2020
Aneuploidy increases resistance to chemotherapeutics by antagonizing cell division
Replogle JM, Zhou W, Amaro AE, McFarland JM, Villalobos-Ortiz M, Ryan J, Letai A, Yilmaz O, Sheltzer J, Lippard SJ, Ben-David U, Amon A. Aneuploidy increases resistance to chemotherapeutics by antagonizing cell division. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 30566-30576. PMID: 33203674, PMCID: PMC7720170, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2009506117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell cycle delayG1 cell cycle delayChromosome gainsSingle chromosome gainsCycle delayWhole chromosome gainsCancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) datasetsDrug resistanceCell divisionCellular stressEuploid cellsPoor disease outcomeG1 delayPoor patient prognosisS phaseSelective benefitsSlow proliferationChemotherapeutic cisplatinChemotherapeutic resistanceCancer cellsSlowed proliferationChemotherapy treatmentPatient prognosisDisease outcomeAneuploidyDiscovering and validating cancer genetic dependencies: approaches and pitfalls
Lin A, Sheltzer JM. Discovering and validating cancer genetic dependencies: approaches and pitfalls. Nature Reviews Genetics 2020, 21: 671-682. PMID: 32561862, DOI: 10.1038/s41576-020-0247-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsDrug Delivery SystemsGenetic TechniquesGenomicsHumansNeoplasms
2019
Off-target toxicity is a common mechanism of action of cancer drugs undergoing clinical trials
Lin A, Giuliano CJ, Palladino A, John KM, Abramowicz C, Yuan ML, Sausville EL, Lukow DA, Liu L, Chait AR, Galluzzo ZC, Tucker C, Sheltzer JM. Off-target toxicity is a common mechanism of action of cancer drugs undergoing clinical trials. Science Translational Medicine 2019, 11 PMID: 31511426, PMCID: PMC7717492, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaw8412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsCancer drugsDose-limiting toxicityLack of efficacyDrug Administration approvalNumber of therapiesCancer cell proliferationMultiple cancer typesMechanism of actionClinical benefitAdministration approvalCommon causeTrial failuresSmall molecule inhibitorsClinical testingCDK11 expressionHuman patientsPreclinical settingCancer typesU.S. FoodTarget toxicityNew drugsDrugsCell proliferationDrug-indication pairs
2018
Systematic identification of mutations and copy number alterations associated with cancer patient prognosis
Smith J, Sheltzer J. Systematic identification of mutations and copy number alterations associated with cancer patient prognosis. ELife 2018, 7: e39217. PMID: 30526857, PMCID: PMC6289580, DOI: 10.7554/elife.39217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient prognosisSuccessful treatment decisionsDriver genesIndependent patient cohortsRobust prognostic biomarkerCancer patient prognosisSignificant prognostic powerSpecific therapeutic vulnerabilitiesSpecific cancer typesPatient cohortWorse outcomesDeadly malignancyPatient riskClinical riskPrognostic biomarkerTreatment decisionsPrognostic powerMolecular alterationsTherapeutic vulnerabilitiesCopy number alterationsCancer typesFocal CNAsTotal aneuploidyGenomic profilesPrognosis