Advances in sarcoma genomics and new therapeutic targets

BS Taylor, J Barretina, RG Maki, CR Antonescu… - Nature Reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
Increasingly, human mesenchymal malignancies are being classified by the abnormalities
that drive their pathogenesis. Although many of these aberrations are highly prevalent within …

Mechanisms of action of therapeutic antibodies for cancer

JM Redman, EM Hill, D AlDeghaither, LM Weiner - Molecular immunology, 2015 - Elsevier
The therapeutic utility of antibodies and their derivatives is achieved by various means. The
FDA has approved several targeted antibodies that disrupt signaling of various growth factor …

R1507, a monoclonal antibody to the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor, in patients with recurrent or refractory Ewing sarcoma family of tumors: results of a phase II …

AS Pappo, SR Patel, J Crowley, DK Reinke… - Journal of Clinical …, 2011 - ascopubs.org
Purpose The type 1 insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R) has been implicated in the
pathogenesis of the Ewing sarcoma family of tumors (ESFT). We conducted a multicenter …

Insulin receptor (IR) and insulin-like growth factor receptor 1 (IGF-1R) signaling systems: novel treatment strategies for cancer

P Singh, JM Alex, F Bast - Medical oncology, 2014 - Springer
Insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling system, commonly known for fine-tuning
numerous biological processes, has lately made its mark as a much sought-after therapeutic …

A review of soft-tissue sarcomas: translation of biological advances into treatment measures

NT Hoang, LA Acevedo, MJ Mann… - Cancer management and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Soft-tissue sarcomas are rare malignant tumors arising from connective tissues and have an
overall incidence of about five per 100,000 per year. While this diverse family of …

A phase 2 trial of R1507, a monoclonal antibody to the insulin‐like growth factor‐1 receptor (IGF‐1R), in patients with recurrent or refractory rhabdomyosarcoma …

AS Pappo, G Vassal, JJ Crowley, V Bolejack… - Cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Insulin‐like growth factor‐1 receptor (IGF‐1R) is implicated in the
pathogenesis of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), osteosarcoma (OS), and synovial sarcoma …

Emerging role of insulin-like growth factor receptor inhibitors in oncology: early clinical trial results and future directions

A Gualberto, M Pollak - Oncogene, 2009 - nature.com
Preclinical evidence that targeting the insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-IR) is effective
in cancer treatment has been accumulating for almost two decades. Efforts to develop drugs …

Insulin receptor functionally enhances multistage tumor progression and conveys intrinsic resistance to IGF-1R targeted therapy

DB Ulanet, DL Ludwig, CR Kahn… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
The type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R) tyrosine kinase is an important
mediator of the protumorigenic effects of IGF-I/II, and inhibitors of IGF-1R signaling are …

The role of the insulin/IGF system in cancer: lessons learned from clinical trials and the energy balance-cancer link

LW Bowers, EL Rossi, CH O'Flanagan… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Numerous epidemiological and pre-clinical studies have demonstrated that the
insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system plays a key role in the development and …

Children's Oncology Group's 2013 blueprint for research: bone tumors

R Gorlick, K Janeway, S Lessnick… - Pediatric blood & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In the US, approximately 650 children are diagnosed with osteosarcoma and Ewing
sarcoma (ES) each year. Five‐year survival ranges from 65% to 75% for localized disease …