2018
Oligosaccharyltransferase Inhibition Overcomes Therapeutic Resistance to EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
Lopez Sambrooks C, Baro M, Quijano A, Narayan A, Cui W, Greninger P, Egan R, Patel A, Benes CH, Saltzman WM, Contessa JN. Oligosaccharyltransferase Inhibition Overcomes Therapeutic Resistance to EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors. Cancer Research 2018, 78: canres.0505.2018. PMID: 30026325, PMCID: PMC6125176, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-0505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMutant NSCLCMutant non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerSignificant tumor growth delayEGFR-TKI treatmentCell lung cancerTyrosine kinase inhibitor resistanceEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistanceLung cancer cell linesNGI-1Tumor growth delayEffective therapeutic targetCell linesKinase inhibitor resistanceTumor cell viabilityH1975 xenograftsCancer cell linesTKI treatmentComplex transmembrane proteinsEGFR-TKILung cancerTumor responseCell cycle arrestPreclinical modelsTherapeutic strategies
2014
Dasatinib worsens the effect of cetuximab in combination with fractionated radiotherapy in FaDu- and A431-derived xenografted tumours
Baro M, de Llobet L, Figueras A, Skvortsova I, Mesia R, Balart J. Dasatinib worsens the effect of cetuximab in combination with fractionated radiotherapy in FaDu- and A431-derived xenografted tumours. British Journal Of Cancer 2014, 111: 1310-1318. PMID: 25077442, PMCID: PMC4183853, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCetuximabDasatinibDNA ReplicationDose Fractionation, RadiationFemaleHumansMiceMice, NudeNeovascularization, PathologicPyrimidinesRas ProteinsSrc-Family KinasesThiazolesTumor BurdenVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysSimvastatin Enhances the Effects of Radiotherapy and Cetuximab on a Cell Line (FaDu) Derived from a Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
de Llobet L, Baro M, Mesia R, Balart J. Simvastatin Enhances the Effects of Radiotherapy and Cetuximab on a Cell Line (FaDu) Derived from a Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck. Translational Oncology 2014, 7: 513-522. PMID: 25171892, PMCID: PMC4202798, DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2014.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidermal growth factor receptorExtracellular signal-regulated kinases 1Signal-regulated kinases 1Cell linesEfficient epidermal growth factor receptorPhosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1Growth factor receptorA431 cell lineSignal transducerKinase BKinase 1Cancer progressionSynthesis of cholesterolFactor receptorCaspase-3Cell proliferationFaDu cellsCell culturesStatin simvastatinClonogenic assayTumor growthWound healingIsoprenoidsOncoproteinApoptosis
2012
Development and characterization of an isogenic cell line with a radioresistant phenotype
de Llobet L, Baro M, Figueras A, Modolell I, Da Silva M, Muñoz P, Navarro A, Mesia R, Balart J. Development and characterization of an isogenic cell line with a radioresistant phenotype. Clinical And Translational Oncology 2012, 15: 189-197. PMID: 22855182, DOI: 10.1007/s12094-012-0898-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell CycleCell MovementCell ProliferationDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleFlow CytometryGamma RaysHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsMiceMice, NudePhenotypeRadiation ToleranceTumor Cells, CulturedVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AWound HealingXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsCell linesIsogenic cancer cell linesIsogenic cell linesRadiation-induced DNA fragmentationCancer cellsSpecific cell functionsDNA repair abilityBiological traitsAppropriate study modelsCell cycle distributionVascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) secretionMolecular characterizationCell survivalDNA fragmentationRadioresistant phenotypeCell growthCancer cell linesSecretion of VEGFGrowth factor secretionSingle cellsCycle distributionCell functionRepair abilityRadiation resistanceWestern blot