Hypomethylating agents synergize with irinotecan to improve response to chemotherapy in colorectal cancer cells
Sharma A, Vatapalli R, Abdelfatah E, McMahon K, Kerner Z, Guzzetta A, Singh J, Zahnow C, Baylin S, Yerram S, Hu Y, Azad N, Ahuja N. Hypomethylating agents synergize with irinotecan to improve response to chemotherapy in colorectal cancer cells. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0176139. PMID: 28445481, PMCID: PMC5405959, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersAzacitidineCaco-2 CellsCamptothecinCell AdhesionCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationColorectal NeoplasmsDNA MethylationDNA RepairGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingHCT116 CellsHumansIrinotecanLong Interspersed Nucleotide ElementsMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDConceptsCRC cell linesColorectal cancerMultiple CRC cell linesPhase 1/2 clinical trialCell linesMetastatic colorectal cancerMajority of patientsNOD-SCID miceColorectal cancer cellsSoft agar assayInitial therapyMetastatic settingCytotoxic chemotherapyCRC treatmentClinical efficacyCancer deathTumor regressionClinical trialsDNA demethylating agentVivo xenograftsChemotherapeutic agentsCancer cellsHCT116 cell linesAgar assayChemotherapyMP65-20 EPIGENETIC PRIMING WITH 5-AZACITIDINE INCREASES SENSITIVITY OF BLADDER CANCER CELLS TO CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS
Yoshida T, Sharma A, Kates M, Sopko N, Liu X, Hahn N, McConkey D, Ahuja N, Bivalacqua T. MP65-20 EPIGENETIC PRIMING WITH 5-AZACITIDINE INCREASES SENSITIVITY OF BLADDER CANCER CELLS TO CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS. Journal Of Urology 2017, 197: e861. DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.02.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research