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Simon R Lord

University of Oxford
Verified email at oncology.ox.ac.uk
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[HTML][HTML] Imaging tumour hypoxia with positron emission tomography

…, KJ Williams, AL Harris, J Domarkas, S Lord… - British journal of …, 2015 - nature.com
Hypoxia, a hallmark of most solid tumours, is a negative prognostic factor due to its association
with an aggressive tumour phenotype and therapeutic resistance. Given its prominent …

[HTML][HTML] Is it still worth pursuing the repurposing of metformin as a cancer therapeutic?

SR Lord, AL Harris - British Journal of Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Over the past 15 years, there has been great interest in the potential to repurpose the
diabetes drug, metformin, as a cancer treatment. However, despite considerable efforts being …

[HTML][HTML] The current status of risk-stratified breast screening

AK Clift, D Dodwell, S Lord, S Petrou, SM Brady… - British journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Apart from high-risk scenarios such as the presence of highly penetrant genetic mutations,
breast screening typically comprises mammography or tomosynthesis strategies defined by …

[PDF][PDF] Fatty acid uptake and lipid storage induced by HIF-1α contribute to cell growth and survival after hypoxia-reoxygenation

K Bensaad, E Favaro, CA Lewis, B Peck, S Lord… - Cell reports, 2014 - cell.com
An in vivo model of antiangiogenic therapy allowed us to identify genes upregulated by
bevacizumab treatment, including Fatty Acid Binding Protein 3 (FABP3) and FABP7, both of …

Trastuzumab duocarmazine in locally advanced and metastatic solid tumours and HER2-expressing breast cancer: a phase 1 dose-escalation and dose-expansion …

…, C Saura, F Thistlethwaite, S Lord… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Trastuzumab duocarmazine is a novel HER2-targeting antibody–drug conjugate
comprised of trastuzumab covalently bound to a linker drug containing duocarmycin. …

Efficacy of reduced-intensity chemotherapy with oxaliplatin and capecitabine on quality of life and cancer control among older and frail patients with advanced …

…, K Guptal, N Maisey, M Khan, J Dent, S Lord… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
… Dr Lord reported funding of clinical trial activities from the National Institute for Health …
outside the submitted work; in addition, Dr Lord had a patent for Mitox Therapeutics issued related …

[PDF][PDF] Integrated pharmacodynamic analysis identifies two metabolic adaption pathways to metformin in breast cancer

SR Lord, WC Cheng, D Liu, E Gaude, S Haider… - Cell metabolism, 2018 - cell.com
Late-phase clinical trials investigating metformin as a cancer therapy are underway. However,
there remains controversy as to the mode of action of metformin in tumors at clinical doses…

Hypoxia-induced switch in SNAT2/SLC38A2 regulation generates endocrine resistance in breast cancer

…, EJ Teoh, WC Cheng, S Lord… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Tumor hypoxia is associated with poor patient outcomes in estrogen receptor-α–positive (ERα
+ ) breast cancer. Hypoxia is known to affect tumor growth by reprogramming metabolism …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting OXPHOS and the electron transport chain in cancer; Molecular and therapeutic implications

J Greene, A Segaran, S Lord - Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) takes place in mitochondria and is the process whereby
cells use carbon fuels and oxygen to generate ATP. Formerly OXPHOS was thought to be …

[HTML][HTML] Gene expression and hypoxia in breast cancer

E Favaro, S Lord, AL Harris, FM Buffa - Genome medicine, 2011 - Springer
Hypoxia is a feature of most solid tumors and is associated with poor prognosis in several
cancer types, including breast cancer. The master regulator of the hypoxic response is the …