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ArticleLeukemia2011

Combination of drug therapy in acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a CXCR4 antagonist.

R Parameswaran, M Yu, M Lim, J Groffen, N Heisterkamp

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Article in Leukemia, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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43citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The role of CXC chemokines and receptors in breast cancer.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2025
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  5. Galectin-1 and Galectin-3 in B-Cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  11. Therapeutic Targeting of the Leukaemia Microenvironment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  13. Insights Into Bone Marrow Niche Stability: An Adhesion and Metabolism Route.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021
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  15. Targeting CXCR4 in AML and ALL.Frontiers in oncology · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

R ParameswaranSection of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Division of Hematology/Oncology and The Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.
M Yu
M Lim
J Groffen
N Heisterkamp
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles · USUniversity of Southern California · USUSC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center · US

Funding

TREATMENT OF BCR/ABL CAUSED LEUKEMIAS WITH FTIsR01CA090321 · NCI · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES · PI HEISTERKAMP, NORA C · 2001 to 2017
$4.4M
NCI NIH HHS CA090321NCI NIH HHS R01 CA090321
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The bone marrow (BM) stromal niche can protect acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells against the cytotoxicity of chemotherapeutic agents and is a possible source of relapse. The stromal-derived factor-1 (SDF-1)/CXCR4 axis is a major determinant in the crosstalk between leukemic cells and BM stroma. In this study, we investigated the use of AMD11070, an orally available, small-molecule antagonist of CXCR4, as an ALL-sensitizing agent. This compound effectively blocked stromal-induced migration of human ALL cells in culture and disrupted pre-established adhesion to stroma. To examine how to optimally use this compound in vivo, several combinations with cytotoxic drugs were tested in a stromal co-culture system. The best treatment regimen was then tested in vivo. Mice transplanted with murine Bcr/Abl ALL cells survived significantly longer when treated with a combination of nilotinib and AMD11070. Similarly, immunocompromised mice transplanted with human ALL cells and treated with vincristine and AMD11070 had few circulating leukemic cells, normal spleens and reduced human CD19+ cells in the BM at the termination of the experiment. These results show that combined treatment with AMD11070 may be of significant benefit in eradicating residual leukemia cells at locations where they would otherwise be protected by stroma.

Indexed as

AminoquinolinesAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBenzimidazolesBenzylaminesButylaminesCell MovementChemokine CXCL12CyclamsHeterocyclic CompoundsHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaReceptors, CXCR4AminoquinolinesBenzimidazolesBenzylaminesButylaminesChemokine CXCL12CyclamsHeterocyclic CompoundsHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingmavorixaforplerixaforReceptors, CXCR4Vincristine

Identifiers

PMID21483439
PMCPMC3135709
OpenAlexW2052308956

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