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