Dacomitinib (PF-00299804), a second-generation irreversible pan-erbB receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, demonstrates remarkable activity against HER2-amplified uterine serous endometrial cancer in vitro
Zhu L, Lopez S, Bellone S, Black J, Cocco E, Zigras T, Predolini F, Bonazzoli E, Bussi B, Stuhmer Z, Schwab CL, English DP, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Santin AD. Dacomitinib (PF-00299804), a second-generation irreversible pan-erbB receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, demonstrates remarkable activity against HER2-amplified uterine serous endometrial cancer in vitro. Tumor Biology 2015, 36: 5505-5513. PMID: 25669172, PMCID: PMC5573583, DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-3218-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous carcinomaReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsHER2/neu gene amplificationTyrosine kinase inhibitorsUSC cell linesNeu gene amplificationEndometrial cancerIrreversible pan-ErbB receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Cell linesKinase inhibitorsEffect of dacomitinibStandard salvage chemotherapyGrowth factor receptor 2Serous endometrial cancerFlow cytometry-based assayHER2/neuFactor receptor 2Dose-dependent declineGene amplificationCell cycle distributionCytometry-based assayGrowth inhibition