ArticleCancers2020
Matrix Drug Screen Identifies Synergistic Drug Combinations to Augment SMAC Mimetic Activity in Ovarian Cancer.
Article in Cancers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Birinapant enhances cisplatin sensitivity in epithelial ovarian cancer through modulation of apoptotic and survival signaling pathways.Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology · 2026Article
- Tilting the balance of life and death: navigating DNA replication stress in cancer therapy.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2026Review
- Time-Resolved Transcriptomic Profiling of Surgical Wounds Identifies Stage-Specific Therapeutic Targets for Residual Ovarian Cancer.Pharmaceutics · 2026Article
- Tβ4-17 peptide enhances the chemo-sensitivity of ovarian cancer cells to DDP by affecting NF-κB signaling pathway.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025Article
- Unbiased combination screening on repurposed drugs reveals synergistic potential of copanlisib and cerivastatin against chemoresistant high-grade serous ovarian cancer.Journal of ovarian research · 2025Article
- Impact of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and lysophosphatidic acid on the behavior of ovarian cancer cells in a three-dimensional collagen hydrogel.The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research · 2025Article
- Complex IIa formation and ABC transporters determine sensitivity of OSCC to Smac mimetics.Cell death & disease · 2024Article
- SMAC Mimetics Synergistically Cooperate with HDAC Inhibitors Enhancing TNF-α Autocrine Signaling.Cancers · 2023Article
- BH3-mimetics: recent developments in cancer therapy.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2021Review
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Abstract
Inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) proteins are frequently upregulated in ovarian cancer, resulting in the evasion of apoptosis and enhanced cellular survival. Birinapant, a synthetic second mitochondrial activator of caspases (SMAC) mimetic, suppresses the functions of IAP proteins in order to enhance apoptotic pathways and facilitate tumor death. Despite on-target activity, however, pre-clinical trials of single-agent birinapant have exhibited minimal activity in the recurrent ovarian cancer setting. To augment the therapeutic potential of birinapant, we utilized a high-throughput screening matrix to identify synergistic drug combinations. Of those combinations identified, birinapant plus docetaxel was selected for further evaluation, given its remarkable synergy both in vitro and in vivo. We showed that this synergy results from multiple convergent pathways to include increased caspase activation, docetaxel-mediated TNF-α upregulation, alternative NF-kB signaling, and birinapant-induced microtubule stabilization. These findings provide a rationale for the integration of birinapant and docetaxel in a phase 2 clinical trial for recurrent ovarian cancer where treatment options are often limited and minimally effective.
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