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Xiao B, Xiang Q, Deng Z, Chen D, Wu S, Zhang Y, Liang Y, Wei S, Luo G, Li L. KCNN1 promotes proliferation and metastasis of breast cancer via ERLIN2-mediated stabilization and K63-dependent ubiquitination of Cyclin B1. Carcinogenesis 2023; 44:809-823. [PMID: 37831636 PMCID: PMC10818095 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgad070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Potassium Calcium-Activated Channel Subfamily N1 (KCNN1), an integral membrane protein, is thought to regulate neuronal excitability by contributing to the slow component of synaptic after hyperpolarization. However, the role of KCNN1 in tumorigenesis has been rarely reported, and the underlying molecular mechanism remains unclear. Here, we report that KCNN1 functions as an oncogene in promoting breast cancer cell proliferation and metastasis. KCNN1 was overexpressed in breast cancer tissues and cells. The pro-proliferative and pro-metastatic effects of KCNN1 were demonstrated by CCK8, clone formation, Edu assay, wound healing assay and transwell experiments. Transcriptomic analysis using KCNN1 overexpressing cells revealed that KCNN1 could regulate key signaling pathways affecting the survival of breast cancer cells. KCNN1 interacts with ERLIN2 and enhances the effect of ERLIN2 on Cyclin B1 stability. Overexpression of KCNN1 promoted the protein expression of Cyclin B1, enhanced its stability and promoted its K63 dependent ubiquitination, while knockdown of KCNN1 had the opposite effects on Cyclin B1. Knockdown (or overexpression) ERLNI2 partially restored Cyclin B1 stability and K63 dependent ubiquitination induced by overexpression (or knockdown) of KCNN1. Knockdown (or overexpression) ERLIN2 also partially neutralizes the effects of overexpression (or knockdown) KCNN1-induced breast cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion. In paired breast cancer clinical samples, we found a positive expression correlations between KCNN1 and ERLIN2, KCNN1 and Cyclin B1, as well as ERLIN2 and Cyclin B1. In conclusion, this study reveals, for the first time, the role of KCNN1 in tumorigenesis and emphasizes the importance of KCNN1/ERLIN2/Cyclin B1 axis in the development and metastasis of breast cancer.
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- Bin Xiao
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People’s Hospital, Qingyuan, Guangdong 511518, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People’s Hospital, Qingyuan, Guangdong 511518, China
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- Department of General Surgery Section 5, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People’s Hospital, Qingyuan 511518, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People’s Hospital, Qingyuan, Guangdong 511518, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People’s Hospital, Qingyuan, Guangdong 511518, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People’s Hospital, Qingyuan, Guangdong 511518, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People’s Hospital, Qingyuan, Guangdong 511518, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of General Surgery Section 5, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People’s Hospital, Qingyuan 511518, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People’s Hospital, Qingyuan, Guangdong 511518, China
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Walter M, Mayr F, Hanna BMF, Cookson V, Mortusewicz O, Helleday T, Herr P. NUDT22 promotes cancer growth through pyrimidine salvage. Oncogene 2023; 42:1282-1293. [PMID: 36871087 PMCID: PMC10101856 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-023-02643-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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The NUDIX hydrolase NUDT22 converts UDP-glucose into glucose-1-phosphate and the pyrimidine nucleotide uridine monophosphate but a biological significance for this biochemical reaction has not yet been established. Glucose-1-phosphate is an important metabolite for energy and biomass production through glycolysis and nucleotides required for DNA replication are produced through energetically expensive de novo or energy-efficient salvage pathways. Here, we describe p53-regulated pyrimidine salvage through NUDT22-dependent hydrolysis of UDP-glucose to maintain cancer cell growth and to prevent replication stress. NUDT22 expression is consistently elevated in cancer tissues and high NUDT22 expression correlates with worse survival outcomes in patients indicating an increased dependency of cancer cells to NUDT22. Furthermore, we show that NUDT22 transcription is induced after inhibition of glycolysis, MYC-mediated oncogenic stress, and DNA damage directly through p53. NUDT22-deficient cancer cells suffer from growth retardation, S-phase delay, and slower DNA replication fork speed. Uridine supplementation rescues replication fork progression and alleviates replication stress and DNA damage. Conversely, NUDT22 deficiency sensitizes cells to de novo pyrimidine synthesis inhibition in vitro and reduces cancer growth in vivo. In conclusion, NUDT22 maintains pyrimidine supply in cancer cells and depletion of NUDT22 leads to genome instability. Targeting NUDT22 therefore has high potential for therapeutic applications in cancer therapy.
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- Melanie Walter
- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2RX, UK
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institute, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institute, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2RX, UK
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institute, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institute, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2RX, UK.
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Mathur R, Jha NK, Saini G, Jha SK, Shukla SP, Filipejová Z, Kesari KK, Iqbal D, Nand P, Upadhye VJ, Jha AK, Roychoudhury S, Slama P. Epigenetic factors in breast cancer therapy. Front Genet 2022; 13:886487. [PMID: 36212140 PMCID: PMC9539821 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.886487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Epigenetic modifications are inherited differences in cellular phenotypes, such as cell gene expression alterations, that occur during somatic cell divisions (also, in rare circumstances, in germ line transmission), but no alterations to the DNA sequence are involved. Histone alterations, polycomb/trithorax associated proteins, short non-coding or short RNAs, long non—coding RNAs (lncRNAs), & DNA methylation are just a few biological processes involved in epigenetic events. These various modifications are intricately linked. The transcriptional potential of genes is closely conditioned by epigenetic control, which is crucial in normal growth and development. Epigenetic mechanisms transmit genomic adaptation to an environment, resulting in a specific phenotype. The purpose of this systematic review is to glance at the roles of Estrogen signalling, polycomb/trithorax associated proteins, DNA methylation in breast cancer progression, as well as epigenetic mechanisms in breast cancer therapy, with an emphasis on functionality, regulatory factors, therapeutic value, and future challenges.
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- Runjhun Mathur
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India
- Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied and Life Sciences (SALS), Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, India
- Department of Biotechnology Engineering and Food Technology, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India
- Department of Biotechnology Engineering and Food Technology, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Rajkiya Engineering College, Banda, India
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- Small Animal Clinic, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
- Health and Basic Sciences Research Center, Majmaah University, Al Majma'ah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India
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- Center of Research for Development (CR4D), Parul Institute of Applied Sciences (PIAS), Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India
- *Correspondence: Abhimanyu Kumar Jha, ; Shubhadeep Roychoudhury,
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- Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, India
- *Correspondence: Abhimanyu Kumar Jha, ; Shubhadeep Roychoudhury,
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- Department of Animal Morphology, Physiology, and Genetics, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czechia
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Cheng X, Zhao JX, Dong F, Cao XC. ARID1A Mutation in Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Potential Therapeutic Target. Front Oncol 2021; 11:759577. [PMID: 34804958 PMCID: PMC8599951 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.759577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Distant metastasis is the principal cause of mortality for breast cancer patients. Targeting specific mutations that have been acquired during the evolution process of advanced breast cancer is a potential means of enhancing the clinical efficacy of treatment strategies. In metastatic breast cancer, ARID1A is the most prevalent mutation of the SWI/SNF complex, which regulates DNA repair, recombination, and gene transcription. The low expression of ARID1A is associated with poor disease-free survival and overall survival of patients with luminal A or HER2-rich breast cancer. In addition, ARID1A plays a prominent role in maintaining luminal characteristics and has an advantage for identifying responses to treatment, including endocrine therapies, HDAC inhibitors and CDK4/6 inhibitors. The therapeutic vulnerabilities initiated by ARID1A alterations encourage us to explore new approaches to cope with ARID1A mutant-related drug resistance or metastasis. In this review, we describe the mutation profiles of ARID1A in metastatic breast cancer and the structure and function of ARID1A and the SWI/SNF complex as well as discuss the potential mechanisms of ARID1A-mediated endocrine resistance and therapeutic potential.
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- Xuan Cheng
- The First Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, China
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- The First Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital and Laboratory of Neuro-Oncology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin, China.,State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular Homeostasis and Human Diseases, Department of Cell Biology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- The First Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, China
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Crucitta S, Cucchiara F, Sciandra F, Cerbioni A, Diodati L, Rafaniello C, Capuano A, Fontana A, Fogli S, Danesi R, Re MD. Pharmacological Basis of Breast Cancer Resistance to Therapies - An Overview. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2021; 22:760-774. [PMID: 34348634 DOI: 10.2174/1871520621666210804100547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Breast cancer (BC) is a molecular heterogeneous disease and often patients with similar clinico-pathological characteristics may display different response to treatment. Cellular processes, including uncontrolled cell-cycle, constitutive activation of signalling pathways parallel to or downstream of HER2 and alterations in DNA-repair mechanisms are the main features altered in the tumor. These cellular processes play significant roles in the emergence of therapy resistance. The introduction of target therapies as well as immunotherapies has improved the management of breast cancer. Furthermore, several therapeutic options are available to overcome resistance and physicians could overcome the challenge of resistant BC using combinatorial drug strategies and incorporating novel biomarkers. Molecular profiling promises to help in refine personalized treatment decisions and catalyse the development of further strategies when resistances inevitably occur. The search for biological explanations for treatment failure helps to clarify the phenomenon and allows to incorporate new biomarkers into clinical practice that can lead to adequate solutions to overcome it. This review provides a summary of genetic and molecular aspects of resistance mechanisms to available treatments for BC patients, and its clinical implications.
