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Yang L, Bhattacharya A, Peterson D, Li Y, Liu X, Marangoni E, Robila V, Zhang Y. Targeted dual degradation of HER2 and EGFR obliterates oncogenic signaling, overcomes therapy resistance, and inhibits metastatic lesions in HER2-positive breast cancer models. Drug Resist Updat 2024; 74:101078. [PMID: 38503142 PMCID: PMC11070302 DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2024.101078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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AIMS Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is an oncogenic receptor tyrosine kinase amplified in approximately 20% of breast cancer (BC). HER2-targeted therapies are the linchpin of treating HER2-positive BC. However, drug resistance is common, and the main resistance mechanism is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that drug resistance results mainly from inadequate or lack of inhibition of HER2 and its family member epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). METHODS We used clinically relevant cell and tumor models to assess the impact of targeted degradation of HER2 and EGFR on trastuzumab resistance. Trastuzumab is the most common clinically used HER2 inhibitor. Targeted degradation of HER2 and EGFR was achieved using recombinant human protein PEPDG278D, which binds to the extracellular domains of the receptors. siRNA knockdown was used to assess the relative importance of EGFR and HER2 in trastuzumab resistance. RESULTS Both HER2 and EGFR are overexpressed in all trastuzumab-resistant HER2-positive BC cell and tumor models and that all trastuzumab-resistant models are highly vulnerable to targeted degradation of HER2 and EGFR. Degradation of HER2 and EGFR induced by PEPDG278D causes extensive inhibition of oncogenic signaling in trastuzumab-resistant HER2-positive BC cells. This is accompanied by strong growth inhibition of cultured cells, orthotopic patient-derived xenografts, and metastatic lesions in the brain and lung of trastuzumab-resistant HER2-positive BC. siRNA knockdown indicates that eliminating both HER2 and EGFR is necessary to maximize therapeutic outcome. CONCLUSIONS This study unravels the therapeutic vulnerability of trastuzumab-resistant HER2-positive BC and shows that an agent that targets the degradation of both HER2 and EGFR is highly effective in overcoming drug resistance in this disease. The findings provide new insights and innovations for advancing treatment of drug-resistant HER2-positive breast cancer that remains an unmet problem.
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- Lu Yang
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Institute for Structural Biology, Drug Discovery and Development, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Pharmacy, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA; Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
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Reznitsky FM, Jensen JD, Knoop A, Jensen MB, Laenkholm AV. Evaluation of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, PD-L1, and PIK3CA mutations and association with prognosis in HER2-positive early stage breast cancer. Acta Oncol 2023; 62:1913-1920. [PMID: 37961947 DOI: 10.1080/0284186x.2023.2279685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) have predictive and prognostic potential in HER2-positive breast cancer (HER2+ BC). Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is an immune checkpoint protein, with important roles in the tumor microenvironment, possibly in both tumor and immune cells (ICs), providing rationale for targeting with immune-checkpoint therapy. PIK3CA mutations are oncogenic, activating mutations, which are also of relevance in breast cancer. Herein, we investigate the frequency of TILs, PD-L1 and PIK3CA mutations, and whether these factors influence outcome, in early HER2+ BC. MATERIALS AND METHODS Stromal TILs (sTILs) and PD-L1 expressions were assessed using full tumor-sections and TMA, respectively, from 236 patients with HER2+ BC. TILs were assessed, according to a standardized method, as continuous measurement and according to three predefined categories: low (0-10%), intermediate (11-59%), and high (60-100%). PD-L1 immunohistochemistry (Ventana SP263) was evaluated and positivity defined as ≥1% expression in tumor and ICs. PIK3CA mutations (exons 9 and 20) were determined by pyrosequencing. RESULTS Fourteen percent of patients had high sTILs and 25% had a PIK3CA mutation. PD-L1 expression was more frequent in ICs (68%) than tumor cells (24%). Patients with low sTILs had a significantly worse overall survival (multivariate: HR 2.80; 95% CI 1.36-5.78; p = .02). DISCUSSION Patients with low sTILs had a significantly poorer survival, despite adequate treatment with adjuvant therapy.
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- Frances M Reznitsky
- Department of Surgical Pathology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
- Department of Pathology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Danish Breast Cancer Group, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Zagami P, Fernandez-Martinez A, Rashid NU, Hoadley KA, Spears PA, Curigliano G, Perou CM, Carey LA. Association of PIK3CA Mutation With Pathologic Complete Response and Outcome by Hormone Receptor Status and Intrinsic Subtype in Early-Stage ERBB2/HER2-Positive Breast Cancer. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e2348814. [PMID: 38117494 PMCID: PMC10733807 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.48814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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Importance PIK3CA mutations may be associated with outcomes of patients with ERBB2/HER2-positive early breast cancer (EBC). Objectives To assess if PIK3CA mutations among patients with ERBB2/HER2-positive EBC are associated with treatment response and outcome, and if these associations vary by hormone receptor (HR) status or intrinsic molecular subtype (IMS). Design, Setting, and Participants This cohort study derived data on 184 patients from the phase 3 neoadjuvant Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) 40601 trial that enrolled patients with ERBB2/HER2-positive EBC in North America between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2012. Participants received neoadjuvant paclitaxel with trastuzumab, lapatinib, or both. Statistical analysis was performed from March 23, 2022, to March 9, 2023. Exposures Gene expression profiling by RNA sequencing with Prediction Analysis of Microarray 50-determined IMS and PIK3CA mutations from whole-exome sequencing were obtained from pretreatment biopsies from 184 of 305 trial participants. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary end point was pathologic complete response (pCR) and the secondary end point of event-free survival (EFS). The association of PIK3CA mutations with pCR and EFS by HR status and IMS was estimated using logistic and Cox proportional hazards regression models. Results All 184 participants were women, with a median age of 49 years (range 24-75 years). A total of 121 participants (66%) had clinical stage II tumors; 32 (17%) had PIK3CA mutations, most frequently H1047R (38% [12 of 32]) and E545K (22% [7 of 32]). PIK3CA mutations were present in 20 of 102 cases of HR-positive EBC (20%) and 12 of 82 cases HR-negative EBC (15%) and varied by IMS (luminal B, 9 of 25 [36%]; luminal A, 2 of 21 [10%]; and ERBB2/HER2-enriched tumors, 19 of 102 [19%]). Pathologic complete response rates were lower in PIK3CA mutated than PIK3CA wild type in the overall population (34% [11 of 32] vs 49% [74 of 152]; P = .14) and were significantly different among those receiving trastuzumab (30% [7 of 23] vs 54% [63 of 117]; P = .045). At a median follow-up of 9 years, PIK3CA mutations were significantly associated with worse EFS in the overall cohort (hazard ratio, 2.58 [95% CI, 1.24-5.35]; P = .01), which persisted in a multivariable model including pCR, HR status, stage, and IMS (hazard ratio, 2.52 [95% CI, 1.16-5.47]; P = .02). The negative association of PIK3CA mutation was significant in HR-positive (hazard ratio, 3.60 [95% CI, 1.45-8.96]; P = .006) and luminal subtypes (hazard ratio, 4.84 [95% CI, 1.08-21.70]; P = .04), but not in nonluminal and HR-negative tumors. Conclusions and Relevance In ERBB2/HER2-positive EBC, PIK3CA mutations were associated with lower pCR rates and independently associated with worse long-term EFS. These findings appear to be associated with PIK3CA mutations in HR-positive and luminal EBC.
