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Blinded, multi-centre evaluation of drug-induced changes in contractility using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (2020)
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Saleem, U., van Meer, B. J., Katili, P. A., Yusof, N. A. N. M., Mannhardt, I., Garcia, A. K., …Denning, C. (2020). Blinded, multi-centre evaluation of drug-induced changes in contractility using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. Toxicological Sciences, 176(1), 103–123. https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfaa058

Animal models are 78% accurate in determining whether drugs will alter contractility of the human heart. To evaluate the suitability of human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) for predictive safety pharmacology, we quan... Read More about Blinded, multi-centre evaluation of drug-induced changes in contractility using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes.

Thioredoxin system protein expression is associated with poor clinical outcome in adult and paediatric gliomas and medulloblastomas (2020)
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Martin, S., Yao, A., Storr, S. J., Al-Hadyan, K., Rahman, R., Smith, S., …Paine, S. (2020). Thioredoxin system protein expression is associated with poor clinical outcome in adult and paediatric gliomas and medulloblastomas. Molecular Neurobiology, 57(7), 2889–2901. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-020-01928-z

The thioredoxin (Trx) system is an important enzyme family that regulates cellular redox homeostasis. Protein expression of Trx system family members has been assessed in various cancers and linked to various clinicopathological variables, disease pr... Read More about Thioredoxin system protein expression is associated with poor clinical outcome in adult and paediatric gliomas and medulloblastomas.

PPFIA1 expression associates with poor response to endocrine treatment in luminal breast cancer (2020)
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Alfarsi, L. H., El Ansari, R., Craze, M. L., Masisi, B. K., Ellis, I. O., Rakha, E. A., & Green, A. R. (2020). PPFIA1 expression associates with poor response to endocrine treatment in luminal breast cancer. BMC Cancer, 20(1), Article 425. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-06939-6

Background
PPFIA1 is an important regulator of cell migration and invasion, regulating focal adhesion signalling and disassembly. PPFIA1 is frequently amplified in breast cancer, and recent functional studies indicate that PPFIA1 is an important pro... Read More about PPFIA1 expression associates with poor response to endocrine treatment in luminal breast cancer.

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.

The Use of Biomaterials in Internal Radiation Therapy (2020)
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Milborne, B., Arafat, A., Layfield, R., Thompson, A., & Ahmed, I. (2020). The Use of Biomaterials in Internal Radiation Therapy. Recent Progress in Materials, 2(2), Article 34. https://doi.org/10.21926/rpm.2002012

Radiotherapy has become one of the most prominent and effective modalities for cancer treatment and care. Ionising radiation, delivered either from external or internal sources, can be targeted to cancerous cells causing damage to DNA that can induce... Read More about The Use of Biomaterials in Internal Radiation Therapy.

Investigating TNS4 in the Colorectal Tumor Microenvironment Using 3D Spheroid Models of Invasion (2020)
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Raposo, T. P., Susanti, S., & Ilyas, M. (2020). Investigating TNS4 in the Colorectal Tumor Microenvironment Using 3D Spheroid Models of Invasion. Advanced Biosystems, 4(6), Article 2000031. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202000031

TNS4 (Tensin 4 or Cten) is a putative oncogene in colorectal cancer (CRC) with a role in regulating cell adhesion, motility, invasion, and epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). The objective is to study the role of TNS4 in CRC using more realis... Read More about Investigating TNS4 in the Colorectal Tumor Microenvironment Using 3D Spheroid Models of Invasion.

Surface polymer imprinted optical fibre sensor for dose detection of dabrafenib (2020)
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He, C., Ledezma, U. H., Gurnani, P., Albelha, T., Thurecht, K. J., Correia, R., …Korposh, S. (2020). Surface polymer imprinted optical fibre sensor for dose detection of dabrafenib. Analyst, 145(13), 4504-4511. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0an00434k

© 2020 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Dabrafenib is one of the most widely used of the new generation of targeted anti-cancer drugs. However, its therapeutic window varies for different patients and so there is an unmet need for methods to monitor t... Read More about Surface polymer imprinted optical fibre sensor for dose detection of dabrafenib.

