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RAD50 deficiency is a predictor of platinum sensitivity in sporadic epithelial ovarian cancers (2020)
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Alblihy, A., Alabdullah, M. L., Toss, M. S., Algethami, M., Mongan, N. P., Rakha, E. A., & Madhusudan, S. (2020). RAD50 deficiency is a predictor of platinum sensitivity in sporadic epithelial ovarian cancers. Molecular Biomedicine, 1(1), Article 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43556-020-00023-y

Intrinsic or acquired resistance seriously limits the use of platinating agents in advanced epithelial ovarian cancers. Increased DNA repair capacity is a key route to platinum resistance. RAD50 is a critical component of the MRN complex, a ‘first re... Read More about RAD50 deficiency is a predictor of platinum sensitivity in sporadic epithelial ovarian cancers.

The ITIM-Containing Receptor: Leukocyte-Associated Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor-1 (LAIR-1) Modulates Immune Response and Confers Poor Prognosis in Invasive Breast Carcinoma (2020)
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Joseph, C., Alsaleem, M. A., Toss, M. S., Kariri, Y. A., Althobiti, M., Alsaeed, S., …Rakha, E. A. (2020). The ITIM-Containing Receptor: Leukocyte-Associated Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor-1 (LAIR-1) Modulates Immune Response and Confers Poor Prognosis in Invasive Breast Carcinoma. Cancers, 13(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13010080

Background: The leukocyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor-1 (LAIR-1) plays a role in immune response homeostasis, extracellular matrix remodelling and it is overexpressed in many high-grade cancers. This study aimed to elucidate the biologica... Read More about The ITIM-Containing Receptor: Leukocyte-Associated Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor-1 (LAIR-1) Modulates Immune Response and Confers Poor Prognosis in Invasive Breast Carcinoma.

Apoptosis in Cancer Cells Is Induced by Alternative Splicing of hnRNPA2/B1 Through Splicing of Bcl-x, a Mechanism that Can Be Stimulated by an Extract of the South African Medicinal Plant, Cotyledon orbiculata (2020)
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Makhafola, T. J., Mbele, M., Yacqub-Usman, K., Hendren, A., Haigh, D. B., Blackley, Z., …Dlamini, Z. (2020). Apoptosis in Cancer Cells Is Induced by Alternative Splicing of hnRNPA2/B1 Through Splicing of Bcl-x, a Mechanism that Can Be Stimulated by an Extract of the South African Medicinal Plant, Cotyledon orbiculata. Frontiers in Oncology, 10, Article 547392. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2020.547392

Alternative splicing is deregulated in cancer and alternatively spliced products can be linked to cancer hallmarks. Targeting alternative splicing could offer novel effective cancer treatments. We investigated the effects of the crude extract of a So... Read More about Apoptosis in Cancer Cells Is Induced by Alternative Splicing of hnRNPA2/B1 Through Splicing of Bcl-x, a Mechanism that Can Be Stimulated by an Extract of the South African Medicinal Plant, Cotyledon orbiculata.

Molecular characterisation of canine osteosarcoma in high risk breeds (2020)
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Simpson, S., Dunning, M., de Brot, S., Alibhai, A., Bailey, C., Woodcock, C. L., …Rutland, C. S. (2020). Molecular characterisation of canine osteosarcoma in high risk breeds. Cancers, 12(9), Article 2405. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12092405

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Dogs develop osteosarcoma (OSA) and the disease process closely resembles that of human OSA. OSA has a poor prognosis in both species and disease-free intervals and cure rates have not improve... Read More about Molecular characterisation of canine osteosarcoma in high risk breeds.

Targetable ERBB2 mutation status is an independent marker of adverse prognosis in estrogen receptor positive, ERBB2 non-amplified primary lobular breast carcinoma: a retrospective in silico analysis of public datasets (2020)
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Kurozumi, S., Alsaleem, M., Monteiro, C. J., Bhardwaj, K., Joosten, S. E., Fujii, T., …Johnston, S. J. (2020). Targetable ERBB2 mutation status is an independent marker of adverse prognosis in estrogen receptor positive, ERBB2 non-amplified primary lobular breast carcinoma: a retrospective in silico analysis of public datasets. Breast Cancer Research, 22, Article 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13058-020-01324-4

© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) accounts for 10-15% of primary breast cancers and is typically estrogen receptor alpha positive (ER+) and ERBB2 non-amplified. Somatic mutations in ERBB2/3 are emerging as a tractable... Read More about Targetable ERBB2 mutation status is an independent marker of adverse prognosis in estrogen receptor positive, ERBB2 non-amplified primary lobular breast carcinoma: a retrospective in silico analysis of public datasets.

