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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
Triapine potentiates platinum-based combination therapy by disruption of homologous recombination repair
Ratner ES, Zhu YL, Penketh PG, Berenblum J, Whicker ME, Huang PH, Lee Y, Ishiguro K, Zhu R, Sartorelli AC, Lin ZP. Triapine potentiates platinum-based combination therapy by disruption of homologous recombination repair. British Journal Of Cancer 2016, 114: 777-786. PMID: 26964031, PMCID: PMC4984868, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2016.54.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCarboplatinCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCisplatinDoxorubicinDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansMiceMice, NudeNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsPhthalazinesPiperazinesPolyethylene GlycolsRecombinational DNA RepairTumor Cells, CulturedXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsPlatinum-based combination therapyEpithelial ovarian cancerCombination therapyWild-type cancer cellsEOC cellsPlatinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancerPlatinum resistanceHomologous recombination repairEOC tumor growthPlatinum-based combinationsXenograft tumor mouse modelCancer cellsWild-type BRCATumor growth delayTumor mouse modelClonogenic survival assaysClinical efficacyBRCA statusOvarian cancerMouse modelTumor growthGrowth delayHRR activityTherapySurvival assays
2014
p53 protein aggregation promotes platinum resistance in ovarian cancer
Yang-Hartwich Y, Soteras MG, Lin ZP, Holmberg J, Sumi N, Craveiro V, Liang M, Romanoff E, Bingham J, Garofalo F, Alvero A, Mor G. p53 protein aggregation promotes platinum resistance in ovarian cancer. Oncogene 2014, 34: 3605-3616. PMID: 25263447, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPro-apoptotic functionP53 aggregationProtein aggregationP53 aggregatesNormal transcriptional activationTwo-dimensional gel electrophoresisCancer cellsCancer cell survivalKey transcriptional factorGenetic mutationsHigh-grade serous ovarian carcinomaP53 inactivationP53 proteinStem cell propertiesCancer stem cell propertiesCellular homeostasisTranscriptional activationCancer stem cellsTranscriptional factorsTumor-initiating capacityP53 turnoverCell survivalHGSOC cellsStem cellsPotential therapeutic target