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Book Chapters
2014, 'Clinical relevance of multidrug-resistance-proteins (MRPs) for anticancer drug resistance and prognosis', in Efferth T; Bonavida B (ed.), Resistancce to Targeted Anti-Cancer Therapeutics, Springer Press., pp. 27 - 52
,2012, 'Targeting Multidrug Resistance in Neuroblastoma', in Hayat MA (ed.), Pediatric Cancer Volume 1 Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis: Neuroblastoma, Springer, New York, USA, pp. 115 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2418-1_11
,Journal articles
2024, 'The Eyes Absent family members EYA4 and EYA1 promote PLK1 activation and successful mitosis through tyrosine dephosphorylation', Nature Communications, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45683-4
,2024, 'The transcriptional co-repressor Runx1t1 is essential for MYCN-driven neuroblastoma tumorigenesis', Nature Communications, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49871-0
,2024, 'Abstract B007: High-risk pediatric cancer models in zebrafish, mouse and short-term culture predict individual patient responses to therapy', Cancer Research, 84, pp. B007 - B007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.pediatric24-b007
,2024, 'Erratum: miR-99b-5p, miR-380-3p, and miR-485-3p are novel chemosensitizing miRNAs in high-risk neuroblastoma (Molecular Therapy (2022) 30(3) (1119–1134), (S1525001622000041), (10.1016/j.ymthe.2022.01.004))', Molecular Therapy, 32, pp. 2031 - 2033, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.05.008
,2024, 'Preclinical assessment of combined BCL-2 and MCL-1 inhibition in high-risk neuroblastoma', EJC Paediatric Oncology, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcped.2024.100168
,2024, 'Generation of Orthotopic and Subcutaneous Patient-Derived Xenograft Models from Diverse Clinical Tissue Samples of Pediatric Extracranial Solid Tumors', , 2806, pp. 55 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3858-3_6
,2023, 'Abstract B132: Addition of AMXT1501 (polyamine uptake inhibitor) plus DFMO (polyamine synthesis inhibitor) to standard-of-care chemotherapy/anti-GD2 antibody in the TH-MYCN mouse neuroblastoma model, enhances efficacy compared to addition of DFMO alone', Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 22, pp. B132 - B132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1535-7163.targ-23-b132
,2023, 'SYST-15 GENERATION AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PROFILING OF A CHILDHOOD CANCER CELL LINE ATLAS DEFINES NEW THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITIES', Neuro-Oncology Advances, 5, pp. iii30 - iii30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/noajnl/vdad070.119
,2023, 'High-Throughput Drug Screening of Primary Tumor Cells Identifies Therapeutic Strategies for Treating Children with High-Risk Cancer', Cancer Research, 83, pp. 2716 - 2732, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-22-3702
,2023, 'Generation and multi-dimensional profiling of a childhood cancer cell line atlas defines new therapeutic opportunities', Cancer Cell, 41, pp. 660 - 677.e7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2023.03.007
,2023, 'Memory of stochastic single-cell apoptotic signaling promotes chemoresistance in neuroblastoma', Science Advances, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abp8314
,2022, 'GSH facilitates the binding and inhibitory activity of novel multidrug resistance protein 1 (MRP1) modulators', FEBS Journal, 289, pp. 3854 - 3875, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/febs.16374
,2022, 'Quantification of vincristine and tariquidar by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in mouse whole blood using volumetric absorptive microsampling for pharmacokinetic applications', Journal of Separation Science, 45, pp. 2508 - 2519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jssc.202101013
,2022, 'In vitro and in vivo drug screens of tumor cells identify novel therapies for high-risk child cancer', EMBO Molecular Medicine, 14, pp. emmm202114608, http://dx.doi.org/10.15252/emmm.202114608
,2022, '"we Have All This Knowledge to Give, so Use Us as a Resource": Partnering with Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors to Determine Consumer-Led Research Priorities', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 11, pp. 211 - 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2021.0052
,2022, 'miR-99b-5p, miR-380-3p, and miR-485-3p are novel chemosensitizing miRNAs in high-risk neuroblastoma', Molecular Therapy, 30, pp. 1119 - 1134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymthe.2022.01.004
,2022, 'Inhibition of mitochondrial translocase SLC25A5 and histone deacetylation is an effective combination therapy in neuroblastoma', International Journal of Cancer, 152, pp. 1399 - 1413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.34349
,2022, 'Methodological advances in the discovery of novel neuroblastoma therapeutics', Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 17, pp. 167 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17460441.2022.2002297
,2021, 'Targeting multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (MRP1)-expressing cancers: Beyond pharmacological inhibition', Drug Resistance Updates, 59, pp. 100795, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drup.2021.100795
,2021, 'A Primer for Assessing the Pathology in Mouse Models of Neuroblastoma', Current Protocols, 1, pp. e310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpz1.310
,2021, 'Dual targeting of chromatin stability by the curaxin CBL0137 and histone deacetylase inhibitor panobinostat shows significant preclinical efficacy in neuroblastoma', Clinical Cancer Research, 27, pp. 4338 - 4352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-2357
,2021, 'Preclinical small molecule WEHI-7326 overcomes drug resistance and elicits response in patient-derived xenograft models of human treatment-refractory tumors', Cell Death and Disease, 12, pp. 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41419-020-03269-0
