Search Results - "CLAPP, D. Wade"
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Selumetinib in Children with Inoperable Plexiform Neurofibromas
Published in The New England journal of medicine (09-04-2020)“…Neurofibromatosis involves activation of the RAS pathway. Inhibition of MEK, a component of the pathway, with selumetinib was performed in 50 children with…”
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Fanconi Anemia Proteins Function in Mitophagy and Immunity
Published in Cell (05-05-2016)“…Fanconi anemia (FA) pathway genes are important tumor suppressors whose best-characterized function is repair of damaged nuclear DNA. Here, we describe an…”
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Contributions of inflammation and tumor microenvironment to neurofibroma tumorigenesis
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (02-07-2018)“…Neurofibromatosis type 1 associates with multiple neoplasms, and the Schwann cell tumor neurofibroma is the most prevalent. A hallmark feature of neurofibroma…”
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Multicenter, Prospective, Phase II and Biomarker Study of High-Dose Bevacizumab as Induction Therapy in Patients With Neurofibromatosis Type 2 and Progressive Vestibular Schwannoma
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (10-12-2019)“…Bevacizumab treatment at 7.5 mg/kg every 3 weeks results in improved hearing in approximately 35%-40% of patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and…”
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Feasibility of using NF1-GRD and AAV for gene replacement therapy in NF1-associated tumors
Published in Gene therapy (01-06-2019)“…Neurofibromatosis type 1, including the highly aggressive malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs), is featured by the loss of functional…”
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Cabozantinib for neurofibromatosis type 1–related plexiform neurofibromas: a phase 2 trial
Published in Nature medicine (01-01-2021)“…Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) plexiform neurofibromas (PNs) are progressive, multicellular neoplasms that cause morbidity and may transform to sarcoma…”
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Inhibition or Ablation of p21-activated Kinase (PAK1) Disrupts Glucose Homeostatic Mechanisms in Vivo
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (02-12-2011)“…The p21-activated kinase PAK1 is implicated in tumorigenesis, and efforts to inhibit PAK1 signaling as a means to induce tumor cell apoptosis are underway…”
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Social learning and amygdala disruptions in Nf1 mice are rescued by blocking p21-activated kinase
Published in Nature neuroscience (01-11-2014)“…Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is associated with social dysfunction in children. Here the authors show that Nf1 heterozygous mice have deficits in social…”
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Mast cells and the neurofibroma microenvironment
Published in Blood (15-07-2010)“…Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is the most common genetic disorder with a predisposition to malignancy and affects 1 in 3500 persons worldwide. NF1 is caused…”
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A Collaborative Model for Accelerating the Discovery and Translation of Cancer Therapies
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (01-11-2017)“…Preclinical studies using genetically engineered mouse models (GEMM) have the potential to expedite the development of effective new therapies; however, they…”
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Imatinib mesylate for plexiform neurofibromas in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1: a phase 2 trial
Published in The lancet oncology (01-12-2012)“…Summary Background Plexiform neurofibromas are slow-growing chemoradiotherapy-resistant tumours arising in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)…”
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Fanconi anaemia and cancer: an intricate relationship
Published in Nature reviews. Cancer (01-03-2018)“…Key Points Fanconi anaemia (FA) is a complex genetic syndrome associated with risk of congenital malformations, bone marrow failure and cancer. Diagnosis of FA…”
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A molecular basis for neurofibroma-associated skeletal manifestations in NF1
Published in Genetics in medicine (01-11-2020)“…Purpose Plexiform neurofibromas (pNF) develop in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and can be associated with several skeletal comorbidities…”
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PAK1 inhibition reduces tumor size and extends the lifespan of mice in a genetically engineered mouse model of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2)
Published in Human molecular genetics (12-08-2021)“…Abstract Neurofibromatosis Type II (NF2) is an autosomal dominant cancer predisposition syndrome in which germline haploinsufficiency at the NF2 gene confers a…”
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Pathogenesis of plexiform neurofibroma: tumor-stromal/hematopoietic interactions in tumor progression
Published in Annual review of pathology (01-01-2012)“…Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic disease that results from either heritable or spontaneous autosomal dominant mutations in the NF1 gene. A…”
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Genetic disruption of the small GTPase RAC1 prevents plexiform neurofibroma formation in mice with neurofibromatosis type 1
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (17-07-2020)“…Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a common cancer predisposition syndrome caused by mutations in the tumor suppressor gene. encodes neurofibromin, a…”
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New Ref-1/APE1 targeted inhibitors demonstrating improved potency for clinical applications in multiple cancer types
Published in Pharmacological research (01-03-2024)“…AP endonuclease-1/Redox factor-1 (APE1/Ref-1 or Ref-1) is a multifunctional protein that is overexpressed in most aggressive cancers and impacts various cancer…”
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A murine model of neurofibromatosis type 2 that accurately phenocopies human schwannoma formation
Published in Human molecular genetics (01-01-2015)“…Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder resulting from germline mutations in the NF2 gene. Bilateral vestibular schwannomas,…”
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Fanconi anemia signaling network regulates the spindle assembly checkpoint
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-09-2013)“…Fanconi anemia (FA) is a heterogenous genetic disease with a high risk of cancer. The FA proteins are essential for interphase DNA damage repair; however, it…”
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p21-activated kinase regulates mast cell degranulation via effects on calcium mobilization and cytoskeletal dynamics
Published in Blood (19-03-2009)“…Mast cells are key participants in allergic diseases via activation of high-affinity IgE receptors (FcϵRI) resulting in release of proinflammatory mediators…”
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