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Journal articles
2015, 'Synergistic activity of PARP inhibition by talazoparib (BMN 673) with temozolomide in pediatric Cancer Models in the Pediatric Preclinical Testing Program', Clinical Cancer Research, 21, pp. 819 - 832, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-14-2572
,2015, 'Efficacy of JAK/STAT pathway inhibition in murine xenograft models of early T-cell precursor (ETP) acute lymphoblastic leukemia', Blood, 125, pp. 1759 - 1767, http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2014-06-580480
,2015, 'Evaluation of the in vitro and in vivo efficacy of the JAK inhibitor AZD1480 against JAK-mutated acute lymphoblastic leukemia', Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 14, pp. 364 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-14-0647
,2015, 'ZEB2 drives immature T-cell lymphoblastic leukaemia development via enhanced tumour-initiating potential and IL-7 receptor signalling', Nature Communications, 6, pp. 5794, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6794
,2015, 'Efficacy of CPX-351, (cytarabine: DAunorubicin) liposome injection, against acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) xenograft models of the Pediatric Preclinical Testing Program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 62, pp. 65 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.25133
,2015, 'Initial testing (stage 1) of the PARP inhibitor BMN 673 by the pediatric preclinical testing program: PALB2 mutation predicts exceptional in vivo response to BMN 673', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 62, pp. 91 - 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.25201
,2015, 'P21WAF1 modulates drug-induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia', Cell Cycle, 14, pp. 3602 - 3612, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15384101.2015.1100774
,2015, 'Pharmacodynamic and genomic markers associated with response to the XPO1/CRM1 inhibitor selinexor (KPT-330): A report from the pediatric preclinical testing program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 63, pp. 276 - 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.25727
,2015, 'Variegated clonality and rapid emergence of new molecular lesions in xenografts of acute lymphoblastic leukemia are associated with drug resistance', Experimental Hematology, 43, pp. 32 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exphem.2014.09.007
,2015, 'Opposing regulation of BIM and BCL2 controls glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells', Blood, 125, pp. 273 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2014-05-576470
,2014, 'High-throughput screening of human leukemia xenografts to identify dexamethasone sensitizers', Journal of Biomolecular Screening, 19, pp. 1391 - 1401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087057114546550
,2014, 'Telomerase inhibition effectively targets mouse and human AML stem cells and delays relapse following chemotherapy', Cell Stem Cell, 15, pp. 775 - 790, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2014.11.010
,2014, 'Initial Testing (Stage 1) of the Notch Inhibitor PF-03084014, by the Pediatric Preclinical Testing Program (vol 61, pg 1493, 2014)', PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER, 61, pp. 1716 - 1716, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.25186
,2014, 'Initial testing (stage 1) of the investigational mTOR kinase inhibitor MLN0128 by the pediatric preclinical testing program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 61, pp. 1486 - 1489, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.24989
,2014, 'Initial testing (stage 1) of the notch inhibitor PF-03084014, by the pediatric preclinical testing program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 61, pp. 1493 - 1496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.25026
,2014, 'Stability of gene expression and epigenetic profiles highlights the utility of patient-derived paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia xenografts for investigating molecular mechanisms of drug resistance', BMC Genomics, 15, pp. 416, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-416
,2014, 'Targeting connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in acute lymphoblastic leukemia preclinical models: Anti-CTGF monoclonal antibody attenuates leukemia growth', Annals of Hematology, 93, pp. 485 - 492, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00277-013-1939-2
,2014, 'A pre-clinical model of resistance to induction therapy in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia', Blood Cancer Journal, 4, pp. e232 - e232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bcj.2014.52
,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, 'A novel fluorometric assay for aldo-keto reductase 1C3 predicts metabolic activation of the nitrogen mustard prodrug PR-104A in human leukaemia cells', Biochemical Pharmacology, 88, pp. 36 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2013.12.019
,2014, 'Cell and molecular determinants of in vivo efficacy of the BH3 mimetic ABT-263 against pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia xenografts', Clin Cancer Res, 20, pp. 4520 - 4531, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-14-0259
,2014, 'Initial testing (stage 1) of the polo-like kinase inhibitor volasertib (BI 6727), by the Pediatric Preclinical Testing Program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 61, pp. 158 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.24616
,2014, 'Targeting of acute myeloid leukemia in vitro and in vivo with an anti-CD123 mAb engineered for optimal ADCC', Leukemia, advance online publication, 9 May 2014, pp. 2213 - 2221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/leu.2014.128
,2013, 'Combined Targeting of JAK2 and Bcl-2/Bcl-xL to Cure Mutant JAK2-Driven Malignancies and Overcome Acquired Resistance to JAK2 Inhibitors', Cell Reports, 5, pp. 1047 - 1059, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2013.10.038
,2013, 'Initial testing (stage 1) of the histone deacetylase inhibitor, quisinostat (JNJ-26481585), by the Pediatric Preclinical Testing Program', Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 61, pp. 245 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.24724