,2021, 'Targeted therapy of TERT-rearranged neuroblastoma with BET bromodomain inhibitor and proteasome inhibitor combination therapy', Clinical Cancer Research, 27, pp. 1438 - 1451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-3044
,2021, 'Whole-genome sequencing facilitates patient-specific quantitative PCR-based minimal residual disease monitoring in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, neuroblastoma and Ewing sarcoma', British Journal of Cancer, 126, pp. 482 - 491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-021-01538-z
,2020, 'Combination therapy with the CDK7 inhibitor and the tyrosine kinase inhibitor exerts synergistic anticancer effects against MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma', International Journal of Cancer, 147, pp. 1928 - 1938, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.32936
,2020, 'CD30 and ALK combination therapy has high therapeutic potency in RANBP2-ALK-rearranged epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma', British Journal of Cancer, 123, pp. 1101 - 1113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-020-0996-2
,2020, 'Suppression of ABCE1-mediated mRNA translation limits N-MYC-driven cancer progression', Cancer Research, 80, pp. 3706 - 3718, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-19-3914
,2020, 'Targeting metabolic activity in high-risk neuroblastoma through Monocarboxylate Transporter 1 (MCT1) inhibition', Oncogene, 39, pp. 3555 - 3570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41388-020-1235-2
,2020, 'Targeting Functional Activity of AKT Has Efficacy against Aggressive Neuroblastoma', ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science, 3, pp. 148 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsptsci.9b00085
,2020, 'CCI52 sensitizes tumors to 6-mercaptopurine and inhibits MYCN-amplified tumor growth', Biochemical Pharmacology, 172, pp. 113770, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2019.113770
,2020, 'Mouse models of high-risk neuroblastoma', Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10555-020-09855-0
,2020, 'Accelerating development of high-risk neuroblastoma patient-derived xenograft models for preclinical testing and personalised therapy', British Journal of Cancer, 122, pp. 680 - 691, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-019-0682-4
,2019, 'Drugging MYCN oncogenic signaling through the MYCN-PA2G4 binding interface', Cancer Research, 79, pp. 5652 - 5667, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-19-1112
,2019, 'MRP1 modulators synergize with buthionine sulfoximine to exploit collateral sensitivity and selectively kill MRP1-expressing cancer cells', Biochemical Pharmacology, 168, pp. 237 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2019.07.009
,2019, 'The Australian and New Zealand Children's Haematology/Oncology Group Biobanking Network', Biopreservation and Biobanking, 17, pp. 95 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/bio.2019.0013
,2019, 'Inhibition of polyamine synthesis and uptake reduces tumor progression and prolongs survival in mouse models of neuroblastoma', Science Translational Medicine, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aau1099
,2018, 'Too many targets, not enough patients: Rethinking neuroblastoma clinical trials', Nature Reviews Cancer, 18, pp. 389 - 400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41568-018-0003-x
,2017, 'Suppression of the ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCC4 impairs neuroblastoma tumour growth and sensitises to irinotecan in vivo', European Journal of Cancer, 83, pp. 132 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2017.06.024
,2017, 'A Myc activity signature predicts poor clinical outcomes in Myc-associated cancers', Cancer Research, 77, pp. 971 - 981, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-15-2906
,2016, 'MYC-Driven Neuroblastomas Are Addicted to a Telomerase-Independent Function of Dyskerin', Cancer Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-15-0879
,2016, 'Glutathione biosynthesis is upregulated at the initiation of MYCN-driven neuroblastoma tumorigenesis', Molecular Oncology, 10, pp. 866 - 878, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molonc.2016.02.004
,2016, 'ABC transporters as mediators of drug resistance and contributors to cancer cell biology', Drug Resistance Updates, 26, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drup.2016.03.001
,2016, 'The long noncoding RNA MALAT1 promotes tumor-driven angiogenesis by up-regulating pro-angiogenic gene expression', Oncotarget, 7, pp. 8663 - 8675, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.6675
,2016, 'Proffered Paper: Targeting PA2G4, a novel MYCN co-factor, for the treatment of neuroblastoma', European Journal of Cancer, 61, pp. S7 - S7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0959-8049(16)61016-x
,2015, 'Identification of new MRP4 inhibitors from a library of FDA approved drugs using a high-throughput bioluminescence screen', Biochemical Pharmacology, 93, pp. 380 - 388, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2014.11.006
,2015, 'MYCN amplification confers enhanced folate dependence and methotrexate sensitivity in neuroblastoma', Oncotarget, 6, pp. 15510 - 15523, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.3732
,2014, 'High-throughput screening identifies Ceefourin 1 and Ceefourin 2 as highly selective inhibitors of multidrug resistance protein 4 (MRP4)', Biochemical Pharmacology, 91, pp. 97 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2014.05.023
,2014, 'RNAi-mediated stathmin suppression reduces lung metastasis in an orthotopic neuroblastoma mouse model', Oncogene, 33, pp. 882 - 890, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/onc.2013.11
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