Endocrine therapy in metastatic breast cancer-more than just CDK4/6 inhibitors

Bisindolylmaleimides in anti-cancer therapy - more than PKC inhibitors.

Bisindolylmaleimide derivatives were originally described as protein kinase C inhibitors. However, several studies have shown that bisindolylmaleimides target several other signaling molecules. The review presents bisindolylmaleimide-mediated PKC-dependent and PKC-independent biological effects, such as reversal of MDR and modulation of Wnt signaling through GSK-3b and b-catenin. Importantly, t...

Cancer Metabolism: Fueling More than Just Growth

The early landmark discoveries in cancer metabolism research have uncovered metabolic processes that support rapid proliferation, such as aerobic glycolysis (Warburg effect), glutaminolysis, and increased nucleotide biosynthesis. However, there are limitations to the effectiveness of specifically targeting the metabolic processes which support rapid proliferation. First, as other normal prolife...

More than just vanilla.

Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer

In an admirably concise fashion, Dr.Pritchard summarizes the results of trials randomizing tens of thousands of women in order to evaluate various types and uses of endocrine treatment over more than 50 years. I would never have predicted these results when I began my medical career in the early 1970s, or even as late as 1984 when the first overviews of breast cancer therapy were performed by R...

Endocrine therapy for breast cancer.

In addition to ovarian ablation by means of surgery or irradiation, a wide variety of endocrine agents are now available for the management of breast cancer, in both the metastatic and adjuvant settings. Currently available endocrine agents include antiestrogens, progestational drugs, and aromatase inhibitors. Randomized trials and meta-analyses have greatly clarified the specific roles of the ...