2010
PIK3CA mutations associated with gene signature of low mTORC1 signaling and better outcomes in estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer
Loi S, Haibe-Kains B, Majjaj S, Lallemand F, Durbecq V, Larsimont D, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Pusztai L, Symmans WF, Bardelli A, Ellis P, Tutt AN, Gillett CE, Hennessy BT, Mills GB, Phillips WA, Piccart MJ, Speed TP, McArthur GA, Sotiriou C. PIK3CA mutations associated with gene signature of low mTORC1 signaling and better outcomes in estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 10208-10213. PMID: 20479250, PMCID: PMC2890442, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0907011107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBase SequenceBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesDNA PrimersFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Multiprotein ComplexesMutationNeoplasms, Hormone-DependentOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPrognosisProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenSignal TransductionSirolimusTamoxifenTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscription FactorsConceptsBreast cancerPIK3CA mutationsClinical outcomesEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerGene signaturePIK3CA mutation statusPI3K/mTOR inhibitorBetter clinical outcomesPI3K/mTOR inhibitionHuman breast cancerBC cell linesPIK3CA mutant breast cancersCommon genetic aberrationsTamoxifen monotherapyBetter prognosisMTOR inhibitorsBetter outcomesMutation statusMTOR inhibitionPathway activationExperimental modelGenetic aberrationsPrognosisCell lines
2004
Expression of sigma 1 receptor in human breast cancer
Wang B, Rouzier R, Albarracin C, Sahin A, Wagner P, Yang Y, Smith T, Bernstam F, Marcelo A, Hortobagyi G, Pusztai L. Expression of sigma 1 receptor in human breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2004, 87: 205-214. PMID: 15528963, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-004-6590-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman breast cancerSigma-1 receptorBreast cancerS1R expressionNormal breastMDA-MBCell linesBenign breast diseaseEffect of chemotherapyEpithelial cell stainingNeoplastic breast epithelial cellsInvasive breast carcinomaBreast cancer cell linesNormal breast tissueDose-dependent inhibitionAdditive cytotoxic effectBreast epithelial cellsAdjuvant chemotherapyCancer cell linesDuctal hyperplasiaMCF-7 cellsPredictive factorsCancer patientsBreast diseaseSitu cancer