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- Paola Zagami
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Division of New Drugs and Early Drug Development, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
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Chen H, Hu X, Wang D, Wang Y, Yu Y, Yao H. Association of PIK3CA mutation with outcomes in HER2-positive breast cancer treated with anti-HER2 therapy: A meta-analysis and bioinformatic analysis of TCGA‑BRCA data. Transl Oncol 2023; 37:101738. [PMID: 37597296 PMCID: PMC10458974 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2023.101738] [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: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to comprehensively explore the clinical significance of PIK3CA mutation in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer treated with anti-HER2 therapy. METHODS We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane databases for eligible studies assessing the association between PIK3CA mutation and outcomes in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer receiving anti-HER2 therapy. The main outcomes included: (1) pathological complete response (pCR) or disease-free survival (DFS) for the neoadjuvant setting; (2) DFS or invasive DFS for the adjuvant setting; (3) objective response rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS), time-to-progression (TTP), or overall survival (OS) for the metastatic setting. The mutational landscape of HER2-positive breast cancer according to PIK3CA mutation status was examined based on TCGA breast cancer dataset. RESULTS Totally, 43 eligible studies, covering 11,099 patients with available data on PIK3CA mutation status, were identified. In the neoadjuvant setting, PIK3CA mutation was significantly associated with a lower pCR rate (OR=0.23, 95% CI 0.19-0.27, p<0.001). This association remained significant irrespective of the type of anti-HER2 therapy (single-agent or dual-agent) and hormone receptor status. There were no significant differences in DFS between PIK3CA mutated and wild-type patients in either the neoadjuvant or adjuvant settings. In the metastatic setting, PIK3CA mutation predicted worse ORR (OR=0.26, 95%CI 0.17-0.40, p<0.001), PFS (HR=1.28, 95%CI 1.03-1.59, p = 0.024) and TTP (HR=2.27, 95%CI 1.54-3.34, p<0.001). However, no significant association was observed between PIK3CA mutation status and OS. Distinct mutational landscapes were observed in HER2-positive breast cancer between individuals with PIK3CA mutations and those with wild-type PIK3CA. CONCLUSIONS PIK3CA mutation was significantly associated with a lower pCR rate in HER2-positive breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant anti-HER2 therapy. In the metastatic setting, PIK3CA mutation was predictive of worse ORR, PFS and TTP. These results suggest the potential for developing PI3K inhibitors as a therapeutic option for these patients.
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- Haizhu Chen
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Breast Tumor Centre, Department of Medical Oncology, Phase I Clinical Trial Centre, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Breast Tumor Centre, Department of Medical Oncology, Phase I Clinical Trial Centre, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Breast Tumor Centre, Department of Medical Oncology, Phase I Clinical Trial Centre, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Breast Tumor Centre, Department of Medical Oncology, Phase I Clinical Trial Centre, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, PR China; Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao 999078, PR China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Breast Tumor Centre, Department of Medical Oncology, Phase I Clinical Trial Centre, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, PR China.
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Zagami P, Boscolo Bielo L, Nicolò E, Curigliano G. HER2-positive breast cancer: cotargeting to overcome treatment resistance. Curr Opin Oncol 2023; 35:461-471. [PMID: 37621172 DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000000971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The introduction in clinical practice of anti-HER2 agents changed the prognosis of patients with HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer in both metastatic and early setting. Although the incomparable results obtained in the last years with the approval of new drugs targeting HER2, not all patients derive benefit from these treatments, experiencing primary or secondary resistance. The aim of this article is to review the data about cotargeting HER2 with different pathways (or epitopes of receptors) involved in its oncogenic signaling, as a mechanism to overcome resistance to anti-HER2 agents. RECENT FINDINGS Concordantly to the knowledge of the HER2+ breast cancer heterogeneity as well as new drugs, novel predictive biomarkers of response to anti-HER2 treatments are always raised helping to define target to overcome resistance. Cotargeting HER2 and hormone receptors is the most well known mechanism to improve benefit in HER2+/HR+ breast cancer. Additional HER2-cotargeting, such as, with PI3K pathway, as well as different HERs receptors or immune-checkpoints revealed promising results. SUMMARY HER2+ breast cancer is an heterogenous disease. Cotargeting HER2 with other signaling pathways involved in its mechanism of resistance may improve patient outcomes. Research efforts will continue to investigate novel targets and combinations to create more effective treatment regimes.
