Publications by authors named "Kenneth Anderson"

Nearly half of multiple myeloma (MM) patients have hyperdiploidy (HMM) at diagnosis. Although HMM occurs early, the mutational processes before and after hyperdiploidy are still unclear. Here, we used 72 WGS samples from patients with HMM and identified pre and post HMM mutation to define the chronology of development of hyperdipoidy.

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Leaf litter in coastal wetlands lays the foundation for carbon storage, and the creation of coastal wetland soils. As climate change alters the biogeochemical conditions and macrophyte composition of coastal wetlands, a better understanding of the interactions between microbial communities, changing chemistry, and leaf litter is required to understand the dynamics of coastal litter breakdown in changing wetlands. Coastal wetlands are dynamic systems with shifting biogeochemical conditions, with both tidal and seasonal redox fluctuations, and marine subsidies to inland habitats.

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We report the bottom-up synthesis of colloidal two-dimensional (2D) layered silicon carbide (SiC) quantum dots with a cubic structure, lateral size of 5-10 nm, ⟨110⟩ exfoliation to few atomic layers, and surface passivation with 1-dodecene. Samples shielded from oxygen and plasma-annealed for purity exhibit narrow blue photoluminescence (PL) with quantum yields (QYs) over 60% in exceptional cases, while unshielded nanocrystals (NCs) exhibit broad blue/green/white PL with 10-15% QY. The latter scenario is attributed to excess surface carbon and oxygen accrued during synthesis and processing, with size separation through ultracentrifugation revealing size-dependent impurity emission.

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  • * The composite NPs work by triggering specific cellular pathways leading to cell cycle arrest, activation of apoptosis, and reducing stem cell-like characteristics in MM cells, making them potentially more effective in treatment.
  • * Both formulations of NPs exhibited enhanced effects when combined with established anti-MM drugs like dexamethasone and bortezomib, suggesting important implications for improving clinical outcomes in MM therapy.
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The utilization of full-fat high-oleic soybean meal in layer diets could lead to value-added poultry products. To test this idea, 336 hens were randomly assigned to 4 isonitrogenous (18.5% CP) and isocaloric (2,927 kcal/kg) formulated diets and fed the following diets for eight weeks: conventional control solvent-extracted defatted soybean meal (CON); extruded-expelled defatted soybean meal (EENO); full fat normal-oleic soybean meal (FFNO); or full fat high-oleic soybean meal (FFHO).

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Advances in anticancer therapies have provided crucial benefits for millions of patients who are living long and fulfilling lives. Although these successes should be celebrated, there is certainly room to continue improving cancer care. Increased long-term survival presents additional challenges for determining whether new therapies further extend patients' lives through clinical trials, commonly known as the gold standard endpoint of overall survival (OS).

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  • Recent insights into the adaptive and innate immune systems' roles in cancers like multiple myeloma (MM) have spurred the creation of new immune-based treatments.
  • Key targets for these therapies include proteins like B cell maturation antigen (BCMA), GPRC5D, and FcRL5, which are found on plasma cells and have shown promise in patients with tough-to-treat MM.
  • Although some immunotherapies, such as antibody-drug conjugates and CAR T cells, have been approved since 2020, not all patients respond, and resistance to these treatments is common, prompting discussions on strategies to enhance effectiveness and manage resistance.
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Oncogenic mutations in the gene account for 30% of all human tumors; more than 60% of which present as KRAS mutations at the hotspot codon 12. After decades of intense pursuit, a covalent inhibition strategy has enabled selective targeting of this previously "undruggable" target. Herein, we disclose our journey toward the discovery of MK-1084, an orally bioavailable and low-dose KRAS covalent inhibitor currently in phase I clinical trials (NCT05067283).

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Indolent CD4+ cytotoxic chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell lymphoma involving the small intestine was diagnosed in a patient who had previously received ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel) CAR T-cell therapy for treatment of myeloma. Targeted messenger RNA sequencing revealed the presence of CAR gene product in tumor cells. Whole-genome sequencing of samples of tumor and peripheral blood identified a single lentiviral insertion site within the second intron of the gene.

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To our knowledge, venetoclax is the first example of personalized medicine for multiple myeloma (MM), with meaningful clinical activity as a monotherapy and in combination in patients with myeloma harboring the t(11:14) translocation. However, despite the high response rates and prolonged progression-free survival, a significant proportion of patients eventually relapse. Here, we aim to study adaptive molecular responses after the acquisition of venetoclax resistance in sensitive t(11:14) MM cell models.

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Smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) is a precursor stage that precedes multiple myeloma (MM). SMM is heterogenous with nearly 40% of patients progressing to MM in the first 5 years. The high rate of progression of SMM patients highlights the need for early intervention, which underscores the importance of identifying SMM patients with the highest risk of progression.

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Background: Early therapeutic intervention in high-risk SMM (HR-SMM) has demonstrated benefit in previous studies of lenalidomide with or without dexamethasone. Triplets and quadruplet studies have been examined in this same population. However, to date, none of these studies examined the impact of depth of response on long-term outcomes of participants treated with lenalidomide-based therapy, and whether the use of the 20/2/20 model or the addition of genomic alterations can further define the population that would benefit the most from early therapeutic intervention.

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