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Targeting ER-Golgi Homeostasis in an Advantageous Therapeutic Strategy in Lung Cancer

Conditions
The Combined Effect of Hsp90 Inhibitor and HDAC/Proteasome Inhibitors on Lung Cancer Cell Fate and ER-Golgi Homeostasis Will be Examined.
Registration Number
NCT01270399
Lead Sponsor
Meir Medical Center
Brief Summary

Lung cancer remains the most common cause of cancer-related death in the world. The major advances in treatment of lung cancer have brought only minor improvements in survival therefore novel systemic treatment methods are urgently needed.

Protein levels are regulated by the protein homeostasis network that generates and protects the protein fold (ER and Golgi included).

The heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is an essential molecular chaperon involved in the posttranslational folding and stability of proteins. Hsp90 inhibition leads to accumulation of unfolded proteins and ER stress. The therapeutic efficacy of such inhibition may be augmented by co-administering it with other drugs that disrupt ER-Golgi homeostasis like histone deacetylase (HDAC) or proteasome inhibitors. ER-Golgi homeostasis disruption affects a wide network of proteins and pathways as such affords a systemic target. Thus, the investigators aimed to examine the effect of combined treatment of Hsp90 antagonist with proteasome or HDAC inhibitors on human lung cancer cell lines and primary cells.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • PATIENTS WITH PROVED DIAGNOSIS OF LUNG CARCINOMA THAT ARE CANDIDATS FOR RADICAL SURGICAL TREATMENT
Exclusion Criteria
  • PATIENTS WITH SUSPICION FOR LUNG CARCINOMA WITHOUT PATHOLOGYCAL DIAFNOSIS BEFORE SURGERY

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Meir Medical Center

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Kfar Saba, Israel

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