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- Paola Zagami
- Division of Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Lineberger comprehensive cancer center, University of North Carolina, Chapel hill, North Carolina
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- Division of Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Early Drug Development for Innovative Therapies, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Veeraraghavan J, Gutierrez C, De Angelis C, Davis R, Wang T, Pascual T, Selenica P, Sanchez K, Nitta H, Kapadia M, Pavlick AC, Galvan P, Rexer B, Forero-Torres A, Nanda R, Storniolo AM, Krop IE, Goetz MP, Nangia JR, Wolff AC, Weigelt B, Reis-Filho JS, Hilsenbeck SG, Prat A, Osborne CK, Schiff R, Rimawi MF. A Multiparameter Molecular Classifier to Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Lapatinib plus Trastuzumab without Chemotherapy in HER2+ Breast Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2023; 29:3101-3109. [PMID: 37195235 PMCID: PMC10923553 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-3753] [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: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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PURPOSE Clinical trials reported 25% to 30% pathologic complete response (pCR) rates in HER2+ patients with breast cancer treated with anti-HER2 therapies without chemotherapy. We hypothesize that a multiparameter classifier can identify patients with HER2-"addicted" tumors who may benefit from a chemotherapy-sparing strategy. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Baseline HER2+ breast cancer specimens from the TBCRC023 and PAMELA trials, which included neoadjuvant treatment with lapatinib and trastuzumab, were used. In the case of estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) tumors, endocrine therapy was also administered. HER2 protein and gene amplification (ratio), HER2-enriched (HER2-E), and PIK3CA mutation status were assessed by dual gene protein assay (GPA), research-based PAM50, and targeted DNA-sequencing. GPA cutoffs and classifier of response were constructed in TBCRC023 using a decision tree algorithm, then validated in PAMELA. RESULTS In TBCRC023, 72 breast cancer specimens had GPA, PAM50, and sequencing data, of which 15 had pCR. Recursive partitioning identified cutoffs of HER2 ratio ≥ 4.6 and %3+ IHC staining ≥ 97.5%. With PAM50 and sequencing data, the model added HER2-E and PIK3CA wild-type (WT). For clinical implementation, the classifier was locked as HER2 ratio ≥ 4.5, %3+ IHC staining ≥ 90%, and PIK3CA-WT and HER2-E, yielding 55% and 94% positive (PPV) and negative (NPV) predictive values, respectively. Independent validation using 44 PAMELA cases with all three biomarkers yielded 47% PPV and 82% NPV. Importantly, our classifier's high NPV signifies its strength in accurately identifying patients who may not be good candidates for treatment deescalation. CONCLUSIONS Our multiparameter classifier differentially identifies patients who may benefit from HER2-targeted therapy alone from those who need chemotherapy and predicts pCR to anti-HER2 therapy alone comparable with chemotherapy plus dual anti-HER2 therapy in unselected patients.
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- Jamunarani Veeraraghavan
- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- SOLTI Cancer Research Group
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Shimozaki K, Shinozaki E, Yamamoto N, Imamura Y, Osumi H, Nakayama I, Wakatsuki T, Ooki A, Takahari D, Ogura M, Chin K, Watanabe M, Yamaguchi K. KRAS mutation as a predictor of insufficient trastuzumab efficacy and poor prognosis in HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2023; 149:1273-1283. [PMID: 35438321 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-022-03966-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Although RAS and PIK3CA mutations have been associated with resistance to anti-EGFR antibody in colorectal cancer or trastuzumab in breast cancer, their implications for trastuzumab resistance in HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer (AGC) remains unclear. We aimed to assess the relationship between trastuzumab efficacy and mutation status in the HER family signaling pathway. METHODS This study retrospectively evaluated patients with HER2-positive AGC who received first-line trastuzumab-containing chemotherapy between March 2011 and November 2015. Multiplex genotyping, including KRAS, NRAS, PIK3CA, and BRAF, was then performed using the Luminex Assay, after which KRAS amplification was measured using quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Thereafter, the association between genetic alterations and clinical outcomes were evaluated. RESULTS KRAS mutation (MT) was detected in 6 of 77 patients (7.8%), whereas KRAS amplification was found in 15 of 67 patients (22%). No mutations in NRAS, PIK3CA, or BRAF were identified. The KRAS MT group showed significantly worse response rates (16.7% vs. 66.2%, P = 0.016), progression-free survival [median, 4.8 vs. 11.6 months; hazard ratio (HR), 3.95; 95% CI, 1.60-9.76; P = 0.0029], and overall survival (11.5 vs. 23.6 months; HR, 3.80; 95% CI, 1.56-9.28; P = 0.033) compared to the KRAS wild-type group. KRAS amplification had no effect on clinical outcomes. CONCLUSION KRAS mutation was an independent prognostic factor for poor survival and might predict insufficient trastuzumab efficacy, whereas KRAS amplification showed no prognostic significance during trastuzumab treatment. Further investigations are warranted to confirm the predictive value of KRAS status in HER2-positive AGC.
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- Keitaro Shimozaki
- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Ariake 3-8-3, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Ariake 3-8-3, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Pathology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Ariake 3-8-3, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Ariake 3-8-3, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Ariake 3-8-3, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Ariake 3-8-3, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Ariake 3-8-3, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Ariake 3-8-3, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Ariake 3-8-3, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Ariake 3-8-3, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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A Novel Mechanism Underlying the Inhibitory Effects of Trastuzumab on the Growth of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Cells. Cells 2022; 11:cells11244093. [PMID: 36552857 PMCID: PMC9777316 DOI: 10.3390/cells11244093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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To improve the efficacy of trastuzumab, it is essential to understand its mechanism of action. One of the significant issues that makes it difficult to determine the precise mechanism of trastuzumab action is the formation of various HER receptor dimers in HER2-positive breast cancer cells. So far, studies have focused on the role of HER2-HER3 heterodimers, and little is known regarding EGFR-HER2 heterodimers. Here, we study the role of trastuzumab on the cell signaling and cell proliferation mediated by EGFR-HER2 heterodimers in BT474 and SRBR3 cells. EGF stimulates the formation of both EGFR homodimer and EGFR-HER2 heterodimer. Trastuzumab only binds to HER2, not EGFR. Therefore, any effects of trastuzumab on EGF-induced activation of EGFR, HER2, and downstream signaling proteins, as well as cell proliferation, are through its effects on EGFR-HER2 heterodimers. We show that trastuzumab inhibits EGF-induced cell proliferation and cell cycle progression in BT474 and SKBR3 cells. Interestingly trastuzumab strongly inhibits EGF-induced Akt phosphorylation and slightly inhibits EGF-induced Erk activation, in both BT474 and SKBR3 cells. These data suggest the presence of a novel mechanism that allows trastuzumab to inhibit EGR-induced Akt activation and cell proliferation, without blocking EGF-induced EGFR-HER2 heterodimerization and activation. We show that trastuzumab inhibits EGF-induced lipid raft localization of the EGFR-HER2 heterodimer. Disruption of the lipid raft with MβCD blocks HER2-mediated AKT activation in a similar way to trastuzumab. MβCD and trastuzumab synergically inhibit AKT activation. We conclude that trastuzumab inhibits EGF-induced lipid raft localization of EGFR-HER2 heterodimer, which leads to the inhibition of Akt phosphorylation and cell proliferation, without blocking the formation and phosphorylation of the EGFR-HER2 heterodimer.
