Publications (2010 - 2018)

1.         Tranmer GGK and Hasinoff BB, Camptothecin (CPT) derivative(S) and methods and uses thereof.  2018.

2.         Liang D, Wu X, Hasinoff BB, Herbert DE and Tranmer GK, Evaluation of Nitrobenzyl Derivatives of Camptothecin as Anti-Cancer Agents and Potential Hypoxia Targeting Prodrugs. Molecules 23, 2018.

3.         Hasinoff BB and Patel D, Molecular mechanisms of the cardiotoxicity of the proteasomal-targeted anticancer drugs bortezomib, carfilzomib, ixazomib, oprozomib, and delanzomib. American Association for Cancer Research, Chicago April 16, 2018, 2018.

4.         Hasinoff BB, Progress curve analysis of the kinetics of slow-binding anticancer drug inhibitors of the 20S proteasome. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 639: 52-58, 2018.

5.         Hasinoff BB, Patel D and Wu X, The myocyte-damaging effects of the BCR-ABL1-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors increase with potency and decrease with specificity. Cardiovascular Toxicology 17: 297-306, 2017.

6.         Hasinoff BB, Patel D and Wu X, Molecular mechanisms of the cardiotoxicity of the proteasomal-targeted drugs bortezomib and carfilzomib. Cardiovascular Toxicology 17: 237-250, 2017.

7.         Hasinoff BB and Patel D, Disulfiram is a slow-binding partial noncompetitive inhibitor of 20S proteasome activity. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 633: 23-28, 2017.

8.         Hasinoff BB, Wu X, Patel D, Kanagasabai R, Karmahapatra S and Yalowich JC, Finally, a non-cardiotoxic doxorubicin analog. Canadian Oxidative Stress Consortium 9, 2016.

9.         Hasinoff BB, Wu X, Patel D, Kanagasabai R, Karmahapatra S and Yalowich JC, Mechanisms of action and reduced cardiotoxicity of pixantrone; a topoisomerase II targeting agent with cellular selectivity for the topoisomerase IIa isoform. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 356: 397-409, 2016.

10.       Hasinoff BB, Molecular mechanisms of the cardiotoxicity of the proteasomal-targeted anticancer drugs bortezomib and carfilzomib. American Association for Cancer Research. New Orleans, April 12, 2016, 2016.

11.       Yadav AA, Chee G-L, Wu X, Patel D, Yalowich JC and Hasinoff BB, Structure-based design, synthesis and biological testing of piperazine-linked bis-epipodophyllotoxin etoposide analogs. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 23: 3542-3551, 2015.

12.       Hasinoff BB, Wu X, Yadav AA, Patel D, Zhang H, Wang D-S, Chen Z-S and Yalowich JC, Cellular mechanisms of the cytotoxicity of the anticancer drug elesclomol and its complex with Cu(II). Biochemical Pharmacology 93: 266-276, 2015.

13.       Hasinoff BB, Wu X, Patel D and Yalowich JC, The non-cardiotoxic anticancer drug pixantrone targets topoisomerase II. American Association for Cancer Research. Philadelphia, April 20, 2015, 2015.

14.       Yadav AA, Wu X, Patel D, Yalowich JC and Hasinoff BB, Structure-based design, synthesis and biological testing of etoposide analog epipodophyllotoxin-N-mustard hybrid compounds designed to covalently bind to topoisomerase II and DNA. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 22: 5935-5949, 2014.

15.       Wu X, Yalowich JC, Patel D and Hasinoff BB, Disulfiram is a potent inhibitor of topoisomerase II. American Association for Cancer Research, 2014.

16.       Herman E, Hasinoff BB, Steiner R and Lipshultz SE, A review of the preclinical development of dexrazoxane. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 36: 33-38, 2014.

17.       Hasinoff BB, Yadav AA, Patel D and Wu X, The cytotoxicity of the anticancer drug elesclomol is due to oxidative stress indirectly mediated through its complex with Cu(II). Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 137: 22-30, 2014.

18.       Hasinoff BB, Structure-based design, synthesis and biological testing of highly potent semi-synthetic epipodophyllotoxin-derived hybrid etoposide analogs. American Association for Cancer Research, 2014.

19.       Abbott GL, Wu X, Zhao Z, Guo G, Birman VB, Hasinoff BB and Dmitrienko GI, Prekinamycin and an isosteric-isoelectronic analogue exhibit comparable cytotoxicity towards K562 human leukemia cells. Medicinal Chemistry Communications 5: 1364-1370, 2014.

