Publications by authors named "N McCabe"

The incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) has risen six-fold in western countries over the last forty years but survival rates have only marginally improved. Hyperactivation of the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway is a common occurrence in OAC, driving cell survival, proliferation and resistance to chemotherapeutic agents. Inhibition of AKT has been explored as a treatment strategy with limited success and current inhibitors have failed to progress through clinical trials.

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Objective: To investigate the association between subglottic stenosis (SGS) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Methods: This is a cross-sectional pilot cohort study conducted at a single tertiary academic center from 2022 to 2023. Subjects with non-traumatic SGS were recruited for enrollment.

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Background: The radiation dose to dysphagia and aspiration-related structures (DARS) for patients undergoing transoral robotic surgery (TORS) and post-operative radiation therapy (PORT) for primary oropharyngeal carcinoma is unknown.

Methods: This prospective study measured swallowing using the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory at baseline and then 12-months after PORT. Dosimetric parameters were collected.

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Drug resistance limits the effectiveness of oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) chemotherapies, leading to a poor prognosis for this disease. Elucidation of the underlying resistance mechanisms is key to enabling the identification of more effective treatments. This study, therefore, aims to identify novel therapeutic and/or chemotherapy sensitising drug targets in OAC.

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Autophagy is a lysosome dependent cell survival mechanism and is central to the maintenance of organismal homeostasis in both physiological and pathological situations. Targeting autophagy in cancer therapy attracted considerable attention in the past as stress-induced autophagy has been demonstrated to contribute to both drug resistance and malignant progression and recently interest in this area has re-emerged. Unlocking the therapeutic potential of autophagy modulation could be a valuable strategy for designing innovative tools for cancer treatment.

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