Autophagy is critical for pancreatic tumor growth and progression in tumors with p53 alterations

A Yang, NV Rajeshkumar, X Wang, S Yabuuchi… - Cancer discovery, 2014 - AACR
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is refractory to available therapies. We have previously
shown that these tumors have elevated autophagy and that inhibition of autophagy leads to …

Therapeutic targeting of the Warburg effect in pancreatic cancer relies on an absence of p53 function

NV Rajeshkumar, P Dutta, S Yabuuchi, RF De Wilde… - Cancer research, 2015 - AACR
The “Warburg effect” describes a peculiar metabolic feature of many solid tumors, namely
their increased glucose uptake and high glycolytic rates, which allow cancer cells to …

Notch signaling pathway targeted therapy suppresses tumor progression and metastatic spread in pancreatic cancer

S Yabuuchi, SG Pai, NR Campbell, RF De Wilde… - Cancer letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) remains a lethal human malignancy with historically
limited success in treatment. The role of aberrant Notch signaling, which requires the …

[HTML][HTML] Phase 2 study of vismodegib, a hedgehog inhibitor, combined with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel in patients with untreated metastatic pancreatic …

…, F McAllister, NV Rajeshkumar, S Yabuuchi… - British journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
Background The Hedgehog (Hh) signalling pathway is overexpressed in pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDA). Preclinical studies have shown that Hh inhibitors reduce pancreatic …

Small-molecule inhibition of Axl targets tumor immune suppression and enhances chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer

…, M Topalovski, JE Toombs, VH Cruz, S Yabuuchi… - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
Activation of the receptor tyrosine kinase Axl is associated with poor outcomes in pancreatic
cancer (PDAC), where it coordinately mediates immune evasion and drug resistance. Here, …

Treatment of pancreatic cancer patient–derived xenograft panel with metabolic inhibitors reveals efficacy of phenformin

NV Rajeshkumar, S Yabuuchi, SG Pai… - Clinical Cancer …, 2017 - AACR
Purpose: To identify effective metabolic inhibitors to suppress the aggressive growth of
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), we explored the in vivo antitumor efficacy of …

The gamma secretase inhibitor MRK-003 attenuates pancreatic cancer growth in preclinical models

M Mizuma, ZA Rasheed, S Yabuuchi, N Omura… - Molecular cancer …, 2012 - AACR
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal malignancy, with most patients facing
an adverse clinical outcome. Aberrant Notch pathway activation has been implicated in the …

Clock gene mouse period2 overexpression inhibits growth of human pancreatic cancer cells and has synergistic effect with cisplatin

A Oda, YU Katayose, S Yabuuchi… - Anticancer …, 2009 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Circadian rhythms are the daily oscillations of multiple biological processes regulated by an
endogenous clock. The Period2 gene is essential in controlling the circadian rhythm and …

Combined inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinases (Dinaciclib) and AKT (MK-2206) blocks pancreatic tumor growth and metastases in patient-derived xenograft models

C Hu, T Dadon, V Chenna, S Yabuuchi… - Molecular cancer …, 2015 - AACR
KRAS is activated by mutation in the vast majority of cases of pancreatic cancer; unfortunately,
therapeutic attempts to inhibit KRAS directly have been unsuccessful. Our previous …

microRNA 223 Is Upregulated in the Multistep Progression of Barrett's Esophagus and Modulates Sensitivity to Chemotherapy by Targeting PARP1

…, S Pai, NR Campbell, C Hu, S Yabuuchi… - Clinical cancer …, 2013 - AACR
Purpose: Recent microarray and RNA-sequencing studies have uncovered aberrantly expressed
microRNAs (miRNA) in Barrett's esophagus–associated esophageal adenocarcinoma. …