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ArticleCell reports2014

Targeting the DNA repair pathway in Ewing sarcoma.

Elizabeth Stewart, Ross Goshorn, Cori Bradley, Lyra M Griffiths, Claudia Benavente, Nathaniel R Twarog, Gregory M Miller, William Caufield, Burgess B Freeman, Armita Bahrami and 15 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 122 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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122citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.4field-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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

122 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 178 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Targeted and molecular therapies in Ewing sarcoma: a comprehensive review of preclinical and clinical advances.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  16. TH-302 (evofosfamide) monotherapy exerts anticancer activity in Ewing's sarcoma cells under hypoxia.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elizabeth StewartDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Ross GoshornDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Cori BradleyDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Lyra M GriffithsDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Claudia BenaventeDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Nathaniel R TwarogDepartment of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Gregory M MillerDepartment of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
William CaufieldPreclinical Pharmacokinetics Shared Resource, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Burgess B FreemanPreclinical Pharmacokinetics Shared Resource, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Armita BahramiDepartment of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Alberto PappoDepartment of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Jianrong WuDepartment of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Amos LohDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Åsa KarlströmDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Chris CalabreseAnimal Imaging Shared Resource, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Brittney GordonAnimal Imaging Shared Resource, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Lyudmila TsurkanDepartment of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
M Jason HatfieldDepartment of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Philip M PotterDepartment of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Scott E SnyderDepartment of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Suresh ThiagarajanDepartment of Radiological Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Abbas ShirinifardDepartment of Radiological Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Andras SablauerDepartment of Radiological Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Anang A ShelatDepartment of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. Electronic address: anang.shelat@stjude.org.
Michael A DyerDepartment of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA. Electronic address: michael.dyer@stjude.org.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · US

Funding

Viral Vector Technology (VVTSR)P30CA021765 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI CHARLES ROBERTS · 1985 to 2026
$166.9M
Proliferation Control in the Retina: The Rb FamilyR01EY014867 · NEI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI DYER, MICHAEL A · 2003 to 2012
$4.5M
Proliferation and Differentiation of Retinal Stem CellsR01EY018599 · NEI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI DYER, MICHAEL A · 2008 to 2011
$2.5M
Epigenetic Reprogramming of Retinal NeuronsR01EY023619 · NEI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI DYER, MICHAEL A · 2013 to 2017
$2.2M
Molecular Targeted Therapy for RetinoblastomaR01CA168875 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI DYER, MICHAEL A · 2012 to 2016
$1.8M
NCI NIH HHS CA168875NCI NIH HHS CA21765NCI NIH HHS P30 CA021765NCI NIH HHS R01 CA168875NEI NIH HHS EY014867NEI NIH HHS EY018599NEI NIH HHS R01 EY014867NEI NIH HHS R01 EY018599NEI NIH HHS R01 EY023619
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ewing sarcoma (EWS) is a tumor of the bone and soft tissue that primarily affects adolescents and young adults. With current therapies, 70% of patients with localized disease survive, but patients with metastatic or recurrent disease have a poor outcome. We found that EWS cell lines are defective in DNA break repair and are sensitive to PARP inhibitors (PARPis). PARPi-induced cytotoxicity in EWS cells was 10- to 1,000-fold higher after administration of the DNA-damaging agents irinotecan or temozolomide. We developed an orthotopic EWS mouse model and performed pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies using three different PARPis that are in clinical development for pediatric cancer. Irinotecan administered on a low-dose, protracted schedule previously optimized for pediatric patients was an effective DNA-damaging agent when combined with PARPis; it was also better tolerated than combinations with temozolomide. Combining PARPis with irinotecan and temozolomide gave complete and durable responses in more than 80% of the mice.

Indexed as

DNA RepairMolecular Targeted TherapyAnimalsBenzimidazolesCamptothecinCell DeathCell Line, TumorDacarbazineDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDrug SynergismEnzyme InhibitorsIrinotecanMice, NudePhthalazinesPiperazinesPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsBenzimidazolesCamptothecinDacarbazineEnzyme InhibitorsIrinotecanolaparibPhthalazinesPiperazinesPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsPoly(ADP-ribose) PolymerasestalazoparibTemozolomideveliparib

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PMID25437539
PMCPMC4386669
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