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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, 'Polyamine antagonist therapies inhibit neuroblastoma initiation and progression', Clinical Cancer Research, 22, pp. 4391 - 4404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-15-2539
,2016, 'Gaq signaling is required for the maintenance of MLL-AF9-induced acute myeloid leukemia', Leukemia, 30, pp. 1745 - 1748, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/leu.2016.24
,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, 'High TDP43 expression is required for TRIM16-induced inhibition of cancer cell growth and correlated with good prognosis of neuroblastoma and breast cancer patients', Cancer Letters, 374, pp. 315 - 323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2016.02.021
,2016, 'CCI-007, a novel small molecule with cytotoxic activity against infant leukemia with MLL rearrangements', Oncotarget, 7, pp. 46067 - 46087, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.10022
,2016, 'Dextran-Catechin: An anticancer chemically-modified natural compound targeting copper that attenuates neuroblastoma growth', Oncotarget, 7, pp. 47479 - 47493, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.10201
,2016, 'Germline polymorphisms in an enhancer of PSIP1 are associated with progression-free survival in epithelial ovarian cancer', Oncotarget, 7, pp. 6353 - 6368, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.7047
,2016, 'Methyl-CpG-binding domain sequencing reveals a prognostic methylation signature in neuroblastoma', Oncotarget, 7, pp. 1960 - 1972, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.6477
,2016, 'MYCN promotes neuroblastoma malignancy by establishing a regulatory circuit with transcription factor AP4', Oncotarget, 7, pp. 54937 - 54951, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.10709
,2016, 'The BET bromodomain inhibitor exerts the most potent synergistic anticancer effects with quinone-containing compounds and anti-microtubule drugs', Oncotarget, 7, pp. 79217 - 79232, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.12640
,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, 'Therapeutic targeting of the MYC signal by inhibition of histone chaperone FACT in neuroblastoma', Science Translational Medicine, 7, pp. 312ra176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aab1803
,2015, 'Thymosin-β4 is a determinant of drug sensitivity for Fenretinide and Vorinostat combination therapy in neuroblastoma', Molecular Oncology, 9, pp. 1484 - 1500, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molonc.2015.04.005
,2015, 'Translational development of difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) for the treatment of neuroblastoma', TRANSLATIONAL PEDIATRICS, 4, pp. 226 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2224-4336.2015.04.06
,2015, 'Folate pathway gene polymorphisms and risk of childhood brain tumors: Results from an Australian case-control study', Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 24, pp. 931 - 937, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-1248
,2015, 'Persistent MRD before and after allogeneic BMT predicts relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia', British Journal of Haematology, 168, pp. 395 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjh.13142
,2015, 'ABC Transporters and Neuroblastoma', , 125, pp. 139 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.acr.2014.10.005
,2015, 'Folate pathway gene polymorphisms, maternal folic acid use, and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia', Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 24, pp. 48 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0680
,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, 'GPR84 sustains aberrant β-catenin signaling in leukemic stem cells for maintenance of MLL leukemogenesis', Blood, 124, pp. 3284 - 3294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2013-10-532523
,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, 'ABCA transporter gene expression and poor outcome in epithelial ovarian cancer', Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 106, pp. dju149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jnci/dju149
,2014, 'Paclitaxel sensitivity in relation to ABCB1 expression, efflux and single nucleotide polymorphisms in ovarian cancer', Scientific Reports, 4, pp. 4669, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep04669
,2014, 'USE OF NOVEL PATIENT-DERIVED XENOGRAFTS AND MOLECULAR SUBTYPING TO IMPROVE PRECISION MEDICINE IN HIGH-GRADE SEROUS OVARIAN CANCER', EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER, 50, pp. E9 - E9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2014.03.042
