BMI1 as a novel target for drug discovery in cancer

L Cao, J Bombard, K Cintron, J Sheedy… - Journal of cellular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Growing evidence has demonstrated that clonogenic cancer stem (initiating) cells are
responsible for tumor regrowth and disease relapse. Bmi‐1 plays a critical role in the self‐renewal …

Self-renewal as a therapeutic target in human colorectal cancer

…, E Lima-Fernandes, C Frelin, T Davis, L Cao… - Nature medicine, 2014 - nature.com
Tumor recurrence following treatment remains a major clinical challenge. Evidence from
xenograft models and human trials indicates selective enrichment of cancer-initiating cells (CICs…

The DHODH inhibitor PTC299 arrests SARS-CoV-2 replication and suppresses induction of inflammatory cytokines

J Luban, RA Sattler, E Mühlberger, JD Graci, L Cao… - Virus research, 2021 - Elsevier
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created an urgent need for
therapeutics that inhibit the SARS−COV-2 virus and suppress the fulminant inflammation …

Targeting of hematologic malignancies with PTC299, a novel potent inhibitor of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase with favorable pharmaceutical properties

L Cao, M Weetall, C Trotta, K Cintron, J Ma… - Molecular cancer …, 2019 - AACR
PTC299 was identified as an inhibitor of VEGFA mRNA translation in a phenotypic screen
and evaluated in the clinic for treatment of solid tumors. To guide precision cancer treatment, …

BMI-1 targeting interferes with patient-derived tumor-initiating cell survival and tumor growth in prostate cancer

…, K Flaherty, E Huselid, M Patrizii, D Jones, L Cao… - Clinical cancer …, 2016 - AACR
Purpose: Current prostate cancer management calls for identifying novel and more effective
therapies. Self-renewing tumor-initiating cells (TICs) hold intrinsic therapy resistance and …

Targeted BMI1 inhibition impairs tumor growth in lung adenocarcinomas with low CEBPα expression

…, P Zhang, YC Moon, N Sydorenko, L Cao… - Science translational …, 2016 - science.org
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths. The expression of the transcription
factor C/EBPα (CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α) is frequently lost in non–small cell lung …

Evaluating the mechanism and therapeutic potential of PTC-028, a novel inhibitor of BMI-1 function in ovarian cancer

…, SKD Dwivedi, SB Mustafi, P Mukherjee, L Cao… - Molecular cancer …, 2018 - AACR
BMI-1, also known as a stem cell factor, is frequently upregulated in several malignancies.
Elevated expression of BMI-1 correlates with poor prognosis and is therefore considered a …

Preclinical and early clinical development of PTC596, a novel small-molecule tubulin-binding agent

F Jernigan, A Branstrom, JD Baird, L Cao, M Dali… - Molecular Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Liangxian CaoLiangxian Cao … Baird, Liangxian Cao, Mandar Dali, Bansri Furia, Min
Jung Kim, Kylie O'Keefe, Ronald Kong, Oscar L. Laskin, Joseph M. Colacino, Mark Pykett, Anna …

Effective delivery of a microtubule polymerization inhibitor synergizes with standard regimens in models of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

…, AR Decker, MJ Kim, J Sheedy, A Mollin, L Cao… - Clinical Cancer …, 2019 - AACR
Purpose: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a deadly cancer that is broadly
chemoresistant, due in part to biophysical properties of tumor stroma, which serves as a barrier to …

BMI1 is a therapeutic target in recurrent medulloblastoma

…, V Ramaswamy, H Farooq, S Morrissy, L Cao… - Oncogene, 2019 - nature.com
Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most frequent malignant pediatric brain tumor, representing 20%
of newly diagnosed childhood central nervous system malignancies. Although advances …