2013
Aurora kinases in head and neck cancer
Mehra R, Serebriiskii IG, Burtness B, Astsaturov I, Golemis EA. Aurora kinases in head and neck cancer. The Lancet Oncology 2013, 14: e425-e435. PMID: 23993387, PMCID: PMC4139969, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(13)70128-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAurora kinase AAurora kinasesKinase AExpression inhibits cell growthSquamous cell carcinomaHigh-throughput datasetsSmall molecule inhibitorsInhibits cell growthAurora kinase inhibitorsGenomic instabilityHealthy cellsBiological functionsKinaseCell growthCancer cellsEarly phase trialsKinase inhibitorsOverexpressionCellsDrug combination trialsNeck cancerCombination trialsPhase trialsSmall studyCarcinomaTargeting 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
2006
Antibody therapy for early-stage breast cancer: trastuzumab adjuvant and neoadjuvant trials
Mehra R, Burtness B. Antibody therapy for early-stage breast cancer: trastuzumab adjuvant and neoadjuvant trials. Expert Opinion On Biological Therapy 2006, 6: 951-962. PMID: 16918262, DOI: 10.1517/14712598.6.9.951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerVascular endothelial growth factor levelsEarly-stage breast cancerYear of trastuzumabHER2/neu geneGrowth factor levelsBreast cancer cellsAdjuvant settingNeoadjuvant trialsOverall survivalRandomised trialsAggressive courseImproved outcomesImmune responseTrastuzumabActivation initiatesFactor levelsHER2 phosphorylationMonoclonal antibodiesNeu geneCancerCancer cellsHER2TrialsAntibodies
2004
Sequence of Radiotherapy With Tamoxifen in Conservatively Managed Breast Cancer Does Not Affect Local Relapse Rates
Ahn PH, Vu HT, Lannin D, Obedian E, DiGiovanna MP, Burtness B, Haffty BG. Sequence of Radiotherapy With Tamoxifen in Conservatively Managed Breast Cancer Does Not Affect Local Relapse Rates. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2004, 23: 17-23. PMID: 15545666, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.09.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConservative surgeryFree rateBreast cancerYale-New Haven HospitalSequence of radiotherapyLocal relapse rateCompletion of radiationBreast cancer patientsOverall survivalMargin statusNodal statusRelapse rateConcurrent administrationT stageRetrospective studyCancer patientsProgesterone statusPatientsStage ITamoxifenLocal controlConcurrent useCancer cellsSignificant differencesCancer
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