[HTML][HTML] Novel activators and small-molecule inhibitors of STAT3 in cancer

L Yang, S Lin, L Xu, J Lin, C Zhao, X Huang - Cytokine & Growth Factor …, 2019 - Elsevier
Excessive activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling is
observed in a subset of many cancers, making activated STAT3 a highly promising potential …

[HTML][HTML] Implications of reactive oxygen species on cancer formation and its treatment

MA Shah, HA Rogoff - Seminars in Oncology, 2021 - Elsevier
Elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) are a hallmark of cancer. Although
increased ROS concentrations play important roles in cancer formation and progression …

The clinical impact of cancer stem cells

J Lathia, H Liu, D Matei - The oncologist, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Patients with cancer can go though many stages in their disease, including diagnosis,
recurrence, metastasis, and treatment failure. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a subgroup of …

A framework for fibrolamellar carcinoma research and clinical trials

TA Dinh, AF Utria, KC Barry, R Ma… - Nature reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC), a rare, lethal hepatic cancer, occurs primarily in adolescents
and young adults. Unlike hepatocellular carcinoma, FLC has no known association with …

Lycorine promotes IDH1 acetylation to induce mitochondrial dynamics imbalance in colorectal cancer cells

FF Zhuo, L Li, TT Liu, XM Liang, Z Yang, YZ Zheng… - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) 1 and 2, as essential enzymes in energy
metabolism, contribute to the survival and drug resistance of a variety of solid tumors …

Discovery of a Napabucasin PROTAC as an Effective Degrader of the E3 Ligase ZFP91

M Hanafi, X Chen, N Neamati - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Napabucasin, undergoing multiple clinical trials, was reported to inhibit the signal
transducer and transcription factor 3 (STAT3). To better elucidate its mechanism of action …

A novel redox modulator induces a GPX4-mediated cell death that is dependent on iron and reactive oxygen species

S Hu, M Sechi, PK Singh, L Dai… - Journal of medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Redox modulators have been developed as an attractive approach to treat cancer. Herein,
we report the synthesis, identification, and biological evaluation of a quinazolinedione …

Napabucasin plus nab-paclitaxel with gemcitabine versus nab-paclitaxel with gemcitabine in previously untreated metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma: an adaptive …

T Bekaii-Saab, T Okusaka, D Goldstein, DY Oh… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Compared with normal cells, tumour cells contain elevated levels of reactive
oxygen species (ROS). Increased levels of the antioxidant protein NAD (P) H: quinone …

Identification of novel therapeutic targets for fibrolamellar carcinoma using patient-derived xenografts and direct-from-patient screening

G Lalazar, D Requena, L Ramos-Espiritu, D Ng… - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
To repurpose therapeutics for fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC), we developed and validated
patient-derived xenografts (PDX) from surgical resections. Most agents used clinically and …

Apoptotic tumor cell-derived microparticles loading Napabucasin inhibit CSCs and synergistic immune therapy

B Jing, F Guo, R An, Y Gao, Y Li, Y Xie, J Wang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are crucial for the growth, metastasis, drug
resistance, recurrence, and spread of tumors. Napabucasin (NAP) could effectively inhibit …