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ArticleOncotarget2014

Histone deacetylase inhibitor-temozolomide co-treatment inhibits melanoma growth through suppression of Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2-driven signals.

Laura Gatti, Alexandra Sevko, Michelandrea De Cesare, Noemi Arrighetti, Giacomo Manenti, Emilio Ciusani, Paolo Verderio, Chiara M Ciniselli, Denis Cominetti, Nives Carenini and 6 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Laura GattiMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy. These authors contributed equally to this work.
Alexandra SevkoSkin Cancer Unit, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg and Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karl University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany. These authors contributed equally to this work.
Michelandrea De CesareMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Noemi ArrighettiMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Giacomo ManentiGenetic Epidemiology and Pharmacogenomics Unit,Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Emilio CiusaniLaboratory of Clinical Pathology and Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milan, Italy.
Paolo VerderioMedical Statistics, Biometry and Bioinformatics Unit,Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Chiara M CiniselliMedical Statistics, Biometry and Bioinformatics Unit,Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Denis CominettiMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Nives CareniniMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Elisabetta CornaMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Nadia ZaffaroniMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Monica RodolfoImmunotherapy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Licia RivoltiniImmunotherapy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Viktor UmanskySkin Cancer Unit, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg and Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karl University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany. These authors contributed equally to this work.
Paola PeregoMolecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy. These authors contributed equally to this work.
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori · ITFondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta · ITGerman Cancer Research Center · DEUniversity Hospital Heidelberg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Target-specific agents used in melanoma are not curative, and chemokines are being implicated in drug-resistance to target-specific agents. Thus, the use of conventional agents in rationale combinations may result in optimization of therapy. Because histone deacetylases participate in tumor development and progression, the combination of the pan-inhibitor SAHA and temozolomide might provide a therapeutic advantage. Here, we show synergism between the two drugs in mutant BRAF cell lines, in association with decreased phosphorylation of cell survival proteins (e.g., C-Jun-N-terminal-kinase, JNK). In the spontaneous ret transgenic mouse melanoma model, combination therapy produced a significant disease onset delay and down-regulation of Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 (CCL2), JNK, and of Myeloid-derived suppressor cell recruitment. Co-incubation with a CCL2-blocking-antibody enhanced in vitro cell sensitivity to temozolomide. Conversely, recombinant CCL2 activated JNK in human tumor melanoma cells. In keeping with these results, the combination of a JNK-inhibitor with temozolomide was synergistic. By showing that down-regulation of CCL2-driven signals by SAHA and temozolomide via JNK contributes to reduce melanoma growth, we provide a rationale for the therapeutic advantage of the drug combination. This combination strategy may be effective because of interference both with tumor cell and tumor microenvironment.

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AnimalsApoptosisCell SurvivalChemokinesDacarbazineDisease Models, AnimalDrug SynergismHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHumansMelanomaMiceMice, TransgenicTemozolomideTumor MicroenvironmentChemokinesDacarbazineHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsTemozolomide

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PMID24980831
PMCPMC4147342
OpenAlexW1582793069

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