Update on childhood rhabdomyosarcoma

HP McDowell - Archives of disease in childhood, 2003 - adc.bmj.com
The overall survival of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma has improved dramatically over the
past 10 years. Early diagnosis and appropriate referral to a specialised centre leading to an …

Oscillations in NF-κB signaling control the dynamics of gene expression

DE Nelson, AEC Ihekwaba, M Elliott, JR Johnson… - Science, 2004 - science.org
Signaling by the transcription factor nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) involves its release from
inhibitor kappa B (IκB) in the cytosol, followed by translocation into the nucleus. NF-κB …

Sacrococcygeal teratoma—a 25-year experience in a UK regional center

HO Gabra, EC Jesudason, HP McDowell… - Journal of pediatric …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is uncommon (1: 35,000-1: 40,000
newborns). We report a 25-year single-center experience with a focus on late effects …

Neuroblastoma: contemporary management

D Mullassery, C Dominici, EC Jesudason… - Archives of Disease in …, 2009 - ep.bmj.com
Neuroblastoma is the most frequently diagnosed extracranial solid tumour in childhood.
While a subset of tumours show spontaneous regression or complete remission following …

HDAC4 and HDAC6 sustain DNA double strand break repair and stem-like phenotype by promoting radioresistance in glioblastoma cells

F Marampon, F Megiorni, S Camero, C Crescioli… - Cancer letters, 2017 - Elsevier
The role of histone deacetylase (HDAC) 4 and 6 in glioblastoma (GBM) radioresistance was
investigated. We found that tumor samples from 31 GBM patients, who underwent …

RAS signaling dysregulation in human embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma

S Martinelli, HP McDowell, SD Vigne… - Genes …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a common childhood solid tumor, resulting from
dysregulation of the skeletal myogenesis program. Two major histological subtypes occur in …

[HTML][HTML] Deep Sequencing the microRNA profile in rhabdomyosarcoma reveals down-regulation of miR-378 family members

F Megiorni, S Cialfi, HP McDowell, A Felsani… - BMC cancer, 2014 - Springer
Background Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a highly malignant tumour accounting for nearly
half of soft tissue sarcomas in children. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) represent a class of short, non …

c‐Kit is preferentially expressed in MYCN‐amplified neuroblastoma and its effect on cell proliferation is inhibited in vitro by STI‐571

R Vitali, V Cesi, MR Nicotra… - … Journal of Cancer, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Coexpression for c‐Kit receptor and its ligand stem cell factor (SCF) has been described in
neuroblastoma (NB) cell lines and tumors, suggesting the existence of an autocrine loop …

[HTML][HTML] Crizotinib-induced antitumour activity in human alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma cells is not solely dependent on ALK and MET inhibition

F Megiorni, HP McDowell, S Camero… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - Springer
Background Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most commonly diagnosed malignant soft
tissue tumour in children and adolescents. Aberrant expression of Anaplastic Lymphoma …

SIOP Working Committee on psychosocial issues in pediatric oncology: guidelines for communication of the diagnosis

G Masera, MA Chesler, M Jankovic… - … : The Official Journal …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
This is the fourth official document of the SIOP Working Committee on psychosocial issues in
pediatric oncology constituted in 1991. This document develops another topic discussed …