Visual histological assessment of morphological features reflects the underlying molecular profile in invasive breast cancer: a morphomolecular study (2020)
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Alsaleem, M., Rakha, E. A., ElSharawy, K. A., Toss, M. S., Raafat, S., Mihai, R., …Mongan, N. P. (2020). Visual histological assessment of morphological features reflects the underlying molecular profile in invasive breast cancer: a morphomolecular study. Histopathology, 77(4), 631-645. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14199

© 2020 The Authors. Histopathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: Tumour genotype and phenotype are related and can predict outcome. In this study, we hypothesised that the visual assessment of breast cancer (BC) morphological features ca... Read More about Visual histological assessment of morphological features reflects the underlying molecular profile in invasive breast cancer: a morphomolecular study.

Immunosuppressive properties of cytochalasin B-induced membrane vesicles of mesenchymal stem cells: comparing with extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells (2020)
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Gomzikova, M. O., Aimaletdinov, A. M., Bondar, O. V., Starostina, I. G., Gorshkova, N. V., Neustroeva, O. A., …Rizvanov, A. A. (2020). Immunosuppressive properties of cytochalasin B-induced membrane vesicles of mesenchymal stem cells: comparing with extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells. Scientific Reports, 10, Article 10740. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67563-9

Extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent a novel approach for regenerative and immunosuppressive therapy. Recently, cytochalasin B-induced microvesicles (CIMVs) were shown to be effective drug delivery mediators. Ho... Read More about Immunosuppressive properties of cytochalasin B-induced membrane vesicles of mesenchymal stem cells: comparing with extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells.

Elevated MMP9 expression in breast cancer is a predictor of shorter patient survival (2020)
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Joseph, C., Alsaleem, M., Orah, N., Narasimha, P. L., Miligy, I. M., Kurozumi, S., …Rakha, E. A. (2020). Elevated MMP9 expression in breast cancer is a predictor of shorter patient survival. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 182, 267–282. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-020-05670-x

Purpose: MMP9 is a matricellular protein associated with extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling, that promotes tumour progression, and modulates the activity of cell adhesion molecules and cytokines. This study aims to assess the prognostic value of... Read More about Elevated MMP9 expression in breast cancer is a predictor of shorter patient survival.

A novel prognostic two-gene signature for triple negative breast cancer (2020)
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Alsaleem, M. A., Ball, G., Toss, M. S., Raafat, S., Aleskandarany, M., Joseph, C., …Rakha, E. (2020). A novel prognostic two-gene signature for triple negative breast cancer. Modern Pathology, 33, 2208–2220. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41379-020-0563-7

The absence of a robust risk stratification tool for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) underlies imprecise and non-selective treatment of these patients with cytotoxic chemotherapy. This study aimed to interrogate transcriptomes of TNBC resected s... Read More about A novel prognostic two-gene signature for triple negative breast cancer.

Combined HER3-EGFR score in triple-negative breast cancer provides prognostic and predictive significance superior to individual biomarkers (2020)
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Janssen, E. A., Ogden, A., Bhattarai, S., Sahoo, B., Mongan, N. P., Alsaleem, M., …Aneja, R. (2020). Combined HER3-EGFR score in triple-negative breast cancer provides prognostic and predictive significance superior to individual biomarkers. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 3009. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59514-1

© 2020, The Author(s). Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) have been investigated as triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) biomarkers. Reduced EGFR levels can be compensated by increases in HER3;... Read More about Combined HER3-EGFR score in triple-negative breast cancer provides prognostic and predictive significance superior to individual biomarkers.

All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-induced TFEB expression is required for myeloid differentiation in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) (2020)
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Orfali, N., O'Donovan, T. R., Cahill, M. R., Benjamin, D., Nanus, D. M., McKenna, S. L., …Mongan, N. P. (2020). All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-induced TFEB expression is required for myeloid differentiation in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). European Journal of Haematology, 104(3), 236-250. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejh.13367

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Objective: In acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), normal retinoid signaling is disrupted by an abnormal PML-RARα fusion oncoprotein, leading to a block in cell differentiation. Ther... Read More about All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-induced TFEB expression is required for myeloid differentiation in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).