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Giannoni-Luza S, Acosta O, Murillo Carrasco AG, Danos P, Cotrina Concha JM, Miller HG, Pinto JA, Aguilar A, Araujo JM, Fujita R, Buleje J. Chip-based digital Polymerase Chain Reaction as quantitative technique for the detection of PIK3CA mutations in breast cancer patients. Heliyon 2022; 8:e11396. [DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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PIK3CAMutations in Breast Cancer Subtypes Other Than HR-Positive/HER2-Negative. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12111793. [PMID: 36579519 PMCID: PMC9694420 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12111793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway plays a key role in cancer, influencing growth, proliferation, and survival of tumor cells. PIK3CA mutations are generally oncogenic and responsible for uncontrolled cellular growth. PI3K inhibitors (PI3Ki) can inhibit the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, although burdened by not easily manageable toxicity. Among PI3Ki, alpelisib, a selective p110α inhibitor, is approved for the treatment of hormone receptor (HR)+/HER2- PIK3CA mutant metastatic breast cancer (BC) that has progressed to a first line endocrine therapy. PIK3CA mutations are also present in triple negative BC (TNBC) and HER2+ BC, although the role of PI3K inhibition is not well established in these subtypes. In this review, we go through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, describing most common mutations found in PI3K genes and how they can be detected. We describe the available biological and clinical evidence of PIK3CA mutations in breast cancers other than HR+/HER2-, summarizing clinical trials investigating PI3Ki in these subtypes.
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Moasser MM. Inactivating amplified HER2: challenges, dilemmas, and future directions. Cancer Res 2022; 82:2811-2820. [PMID: 35731927 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-22-1121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The pharmaceutical inactivation of driver oncogenes has revolutionized the treatment of cancer replacing cytotoxic chemotherapeutic approaches with kinase inhibitor therapies for many types of cancers. This approach has not yet been realized for the treatment of HER2-amplified cancers. The monotherapy activities associated with HER2-targeting antibodies and kinase inhibitors are modest, and their clinical use has been in combination with, and not in replacement of cytotoxic chemotherapies. This stands in sharp contrast to achievements in the treatment of many other oncogene-driven cancers. The mechanism-based treatment hypothesis regarding the inactivation of HER2 justifies expectations far beyond what is currently realized. Overcoming this barrier requires mechanistic insights that can fuel new directions for pursuit, but scientific investigation of this treatment hypothesis, particularly with regards to trastuzumab, has been complicated by conflicting and confusing data sets, ironclad dogma, and mechanistic conclusions that have repeatedly failed to translate clinically. We are now approaching a point of convergence regarding the challenges and resiliency in this tumor driver, and I will provide here a review and opinion to inform where we currently stand with this treatment hypothesis and where the future potential lies.
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- Mark M Moasser
- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Reznitsky FM, Jensen JD, Knoop A, Laenkholm AV. Inter-observer agreement of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in primary HER2-positive breast cancer and correlation between tissue microarray and full tumor-sections. APMIS 2022; 130:545-550. [PMID: 35639634 DOI: 10.1111/apm.13251] [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: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) have predictive and prognostic potential in HER2-positive breast cancer (HER2 + BC). Due to tumor heterogeneity, guidelines recommend evaluation on full tumor-sections over biopsies, but aren't clear regarding tissue microarrays (TMAs). Herein, we investigate the inter-observer agreement of TILs assessment in HER2 + BC on full-sections and TMAs using a standardized method. Two pathologists assessed TILs using HE full-sections and TMAs from 244 patients with HER2 + BC. TILs were assessed in 10% intervals; values <10% evaluated as 0%, 1% or 5%. Levels of agreement were evaluated using intraclass-coefficient (ICC), Kappa statistics and concordance analysis. For inter-observer agreement for full-sections, ICC was 0.93 (95% CI 0.89-0.95) and Kappa was 0.75, corresponding to acceptable and moderate agreement respectively. For TMAs, ICC was 0.73 (95% CI: 0.62-0.81) and Kappa 0.33, corresponding to unacceptable agreement. For association in matched TMA and full-sections, ICC was 0.64 (95% CI 0.55-0.71) and Lin's concordance correlation coefficient was 0.63 (95% CI 0.55-0.71), corresponding to unacceptable agreement. There is acceptable inter-observer agreement of TILs assessment on full-sections but not TMAs and discrepancy between full-sections and TMAs. TMA preparation must include consideration for representation of both entire tumor area and tumor-microenvironment to correctly define prognostic and predictive values of potential immuno-related biomarkers.