The prognostic significance of ALDH1A1 expression in early invasive breast cancer (2020)
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Althobiti, M., El Ansari, R., Aleskandarany, M., Joseph, C., Toss, M. S., Green, A. R., & Rakha, E. A. (2020). The prognostic significance of ALDH1A1 expression in early invasive breast cancer. Histopathology, 77(3), 437-448. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14129

Aims: Aldehyde dehydrogenase family 1 member A1 (ALDH1A1)is reportedly a key ALDH isozyme linked to the cancer stem cells (CSC) of many solid tumours, where it is involved in self-renewal, differentiation and self-protection. In this study, the progn... Read More about The prognostic significance of ALDH1A1 expression in early invasive breast cancer.

Synthesis of micellar-like terpolymer nanoparticles with reductively-cleavable cross-links and evaluation of efficacy in 2D and 3D models of triple negative breast cancer (2020)
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Monteiro, P. F., Gulfam, M., Monteiro, C. J., Travanut, A., Abelha, T. F., Pearce, A. K., …Alexander, C. (2020). Synthesis of micellar-like terpolymer nanoparticles with reductively-cleavable cross-links and evaluation of efficacy in 2D and 3D models of triple negative breast cancer. Journal of Controlled Release, 323, 549-564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.04.049

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Triple negative or basal-like breast cancer (TNBC) is characterised by aggressive progression, lack of standard therapies and poorer overall survival rates for patients. The bad prognosis, high rate of relapse and resistance agai... Read More about Synthesis of micellar-like terpolymer nanoparticles with reductively-cleavable cross-links and evaluation of efficacy in 2D and 3D models of triple negative breast cancer.

The relationship between ECOG-PS, mGPS, BMI/WL grade and body composition and physical function in patients with advanced cancer (2020)
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Fallon, M., Dolan, R. D., Daly, L. E., Simmons, C. P. L., Wilcock, A., Usborne, C., …Maddocks, M. (2020). The relationship between ECOG-PS, mGPS, BMI/WL grade and body composition and physical function in patients with advanced cancer. Cancers, 12(5), Article 1187. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12051187

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Cancer remains one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide and the associated reduction in physical function has a marked impact on both quality of life and survival. The aim of the prese... Read More about The relationship between ECOG-PS, mGPS, BMI/WL grade and body composition and physical function in patients with advanced cancer.

Retrospective assessment of cyclin‐dependent kinase 5 mRNA and protein expression and its association with patient survival in breast cancer (2020)
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Saidy, B., Rakha, E. A., Green, A. R., Ellis, I. O., Martin, S. G., & Storr, S. J. (2020). Retrospective assessment of cyclin‐dependent kinase 5 mRNA and protein expression and its association with patient survival in breast cancer. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 24(11), 6263-6271. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.15268

Cyclin‐dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) is an atypical member of the cyclin‐dependent kinase family and functions as a serine/threonine kinase that can be activated by non‐cyclin binding activators p35 or p39. Cdk5 expression and activity has been linked wi... Read More about Retrospective assessment of cyclin‐dependent kinase 5 mRNA and protein expression and its association with patient survival in breast cancer.

Myxovirus resistance 1 (MX1) is an independent predictor of poor outcome in invasive breast cancer (2020)
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Aljohani, A. I., Joseph, C., Kurozumi, S., Mohammed, O. J., Miligy, I. M., Green, A. R., & Rakha, E. (2020). Myxovirus resistance 1 (MX1) is an independent predictor of poor outcome in invasive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 181(3), 541-551. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-020-05646-x

Background: Breast cancer (BC) is a disease with variable morphology, clinical behaviour and response to therapy. Identifying factors associated with the progression of early stage BC can help understand the risk of metastasis and guide treatment dec... Read More about Myxovirus resistance 1 (MX1) is an independent predictor of poor outcome in invasive breast cancer.

Mathematical model to determine the effect of a sub-glycocalyx space (2020)
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Dalwadi, M. P., Dalwadi, M. P., King, J. R., Dyson, R. J., & Arkill, K. P. (2020). Mathematical model to determine the effect of a sub-glycocalyx space. Physical Review Fluids, 5(4), Article 043103. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevfluids.5.043103

We consider the drainage of blood plasma across the capillary wall, focusing on the flow through the endothelial glycocalyx layer that coats the luminal surface of vascular endothelial cells. We investigate how the presence of a sub-glycocalyx space... Read More about Mathematical model to determine the effect of a sub-glycocalyx space.

