2013
Integrin alpha4 blockade sensitizes drug resistant pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia to chemotherapy
Hsieh YT, Gang EJ, Geng H, Park E, Huantes S, Chudziak D, Dauber K, Schaefer P, Scharman C, Shimada H, Shojaee S, Klemm L, Parameswaran R, Loh M, Kang ES, Koo HH, Hofmann WK, Andrade J, Crooks GM, Willman CL, Müschen M, Papayannopoulou T, Heisterkamp N, Bönig H, Kim YM. Integrin alpha4 blockade sensitizes drug resistant pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia to chemotherapy. Blood 2013, 121: 1814-1818. PMID: 23319569, PMCID: PMC3591800, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-01-406272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBone MarrowCell AdhesionChildDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFlow CytometryFusion Proteins, bcr-ablHumansIntegrasesIntegrin alpha4MiceMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDNatalizumabNeoplasm, ResidualPrecursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerStromal CellsConceptsBone marrowMalignant B-cell precursorsNOD/SCID recipientsAcute lymphoblastic leukemia cellsLeukemia cellsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaLack of efficacyMinimal residual diseaseLymphoblastic leukemia cellsB cell precursorsModels of leukemiaSCID recipientsPoor outcomeResidual diseaseCurrent therapiesLymphoblastic leukemiaChemotherapyConditional deletionBlockadeIntegrin alpha4LeukemiaGene expression analysisCellsAlpha4Novel strategy
2011
Targeting survivin overcomes drug resistance in acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Park E, Gang EJ, Hsieh YT, Schaefer P, Chae S, Klemm L, Huantes S, Loh M, Conway EM, Kang ES, Koo H, Hofmann WK, Heisterkamp N, Pelus L, Keerthivasan G, Crispino J, Kahn M, Müschen M, Kim YM. Targeting survivin overcomes drug resistance in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood 2011, 118: 2191-2199. PMID: 21715311, PMCID: PMC3162353, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-04-351239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCombined Modality TherapyDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGene ExpressionGene TargetingHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutNeoplasm, ResidualOligonucleotidesPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaRepressor ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingSurvivinTumor Stem Cell AssayXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaDrug resistanceLymphoblastic leukemiaDrug-resistant acute lymphoblastic leukemiaDetectable minimal residual diseasePrimary acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNucleic acid antisense oligonucleotideMinimal residual diseaseInhibition of survivinResidual diseaseSurvival advantageXenograft modelSurvivin expressionSurvivin inhibitionLeukemiaSurvivinChemotherapyRelapseAntisense oligonucleotideSurvivin/BIRC5Present studyApoptosis proteinInhibitionCellsPatients