Search Results - "Galmarini, Carlos M."
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A review of trabectedin (ET-743): a unique mechanism of action
Published in Molecular cancer therapeutics (01-08-2010)“…Trabectedin (ET-743) is a marine alkaloid isolated from the Caribbean tunicate Ecteinascidia turbinata, with a chemical structure characterized by three fused…”
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Role of Macrophage Targeting in the Antitumor Activity of Trabectedin
Published in Cancer cell (11-02-2013)“…There is widespread interest in macrophages as a therapeutic target in cancer. Here, we demonstrate that trabectedin, a recently approved chemotherapeutic…”
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Cancer chemotherapy: A critical analysis of its 60 years of history
Published in Critical reviews in oncology/hematology (01-11-2012)“…Abstract Chemotherapy has already proven widely effective in the treatment of cancer, occupying a prominent place in the current therapeutic arsenal. However,…”
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Translation Elongation Factor eEF1A2 is a Novel Anticancer Target for the Marine Natural Product Plitidepsin
Published in Scientific reports (07-10-2016)“…eEF1A2 is one of the isoforms of the alpha subunit of the eukaryotic Elongation Factor 1. It is overexpressed in human tumors and is endowed with oncogenic…”
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Plocabulin, a novel tubulin-binding agent, inhibits angiogenesis by modulation of microtubule dynamics in endothelial cells
Published in BMC cancer (07-02-2018)“…Vascular supply of tumors is one of the main targets for cancer therapy. Here, we investigated if plocabulin (PM060184), a novel marine-derived…”
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Trabectedin and plitidepsin: drugs from the sea that strike the tumor microenvironment
Published in Marine Drugs (27-01-2014)“…The prevailing paradigm states that cancer cells acquire multiple genetic mutations in oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes whose respective…”
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Temperature-induced melting of double-stranded DNA in the absence and presence of covalently bonded antitumour drugs: insight from molecular dynamics simulations
Published in Nucleic acids research (01-10-2011)“…The difference in melting temperature of a double-stranded (ds) DNA molecule in the absence and presence of bound ligands can provide experimental information…”
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Deep Neural Frameworks Improve the Accuracy of General Practitioners in the Classification of Pigmented Skin Lesions
Published in Diagnostics (Basel) (18-11-2020)“…This study evaluated whether deep learning frameworks trained in large datasets can help non-dermatologist physicians improve their accuracy in categorizing…”
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Elisidepsin Interacts Directly with Glycosylceramides in the Plasma Membrane of Tumor Cells to Induce Necrotic Cell Death
Published in PloS one (16-10-2015)“…Plasma membrane integrity is essential for cell life. Any major break on it immediately induces the death of the affected cell. Different molecules were…”
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Unique features of trabectedin mechanism of action
Published in Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology (01-04-2016)“…Trabectedin (Yondelis ® , ET-743) is a marine-derived natural product that was initially isolated from the marine ascidian Ecteinascidia turbinata and is…”
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Class III β-Tubulin Isotype Predicts Response in Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Randomly Treated Either with Single-Agent Doxorubicin or Docetaxel
Published in Clinical cancer research (15-07-2008)“…Purpose: To evaluate the role of microtubule-associated variables as potential predictors of response and clinical outcome in patients with advanced breast…”
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Synergistic Effect of Trabectedin and Olaparib Combination Regimen in Breast Cancer Cell Lines
Published in Journal of breast cancer (01-12-2015)“…Trabectedin induces synthetic lethality in tumor cells carrying defects in homologous recombinant DNA repair. We evaluated the effect of concomitant inhibition…”
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Lurbinectedin reduces tumour-associated macrophages and the inflammatory tumour microenvironment in preclinical models
Published in British journal of cancer (22-08-2017)“…Background: Lurbinectedin is a novel anticancer agent currently undergoing late-stage (Phase II /III) clinical evaluation in platinum-resistant ovarian,…”
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ErbB protein modifications are secondary to severe cell membrane alterations induced by elisidepsin treatment
Published in European journal of pharmacology (30-09-2011)“…Elisidepsin is a marine-derived anti-tumor agent with unique mechanism of action. It has been suggested to induce necrosis associated with severe membrane…”
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Irvalec inserts into the plasma membrane causing rapid loss of integrity and necrotic cell death in tumor cells
Published in PloS one (27-04-2011)“…Irvalec is a marine-derived antitumor agent currently undergoing phase II clinical trials. In vitro, Irvalec induces a rapid loss of membrane integrity in…”
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Polymeric nanogels containing the triphosphate form of cytotoxic nucleoside analogues show antitumor activity against breast and colorectal cancer cell lines
Published in Molecular cancer therapeutics (01-10-2008)“…The therapeutic efficiency of anticancer nucleoside analogues (NA) strongly depends on their intracellular accumulation and conversion into 5′-triphosphates…”
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Hypoxia reduces the efficiency of elisidepsin by inhibiting hydroxylation and altering the structure of lipid rafts
Published in Marine drugs (02-12-2013)“…The mechanism of action of elisidepsin (PM02734, Irvalec®) is assumed to involve membrane permeabilization via attacking lipid rafts and hydroxylated lipids…”
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Drug Resistance and the Solid Tumor Microenvironment
Published in JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute (03-10-2007)“…Resistance of human tumors to anticancer drugs is most often ascribed to gene mutations, gene amplification, or epigenetic changes that influence the uptake,…”
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Increased expression of the large subunit of ribonucleotide reductase is involved in resistance to gemcitabine in human mammary adenocarcinoma cells
Published in Molecular cancer therapeutics (01-08-2005)“…Resistance to cytotoxic nucleoside analogues is a major problem in cancer treatment. The cellular mechanisms involved in this phenomenon have been studied for…”
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c-Jun N-terminal kinase phosphorylation is a biomarker of plitidepsin activity
Published in Marine drugs (21-05-2013)“…Plitidepsin is an antitumor drug of marine origin currently in Phase III clinical trials in multiple myeloma. In cultured cells, plitidepsin induces cell cycle…”
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