Targeting novel signaling pathways for resistant acute myeloid leukemia

Kathleen M. Sakamoto*, Steven Grant, Diana Saleiro, John D. Crispino, Nobuko Hijiya, Francis Giles, Leonidas Platanias, Elizabeth A. Eklund

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a hematologic malignancy that is the most common type of acute leukemia diagnosed in adults and the second most common type in children. The overall survival is poor and treatment is associated with significant complications and even death. In addition, a significant number of patients will not respond to therapy or relapse. In this review, several new signaling proteins aberrantly regulated in AML are described, including CREB, Triad1, Bcl-2 family members, Stat3, and mTOR/MEK. Identifying more effective and less toxic agents will provide novel approaches to treat AML.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)397-402
Number of pages6
JournalMolecular Genetics and Metabolism
Volume114
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2015

Funding

K.M.S. is supported by the NIH ( R01 HL75826 , R01 GM087305 ), Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America Screen to Lead Program, Hyundai Hope on Wheels , Stanford SPARK/Child Health Research Institute , S.G. is supported by the NIH ( CA142509 , CA167708 ) and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America (# 6472-15 ). L.C.P. is supported by grants from the NIH ( R01 CA77816 , CA155566 , CA161196 and CA121192 ) and Department of Veterans Affairs ( I01CX000916 ). J.C. is supported by the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation and NIH ( R01 CA101774 ). E.A.E. is supported by NIH ( R01 CA174205 , DK098812 ) and VA Merit Review .

Keywords

  • Acute myeloid leukemia
  • Novel therapies
  • Resistance
  • Signaling pathways

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics
  • Endocrinology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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