2019
Neuregulin Signaling Is a Mechanism of Therapeutic Resistance in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Baro M, Lopez Sambrooks C, Burtness BA, Lemmon MA, Contessa JN. Neuregulin Signaling Is a Mechanism of Therapeutic Resistance in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2019, 18: 2124-2134. PMID: 31387891, PMCID: PMC6825559, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-19-0163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalCetuximabDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMiceNeuregulinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor, ErbB-3Signal TransductionSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckUp-RegulationXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaTherapeutic resistanceCell carcinomaResistant cellsConcentrations of cetuximabEFM-19 cellsCetuximab-resistant cellsActionable therapeutic targetsHNSCC cell linesTumor growth experimentsInhibition of EGFRErbB3 antibodyNeuregulin expressionOverall survivalTreatment regimensCetuximab resistanceTherapeutic targetAutocrine loopLocal controlTumor growthRadiotherapyEGFR inhibitionCetuximabNeuregulin SignalingCombined Aurora Kinase A (AURKA) and WEE1 Inhibition Demonstrates Synergistic Antitumor Effect in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Lee JW, Parameswaran J, Sandoval-Schaefer T, Eoh KJ, Yang DH, Zhu F, Mehra R, Sharma R, Gaffney SG, Perry EB, Townsend JP, Serebriiskii IG, Golemis EA, Issaeva N, Yarbrough WG, Koo JS, Burtness B. Combined Aurora Kinase A (AURKA) and WEE1 Inhibition Demonstrates Synergistic Antitumor Effect in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 3430-3442. PMID: 30755439, PMCID: PMC6548643, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-0440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisAurora Kinase ACell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalDrug SynergismFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene ExpressionHumansMaleMiceNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckXenograft Model Antitumor Assays
2013
Targeting C4-Demethylating Genes in the Cholesterol Pathway Sensitizes Cancer Cells to EGF Receptor Inhibitors via Increased EGF Receptor Degradation
Sukhanova A, Gorin A, Serebriiskii IG, Gabitova L, Zheng H, Restifo D, Egleston BL, Cunningham D, Bagnyukova T, Liu H, Nikonova A, Adams GP, Zhou Y, Yang DH, Mehra R, Burtness B, Cai KQ, Klein-Szanto A, Kratz LE, Kelley RI, Weiner LM, Herman GE, Golemis EA, Astsaturov I. Targeting C4-Demethylating Genes in the Cholesterol Pathway Sensitizes Cancer Cells to EGF Receptor Inhibitors via Increased EGF Receptor Degradation. Cancer Discovery 2013, 3: 96-111. PMID: 23125191, PMCID: PMC3546138, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-12-0031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEGF receptorPathway genesDegradation of EGFROncogenic EGF receptorEGF receptor degradationBiosynthesis pathway genesPlatelet-derived growth factor receptorEndocytic traffickingVesicular traffickingEGF receptor inhibitorEGFR degradationDimerization partnerBioinformatics modelingGrowth factor receptorUnexpected roleReceptor degradationCancer cell viabilityNSDHLSC4MOLCholesterol pathwayGenesFactor receptorCancer resistanceEGFR antagonistsCancer cells
2004
A preclinical xenotransplantation animal model to assess human hematopoietic stem cell engraftment
Angelopoulou MK, Rinder H, Wang C, Burtness B, Cooper DL, Krause DS. A preclinical xenotransplantation animal model to assess human hematopoietic stem cell engraftment. Transfusion 2004, 44: 555-566. PMID: 15043572, DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2004.03285.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman cell engraftmentHuman CFU-MKCell engraftmentPLT engraftmentWBC engraftmentCFU-MKAutologous PBPC transplantationEnhancement of engraftmentMultilineage human hematopoiesisPercent of patientsPLT recoveryHuman WBCsMouse xenotransplantation modelHematopoietic stem cell engraftmentHuman hematopoietic stem cell engraftmentNOD-SCID miceStem cell engraftmentXenogeneic transplant modelBlood weeklyPBPC transplantationTransplant modelLiver abnormalitiesPatients CorrelateAutologous transplantationHuman PLTs
1998
Cytosine Deaminase Adenoviral Vector and 5-Fluorocytosine Selectively Reduce Breast Cancer Cells 1 Million-Fold When They Contaminate Hematopoietic Cells: A Potential Purging Method for Autologous Transplantation
Garcia-Sanchez F, Pizzorno G, Fu SQ, Nanakorn T, Krause DS, Liang J, Adams E, Leffert JJ, Yin LH, Cooperberg MR, Hanania E, Wang WL, Won JH, Peng XY, Cote R, Brown R, Burtness B, Giles R, Crystal R, Deisseroth AB. Cytosine Deaminase Adenoviral Vector and 5-Fluorocytosine Selectively Reduce Breast Cancer Cells 1 Million-Fold When They Contaminate Hematopoietic Cells: A Potential Purging Method for Autologous Transplantation. Blood 1998, 92: 672-682. PMID: 9657770, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v92.2.672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAnimalsAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticBreast NeoplasmsCell DeathCytosine DeaminaseFemaleFlucytosineFluorouracilGene Transfer TechniquesGenetic VectorsHematopoietic Stem Cell MobilizationHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansMaleMiceNucleoside DeaminasesProdrugsTransplantation, AutologousTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsBreast cancer cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBreast cancer patientsCancer patientsCytosine deaminase geneHuman mammary epithelial cellsAdenoviral vectorCancer cellsHours of exposureHematopoietic cellsAutologous stem cell productsMarrow cellsEscherichia coli cytosine deaminase geneReplication-incompetent adenoviral vectorEpithelial cellsChemotherapy-induced myelosuppressionBreast cancer cell line MCF-7Blood mononuclear cellsEarly hematopoietic precursor cellsMale donor miceCancer cell line MCF-7Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) analysisMCF-7 breast cancer cellsNormal human mammary epithelial cellsMDA-MB-453