2014
Taselisib, a selective inhibitor of PIK3CA, is highly effective on PIK3CA-mutated and HER2/neu amplified uterine serous carcinoma in vitro and in vivo
Lopez S, Schwab CL, Cocco E, Bellone S, Bonazzoli E, English DP, Schwartz PE, Rutherford T, Angioli R, Santin AD. Taselisib, a selective inhibitor of PIK3CA, is highly effective on PIK3CA-mutated and HER2/neu amplified uterine serous carcinoma in vitro and in vivo. Gynecologic Oncology 2014, 135: 312-317. PMID: 25172762, PMCID: PMC4270135, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.08.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinomaCell Cycle CheckpointsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorFemaleGene AmplificationHumansImidazolesIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and SerousOxazepinesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsReceptor, ErbB-2Uterine NeoplasmsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsHER2/neu gene amplificationUterine serous carcinomaUSC cell linesNeu gene amplificationCell linesHER2/neuPIK3CA mutationsGene amplificationPhosphorylation of S6Serous carcinomaPIK3CA wild typeG0/G1 phaseSelective inhibitorOncogenic PIK3CA mutationsS6 proteinCell cycle distributionPrimary uterine serous carcinomaWild typeDownstream signalingPrimary USC cell linesCell cycleNovel therapeutic optionsDose-dependent increaseDifferential growth inhibitionG1 phase
2013
HER2/neu gene amplification determines the sensitivity of uterine serous carcinoma cell lines to AZD8055, a novel dual mTORC1/2 inhibitor
English DP, Roque DM, Carrara L, Lopez S, Bellone S, Cocco E, Bortolomai I, Schwartz PE, Rutherford T, Santin AD. HER2/neu gene amplification determines the sensitivity of uterine serous carcinoma cell lines to AZD8055, a novel dual mTORC1/2 inhibitor. Gynecologic Oncology 2013, 131: 753-758. PMID: 24012800, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.08.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, PapillaryCell Line, TumorCystadenocarcinoma, SerousFemaleGene AmplificationHumansMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2MorpholinesMultiprotein ComplexesProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptor, ErbB-2TOR Serine-Threonine KinasesUterine NeoplasmsConceptsUSC cell linesC-erbB2 gene amplificationUterine serous carcinoma cell linesDual mTORC1/2 inhibitorCarcinoma cell linesC-erbB2Cell linesGene amplificationMTORC1/2 inhibitorsPrimary USC cell linesHER2/neu gene amplificationG0/G1 cell cycle phaseDose-dependent increaseHigh HER-2HER2/neuNeu gene amplificationDose-dependent declinePercentage of cellsUSC patientsHER-2Cell cycle profileDifferential growth inhibitionG1 cell cycle phasePS6 levelsTherapeutic agentsOncogenic PIK3CA gene mutations and HER2/neu gene amplifications determine the sensitivity of uterine serous carcinoma cell lines to GDC-0980, a selective inhibitor of Class I PI3 kinase and mTOR kinase (TORC1/2)
English DP, Bellone S, Cocco E, Bortolomai I, Pecorelli S, Lopez S, Silasi DA, Schwartz PE, Rutherford T, Santin AD. Oncogenic PIK3CA gene mutations and HER2/neu gene amplifications determine the sensitivity of uterine serous carcinoma cell lines to GDC-0980, a selective inhibitor of Class I PI3 kinase and mTOR kinase (TORC1/2). American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2013, 209: 465.e1-465.e9. PMID: 23891627, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.07.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCarcinoma, PapillaryCell Line, TumorClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleGene AmplificationGenes, erbB-2HumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMiddle AgedMutationPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPyrimidinesTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsClass I PI3-kinasePI3-kinaseC-erbB2 gene amplificationOncogenic PIK3CA mutationsMTOR kinaseCell linesGene amplificationUterine serous carcinoma cell linesDownstream cellular responsesCarcinoma cell linesUSC cell linesGene mutationsCellular responsesKinaseDifferential growth inhibitionDNA sequencingDirect DNA sequencingMutationsSitu hybridizationUse of GDCGrowth inhibitionExon 9HER2/neu gene amplificationFishPrimary USC cell lines