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ArticleRedox biochemistry and chemistry2026

BMX-001 acts as a selective chemoradioprotector in rectal cancer.

Molly S Myers, Elizabeth A Kosmacek, Chia Sin Liew, Arpita Chatterjee, Melinda Wojtkiewicz, Pooja Roy, R Katherine Hyde, Punita Dhawan, Ivan Spasojevic, Shuo Wang and 6 more

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Article in Redox biochemistry and chemistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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16 authors.

Molly S MyersDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7943-2268
Elizabeth A KosmacekDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
Chia Sin LiewNebraska Center for Biotechnology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0944-6423
Arpita ChatterjeeDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
Melinda WojtkiewiczDepartment of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8029-4536
Pooja RoyDepartment of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-0727-1694
R Katherine HydeDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2808-1749
Punita DhawanDepartment of Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.
Ivan SpasojevicDepartment of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 27710, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9890-6246
Shuo WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
Kyle J HewittDepartment of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1946-625X
Cristina M FurduiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 27587, USA.
Rebekah L GundryDepartment of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
Jean-Jack M RiethovenNebraska Center for Biotechnology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2709-7880
Chi LinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
Rebecca E Oberley-DeeganDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0391-142X

Funding

Tumor Tissue CoreP30CA012197 · NCI · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Ruben A. Mesa · 1985 to 2026
$55.4M
The role of stress in the fetal origin of obesity and metabolic dysfunctionP20GM104320 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN · PI ZEMPLENI, JANOS · 2014 to 2024
$24.9M
Targeted mass spectrometry approaches to understand CART processing and recepter interactionsP20GM113126 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN · PI GUO, JIANTAO · 2016 to 2025
$20.8M
Use of radioprotector in rectal cancerR01CA255618 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Chi Lin, REBECCA E OBERLEY-DEEGAN · 2022 to 2026
$2.4M
MnTE-2-PyP as a radioprotector in prostate cancer therapyR01CA178888 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI OBERLEY-DEEGAN, REBECCA E · 2014 to 2018
$1.6M
Fundamental Training Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ResearchT32GM153375 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Steven H Caplan, Ricia Katherine Hyde · 2024 to 2026
$949k
Image-Guided Radiator InstrumentS10OD023447 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI OBERLEY-DEEGAN, REBECCA E · 2018 to 2018
$600k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA012197NCI NIH HHS R01 CA178888NCI NIH HHS R01 CA255618NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM104320NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM113126NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM153375NIH HHS S10 OD023447
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer is a common yet survivable malignancy, partly due to the addition of chemoradiation to treatment regimens. Many patients suffer treatment-related side effects such as pain, diarrhea, and myelosuppression, and increasing tolerance of treatment has the potential to improve outcomes. BMX-001, a superoxide dismutase mimetic, is currently in clinical trials as a selective radioprotector for anal and rectal cancer; however, the mechanism by which BMX-001 exerts selective radioprotection of healthy tissue over cancer tissue, particularly when administered at physiologically achievable doses, is not well understood. BMX-001 was given before and during chemoradiation and did not interfere with chemoradiation-induced cancer cell killing in mouse models.

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5-FUBMX-001RadiationRectal cancerROS

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PMCPMC13297990

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