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Barbara Peter

Barbara Peter is working on the characterization of stem cells in myeloid leukemia and mast cell leukemia.

Publication List

1: Willmann M, Peter B, Slavnitsch K, Berger D, Witzeneder N, Stefanzl G, Eisenwort G, Ivanov D, Sadovnik I, Hadzijusufovic E, Greiner G, Bernthaler T, Hoermann G, Dahlhoff M, Rülicke T, Valent P. Engraftment in NSG<sub>SCF</sub> mice correlates with the WHO category and prognosis in systemic mastocytosis. Leukemia. 2023 May;37(5):1162-1165. doi: 10.1038/s41375-023-01871-7. Epub 2023 Mar 14. PMID: 36918646; PMCID: PMC10169652.

2: Ivanov D, Milosevic Feenstra JD, Sadovnik I, Herrmann H, Peter B, Willmann M, Greiner G, Slavnitsch K, Hadzijusufovic E, Rülicke T, Dahlhoff M, Hoermann G, Machherndl-Spandl S, Eisenwort G, Fillitz M, Sliwa T, Krauth MT, Bettelheim P, Sperr WR, Koller E, Pfeilstöcker M, Gisslinger H, Keil F, Kralovics R, Valent P. Phenotypic characterization of disease-initiating stem cells in JAK2- or CALR- mutated myeloproliferative neoplasms. Am J Hematol. 2023 May;98(5):770-783. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26889. Epub 2023 Mar 9. PMID: 36814396.

3: Degenfeld-Schonburg L, Gamperl S, Stefanzl G, Schruef AK, Sadovnik I, Bauer K, Smiljkovic D, Eisenwort G, Peter B, Greiner G, Hadzijusufovic E, Schwaab J, Sperr WR, Hoermann G, Kopanja S, Szépfalusi Z, Hoetzenecker K, Jaksch P, Reiter A, Arock M, Valent P. Antineoplastic efficacy profiles of avapritinib and nintedanib in <i>KIT</i> D816V<sup>+</sup> systemic mastocytosis: a preclinical study. Am J Cancer Res. 2023 Feb 15;13(2):355-378. PMID: 36895976; PMCID: PMC9989615.

4: Peter B, Eisenwort G, Sadovnik I, Bauer K, Willmann M, Rülicke T, Berger D, Stefanzl G, Greiner G, Hoermann G, Keller A, Wolf D, Čulen M, Winter GE, Hoffmann T, Schiefer AI, Sperr WR, Zuber J, Mayer J, Valent P. BRD4 degradation blocks expression of MYC and multiple forms of stem cell resistance in Ph<sup>+</sup> chronic myeloid leukemia. Am J Hematol. 2022 Sep;97(9):1215-1225. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26650. Epub 2022 Jul 18. PMID: 35794848; PMCID: PMC9546315.

5: Willmann M, Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan V, Marconato L, Dacasto M, Hadzijusufovic E, Hermine O, Sadovnik I, Gamperl S, Schneeweiss-Gleixner M, Gleixner KV, Böhm T, Peter B, Eisenwort G, Moriggl R, Li Z, Jawhar M, Sotlar K, Jensen-Jarolim E, Sexl V, Horny HP, Galli SJ, Arock M, Vail DM, Kiupel M, Valent P. Proposed Diagnostic Criteria and Classification of Canine Mast Cell Neoplasms: A Consensus Proposal. Front Vet Sci. 2021 Dec 10;8:755258. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.755258. PMID: 34957277; PMCID: PMC8702826.

6: Eisenwort G, Sadovnik I, Keller A, Ivanov D, Peter B, Berger D, Stefanzl G, Bauer K, Slavnitsch K, Greiner G, Gleixner KV, Sperr WR, Willmann M, Sill H, Bettelheim P, Geissler K, Deininger M, Rülicke T, Valent P. Phenotypic characterization of leukemia-initiating stem cells in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Leukemia. 2021 Nov;35(11):3176-3187. doi: 10.1038/s41375-021-01227-z. Epub 2021 Mar 30. PMID: 33785864; PMCID: PMC7611912.

