2012
Phase I trial of the combination of flavopiridol and imatinib mesylate in patients with Bcr-Abl+ hematological malignancies
Bose P, Perkins EB, Honeycut C, Wellons MD, Stefan T, Jacobberger JW, Kontopodis E, Beumer JH, Egorin MJ, Imamura CK, Douglas Figg W, Karp JE, Koc ON, Cooper BW, Luger SM, Colevas AD, Roberts JD, Grant S. Phase I trial of the combination of flavopiridol and imatinib mesylate in patients with Bcr-Abl+ hematological malignancies. Cancer Chemotherapy And Pharmacology 2012, 69: 1657-1667. PMID: 22349810, PMCID: PMC3365614, DOI: 10.1007/s00280-012-1839-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsCombination of flavopiridolStable diseasePhase I dose-escalation studyPhiladelphia chromosome-positive acute leukemiaSecond-generation BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitorBone marrow blast countI dose-escalation studyBCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitorsKinase inhibitorsImatinib-resistant diseaseIntravenous infusion weeklyPhase II dosesDose-escalation studyMarrow blast countPhase I trialNovel combination regimenMajor pharmacokinetic interactionsBCR-ABL tyrosine kinaseChronic myelogenous leukemiaInfusion weeklyCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorBlast countCombination regimenComplete response
2005
Transient exposure of mammary tumors to PD184352 and UCN-01 causes tumor cell death in vivo and prolonged suppression of tumor re-growth
Hawkins W, Mitchell C, McKinstry R, Gilfor D, Starkey J, Dai Y, Dawson K, Ramakrishnan V, Roberts JD, Yacoub A, Grant S, Dent P. Transient exposure of mammary tumors to PD184352 and UCN-01 causes tumor cell death in vivo and prolonged suppression of tumor re-growth. Cancer Biology & Therapy 2005, 4: 1275-1284. PMID: 16319524, DOI: 10.4161/cbt.4.11.2286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor cell deathTumor growthMDA-MB-231Drug exposureTumor volumeUCN-01Cell deathTumor cellsMCF7 tumor growthMDA-MB-231 tumorsMEK1/2 inhibitorMean tumor volumeMammary tumor growthTransient exposureTumor growth rateHuman mammary carcinoma cellsK-RAS expressionCombination index valuesMammary carcinoma cellsColony formation assaysPhosphorylation of ERK1/2Colony formation studiesEstrogen dependencyMammary tumorsProlonged suppression