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- Stefania Crucitta
- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa. Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa. Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa. Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa. Italy
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- Unit of Medical Oncology, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine, University of Pisa. Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples. Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples. Italy
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- Unit of Medical Oncology, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine, University of Pisa. Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa. Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa. Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa. Italy
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Saha S, Dey S, Nath S. Steroid Hormone Receptors: Links With Cell Cycle Machinery and Breast Cancer Progression. Front Oncol 2021; 11:620214. [PMID: 33777765 PMCID: PMC7994514 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.620214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Progression of cells through cell cycle consists of a series of events orchestrated in a regulated fashion. Such processes are influenced by cell cycle regulated expression of various proteins where multiple families of transcription factors take integral parts. Among these, the steroid hormone receptors (SHRs) represent a connection between the external hormone milieu and genes that control cellular proliferation. Therefore, understanding the molecular connection between the transcriptional role of steroid hormone receptors and cell cycle deserves importance in dissecting cellular proliferation in normal as well as malignant conditions. Deregulation of cell cycle promotes malignancies of various origins, including breast cancer. Indeed, SHR members play crucial role in breast cancer progression as well as management. This review focuses on SHR-driven cell cycle regulation and moving forward, attempts to discuss the role of SHR-driven crosstalk between cell cycle anomalies and breast cancer.
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- Suryendu Saha
- Department of Basic and Translational Research, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Basic and Translational Research, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Basic and Translational Research, Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute, Kolkata, India
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Attia YM, Shouman SA, Salama SA, Ivan C, Elsayed AM, Amero P, Rodriguez-Aguayo C, Lopez-Berestein G. Blockade of CDK7 Reverses Endocrine Therapy Resistance in Breast Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21082974. [PMID: 32340192 PMCID: PMC7215326 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)-7 inhibitors are emerging as promising drugs for the treatment of different types of cancer that show chemotherapy resistance. Evaluation of the effects of CDK7 inhibitor, THZ1, alone and combined with tamoxifen is of paramount importance. Thus, in the current work, we assessed the effects of THZ1 and/or tamoxifen in two estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer cell lines (MCF7) and its tamoxifen resistant counterpart (LCC2) in vitro and in xenograft mouse models of breast cancer. Furthermore, we evaluated the expression of CDK7 in clinical samples from breast cancer patients. Cell viability, apoptosis, and genes involved in cell cycle regulation and tamoxifen resistance were determined. Tumor volume and weight, proliferation marker (Ki67), angiogenic marker (CD31), and apoptotic markers were assayed. Bioinformatic data indicated CDK7 expression was associated with negative prognosis, enhanced pro-oncogenic pathways, and decreased response to tamoxifen. Treatment with THZ1 enhanced tamoxifen-induced cytotoxicity, while it inhibited genes involved in tumor progression in MCF-7 and LCC2 cells. In vivo, THZ1 boosted the effect of tamoxifen on tumor weight and tumor volume, reduced Ki67 and CD31 expression, and increased apoptotic cell death. Our findings identify CDK7 as a possible therapeutic target for breast cancer whether it is sensitive or resistant to tamoxifen therapy.
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- Yasmin M. Attia
- Pharmacology Unit, Cancer Biology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Kasr Al Eini Street, Fom El Khalig, Cairo 11796, Egypt; (Y.M.A.); (S.A.S.)
- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (C.I.); (A.M.E.); (P.A.); (C.R.-A.); (G.L.-B.)
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- Pharmacology Unit, Cancer Biology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Kasr Al Eini Street, Fom El Khalig, Cairo 11796, Egypt; (Y.M.A.); (S.A.S.)
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- Pharmacology & Toxicology Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11675, Egypt
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +20-109-550-8894
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (C.I.); (A.M.E.); (P.A.); (C.R.-A.); (G.L.-B.)
- Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNA, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (C.I.); (A.M.E.); (P.A.); (C.R.-A.); (G.L.-B.)
- Pharmacology & Toxicology Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11675, Egypt
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (C.I.); (A.M.E.); (P.A.); (C.R.-A.); (G.L.-B.)
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (C.I.); (A.M.E.); (P.A.); (C.R.-A.); (G.L.-B.)
- Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNA, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (C.I.); (A.M.E.); (P.A.); (C.R.-A.); (G.L.-B.)
- Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNA, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Bhardwaj P, Au CC, Benito-Martin A, Ladumor H, Oshchepkova S, Moges R, Brown KA. Estrogens and breast cancer: Mechanisms involved in obesity-related development, growth and progression. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 189:161-170. [PMID: 30851382 PMCID: PMC6502693 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2019.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Obesity is a risk factor for estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer after menopause. The pro-proliferative effects of estrogens are well characterized and there is a growing body of evidence to also suggest an important role in tumorigenesis. Importantly, obesity not only increases the risk of breast cancer, but it also increases the risk of recurrence and cancer-associated death. Aromatase is the rate-limiting enzyme in estrogen biosynthesis and its expression in breast adipose stromal cells is hypothesized to drive the growth of breast tumors and confer resistance to endocrine therapy in obese postmenopausal women. The molecular regulation of aromatase has been characterized in response to many obesity-related molecules, including inflammatory mediators and adipokines. This review is aimed at providing an overview of our current knowledge in relation to the regulation of estrogens in adipose tissue and their role in driving breast tumor development, growth and progression.
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- Priya Bhardwaj
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA; Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA; Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA; Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA; Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
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Rani A, Stebbing J, Giamas G, Murphy J. Endocrine Resistance in Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer-From Mechanism to Therapy. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:245. [PMID: 31178825 PMCID: PMC6543000 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The importance and role of the estrogen receptor (ER) pathway has been well-documented in both breast cancer (BC) development and progression. The treatment of choice in women with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is classically divided into a variety of endocrine therapies, 3 of the most common being: selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM), aromatase inhibitors (AI) and selective estrogen receptor down-regulators (SERD). In a proportion of patients, resistance develops to endocrine therapy due to a sophisticated and at times redundant interference, at the molecular level between the ER and growth factor. The progression to endocrine resistance is considered to be a gradual, step-wise process. Several mechanisms have been proposed but thus far none of them can be defined as the complete explanation behind the phenomenon of endocrine resistance. Although multiple cellular, molecular and immune mechanisms have been and are being extensively studied, their individual roles are often poorly understood. In this review, we summarize current progress in our understanding of ER biology and the molecular mechanisms that predispose and determine endocrine resistance in breast cancer patients.
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- Aradhana Rani
- School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Aradhana Rani
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedicine, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
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AlFakeeh A, Brezden-Masley C. Overcoming endocrine resistance in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 25:S18-S27. [PMID: 29910644 DOI: 10.3747/co.25.3752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Endocrine therapy, a major modality in the treatment of hormone receptor (hr)-positive breast cancer (bca), has improved outcomes in metastatic and nonmetastatic disease. However, a limiting factor to the use of endocrine therapy in bca is resistance resulting from the development of escape pathways that promote the survival of cancer cells despite estrogen receptor (er)-targeted therapy. The resistance pathways involve extensive cross-talk between er and receptor tyrosine kinase growth factors [epidermal growth factor receptor, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (her2), and insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor] and their downstream signalling pathways-most notably pi3k/akt/mtor and mapk. In some cases, resistance develops as a result of genetic or epigenetic alterations in various components of the signalling pathways, such as overexpression of her2 and erα co-activators, aberrant expression of cell-cycle regulators, and PIK3CA mutations. By combining endocrine therapy with various molecularly targeted agents and signal transduction inhibitors, some success has been achieved in overcoming and modulating endocrine resistance in hr-positive bca. Established strategies include selective er downregulators, anti-her2 agents, mtor (mechanistic target of rapamycin) inhibitors, and inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6. Inhibitors of pi3ka are not currently a treatment option for women with hr-positive bca outside the context of clinical trial. Ongoing clinical trials are exploring more agents that could be combined with endocrine therapy, and biomarkers that would help to guide decision-making and maximize clinical efficacy. In this review article, we address current treatment strategies for endocrine resistance, and we highlight future therapeutic targets in the endocrine pathway of bca.
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- A AlFakeeh
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.,King Fahad Medical City, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.,Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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Patel HK, Bihani T. Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) and selective estrogen receptor degraders (SERDs) in cancer treatment. Pharmacol Ther 2018; 186:1-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2017.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Vermeulen MA, Doebar SC, van Deurzen CHM, Martens JWM, van Diest PJ, Moelans CB. Copy number profiling of oncogenes in ductal carcinoma in situ of the male breast. Endocr Relat Cancer 2018; 25:173-184. [PMID: 29203614 DOI: 10.1530/erc-17-0338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Characterizing male breast cancer (BC) and unraveling male breast carcinogenesis is challenging because of the rarity of this disease. We investigated copy number status of 22 BC-related genes in 18 cases of pure ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and in 49 cases of invasive carcinoma (IC) with adjacent DCIS (DCIS-AIC) in males using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA). Results were compared to female BC and correlated with survival. Overall, copy number ratio and aberration frequency including all 22 genes showed no significant difference between the 3 groups. Individual unpaired analysis revealed a significantly higher MTDH copy number ratio in IC compared to DCIS-AIC and pure DCIS (P = 0.009 and P = 0.038, respectively). ADAM9 showed a significantly lower copy number aberration frequency in male BC, compared to female BC (P = 0.020). In DCIS-AIC, MTDH, CPD, CDC6 and TOP2A showed a lower frequency of copy number increase in males compared to females (P < 0.001 for all 4 genes). In IC, CPD gain and CCNE1 gain were independent predictors of poor overall survival. In conclusion, male DCIS and IC showed a similar copy number profile for 21 out of 22 interrogated BC-related genes, illustrating their clonal relation and the genetically advanced state of male DCIS. MTDH showed a higher copy number ratio in IC compared to adjacent and pure DCIS and may therefore play a role in male breast carcinogenesis. Differences were detected between male and female DCIS for 4 genes pointing to differences in breast carcinogenesis between the sexes.