,2014, 'The histone demethylase JMJD1A induces cell migration and invasion by up-regulating the expression of the long noncoding RNA MALAT1', Oncotarget, 5, pp. 1793 - 1804, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.1785
,2014, 'Identification of plasma Complement C3 as a potential biomarker for neuroblastoma using a quantitative proteomic approach', Journal of Proteomics, 96, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2013.10.032
,2014, 'An unexpected role for caspase-2 in neuroblastoma', Cell Death and Disease, 5, pp. e1383 - e1383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/cddis.2014.342
,2014, 'Histone Deacetylase 2 and N-Myc reduce p53 protein phosphorylation at serine 46 by repressing gene transcription of tumor protein 53-induced nuclear protein 1', Oncotarget, 5, pp. 4257 - 4268, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.1991
,2014, 'Molecular profiling of childhood cancer: Biomarkers and novel therapies', BBA Clinical, 1, pp. 59 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbacli.2014.06.003
,2014, '421 Molecular profiling for factors predicting sensitivity or resistance to therapy in relapsed child cancer', European Journal of Cancer, 50, pp. 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0959-8049(14)70547-7
,2013, 'Improving the Identification of High Risk Precursor B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients with Earlier Quantification of Minimal Residual Disease', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e76455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076455
,2013, 'High-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in first remission treated with novel intensive chemotherapy and allogeneic transplantation', Leukemia, 27, pp. 1497 - 1503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/leu.2013.44
,2013, 'ABCB1 (MDR1) polymorphisms and ovarian cancer progression and survival: A comprehensive analysis from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium and the Cancer Genome Atlas', Gynecologic Oncology, 131, pp. 8 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.07.107
,2013, 'Cell-based methods for the identification of Myc-inhibitory small molecules', Methods in Molecular Biology, 1012, pp. 255 - 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-429-6_18
,2013, 'Direct effects of Bmi1 on p53 protein stability inactivates oncoprotein stress responses in embryonal cancer precursor cells at tumor initiation', Oncogene, 32, pp. 3616 - 3626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/onc.2012.368
,2013, 'FBXW7 regulates glucocorticoid response in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia by targeting the glucocorticoid receptor for degradation', Leukemia, 27, pp. 1053 - 1062, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/leu.2012.361
,2013, 'The histone deacetylase SIRT2 stabilizes Myc oncoproteins', Cell Death and Differentiation, 20, pp. 503 - 514, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/cdd.2012.147
,2013, 'TRIM16 overexpression induces apoptosis through activation of caspase-2 in cancer cells', Apoptosis, 18, pp. 639 - 651, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10495-013-0813-y
,2012, 'ABCC4/MRP4: a MYCN-regulated transporter and potential therapeutic target in neuroblastoma', FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2012.00178
,2012, 'Epigenetic Elimination of Mixed-Lineage Leukemia Leukemic Stem Cells by a Potent Small Molecule PRC2 Inhibitor.', Blood, 120, pp. 2456, http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood.v120.21.2456.2456
,2012, 'Abstract 68: Beyond GWAS: The prognostic significance of promoter DNA methylation in patients with neuroblastoma.', Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 21, pp. 68 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.gwas-68
,2012, 'Prognostic significance of promoter DNA methylation in patients with neuroblastoma', CANCER RESEARCH, 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2012-1425
,2012, 'Highly sensitive MRD tests for ALL based on the IKZF1 Delta 3-6 microdeletion', Leukemia, 26, pp. 1414 - 1416, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/leu.2011.348
,2012, 'Identification of a genetic variant associated with treatment outcome in ovarian cancer: the potential role of cholesterol metabolism as a determinant of response to chemotherapy', Hereditary cancer in clinical practice, 10, pp. A36 - A36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1897-4287-10-s2-a36
,2012, 'N-Myc Regulates Expression of the Detoxifying Enzyme Glutathione Transferase GSTP1, a Marker of Poor Outcome in Neuroblastoma', Cancer Research, 72, pp. 845 - 853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-11-1885
,2012, 'Optimizing DNA Vaccines Against Nuclear Oncogenes', ImmunoGastroenterology, 1, pp. 108 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.7178/ig.19
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