CHK1 plays a critical role in the anti-leukemic activity of the wee1 inhibitor MK-1775 in acute myeloid leukemia cells

Acute myeloid leukemia cells harboring MLL fusion genes or with the acute promyelocytic leukemia phenotype are sensitive to the Bcl-2-selective inhibitor ABT-199

(2014) X Niu et al.   LEUKEMIA

Cancer statistics, 2013

(2013) Rebecca Siegel et al.   CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS

CHK1 and WEE1 inhibition combine synergistically to enhance therapeutic efficacy in acute myeloid leukemia ex vivo

(2013) L. Chaudhuri et al.   HAEMATOLOGICA

Inhibition of Wee1 Sensitizes Cancer Cells to Antimetabolite Chemotherapeutics In Vitro and In Vivo, Independent of p53 Functionality

(2013) A. A. Van Linden et al.   MOLECULAR CANCER THERAPEUTICS

Preclinical Evaluation of the WEE1 Inhibitor MK-1775 as Single-Agent Anticancer Therapy

(2013) A. D. Guertin et al.   MOLECULAR CANCER THERAPEUTICS

Combination Therapy Targeting the Chk1 and Wee1 Kinases Shows Therapeutic Efficacy in Neuroblastoma

(2012) M. R. Russell et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Combined inhibition of Chk1 and Wee1: In vitro synergistic effect translates to tumor growth inhibition in vivo

(2012) Laura Carrassa et al.   CELL CYCLE

Forced activation of Cdk1 via wee1 inhibition impairs homologous recombination

(2012) M Krajewska et al.   ONCOGENE

Class I and Class II Histone Deacetylases Are Potential Therapeutic Targets for Treating Pancreatic Cancer

(2012) Guan Wang et al.   PLoS One

Forced Mitotic Entry of S-Phase Cells as a Therapeutic Strategy Induced by Inhibition of WEE1

(2012) Marieke Aarts et al.   Cancer Discovery

Chk1 inhibition and Wee1 inhibition combine synergistically to impede cellular proliferation

(2011) Kurtis D. Davies et al.   CANCER BIOLOGY & THERAPY

MK-1775, a Potent Wee1 Inhibitor, Synergizes with Gemcitabine to Achieve Tumor Regressions, Selectively in p53-Deficient Pancreatic Cancer Xenografts

(2011) N. V. Rajeshkumar et al.   CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH

MK-1775, a Novel Wee1 Kinase Inhibitor, Radiosensitizes p53-Defective Human Tumor Cells

(2011) K. A. Bridges et al.   CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH

Inhibition of Histone Deacetylases 1 and 6 Enhances Cytarabine-Induced Apoptosis in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells

(2011) Xuelian Xu et al.   PLoS One

MK-1775, a small molecule Wee1 inhibitor, enhances anti-tumor efficacy of various DNA-damaging agents, including 5-fluorouracil

(2010) Hiroshi Hirai et al.   CANCER BIOLOGY & THERAPY

Mechanisms of Synergistic Antileukemic Interactions between Valproic Acid and Cytarabine in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia

(2010) C. Xie et al.   CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH

Histone  H2AX and Poly(ADP-Ribose) as Clinical Pharmacodynamic Biomarkers

(2010) C. E. Redon et al.   CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH

Minimal residual disease-directed therapy for childhood acute myeloid leukaemia: results of the AML02 multicentre trial

(2010) Jeffrey E Rubnitz et al.   LANCET ONCOLOGY

RUNX1 regulates phosphoinositide 3-kinase/AKT pathway: role in chemotherapy sensitivity in acute megakaryocytic leukemia

(2009) H. Edwards et al.   BLOOD

Small-molecule inhibition of Wee1 kinase by MK-1775 selectively sensitizes p53-deficient tumor cells to DNA-damaging agents

(2009) H. Hirai et al.   MOLECULAR CANCER THERAPEUTICS