Mutational dynamics between primary and relapse neuroblastomas

A Schramm, J Köster, Y Assenov, K Althoff, M Peifer… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Neuroblastoma is a malignancy of the developing sympathetic nervous system that is often
lethal when relapse occurs. We here used whole-exome sequencing, mRNA expression …

Targeting MYCN-driven transcription by BET-bromodomain inhibition

A Henssen, K Althoff, A Odersky, A Beckers… - Clinical Cancer …, 2016 - AACR
Purpose: Targeting BET proteins was previously shown to have specific antitumoral efficacy
against MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma. We here assess the therapeutic efficacy of the BET …

[HTML][HTML] BET bromodomain protein inhibition is a therapeutic option for medulloblastoma

A Henssen, T Thor, A Odersky, L Heukamp… - Oncotarget, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor of childhood, and represents a
significant clinical challenge in pediatric oncology, since overall survival currently remains …

[HTML][HTML] A Cre-conditional MYCN-driven neuroblastoma mouse model as an improved tool for preclinical studies

K Althoff, A Beckers, E Bell, M Nortmeyer, T Thor… - Oncogene, 2015 - nature.com
Neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer that originates from neural crest-derived cells, is the
most common deadly solid tumor of infancy. Amplification of the MYCN oncogene, which …

MiR‐137 functions as a tumor suppressor in neuroblastoma by downregulating KDM1A

K Althoff, A Beckers, A Odersky… - … journal of cancer, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood, and accounts
for∼ 15% of all childhood cancer deaths. The histone demethylase, lysine‐specific …

Amplification of N-Myc is associated with a T-cell-poor microenvironment in metastatic neuroblastoma restraining interferon pathway activity and chemokine …

JP Layer, MT Kronmüller, T Quast… - …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have significantly improved the treatment of several cancers. T-
cell infiltration and the number of neoantigens caused by tumor-specific mutations are …

miR‐542‐3p exerts tumor suppressive functions in neuroblastoma by downregulating S urvivin

K Althoff, S Lindner, A Odersky… - … journal of cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are deregulated in a variety of human cancers, including
neuroblastoma, the most common extracranial tumor of childhood. We previously reported a …

[HTML][HTML] Progranulin mediates immune evasion of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma through regulation of MHCI expression

PF Cheung, JJ Yang, R Fang, A Borgers… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Immune evasion is indispensable for cancer initiation and progression, although its
underlying mechanisms in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are not fully known …

Covalent‐allosteric inhibitors to achieve Akt isoform‐selectivity

L Quambusch, I Landel, L Depta… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Isoforms of protein kinase Akt are involved in essential processes including cell proliferation,
survival, and metabolism. However, their individual roles in health and disease have not …

MYCN-driven regulatory mechanisms controlling LIN28B in neuroblastoma

A Beckers, G Van Peer, DR Carter, M Gartlgruber… - Cancer letters, 2015 - Elsevier
LIN28B has been identified as an oncogene in various tumor entities, including
neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer that originates from neural crest-derived cells, and is …