2015
Overcoming Drug Resistance of Pre-B ALL Cells By Targeting Integrin alpha6 Associated Cell-Adhesion Mediated Drug Resistance Using a Novel Antibody, P5G10
Gang E, Hsieh Y, Kim H, Duchartre Y, Stephanie S, Muschen M, Wayner E, Heisterkamp N, Bonig H, Kim Y. Overcoming Drug Resistance of Pre-B ALL Cells By Targeting Integrin alpha6 Associated Cell-Adhesion Mediated Drug Resistance Using a Novel Antibody, P5G10. Blood 2015, 126: 2525. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.2525.2525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinimal residual diseaseTyrosine kinase inhibitorsPeripheral bloodDrug resistanceFlow cytometryLeukemia cellsRecipient miceHuman CD45Bone marrowBCR-ABL1NOD/SCID miceControl recipient miceCell adhesion-mediated drug resistanceAdhesion-mediated drug resistanceNovel therapeutic targetControl-treated cellsCell-bearing miceChemotherapy-resistant cellsPercentage of adherenceLaminin-1Integrin alpha 6Mesenchymal stromal cellsNormal hematopoietic cellsOvercoming Drug ResistanceUntreated mice
2013
Identification Of BCL6 As a Therapeutic Target In MLL-Rearranged ALL
Hurtz C, Geng H, Ballabio E, Xiao G, Ng C, Masouleh B, Willman C, Armstrong S, Milne T, Melnick A, Muschen M. Identification Of BCL6 As a Therapeutic Target In MLL-Rearranged ALL. Blood 2013, 122: 72. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v122.21.72.72.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaFunction of Bcl6White blood countPoor clinical outcomeAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaMinimal residual diseaseClinical outcomesMLL-AF4Clinical trialsBCL6 levelsPositive minimal residual diseasePharmacological inhibitionHigher white blood countExpression levelsLarge B-cell lymphomaAberrant expressionChemotherapy drugs vincristineBCL6 protein levelsTime of diagnosisWorse clinical outcomesBCL6 expressionRelapse-free survivalProtein levelsPediatric clinical trialsB-cell lymphomaThe Plasma Cell Transcription Factor XBP1 is Required To Mitigate The Unfolded Protein Response In Ph+ ALL
Masouleh B, Geng H, Hurtz C, Huang C, Chan L, Swaminathan S, Sun H, Koeffler H, Melnick A, Paietta E, Glimcher L, Muschen M. The Plasma Cell Transcription Factor XBP1 is Required To Mitigate The Unfolded Protein Response In Ph+ ALL. Blood 2013, 122: 836. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v122.21.836.836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRelapse-free survivalX-box binding protein 1White blood cell countPR domain zinc finger protein 1Minimal residual diseaseLeukemia-initiating cellsOverall survivalMultiple myelomaPlasma cellsB cellsClinical relevanceWorse relapse-free survivalUnfolded protein responseXBP1 activationHigh expressionOnset of chemotherapyLeukemia cellsPoor overall survivalBlood cell countInducible CreProtein 1Improved treatment optionsBCR-ABL1 kinase activityTranscription factor X-box binding protein 1Bone marrow B cells
2012
Functional Modulation of VLA6 in BCR-ABL1+ Pre-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Gang E, Hsieh Y, Geng H, Pham J, Muschen M, de Arcangelis A, Willman C, Carroll W, Georges-Labouesse E, Bonig H, Kim Y. Functional Modulation of VLA6 in BCR-ABL1+ Pre-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Blood 2012, 120: 2565. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v120.21.2565.2565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedian survival timeAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaBCR/ABL1Tyrosine kinase inhibitorsBCR-ABL1Leukemia progressionDrug resistanceBone marrow environmentLeukemia cellsLymphoblastic leukemiaPre-B Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaFlow cytometryNOD/SCID micePoor clinical outcomeCell adhesion-mediated drug resistanceChronic myeloid leukemiaMinimal residual diseaseChemotherapy drug resistanceAdhesion-mediated drug resistanceAddition of tamoxifenNormal B cellsModels of leukemiaVivo deletionConditional knockout modelNilotinib treatment