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- Marijn A Vermeulen
- Department of PathologyUniversity Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of PathologyErasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of PathologyErasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- BOOG Study Center/Dutch Breast Cancer Research GroupAmsterdam, The Netherlands
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- BOOG Study Center/Dutch Breast Cancer Research GroupAmsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Oncology and Cancer Genomics NetherlandsErasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of PathologyUniversity Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of PathologyUniversity Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Maximov PY, Abderrahman B, Curpan RF, Hawsawi YM, Fan P, Jordan VC. A unifying biology of sex steroid-induced apoptosis in prostate and breast cancers. Endocr Relat Cancer 2018; 25:R83-R113. [PMID: 29162647 PMCID: PMC5771961 DOI: 10.1530/erc-17-0416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Prostate and breast cancer are the two cancers with the highest incidence in men and women, respectively. Here, we focus on the known biology of acquired resistance to antihormone therapy of prostate and breast cancer and compare laboratory and clinical similarities in the evolution of the disease. Laboratory studies and clinical observations in prostate and breast cancer demonstrate that cell selection pathways occur during acquired resistance to antihormonal therapy. Following sex steroid deprivation, both prostate and breast cancer models show an initial increased acquired sensitivity to the growth potential of sex steroids. Subsequently, prostate and breast cancer cells either become dependent upon the antihormone treatment or grow spontaneously in the absence of hormones. Paradoxically, the physiologic sex steroids now kill a proportion of selected, but vulnerable, resistant tumor cells. The sex steroid receptor complex triggers apoptosis. We draw parallels between acquired resistance in prostate and breast cancer to sex steroid deprivation. Clinical observations and patient trials confirm the veracity of the laboratory studies. We consider therapeutic strategies to increase response rates in clinical trials of metastatic disease that can subsequently be applied as a preemptive salvage adjuvant therapy. The goal of future advances is to enhance response rates and deploy a safe strategy earlier in the treatment plan to save lives. The introduction of a simple evidence-based enhanced adjuvant therapy as a global healthcare strategy has the potential to control recurrence, reduce hospitalization, reduce healthcare costs and maintain a healthier population that contributes to society.
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- Philipp Y Maximov
- Department of Breast Medical OncologyMD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Breast Medical OncologyMD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of GeneticsKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Breast Medical OncologyMD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Breast Medical OncologyMD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas, USA
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Cai Z, Liu Q. Cell Cycle Regulation in Treatment of Breast Cancer. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 1026:251-270. [PMID: 29282688 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6020-5_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cell cycle progression and cell proliferation are under precise and orchestrated control in normal cells. However, uncontrolled cell proliferation caused by aberrant cell cycle progression is a crucial characteristic of cancer. Understanding cell cycle progression and its regulation sheds light on cancer treatment. Agents targeting cell cycle regulators (such as CDKs) have been considered as promising candidates in cancer treatment. Although the first-generation pan-CDK inhibitors failed in clinical trials because of their adverse events and low efficacy, new selective CDK 4/6 inhibitors showed potent efficacy with tolerable safety in preclinical and clinical studies. Here we will review the mechanisms of cell cycle regulation and targeting key cell cycle regulators (such as CDKs) in breast cancer treatment. Particularly, we will discuss the mechanism of CDK inhibitors in disrupting cell cycle progression, the use of selective CDK4/6 inhibitors in treatment of advanced, hormone receptor (HR)-positive postmenopausal breast cancer patients, and other clinical trials that aim to extend the utilization of these agents.
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- Zijie Cai
- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 107 Yanjiang West Road, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 107 Yanjiang West Road, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China.
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Chu J, Zhu Y, Liu Y, Sun L, Lv X, Wu Y, Hu P, Su F, Gong C, Song E, Liu B, Liu Q. E2F7 overexpression leads to tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer cells by competing with E2F1 at miR-15a/16 promoter. Oncotarget 2016; 6:31944-57. [PMID: 26397135 PMCID: PMC4741652 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.5128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
About 50-70% of breast cancers are estrogen receptor α (ERα) positive and most of them are sensitive to endocrine therapy including tamoxifen. However, one third of these patients will eventually develop resistance and relapse. We found that the expression of miR-15a and miR-16 were significantly decreased in tamoxifen resistant ER positive breast cancer cell lines. Exogenous expression of miR-15a/16 mimics re-sensitized resistant cells to tamoxifen by inhibiting Cyclin E1 and B cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) to induce cell growth arrest and apoptosis respectively. Further, we identified that a repressive member of E2F family, E2F7, was responsible for the suppression of miR-15a/16 cluster by competing with E2F1 for E2F binding site at the promoter of their host gene DLEU2. Moreover, high expression of E2F7 is correlated with high risk of relapse and poor prognosis in breast cancer patients receiving tamoxifen treatment. Together, our results suggest that overexpression of E2F7 represses miR-15a/16 and then increases Cyclin E1 and Bcl-2 that result in tamoxifen resistance. E2F7 may be a valuable prognostic marker and a therapeutic target of tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer.
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- Junjun Chu
- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Gene Regulation and Target Therapy of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Gene Regulation and Target Therapy of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Gene Regulation and Target Therapy of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Gene Regulation and Target Therapy of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Gene Regulation and Target Therapy of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Gene Regulation and Target Therapy of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Gene Regulation and Target Therapy of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Gene Regulation and Target Therapy of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Gene Regulation and Target Therapy of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Gene Regulation and Target Therapy of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Gene Regulation and Target Therapy of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China.,Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Gene Regulation and Target Therapy of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
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Jabbour-Leung NA, Chen X, Bui T, Jiang Y, Yang D, Vijayaraghavan S, McArthur MJ, Hunt KK, Keyomarsi K. Sequential Combination Therapy of CDK Inhibition and Doxorubicin Is Synthetically Lethal in p53-Mutant Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Mol Cancer Ther 2016; 15:593-607. [PMID: 26826118 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-15-0519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive malignancy in which the tumors lack expression of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and HER2. Hence, TNBC patients cannot benefit from clinically available targeted therapies and rely on chemotherapy and surgery for treatment. While initially responding to chemotherapy, TNBC patients are at increased risk of developing distant metastasis and have decreased overall survival compared with non-TNBC patients. A majority of TNBC tumors carry p53 mutations, enabling them to bypass the G1 checkpoint and complete the cell cycle even in the presence of DNA damage. Therefore, we hypothesized that TNBC cells are sensitive to cell-cycle-targeted combination therapy, which leaves nontransformed cells unharmed. Our findings demonstrate that sequential administration of the pan-CDK inhibitor roscovitine before doxorubicin treatment is synthetically lethal explicitly in TNBC cells. Roscovitine treatment arrests TNBC cells in the G2-M cell-cycle phase, priming them for DNA damage. Combination treatment increased frequency of DNA double-strand breaks, while simultaneously reducing recruitment of homologous recombination proteins compared with doxorubicin treatment alone. Furthermore, this combination therapy significantly reduced tumor volume and increased overall survival compared with single drug or concomitant treatment in xenograft studies. Examination of isogenic immortalized human mammary epithelial cells and isogenic tumor cell lines found that abolishment of the p53 pathway is required for combination-induced cytotoxicity, making p53 a putative predictor of response to therapy. By exploiting the specific biologic and molecular characteristics of TNBC tumors, this innovative therapy can greatly impact the treatment and care of TNBC patients. Mol Cancer Ther; 15(4); 593-607. ©2016 AACR.
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- Natalie A Jabbour-Leung
- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Breast Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
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Ades F, Zardavas D, Bozovic-Spasojevic I, Pugliano L, Fumagalli D, de Azambuja E, Viale G, Sotiriou C, Piccart M. Luminal B breast cancer: molecular characterization, clinical management, and future perspectives. J Clin Oncol 2014; 32:2794-803. [PMID: 25049332 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.54.1870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 242] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Gene expression profiling has reshaped our understanding of breast cancer by defining and characterizing four main intrinsic molecular subtypes: human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-enriched, basal-like, luminal A, and luminal B subtypes. Luminal B breast cancer has been reported to have lower expression of hormone receptors, higher expression of proliferation markers, and higher histologic grade than luminal A. It also exhibits worse prognosis and has a distinct profile of response to hormone therapy and chemotherapy. Although luminal cancers share similarities, the studies conducted in recent years using next-generation sequencing technology show that luminal A and B breast cancers should be perceived as distinct entities, with specific oncogenic drivers, rather than more proliferative varieties of luminal tumors. This review discusses the definition and molecular characterization of luminal B breast cancer and presents the available clinical evidence for chemotherapy and endocrine therapy patterns of response. It also provides an overview of ongoing research on molecularly targeted agents for this disease.
