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A combination of PARP and CHK1 inhibitors efficiently antagonizes MYCN-driven tumors.
Oncogene - 1 Oct 2021
Di Giulio Stefano, Colicchia Valeria, Pastorino Fabio, Pedretti Flaminia, Fabretti Francesca, Nicolis di Robilant Vittoria, Ramponi Valentina, Scafetta Giorgia, Moretti Marta, Licursi Valerio, Belardinilli Francesca, Peruzzi Giovanna, Infante Paola, Goffredo Bianca Maria, Coppa Anna, Canettieri Gianluca, Bartolazzi Armando, Ponzoni Mirco, Giannini Giuseppe, Petroni Marialaura
Abstract excerpt
MYCN drives aggressive behavior and refractoriness to chemotherapy, in several tumors. Since MYCN inactivation in clinical settings is not achievable, alternative vulnerabilities of MYCN-driven tumors need to be explored to identify more effective and less toxic therapies. We previously demonstrated that PARP inhibitors enhance MYCN-induced replication stress and promote mitotic catastrophe, counteracted by CHK1....
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