Rational combinations of targeted cancer therapies: background, advances and challenges

H Jin, L Wang, R Bernards - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Over the past two decades, elucidation of the genetic defects that underlie cancer has
resulted in a plethora of novel targeted cancer drugs. Although these agents can initially be …

Metabolomics in cancer research and emerging applications in clinical oncology

DR Schmidt, R Patel, DG Kirsch… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer has myriad effects on metabolism that include both rewiring of intracellular
metabolism to enable cancer cells to proliferate inappropriately and adapt to the tumor …

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma ontogeny and mechanisms of lethality

E Jonasch, CL Walker, WK Rathmell - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2021 - nature.com
The molecular features that define clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) initiation and
progression are being increasingly defined. The TRACERx Renal studies and others that …

Targeting the HIF2–VEGF axis in renal cell carcinoma

TK Choueiri, WG Kaelin Jr - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Insights into the role of the tumor suppressor pVHL in oxygen sensing motivated the testing
of drugs that target the transcription factor HIF or HIF-responsive growth factors, such as …

Tumor hypoxia: From basic knowledge to therapeutic implications

C Liao, X Liu, C Zhang, Q Zhang - Seminars in cancer biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Diminished oxygen availability, termed hypoxia, within solid tumors is one of the most
common characteristics of cancer. Hypoxia shapes the landscape of the tumor …

The role of TBK1 in cancer pathogenesis and anticancer immunity

AP Runde, R Mack, PB SJ, J Zhang - Journal of Experimental & Clinical …, 2022 - Springer
The TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) is a serine/threonine kinase belonging to the non-
canonical inhibitor of nuclear factor-κB (IκB) kinase (IKK) family. TBK1 can be activated by …

Hypoxia-driven effects in cancer: characterization, mechanisms, and therapeutic implications

R Shi, C Liao, Q Zhang - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hypoxia, a common feature of solid tumors, greatly hinders the efficacy of conventional
cancer treatments such as chemo-, radio-, and immunotherapy. The depletion of oxygen in …

Expanding the view of IKK: new substrates and new biology

RJ Antonia, RS Hagan, AS Baldwin - Trends in Cell Biology, 2021 - cell.com
The inhibitor of kappa B kinase (IKK) family consists of IKKα, IKKβ, and the IKK-related
kinases TBK1 and IKKε. These kinases are considered master regulators of inflammation …

The m6A RNA demethylase FTO is a HIF-independent synthetic lethal partner with the VHL tumor suppressor

Y Xiao, KN Thakkar, H Zhao… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Loss of the von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor is a hallmark feature of renal clear
cell carcinoma. VHL inactivation results in the constitutive activation of the hypoxia-inducible …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-guided discovery of cancer therapeutic targets

P Konda, S Garinet, EM Van Allen, SR Viswanathan - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
The success of precision oncology—which aims to match the right therapies to the right
patients based on molecular status—is predicated on a robust pipeline of molecular targets …