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ArticleCancer cell2025

A niche driven mechanism determines response and a mutation-independent therapeutic approach for myeloid malignancies.

Ioanna Mosialou, Abdullah M Ali, Rossella Labella, Brygida Bisikirska, Alvaro Cuesta-Dominguez, Paraskevi Vgenopoulou, Ismarc Reyes, Sanjana M Rao, Anqi Wang, Na Luo and 24 more

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Article in Cancer cell, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Decitabine plus all-Haematologica · 2026
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  3. All-trans retinoic acid suppresses CD8Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026
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  4. BCG HSP70 Reprograms Macrophages via Central Trained Immunity to Suppress Prostate Cancer.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

34 authors.

Ioanna MosialouDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Edward P. Evans for Myelodysplastic Syndromes at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: im2333@cumc.columbia.edu.
Abdullah M AliEdward P. Evans for Myelodysplastic Syndromes at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC), Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Myelodysplastic Syndromes Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Rossella LabellaDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Brygida BisikirskaDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Alvaro Cuesta-DominguezDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Paraskevi VgenopoulouDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Ismarc ReyesDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Sanjana M RaoDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Anqi WangProgram for Mathematical Genomics, Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Na LuoDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Marta Galan-DiezDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Junfei ZhaoProgram for Mathematical Genomics, Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Brian J ChernakDepartment of Med Hematology & Oncology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Jan Philipp BewersdorfDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Kazuya FukasawaDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Jiayu SuProgram for Mathematical Genomics, Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Jason HigaAvantGen Inc, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
Rachel A AdamsAvantGen Inc, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
Adam L CorperAvantGen Inc, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
Sergey PampouDepartment of Systems Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Catherine M WoodsAvantGen Inc, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
Xiaomin FanAvantGen Inc, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
Roshan P ShahDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Julie FeldsteinDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Na LiuDepartment of Hematology, Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Cui LiangDepartment of Hematology, Institute of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Maël HeibligDepartment of Hematology Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, 69495 Lyon, France.
Steven KornblauDepartment of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Guillermo Garcia-ManeroDepartment of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Ellin BermanDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Joseph G JurcicDepartment of Med Hematology & Oncology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Raul RabadanEdward P. Evans for Myelodysplastic Syndromes at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Program for Mathematical Genomics, Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Azra RazaEdward P. Evans for Myelodysplastic Syndromes at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC), Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Myelodysplastic Syndromes Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Med Hematology & Oncology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Stavroula KousteniDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Edward P. Evans for Myelodysplastic Syndromes at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC), Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: sk2836@cumc.columbia.edu.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Tumor Biology and Microenvironment ProgramP30CA013696 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Anil K Rustgi · 1985 to 2026
$115.3M
Transcriptomic CoreP01AG032959 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Gerard Karsenty · 2010 to 2026
$39.7M
Towards a quantitative understanding of tumor evolutionR35CA253126 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Raul Rabadan · 2021 to 2026
$5.6M
Cellular and Molecular mechanisms of ATRA inhibition of osteoblast-induced MDS developmentR01AR077152 · NIAMS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI KOUSTENI, STAVROULA · 2021 to 2025
$1.6M
Molecular basis of the inhibitory effects of ATRA on osteoblast-induced MDS/AMLR56AR054447 · NIAMS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI KOUSTENI, STAVROULA · 2019 to 2019
$356k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS P30 CA013696NCI NIH HHS R35 CA253126NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR077152NIAMS NIH HHS R56 AR054447NIA NIH HHS P01 AG032959
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myeloid cancers such as myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remain resistant to standard of care (SOC) and targeted therapies. In this study, we demonstrate that responsiveness to therapy is associated with activation of β-catenin-JAG1 in osteoblastic cells of patients treated with all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA). ATRA suppresses β-catenin activity in patients and leukemic mice. Consequently, it inhibits the growth and survival of MDS/AML cells from patients with active β-catenin-JAG1 signaling and promotes their differentiation. This occurs independently of cytogenetics and mutational profile. ATRA also improves disease outcome in mice with no evidence of relapse and a superior safety profile to SOC. A human anti-JAG1 antibody improves efficacy in leukemic mice and patient-derived MDS/AML cells. β-catenin activation provides an explanation for the differential response to ATRA and a mechanistic biomarker for ATRA repurposing in myeloid malignancies, potentially evading relapse and extending across a broad range of cancers.

Indexed as

Leukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMyelodysplastic SyndromesTretinoinAnimalsAntineoplastic Agentsbeta CateninCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorHumansMiceMutationSignal TransductionXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntineoplastic Agentsbeta CateninCTNNB1 protein, humanTretinoinAMLanti-JAGGED1ATRAb-cateninbone marrow microenvironmenthumanized antibodyMDSmyeloid malignanciestherapy

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PMID40154481
PMCPMC12151774

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