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Maria Marjorette Pena

University of South Carolina

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Abbapolin inhibitors of the PLK1 PBD as Prostate Cancer Therapeutics, in vivo activity and synergy with androgen therapy

George Merhej, Gurusankar Ramamoorthy, Danda P. Chapagai, Mohammad Esfini Farahani, Yifan Kong, C.N.R. Rao, Jessy M. Stafford, Zachary T. Mack, Cassidy E Socia, S Krishna Kumari, Kristen Hogan, Niti Jan, Maria Marjorette Pena, Elmar Nurmemmedov, Ivan Babić, , Campbell McInnes

This study develops and characterizes abbapolins, non-peptidic PLK1 PBD inhibitors, showing in vivo efficacy against prostate cancer and synergy with enzalutamide.

bioRxiv · Jul 24, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology