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Targeting the DNA damage response for patients with lymphoma : preclinical and clinical evidences

Carrassa, Laura ; Colombo, Ilaria ; Damia, Giovanna ; Bertoni, Francesco

In: Cancer treatment reviews, 2020, vol. 90, p. 11

The DNA damage response (DDR) is a well-coordinated cellular network activated by DNA damage. The unravelling of the key players in DDR, their specific inactivation in different tumor types and the synthesis of specific chemical inhibitors of DDR represent a new hot topic in cancer therapy. In this article, we will review the importance of DDR in lymphoma development and how this can be...

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Richter syndrome

Condoluci, Adalgisa ; Rossi, Davide

In: Current Oncology Reports, 2021, vol. 23, no. 3, p. 10

Purpose of Review Richter syndrome (RS) is an uncommon but aggressive evolution of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL). RS is an unmet clinical need in the field of CLL. Recent advances in understanding the biology of this condition provide the rationale for testing new therapeutic concepts in order to improve the outcome of patients developing RS, which is so far...

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Exon–Intron differential analysis reveals the role of competing endogenous RNAs in post-transcriptional regulation of translation

Munz, Nicolas ; Cascione, Luciano ; Parmigiani, Luca ; Tarantelli, Chiara ; Rinaldi, Andrea ; Cmiljanovic, Natasa ; Cmiljanovic, Vladimir ; Giugno, Rosalba ; Bertoni, Francesco ; Napoli, Sara

In: Non-coding RNA, 2021, vol. 7, no. 2, p. 13

Stressful conditions induce the cell to save energy and activate a rescue program modulated by mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). Along with transcriptional and translational regulation, the cell relies also on post-transcriptional modulation to quickly adapt the translation of essential proteins. MicroRNAs play an important role in the regulation of protein translation, and their...

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Role of ETS1 in the transcriptional network of diffuse large B cell lymphoma of the activated B cell-like type

Priebe, Valdemar ; Sartori, Giulio ; Napoli, Sara ; Chung, Elaine Yee Lin ; Cascione, Luciano ; Kwee, Ivo ; Arribas, Alberto Jesus ; Mensah, Afua Adjeiwaa ; Rinaldi, Andrea ; Ponzoni, Maurilio ; Zucca, Emanuele ; Rossi, Davide ; Efremov, Dimitar ; Lenz, Georg ; Thome, Margot ; Bertoni, Francesco

In: Cancers, 2020, vol. 12, no. 7, p. 17 p

Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a heterogenous disease that has been distinguished into at least two major molecular entities, the germinal center-like B cell (GCB) DLBCL and activated-like B cell (ABC) DLBCL, based on transcriptome expression profiling. A recurrent ch11q24.3 gain is observed in roughly a fourth of DLBCL cases resulting in the overexpression of two ETS transcription...

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Long non-coding RNAs as molecular signatures for canine B-Cell lymphoma characterization

Cascione, Luciano ; Giudice, Luca ; Ferraresso, Serena ; Marconato, Laura ; Giannuzzi, Diana ; Napoli, Sara ; Bertoni, Francesco ; Giugno, Rosalba ; Aresu, Luca

In: Non-coding RNA, 2019, vol. 5, no. 3, p. 47

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) and follicular lymphoma (FL) are the most common B-cell lymphomas (BCL) in dogs. Recent investigations have demonstrated overlaps of these histotypes with the human counterparts, including clinical presentation, biologic behavior, tumor genetics, and treatment response. The molecular mechanisms that underlie canine BCL are...

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Is there a role for dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitors for patients affected with lymphoma?

Tarantelli, Chiara ; Lupia, Antonio ; Stathis, Anastasios ; Bertoni, Francesco

In: International journal of molecular sciences, 2020, vol. 21, no. 3, p. 21 p

The activation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway is a main driver of cell growth, proliferation, survival, and chemoresistance of cancer cells, and, for this reason, represents an attractive target for developing targeted anti- cancer drugs. There are plenty of preclinical data sustaining the anti-tumor activity of dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitors as single agents and in combination in lymphomas. Clinical...