Noninvasive interrogation of DLL3 expression in metastatic small cell lung cancer

SK Sharma, J Pourat, D Abdel-Atti, SD Carlin… - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
The Notch ligand DLL3 has emerged as a novel therapeutic target expressed in small cell
lung cancer (SCLC) and high-grade neuroendocrine carcinomas. Rovalpituzumab teserine (…

[HTML][HTML] Caveolin-1 mediates cellular distribution of HER2 and affects trastuzumab binding and therapeutic efficacy

…, SK Sharma, LM Carter, KJ Edwards, J Pourat… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) gene amplification and/or protein
overexpression in tumors is a prerequisite for initiation of trastuzumab therapy. Although HER2 is a …

Fc-mediated anomalous biodistribution of therapeutic antibodies in immunodeficient mouse models

SK Sharma, A Chow, S Monette, D Vivier, J Pourat… - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
A critical benchmark in the development of antibody-based therapeutics is demonstration of
efficacy in preclinical mouse models of human disease, many of which rely on …

[HTML][HTML] Pretargeting of internalizing trastuzumab and cetuximab with a 18F-tetrazine tracer in xenograft models

O Keinänen, K Fung, J Pourat, V Jallinoja, D Vivier… - EJNMMI research, 2017 - Springer
Background Pretargeting-based approaches are being investigated for radioimmunoimaging
and therapy applications to reduce the effective radiation burden to the patient. To date, …

PET Imaging of Extracellular pH in Tumors with 64Cu- and 18F-Labeled pHLIP Peptides: A Structure–Activity Optimization Study

…, D Abdel-Atti, M Sarparanta, J Pourat… - Bioconjugate …, 2016 - ACS Publications
pH (low) insertion peptides (pHLIP peptides) target acidic extracellular environments in vivo
due to pH-dependent cellular membrane insertion. Two variants (Var3 and Var7) and wild-…

ImmunoPET of ovarian and pancreatic cancer with AR9. 6, a novel MUC16-targeted therapeutic antibody

SK Sharma, KN Mack, A Piersigilli, J Pourat… - Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: Advances in our understanding of the contribution of aberrant glycosylation to the
pro-oncogenic signaling and metastasis of tumor cells have reinvigorated the development …

RhoB differentially controls Akt function in tumor cells and stromal endothelial cells during breast tumorigenesis

…, RK O'Donnell, C Perruzzi, L Mangiante, J Pourat… - Cancer research, 2013 - AACR
Tumors are composed of cancer cells but also a larger number of diverse stromal cells in the
tumor microenvironment. Stromal cells provide essential supports to tumor pathophysiology …

Synthesis and Comparative In Vivo Evaluation of Site-Specifically Labeled Radioimmunoconjugates for DLL3-Targeted ImmunoPET

…, R Tchelepi, JA Korsen, J Pourat… - Bioconjugate …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Delta-like ligand 3 (DLL3) is a therapeutic target for the treatment of small cell lung cancer,
neuroendocrine prostate cancer, and isocitrate dehydrogenase mutant glioma. In the clinic, …

[HTML][HTML] Growth inhibition of colon cancer cells by compounds affecting AMPK activity

MA Lea, J Pourat, R Patel - World journal of gastrointestinal …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To determine if other molecules reported to modulate AMP-dependent protein kinase (AMPK)
activity would have effects resembling those of metformin and phenformin on colon …

Multimodality labeling strategies for the investigation of nanocrystalline cellulose biodistribution in a mouse model of breast cancer

M Sarparanta, J Pourat, KE Carnazza, J Tang… - Nuclear medicine and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Methods We have developed a nuclear and fluorescence labeling strategy for nanocrystalline
cellulose (CNC), an emerging biomaterial with versatile chemistry and facile preparation …