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- Frances Mary Reznitsky
- Department of Surgical Pathology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.,Department of Pathology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Reinhardt K, Stückrath K, Hartung C, Kaufhold S, Uleer C, Hanf V, Lantzsch T, Peschel S, John J, Pöhler M, Bauer M, Bürrig FK, Weigert E, Buchmann J, Kantelhardt EJ, Thomssen C, Vetter M. PIK3CA-mutations in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2022; 196:483-493. [PMID: 36279023 PMCID: PMC9633529 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-022-06637-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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PURPOSE Phosphatidylinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) regulates proliferation and apoptosis; somatic PIK3CA-mutations may activate these processes. Aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of PIK3CA-mutations in a cohort of early stage breast cancer patients and the association to the course of disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS From an unselected cohort of 1270 breast cancer patients (PiA, Prognostic Assessment in routine application, NCT01592825) 1123 tumours were tested for the three PIK3CA hotspot-mutations H1047R, E545K, and E542K by qPCR. Primary objectives were the prevalence of somatic PIK3CA-mutations and their association to tumour characteristics. Secondary objective was the association of PIK3CA-mutations to recurrence-free interval (RFI) and overall survival. RESULTS PIK3CA-mutation rate was 26.7% (300 of 1123). PIK3CA-mutations were significantly more frequent in steroid hormone-receptor (SHR)-positive HER2-negative (31.4%), and G1 and G2 tumours (32.8%). Overall, we did not observe a significant association of PIK3CA-mutations to RFI. In SHR-positive BCs with PIK3CA-mutations, a strong trend for impaired RFI was observed (adjusted HR 1.64, 95% CI 0.958-2.807), whilst in SHR-negative BCs PIK3CA-mutations were insignificantly associated with improved RFI (adjusted HR 0.49; 95% CI 0.152-1.597). Of note, we observed a significantly detrimental prognostic impact of PIK3CA-mutations on RFI in SHR-positive, HER2-negative BCs if only aromatase inhibitors were administered as adjuvant therapy (adjusted HR 4.44, 95% CI 1.385-13.920), whilst no impact was observed in tamoxifen treated patients. CONCLUSION This cohort study speficies the overall mutation rate of PIK3CA in early breast cancer. The impact of PIK3CA-mutations on RFI and OS was heterogeneous. Our results suggest that estrogen deprivation failes to be active in case of PIK3CA-mutation.
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- Kristin Reinhardt
- Department of Gynaecology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Nathanstift, Hospital Fuerth, Fürth, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Hospital St. Elisabeth and St. Barbara, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, St. Bernward Hospital, Hildesheim, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Helios Hospital Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Asklepios Hospital Goslar, Goslar, Germany ,Present Address: Department of Gynaecology and Obstretrics, Hospital Wolfenbüttel, Wolfenbüttel, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Hospital Fürth, Fürth, Germany ,Present Address: Gemeinschaftspraxis Pathologie Amberg, Amberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Hospital Martha-Maria, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany ,Institute of Epidemiology, Biometry and Informatics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Ibrahim S, Lan C, Chabot C, Mitsa G, Buchanan M, Aguilar-Mahecha A, Elchebly M, Poetz O, Spatz A, Basik M, Batist G, Zahedi RP, Borchers CH. Precise Quantitation of PTEN by Immuno-MRM: A Tool To Resolve the Breast Cancer Biomarker Controversy. Anal Chem 2021; 93:10816-10824. [PMID: 34324311 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The tumor suppressor PTEN is the main negative regulator of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling and is commonly found downregulated in breast cancer (BC). Conflicting data from conventional immunoassays such as immunohistochemistry (IHC) has sparked controversy about PTEN's role as a prognostic and predictive biomarker in BC, which can be largely attributed to the lack of specificity, sensitivity, and interlaboratory standardization. Here, we present a fully standardized, highly sensitive, robust microflow immuno-MRM (iMRM) assay that enables precise quantitation of PTEN concentrations in cells and fresh frozen (FF) and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues, down to 0.1 fmol/10 μg of extracted protein, with high interday and intraday precision (CV 6.3%). PTEN protein levels in BC PDX samples that were determined by iMRM correlate well with semiquantitative IHC and WB data. iMRM, however, allowed the precise quantitation of PTEN-even in samples that were deemed to be PTEN negative by IHC or western blot (WB)-while requiring substantially less tumor tissue than WB. This is particularly relevant because the extent of PTEN downregulation in tumors has been shown to correlate with severity. Our standardized and robust workflow includes an 11 min microflow LC-MRM analysis on a triple-quadrupole MS and thus provides a much needed tool for the study of PTEN as a potential biomarker for BC.
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- Sahar Ibrahim
- Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H4A 3J1 Canada.,Clinical Pathology Department, Menoufia University, Shebeen, El Kom 32511, Egypt.,Segal Cancer Proteomics Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada
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- Segal Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada
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- Segal Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H4A 3J1 Canada.,Segal Cancer Proteomics Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada
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- Segal Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada
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- University of Tuebingen, Reutlingen 72770, Germany.,SIGNATOPE GmbH, Reutlingen 72770, Germany
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H4A 3J1 Canada.,Segal Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada.,Department of Pathology, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada.,OPTILAB-McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Quebec H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H4A 3J1 Canada.,Segal Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada.,Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada
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- Segal Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada.,Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada
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- Segal Cancer Proteomics Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada.,Center for Computational and Data-Intensive Science and Engineering, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 121205, Russia
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- Segal Cancer Proteomics Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada.,Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada.,Center for Computational and Data-Intensive Science and Engineering, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow 121205, Russia
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Li H, Prever L, Hirsch E, Gulluni F. Targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway in Breast Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:3517. [PMID: 34298731 PMCID: PMC8304822 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13143517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the primary cause of cancer death in women worldwide. Although early diagnosis and cancer growth inhibition has significantly improved breast cancer survival rate over the years, there is a current need to develop more effective systemic treatments to prevent metastasis. One of the most commonly altered pathways driving breast cancer cell growth, survival, and motility is the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling cascade. In the past 30 years, a great surge of inhibitors targeting these key players has been developed at a rapid pace, leading to effective preclinical studies for cancer therapeutics. However, the central role of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling varies among diverse biological processes, suggesting the need for more specific and sophisticated strategies for their use in cancer therapy. In this review, we provide a perspective on the role of the PI3K signaling pathway and the most recently developed PI3K-targeting breast cancer therapies.
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (H.L.); (L.P.); (E.H.)
