Browsing by Author "McCubrey, James A."
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Emerging targeted therapies for melanoma treatment (Review)
Russo, Angela; Ficili, Bartolomea; Candido, Saverio; Pezzino, Franca Maria; Guarneri, Claudio; Biondi, Antonio; Travali, Salvatore; McCubrey, James A.; Spandidos Demetrios A.; Libra, Massimo (2014-08)Cutaneous melanoma is an aggressive cancer with a poor prognosis for patients with advanced disease. The identification of several key molecular pathways implicated in the pathogenesis of melanoma has led to the development ... -
Enhancing the effectiveness of nucleoside analogs with mTORC1 blockers to treat acute myeloid leukemia patients
Martelli, Alberto M.; Lonetti, Annalisa; Amadori, Sergio; McCubrey, James A.; Chiarini, Francesca (2013-06) -
Enhancing the effectiveness of nucleoside analogs with mTORC1 blockers to treat acute myeloid leukemia patients
Martelli, Alberto M.; Lonetti, Annalisa; Amadori, Sergio; McCubrey, James A.; Chiarini, Francesca (2013-05-24) -
Exploiting p53 Status to Enhance Effectiveness of Chemotherapy by Lowering Associated Toxicity
Steelman, Linda S.; Martelli, Alberto M.; Nicoletti, Ferdinando; McCubrey, James A. (2011-03) -
Exploiting p53 status to enhance effectiveness of chemotherapy by lowering associated toxicity
Steelman, Linda S.; Martelli, Alberto M.; Nicoletti, Ferdinando; McCubrey, James A. (2011-03-28) -
GSK-3 as potential target for therapeutic intervention in cancer
McCubrey, James A.; Steelman, Linda S.; Bertrand, Fred E.; Davis, Nicole Marie; Sokolosky, Melissa; Abrams, Stephen L.; Montalto, Giuseppe; D'Assoro, Antonino B.; Libra, Massimo; Nicoletti, Ferdinando; Maestro, Roberta; Basecke, Jorg; Rakus, Dariusz; Gizak, Agnieszka; Demidenko, Zoya N.; Cocco, Lucio; Martelli, Alberto M.; Cervello, Melchiorre (2014-05)The serine/threonine kinase glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) was initially identified and studied in the regulation of glycogen synthesis. GSK-3 functions in a wide range of cellular processes. Aberrant activity of GSK-3 ... -
GSK-3β Can Regulate the Sensitivity of MIA-PaCa-2 Pancreatic and MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells to Chemotherapeutic Drugs, Targeted Therapeutics and Nutraceuticals
Abrams, Stephen L.; Akula, Shaw M.; Meher, Akshaya K.; Steelman, Linda S.; Gizak, Agnieszka; Duda, Przemysław; Rakus, Dariusz; Martelli, Alberto M.; Ratti, Stefano; Cocco, Lucio; Montalto, Giuseppe; Cervello, Melchiorre; Ruvolo, Peter; Libra, Massimo; Falzone, Luca; Candido, Saverio; McCubrey, James A. (2021-04) -
Harnessing the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Eliminating activity by targeting at different levels
Bressanin, Daniela; Evangelisti, Camilla; Ricci, Francesca; Tabellini, Giovanna; Chiarini, Francesca; Tazzari, Pier Luigi; Melchionda, Fraia; Buontempo, Francesca; Pagliaro, Pasqualepaolo; Pession, Andrea; McCubrey, James A.; Martelli, Alberto M. (2012-08)T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive malignant hematological disorder arising in the thymus from T-cell progenitors. T-ALL mainly affects children and young adults, and remains fatal in 20% of ... -
Harnessing the PI3K/Akt/mtor pathway in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Eliminating activity by targeting at different levels
Bressanin, Daniela; Evangelisti, Camilla; Ricci, Francesca; Tabellini, Giovanna; Chiarini, Francesca; Tazzari, Pier Luigi; Melchionda, Fraia; Buontempo, Francesca; Pagliaro, Pasqualepaolo; Pession, Andrea; McCubrey, James A.; Martelli, Alberto M. (2012-08-09)T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive malignant hematological disorder arising in the thymus from T-cell progenitors. T-ALL mainly affects children and young adults, and remains fatal in 20% of ... -
Healthy CD4+ T lymphocytes are not affected by targeted therapies against the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Alameen, Ayman A.M.; Simioni, Carolina; Martelli, Alberto; Zauli, Giorgio; Ultimo, Simona; McCubrey, James A.; Gonelli, Arianna; Marisi, Giorgia; Ulivi, Paola; Capitani, Silvano; Neri, Luca (2016-08-01)An attractive molecular target for novel anti-cancer therapies is the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway which is commonly deregulated in many types of cancer. Nevertheless, ... -
