2016
Dual CCNE1/PIK3CA targeting is synergistic in CCNE1-amplified/PIK3CA-mutated uterine serous carcinomas in vitro and in vivo
Cocco E, Lopez S, Black J, Bellone S, Bonazzoli E, Predolini F, Ferrari F, Schwab CL, Menderes G, Zammataro L, Buza N, Hui P, Wong S, Zhao S, Bai Y, Rimm DL, Ratner E, Litkouhi B, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Santin AD. Dual CCNE1/PIK3CA targeting is synergistic in CCNE1-amplified/PIK3CA-mutated uterine serous carcinomas in vitro and in vivo. British Journal Of Cancer 2016, 115: 303-311. PMID: 27351214, PMCID: PMC4973158, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2016.198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesCyclin EDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesHeterograftsHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMutationOncogene ProteinsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesRNA, MessengerTissue Array AnalysisUterine NeoplasmsConceptsUterine serous carcinomaSerous carcinomaTumor growthCyclin E1 (CCNE1) gene amplificationRecurrent uterine serous carcinomaPrimary USC cell linesNovel therapeutic optionsSingle-agent treatmentIdeal therapeutic targetUSC cell linesCyclin E1 expressionUSC patientsUSC xenograftsInhibited cell growthCell cycle analysisAggressive variantTherapeutic optionsCCNE1 amplificationEndometrial tumorsCYC065Therapeutic targetClinical optionPIK3CA driver mutationsDriver mutationsXenograftsTriple-negative breast cancers with amplification of JAK2 at the 9p24 locus demonstrate JAK2-specific dependence
Balko JM, Schwarz LJ, Luo N, Estrada MV, Giltnane JM, Dávila-González D, Wang K, Sánchez V, Dean PT, Combs SE, Hicks D, Pinto JA, Landis MD, Doimi FD, Yelensky R, Miller VA, Stephens PJ, Rimm DL, Gómez H, Chang JC, Sanders ME, Cook RS, Arteaga CL. Triple-negative breast cancers with amplification of JAK2 at the 9p24 locus demonstrate JAK2-specific dependence. Science Translational Medicine 2016, 8: 334ra53. PMID: 27075627, PMCID: PMC5256931, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aad3001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationChromosomes, Human, Pair 9Cohort StudiesFemaleGene AmplificationGene Knockdown TechniquesGenetic LociHumansJanus Kinase 2Middle AgedSignal TransductionSpheroids, CellularSTAT3 Transcription FactorSTAT6 Transcription FactorTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerJAK2 amplificationBreast cancerUntreated triple-negative breast cancerEventual metastatic spreadBasal-like cancersBreast cancer subtypesTNBC cell linesAmplification of JAK2Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) geneNeoadjuvant chemotherapyOverall survivalTNBC xenograftsJAK1/2 inhibitorClinical trialsMetastatic spreadKinase 2 geneJAK2-specific inhibitorTumor growthCancer subtypesMammosphere formationPatientsPotential biomarkersTumor progressionJAK2 inhibitors
2011
β-Catenin Signaling Controls Metastasis in Braf-Activated Pten-Deficient Melanomas
Damsky WE, Curley DP, Santhanakrishnan M, Rosenbaum LE, Platt JT, Rothberg BE, Taketo MM, Dankort D, Rimm DL, McMahon M, Bosenberg M. β-Catenin Signaling Controls Metastasis in Braf-Activated Pten-Deficient Melanomas. Cancer Cell 2011, 20: 741-754. PMID: 22172720, PMCID: PMC3241928, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.10.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationBenzamidesBeta CateninCell Transformation, NeoplasticColorectal NeoplasmsEnzyme ActivationGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansImatinib MesylateKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMelanocytesMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPhosphorylationPiperazinesProtein StabilityProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolasePyrimidinesSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSplenic NeoplasmsTranscription, GeneticTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsΒ-catenin levelsPI3K/AktLymph nodesMetastatic tumorsFrequent metastasisTumor differentiationMalignant melanomaMAPK/ERKMelanoma metastasesMouse modelControl metastasisHuman melanomaMelanomaMetastasisΒ-catenin stabilizationPTEN lossCentral mediatorMetastasis regulatorsΒ-cateninSpecific changesFunctional implicationsWntLung
2009
GOLPH3 modulates mTOR signalling and rapamycin sensitivity in cancer
Scott KL, Kabbarah O, Liang MC, Ivanova E, Anagnostou V, Wu J, Dhakal S, Wu M, Chen S, Feinberg T, Huang J, Saci A, Widlund HR, Fisher DE, Xiao Y, Rimm DL, Protopopov A, Wong KK, Chin L. GOLPH3 modulates mTOR signalling and rapamycin sensitivity in cancer. Nature 2009, 459: 1085-1090. PMID: 19553991, PMCID: PMC2753613, DOI: 10.1038/nature08109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget of rapamycinTrans-Golgi networkHuman cancersGenome-wide copy number analysisCopy number analysisRetromer complexGolgi proteinsHuman cancer cellsRapamycin sensitivityNew oncogeneGOLPH3Integrative analysisPotent oncogeneGenomic profilesBiochemical dataCancer cellsFunction studiesNumber analysisYeastSolid tumor typesCell sizeOncogeneMTORRapamycinMTOR inhibitors