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Zouein J, Noujaim C, Kourie HR. Targeting PIK3CA in HER2-positive breast cancer: what are the opportunities and the challenges? Biomark Med 2021; 15:609-613. [PMID: 34060324 DOI: 10.2217/bmm-2021-0236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Joseph Zouein
- Hematology-Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon
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- Hematology-Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon
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- Hematology-Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon
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Mezynski MJ, Farrelly AM, Cremona M, Carr A, Morgan C, Workman J, Armstrong P, McAuley J, Madden S, Fay J, Sheehan KM, Kay EW, Holohan C, Elamin Y, Rafee S, Morris PG, Breathnach O, Grogan L, Hennessy BT, Toomey S. Targeting the PI3K and MAPK pathways to improve response to HER2-targeted therapies in HER2-positive gastric cancer. J Transl Med 2021; 19:184. [PMID: 33933113 PMCID: PMC8088633 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-021-02842-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Aberrant PI3K signalling is implicated in trastuzumab resistance in HER2-positive gastric cancer (GC). The role of PI3K or MEK inhibitors in sensitising HER2-positive GCs to trastuzumab or in overcoming trastuzumab resistance is unclear. Methods Using mass spectrometry-based genotyping we analysed 105 hotspot, non-synonymous somatic mutations in PIK3CA and ERBB-family (EGFR, ERBB2, ERBB3 and ERBB4) genes in gastric tumour samples from 69 patients. A panel of gastric cell lines (N87, OE19, ESO26, SNU16, KATOIII) were profiled for anti-proliferative response to the PI3K inhibitor copanlisib and the MEK1/2 inhibitor refametinib alone and in combination with anti-HER2 therapies. Results Patients with HER2-positive GC had significantly poorer overall survival compared to HER2-negative patients (15.9 months vs. 35.7 months). Mutations in PIK3CA were only identified in HER2-negative tumours, while ERBB-family mutations were identified in HER2-positive and HER2-negative tumours. Copanlisib had anti-proliferative effects in 4/5 cell lines, with IC50s ranging from 23.4 (N87) to 93.8 nM (SNU16). All HER2-positive cell lines except SNU16 were sensitive to lapatinib (IC50s 0.04 µM–1.5 µM). OE19 cells were resistant to trastuzumab. The combination of lapatinib and copanlisib was synergistic in ESO-26 and OE-19 cells (ED50: 0.83 ± 0.19 and 0.88 ± 0.13, respectively) and additive in NCI-N87 cells (ED50:1.01 ± 0.55). The combination of copanlisib and trastuzumab significantly improved growth inhibition compared to either therapy alone in NCI-N87, ESO26 and OE19 cells (p < 0.05). Conclusions PI3K or MEK inhibition alone or in combination with anti-HER2 therapy may represent an improved treatment strategy for some patients with HER2-positive GC, and warrants further investigation in a clinical trial setting. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12967-021-02842-1.
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- M Janusz Mezynski
- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI Smurfit Building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI Smurfit Building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI Smurfit Building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI Smurfit Building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI Smurfit Building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI Smurfit Building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI Smurfit Building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI Smurfit Building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Data Science Centre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Histopathology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Histopathology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Histopathology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI Smurfit Building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI Smurfit Building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland.,Department of Medical Oncology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI Smurfit Building, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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HER2-Targeted Immunotherapy and Combined Protocols Showed Promising Antiproliferative Effects in Feline Mammary Carcinoma Cell-Based Models. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13092007. [PMID: 33919468 PMCID: PMC8122524 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13092007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Mammary tumors are common in cats, presenting an aggressive behavior with high tumor recurrence. Therefore, new and efficient therapeutic protocols are urgent. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs; ADC) are widely used in human breast cancer therapy, inhibiting the HER2 dimerization and leading to cell apoptosis. Furthermore, drug combinations, with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKi) are valuable in patients’ therapeutic protocols. In this study, two mAbs, and an ADC, as well as combined protocols between mAbs and mAbs plus lapatinib (TKi) were tested to address if the drugs could be used as new therapeutic options in feline mammary tumors. All the compounds and the combined treatments revealed valuable antiproliferative effects, and a conserved cell death mechanism, by apoptosis, in the feline cell lines, where the mutations found in the extracellular domain of the HER2 suggest no immunotherapy resistance. Abstract Feline mammary carcinoma (FMC) is a highly prevalent tumor, showing aggressive clinicopathological features, with HER2-positive being the most frequent subtype. While, in human breast cancer, the use of anti-HER2 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is common, acting by blocking the extracellular domain (ECD) of the HER2 protein and by inducing cell apoptosis, scarce information is available on use these immunoagents in FMC. Thus, the antiproliferative effects of two mAbs (trastuzumab and pertuzumab), of an antibody–drug conjugate compound (T-DM1) and of combined treatments with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (lapatinib) were evaluated on three FMC cell lines (CAT-MT, FMCm and FMCp). In parallel, the DNA sequence of the her2 ECD (subdomains II and IV) was analyzed in 40 clinical samples of FMC, in order to identify mutations, which can lead to antibody resistance or be used as prognostic biomarkers. Results obtained revealed a strong antiproliferative effect in all feline cell lines, and a synergistic response was observed when combined therapies were performed. Additionally, the mutations found were not described as inducing resistance to therapy in breast cancer patients. Altogether, our results suggested that anti-HER2 mAbs could become useful in the treatment of FMC, particularly, if combined with lapatinib, since drug-resistance seems to be rare.
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Chang DY, Ma WL, Lu YS. Role of Alpelisib in the Treatment of PIK3CA-Mutated Breast Cancer: Patient Selection and Clinical Perspectives. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2021; 17:193-207. [PMID: 33707948 PMCID: PMC7943556 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s251668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway has long been known to play a major role in the growth and survival of cancer cells. Breast tumors often harbor PIK3CA gene alterations, which therefore constitute a rational drug target. However, it has taken many years to demonstrate clinically-relevant efficacy of PI3K inhibition and eventually attain regulatory approvals. As data on PI3K inhibitors continue to mature, this review updates and summarizes the current state of the science, including the prognostic role of PIK3CA alterations in breast cancer; the evolution of PI3K inhibitors; the clinical utility of the first-in-class oral selective PI3Kα inhibitor, alpelisib; PIK3CA mutation detection techniques; and adverse effect management. PIK3CA-mutated breast carcinomas predict survival benefit from PI3K inhibitor therapy. The pan-PI3K inhibitor, buparlisib and the beta-isoform-sparing PI3K inhibitor, taselisib, met efficacy endpoints in clinical trials, but pictilisib did not; moreover, poor tolerability of these three drugs abrogated further clinical trials. Alpelisib is better tolerated, with a more manageable toxicity profile; the principal adverse events, hyperglycemia, rash and diarrhea, can be mitigated by intensive monitoring and timely intervention, thereby enabling patients to remain adherent to clinically beneficial treatment. Alpelisib plus endocrine therapy shows promising efficacy for treating postmenopausal women with HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer. Available evidence supporting using alpelisib after disease progression on first-line endocrine therapy with or without CDK4/6 inhibitors justifies PIK3CA mutation testing upon diagnosing HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer, which can be done using either tumor tissue or circulating tumor DNA. With appropriate toxicity management and patient selection using validated testing methods, all eligible patients can potentially benefit from this new treatment. Further clinical trials to assess combinations of hormone therapy with PI3K, AKT, mTOR, or CDK 4/6 inhibitors, or studies in men and women with other breast subtypes are ongoing.