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- Felipe Ades
- Felipe Ades, Lina Pugliano, Debora Fumagalli, Evandro de Azambuja, Christos Sotiriou, and Martine Piccart, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles; Dimitrios Zardavas, Breast International Group, Brussels, Belgium; Ivana Bozovic-Spasojevic, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; and Giuseppe Viale, European Institute of Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Felipe Ades, Lina Pugliano, Debora Fumagalli, Evandro de Azambuja, Christos Sotiriou, and Martine Piccart, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles; Dimitrios Zardavas, Breast International Group, Brussels, Belgium; Ivana Bozovic-Spasojevic, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; and Giuseppe Viale, European Institute of Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Felipe Ades, Lina Pugliano, Debora Fumagalli, Evandro de Azambuja, Christos Sotiriou, and Martine Piccart, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles; Dimitrios Zardavas, Breast International Group, Brussels, Belgium; Ivana Bozovic-Spasojevic, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; and Giuseppe Viale, European Institute of Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Felipe Ades, Lina Pugliano, Debora Fumagalli, Evandro de Azambuja, Christos Sotiriou, and Martine Piccart, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles; Dimitrios Zardavas, Breast International Group, Brussels, Belgium; Ivana Bozovic-Spasojevic, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; and Giuseppe Viale, European Institute of Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Felipe Ades, Lina Pugliano, Debora Fumagalli, Evandro de Azambuja, Christos Sotiriou, and Martine Piccart, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles; Dimitrios Zardavas, Breast International Group, Brussels, Belgium; Ivana Bozovic-Spasojevic, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; and Giuseppe Viale, European Institute of Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Felipe Ades, Lina Pugliano, Debora Fumagalli, Evandro de Azambuja, Christos Sotiriou, and Martine Piccart, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles; Dimitrios Zardavas, Breast International Group, Brussels, Belgium; Ivana Bozovic-Spasojevic, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; and Giuseppe Viale, European Institute of Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Felipe Ades, Lina Pugliano, Debora Fumagalli, Evandro de Azambuja, Christos Sotiriou, and Martine Piccart, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles; Dimitrios Zardavas, Breast International Group, Brussels, Belgium; Ivana Bozovic-Spasojevic, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; and Giuseppe Viale, European Institute of Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Felipe Ades, Lina Pugliano, Debora Fumagalli, Evandro de Azambuja, Christos Sotiriou, and Martine Piccart, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles; Dimitrios Zardavas, Breast International Group, Brussels, Belgium; Ivana Bozovic-Spasojevic, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; and Giuseppe Viale, European Institute of Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Felipe Ades, Lina Pugliano, Debora Fumagalli, Evandro de Azambuja, Christos Sotiriou, and Martine Piccart, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles; Dimitrios Zardavas, Breast International Group, Brussels, Belgium; Ivana Bozovic-Spasojevic, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; and Giuseppe Viale, European Institute of Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Patani N, Martin LA, Dowsett M. Biomarkers for the clinical management of breast cancer: international perspective. Int J Cancer 2013; 133:1-13. [PMID: 23280579 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.27997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2012] [Accepted: 12/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The higher incidence of breast cancer in developed countries has been tempered by reductions in mortality, largely attributable to mammographic screening programmes and advances in adjuvant therapy. Optimal systemic management requires consideration of clinical, pathological and biological parameters. Oestrogen receptor alpha (ERα), progesterone receptor (PgR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) are established biomarkers evaluated at diagnosis, which identify cardinal subtypes of breast cancer. Their prognostic and predictive utility effectively guides systemic treatment with endocrine, anti-HER2 and chemotherapy. Hence, accurate and reliable determination remains of paramount importance. However, the goals of personalized medicine and targeted therapies demand further information regarding residual risk and potential benefit of additional treatments in specific circumstances. The need for biomarkers which are fit for purpose, and the demands placed upon them, is therefore expected to increase. Technological advances, in particular high-throughput global gene expression profiling, have generated multi-gene signatures providing further prognostic and predictive information. The rational integration of routinely evaluated clinico-pathological parameters with key indicators of biological activity, such as proliferation markers, also provides a ready opportunity to improve the information available to guide systemic therapy decisions. The additional value of such information and its proper place in patient management is currently under evaluation in prospective clinical trials. Expanding the utility of biomarkers to lower resource settings requires an emphasis on cost effectiveness, quality assurance and possible international variations in tumor biology; the potential for improved clinical outcomes should be justified against logistical and economic considerations.
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- Neill Patani
- The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Center, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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Prognostic value of cyclin E expression in breast cancer: a meta-analysis. Tumour Biol 2013; 34:3423-30. [PMID: 23775012 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-013-0915-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Cyclin E is an important regulator of cell cycle progression. Various studies examined the relationship between cyclin E overexpression with the clinical outcome in patients with breast cancer but yielded conflicting results. Electronic databases updated to May 2013 were searched to find relevant studies. A meta-analysis was conducted with eligible studies which quantitatively evaluated the relationship between cyclin E overexpression and survival of patients with breast cancer. Survival data were aggregated and quantitatively analyzed. We conducted a final analysis of 7,759 patients from 23 eligible studies and evaluated the correlation between cyclin E overexpression and survival in patients with breast cancer. Combined hazard ratios suggested that cyclin E overexpression had an unfavorable impact on overall survival (OS) (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.30, 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.12-1.49) and breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) (HR = 1.48, 95% CI, 1.03-1.93), but not disease-free survival (HR = 1.11; 95% CI, 0.96-1.27) in patients with breast cancer. Significantly, risks were found among stage I-II breast cancer for (HR = 1.75; 95% CI, 1.30-2.19). Cyclin E overexpression is associated with poor OS and BCSS in breast cancer.
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Lehner A, Magdolen V, Schuster T, Kotzsch M, Kiechle M, Meindl A, Sweep FCGJ, Span PN, Gross E. Downregulation of serine protease HTRA1 is associated with poor survival in breast cancer. PLoS One 2013; 8:e60359. [PMID: 23580433 PMCID: PMC3620283 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2012] [Accepted: 02/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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HTRA1 is a highly conserved serine protease which has been implicated in suppression of epithelial-to-mesenchymal-transition (EMT) and cell motility in breast cancer. Its prognostic relevance for breast cancer is unclear so far. Therefore, we evaluated the impact of HTRA1 mRNA expression on patient outcome using a cohort of 131 breast cancer patients as well as a validation cohort including 2809 publically available data sets. Additionally, we aimed at investigating for the presence of promoter hypermethylation as a mechanism for silencing the HTRA1 gene in breast tumors. HTRA1 downregulation was detected in more than 50% of the breast cancer specimens and was associated with higher tumor stage (p = 0.025). By applying Cox proportional hazard models, we observed favorable overall (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) related to high HTRA1 expression (HR = 0.45 [CI 0.23-0.90], p = 0.023; HR = 0.55 [CI 0.32-0.94], p = 0.028, respectively), with even more pronounced impact in node-positive patients (HR = 0.21 [CI 0.07-0.63], p = 0.006; HR = 0.29 [CI 0.13-0.65], p = 0.002, respectively). Moreover, HTRA1 remained a statistically significant factor predicting DFS among established clinical parameters in the multivariable analysis. Its impact on patient outcome was independently confirmed in the validation set (for relapse-free survival (n = 2809): HR = 0.79 [CI 0.7-0.9], log-rank p = 0.0003; for OS (n = 971): HR = 0.63 [CI 0.48-0.83], log-rank p = 0.0009). In promoter analyses, we in fact detected methylation of HTRA1 in a small subset of breast cancer specimens (two out of a series of 12), and in MCF-7 breast cancer cells which exhibited 22-fold lower HTRA1 mRNA expression levels compared to unmethylated MDA-MB-231 cells. In conclusion, we show that downregulation of HTRA1 is associated with shorter patient survival, particularly in node-positive breast cancer. Since HTRA1 loss was demonstrated to induce EMT and cancer cell invasion, these patients might benefit from demethylating agents or histone deacetylase inhibitors previously reported to lead to HTRA1 upregulation, or from novel small-molecule inhibitors targeting EMT-related processes.
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- Anna Lehner
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Liu S, Chen H, Chavez-Macgregor M, Sahin A, Hortobagyi GN, Mills GB, Do KA, Meric-Bernstam F. Functional proteomics characterization of residual breast cancer after neoadjuvant systemic chemotherapy. Ann Oncol 2012; 24:909-16. [PMID: 23139263 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine the functional proteomic characteristics of residual breast cancer and hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer after neoadjuvant systemic chemotherapy, and their relationship with patient outcomes. METHODS Reverse phase protein arrays of 76 proteins were carried out. A boosting approach in conjunction with a Cox proportional hazard model defined relapse predictors. A risk score (RS) was calculated with the sum of the coefficients from the final model. Survival outcomes and associations of the RS with relapse were estimated. An independent test set was used to validate the results. RESULTS Test (n = 99) and validation sets (n = 79) were comparable. CoxBoost revealed a three-biomarker (CHK1pS345, Caveolin1, and RAB25) and a two-biomarker (CD31 and Cyclin E1) model that correlated with recurrence-free survival (RFS) in all residual breast cancers and in HR-positive disease, respectively. Unsupervised clustering split patients into high- and low risk of relapse groups with different 3-year RFS (P ≤ 0.001 both). RS was a substantial predictor of RFS (P = 0.0008 and 0.0083) after adjustment for other substantial characteristics. Similar results were found in validation sets. CONCLUSIONS We found models that independently predicted RFS in all residual breast cancer and in residual HR-positive disease that may represent potential targets of therapy in this resistant disease.
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- A M Gonzalez-Angulo
- Departments of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1354, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030-4009,
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Fuksa L, Micuda S, Grim J, Ryska A, Hornychova H. Predictive Biomarkers in Breast Cancer: Their Value in Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Cancer Invest 2012; 30:663-78. [DOI: 10.3109/07357907.2012.725441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Beelen K, Zwart W, Linn SC. Can predictive biomarkers in breast cancer guide adjuvant endocrine therapy? Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2012; 9:529-41. [PMID: 22825374 DOI: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2012.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Personalized medicine for oestrogen receptor-α (ERα)-positive breast cancer requires predictive biomarkers for broad endocrine resistance as well as biomarkers capable of predicting resistance to a specific agent. In addition, biomarkers could be used to select patients that might benefit from the addition of treatments that do not target ERα. However, biomarker identification studies seem to be far from consistent and identified biomarkers seldom face an introduction into clinical practice. Importantly, most of the studies that seek to identify biomarkers have been performed using material from consecutive series of patients treated with tamoxifen (the most commonly prescribed ERα antagonist). Consequently, the predictive value of any biomarker identified is confounded by its prognostic value. Another important issue is the lack of differentiation between premenopausal and postmenopausal patients with breast cancer. The hormonal environment of a tumour in patients who are premenopausal is intrinsically distinct from those arising in postmenopausal women. Biomarkers of different biological mechanisms might enable the prediction of either broad endocrine resistance or resistance to a specific agent in each of these patient subtypes. Ultimately, improvements to study design are needed to establish the clinical validity of the most promising biomarkers to predict benefit from endocrine therapy.