Inhibition of Cdk2 activity decreases Aurora-A kinase centrosomal localization and prevents centrosome amplification in breast cancer cells
Leontovich, Alexey A.; Salisbury, Jeffrey L.; Veroux, Massimiliano; Tallarita, Tiziano; Billadeau, Daniel; McCubrey, James A.; Ingle, James N.; Galanis, Evanthia; D'Assoro, Antonino B. (2013-05)Centrosome amplification plays a key role in the origin of chromosomal instability (CIN) during cancer development and progression. In this study, MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines harboring abrogated p53 function (vMCF-7DNp53) ... -
Inhibition of Cdk2 kinase activity selectively targets the CD44/CD24 stem-like subpopulation and restores chemosensitivity of SUM149PT triple-negative breast cancer cells
Opyrchal, Mateusz; Salisbury, Jeffrey L.; Iankov, Ianko; Goetz, Matthew P.; McCubrey, James A.; Gambino, Mario W.; Malatino, Lorenzo; Puccia, Giuseppe; Ingle, James N.; Galanis, Evanthia; D'Assoro, Antonino B. (2014-09)Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is an angioinvasive and most aggressive type of advanced breast cancer characterized by rapid proliferation, chemoresistance, early metastatic development and poor prognosis. IBC tumors ... -
Insulin/IGF1-PI3K-dependent nucleolar localization of a glycolytic enzyme – phosphoglycerate mutase 2, is necessary for proper structure of nucleolus and RNA synthesis
Gizak, Agnieszka; Grenda, Marcin; Mamczur, Piotr; Wisniewski, Janusz; Sucharski, Filip; Silberring, Jerzy; McCubrey, James A.; Wisniewski, Jacek R.; Rakus, Dariusz (2015-07)Phosphoglycerate mutase (PGAM), a conserved, glycolytic enzyme has been found in nucleoli of cancer cells. Here, we present evidence that accumulation of PGAM in the nucleolus is a universal phenomenon concerning not only ... -
Insulin/IGF1-PI3K-dependent nucleolar localization of a glycolytic enzyme – phosphoglycerate mutase 2, is necessary for proper structure of nucleolus and RNA synthesis
Gizak, Agnieszka; Grenda, Marcin; Mamczur, Piotr; Wisniewski, Janusz; Sucharsk, Filip; Silberring, Jerzy; McCubrey, James A.; Wisniewski, Jacek R.; Rakus, Dariusz (2015)Phosphoglycerate mutase (PGAM), a conserved, glycolytic enzyme has been found in nucleoli of cancer cells. Here, we present evidence that accumulation of PGAM in the nucleolus is a universal phenomenon concerning not ... -
Involvement of Akt-1 and mTOR in Sensitivity of Breast Cancer to Targeted Therapy
Sokolosky, Melissa L.; Stadelman, Kristin M.; Chappell, William H.; Abrams, Stephen L.; Martelli, Alberto M.; Stivala, Franca; Libra, Massimo; Nicoletti, Ferdinando; Drobot, Lyudmyla B.; Franklin, Richard A.; Steelman, Linda S.; McCubrey, James A. (2011-07)Elucidating the response of breast cancer cells to chemotherapeutic and hormonal based drugs is clearly important as these are frequently used therapeutic approaches. A signaling pathway often involved in chemo- and ... -
Involvement of Akt-1 and mTOR in sensitivity of breast cancer to targeted therapy
Sokolosky, Melissa L.; Stadelman, Kristin M.; Chappell, William H.; Abrams, Stephen L.; Martelli, Alberto M.; Stivala, Franca; Libra, Massimo; Nicoletti, Ferdinando; Drobot, Lyudmyla B.; Franklin, Richard A.; Steelman, Linda S.; McCubrey, James A. (2011-07-01)Elucidating the response of breast cancer cells to chemotherapeutic and hormonal based drugs is clearly important as these are frequently used therapeutic approaches. A signaling pathway often involved in chemo- and ... -
The Key Roles of PTEN in T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Development, Progression, and Therapeutic Response
Martelli, Alberto M.; Paganelli, Francesca; Fazio, Antonietta; Bazzichetto, Chiara; Conciatori, Fabiana; McCubrey, James A. (2019-05-06)T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive blood cancer that comprises 10–15% of pediatric and ~25% of adult ALL cases. Although the curative rates have significantly improved over the past 10 years, ...