2018
Inhibition of isoprenylation synergizes with MAPK blockade to prevent growth in treatment‐resistant melanoma, colorectal, and lung cancer
Theodosakis N, Langdon CG, Micevic G, Krykbaeva I, Means RE, Stern DF, Bosenberg MW. Inhibition of isoprenylation synergizes with MAPK blockade to prevent growth in treatment‐resistant melanoma, colorectal, and lung cancer. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2018, 32: 292-302. PMID: 30281931, PMCID: PMC6590911, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationColorectal NeoplasmsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmDrug SynergismHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsLung NeoplasmsMaleMelanomaMevalonic AcidMice, NudeMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPrenylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSignal TransductionConceptsUseful adjunctive therapyHMG-CoA reductase inhibitorsAnti-tumor effectsAdjunctive therapyInhibition of isoprenylationLung cancerMEK inhibitionReductase inhibitorsMAPK blockadeDriver mutationsAdditional studiesStatinsTherapyMelanomaTumorsVemurafenibMAPK pathwayDownstream metabolitesInhibitionMAPKAdjunctiveColorectalSelumetinibBlockadeCancer
2017
p90RSK Blockade Inhibits Dual BRAF and MEK Inhibitor-Resistant Melanoma by Targeting Protein Synthesis
Theodosakis N, Micevic G, Langdon CG, Ventura A, Means R, Stern DF, Bosenberg MW. p90RSK Blockade Inhibits Dual BRAF and MEK Inhibitor-Resistant Melanoma by Targeting Protein Synthesis. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2017, 137: 2187-2196. PMID: 28599981, PMCID: PMC6342201, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.12.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein synthesisRibosomal S6 kinase (RSK) familyPatient-derived melanoma cell linesDifferential protein expressionReverse phase protein arrayPhase protein arrayTranslation complexesKinase familyBI-D1870RSK inhibitorsMelanoma cell linesProtein arraysCell proliferationInhibitor treatmentProtein expressionCell linesNew targetsHuman melanoma patientsBRAF inhibitor vemurafenib789 Inhibition of isoprenylation synergizes with MAPK blockade to prevent growth in treatment-resistant melanoma
Theodosakis N, Langdon C, Micevic G, Stern D, Bosenberg M. 789 Inhibition of isoprenylation synergizes with MAPK blockade to prevent growth in treatment-resistant melanoma. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2017, 137: s136. DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.02.814.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
BRAF Inhibition Decreases Cellular Glucose Uptake in Melanoma in Association with Reduction in Cell Volume
Theodosakis N, Held MA, Marzuka-Alcala A, Meeth KM, Micevic G, Long GV, Scolyer RA, Stern DF, Bosenberg MW. BRAF Inhibition Decreases Cellular Glucose Uptake in Melanoma in Association with Reduction in Cell Volume. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2015, 14: 1680-1692. PMID: 25948295, PMCID: PMC4497841, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-15-0080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose uptakeWeeks of treatmentBRAF kinase inhibitorsHigh response rateTumor cell deathMetastatic diseaseTransmembrane glucose transportMetastatic melanomaPatient cohortCellular glucose uptakeRadiographic changesVemurafenib treatmentBRAF inhibitorsBRAF inhibitionResponse rateEmission tomographyPhysiologic parametersNew protein translationKinase inhibitorsEarly responseImportant physiologic parametersCell volumeMelanomaVolume reductionCell volume regulation
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