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- Karin Beelen
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Caldon CE, Sergio CM, Kang J, Muthukaruppan A, Boersma MN, Stone A, Barraclough J, Lee CS, Black MA, Miller LD, Gee JM, Nicholson RI, Sutherland RL, Print CG, Musgrove EA. Cyclin E2 Overexpression Is Associated with Endocrine Resistance but not Insensitivity to CDK2 Inhibition in Human Breast Cancer Cells. Mol Cancer Ther 2012; 11:1488-99. [DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-11-0963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nair BC, Vallabhaneni S, Tekmal RR, Vadlamudi RK. Roscovitine confers tumor suppressive effect on therapy-resistant breast tumor cells. Breast Cancer Res 2011; 13:R80. [PMID: 21834972 PMCID: PMC3218960 DOI: 10.1186/bcr2929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2011] [Revised: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 08/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Introduction Current clinical strategies for treating hormonal breast cancer involve the use of anti-estrogens that block estrogen receptor (ER)α functions and aromatase inhibitors that decrease local and systemic estrogen production. Both of these strategies improve outcomes for ERα-positive breast cancer patients, however, development of therapy resistance remains a major clinical problem. Divergent molecular pathways have been described for this resistant phenotype and interestingly, the majority of downstream events in these resistance pathways converge upon the modulation of cell cycle regulatory proteins including aberrant activation of cyclin dependent kinase 2 (CDK2). In this study, we examined whether the CDK inhibitor roscovitine confers a tumor suppressive effect on therapy-resistant breast epithelial cells. Methods Using various in vitro and in vivo assays, we tested the effect of roscovitine on three hormonal therapy-resistant model cells: (a) MCF-7-TamR (acquired tamoxifen resistance model); (b) MCF-7-LTLTca (acquired letrozole resistance model); and (c) MCF-7-HER2 that exhibit tamoxifen resistance (ER-growth factor signaling cross talk model). Results Hormonal therapy-resistant cells exhibited aberrant activation of the CDK2 pathway. Roscovitine at a dose of 20 μM significantly inhibited the cell proliferation rate and foci formation potential of all three therapy-resistant cells. The drug treatment substantially increased the proportion of cells in G2/M cell cycle phase with decreased CDK2 activity and promoted low cyclin D1 levels. Interestingly, roscovitine also preferentially down regulated the ERα isoform and ER-coregulators including AIB1 and PELP1. Results from xenograft studies further showed that roscovitine can attenuate growth of therapy-resistant tumors in vivo. Conclusions Roscovitine can reduce cell proliferation and survival of hormone therapy-resistant breast cancer cells. Our results support the emerging concept that inhibition of CDK2 activity has the potential to abrogate growth of hormonal therapy-resistant cells.
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- Binoj C Nair
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CTRC at UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
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Moor AE, Guevara C, Altermatt HJ, Warth R, Jaggi R, Aebi S. PRO_10--a new tissue-based prognostic multigene marker in patients with early estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. Pathobiology 2011; 78:140-8. [PMID: 21613801 DOI: 10.1159/000323809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2010] [Accepted: 12/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Clinicopathological and molecular factors determine the prognosis of breast cancer. PRO_10 is a prognostic score based on quantitative RT-PCR of 10 proliferation-associated genes obtained from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded breast cancer tissues. We revalidated PRO_10 in patients treated in a non-trial setting. METHODS The charts of 315 patients with postmenopausal estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer between 1996 and 2004 were reviewed. Forty-eight cases relapsed within 5 years of diagnosis; they were paired with controls by matching the N and T stage, histological grade, percent ER-positive cells, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, age, adjuvant chemo- and endocrine therapy. The score was tested by conditional logistic regression. RESULTS Despite strict matching, PRO_10 remained prognostic for recurrence in the whole group (odds ratio, OR = 4.7, p = 0.005) and in subgroups of grade 2 (OR = 5.5, p = 0.009) and N0 cancers (OR = 15, p = 0.002). Five-year recurrence-free survival was 29% in patients with high and 67% in patients with low scores (p = 0.002). PRO_10 was prognostic for overall survival (5-year overall survival 71 vs. 91%). CONCLUSION PRO_10 is an independent prognostic marker in postmenopausal ER-positive breast cancer. It is based on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue and could be integrated easily into the routine diagnostic workflow.
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- A E Moor
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland
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The estrogen receptor (ER) pathway plays a pivotal role in breast cancer development and progression. Endocrine therapy to block the ER pathway is highly effective, but its usefulness is limited by common intrinsic and acquired resistance. Multiple mechanisms responsible for endocrine resistance have been proposed and include deregulation of various components of the ER pathway itself, alterations in cell cycle and cell survival signaling molecules, and the activation of escape pathways that can provide tumors with alternative proliferative and survival stimuli. Among these, increased expression or signaling of growth factor receptor pathways, especially the EGFR/HER2 pathway, has been associated with both experimental and clinical endocrine therapy resistance. New treatment combinations targeting both ER and growth factor receptor signaling to block the crosstalk between these pathways and eliminate escape routes have been proven highly effective in preclinical models. Results of recent clinical studies, while partly supporting this approach, also highlight the need to better identify a priori the patients whose tumors are most likely to benefit from these specific cotargeting strategies.
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- C Kent Osborne
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Lester & Sue Smith Breast Center, Departments of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, BCM 600, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Lester & Sue Smith Breast Center, Departments of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, BCM 600, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Taneja P, Maglic D, Kai F, Zhu S, Kendig RD, Fry EA, Inoue K. Classical and Novel Prognostic Markers for Breast Cancer and their Clinical Significance. CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS-ONCOLOGY 2010; 4:15-34. [PMID: 20567632 PMCID: PMC2883240 DOI: 10.4137/cmo.s4773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The use of biomarkers ensures breast cancer patients receive optimal treatment. Established biomarkers such as estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) have been playing significant roles in the selection and management of patients for endocrine therapy. HER2 is a strong predictor of response to trastuzumab. Recently, the roles of ER as a negative and HER2 as a positive indicator for chemotherapy have been established. Ki67 has traditionally been recognized as a poor prognostic factor, but recent studies suggest that measurement of Ki67-positive cells during treatment will more effectively predict treatment efficacy for both anti-hormonal and chemotherapy. p53 mutations are found in 20–35% of human breast cancers and are associated with aggressive disease with poor clinical outcome when the DNA-binding domain is mutated. The utility of cyclin D1 as a predictor of breast cancer prognosis is controversial, but cyclin D1b overexpression is associated with poor prognosis. Likewise, overexpression of the low molecular weight form of cyclin E1 protein predicts poor prognosis. Breast cancers from BRCA1/2 carriers often show high nuclear grades, negativity to ER/PR/HER2, and p53 mutations, and thus, are associated with poor prognosis. The prognostic values of other molecular markers, such as p14ARF, TBX2/3, VEGF in breast cancer are also discussed. Careful evaluation of these biomarkers with current treatment modality is required to determine whether their measurement or monitoring offer significant clinical benefits.
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Akli S, Bui T, Wingate H, Biernacka A, Moulder S, Tucker SL, Hunt KK, Keyomarsi K. Low-molecular-weight cyclin E can bypass letrozole-induced G1 arrest in human breast cancer cells and tumors. Clin Cancer Res 2010; 16:1179-90. [PMID: 20145171 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-09-1787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Low-molecular-weight cyclin E (LMW-E) in breast cancer cells induces genomic instability and resistance to inhibition by p21, p27, and fulvestrant therapy. Here, we sought to determine if LMW-E renders breast cancer cells unresponsive to aromatase inhibitors (AI), elucidate the mechanism of such resistance, and ascertain if inhibitors of LMW-E-associated kinase activity could overcome this resistance. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The antiproliferative effects of the AIs were examined in aromatase-overexpressing MCF-7/Ac1 cells in the presence or absence of full-length cyclin E and LMW-E. Inhibition of LMW cyclin E kinase activity by roscovitine [a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor] was examined in letrozole-unresponsive MCF-7/Ac1 cells. The role of LMW-E and CDK2 in mediating recurrence following AI treatment was also assessed in breast cancer patients. RESULTS Overexpression of LMW-E in postmenopausal patients was associated with a poor prognosis. Letrozole, but not exemestane or anastrozole, mediated a pronounced G(1) arrest in MCF-7/Ac1 cells. Androstenedione-induced G(1) exit correlated with increased cyclin E-associated kinase activity and increased CDK2 levels. Letrozole treatment inhibited cyclin E-CDK2 kinase activity by preventing the androstenedione-induced increase in CDK2. LMW-E bypassed this effect and rendered the cells resistant to letrozole inhibition. Roscovitine blocked the androstenedione-induced increase in CDK2, and LMW-E overexpression could not bypass this effect. Lastly, breast cancer patients whose tumors overexpress LMW-E were not responsive to AI treatment. CONCLUSIONS Roscovitine treatment can reverse intrinsic or acquired resistance to letrozole due to LMW-E expression in breast cancer cells. These data support the clinical investigation of CDK2 inhibitor therapy for postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive, LMW-E-expressing breast cancer.
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- Said Akli
- Departments of Experimental Radiation Oncology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Endocrine therapies targeting oestrogen action (anti-oestrogens, such as tamoxifen, and aromatase inhibitors) decrease mortality from breast cancer, but their efficacy is limited by intrinsic and acquired therapeutic resistance. Candidate molecular biomarkers and gene expression signatures of tamoxifen response emphasize the importance of deregulation of proliferation and survival signalling in endocrine resistance. However, definition of the specific genetic lesions and molecular processes that determine clinical endocrine resistance is incomplete. The development of large-scale computational and genetic approaches offers the promise of identifying the mediators of endocrine resistance that may be exploited as potential therapeutic targets and biomarkers of response in the clinic.
