Achieving clinical success with BET inhibitors as anti-cancer agents

T Shorstova, WD Foulkes, M Witcher - British journal of cancer, 2021 - nature.com
The transcriptional upregulation of oncogenes is a driving force behind the progression of
many tumours. However, until a decade ago, the concept of 'switching off'these oncogenic …

Recent developments in epigenetic cancer therapeutics: clinical advancement and emerging trends

K Nepali, JP Liou - Journal of Biomedical Science, 2021 - Springer
Epigenetic drug discovery field has evidenced significant advancement in the recent times.
A plethora of small molecule inhibitors have progressed to clinical stage investigations and …

[HTML][HTML] BET inhibitors: a novel epigenetic approach

DB Doroshow, JP Eder, PM LoRusso - Annals of Oncology, 2017 - Elsevier
Epigenetics has been defined as 'the structural adaptation of chromosomal regions so as to
register, signal or perpetuate altered activity states.'Currently, several classes of anticancer …

Molecular targeting therapies for neuroblastoma: Progress and challenges

A Zafar, W Wang, G Liu, X Wang, W Xian… - 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 …

Neuroblastoma: clinical and biological approach to risk stratification and treatment

VP Tolbert, KK Matthay - Cell and tissue research, 2018 - Springer
Neuroblastoma is the most common extra-cranial solid tumor of childhood and the most
common in the first year of life. It is a unique malignancy in that infants often present with …

ecDNA hubs drive cooperative intermolecular oncogene expression

KL Hung, KE Yost, L Xie, Q Shi, K Helmsauer… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is prevalent in human cancers and mediates high
expression of oncogenes through gene amplification and altered gene regulation. Gene …

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 …

Clinical trials for BET inhibitors run ahead of the science

G Andrieu, AC Belkina, GV Denis - Drug Discovery Today: Technologies, 2016 - Elsevier
Several cancer clinical trials for small molecule inhibitors of BET bromodomain proteins
have been initiated. There is enthusiasm for the anti-proliferative effect of inhibiting BRD4 …

NUT Carcinoma: Clinicopathologic features, pathogenesis, and treatment

CA French - Pathology international, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
NUT carcinoma (NC) is a rare, aggressive subtype of squamous cell carcinoma defined by
rearrangement of the NUTM1 (aka NUT) gene. NC is driven by NUT‐fusion oncoproteins …

MYCN amplification drives an aggressive form of spinal ependymoma

DR Ghasemi, M Sill, K Okonechnikov, A Korshunov… - Acta …, 2019 - Springer
Spinal ependymal tumors form a histologically and molecularly heterogeneous group of
tumors with generally good prognosis. However, their treatment can be challenging if …