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. 2010 Sep;21(9):1756-1764.
doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdq009. Epub 2010 Feb 4.

Enhancing activity and overcoming chemoresistance in hematologic malignancies with bortezomib: preclinical mechanistic studies

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Enhancing activity and overcoming chemoresistance in hematologic malignancies with bortezomib: preclinical mechanistic studies

N Reddy et al. Ann Oncol. 2010 Sep.
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Abstract

Background: Proteasome inhibition results in antitumor activity through various mechanisms, including disruption of cell cycle progression and control, induction of apoptosis, and inhibition of proliferation.

Design: This review assesses preclinical data on the ability of bortezomib, the first proteasome inhibitor approved for clinical use, to enhance antitumor activity of other agents and to overcome chemoresistance in hematologic malignancies and discusses mechanisms by which such activity arises.

Results: Bortezomib has been shown to affect multiple cellular pathways and levels of numerous intracellular proteins, including _targets of importance in hematologic malignancies. These mechanisms have shown additive or synergistic effects in vitro and in vivo with those of conventional therapeutic and novel _targeted agents. Additionally, _targets of proteasome inhibition are implicated in resistance or lack of sensitivity to different therapies. Bortezomib in combination with other agents has been shown to overcome resistance to those agents and to resensitize cells to agents to which they were previously unresponsive.

Conclusions: This review indicates the potential utility of proteasome inhibition for substantially enhancing activity of other therapeutic approaches. It explains the mechanisms responsible for the observed clinical activity of bortezomib-based regimens and elucidates novel therapeutic approaches through identification of combinations of agents with complimentary mechanisms of action.

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