2023
Associations amongst genes, molecules, cells, and organs in breast cancer metastasis
Nathanson S, Dieterich L, Zhang X, Chitale D, Pusztai L, Reynaud E, Wu Y, Ríos-Hoyo A. Associations amongst genes, molecules, cells, and organs in breast cancer metastasis. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis 2023, 41: 417-437. PMID: 37688650, DOI: 10.1007/s10585-023-10230-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer metastasisBreast cancerCancer metastasisOutcomes of patientsAnti-tumor immunityHope of cureAggressive therapyMultiple metastasesAggressive treatmentBone metastasesLymph nodesSystemic metastasesMorphologic subtypesClinical oncologistsMetastasisInternal visceraAssists cliniciansLymphatic endothelial cellsPatientsEndothelial cellsHealth SymposiumBasic scientistsMolecular expressionCancerMolecular aspects
2022
LCOR mediates interferon-independent tumor immunogenicity and responsiveness to immune-checkpoint blockade in triple-negative breast cancer
Pérez-Núñez I, Rozalén C, Palomeque JÁ, Sangrador I, Dalmau M, Comerma L, Hernández-Prat A, Casadevall D, Menendez S, Liu DD, Shen M, Berenguer J, Ruiz IR, Peña R, Montañés JC, Albà MM, Bonnin S, Ponomarenko J, Gomis RR, Cejalvo JM, Servitja S, Marzese DM, Morey L, Voorwerk L, Arribas J, Bermejo B, Kok M, Pusztai L, Kang Y, Albanell J, Celià-Terrassa T. LCOR mediates interferon-independent tumor immunogenicity and responsiveness to immune-checkpoint blockade in triple-negative breast cancer. Nature Cancer 2022, 3: 355-370. PMID: 35301507, DOI: 10.1038/s43018-022-00339-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerCancer stem cellsLigand-dependent corepressorTumor immunogenicityBreast cancerImmune checkpoint blockadeBreast cancer metastasisICB efficacyICB resistanceLCoR expressionClinical responsePresentation machineryImmune escapeAPM genesPreclinical modelsTherapy resistanceCancer metastasisPromising targetOvercame resistanceIFNRNA therapyCancerImmunogenicitySignaling-independent mannerStem cellsCECR2 drives breast cancer metastasis by promoting NF-κB signaling and macrophage-mediated immune suppression
Zhang M, Liu ZZ, Aoshima K, Cai WL, Sun H, Xu T, Zhang Y, An Y, Chen JF, Chan LH, Aoshima A, Lang SM, Tang Z, Che X, Li Y, Rutter SJ, Bossuyt V, Chen X, Morrow JS, Pusztai L, Rimm DL, Yin M, Yan Q. CECR2 drives breast cancer metastasis by promoting NF-κB signaling and macrophage-mediated immune suppression. Science Translational Medicine 2022, 14: eabf5473. PMID: 35108062, PMCID: PMC9003667, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abf5473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer metastasisReticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog ACancer metastasisImmune suppressionM2 macrophagesWorse metastasis-free survivalMetastatic breast cancerMetastasis-free survivalV-rel avian reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog ACancer-related deathPrimary breast tumorsMultiple mouse modelsNF-κB signalingImmunocompetent settingNuclear factor-κB family membersMetastasis-promoting genesDistant metastasisMetastatic sitesPrimary tumorEffective therapyBreast cancerMetastasis treatmentMouse modelBreast tumorsMetastasis
2012
Elevated serum P1NP predicts development of bone metastasis and survival in early-stage breast cancer
Dean-Colomb W, Hess KR, Young E, Gornet TG, Handy BC, Moulder SL, Ibrahim N, Pusztai L, Booser D, Valero V, Hortobagyi GN, Esteva FJ. Elevated serum P1NP predicts development of bone metastasis and survival in early-stage breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2012, 137: 631-636. PMID: 23242617, PMCID: PMC3867793, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-012-2374-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerBone metastasesStage IP1NP levelsSerum levelsIL-6Procollagen type I N-terminal propeptideType I N-terminal propeptideCox proportional hazards regression analysisProportional hazards regression analysisEarly-stage breast cancerPoor OS rateSerum P1NP levelsKaplan-Meier methodOverall survival rateHazards regression analysisLower overall survivalBone metastasis developmentBreast cancer metastasisBlood sample collectionN-terminal propeptideAdvanced diseaseOverall survivalOS ratesSerum P1NP