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- Dwan-Ying Chang
- Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Oncology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Liu T, Song S, Wang X, Hao J. Small-molecule inhibitors of breast cancer-related targets: Potential therapeutic agents for breast cancer. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 210:112954. [PMID: 33158576 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Despite dramatic advances in cancer research and therapy, breast cancer remains a tricky health problem and represents a top biomedical research priority. Nowadays, breast cancer is still the leading cause of malignancy-related deaths in women, and incidence and mortality rates of it are expected to increase significantly the next years. Currently more and more researchers are interested in the study of breast cancer by its arising in young women. The common treatment options of breast cancer are chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormone therapy, surgery, and radiotherapy. Most of them require chemical agents, such as PARP inhibitors, CDK4/6 inhibitors, and HER2 inhibitors. Recent studies suggest that some targets or pathways, including BRD4, PLK1, PD-L1, HDAC, and PI3K/AKT/mTOR, are tightly related to the occurrence and development of breast cancer. This article reviews the interplay between these targets and breast cancer and summarizes the progress of current research on small molecule inhibitors of these anti-breast cancer targets. The review aims to provide structural and theoretical basis for designing novel anti-breast cancer agents.
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- Tingting Liu
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, Shandong, 271016, PR China.
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, 250117, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, Shandong, 271016, PR China
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Zhang Y. The root cause of drug resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer and the therapeutic approaches to overcoming the resistance. Pharmacol Ther 2020; 218:107677. [PMID: 32898548 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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HER2 is a well-known oncogenic receptor tyrosine kinase. HER2 gene amplification occurs in about 20% of breast cancer (BC), which leads to overexpression of HER2 protein, known as HER2-positive BC. Inhibitors of HER2 have significantly improved the prognosis of patients with this subset of BC. Since 1998, seven HER2 inhibitors have been developed to treat this disease. However, drug resistance is common and remains a major unresolved clinical problem. Patients typically show disease progression after some time on treatment. This review discusses the complexity and diversified nature of HER2 signaling, the mechanisms of actions and therapeutic activities of all HER2 inhibitors, the roles of HER2 and other signaling proteins in HER2-positive BC resistant to the inhibitors, the non-cell-autonomous mechanisms of drug resistance, and the heterogeneity of tumor HER2 expression. The review presents the concept that drug resistance in HER2-positive BC results primarily from the inability of HER2 inhibitors to deplete HER2. Emerging therapeutics that are promising for overcoming drug resistance are also discussed.
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- Yuesheng Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA.
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Kim JY, Park K, Im SA, Jung KH, Sohn J, Lee KS, Kim JH, Yang Y, Park YH. Clinical implications of HER2 mRNA expression and intrinsic subtype in refractory HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer treated with pan-HER inhibitor, poziotinib. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2020; 184:743-753. [PMID: 32860168 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-05891-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We explored clinical implication of intrinsic molecular subtype in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) + metastatic breast cancer (BC) with pan-HER inhibitor from a phase II clinical trial of poziotinib in refractory HER2+BC patients. METHODS For this translational research correlated with phase II clinical trial, we performed an nCounter expression assay, using gene panel including 50 genes for PAM50 prediction and targeted deep sequencing. RESULTS From 106 participants, we obtained 97 tumor tissues and analyzed gene expression in 91 of these samples. Of 91 HER2+BCs, 40 (44.0%) were HER2-enriched (E) intrinsic molecular subtype, 17 (18.7%) of Luminal A, 16 (17.6%) of Basal-like, 14 (15.4%) of Luminal B and 4 (4.4%) of Normal-like. HER2-E subtype was associated with hormone receptor negativity (odds ratio [OR] 2.93; p = 0.019), 3 + of HER2 immunohistochemistry(IHC) (OR 5.64; p = 0.001), high mRNA expression of HER2 (OR 14.43; p = 0.001) and copy number(CN) amplification of HER2 (OR 12.80; p = 0.005). In genetic alterations, alteration was more frequently observed in HER2-E subtype (OR 3.84; p = 0.022) but there was no association between PIK3CA alteration and HER2-E subtype (p = 0.655). In terms of drug efficacy, high mRNA expression of HER2 was the most powerful predictor of poziotinib response (median progression-free survival [PFS): 4.63 months [high] vs. 2.56 [low]; p < .001). In a combination prediction model, median PFS of intrinsic subtypes except Her2-E with high HER2 mRNA expression without PIK3CA genetic alteration was 6.83 months and that of the remaining group was 1.74 months (p < .001). CONCLUSION HER2-E subtype was associated with hormone receptor status, HER2 IHC, CN and mRNA expression and TP53 mutation. In survival analysis, the information of level of HER2 mRNA expression, intrinsic molecular subtype and PI3K pathway alteration would be independent predictors to poziotinib treatment. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02418689.
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- Ji-Yeon Kim
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Korea
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- Samsung Genome Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, 06351, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University School of Medicine, Seoul, 03080, Korea
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, 05505, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center, Seoul, 03722, Korea
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- Center for Breast Cancer, National Cancer Center Hospital, Goyang, 10408, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, 13620, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, 28644, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Korea.