20.       Yadav AA, Patel D, Wu X and Hasinoff BB, Molecular mechanisms of the biological activity of the anticancer drug elesclomol and its complexes with Cu(II), Ni(II) and Pt(II). Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 126: 1-6, 2013.

21.       Hasinoff BB, Yalowich JC, Patel D, Yadav A and Wu C, Molecular mechanisms of elesclomol cytotoxicity. American Association for Cancer Research, 2013.

22.       Hasinoff BB, Patel D and Wu X, The dual-targeted HER1/HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor lapatinib strongly potentiates the cardiac myocyte-damaging effects of doxorubicin. Cardiovascular Toxicology 13: 33-47, 2013.

23.       Chee G-L, Brewer AD and Hasinoff BB, Preparation of 2-carbamo(thio)yl-1,3-dioxopropyl derivatives as topoisomerase II targeting compounds for cancer therapy.  WO2013159224A1, 2013/10/31/, 2013.

24.       Chee G and Hasinoff BB, Chemical reactivity and biological activity of dihydro-1,4-dithiin tetraoxides. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 2013.

25.       Yalowich JC, Wu X, Zhang R, Kanagasabai R, Hornbaker M and Hasinoff BB, The anticancer thiosemicarbazones Dp44mT and triapine lack inhibitory effects as catalytic inhibitors or poisons of DNA topoisomerase IIa. Biochemical Pharmacology 84: 52-58, 2012.

26.       Wu X, Yalowich JC and Hasinoff BB, Elesclomol (STA-4783) is a potent inhibitor of topoisomerase II. American Association for Cancer Research, 2012.

27.       Nash J, Madec K, Brewer DA, Hasinoff BB and Chee G-L, Chemical reactivity and biological activity of dihydro-1,4-dithiin tetraoxides. Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences Annual Symposium, 2012.

28.       Hasinoff BB, Wu X, Nitiss JL, Kanagasabai R and Yalowich JC, The anticancer multi-kinase inhibitor dovitinib also targets topoisomerase I and topoisomerase II. Biochemical Pharmacology 84: 1617-1626, 2012.

29.       Hasinoff BB, Patel D and Wu X, The dual targeted HER1/HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor lapatinib strongly potentiates the cardiac myocyte damaging effects of doxorubicin. 7th Meeting of the Oxidative Stress Consortium, 2012.

30.       Hasinoff BB, Patel D and Wu X, Lapatinib and other tyrosine kinase inhibitors greatly potentiate doxorubicin-induced damage to cardiac myocytes. American Association for Cancer Research, 2012.

31.       Chee G-L, Brouwer WG, Osika E, Hasinoff BB and Brewer AD, Preparation of oxathiazine and dithiine oxides as inhibitors of sulfhydryl-dependent biomolecules.  WO2012024083A1, 2012/02/23/, 2012.

32.       Chee G-L, Brouwer WG, Osika E, Hasinoff BB and Brewer AD, Preparation of oxathiazine and dithiine oxides as inhibitors of sulfhydryl-dependent biomolecules.  US20120142676A1, 2012/06/07/, 2012.

33.       Chee G-L, Brouwer WG, Brewer DA, Osika E and Hasinoff BB, Oxathiazine and dithiin oxides as inhibitors of sulfhydryl-dependent biomolecules. US Patent Application 20120142676A1, 27-Jul-2012, 2012.

34.       Chee G-L, Brewer DA and Hasinoff BB, 2-Carbamo(thio)yl-1,3-dioxopropyl derivatives in cancer therapy. US Provisional Application 61/638176, 2012.

35.       Chee G-L, Bhattarai B, Gietz RD, Alrushaid S, Nitiss JL and Hasinoff BB, Chemical reactivity and microbicidal action of bethoxazin. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 20: 1494-1501, 2012.

36.       Zhang R, Wu X, Yalowich JC and Hasinoff BB, Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a novel series of bisintercalating DNA-binding piperazine-linked bisanthrapyrazole compounds as anticancer agents. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 19: 7023-7032, 2011.

37.       Wu X, Yalowich JC and Hasinoff BB, The anticancer kinase inhibitor dovitinib (TKI258) may have multiple modes of action because it also binds DNA and inhibits topoisomerase I and topoisomerase IIa. American Association for Cancer Research Abstract no. 2530, 2011.