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- Elizabeth A Musgrove
- Cancer Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales 2010, Australia.
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Wang L, Shao ZM. Cyclin E Expression and Prognosis in Breast Cancer Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Published Studies. Cancer Invest 2009; 24:581-7. [PMID: 16982462 DOI: 10.1080/07357900600894799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In vitro studies showed that cyclin E can accelerate the cell cycle by shorten the G1/S phase transition. Therefore, varieties of studies have investigated the relationship between cyclin E and survival in breast cancer patients. However, the results differed widely between studies. We reviewed the published studies and performed a meta-analysis, which including 12 independent studies and 2,534 patients. The combined HR estimate for relapse-free survival (RFS) was 2.32 (95% CI, 1.25-4.30) and 1.72 (95% CI, 0.95-3.10) in univariate and multivariate analysis, respectively. In addition, the combined HR estimate for overall survival (OS) and breast cancer specific survival (BCSS) was 2.98 (95% CI, 1.85-4.78) and 2.86 (95% CI, 1.85-4.41) in univariate and multivariate analysis, respectively. In conclusion, the high level of cyclin E appears to be an independent prognostic factor to OS/BCSS of breast cancer patients but not to RFS.
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- Lei Wang
- Department of Breast Surgery, Department of Oncology, Cancer Hospital/Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Agarwal R, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Myhre S, Carey M, Lee JS, Overgaard J, Alsner J, Stemke-Hale K, Lluch A, Neve RM, Kuo WL, Sorlie T, Sahin A, Valero V, Keyomarsi K, Gray JW, Borresen-Dale AL, Mills GB, Hennessy BT. Integrative analysis of cyclin protein levels identifies cyclin b1 as a classifier and predictor of outcomes in breast cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2009; 15:3654-62. [PMID: 19470724 PMCID: PMC2887710 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-3293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE We studied the expression levels of cyclins B1, D1, and E1 and the implications of cyclin overexpression for patient outcomes in distinct breast cancer subtypes defined by clinical variables and transcriptional profiling. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The expression levels of cyclins B1, D1, and E1 were quantified in 779 breast tumors and 53 cell lines using reverse phase protein arrays and/or transcriptional profiling. RESULTS Whereas cyclin E1 overexpression was a specific marker of triple-negative and basal-like tumors, cyclin B1 overexpression occurred in poor prognosis hormone receptor-positive, luminal B and basal-like breast cancers. Cyclin D1 overexpression occurred in luminal and normal-like cancers. Breast cancer subgroups defined by integrated expression of cyclins B1, D1, and E1 correlated significantly (P < 0.000001) with tumor subtypes defined by transcriptional profiling and clinical criteria. Across three hormone receptor-positive data sets, cyclin B1 was the dominant cyclin associated with poor prognosis in univariate and multivariate analyses. Although CCNE1 was present in significantly higher copy numbers in basal-like versus other subtypes (ANOVA P < 0.001), CCNB1 gene copy number did not show gain in breast cancer. Instead, cyclin B1 expression was increased in tumors with co-occurrence of TP53 mutations and MYC amplification, a combination that seems to characterize basal-like and luminal B tumors. CCNB1 gene expression was significantly correlated with PLK, CENPE, and AURKB gene expression. CONCLUSION Cyclins B1, D1, and E1 have distinct expressions in different breast cancer subtypes. Novel PLK, CENPE, and AURKB inhibitors should be assessed for therapeutic utility in poor prognosis cyclin B1-overexpressing breast cancers.
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- Roshan Agarwal
- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC), Houston, Texas,Department of Medical Oncology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Rikshospitalet University Hospital,Faculty Division, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
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- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC), Houston, Texas
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- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC), Houston, Texas
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- Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Universidad de Valencia, Clinic Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California
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- Department of Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Rikshospitalet University Hospital,Institute of Informatics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC), Houston, Texas
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- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC), Houston, Texas
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- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC), Houston, Texas
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California
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- Department of Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Rikshospitalet University Hospital,Faculty Division, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
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- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC), Houston, Texas
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- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC), Houston, Texas
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Grabowski P, Schrader J, Wagner J, Hörsch D, Arnold R, Arnold CN, Georgieva I, Stein H, Zeitz M, Daniel PT, Sturm I. Loss of nuclear p27 expression and its prognostic role in relation to cyclin E and p53 mutation in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Clin Cancer Res 2009; 14:7378-84. [PMID: 19010853 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-0698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NET) are classified by the WHO, yet its prognostic value needs to be confirmed. Therefore, we aimed to determine the prognostic role of cell cycle key regulatory genes p53, p27kip1 (p27), and cyclin E in this tumor entity. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Tumor specimen from 89 patients with a complete follow-up were studied immunohistochemically for p27 and cyclin E expression and for p53 mutations. The functional relevance of p27 was evaluated in the neuroendocrine cell lines BON1 (human) and INS1 (rat) by the use of small interfering RNA. RESULTS Twenty-six of 29 benign, well-differentiated endocrine tumors (WHO class 1) showed a high expression (> 50%) of p27, whereas all 10 poorly differentiated endocrine carcinomas (WHO class 3) displayed a low expression of p27. Metastatic well-differentiated endocrine carcinomas (WHO class 2) showed a low p27 expression in 20 of 50 (40%) patients, which conferred a poor prognosis (median survival, 57 versus 140 months; P = 0.037). This prognostic dichotomy was improved by the use of a combination of p27 and cyclin E (high cyclin E/low p27 versus low cyclin E/high p27: median survival 53 months versus not reached; P = 0.0044). p53 mutations were rare (1 of 10 poorly differentiated endocrine carcinomas). CONCLUSIONS Loss of p27 and overexpression of cyclin E play a critical role in the aggressiveness of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. This coincides with increased cell cycle progression. We propose a discussion whether to incorporate the immunohistochemical expression of p27 into a revised classification to individualize therapeutic strategies in this tumor entity.
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- Patricia Grabowski
- Medizinische Klinik I, Gastroenterologie/Infektiologie/Rheumatologie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany.
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Cyclin E deregulation is an early event in the development of breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2008; 115:651-9. [PMID: 19107593 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-008-0266-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2008] [Accepted: 12/04/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cyclin E has been shown to be overexpressed in some human breast cancers, however, data to support deregulation of cyclin E as an early event in human mammary tumor development is lacking. We analyzed surgical specimens from 183 patients with breast carcinomas and evaluated cyclin E expression in areas of invasive carcinoma, adjacent carcinoma in situ (CIS), and non-neoplastic breast parenchyma. Overexpression of cyclin E was seen in one-third of invasive carcinoma samples, one-third of the CIS component and nearly half of the non-neoplastic breast epithelial cells adjacent to carcinoma (44% vs. 33%, P < or = 0.05). Nuclear labeling for cyclin E was highly concordant between areas of in invasive carcinoma, CIS and non-neoplastic breast epithelial cells from the same patient (P < 0.0001). Localization of cyclin E to the cytoplasm was seen in a small proportion of tumor samples. Our findings suggest that cyclin E deregulation is an early event in the progression from histologically benign mammary epithelial cells to invasive carcinoma and occurs through both overexpression and altered cellular localization.
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Gorges LL, Lents NH, Baldassare JJ. The extreme COOH terminus of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein pRb is required for phosphorylation on Thr-373 and activation of E2F. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2008; 295:C1151-60. [PMID: 18768921 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00300.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The retinoblastoma protein pRb plays a pivotal role in G(1)- to S-phase cell cycle progression and is among the most frequently mutated gene products in human cancer. Although much focus has been placed on understanding how the A/B pocket and COOH-terminal domain of pRb cooperate to relieve transcriptional repression of E2F-responsive genes, comparatively little emphasis has been placed on the function of the NH(2)-terminal region of pRb and the interaction of the multiple domains of pRb in the full-length context. Using "reverse mutational analysis" of Rb(DeltaCDK) (a dominantly active repressive allele of Rb), we have previously shown that restoration of Thr-373 is sufficient to render Rb(DeltaCDK) sensitive to inactivation via cyclin-CDK phosphorylation. This suggests that the NH(2)-terminal region plays a more critical role in pRb regulation than previously thought. In the present study, we have expanded this analysis to include additional residues in the NH(2)-terminal region of pRb and further establish that the mechanism of pRb inactivation by Thr-373 phosphorylation is through the dissociation of E2F. Most surprisingly, we further have found that removal of the COOH-terminal domain of either RbDeltaCDK(+T373) or wild-type pRb yields a functional allele that cannot be inactivated by phosphorylation and is repressive of E2F activation and S-phase entry. Our data demonstrate a novel function for the NH(2)-terminal domain of pRb and the necessity for cooperation of multiple domains for proper pRb regulation.