,2013, 'Bivalent promoter marks and a latent enhancer may prime the leukaemia oncogene LMO1 for ectopic expression in T-cell leukaemia', Leukemia, 27, pp. 1348 - 1357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/leu.2013.2
,2013, 'Epigenetic silencing of the proapoptotic gene BIM in anaplastic large cell lymphoma through an MeCP2/SIN3a deacetylating complex', Neoplasia, 15, pp. 511 - 522, http://dx.doi.org/10.1593/neo.121784
,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, 'Initial testing (stage 1) of eribulin, a novel tubulin binding agent, by the Pediatric Preclinical Testing Program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 60, pp. 1325 - 1332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.24517
,2013, 'Initial testing (stage 1) of ganetespib, an Hsp90 inhibitor, by the Pediatric Preclinical Testing Program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 60, pp. E42 - E45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.24451
,2013, 'Initial Testing (Stage 1) of Temozolomide by the Pediatric Preclinical Testing Program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 60, pp. 783 - 790, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.24368
,2013, 'Initial testing (stage 1) of the phosphatidylinositol 3’ kinase inhibitor, SAR245408 (XL147) by the Pediatric Preclinical Testing Program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 60, pp. 791 - 798, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.24301
,2013, 'Targeting acute myeloid leukemia by dual inhibition of P13K signalling and Cdk9-mediated Mcl-1 transcription', Blood, 122, pp. 738 - 748, http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2012-08-447441
,2013, 'The anti-CD19 antibody-drug conjugate SAR3419 prevents hematolymphoid relapse post induction therapy in preclinical models of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia', Clinical Cancer Research, 19, pp. 1795 - 1805, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-12-3613
,2013, 'Tumor protein 53-induced nuclear protein 1 enhances p53 function and represses tumorigenesis', Frontiers in Genetics, 13, pp. Art. No. 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2013.00080
,2013, 'Up-regulation of survivin during immortalization of human myofibroblasts is linked to repression of tumor suppressor p16(INK4a) protein and confers resistance to oxidative stress', The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288, pp. 12032 - 12041, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M112.447821
,, 2012, 'Correction: Disparate In Vivo Efficacy of FTY720 in Xenograft Models of Philadelphia Positive and Negative B-lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia', PloS one, 7
2012, 'Disparate in vivo efficacy of FTY720 in xenograft models of Philadelphia positive and negative B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia', PLoS ONE, 7, pp. e36429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036429
,2012, 'Erratum: Malcolm A. Smith, John M. Maris, Richard Gorlick, E. Anders Kolb, Richard Lock, Hernan Carol, Stephen T. Keir, C. Patrick Reynolds, Min H. Kang, Christopher L. Morton, Jianrong Wu, Peter G. Smith, Jie Yu and Peter J. Houghton. Initial testing of the investigational NEDD8‐activating enzyme inhibitor MLN4924 by the pediatric preclinical testing program. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012 August; 59(2):246‐253', Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 59, pp. 772 - 772, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.24291
,2012, 'Glucocorticoid resistance in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 48, pp. 634 - 640, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02212.x
,2012, 'Induction of Vascular Endothelial growth factor secretion by childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells via the FLT-3 signaling pathway', Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 11, pp. 183 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-11-0503
,2012, 'Initial testing (stage 1) by the pediatric preclinical testing program of RO4929097, a gamma-secretase inhibitor targeting notch signaling', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 58, pp. 815 - 818, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.23290
,2012, 'Initial testing (Stage 1) of AT13387, an HSP90 inhibitor, by the pediatric preclinical testing program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 59, pp. 185 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.23154
,2012, 'Initial testing (stage 1) of LCL161, a SMAC mimetic, by the pediatric preclinical testing program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 58, pp. 636 - 639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.23167
,2012, 'Initial testing (stage 1) of SGI-1776, a PIM1 kinase inhibitor, by the pediatric preclinical testing program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 59, pp. 749 - 752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.23364
,2012, 'Initial testing (stage 1) of the cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor SCH 727965 (dinaciclib) by the pediatric preclinical testing program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 59, pp. 1266 - 1274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.24073
,2012, 'Initial testing (stage 1) of the mTOR kinase inhibitor AZD8055 by the pediatric preclinical testing program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 58, pp. 191 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.22935
,2012, 'Initial testing of JNJ-26854165 (Serdemetan) by the pediatric preclinical testing program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 59, pp. 329 - 332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.23319
,2012, 'Initial testing of the CENP-E inhibitor GSK923295A by the pediatric preclinical testing program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 58, pp. 916 - 923, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.23176
,2012, 'Initial testing of the investigational NEDD8-activating enzyme inhibitor MLN4924 by the pediatric preclinical testing program', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 59, pp. 246 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.23357
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