2018
Lgr5 Enables Positive B-Cell Selection and Tumor-Initiation in B-Cell Malignancies
Cosgun K, Deb G, Yang X, Xiao G, Sadras T, Auer F, Lee J, Abarientos A, Mangolini M, Aghajanirefah A, Geng H, Jumaa H, Polson A, Clevers H, Muschen M. Lgr5 Enables Positive B-Cell Selection and Tumor-Initiation in B-Cell Malignancies. Blood 2018, 132: 547. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-116956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell malignanciesB-cell lineageAntibody-drug conjugatesLeukemia-initiating cellsTransplant recipientsB-ALLSurface expressionCancer stem cell markersWorse overall survivalMature B cell poolPoor clinical outcomeSingle-agent treatmentΒ-cateninB cell poolB cell selectionStem cell markersΒ-catenin activationΒ-catenin target genesLGR5 overexpressionLIC frequencyOverall survivalLeukemia burdenClinical outcomesEnvironmental antigensRecipient mice
2010
Targeting Survivin In Recalcitrant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Park E, Jiang E, Hsieh Y, Klemm L, Duy C, Conway E, Pelus L, Crispino J, Loh M, Kang E, Koo H, Yang A, Heisterkamp N, Kahn M, Muschen M, Kim Y. Targeting Survivin In Recalcitrant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Blood 2010, 116: 3263. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.3263.3263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaMedian survival timeLymphoblastic leukemiaLong-term side effectsNucleic acid antisense oligonucleotideRelapse of leukemiaSurvivin shRNASingle-agent treatmentNew treatment modalitiesNOD/SCIDEvaluation of survivinInhibition of survivinCFU assayBone marrow cellsGFP controlFunction studiesKnockout mouse modelOverexpression of survivinAmgen IncLNA treatmentLeukemia relapseKnockdown of survivinTreatment modalitiesCurrent treatmentMouse model