cell lines. (biomedcentral.com)
  • All cell lines were cultured in Dulbecco's modified eagles' medium (DMEM) supplemented with 2 mM glutamine and 10% heat inactivated fetal bovine serum (FBS) from Life Technologies (Carlsbad, CA) and maintained at 37°C in a 5% CO 2 atmosphere. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Here, we used In-Cell Western assays combined with an unbiased drug screening to identify the compound N6F11 as a ferroptosis inducer that triggered the degradation of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), a key ferroptosis repressor, specifically in cancer cells. (bvsalud.org)
  • Functionally, N6F11 treatment caused ferroptotic cancer cell death that initiated HMGB1-dependent antitumor immunity mediated by CD8+ T cells. (bvsalud.org)
  • The ATR kinase communicates DNA damage to the cell and activates DNA damage checkpoints, which arrest the cell cycle to provide time for repairs. (yale.edu)
  • As their name implies, these genes normally prevent uncontrollable cell division. (biotopics.co.uk)
  • This reverses its normal inhibitory action, resulting in the rapid and uncontrollable cell division which is the hallmark of cancer. (biotopics.co.uk)
  • The term "oncotarget" encompasses all molecules, pathways, cellular functions, cell types, and even tissues that can be viewed as targets relevant to cancer as well as other diseases. (oncotarget.com)
  • Strategies that increase replicative stress while lowering cell cycle checkpoint thresholds may allow unrepaired DNA damage to be inappropriately carried forward in replicating cells, leading to mitotic catastrophe and cell death. (bmj.com)
  • In the presence of errors or damage during DNA replication, cell cycle checkpoint nodes and repair machinery work in concert to retard cell cycle progression until sufficient repair has been achieved. (bmj.com)
  • Inhibitory effect of EESR on cancer cell growth and proliferation was determined by water-soluble tetrazolium salt assay. (jcpjournal.org)
  • To investigate the mechanism of EESR-mediated cytotoxicity, HT29 cells were treated with various concentrations of EESR and the induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry, 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole staining, and Western blot analysis. (jcpjournal.org)
  • The abnormal cell growth is one of the critical characteristics of cancer for invasion or spreading out to other parts of the body. (jcpjournal.org)
  • Cancer cells can grow unusually via limitless number of cell division and can avoid apoptosis. (jcpjournal.org)
  • Moreover, results from Traditional western Blots exposed that HGP-1 could down-regulated the phosphorylation degrees of MET and ERK1/2 initiated by HGF, which recommended that HGP-1 could disrupt the activation of HGF/MET signaling to impact the cell activity. (arcillaresearch.com)
  • In vitro, awareness to camptothecin provides been shown to alter significantly within a -panel of breasts and cancer of the colon cell lines [17, 18]. (arcillaresearch.com)
  • Oddly enough BRCA1 was uncovered as nuclear phosphoprotein in regular cells and PTZ-343 in tumor cell lines from tissue other than breasts and ovary whereas predominant cytoplasmic area of BRCA1 continues to be seen in the breasts and ovarian cancers cells (54). (healthy-nutrition-plan.com)
  • DSBs are cytotoxic lesions, which if left unrepaired could lead to genomic instability, cancer and even cell death. (springeropen.com)
  • However, erroneous repair of DSBs can lead to chromosomal rearrangements and loss of heterozygosity, which in turn can also cause cancer and cell death. (springeropen.com)
  • 4 xCELLigence real-time cell analysis 6 Diverse cancer immunotherapy applications 6 How does the xCELLigence real-time cell analysis assay work? (technologynetworks.com)
  • He has published over 600 papers on gene therapy, cell cycle, genetics of cancer, and epidemiology. (newswise.com)
  • It also helped to open a very exciting avenue of research involving investigators with expertise in different aspects of growth control and cancer.Giordano's lab also discovered the tumor suppressor gene RB2/p130 and the cell cycle kinases CDK9 and CDK10, two other key players in cell cycle regulation and cell differentiation. (newswise.com)
  • Ovarian cancer cell DNA ploidy was determined using Feulgen-stained smears or flow cytometry. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Salt-Inducible Kinase 2 Couples Ovarian Cancer Cell Metabolism with Survival at the Adipocyte-Rich Metastatic Niche. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Single-cell and spatial gene expression analyses of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma uncover a population of interleukin-1β-expressing macrophages that drive inflammatory reprogramming of neighboring tumour cells leading to disease progression and poor prognosis for patients. (nature.com)
  • Single drugs may cure selected cancers (eg, choriocarcinoma, hairy cell leukemia). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for approximately 85% of all lung cancers. (medscape.com)
  • Go to Small Cell Lung Cancer for complete information on this topic. (medscape.com)
  • Sensitization of cancer cells to conventional drugs using multi-target agents that block survival and oncogenic pathways, alone or in combination, is an emerging strategy to overcome drug resistance. (researchsquare.com)
  • Cells were exposed to an incremental dose escalation of paclitaxel (2 nM) for approximately 2 passages, up to a final concentration of 25 nM, once paclitaxel resistance was achieved. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our results demonstrated that NIMA-related kinase 2 (Nek2) binds β-catenin, blocking the interaction between this protein and the destruction complex, and ultimately contributing to sorafenib resistance for HCC. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It has been well acknowledged that pancreatic cancer has many different molecular subgroups with unique biological characteristics, which is partially responsible for the poor effectiveness and drug resistance observed for existing treatments [ 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Nonetheless, resistance occurs in many cancers either intrinsically or after multiple treatments. (eurekaselect.com)
  • Resistance to cancer drugs is common. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay, 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine assay, propidium iodide (PI) staining, annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate/PI staining, and transwell assay were employed to test the proliferation, apoptosis, migration ability, and invasiveness of COAD cells. (hindawi.com)
