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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

The cell-permeable iron chelator M606 inhibits MYCN-driven neuroblastoma via an E2F3-mediated response.

Ruby Pandher, Chengyuan Xue, Laura D Gamble, Giorgio Milazzo, Simone Di Giacomo, Jayne Murray, Leanna Cheung, Francesca Ferrucci, Marta Palombo, Stefania Purgato and 16 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors.

Ruby Pandher *Children's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.
Chengyuan Xue *Children's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.ORCID 0009-0000-8057-1134
Laura D GambleChildren's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8496-9705
Giorgio MilazzoDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna 40126, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1930-4763
Simone Di GiacomoDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna 40126, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4409-2421
Jayne MurrayChildren's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.
Leanna CheungChildren's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.ORCID 0009-0008-7447-2728
Francesca FerrucciDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna 40126, Italy.
Marta PalomboDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna 40126, Italy.
Stefania PurgatoDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna 40126, Italy.
Catherine A BurkhartBuffalo BioLabs, Limited Liability Company, Buffalo, NY 14203.ORCID 0009-0000-1906-6809
Natalia FedtsovaDepartment of Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203.
Anatoli S GleibermanGenome Protection, Inc., Buffalo, NY 14203.ORCID 0000-0001-8491-0826
Andrei A PurmalGenome Protection, Inc., Buffalo, NY 14203.
Lioubov KorotchkinaGenome Protection, Inc., Buffalo, NY 14203.
Mikhail A NikiforovDepartment of Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203.
Sergei S MakarovAttagene Inc, NC 27560.ORCID 0000-0003-1314-6909
Thomas J TelferSchool of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5838-2537
Rachel CoddSchool of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2703-883X
Glenn M MarshallChildren's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2503-0762
David A ScottSanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037.ORCID 0000-0002-8668-2449
Andrei L OstermanSanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037.ORCID 0000-0002-3810-9824
Andrei V GudkovDepartment of Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203.ORCID 0000-0003-2548-0154
Giovanni Perini *Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna 40126, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0150-8477
Michelle Haber *Children's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2036-8817
Murray D Norris *Children's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0632-4589

Funding

Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer ImmunologyP30CA030199 · NCI · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI ELENA B PASQUALE · 1985 to 2026
$107.2M
N-myc Targeted Therapeutics for Childhood NeuroblastomaR44CA110885 · NCI · CLEVELAND BIOLABS, INC. · PI BURKHART, CATHERINE A · 2006 to 2007
$750k
N-myc Targeted Therapeutics for Childhood NeuroblastomaR43CA110885 · NCI · CLEVELAND BIOLABS, INC. · PI BURKHART, CATHERINE A · 2004 to 2004
$100k
Cancer Institute NSW (Cancer Institute New South Wales) 10/TPG/1-03Cancer Institute NSW (Cancer Institute New South Wales) 14/TPG/1-13Federal Government | DHAC | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) APP1016699Federal Government | DHAC | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) APP1132608Fondazione AIRC per la ricerca sul cancro ETS (AIRC) IG15182Fondazione AIRC per la ricerca sul cancro ETS (AIRC) IG24241NCI NIH HHS P30 CA030199NCI NIH HHS R43 CA110885NCI NIH HHS R44 CA110885Neuroblastoma Australia research grantTour de Cure (TDC) Research grant
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite Myc oncoproteins being major causal factors in human cancer, they remain "undruggable." The

Indexed as

E2F3 Transcription FactorIron Chelating AgentsNeuroblastomaN-Myc Proto-Oncogene ProteinAnimalsCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIronMiceMice, TransgenicE2F3 protein, humanE2F3 Transcription FactorHIF1A protein, humanHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIronIron Chelating AgentsMYCN protein, humanN-Myc Proto-Oncogene ProteinE2Firon chelationMYCN oncogeneneuroblastoma

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PMID40455982
PMCPMC12167942

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