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Conference Papers
2013, 'MYCN coordinately regulates the entire polyamine gene pathway to drive polyamine biosynthesis in neuroblastoma, with expression of every synthetic and catabolic polyamine pathway gene being highly prognostic of clinical outcome', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, DC, Washington, presented at 104th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-Cancer-Research (AACR), DC, Washington, 06 April 2013 - 10 April 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2013-3808
,2013, 'The facilitates chromatin transcription (FACT) protein complex promotes neuroblastoma tumor initiation.', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, DC, Washington, presented at 104th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-Cancer-Research (AACR), DC, Washington, 06 April 2013 - 10 April 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2013-5043
,2012, 'GSTP1 expression is regulated by MycN and is a marker of poor outcome in childhood neuroblastoma', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2012-789
,2012, 'Targeting ABC transporters in cancer through small molecule inhibitors', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2012-1834
,2011, 'A multi-stage genome-wide association study on response to chemotherapy in ovarian cancer', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2011-4679
,2011, 'ABCC/MRP multidrug transporters contribute to neuroblastoma biology, pathogenesis and clinical outcome, independently of any role in cytotoxic drug efflux', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2011-954
,2011, 'Cholesterol efflux transporter gene expression predicts clinical outcome in serous ovarian cancer', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2011-1660
,2011, 'New evidence supports the potential use of methotrexate in children with MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma.', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2011-LB-367
,2011, 'Small molecule that simultaneously inhibits Myc oncoprotein and activates HIF1A', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2011-617
,2010, 'Abstract 888: Reduced folate carrier gene polymorphism (RFC 80G>A): Associations with clinical outcome in NMYC amplified neuroblastoma patients', in Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), pp. 888 - 888, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am10-888
,2010, 'Transcriptional upregulation of histone deacetylase 2 promotes Myc-induced oncogenic effects', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM10-4869
,2009, 'A specific transcription signature of ABC transporter genes is dictated by Myc-family oncogenes: A powerful tool to predict clinical outcome', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209701803375&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2009, 'Dual Targeting of AMD1 and ODC1 potently inhibits neuroblastoma initiation in vitro and in vivo', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209702803498&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2009, 'International consensus for neuroblastoma molecular diagnostics: Report from the international neuroblastoma risk grouping (INRG) Biology committee', in KLINISCHE PADIATRIE, GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG, pp. 194 - 194, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000266161300017&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2009, 'Perinatal Myc signalling as a mechanism of embryonal cancer initiation', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209702603052&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2009, 'The role of N-Myc-induced HDAC2 over-expression in neuroblastoma', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209701802056&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2008, 'STABILIZATION OF THE MYCN ONCOPROTEIN AS A MECHANISM OF INITIATION AND PROGRESSION IN MEDULLOBLASTOMA RESULTING FROM SONIC HEDGEHOG PATHWAY ACTIVATION', in NEURO-ONCOLOGY, OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, NV, Las Vegas, pp. 870 - 870, presented at 13th Annual Meeting of the Society-for-Neuro-Oncology (SNO), NV, Las Vegas, 20 November 2008 - 23 November 2008, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000259854500409&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2008, 'Full-length tissue transglutaminase is a resistance factor for cell differentiation in neuroblastoma', in EJC SUPPLEMENTS, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, FRANCE, Lyon, pp. 94 - 94, presented at 20th Meeting of the European-Association-for-Cancer-Research, FRANCE, Lyon, 05 July 2008 - 08 July 2008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1359-6349(08)71539-8
,2008, 'The role of the estrogen-responsive B box protein (EBBP) in cancer cell cycle progression', in EJC SUPPLEMENTS, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, FRANCE, Lyon, pp. 95 - 95, presented at 20th Meeting of the European-Association-for-Cancer-Research, FRANCE, Lyon, 05 July 2008 - 08 July 2008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1359-6349(08)71542-8
,2008, 'Effective anti-colon cancer immunity induced through the targeting of the nuclear oncogene c-Myb by DNA vaccination in a mouse model', in ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, SPAIN, Barcelona, pp. 77 - 77, presented at 10th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer, SPAIN, Barcelona, 25 June 2008 - 28 June 2008, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000257951800259&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2008, 'Overexpression of ODC1 is associated with poor outcome in childhood neuroblastoma and represents an important therapeutic target', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2008-5832
,2007, 'International consensus for neuroblastoma molecular diagnostics: Report from the International Neuroblastoms Risk Grouping (INRG) biology committee', in PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER, WILEY PERIODICALS, INC, pp. 432 - 433, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000249116100127&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2007, 'Expression of the multidrug transporter genes ABCC1/MRP1, ABCC3/MRP3, and ABCC4/MRP4 are powerful predictors of clinical outcome in childhood neuroblastoma', in JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000455043702481&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2006, 'The multidrug transporter MRP4/ABCC4 is a powerful marker of poor prognosis in neuroblastoma and a target for therapeutic suppression', in EJC SUPPLEMENTS, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, pp. 121 - 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1359-6349(06)70398-6
