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ArticleOncotarget2015

Src and STAT3 inhibitors synergize to promote tumor inhibition in renal cell carcinoma.

Hui-Wen Lue, Brook Cole, Soumya A M Rao, Jennifer Podolak, Ahna Van Gaest, Carly King, Christopher A Eide, Beth Wilmot, Changhui Xue, Paul T Spellman and 3 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hui-Wen LueOHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Brook ColeOHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Soumya A M RaoOHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Jennifer PodolakOHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Ahna Van GaestOHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Carly KingBiomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Christopher A EideHematology and Oncology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Beth WilmotOregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Changhui XueOHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Paul T SpellmanMolecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Laura M HeiserBiomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Jeffrey W TynerHematology and Oncology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
George V ThomasOHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Oregon Health & Science University · US

Funding

Understanding the origins of rapid recurrence of pancreatic cancer after resectionP30CA069533 · NCI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI Grace B Gill · 1997 to 2026
$60.5M
Inhibiting VHL-positive kidney cancerR01CA169172 · NCI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI THOMAS, GEORGE VICTOR · 2013 to 2017
$1.6M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNCI NIH HHS P30 CA069533NCI NIH HHS P30 CA069533 13S5NCI NIH HHS R01 CA169172NCI NIH HHS R01CA169172
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intracytoplasmic tyrosine kinase Src serves both as a conduit and a regulator for multiple processes required for the proliferation and survival cancer cells. In some cancers, Src engages with receptor tyrosine kinases to mediate downstream signaling and in other cancers, it regulates gene expression. Src therefore represents a viable oncologic target. However, clinical responses to Src inhibitors, such as dasatinib have been disappointing to date. We identified Stat3 signaling as a potential bypass mechanism that enables renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cells to escape dasatinib treatment. Combined Src-Stat3 inhibition using dasatinib and CYT387 (a JAK/STAT inhibitor) synergistically reduced cell proliferation and increased apoptosis in RCC cells. Moreover, dasatinib and CYT387 combine to suppress YAP1, a transcriptional co-activator that promotes cell proliferation, survival and organ size. Importantly, this combination was well tolerated, and caused marked tumor inhibition in RCC xenografts. These results suggest that combination therapy with inhibitors of Stat3 signaling may be a useful therapeutic approach to increase the efficacy of Src inhibitors.

Indexed as

Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisBenzamidesCarcinoma, Renal CellCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDasatinibDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug SynergismGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticKidney NeoplasmsMiceMolecular Targeted TherapyPhosphoproteinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingBenzamidesDasatinibN-(cyanomethyl)-4-(2-((4-(4-morpholinyl)phenyl)amino)-4-pyrimidinyl)benzamidePhosphoproteinsProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrimidinessrc-Family KinasesSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription FactorTranscription FactorsYAP1 protein, humanYAP-Signaling Proteinscancerkidneykinase inhibitorsSrcSTAT3

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PMID26625308
PMCPMC4792584
OpenAlexW2208054810

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