7: Gamperl S, Stefanzl G, Peter B, Smiljkovic D, Bauer K, Willmann M, Valent P, Hadzijusufovic E. Effects of ibrutinib on proliferation and histamine release in canine neoplastic mast cells. Vet Comp Oncol. 2019 Dec;17(4):553-561. doi: 10.1111/vco.12520. Epub 2019 Aug 13. PMID: 31286638; PMCID: PMC6900099.

8: Willmann M, Hadzijusufovic E, Hermine O, Dacasto M, Marconato L, Bauer K, Peter B, Gamperl S, Eisenwort G, Jensen-Jarolim E, Müller M, Arock M, Vail DM, Valent P. Comparative oncology: The paradigmatic example of canine and human mast cell neoplasms. Vet Comp Oncol. 2019 Mar;17(1):1-10. doi: 10.1111/vco.12440. Epub 2018 Sep 24. PMID: 30136349; PMCID: PMC6378619.

9: Arock M, Wedeh G, Hoermann G, Bibi S, Akin C, Peter B, Gleixner KV, Hartmann K, Butterfield JH, Metcalfe DD, Valent P. Preclinical human models and emerging therapeutics for advanced systemic mastocytosis. Haematologica. 2018 Nov;103(11):1760-1771. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2018.195867. Epub 2018 Jul 5. PMID: 29976735; PMCID: PMC6278969.

10: Valent P, Hadzijusufovic E, Grunt T, Karlic H, Peter B, Herrmann H, Eisenwort G, Hoermann G, Schulenburg A, Willmann M, Hubmann R, Shehata M, Selzer E, Gleixner KV, Rülicke T, Sperr WR, Marian B, Pfeilstöcker M, Pehamberger H, Keil F, Jäger U, Zielinski C. Ludwig Boltzmann Cluster Oncology (LBC ONC): first 10 years and future perspectives. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2018 Sep;130(17-18):517-529. doi: 10.1007/s00508-018-1355-7. Epub 2018 Jul 13. PMID: 30006759; PMCID: PMC6132878.

11: Schneeweiss M, Peter B, Bibi S, Eisenwort G, Smiljkovic D, Blatt K, Jawhar M, Berger D, Stefanzl G, Herndlhofer S, Greiner G, Hoermann G, Hadzijusufovic E, Gleixner KV, Bettelheim P, Geissler K, Sperr WR, Reiter A, Arock M, Valent P. The KIT and PDGFRA switch-control inhibitor DCC-2618 blocks growth and survival of multiple neoplastic cell types in advanced mastocytosis. Haematologica. 2018 May;103(5):799-809. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2017.179895. Epub 2018 Feb 8. PMID: 29439183; PMCID: PMC5927976.

12: Peter B, Bibi S, Eisenwort G, Wingelhofer B, Berger D, Stefanzl G, Blatt K, Herrmann H, Hadzijusufovic E, Hoermann G, Hoffmann T, Schwaab J, Jawhar M, Willmann M, Sperr WR, Zuber J, Sotlar K, Horny HP, Moriggl R, Reiter A, Arock M, Valent P. Drug-induced inhibition of phosphorylation of STAT5 overrides drug resistance in neoplastic mast cells. Leukemia. 2018 Apr;32(4):1016-1022. doi: 10.1038/leu.2017.338. Epub 2017 Nov 29. PMID: 29249817; PMCID: PMC6037300.

13: Keller A, Wingelhofer B, Peter B, Bauer K, Berger D, Gamperl S, Reifinger M, Cerny-Reiterer S, Moriggl R, Willmann M, Valent P, Hadzijusufovic E. The JAK2/STAT5 signaling pathway as a potential therapeutic target in canine mastocytoma. Vet Comp Oncol. 2018 Mar;16(1):55-68. doi: 10.1111/vco.12311. Epub 2017 Apr 11. Erratum in: Vet Comp Oncol. 2019 Sep;17(3):446-447. PMID: 28397975; PMCID: PMC5824979.

