Proteomic profiling reveals pleiotropic antimetabolite activity of triciribine in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

This study characterizes triciribine as a potent, pleiotropic antimetabolite in acute lymphoblastic leukemia that induces cytotoxicity through ADK-dependent metabolism and broad disruption of nucleotide synthesis, DNA replication, and protein translation, suggesting ADK levels as a predictive biomarker for patient stratification.

Qi, X., Mermelekas, G., Hodek, O. + 13 more2026-03-16📄 cancer biology

CK2 inhibitor CX-4945 targets EWS-FLI1 signaling network and shows therapeutic efficacy in metastatic mouse models of Ewing Sarcoma

The study demonstrates that the CK2 inhibitor CX-4945 effectively treats metastatic Ewing sarcoma by inducing the proteasomal degradation of the EWS-FLI1 oncoprotein, thereby suppressing tumor growth and metastasis while showing synergistic efficacy with chemotherapy, which supports its clinical evaluation in relapsed or refractory cases.

Daniyal, M., Rajaiah, R., Golla, U. + 9 more2026-03-13📄 cancer biology

Integrated whole-genome and transcriptome sequencing reveals divergent evolutionary processes across biliary tract cancer subtypes

By integrating whole-genome and transcriptome sequencing of 169 laser-capture microdissected biliary tract cancer tumors, this study identifies two consensus cancer subtypes with distinct molecular landscapes and evolutionary processes that better explain tumor biology and improve patient stratification than traditional anatomical classification.

Beaudry, F. E. G., Yendi, D., Arshinoff, D. + 30 more2026-03-13📄 cancer biology

A mutation-resolved therapeutic atlas of NRAS-mutant melanoma reveals genotype-selective response to RAS(ON) inhibition and adaptive STAT3 survival

This study establishes a mutation-resolved therapeutic atlas for NRAS-mutant melanoma using a saturation mutagenesis screen, revealing that tri-complex RAS(ON) inhibitors exhibit genotype-selective efficacy across most variants while identifying adaptive STAT3 signaling as a critical resistance mechanism that can be targeted to enhance therapeutic outcomes.

Yeung, S. F., Chen, J. X., Law, C. T. Y. + 13 more2026-03-13📄 cancer biology

Combined Menin and XPO1 inhibition drive synergistic antileukemic activity in KMT2Ar and NPM1-m AML

This preclinical study demonstrates that combining the menin inhibitor ziftomenib with the XPO1 inhibitor selinexor synergistically suppresses oncogenic transcription and induces apoptosis in KMT2A-rearranged and NPM1-mutated AML by disrupting menin-chromatin interactions, thereby offering a promising strategy to overcome resistance and improve survival outcomes compared to monotherapy.

Uddin, M. H., Dhiman, S., Han, Y. + 15 more2026-03-13📄 cancer biology

The miR-199a-5p/XIAP axis defines cisplatin response, apoptotic control and spatial remodelling in High-grade serous ovarian cancer.

This study reveals that the miR-199a-5p/XIAP axis undergoes context-dependent rewiring and spatial reorganization in high-grade serous ovarian cancer, where its loss of regulatory coupling in resistant states and distinct tumor-associated spatial phenotypes drive platinum resistance and offer new targets for biomarker development and therapeutic resensitization.

Munoz de Galdeano, T., Reigada, D., Nieto-Diaz, M. + 6 more2026-03-13📄 cancer biology

Tuning the Structural Properties of a Single-Domain Antibody Scaffold for Improved Fibroblast Activation Protein Targeting

This study demonstrates that engineering a novel anti-FAP single-domain antibody (VHH) into monomeric, dimeric, and Fc-fusion formats allows for the tuning of pharmacokinetic properties to optimize tumor uptake, retention, and radiation dosimetry for improved cancer theranostics targeting fibroblast activation protein.

Ott, K., Gallant, J., Kwon, O. + 9 more2026-03-13📄 cancer biology

Spatial analysis reveals the evolving organization of low-grade and high-grade IDH-mutant glioma

By integrating spatial transcriptomics and proteomics, this study reveals that IDH-mutant gliomas transition from a brain anatomy-driven spatial organization in low-grade tumors to a hypoxia-associated structural pattern in high-grade tumors, establishing a framework linking tumor grade to specific spatial interactions between malignant and microenvironmental cells.

Hoefflin, R., Greenwald, A. C., Galili Darnell, N. + 16 more2026-03-13📄 cancer biology