2021
The impact of tumor epithelial and microenvironmental heterogeneity on treatment responses in HER2-positive breast cancer
Janiszewska M, Stein S, Filho O, Eng J, Kingston NL, Harper NW, Rye IH, Alečković M, Trinh A, Murphy KC, Marangoni E, Cristea S, Oakes B, Winer EP, Krop I, Russnes HG, Spellman PT, Bucher E, Hu Z, Chin K, Gray JW, Michor F, Polyak K. The impact of tumor epithelial and microenvironmental heterogeneity on treatment responses in HER2-positive breast cancer. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e147617. PMID: 33886505, PMCID: PMC8262355, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.147617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBreast NeoplasmsClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesDNA Copy Number VariationsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEpithelial CellsFemaleFibroblastsHumansMacrophagesMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm TransplantationReceptor, ErbB-2TrastuzumabTumor MicroenvironmentVesicular Transport ProteinsConceptsBreast cancerTherapeutic resistanceHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Patient-derived xenograft modelsLymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptorHER2-targeted therapiesGrowth factor receptor 2Impact of tumorFibroblastic reticular cellsFactor receptor 2Tumor epithelial cellsIntratumor heterogeneityDivergent cellular phenotypesResistance-conferring mutationsClinical outcomesPIK3CA mutationsTreatment responseClinical challengeDifferent therapiesFrequency of cellsXenograft modelReceptor 2Stromal determinants
2019
PIK3CA and MAP3K1 alterations imply luminal A status and are associated with clinical benefit from pan-PI3K inhibitor buparlisib and letrozole in ER+ metastatic breast cancer
Nixon MJ, Formisano L, Mayer IA, Estrada MV, González-Ericsson PI, Isakoff SJ, Forero-Torres A, Won H, Sanders ME, Solit DB, Berger MF, Cantley LC, Winer EP, Arteaga CL, Balko JM. PIK3CA and MAP3K1 alterations imply luminal A status and are associated with clinical benefit from pan-PI3K inhibitor buparlisib and letrozole in ER+ metastatic breast cancer. Npj Breast Cancer 2019, 5: 31. PMID: 31552290, PMCID: PMC6757060, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-019-0126-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerClinical benefitBreast cancerPan-PI3K inhibitor buparlisibHuman epidermal growth factor 2Epidermal growth factor 2K inhibitorsPan-PI3K inhibitorPhase Ib studySubset of patientsPI3KBreast cancer cell linesPI3K inhibitorsPAM50 analysisCancer cell linesEndocrine therapyGrowth factor 2Only biomarkerPIK3CA mutationsClinical trialsMetastatic tissuesTherapeutic combinationsIb studyPatientsBuparlisibPhase II trial of AKT inhibitor MK-2206 in patients with advanced breast cancer who have tumors with PIK3CA or AKT mutations, and/or PTEN loss/PTEN mutation
Xing Y, Lin NU, Maurer MA, Chen H, Mahvash A, Sahin A, Akcakanat A, Li Y, Abramson V, Litton J, Chavez-MacGregor M, Valero V, Piha-Paul SA, Hong D, Do KA, Tarco E, Riall D, Eterovic AK, Wulf GM, Cantley LC, Mills GB, Doyle LA, Winer E, Hortobagyi GN, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Meric-Bernstam F. Phase II trial of AKT inhibitor MK-2206 in patients with advanced breast cancer who have tumors with PIK3CA or AKT mutations, and/or PTEN loss/PTEN mutation. Breast Cancer Research 2019, 21: 78. PMID: 31277699, PMCID: PMC6612080, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-019-1154-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiomarkersBreast NeoplasmsClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesDrug MonitoringFemaleHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansImmunohistochemistryMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTreatment OutcomeConceptsObjective response ratePeripheral blood mononuclear cellsPlatelet-rich plasmaAdvanced breast cancerPhase II trialPre-treatment biopsiesBreast cancerAKT inhibitor MKAKT1 mutationsPTEN lossII trialPIK3CA mutationsPIK3CA/AKT1 mutationsAdvanced breast cancer patientsInhibitor MKTriple-negative breast cancerMethodsThe primary endpointPIK3CA/AKT1Common adverse eventsPre-treated patientsProgression-free survivalResultsTwenty-seven patientsBreast cancer patientsBlood mononuclear cellsPTEN mutations
2018
Unraveling the clinicopathological features driving the emergence of ESR1 mutations in metastatic breast cancer
