Hypomethylating agents (HMA) for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes: mechanisms of resistance and novel HMA-based …

J Stomper, JC Rotondo, G Greve, M Lübbert - Leukemia, 2021 - nature.com
Aberrant DNA methylation plays a pivotal role in tumor development and progression. DNA
hypomethylating agents (HMA) constitute a class of drugs which are able to reverse DNA …

Mitochondrial metabolism as a potential therapeutic target in myeloid leukaemia

L de Beauchamp, E Himonas, GV Helgason - Leukemia, 2022 - nature.com
While the understanding of the genomic aberrations that underpin chronic and acute
myeloid leukaemia (CML and AML) has allowed the development of therapies for these …

Activation of RAS/MAPK pathway confers MCL-1 mediated acquired resistance to BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax in acute myeloid leukemia

Q Zhang, B Riley-Gillis, L Han, Y Jia, A Lodi… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Despite high initial response rates, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treated with the BCL-2–
selective inhibitor venetoclax (VEN) alone or in combinations commonly acquires …

Mitochondrial inhibitors circumvent adaptive resistance to venetoclax and cytarabine combination therapy in acute myeloid leukemia

C Bosc, E Saland, A Bousard, N Gadaud, M Sabatier… - Nature cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Therapy resistance represents a major clinical challenge in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Here we define a 'MitoScore'signature, which identifies high mitochondrial oxidative …

Stressed to death: Mitochondrial stress responses connect respiration and apoptosis in cancer

JM Winter, T Yadav, J Rutter - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
Mitochondrial energetics and respiration have emerged as important factors in how cancer
cells respond to or evade apoptotic signals. The study of the functional connection between …

[HTML][HTML] Venetoclax resistance: mechanistic insights and future strategies

F Ong, K Kim, MY Konopleva - Cancer Drug Resistance, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is historically associated with poor prognosis, especially in
older AML patients unfit for intensive chemotherapy. The development of Venetoclax, a …

Phytochemicals and bioactive compounds effective against acute myeloid leukemia: A systematic review

C Egbuna, KC Patrick‐Iwuanyanwu… - Food Science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This systematic review identified various bioactive compounds which have the potential to
serve as novel drugs or leads against acute myeloid leukemia. Acute myeloid leukemia …

Targeting energy metabolism in cancer stem cells: progress and challenges in leukemia and solid tumors

CL Jones, A Inguva, CT Jordan - Cell stem cell, 2021 - cell.com
Malignant stem cells have long been considered a key therapeutic target in leukemia.
Therapeutic strategies designed to target the fundamental biology of leukemia stem cells …

Impact of cancer metabolism on therapy resistance–clinical implications

AC Gonçalves, E Richiardone, J Jorge, B Polónia… - Drug Resistance …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite an increasing arsenal of anticancer therapies, many patients continue to have poor
outcomes due to the therapeutic failures and tumor relapses. Indeed, the clinical efficacy of …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced mitochondrial apoptotic priming drives resistance to BH3 mimetics in acute myeloid leukemia

S Bhatt, MS Pioso, EA Olesinski, B Yilma, JA Ryan… - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Acquired resistance to BH3 mimetic antagonists of BCL-2 and MCL-1 is an important clinical
problem. Using acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models …