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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
2021
Identifying modules of cooperating cancer drivers
Klein MI, Cannataro VL, Townsend JP, Newman S, Stern DF, Zhao H. Identifying modules of cooperating cancer drivers. Molecular Systems Biology 2021, 17: msb20209810. PMID: 33769711, PMCID: PMC7995435, DOI: 10.15252/msb.20209810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer typesNRAS-mutant melanomaCombination of alterationsMultiple cancer typesClinical outcomesNFE2L2 mutationsIndividual patientsDriver alterationsEffective personalized treatmentPathway inhibitionTherapeutic potentialCancer etiologyPersonalized treatmentTumor formationTCGA cancer typesAlterationsPatientsCancer driversEtiologyMelanomaCancer
2018
Inhibition of isoprenylation synergizes with MAPK blockade to prevent growth in treatment‐resistant melanoma, colorectal, and lung cancer
Theodosakis N, Langdon CG, Micevic G, Krykbaeva I, Means RE, Stern DF, Bosenberg MW. Inhibition of isoprenylation synergizes with MAPK blockade to prevent growth in treatment‐resistant melanoma, colorectal, and lung cancer. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2018, 32: 292-302. PMID: 30281931, PMCID: PMC6590911, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationColorectal NeoplasmsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmDrug SynergismHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsLung NeoplasmsMaleMelanomaMevalonic AcidMice, NudeMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPrenylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSignal TransductionConceptsUseful adjunctive therapyHMG-CoA reductase inhibitorsAnti-tumor effectsAdjunctive therapyInhibition of isoprenylationLung cancerMEK inhibitionReductase inhibitorsMAPK blockadeDriver mutationsAdditional studiesStatinsTherapyMelanomaTumorsVemurafenibMAPK pathwayDownstream metabolitesInhibitionMAPKAdjunctiveColorectalSelumetinibBlockadeCancer
2017
Systematic Drug Screening Identifies Tractable Targeted Combination Therapies in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Wali VB, Langdon CG, Held MA, Platt JT, Patwardhan GA, Safonov A, Aktas B, Pusztai L, Stern DF, Hatzis C. Systematic Drug Screening Identifies Tractable Targeted Combination Therapies in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Cancer Research 2017, 77: 566-578. PMID: 27872098, PMCID: PMC5582957, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-1901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerTNBC cell linesPairwise drug combinationsClinical translationAggressive diseaseCombination therapyBreast cancerPreclinical proofDrug combinationsCombination treatmentInvestigational drugsSingle agentSensitivity patternCell sensitivityCell linesTherapyApoptotic activityAnticancer activityDownregulated genesMitogenic signalingCrizotinibBlockadeClinicAgentsCancer
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
2008
ERBB3/HER3 and ERBB2/HER2 Duet in Mammary Development and Breast Cancer
Stern DF. ERBB3/HER3 and ERBB2/HER2 Duet in Mammary Development and Breast Cancer. Journal Of Mammary Gland Biology And Neoplasia 2008, 13: 215. PMID: 18454306, PMCID: PMC6590701, DOI: 10.1007/s10911-008-9083-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerCancer etiologyErbB3/HER3Breast cancer etiologyAdditional therapeutic opportunitiesEpidermal growth factor receptor familyGrowth factor receptor familyAkt-dependent pathwayFactor receptor familyMouse modelERBB2 amplificationNeuregulin-2Neuregulin-1Therapeutic opportunitiesTherapeutic toolMammary developmentRegulation of metabolismCancerReceptor familyAggressive propertiesTherapeutic compoundsErbB2ErbB3Eventual developmentEtiologyInfluence of Activation State of ErbB-2 (HER-2) on Response to Adjuvant Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and Fluorouracil for Stage II, Node-Positive Breast Cancer: Study 8541 From the Cancer and Leukemia Group B
DiGiovanna MP, Stern DF, Edgerton S, Broadwater G, Dressler LG, Budman DR, Henderson IC, Norton L, Liu ET, Muss HB, Berry DA, Hayes DF, Thor AD. Influence of Activation State of ErbB-2 (HER-2) on Response to Adjuvant Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and Fluorouracil for Stage II, Node-Positive Breast Cancer: Study 8541 From the Cancer and Leukemia Group B. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 26: 2364-2372. PMID: 18390970, PMCID: PMC6589994, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.13.6580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantCyclophosphamideDisease-Free SurvivalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDoxorubicinEnzyme ActivationFemaleFluorouracilGene DosageHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceLymphatic MetastasisNeoplasm StagingPhosphorylationReceptor, ErbB-2ConceptsLeukemia Group BAdjuvant cyclophosphamideErbB-2Breast cancerGroup BAnthracycline-based adjuvant chemotherapyNode-positive breast cancerAdverse prognostic factorSpecific chemotherapeutic agentsErbB-2 overexpressionActivation stateTumor tissue sectionsAdjuvant chemotherapyCAF doseCALGB 8541Fluorouracil chemotherapyPrognostic factorsAssessable casesFavorable outcomePatientsChemotherapeutic agentsStage IICancerDoseTissue sections
2006
Formation of Neu/ErbB2-induced mammary tumors is unaffected by loss of ErbB4
Jackson-Fisher AJ, Bellinger G, Shum E, Duong JK, Perkins AS, Gassmann M, Muller W, Kent Lloyd KC, Stern DF. Formation of Neu/ErbB2-induced mammary tumors is unaffected by loss of ErbB4. Oncogene 2006, 25: 5664-5672. PMID: 16652155, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical studiesMammary tumorsMammary glandSimilar latency periodHistology of tumorsLoss of ERBB4Epidermal growth factor receptorTumor suppressorGrowth factor receptorLung metastasesBreast cancerErbb4 allelesMMTV-NeuLatency periodNull miceTumorsReceptor tyrosine kinasesFactor receptorErbB4ErbB familyCancerMiceTyrosine kinaseTissue culture analysisGland
2003
ErbBs in mammary development
Stern DF. ErbBs in mammary development. Experimental Cell Research 2003, 284: 89-98. PMID: 12648468, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4827(02)00103-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammary developmentHuman mammary carcinomaCancer therapyHER2/neuNormal mammary developmentEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorMammary carcinomaBreast cancerErbB2/HER2/NeuRational targetReceptor tyrosine kinasesFactor receptorReceptorsErbB familyTherapyTyrosine kinaseFrequent selectionErbBCarcinomaEtiologyCancerMiceNeu
2000
Tyrosine kinase signalling in breast cancer: ErbB family receptor tyrosine kinases
Stern D. Tyrosine kinase signalling in breast cancer: ErbB family receptor tyrosine kinases. Breast Cancer Research 2000, 2: 176. PMID: 11250707, PMCID: PMC138772, DOI: 10.1186/bcr51.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBiomarkersBreast NeoplasmsEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsFemaleGene AmplificationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, erbBHumansProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, ErbB-2Signal TransductionTranscriptional ActivationTransforming Growth FactorsTrastuzumabConceptsBreast cancerErbB family receptor tyrosine kinasesReceptor tyrosine kinasesHER2/neuTyrosine kinaseEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorClinical trialsSteroid receptorsTherapeutic antibodiesErbB-2Factor receptorReceptorsCancerPhysiological regulatorSignificant subsetFamily membersKinaseOptimal useNeuHormoneTrialsAntibodiesHerceptin