  • B2M and JAK1/2-mutated MSI-H Colorectal Carcinomas Can Benefit From Anti-PD-1 Therapy. (cdc.gov)
  • This review summarized the associations between various types of diabetes and cancers and updated available evidence of underlying mechanisms between diabetes and cancers. (frontiersin.org)
  • However, the underlying mechanisms between various types of diabetes and cancers have not yet been summarized. (frontiersin.org)
  • Background: Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease involving complex mechanisms. (eurekaselect.com)
  • Ovarian cancer is the most common gynecological cancer diagnosed in North America and has one of the lowest survival rates among all cancers [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In breast cancer, LOH of the studied markers at 11q23.1, harbouring approximately 2 Mb of DNA, was seen to be associated with shortened cancer-specific survival. (oulu.fi)
  • However, many of the chemotherapeutic agents are nephrotoxic and can promote kidney dysfunction, which affect the efficacy of cancer treatment and the survival of the patient. (frontiersin.org)
  • inhibits tumor angiogenesis and growth) showed improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with platinum-resistant or platinum-refractory ovarian cancer ( 11 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • For example, the POLO (Pancreatic Cancer Olaparib Ongoing) trial has demonstrated that the median progression-free survival was observably longer in the olaparib group than in the placebo group. (biomedcentral.com)
  • STMN1 expression was associated with shorter progression-free survival and overall survival for all analyzed uterine cancer cases (Davidson and Micci 2017 ). (biomedcentral.com)
  • That's because three NTRK genes play critical roles in the development and survival of nerve cells, raising the possibility that altering the genes could cause dangerous neurological side effects. (curetoday.com)
  • Analyses of brain tumours reveal how cancer cells enhance the strength of synapses with neurons to promote tumour survival. (nature.com)
  • Our results also showed that Nek2 stabilizes β-catenin and promotes its translocation to the nucleus, consequently activating the transcription of downstream target genes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The activity of NEK6 plays important roles in mitotic spindle kinetochore fiber formation, metaphase-anaphase transition, cytokinesis, and checkpoint regulation [ 3 , 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Previous evidence points to numerous components of the spindle assembly checkpoint and mitotic regulation playing a major role in several cancers [ 11 , 12 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Taken together, our results indicate that Tzfp recognizes a sequence-specific motif (tbs) and may play a role in the regulation of the genes carrying the tbs. (lookformedical.com)
  • This is why this pathway if often regarded to be an error-prone recovery mechanism [ 2 , 13 , 14 ]. (springeropen.com)
  • Polymerase delta is required for multiple steps in polymerase theta-dependent repair of chromosome breaks, a pathway targeted in cancer therapy. (nature.com)
  • The mouse Tzfp gene, mapped to chromosome 7 B2-B3, encodes a 465-amino acid transcription factor containing a conserved N-terminal BTB/POZ domain and three C-terminal PLZF-like C(2)H(2) zinc fingers. (lookformedical.com)
  • Aurora kinases are found in all organisms in which their function has been conserved throughout evolution, namely the control of chromosome segregation. (lookformedical.com)
  • DSBs not only ensue from normal cellular metabolism, in the form of reactive oxygen species that can oxidize DNA bases [ 1 , 2 ], but can also be generated during physiological processes like chromosome replication, meiotic recombination and DNA replication transcription collision [ 3 - 7 ]. (springeropen.com)
  • An NTRK fusion occurs when a piece of the chromosome that contains a coding part of an NTRK gene splits off and connects to an unrelated gene on a different chromosome. (curetoday.com)
  • A chest CT scan is the standard for staging lung cancer. (medscape.com)
  • See also Lung Cancer Staging -- Radiologic Options , a Critical Images slideshow, to help identify stages of the disease process. (medscape.com)
  • Approximately 80% of all patients with lung cancer are considered for systemic therapy at some point during the course of their illness. (medscape.com)
  • Previous studies have suggested that ACOD1, also known as immune-responsive gene 1, is an immunometabolic regulator that favors itaconate production to inhibit bacterial lipopolysaccharide-induced innate immunity. (bvsalud.org)
  • Mesenchymal cells, immune cells, extracellular matrix (ECM) components, lymphatics, and vasculature are all present in breast cancer stroma. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Cancer immunotherapy consists of multiple approaches that harness and enhance the innate powers of the immune system to fight the disease. (technologynetworks.com)
  • Those transformed cells form tumours when implanted in immunodeficient mice, indicating that the kinase is an oncogene. (lookformedical.com)
  • However, alterations to tumour suppressor genes can lead to the development of tumours. (biotopics.co.uk)
  • Nevertheless several other research also stated BRCA1 localization generally in the nuclei of both regular and cancers cells (43 55 56 Furthermore research also indicated that BRCA1 was a 190 kDa secreted tumor suppressor instead of 220-230 kDa protein (57 58 These opposing observations general indicated the current presence of functionally different additionally spliced transcripts of BRCA1. (healthy-nutrition-plan.com)
  • Our findings lay the foundation for the development of promising chemotherapeutic approaches to treat aggressive and recurrent ovarian cancer. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Systemic treatment is still the standard of care in relapsed ovarian cancer. (frontiersin.org)
  • A study reported acute kidney injury (AKI) in 10880 patients of 163,071 patients on systemic therapy for cancer with an cumulative incidence of 9.3% ( 7 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • This indicates increased risk of AKI with systemic therapy for ovarian cancer which cannot be ignored. (frontiersin.org)
  • Previous large cohort studies conducted in the UK suggested that neither the risk of urinary bladder cancer nor mortality from urinary bladder cancer was increased in patients with T1DM or T2DM ( 11 , 16 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Tumour-targeting antibodies coupled with toxic chemicals are an unprecedented success in treating bladder cancer. (nature.com)