Search Results - "Melissa, Heffler"
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Focal adhesion kinase autophosphorylation inhibition decreases colon cancer cell growth and enhances the efficacy of chemotherapy
Published in Cancer biology & therapy (01-08-2013)“…Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) increasingly has been implicated in cancer growth and progression. 1,2,4,5-Benzenetetraamine tetrahydrochloride (Y15) is a small…”
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Evolving therapies and FAK inhibitors for the treatment of cancer
Published in Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry (01-12-2010)“…Despite advances in medical and surgical therapy, cancer kills more than half a million people in the United States annually, and the majority of these…”
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Down-regulation of ALDH1A3, CD44 or MDR1 sensitizes resistant cancer cells to FAK autophosphorylation inhibitor Y15
Published in Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (01-09-2015)“…Purpose Focal adhesion kinase is an important survival signal in cancer. Recently, we demonstrated that the autophosphorylation inhibitor of FAK, Y15,…”
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Inhibition of hyaluronan synthase-3 decreases subcutaneous colon cancer growth by increasing apoptosis
Published in Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry (01-09-2011)“…Hyaluronan (HA) and hyaluronan synthases (HAS) have been implicated in cancer growth and progression. We previously have shown that HAS3 and HA mediate tumor…”
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FAK and HAS inhibition synergistically decrease colon cancer cell viability and affect expression of critical genes
Published in Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry (01-05-2013)“…Focal adhesion kinase (FAK), hyaluronan (HA), and hyaluronan synthase-3 (HAS3) have been implicated in cancer growth and progression. FAK inhibition with the…”
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Abstract A51: Cancer stem cell marker ALDH1A3 is associated with increased resistance of Lovo-1 colon cancer cells to autophosphorylation inhibitor of FAK
Published in Molecular cancer therapeutics (01-11-2013)“…Introduction: Focal Adhesion Kinase is an important survival signal in cancer. Recently, we demonstrated that the autophosphorylation inhibitor of FAK, Y15…”
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Abstract C184: A small molecule FAK inhibitor increases the cytotoxicity of 5-fluorouracil
Published in Molecular cancer therapeutics (12-11-2011)“…Introduction: Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase that has been implicated in colon cancer progression. We have shown that SW620 colon…”
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