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Robert Lemos

Researcher at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Publications -  21
Citations -  1653

Robert Lemos is an academic researcher from University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer cell & Protein kinase B. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 21 publications receiving 1451 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert Lemos include Discovery Institute & University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

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The Hypoxia-Associated Factor Switches Cells from HIF-1α– to HIF-2α–Dependent Signaling Promoting Stem Cell Characteristics, Aggressive Tumor Growth and Invasion

TL;DR: HAF, by causing a switch from a HIF-1α- to Hif-2α-dependent response to hypoxia, provides a mechanism for more aggressive growth of tumors under prolongedhypoxia.
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Mutations in the Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase Pathway Predict for Antitumor Activity of the Inhibitor PX-866 whereas Oncogenic Ras Is a Dominant Predictor for Resistance

TL;DR: Studies using an H-Ras construct to constitutively and preferentially activate the three best-defined downstream targets of Ras showed that mutant Ras mediates resistance through its ability to use multiple pathways for tumorigenesis.
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Resistance to BRAF Inhibition in BRAF-Mutant Colon Cancer Can Be Overcome with PI3K Inhibition or Demethylating Agents

TL;DR: It is shown that activation of the PI3K/AKT pathway is a mechanism of both innate and acquired resistance to BRAF inhibitors in BRAFV600E CRC and suggest combinatorial approaches to improve outcomes in this poor prognosis subset of patients.
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The Promise of Patient-Derived Xenografts: The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men

TL;DR: Compared with xenografts from previously established cell lines, patient-derived xenografteds may more faithfully recapitulate the molecular diversity, cellular heterogeneity, and histology seen in patient tumors, although other limitations of murine models remain.
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In vivo therapeutic silencing of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1α) using single-walled carbon nanotubes noncovalently coated with siRNA

TL;DR: When complexes containing siRNA targeted to hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1α) were added to cells growing in serum containing culture media, there was strong specific inhibition of cellular Hif-1 activity.