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- Laura L Gorges
- Dept. of Pharmacological Sciences at Saint Louis Univ., St. Louis, MO 63104, USA
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D'Assoro AB, Busby R, Acu ID, Quatraro C, Reinholz MM, Farrugia DJ, Schroeder MA, Allen C, Stivala F, Galanis E, Salisbury JL. Impaired p53 function leads to centrosome amplification, acquired ERalpha phenotypic heterogeneity and distant metastases in breast cancer MCF-7 xenografts. Oncogene 2008; 27:3901-11. [PMID: 18264135 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2008.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In this study, we establish an MCF-7 xenograft model that mimics the progression of human breast carcinomas typified by loss of p53 integrity, development of centrosome amplification, acquired estrogen receptor (ERalpha) heterogeneity, overexpression of Mdm2 and metastatic spread from the primary tumor to distant organs. MCF-7 cells with abrogated p53 function (vMCF-7(Dnp53)) maintained nuclear ERalpha expression and normal centrosome characteristics in vitro. However, following mitogen stimulation, they developed centrosome amplification and a higher frequency of aberrant mitotic spindles. Centrosome amplification was dependent on cdk2/cyclin activity since treatment with the small molecule inhibitor SU9516 suppressed centriole reduplication. In contrast to the parental MCF-7 cells, when introduced into nude mice as xenografts, tumors derived from the vMCF-7(DNp53) cell line developed a strikingly altered phenotype characterized by increased tumor growth, higher tumor histopathology grade, centrosome amplification, loss of nuclear ERalpha expression, increased expression of Mdm-2 oncoprotein and resistance to the antiestrogen tamoxifen. Importantly, while MCF-7 xenografts did not develop distant metastases, primary tumors derived from vMCF-7(DNp53) cells gave rise to lung metastases. Taken together, these observations indicate that abrogation of p53 function and consequent deregulation of the G1/S cell cycle transition leads to centrosome amplification responsible for breast cancer progression.
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- A B D'Assoro
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tumor Biology Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Cyclin D1 expression is associated with poor prognostic features in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2008; 113:75-82. [DOI: 10.1007/s10549-008-9908-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2007] [Accepted: 01/15/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cell cycle machinery: links with genesis and treatment of breast cancer. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2008; 630:189-205. [PMID: 18637492 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-78818-0_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Loss of normal growth control is a hallmark of cancer. Thus, understanding the mechanisms of tissue-specific, normal growth regulation and the changes that occur during tumorigenesis may provide insights of both diagnostic and therapeutic importance. Control of cell proliferation in the normal mammary gland is steroid hormone (estrogen and progestin)-dependent, involves complex interactions with other hormones, growth factors and cytokines and ultimately converges on activation of three proto-oncogenes (c-Myc, cyclin D1 and cyclin E1) that are rate limiting for the G1 to S phase transition during normal cell cycle progression. Mammary epithelial cell-specific overexpression of these genes induces mammary carcinoma in mice, while cyclin D1 null mice have arrested mammary gland development and are resistant to carcinoma induced by the neu/erbB2 and ras oncogenes. Furthermore, c-Myc, cyclins D1, E1 and E2 are commonly overexpressed in primary breast cancer where elevated expression is often associated with a more aggressive disease phenotype and an adverse patient outcome. This may be due in part to overexpression of these genes conferring resistance to endocrine therapies since in vitro studies provide compelling evidence that overexpression of c-Myc and to a lesser extent cyclin D1 and cyclin E1, attenuate the growth inhibitory effects of SERMS, antiestrogens and progestins in breast cancer cells. Thus, abnormal regulation of the expression of cell cycle molecules, involved in the steroidal control of cell proliferation in the mammary gland, are likely to be directly involved in the development, progression and therapeutic responsiveness of breast cancer. Furthermore, a more detailed understanding of these pathways may identify new targets for therapeutic intervention particularly in endocrine-unresponsive and endocrine-resistant disease.
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Biomarkers for Breast Cancer: Towards the Proposition of Clinically Relevant Tools. Breast Cancer 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-36781-9_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Sieuwerts AM, Look MP, Meijer-van Gelder ME, Timmermans M, Trapman AMAC, Garcia RR, Arnold M, Goedheer AJW, de Weerd V, Portengen H, Klijn JGM, Foekens JA. Which cyclin E prevails as prognostic marker for breast cancer? Results from a retrospective study involving 635 lymph node-negative breast cancer patients. Clin Cancer Res 2007; 12:3319-28. [PMID: 16740753 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-0225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the prognostic value of cyclin E with a quantitative method for lymph node-negative primary breast cancer patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS mRNA transcripts of full-length and splice variants of cyclin E1 (CCNE1) and cyclin E2 (CCNE2) were measured by real-time PCR in frozen tumor samples from 635 lymph node-negative breast cancer patients who had not received neoadjuvant or adjuvant systemic therapy. RESULTS None of the PCR assays designed for the specific splice variants of the cyclins gave additional prognosis-related information compared with the common assays able to detect all variants. In Cox multivariate analysis, corrected for the traditional prognostic factors, high levels of cyclin E were independently associated with a short distant metastasis-free survival [hazard ratio (HR), 3.40; P < 0.001 for CCNE1 and HR, 1.76; P < 0.001 for CCNE2, respectively]. After dichotomizing the tumors at the median level of 70% tumor cells, the multivariate analysis showed particularly strong results for CCNE1 in the group of 433 patients with stroma-enriched primary tumors (HR, 5.12; P < 0.001). In these tumors, the worst prognosis was found for patients with estrogen receptor-negative tumors expressing high CCNE1 (HR, 9.89; P < 0.001) and for patients with small (T1) tumors expressing high CCNE1 (HR, 8.47; P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Our study shows that both CCNE1 and CCNE2 qualify as independent prognostic markers for lymph node-negative breast cancer patients, and that CCNE1 may provide additional information for specific subgroups of patients.
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Porter PL, Barlow WE, Yeh IT, Lin MG, Yuan X, Donato E, Sledge GW, Shapiro CL, Ingle JN, Haskell CM, Albain KS, Roberts JM, Livingston RB, Hayes DF. Re: p27(Kip1) and cyclin E expression and breast cancer survival after treatment with adjuvant chemotherapy. J Natl Cancer Inst 2007; 99:738. [PMID: 17470742 PMCID: PMC7717107 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djk163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- PL Porter
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle WA
- University of Washington, Seattle WA
- Address for editorial correspondence: Peggy L. Porter, M.D., Member, Human Biology and Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98109, PH: 206-667-3751; FAX: 206-667-5815,
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- University of Washington, Seattle WA
- SWOG Statistical Center, Seattle WA
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- University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle WA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle WA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle WA
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- Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
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- University of California, Los Angeles CA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle WA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
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Riggins RB, Schrecengost RS, Guerrero MS, Bouton AH. Pathways to tamoxifen resistance. Cancer Lett 2007; 256:1-24. [PMID: 17475399 PMCID: PMC2533271 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2007.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2007] [Revised: 03/15/2007] [Accepted: 03/15/2007] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Therapies that target the synthesis of estrogen or the function of estrogen receptor(s) have been developed to treat breast cancer. While these approaches have proven to be beneficial to a large number of patients, both de novo and acquired resistance to these drugs is a significant problem. Recent advances in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that contribute to resistance have provided a means to begin to predict patient responses to these drugs and develop rational approaches for combining therapeutic agents to circumvent or desensitize the resistant phenotype. Here, we review common mechanisms of antiestrogen resistance and discuss the implications for prediction of response and design of effective combinatorial treatments.
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- Rebecca B. Riggins
- Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington DC 20057
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- Department of Microbiology and Cancer Center, Box 800734, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0734
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- Department of Microbiology and Cancer Center, Box 800734, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0734
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- Department of Microbiology and Cancer Center, Box 800734, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0734
- Corresponding Author: Amy H. Bouton, e-mail: , Telephone: (434) 924-2513, Fax: (434) 982-1071
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Desmedt C, Ouriaghli FE, Durbecq V, Soree A, Colozza MA, Azambuja E, Paesmans M, Larsimont D, Buyse M, Harris A, Piccart M, Martiat P, Sotiriou C. Impact of cyclins E, neutrophil elastase and proteinase 3 expression levels on clinical outcome in primary breast cancer patients. Int J Cancer 2006; 119:2539-45. [PMID: 16929516 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Uncontrolled cell proliferation is one of the hallmarks of cancer and the transition from the G1 to S phase is the most commonly reported cell cycle abnormality in tumors. It has been shown that the oncogenic activity of G1 cyclin E (CCNE) can be amplified by generating hyperactive low molecular weight forms (LMW) through elastase-mediated proteolytic processing. Neutrophil elastase (NE) and proteinase 3 (PR3) are 2 proteases that are aberrantly expressed in breast cancer cells and seem to be involved in cell proliferation. In this study, we evaluated the effect of the expression of these 2 proteases in addition to 2 potential intracellular targets of NE (CCNE1 and CCNE2) on clinical outcome in a population of 205 primary breast cancer patients. By univariate analysis, CCNE1, CCNE2, estrogen receptor and grade significantly predicted relapse free interval (RFI). NE and PR3 did not achieve statistical significance. In a multivariate analysis, elevated CCNE2 [hazard ratio (HR) 2.10, p = 0.008] predicted shorter RFI. In subgroup analyses of the tamoxifen-only treated patients, high CCNE1 levels predicted treatment resistance, while high levels of CCNE2 were associated with poor RFI in untreated patients. Investigation of the relationship between CCNE1, CCNE2 and NE did not show any impact on RFI. To conclude, this study was the first to evaluate these markers at the mRNA level by RT-PCR in a series of primary breast cancer patients, and our results confirmed the impact of high CCNE levels on clinical outcome in systemically untreated and of CCNE1 in tamoxifen-only treated early breast cancer patients.
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- Christine Desmedt
- Translational Research Unit, Department of Medical Oncology, Jules Bordet Institute, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Milano A, Dal Lago L, Sotiriou C, Piccart M, Cardoso F. What clinicians need to know about antioestrogen resistance in breast cancer therapy. Eur J Cancer 2006; 42:2692-705. [PMID: 16963260 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2006] [Revised: 05/24/2006] [Accepted: 06/23/2006] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Tamoxifen is the drug most used for early breast cancer treatment in oestrogen receptor (ER) positive patients. Unfortunately, despite high ER tumour levels in a tumour, resistance to endocrine therapy, either de novo or acquired after prolonged treatment, can occur. In this review, we will try to summarise the postulated mechanisms of hormonal-resistance, namely, the role of co-regulators and the crosstalk between the HER-2, IGF-IR, Cox-2 and ER pathways. Other predictive markers of tamoxifen-resistance/response, such as cyclin E and UPA/PAI-1, are also discussed.
