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Molecular targets in urothelial cancer: detection, treatment, and animal models of bladder cancer

Smolensky D, Rathore K, Cekanova M

Drug Design, Development and Therapy 2016, 10:3305-3322

Published Date: 5 October 2016

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A novel derivative of doxorubicin, AD198, inhibits canine transitional cell carcinoma and osteosarcoma cells in vitro

Rathore K, Cekanova M

Drug Design, Development and Therapy 2015, 9:5323-5335

Published Date: 25 September 2015

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Noteworthy Comment: Cancer is a leading killer of human beings. The discovery of anticancer drugs is heavily dependent on the use of animals. This paper hightlights the use and limitations of animal models in cancer research. Mouse cancer models are most commonly used for cancer study and they have revolutionized our understanding on gene and protein functions and the pathways in vivo. Xenografts, chemically-induced or genetically induced mouse cancer models are the most used rodent cancer models. The authors have mentioned that companion animals with spontaneous neoplasms are still underexploited tool to make rapid advances in human and veterinary cancer therapies. Companion animals have relatively high incidence of cancers that have similar biological
behavior, response to therapy, and comparable responses to cytotoxic agents as people. However, animal cancer models have intrinsic limitations and this makes the translation from preclinical model to humans difficult. We may need to identify better models for cancer study or use a combination of models to cross-validate the data.

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Animal models and therapeutic molecular targets of cancer: utility and limitations

Cekanova M, Rathore K

Drug Design, Development and Therapy 2014, 8:1911-1922

Published Date: 14 October 2014