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Combination of triapine, olaparib, and cediranib suppresses progression of BRCA-wild type and PARP inhibitor-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer
Lin ZP, Zhu YL, Lo YC, Moscarelli J, Xiong A, Korayem Y, Huang PH, Giri S, LoRusso P, Ratner ES. Combination of triapine, olaparib, and cediranib suppresses progression of BRCA-wild type and PARP inhibitor-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0207399. PMID: 30444904, PMCID: PMC6239325, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBRCA1 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansMice, NudeMice, SCIDPhthalazinesPiperazinesPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsPyridinesQuinazolinesThiosemicarbazonesXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerBRCA wild typeSCID-beige miceXenograft mouse modelOvarian cancerMouse modelSurvival timeNude micePARP inhibitorsEOC cell linesPARP inhibitor olaparibHomologous recombination repairCombination regimentsDefective homologous recombination (HR) repairEOC growthC tumorsSignificant prolongationBRCA mutationsAbdominal circumferenceEOC cellsSingle drugCediranibMarked suppressionTriple combinationTumor growth
2016
MK-2206 sensitizes BRCA-deficient epithelial ovarian adenocarcinoma to cisplatin and olaparib
Whicker ME, Lin ZP, Hanna R, Sartorelli AC, Ratner ES. MK-2206 sensitizes BRCA-deficient epithelial ovarian adenocarcinoma to cisplatin and olaparib. BMC Cancer 2016, 16: 550. PMID: 27465688, PMCID: PMC4964088, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2598-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBRCA1 ProteinCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalCisplatinDrug SynergismFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingHumansMutationNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsPhosphorylationPhthalazinesPiperazinesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerOlaparib therapyOvarian adenocarcinomaPhase II trialGreater clinical responseSerous ovarian adenocarcinomaPhospho-AKT activityAgent-induced DNA damageAkt activityEpithelial ovarian adenocarcinomaII trialPeritoneal cancerClinical responseInhibition of AktPatient populationStrong synergismFallopian tubeOvarian cancerHomologous recombination repair pathwaySame patientChemosensitization agentsClinical investigationChemoresistant cellsPlatinum resistanceBRCA-deficient cells