14: Valent P, Akin C, Hartmann K, George TI, Sotlar K, Peter B, Gleixner KV, Blatt K, Sperr WR, Manley PW, Hermine O, Kluin-Nelemans HC, Arock M, Horny HP, Reiter A, Gotlib J. Midostaurin: a magic bullet that blocks mast cell expansion and activation. Ann Oncol. 2017 Oct 1;28(10):2367-2376. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdx290. PMID: 28945834; PMCID: PMC7115852.

15: Sadovnik I, Hoelbl-Kovacic A, Herrmann H, Eisenwort G, Cerny-Reiterer S, Warsch W, Hoermann G, Greiner G, Blatt K, Peter B, Stefanzl G, Berger D, Bilban M, Herndlhofer S, Sill H, Sperr WR, Streubel B, Mannhalter C, Holyoake TL, Sexl V, Valent P. Identification of CD25 as STAT5-Dependent Growth Regulator of Leukemic Stem Cells in Ph+ CML. Clin Cancer Res. 2016 Apr 15;22(8):2051-61. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-15-0767. Epub 2015 Nov 25. PMID: 26607600; PMCID: PMC4817228.

16: Peter B, Winter GE, Blatt K, Bennett KL, Stefanzl G, Rix U, Eisenwort G, Hadzijusufovic E, Gridling M, Dutreix C, Hoermann G, Schwaab J, Radia D, Roesel J, Manley PW, Reiter A, Superti-Furga G, Valent P. Target interaction profiling of midostaurin and its metabolites in neoplastic mast cells predicts distinct effects on activation and growth. Leukemia. 2016 Feb;30(2):464-72. doi: 10.1038/leu.2015.242. Epub 2015 Sep 9. PMID: 26349526; PMCID: PMC4896384.

17: Rathert P, Roth M, Neumann T, Muerdter F, Roe JS, Muhar M, Deswal S, Cerny- Reiterer S, Peter B, Jude J, Hoffmann T, Boryń ŁM, Axelsson E, Schweifer N, Tontsch-Grunt U, Dow LE, Gianni D, Pearson M, Valent P, Stark A, Kraut N, Vakoc CR, Zuber J. Transcriptional plasticity promotes primary and acquired resistance to BET inhibition. Nature. 2015 Sep 24;525(7570):543-547. doi: 10.1038/nature14898. Epub 2015 Sep 14. PMID: 26367798; PMCID: PMC4921058.

18: Valent P, Berger J, Cerny-Reiterer S, Peter B, Eisenwort G, Hoermann G, Müllauer L, Mannhalter C, Steurer M, Bettelheim P, Horny HP, Arock M. Chronic mast cell leukemia (MCL) with KIT S476I: a rare entity defined by leukemic expansion of mature mast cells and absence of organ damage. Ann Hematol. 2015 Feb;94(2):223-31. doi: 10.1007/s00277-014-2207-9. Epub 2014 Sep 11. PMID: 25209843; PMCID: PMC4896380.

19: Grunt TW, Hebar A, Laffer S, Wagner R, Peter B, Herrmann H, Graf A, Bilban M, Posch M, Hoermann G, Mayerhofer M, Eisenwort G, Zielinski CC, Selzer E, Valent P. Prominin-1 (CD133, AC133) and dipeptidyl-peptidase IV (CD26) are indicators of infinitive growth in colon cancer cells. Am J Cancer Res. 2015 Jan 15;5(2):560-74. PMID: 25973297; PMCID: PMC4396035.

20: Sadovnik I, Lierman E, Peter B, Herrmann H, Suppan V, Stefanzl G, Haas O, Lion T, Pickl W, Cools J, Vandenberghe P, Valent P. Identification of Ponatinib as a potent inhibitor of growth, migration, and activation of neoplastic eosinophils carrying FIP1L1-PDGFRA. Exp Hematol. 2014 Apr;42(4):282-293.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2013.12.007. Epub 2014 Jan 6. PMID: 24407160; PMCID: PMC4338611.

