Assessment of PI3 kinase as a druggable target in melanoma
Aziz S, Pick-Golan E, McCarthy M, Flaherty K, Camp R, Rimm D, Kluger H. Assessment of PI3 kinase as a druggable target in melanoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2007, 25: 8521-8521. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.8521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPI3-kinaseKinase expressionDrug targetsIntracellular signal transduction pathwaysNumerous cellular functionsSignal transduction pathwaysMajor intracellular signal transduction pathwaysPI3-kinase inhibitorAttractive drug targetValuable drug targetsCellular functionsTransduction pathwaysDifferential expressionBenign neviKinaseDruggable targetsExpression levelsProtein levelsMalignant melanocytesKinase inhibitorsDisease aggressionExpressionMalignant cellsPrimary specimensTargetThe X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) is up-regulated in metastatic melanoma, and XIAP cleavage by Phenoxodiol is associated with Carboplatin sensitization
Kluger HM, McCarthy MM, Alvero AB, Sznol M, Ariyan S, Camp RL, Rimm DL, Mor G. The X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) is up-regulated in metastatic melanoma, and XIAP cleavage by Phenoxodiol is associated with Carboplatin sensitization. Journal Of Translational Medicine 2007, 5: 6. PMID: 17257402, PMCID: PMC1796544, DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-5-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic melanomaXIAP expressionCell linesCy5-conjugated antibodiesMechanism of actionMelanoma cell linesPrimary lesionOvarian cancerTherapeutic approachesTissue microarrayDisease aggressionCarboplatin sensitivityChemotherapy resistanceMalignant progressionClinical specimensBenign counterpartsCarboplatinMelanomaChemotherapy sensitizationPrimary specimensPhenoxodiolResistant cellsMelanoma cellsHigh expressionMelanoma resistance