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CD133 expression: a potential prognostic marker for non-small cell lung cancers
CD133 is a membrane glycoprotein containing five transmembrane loops. Previous reports suggest that a CD133-positive subpopulation of multipotent cells with extensive proliferative and self-renewal characteris...
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A phase 1 and dose-finding study of LY2523355 (litronesib), an Eg5 inhibitor, in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors
Eg5, a mitotic motor kinesin protein, plays an essential role in bipolar spindle formation in the M phase of the cell cycle. LY2523355 (litronesib) is an allosteric inhibitor of Eg5. This phase 1 and dose-find...
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A phase I study of resminostat in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors
This study was performed to evaluate the safety and determine the recommended dose (RD) of resminostat monotherapy, an oral histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors.
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Open AccessA phase 1 study evaluating the pharmacokinetics and preliminary efficacy of veliparib (ABT-888) in combination with carboplatin/paclitaxel in Japanese subjects with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Veliparib is a potent, orally bioavailable PARP inhibitor that enhances efficacy of DNA-damaging chemotherapeutic agents. The study objectives were to determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RPTD) of veliparib...
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Inhibition of Notch and HIF enhances the antitumor effect of radiation in Notch expressing lung cancer
The Notch receptor plays an important role in various cell fate decisions during development and in cancer. We have previously reported that Notch3 is upregulated by radiation in non-small cell lung cancer (NS...
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Combined antitumor effect of γ-secretase inhibitor and ABT-737 in Notch-expressing non-small cell lung cancer
Inhibition of Notch by γ-secretase inhibitor (GSI) has been shown to have an antitumor effect in Notch-expressing non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to induce apoptosis through modulation of Bcl-2 family p...
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Open AccessThe Japanese Lung Cancer Society Guideline for non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV
According to rapid development of chemotherapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the Japan Lung Cancer Society has been updated its own guideline annually since 2010. In this latest version, all ...