21: Cerny-Reiterer S, Meyer RA, Herrmann H, Peter B, Gleixner KV, Stefanzl G, Hadzijusufovic E, Pickl WF, Sperr WR, Melo JV, Maeda H, Jäger U, Valent P. Identification of heat shock protein 32 (Hsp32) as a novel target in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Oncotarget. 2014 Mar 15;5(5):1198-211. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.1805. PMID: 24681707; PMCID: PMC4012724.

22: Peter B, Cerny-Reiterer S, Hadzijusufovic E, Schuch K, Stefanzl G, Eisenwort G, Gleixner KV, Hoermann G, Mayerhofer M, Kundi M, Baumgartner S, Sperr WR, Pickl WF, Willmann M, Valent P. The pan-Bcl-2 blocker obatoclax promotes the expression of Puma, Noxa, and Bim mRNA and induces apoptosis in neoplastic mast cells. J Leukoc Biol. 2014 Jan;95(1):95-104. doi: 10.1189/jlb.1112609. Epub 2013 Sep 19. PMID: 24052572.

23: Gleixner KV, Peter B, Blatt K, Suppan V, Reiter A, Radia D, Hadzijusufovic E, Valent P. Synergistic growth-inhibitory effects of ponatinib and midostaurin (PKC412) on neoplastic mast cells carrying KIT D816V. Haematologica. 2013 Sep;98(9):1450-7. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2012.079202. Epub 2013 Mar 28. PMID: 23539538; PMCID: PMC3762103.

24: Hadzijusufovic E, Peter B, Herrmann H, Rülicke T, Cerny-Reiterer S, Schuch K, Kenner L, Thaiwong T, Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan V, Pickl WF, Willmann M, Valent P. NI-1: a novel canine mastocytoma model for studying drug resistance and IgER- dependent mast cell activation. Allergy. 2012 Jul;67(7):858-68. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2012.02833.x. Epub 2012 May 15. Erratum in: Allergy. 2018 Nov;73(11):2264. PMID: 22583069; PMCID: PMC3401908.

25: Ghanim V, Herrmann H, Heller G, Peter B, Hadzijusufovic E, Blatt K, Schuch K, Cerny-Reiterer S, Mirkina I, Karlic H, Pickl WF, Zöchbauer-Müller S, Valent P. 5-azacytidine and decitabine exert proapoptotic effects on neoplastic mast cells: role of FAS-demethylation and FAS re-expression, and synergism with FAS- ligand. Blood. 2012 May 3;119(18):4242-52. doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-09-382770. Epub 2012 Mar 21. PMID: 22438247.

26: Blatt K, Herrmann H, Mirkina I, Hadzijusufovic E, Peter B, Strommer S, Hoermann G, Mayerhofer M, Hoetzenecker K, Klepetko W, Ghanim V, Marth K, Füreder T, Wacheck V, Valenta R, Valent P. The PI3-kinase/mTOR-targeting drug NVP-BEZ235 inhibits growth and IgE-dependent activation of human mast cells and basophils. PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e29925. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029925. Epub 2012 Jan 27. PMID: 22299028; PMCID: PMC3267720.

27: Herrmann H, Kneidinger M, Cerny-Reiterer S, Rülicke T, Willmann M, Gleixner KV, Blatt K, Hörmann G, Peter B, Samorapoompichit P, Pickl W, Bharate GY, Mayerhofer M, Sperr WR, Maeda H, Valent P. The Hsp32 inhibitors SMA-ZnPP and PEG-ZnPP exert major growth-inhibitory effects on D34+/CD38+ and CD34+/CD38- AML progenitor cells. Curr Cancer Drug Targets. 2012 Jan;12(1):51-63. doi: 10.2174/156800912798888992. PMID: 22165967.

28: Peter B, Gleixner KV, Cerny-Reiterer S, Herrmann H, Winter V, Hadzijusufovic E, Ferenc V, Schuch K, Mirkina I, Horny HP, Pickl WF, Müllauer L, Willmann M, Valent P. Polo-like kinase-1 as a novel target in neoplastic mast cells: demonstration of growth-inhibitory effects of small interfering RNA and the Polo-like kinase-1 targeting drug BI 2536. Haematologica. 2011 May;96(5):672-80. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2010.031328. Epub 2011 Jan 17. PMID: 21242189; PMCID: PMC3084913.