,2006, 'Characterization of a novel regulator of the retinoid signal: The estrogen-responsive B box protein.', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000454608804357&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2006, 'MYCN interacts with histone deacetylase to modulate target gene transcription', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000454608802468&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2006, 'Neuroblastoma tumor initiation: MYCN mediated mechanisms of resistance to cell death', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000454606201380&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2006, 'Polymorphisms of glutathione-S-transferase and N-acetyltransferase genes and response to treatment in childhood neuroblastoma', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000454606202297&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2006, 'Selective Sensitization of murine tumors to chemotherapy by a novel class of non-toxic small molecule inhibitors of MRP1', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000454606201252&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2005, 'Neuroblastoma tumour initiation-A MYCN mediated aberration in embryonic nervous system development', in MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, pp. S181 - S181, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000207524100690&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2003, 'Early markers of the therapeutic index in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia predict outcome.', in BLOOD, AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY, CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, pp. 879A - 879A, presented at 45th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Hematology, CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, 06 December 2003 - 09 December 2003, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000186536703271&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2002, 'Acquired beta-tubulin mutations affecting microtubule stability and drug binding', in MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL, AMER SOC CELL BIOLOGY, CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, pp. 463A - 463A, presented at 42nd Annual Meeting of the American-Society-for-Cell-Biology, CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, 14 December 2002 - 18 December 2002, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000179569102604&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2001, 'Novel biological characteristics and disparate vincristine responses of primary childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells engrafted into non-obese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient mice.', in BLOOD, AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY, pp. 309A - 310A, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000172134101312&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,1988, 'THERAPY-INDUCED RESISTANCE TO BOTH METHOTREXATE AND SOME NATURAL PRODUCT DRUGS IN A HUMAN-LEUKEMIA LINE (LALW-2)', in PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, pp. 311 - 311, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1988N264701236&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,Conference Posters
2018, 'PO-405 Repositioning existing drugs as novel therapeutics for high-risk paediatric leukaemia', Vol. 3, pp. A181 - A181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/esmoopen-2018-eacr25.431
,Conference Presentations
2021, 'Precision Medicine for High-Risk Paediatric Cancers - Molecular Tumour Board Recommendations and Treatment Responses (Zero Childhood Cancer Program)', https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000708132100110&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,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', presented at 105th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-Cancer-Research (AACR), CA, San Diego, 05 April 2014 - 09 April 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2014-5138
,Conference Abstracts
2023, 'Abstract 4670: True bench-to-bedside science: An international pilot study modeling hard-to-cure pediatric cancers to prioritize therapeutic intervention', in Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 83, pp. 4670 - 4670, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2023-4670
,2022, 'PRECISION MEDICINE REVEALS A HETEROGENOUS TUMOUR IMMUNE MICROENVIRONMENT IN PAEDIATRIC GLIOMAS', in PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER, WILEY, Vol. 69, pp. S327 - S328, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000859203901292&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2022, 'Heritable defects in telomere and mitotic function selectively predispose to sarcomas', in CANCER SCIENCE, WILEY, Vol. 113, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000778583800159&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2022, 'De novo design of CRISPR-Cas13b enables efficient silencing of SARS-CoV-2 variants and tumour pathogenic RNAs with near single-base precision', in Pathology, Vol. 54, pp. S15 - S16
,2021, 'CBL0137 promotes CART-cell therapy against MLL-rearranged leukemia', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 17, pp. 11 - 12, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000693805000012&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2021, 'Targeting chromatin potently inhibits leukemia progression in MLL-rearranged leukemia models', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 17, pp. 15 - 15
,2021, 'Using BET inhibitors to potentiate CAR T-cell therapy for neuroblastoma', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 17, pp. 41 - 41, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000693805000074&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2021, 'Abstract 3044: The unexplored immune landscape of high-risk pediatric cancers', in Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 81, pp. 3044 - 3044, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2021-3044
,2021, 'The unexplored immune landscape of high-risk pediatric cancers.', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, Vol. 81, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000680263506379&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2021, 'POLYAMINE PATHWAY INHIBITION IS A POTENT NOVEL THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY AGAINST DIFFUSE INTRINSIC PONTINE GLIOMA', in NEURO-ONCOLOGY, OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, Vol. 23, pp. 40 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noab090.163
,2021, 'TARGETING FACILITATES CHROMATIN TRANSCRIPTION (FACT) AS A NOVEL STRATEGY THAT ENHANCES RESPONSE TO HISTONE DEACETYLASE (HDAC) INHIBITION IN DIPG', in NEURO-ONCOLOGY, OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, Vol. 23, pp. 18 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noab090.075
,2020, 'DIPG-15. POLYAMINE PATHWAY INHIBITION IS A POTENT NOVEL THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY AGAINST DIFFUSE INTRINSIC PONTINE GLIOMA', in Neuro-Oncology, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 22, pp. iii289 - iii290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noaa222.065
,2020, 'DIPG-16. COMBINATION OF ARGININE DEPLETION AND POLYAMINE INHIBITION AS AN ANTICANCER STRATEGY FOR DIFFUSE INTRINSIC PONTINE GLIOMA (DIPG)', in Neuro-Oncology, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 22, pp. iii290 - iii290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noaa222.066
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