Identification of the Energy Stress Sensor AMPK As Therapeutic Target in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Chan L, Lee J, Cosgun K, Geng H, Xiao G, Chen Z, Ernst T, Hochhaus A, Müschen M. Identification of the Energy Stress Sensor AMPK As Therapeutic Target in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Blood 2016, 128: 2771. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.2771.2771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic myeloid leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaMyeloid leukemiaTransplant recipient miceB-cell lineageLKB1/AMPKLymphoblastic leukemiaRecipient miceCML cellsTherapeutic targetLong-term disease-free survivalPhiladelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemiaB-cell lineage leukemiaPatient-derived preDisease-free survivalInducible deletionNovel therapeutic targetGlycolytic activityBCR-ABL1 tyrosine kinaseNovel therapeutic avenuesATP levelsMitochondrial functionCell deathInitial remissionClinical characteristicsCD25 Enables Oncogenic BCR Signaling and Represents a Therapeutic Target in Refractory B Cell Malignancies
Lee J, Geng H, Chen Z, Klemm L, Cosgun K, Xiao G, Masouleh B, Hurtz C, Parekh S, Kornblau S, Melnick A, Abbas A, Paietta E, Müschen M. CD25 Enables Oncogenic BCR Signaling and Represents a Therapeutic Target in Refractory B Cell Malignancies. Blood 2016, 128: 4088. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.4088.4088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell malignanciesB-cell tumorsB cell receptorPoor clinical outcomeCell tumorsCell malignanciesClinical outcomesCD25 expressionB-cell leukemiaT cellsClinical cohortCell leukemiaTherapeutic targetB cellsRefractory B-cell malignanciesCell receptorExpression levelsMultiple B-cell malignanciesTumor clonesRegulatory T cellsHigh expression levelsDivergent clinical outcomesBCR signalingHuman B-cell malignanciesB-cell lymphoma cells