38.       Wu X, Yalowich JC and Hasinoff BB, Cadmium is a catalytic inhibitor of DNA topoisomerase II. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 105: 833-838, 2011.

39.       Herman EH, Knapton A, Rosen E, Thompson K, Rosenzweig B, Estis J, Agee S, Lu QA, Todd JA, Lipshultz S, Hasinoff BB and Zhang J, A multifaceted evaluation of imatinib-induced cardiotoxicity in the rat. Toxicologic Pathology 39: 1091-1106, 2011.

40.       Hasinoff BB, Patel D and Wu X, Lapatinib in combination with doxorubicin is highly damaging to cardiac myocytes. American Association for Cancer Research Abstract no. 3576, 2011.

41.       Alrushaid S, Bhattaria B, Gietz RG, Yalowich JC, Nitiss JL, Hasinoff BB and Chee G, Bethoxazin is a potent inhibitor of DNA topoisomerase II. 2nd Canadian Pharmacy Education and Research Conference and 68th Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada Annual General Meeting Abstract # BR-13, 2011.

42.       Zhang R, Wu X, Guziec LJ, Guziec F, Jr., Chee G-L, Yalowich JC and Hasinoff BB, Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of a novel series of anthrapyrazoles linked with netropsin-like oligopyrrole carboxamides as anticancer agents. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 18: 3974-3984, 2010.

43.       Zhang R, Wu X, Chee G-L, Guziec LJ, Guziec F, Yalowich JC and Hasinoff BB, Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of a novel series of anthrapyrazoles linked with netropsin-like oligopyrrole carboxamides as anticancer agents. American Association for Cancer Research Abstract # 3509: 342, 2010.

44.       Wu X, Zhang R, Guziec L, Guziec F, Yalowich JC and Hasinoff BB, The molecular docking-based design and biological evaluation of a novel series of bisintercalating DNA-binding bisanthrapyrazole compounds containing amine linkers. American Association for Cancer Research Abstract # 3510: 342, 2010.

45.       O'Hara KA, Dmitrienko GI and Hasinoff BB, Kinamycin F downregulates cyclin D3 in human leukemia K562 cells. Chemico-Biological Interactions 184: 396-402, 2010.

46.       Hasinoff BB and Patel D, The lack of target specificity of small molecule anticancer kinase inhibitors is correlated with their ability to damage myocytes in vitro. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 249: 132-139, 2010.

47.       Hasinoff BB and Patel D, The cardiotoxicity and myocyte damage caused by small molecule anticancer tyrosine kinase inhibitors is correlated with lack of target specificity. American Association for Cancer Research Abstract no. 2602: 283, 2010.

48.       Hasinoff BB and Patel D, Mechanisms of myocyte cytotoxicity induced by the multikinase inhibitor sorafenib. Cardiovascular Toxicology 10: 1-8, 2010.

49.       Hasinoff BB, The cardiotoxicity and myocyte damage caused by small molecule anticancer kinase inhibitors is correlated with their lack of target specificity. Western Canada Medicinal Chemistry Workshop 11, 2010.

50.       Hasinoff BB, The cardiotoxicity and myocyte damage caused by small molecule anticancer kinase inhibitors is correlated with their lack of target specificity. In: Cardiovascular Complications in Oncology: Yesterday and Today, Naples, Italy, October2010. The II National Congress of Cardioncology.

51.       Hasinoff BB, The pharmacology of dexrazoxane: iron chelating prodrug and topoisomerase II inhibitor. In: Razoxane and dexrazoxane - two multifunctional agents (Eds. Hellmann K and Rhomberg W), pp. 158-167. Springer, Dordrecht, 2010.

52.       Hasinoff BB, The cardiotoxicity and myocyte damage caused by small molecule anticancer tyrosine kinase inhibitors is correlated with lack of target specificity. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 244: 190-195, 2010.

53.       Chee G-L, Yalowich JC and Hasinoff BB, A diazirine-based photoaffinity etoposide probe for labeling topoisomerase II. American Association for Cancer Research Abstract no. 3508: 342, 2010.

54.       Chee G-L, Yalowich JC, Bodner A, Wu X and Hasinoff BB, A diazirine-based photoaffinity etoposide probe for labeling topoisomerase II. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 18: 830-838, 2010.