SPAG5: An Emerging Oncogene (2020)
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He, J., Green, A. R., Li, Y., Chan, S. Y. T., & Liu, D.-X. (2020). SPAG5: An Emerging Oncogene. Trends in Cancer, 6(7), 543-547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2020.03.006

SPAG5 is a mitotic spindle protein. Recent studies have found that it is overexpressed in many human cancers and functions as an oncogene. We summarize the current underlying mechanisms for its oncogenic roles in regulating cellular behaviors of canc... Read More about SPAG5: An Emerging Oncogene.

Managing the supportive care needs of those affected by COVID-19 (2020)
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Bajwah, S., Wilcock, A., Towers, R., Costantini, M., Bausewein, C., Simon, S. T., …Higginson, I. J. (2020). Managing the supportive care needs of those affected by COVID-19. European Respiratory Journal, 55(4), Article 2000815. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00815-2020

Regional differences in human biliary tissues and corresponding in vitro derived organoids (2020)
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Rimland, C. A., Tilson, S. G., Morell, C. M., Tomaz, R. A., Lu, W.-Y., Adams, S. E., …Vallier, L. (2021). Regional differences in human biliary tissues and corresponding in vitro derived organoids. Hepatology, 73(1), 247-267. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.31252

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Organoids provide a powerful system to study epithelia in vitro . Recently, this approach was applied successfully to the biliary tree, a series of ductular tissues responsible for the drainage of bile and pancreatic secretions. More prec... Read More about Regional differences in human biliary tissues and corresponding in vitro derived organoids.

The solute carrier SLC7A8 is a marker of favourable prognosis in ER-positive low proliferative invasive breast cancer (2020)
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Ansari, R., Craze, M. L., Alfarsi, L., Masisi, B. K., Ellis, I. O., Rakha, E. A., & Green, A. R. (2020). The solute carrier SLC7A8 is a marker of favourable prognosis in ER-positive low proliferative invasive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 181(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-020-05586-6

Purpose: Breast cancer (BC) is a heterogeneous disease consisting of various subtypes, with
different prognostic and therapeutic outcomes. The amino acid transporter, SLC7A8, is over expressed in estrogen receptor positive BC. However the consequenc... Read More about The solute carrier SLC7A8 is a marker of favourable prognosis in ER-positive low proliferative invasive breast cancer.

Cytoplasmic cyclin E is an independent marker of aggressive tumor biology and breast cancer-specific mortality in women over 70 years of age (2020)
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Johnston, S. J., Syed, B. M., Parks, R. M., Monteiro, C. J., Caruso, J. A., Green, A. R., …Cheung, K. L. (2020). Cytoplasmic cyclin E is an independent marker of aggressive tumor biology and breast cancer-specific mortality in women over 70 years of age. Cancers, 12(3), Article 712. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12030712

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Multi-cohort analysis demonstrated that cytoplasmic cyclin E expression in primary breast tumors predicts aggressive disease. However, compared to their younger counterparts, older patients ha... Read More about Cytoplasmic cyclin E is an independent marker of aggressive tumor biology and breast cancer-specific mortality in women over 70 years of age.

The prognostic significance of immune microenvironment in breast ductal carcinoma in situ (2020)
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Toss, M. S., Abidi, A., Lesche, D., Joseph, C., Mahale, S., Saunders, H., …Rakha, E. A. (2020). The prognostic significance of immune microenvironment in breast ductal carcinoma in situ. British Journal of Cancer, 122, 1496–1506. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-020-0797-7

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The role of different subtypes of tumour infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in breast ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is still poorly defined. This study aimed to assess the prognostic significance of B and T lymphocytes and immune checkpo... Read More about The prognostic significance of immune microenvironment in breast ductal carcinoma in situ.

Presence of donor-encoded centromeric KIR B content increases the risk of infectious mortality in recipients of myeloablative, T-cell deplete, HLA-matched HCT to treat AML (2020)
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Potter, M. N., Wilson, M. C., Pearce, R. M., Lee, J., Garcia-Sepulveda, C. A., Bloor, A. J., …Byrne, J. L. (2020). Presence of donor-encoded centromeric KIR B content increases the risk of infectious mortality in recipients of myeloablative, T-cell deplete, HLA-matched HCT to treat AML. Bone Marrow Transplantation, 55, 1975–1984. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-020-0858-9

The reported influence of donor Killer-cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptor (KIR) genes on the outcomes of haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) are contradictory, in part due to diversity of disease, donor sources, era and conditioning regimens wit... Read More about Presence of donor-encoded centromeric KIR B content increases the risk of infectious mortality in recipients of myeloablative, T-cell deplete, HLA-matched HCT to treat AML.