Kuang Y, Siddiqui B, Hu J, Pun M, Cornwell M, Buchwalter G, Hughes ME, Wagle N, Kirschmeier P, Jänne PA, Paweletz CP, Lin NU, Krop IE, Barry WT, Winer EP, Brown M, Jeselsohn R. Unraveling the clinicopathological features driving the emergence of ESR1 mutations in metastatic breast cancer. Npj Breast Cancer 2018, 4: 22. PMID: 30083595, PMCID: PMC6072793, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-018-0075-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerESR1 mutationsBreast cancerMetastatic settingClinicopathological featuresPIK3CA mutationsAromatase inhibitorsER-positive metastatic breast cancerDetailed clinical dataSpecific systemic treatmentMetastatic treatmentDistant recurrenceMetastatic diseaseSystemic treatmentPrimary diseaseEndocrine resistanceCDK4/6 inhibitorsPathological featuresFulvestrant treatmentClinical dataPrior treatmentSignificant associationPatientsCancerPrevalence
2016
Pictilisib for oestrogen receptor-positive, aromatase inhibitor-resistant, advanced or metastatic breast cancer (FERGI): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial
Krop IE, Mayer IA, Ganju V, Dickler M, Johnston S, Morales S, Yardley DA, Melichar B, Forero-Torres A, Lee SC, de Boer R, Petrakova K, Vallentin S, Perez EA, Piccart M, Ellis M, Winer E, Gendreau S, Derynck M, Lackner M, Levy G, Qiu J, He J, Schmid P. Pictilisib for oestrogen receptor-positive, aromatase inhibitor-resistant, advanced or metastatic breast cancer (FERGI): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Oncology 2016, 17: 811-821. PMID: 27155741, PMCID: PMC5524539, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(16)00106-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsDouble-Blind MethodDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEstradiolEstrogen Receptor AntagonistsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFulvestrantHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenSalvage TherapySurvival RateConceptsProgression-free survivalSerious adverse eventsTreatment-related serious adverse eventsWorse adverse eventsPlacebo groupAdverse eventsNon-measurable diseaseAromatase inhibitor treatmentPIK3CA mutationsBreast cancerDay 1Grade 3Inhibitor treatmentDay 15Cycle 1Median progression-free survivalHER2-negative breast cancerEndocrine-resistant breast cancerPIK3CA-mutated tumorsPhase 2 studyPhase 2 trialMetastatic breast cancerWeeks of treatmentAromatase inhibitor resistanceF Hoffmann-La Roche
2015
PIK3CAH1047R- and Her2-initiated mammary tumors escape PI3K dependency by compensatory activation of MEK-ERK signaling
Cheng H, Liu P, Ohlson C, Xu E, Symonds L, Isabella A, Muller WJ, Lin NU, Krop IE, Roberts TM, Winer EP, Arteaga CL, Zhao JJ. PIK3CAH1047R- and Her2-initiated mammary tumors escape PI3K dependency by compensatory activation of MEK-ERK signaling. Oncogene 2015, 35: 2961-2970. PMID: 26640141, PMCID: PMC4896860, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2015.377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerPIK3CA mutationsMammary tumorsHER2 amplification/overexpressionHER2-positive breast cancerHER2-positive cancersPrimary mammary tumorsHER2/HER3PIK3CA-activating mutationsHER2/neuHuman breast cancerEffective treatment approachAmplification/overexpressionCompound mouse modelMEK-ERK signalingMouse mammary glandWorse prognosisCombination therapyMammary tumorigenesisMouse modelMutant PIK3CATreatment approachesHER2Combined inhibitionCompensatory activationPI3K-p110α mediates resistance to HER2-targeted therapy in HER2+, PTEN-deficient breast cancers
Wang Q, Liu P, Spangle JM, Von T, Roberts TM, Lin NU, Krop IE, Winer EP, Zhao JJ. PI3K-p110α mediates resistance to HER2-targeted therapy in HER2+, PTEN-deficient breast cancers. Oncogene 2015, 35: 3607-3612. PMID: 26500061, PMCID: PMC4846581, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2015.406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansLapatinibMammary Neoplasms, ExperimentalMice, KnockoutMolecular Targeted TherapyPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolaseQuinazolinesReceptor, ErbB-2Signal TransductionThiazolesTumor BurdenXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsBreast tumorsP110β inhibitorsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) amplificationP110α inhibitionPTEN lossInhibition of HER2Treatment of HER2Human cancersPI3K pathway activationPTEN-deficient breast cancersGenetic mouse modelsPI3K/Akt signalingPTEN-deficient tumorsPI3K/AktDual HER2Therapeutic regimenHER2 inhibitionPIK3CA mutationsTumor regressionBreast cancerMouse modelXenograft modelHER2Null tumorsHER2 activation