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Combinatorial drug screening of mammary cells with induced mesenchymal transformation to identify drug combinations for triple-negative breast cancer
Colavito SA, Platt JT, Held MA, Liu Z, Sokup R, Stern DF. Combinatorial drug screening of mammary cells with induced mesenchymal transformation to identify drug combinations for triple-negative breast cancer. Oncotarget 2019, 10: 4822-4839. PMID: 31448050, PMCID: PMC6690678, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.27104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerDrug combinationsB-cell lymphoma-2 inhibitorTriple-negative breast cancerEffective treatment strategiesBreast cancer cellsEffective drug combinationsCombination regimenPoor prognosisCombination therapyTreatment optionsTreatment strategiesBCL2 inhibitorsEffective treatmentSelf-renewal capabilityCancerTumor cellsDifferent dosesCancer cellsMammary cellsCheckpoint kinase 1 inhibitorsKinase 1 inhibitorMesenchymal characteristicsMesenchymal transformationUntreated cells
2016
PMCA2 regulates HER2 protein kinase localization and signaling and promotes HER2-mediated breast cancer
Jeong J, VanHouten JN, Dann P, Kim W, Sullivan C, Yu H, Liotta L, Espina V, Stern DF, Friedman PA, Wysolmerski JJ. PMCA2 regulates HER2 protein kinase localization and signaling and promotes HER2-mediated breast cancer. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: e282-e290. PMID: 26729871, PMCID: PMC4725473, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1516138113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCalciumCarcinogenesisCell Line, TumorCell MembraneCell ProliferationCell SurvivalEndocytosisFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueForkhead Box Protein O1Forkhead Transcription FactorsGene Knockdown TechniquesHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansImmunoblottingIntracellular SpaceMammary Neoplasms, AnimalMicePlasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPasesProtein BindingProtein TransportReceptor, ErbB-2Signal TransductionSurvival AnalysisConceptsBreast cancerHigh tumor levelsDegradation of HER2Increases Intracellular CalciumMouse mammary tumor virusBreast cancer cellsMammary tumor virusPMCA2 levelsNeu miceTumor levelsFormation of tumorsHER2 levelsIntracellular calciumTherapeutic targetBreast tumorsHER2Milk calciumExpression correlatesCancerHSP 90Mammary glandCancer cellsTumor virusTumorsCalcium
2003
Gene expression profiling of ErbB receptor and ligand-dependent transcription
Amin DN, Perkins AS, Stern DF. Gene expression profiling of ErbB receptor and ligand-dependent transcription. Oncogene 2003, 23: 1428-1438. PMID: 14973552, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1207257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expression profilingExpression profilingInfluences gene transcriptionLigand-dependent transcriptionLigand-independent activationTranscriptional targetsGene transcriptionBreast cancerGene expressionMolecular mechanismsSame cell lineReceptor homodimersOligonucleotide arraysBreast cancer cellsUnidentified targetsErbB receptorsOverexpression of ErbB2GenesCancer cellsCell linesTranscriptionErbB4 receptorsErbB2ErbBClinical outcomes
2000
Activation (tyrosine phosphorylation) of ErbB-2 (HER-2/neu): a study of incidence and correlation with outcome in breast cancer.
Thor AD, Liu S, Edgerton S, Moore D, Kasowitz KM, Benz CC, Stern DF, DiGiovanna MP. Activation (tyrosine phosphorylation) of ErbB-2 (HER-2/neu): a study of incidence and correlation with outcome in breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2000, 18: 3230-9. PMID: 10986055, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2000.18.18.3230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerErbB-2 expressionPrognostic valueErbB-2Node-positive breast cancerNode-positive patientsPositive lymph nodesDisease-specific survivalPrimary breast cancerAdditional prognostic valueInvasive breast cancerNode-positive casesBreast cancer patientsSignificant prognostic valueStudy of incidenceArchival breast cancer samplesErbB-2-positive cellsBreast cancer samplesBreast cancer cellsInvasive breast cancer cellsIdentification of casesLymph nodesPatient groupPoor prognosisCancer patients