New horizons of synthetic lethality in cancer: current development and future perspectives

V Previtali, G Bagnolini, A Ciamarone… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In recent years, synthetic lethality has been recognized as a solid paradigm for anticancer
therapies. The discovery of a growing number of synthetic lethal targets has led to a …

Targeting the DNA damage response and DNA repair pathways to enhance radiosensitivity in colorectal cancer

S Deng, T Vlatkovic, M Li, T Zhan, MR Veldwijk… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The DNA damage response pathway plays a critical role in maintaining
genomic integrity. Therefore, inhibition of activation of cell-cycle checkpoints involved in this …

Harnessing machine learning to find synergistic combinations for FDA-approved cancer drugs

T Abd El-Hafeez, MY Shams, YAMM Elshaier… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Combination therapy is a fundamental strategy in cancer chemotherapy. It involves
administering two or more anti-cancer agents to increase efficacy and overcome multidrug …

Synthetic and medicinal chemistry approaches toward WEE1 kinase inhibitors and its degraders

VJ Alli, P Yadav, V Suresh, SS Jadav - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
WEE1 is a checkpoint kinase critical for mitotic events, especially in cell maturation and DNA
repair. Most cancer cells' progression and survival are linked with elevated levels of WEE1 …

Discovery of tetrahydropyrazolopyrazine derivatives as potent and selective MYT1 inhibitors for the treatment of cancer

Y Wang, C Wang, T Liu, H Qi, S Chen… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Breast and gynecological cancers are among the leading causes of death in women
worldwide, illustrating the urgent need for innovative treatment options. We identified MYT1 …

Xanthotoxol suppresses non-small cell lung cancer progression and might improve patients' prognosis

X Lin, J Liu, Y Zou, C Tao, J Chen - Phytomedicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Developing novel and effective drugs with less toxicity is urgent for non-small
cell lung cancer (NSCLC) therapy. Xanthotoxol (Xan) is the major natural component of the …

Targeting the DNA damage response machinery for lung cancer treatment

KN Venugopala - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lung cancer is considered the most commonly diagnosed cancer and one of the leading
causes of death globally. Despite the responses from small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and …

Epigenetically silenced apoptosis-associated tyrosine kinase (AATK) facilitates a decreased expression of Cyclin D1 and WEE1, phosphorylates TP53 and reduces …

ML Woods, A Weiss, AM Sokol, J Graumann… - Cancer Gene …, 2022 - nature.com
Silencing of the Apoptosis associated Tyrosine Kinase gene (AATK) has been described in
cancer. In our study, we specifically investigated the epigenetic inactivation of AATK in …

Orchestrating smart therapeutics to achieve optimal treatment in small cell lung cancer: recent progress and future directions

C Zhang, C Zhang, K Wang, H Wang - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a recalcitrant malignancy with elusive mechanism of
pathogenesis and dismal prognosis. Over the past decades, platinum-based chemotherapy …

Selective Wee1 Inhibitors Led to Antitumor Activity In Vitro and Correlated with Myelosuppression

S Guler, MC DiPoto, A Crespo, R Caldwell… - ACS Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Wee1 is a tyrosine kinase that is highly expressed in several cancer types. Wee1 inhibition
can lead to suppression of tumor cell proliferation and sensitization of cells to the effects of …