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ArticleCancer research2011

Two novel determinants of etoposide resistance in small cell lung cancer.

Malcolm H Lawson, Natalie M Cummings, Doris M Rassl, Roslin Russell, James D Brenton, Robert C Rintoul, Gillian Murphy

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Article in Cancer research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Malcolm H LawsonCancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute; Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
Natalie M Cummings
Doris M Rassl
Roslin Russell
James D Brenton
Robert C Rintoul
Gillian Murphy
Cancer Research UK · GBPapworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 15601Cancer Research UK A8769
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patient survival in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is limited by acquired chemoresistance. Here we report the use of a biologically relevant model to identify novel candidate genes mediating in vivo acquired resistance to etoposide. Candidate genes derived from a cDNA microarray analysis were cloned and transiently overexpressed to evaluate their potential functional roles. We identified two promising genes in the DNA repair enzyme DNA polymerase β and in the neuroendocrine transcription factor NKX2.2. Specific inhibition of DNA polymerase β reduced the numbers of cells surviving treatment with etoposide and increased the amount of DNA damage in cells. Conversely, stable overexpression of NKX2.2 increased cell survival in response to etoposide in SCLC cell lines. Consistent with these findings, we found that an absence of nuclear staining for NKX2.2 in SCLC primary tumors was an independent predictor of improved outcomes in chemotherapy-treated patients. Taken together, our findings justify future prospective studies to confirm the roles of these molecules in mediating chemotherapy resistance in SCLC.

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Antineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicCell Line, TumorDNA Polymerase betaDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEtoposideFemaleGene ExpressionHomeobox Protein Nkx-2.2Homeodomain ProteinsHumansLung NeoplasmsNuclear ProteinsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaTranscription FactorsZebrafish ProteinsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicDNA Polymerase betaEtoposideHomeobox Protein Nkx-2.2Homeodomain Proteinsnkx2.2b protein, zebrafishNKX2-2 protein, humanNuclear ProteinsTranscription FactorsZebrafish Proteins

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PMID21642373
PMCPMC3145147
OpenAlexW2048482194

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