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- Amalia Milano
- Medical Oncology and Translational Research Unit, Jules Bordet Institute, Rue Héger-Bordet, 1, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
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Spruck C, Sun D, Fiegl H, Marth C, Mueller-Holzner E, Goebel G, Widschwendter M, Reed SI. Detection of Low Molecular Weight Derivatives of Cyclin E1 Is a Function of Cyclin E1 Protein Levels in Breast Cancer. Cancer Res 2006; 66:7355-60. [PMID: 16849587 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-3240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cyclin E1 regulates the initiation of the S phase program in the mammalian cell division cycle. In normal cells, cyclin E1 protein expression is tightly controlled through a combination of transcriptional and proteolytic regulatory processes. However, in many types of human tumor, cyclin E1 expression is frequently dysregulated, including overexpression, nonperiodic expression relative to cell division, and generation of low molecular weight (LMW) derivatives. LMW derivatives of cyclin E1 have been proposed to be generated by the in vivo proteolytic cleavage of the full-length cyclin E1 protein by a yet to be identified tumor-specific protease. Recently, it was suggested that overexpression of full-length or LMW derivatives of cyclin E1 are independent variables associated with poor outcome in patients with breast cancer. However, we have extensively analyzed cyclin E1 protein expression in primary breast tumors and breast tumor-derived cell lines and found that the ability to detect LMW derivatives of cyclin E1 correlates only with the level of cyclin E1 protein. When cyclin E1 levels on Western blots are normalized, LMW derivatives of cyclin E1 were observed at roughly equal levels in all primary breast tumors, breast tumor-derived cell lines, immortalized nontransformed human mammary epithelial cells, and normal breast tissue. Therefore, the detection of LMW derivatives of cyclin E1 is likely a function of cyclin E1 protein levels, and the activity of the proteolytic machinery responsible for their generation is not a tumor-specific property.
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- Charles Spruck
- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Louie MC, Revenko AS, Zou JX, Yao J, Chen HW. Direct control of cell cycle gene expression by proto-oncogene product ACTR, and its autoregulation underlies its transforming activity. Mol Cell Biol 2006; 26:3810-23. [PMID: 16648476 PMCID: PMC1489001 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.26.10.3810-3823.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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ACTR (also called AIB1 and SRC-3) was identified as a coactivator for nuclear receptors and is linked to multiple types of human cancer due to its frequent overexpression. However, the molecular mechanism of ACTR oncogenicity and its function independent of nuclear receptors remain to be defined. We demonstrate here that ACTR is required for both normal and malignant human cells to effectively enter S phase. RNA interference-mediated depletion and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays show that endogenous ACTR directly controls the expression of genes important for initiation of DNA replication, which include cdc6, cdc25A, MCM7, cyclin E, and Cdk2. Moreover, consistent with its critical role in cell cycle control, ACTR expression appears to be cell cycle regulated, which involves E2F. Interestingly, ACTR is recruited to its own promoter at the G1/S transition and activates its own expression, suggesting a positive feedback mechanism for ACTR action in the control of cell cycle progression and for its aberrant expression in cancers. Importantly, overexpression of ACTR alone transforms human mammary epithelial cells, which requires its association with E2F. These findings reveal a novel role for ACTR in cell cycle control and support the notion that the ability of aberrant ACTR to deregulate the cell cycle through E2F underlies its oncogenicity in human cancers.
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- Maggie C Louie
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UCD Cancer Center/Basic Science, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
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Holzscheiter L, Biermann JC, Kotzsch M, Prezas P, Farthmann J, Baretton G, Luther T, Tjan-Heijnen VCG, Talieri M, Schmitt M, Sweep FCGJ, Span PN, Magdolen V. Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for Detection of mRNA Encoding Full-Length Human Tissue Kallikrein 7: Prognostic Relevance of KLK7 mRNA Expression in Breast Cancer 3. Clin Chem 2006; 52:1070-9. [PMID: 16627559 DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.065599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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AbstractBackground: The human tissue kallikrein gene family (KLK1 to KLK15) encodes a group of 15 serine proteases (hK1 to hK15), several of which have been implicated in cancer-related processes.Methods: We established a specific quantitative reverse transcription-PCR assay for full-length KLK7 mRNA that excluded amplification of the exon 2 deletion splice variant (the latter does not encode a functional protease), and evaluated full-length KLK7 mRNA expression [normalized to human glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (h-G6PDH)] in tumor tissue specimens from 155 breast cancer patients.Results: High KLK7 mRNA expression (continuous) was significantly associated with a better patient outcome according to both univariate (P = 0.005) and multivariate (P = 0.046) Cox survival analysis. Separation of patients by optimized dichotomization revealed a significantly better prognosis for patients with high KLK7 mRNA status (n = 89) compared with patients with low KLK7 mRNA status (n = 66) [univariate hazard ratio (HR) = 0.45 (P = 0.001); multivariate HR = 0.50 (P = 0.005)]. In the subgroup of patients not receiving adjuvant treatment (n = 69), KLK7 mRNA status was a significant prognosticator [univariate HR = 0.29 (P = 0.002); multivariate HR = 0.40 (P = 0.034)]. This subgroup was least influenced by postoperative treatment and thus best showed the impact of KLK7 expression on the natural course of breast cancer disease.Conclusion: Expression of full-length KLK7 mRNA may represent a new prognostic marker in breast cancer disease.
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- Leon Holzscheiter
- Clinical Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Libertini SJ, Robinson BS, Dhillon NK, Glick D, George M, Dandekar S, Gregg JP, Sawai E, Mudryj M. Cyclin E Both Regulates and Is Regulated by Calpain 2, a Protease Associated with Metastatic Breast Cancer Phenotype. Cancer Res 2005; 65:10700-8. [PMID: 16322214 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-1666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Overexpression of cyclin E in breast tumors is associated with a poor response to tamoxifen therapy, greater genomic instability, more aggressive behavior, and a poor clinical prognosis. These tumors also express low molecular weight isoforms of cyclin E that are associated with higher kinase activity and increased metastatic potential. In the current study, we show that cyclin E overexpression in MCF7 cells transactivates the expression of calpain 2, leading to proteolysis of cyclin E as well as several known calpain substrates including focal adhesion kinase (FAK), calpastatin, pp60src, and p53. In vivo inhibition of calpain activity in MCF7-cyclin E cells impedes cyclin E proteolysis, whereas in vivo induction of calpain activity promotes cyclin E proteolysis. An analysis of human breast tumors shows that high levels of cyclin E are coincident with the expression of the low molecular weight isoforms, high levels of calpain 2 protein, and proteolysis of FAK. Lastly, studies using a mouse model of metastasis reveal that highly metastatic tumors express proteolyzed cyclin E and FAK when compared to tumors with a low metastatic potential. Our results suggest that cyclin E–dependent deregulation of calpain may be pivotal in modifying multiple cellular processes that are instrumental in the etiology and progression of breast cancer.
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- Stephen J Libertini
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Colozza M, Azambuja E, Cardoso F, Sotiriou C, Larsimont D, Piccart MJ. Proliferative markers as prognostic and predictive tools in early breast cancer: where are we now? Ann Oncol 2005; 16:1723-39. [PMID: 15980158 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdi352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In the last few decades, proliferative markers have been broadly evaluated as prognostic and predictive factors for early stage breast cancer patients. Several papers evaluating one or more markers have been published, often with contradictory results. As a consequence, there is still uncertainty about the role of these proliferative markers. The present paper critically reviews the current knowledge about the following markers: thymidine labeling index, S phase fraction/flow cytometry, Ki 67, thymidine kinase (TK), cyclins E, cyclin D, the cyclin inhibitors p27 and p21, and topoisomerase IIalpha. For each marker, the prognostic and predictive role was separately analyzed. Only papers published in English in peer-reviewed journals before June 2004 that include at least 100 evaluable patients were selected. In addition, the prognostic and predictive role of the proliferative markers had to be assessed through multivariate analyses. One hundred and thirty-two papers fulfilled these criteria and 159 516 patients were analyzed. Unfortunately, several methodological problems in the research to date prevent us from including any one of these proliferative markers among the standard prognostic and predictive factors. Early incorporation of translational research and new technologies with clinical trials are needed to prospectively validate biological markers and allow their use in clinical practice.
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- S. C. Oncologia Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera, San Sisto 06132 Perugia, Italy
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women and is second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of death among women with solid tumors. Although chemotherapy and hormonal therapy are widely used in the primary treatment of breast cancer, appropriate selection of patients for such treatment remains challenging. Traditional prognostic factors --such as age, lymph node status, tumor size, tumor grade, and hormone receptor status--have been useful in assessing the risk for development of metastatic disease and these have been incorporated into a program that is available online for risk assessment (www.adjuvantonline.com). Molecular markers have not been incorporated into this schema but certainly have the potential for further refining risk assessment. Once the risk of recurrence is established for each patient, this can then be used to determine the potential effectiveness of hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, or the combination of these treatments. While the use of this web-based system has certainly empowered physicians and patients in making adjuvant therapy decisions, it is inadequate for precise stratification of patient cohorts into responders versus non-responders to systemic agents. Identification of accurate prognostic indicators and predictors of response have the potential to profoundly impact treatment selection for individual patients. Further, identification of prognostic factors with underlying biology that can serve as therapeutic targets will be important for identification and treatment of high-risk patients. Here we discuss the role of cyclin E as a prognostic marker and predictive factor in breast cancer management and the potential to use this marker as a target for therapy.
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- Kelly K Hunt
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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