29: Hadzijusufovic E, Peter B, Gleixner KV, Schuch K, Pickl WF, Thaiwong T, Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan V, Mirkina I, Willmann M, Valent P. H1-receptor antagonists terfenadine and loratadine inhibit spontaneous growth of neoplastic mast cells. Exp Hematol. 2010 Oct;38(10):896-907. doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2010.05.008. Epub 2010 Jun 1. PMID: 20570632; PMCID: PMC4337971.

30: Peter B, Hadzijusufovic E, Blatt K, Gleixner KV, Pickl WF, Thaiwong T, Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan V, Willmann M, Valent P. KIT polymorphisms and mutations determine responses of neoplastic mast cells to bafetinib (INNO-406). Exp Hematol. 2010 Sep;38(9):782-91. doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2010.05.004. Epub 2010 May 26. PMID: 20685234.

31: Böhm A, Sonneck K, Gleixner KV, Schuch K, Pickl WF, Blatt K, Peter B, Herrmann H, Schernthaner GH, Pehamberger H, Rabitsch W, Sperr WR, Valent P. In vitro and in vivo growth-inhibitory effects of cladribine on neoplastic mast cells exhibiting the imatinib-resistant KIT mutation D816V. Exp Hematol. 2010 Sep;38(9):744-55. doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2010.05.006. Epub 2010 May 27. PMID: 20553795.

32: Gleixner KV, Ferenc V, Peter B, Gruze A, Meyer RA, Hadzijusufovic E, Cerny- Reiterer S, Mayerhofer M, Pickl WF, Sillaber C, Valent P. Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) as a novel drug target in chronic myeloid leukemia: overriding imatinib resistance with the Plk1 inhibitor BI 2536. Cancer Res. 2010 Feb 15;70(4):1513-23. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-09-2181. Epub 2010 Feb 9. PMID: 20145140.

33: Aichberger KJ, Gleixner KV, Mirkina I, Cerny-Reiterer S, Peter B, Ferenc V, Kneidinger M, Baumgartner C, Mayerhofer M, Gruze A, Pickl WF, Sillaber C, Valent P. Identification of proapoptotic Bim as a tumor suppressor in neoplastic mast cells: role of KIT D816V and effects of various targeted drugs. Blood. 2009 Dec 17;114(26):5342-51. doi: 10.1182/blood-2008-08-175190. Epub 2009 Oct 22. PMID: 19850739.

34: Hadzijusufovic E, Peter B, Rebuzzi L, Baumgartner C, Gleixner KV, Gruze A, Thaiwong T, Pickl WF, Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan V, Willmann M, Valent P. Growth- inhibitory effects of four tyrosine kinase inhibitors on neoplastic feline mast cells exhibiting a Kit exon 8 ITD mutation. Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 2009 Dec 15;132(2-4):243-50. doi: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2009.05.007. Epub 2009 May 18. PMID: 19505729; PMCID: PMC6763335.

35: Hadzijusufovic E, Rebuzzi L, Gleixner KV, Ferenc V, Peter B, Kondo R, Gruze A, Kneidinger M, Krauth MT, Mayerhofer M, Samorapoompichit P, Greish K, Iyer AK, Pickl WF, Maeda H, Willmann M, Valent P. Targeting of heat-shock protein 32/heme oxygenase-1 in canine mastocytoma cells is associated with reduced growth and induction of apoptosis. Exp Hematol. 2008 Nov;36(11):1461-70. doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2008.06.002. Epub 2008 Aug 23. PMID: 18723263.

36: Baumgartner C, Gleixner KV, Peter B, Ferenc V, Gruze A, Remsing Rix LL, Bennett KL, Samorapoompichit P, Lee FY, Pickl WF, Esterbauer H, Sillaber C, Superti-Furga G, Valent P. Dasatinib inhibits the growth and survival of neoplastic human eosinophils (EOL-1) through targeting of FIP1L1-PDGFRalpha. Exp Hematol. 2008 Oct;36(10):1244-53. doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2008.04.017. Epub 2008 Jul 10. PMID: 18619723.