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1. Principe D. #, Xiong R. #, Li Y., Pharm T., Kamath S., Dubrovskyi O., Ratia K., Huang F., Zhao J., Thummuri D., Zhou D., Underwood P., Trevino J., Munshi H., Thatcher G.*, and Rana A*. XP-524 is a Dual BET/EP300 Inhibitor that Represses Oncogenic KRAS and Potentiates Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Pancreatic Cancer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022, 119(4):e2116764119. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2116764119
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8. Xiong R., Cai X., Wei J.*, Ren P. Some Insights into the Binding Mechanism of Aurora B Kinase Gained by Molecular Dynamics simulation. J Mol Model, 2012, 18, 4591-4601. DOI: 10.1007/s00894-012-1453-9
9. Chen H., Lu Y., Xiong R., Rosales C., Coles C., Hamada K., Asad N., Thatcher G., Lasek A. Effect of a brain‐penetrant selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) on binge drinking in female mice. Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 2022 Jul;46(7):1313-1320. DOI: 10.1111/acer.14874
10. Abderrahman B., Maximov P., Curpan R., Fanning S., Hanspal J., Fan P., Foulds C., Chen Y., Malovannaya A., Jain A., Xiong R., Greene G., Tonetti D., Thatcher G., and Jordan V.C. Rapid Induction of the Unfolded Protein Response and Apoptosis by Estrogen Mimic TTC-352 for the Treatment of Endocrine-Resistant Breast Cancer. Mol Cancer Ther, 2021, 20, 11-25. DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-20-0563
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12. Andreano K., Wardell S., Baker J., Desautels T., Baldi R., Chao C., Heetderks K., Bae Y., Xiong R., Tonetti D., Gutgesell L., Zhao J.; Sorrentino J.; Thompson D.; Bisi J.; Strum J., Thatcher G., Norris J. G1T48, an Oral Selective Estrogen Receptor Degrader, and the CDK4/6 Inhibitor Lerociclib Inhibit Tumor Growth in Animal Models of Endocrine Resistant Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat, 2020, 180(3):635-646. DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-05575-9
13. Lu Y., Gutgesell L., Xiong R., Zhao J.; Li Y., Rosales C., Hollas M., Shen Z., Gordon-Blake J., Dye K., Wang Y., Lee S., Chen H., He D., Dubrovyskyii O., Zhao H., Huang F., Lasek A., Tonetti D., Thatcher G. Design and Synthesis of Basic Selective Estrogen Receptor Degraders (B-SERDs) for Endocrine Therapy Resistant Breast Cancer. J Med Chem, 2019, 62, 11301-11323. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01580
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16. Molloy M., Perez-White B., Gherezghiher T., Michalsen B., Xiong R., Patel H., Maximov P., Jordan V., Thatcher G., Tonetti D. Novel Selective Estrogen Mimics for the Treatment of Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancer. Mol Cancer Ther, 2014, 13, 2515-26. DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-14-0319
17. Hemachandra L., Patel H., Chandrasena R., Choi J., Piyankarage S., Wang S., Wang Y., Thayer E., Scism R., Michalsen B., Xiong R., Siklos M., Bolton J., Thatcher G. SERMs Attenuate Estrogen-Induced Malignant Transformation of Human Mammary Epithelial Cells by Upregulating Detoxification of Oxidative Metabolites. Cancer Prev Res, 2014, 7, 505-515. DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-13-0296
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