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Kruger DT, Opdam M, Sanders J, van der Noort V, Boven E, Linn SC. Hierarchical clustering of PI3K and MAPK pathway proteins in breast cancer intrinsic subtypes. APMIS 2020; 128:298-307. [PMID: 31976581 PMCID: PMC7317370 DOI: 10.1111/apm.13026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The phosphatidylinositol‐3‐kinase (PI3K) and mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways are frequently activated in breast cancer. We recently demonstrated the importance of analyzing multiple proteins as read‐out for pathway activation in ER+/HER2− breast cancer, since single proteins are known to provide insufficient information. Here, we determined pathway activation in other primary breast cancer intrinsic subtypes derived from postmenopausal patients. Tumor blocks were recollected, and immunohistochemistry was performed using antibodies against PTEN, p‐AKT(Thr308), p‐AKT(Ser473), p‐p70S6K, p‐4EBP1, p‐S6RP(Ser235/236) and p‐ERK1/2, followed by unsupervised hierarchical clustering. In 32 ER+/HER2+, 37 ER−/HER2+ and 74 triple‐negative breast cancer patients, subgroups were identified with preferentially activated (A) and preferentially not activated (N) proteins. These subgroups likely reflect tumors with differences in biological behavior as well as treatment outcome.
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- Dinja T Kruger
- Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam/Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Division of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Biometrics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam/Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Ding J, Yao Y, Huang G, Wang X, Yi J, Zhang N, Liu C, Wang K, Zhang Y, Wang M, Liu P, Ye M, Li M, Cheng H. Targeting the EphB4 receptor tyrosine kinase sensitizes HER2-positive breast cancer cells to Lapatinib. Cancer Lett 2020; 475:53-64. [PMID: 32006616 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2020.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Clinical data analysis reveals that the expression of the EphB4 receptor tyrosine kinase is significantly elevated in HER2-positive breast cancer and high levels of EphB4 strongly correlate with poor disease prognosis. However, the impact of EphB4 activation on HER2-positive breast cancer cells and the potential of EphB4 as a therapeutic target remain to be explored. Here, we show that EphB4 overexpression confers gain-of-function activities to HER2-positive breast cancer cells, rendering resistance to a HER2/EGFR inhibitor Lapatinib. Furthermore, using integrated transcriptomic and tyrosine phosphoproteomic analyses, followed by biochemical confirmation, we establish that EphB4 activation engages the SHP2/GAB1-MEK signaling cascade and downstream c-MYC activation, and thereby limits the overall drug responses to Lapatinib. Finally, we demonstrate that, in HER2-positive breast tumors, inhibition of EphB4 combined with Lapatinib is more effective than either alone. These findings provide new insights into the signaling networks dictating therapeutic response to Lapatinib as well as a rationale for co-targeting EphB4 in HER2-positive breast cancer.
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- Jinlei Ding
- Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Cancer Therapy, Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic R&A Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Cancer Therapy, Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Cancer Therapy, Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Cancer Therapy, Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Cancer Therapy, Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Cancer Therapy, Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Cancer Therapy, Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Cancer Therapy, Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Cancer Therapy, Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Cancer Therapy, Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic R&A Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian, China.
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- Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Cancer Therapy, Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
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- Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Key Laboratory of Molecular Targeted Cancer Therapy, Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
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In only few years, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in breast cancer has moved from purely fundamental research to nearby daily use for treatment selection and drug-resistance assessment. Indeed, technical advances and widespread use of next-generation sequencing or digital PCR allowed for detection of very low amount of tumor DNA in bloodstream. The use of ctDNA as liquid biopsy able either to monitor tumor burden under treatment or to overcome tumor heterogeneity and identify potential targetable drivers. Time has come to define how ctDNA can be implemented for early or metastatic breast cancer management. Data from retrospective analyses of prospective trials have recently highlighted the potential advantages but also the limitations of ctDNA, in particular for patients under endocrine therapy.
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- Florian Clatot
- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Henri Becquerel, 1 rue d'Amiens, 76038, Rouen Cedex 1, France.
- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Inserm U1245, IRON Group, Normandy Centre for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France.
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The phosphoinositide 3 (PI3)-kinase/Akt signaling pathway has always been a focus of interest in breast cancer due to its role in cell growth, cell proliferation, cell migration and deregulated apoptosis. Its activation has been linked to endocrine resistance and worse prognosis in certain subgroups of breast cancer. In addition, deregulation of the PI3K/Akt pathway including PIK3CA activating mutation is frequently present in breast cancer. Multiple efforts have been carried out to target this pathway, initially with pan-PI3K inhibitors with some hint of activity but hampered by their limiting side-effects. A recent large randomized trial in patients with endocrine-resistant PIK3CA-mutant hormone receptor (HR)-positive tumors led to the approval of the first PI3K inhibitor, alpelisib, in combination with fulvestrant. The specificity of alpelisib against the p110α catalytic isoform provided additional efficacy and a better toxicity profile. In this review, we summarize the main research with PI3K inhibitors in breast cancer and we provide some insight of potential future combinations of this treatment in breast cancer patients.
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- B Verret
- Medical Oncology Department, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France
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- IOB Institute of Oncology, Quiron, Madrid & Barcelona
- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona
- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), Valencia, Spain
- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), New York, USA
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- Medical Oncology Department, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon
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- Medical Oncology Department, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France
- Inserm Unit U981, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif
- Université Paris Sud, Paris-Saclay, France
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- Medical Oncology Department, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France
- Inserm Unit U981, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif
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Windarti I, Harahap WA, Nindrea RD, Yerizel E, Rustamadji P. The Prognostic Significance of Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog Loss in Breast Cancer. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2019; 7:3716-3720. [PMID: 32010404 PMCID: PMC6986515 DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2019.757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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AIM This study aims to determine the prognostic significance of phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) loss in breast cancer. METHODS We conducted a meta-analysis study. Sample of this study were research articles that evaluated PTEN loss and prognosis in breast cancer patients. We searched for relevant studies published in PubMed and Proquest from January 2010 to July 2018. We reviewed studies that examined the association between immunohistochemical expression of PTEN and breast cancer prognosis using meta-analysis methods. Pooled risk ratios (RR) were calculated using fixed and random-effect models. Data were processed using Review Manager 5.3 (RevMan 5.3). RESULTS There were 7 studies conducted a systematic review then continued to evaluate the association of PTEN loss and breast cancer prognosis by meta-analysis. There was a significant association of PTEN loss with poor prognosis of breast cancer (RR = 0.76 [95% CI 0.59-0.98 p <0.07), and there was not any significant publication bias for studies included. CONCLUSION This study confirmed PTEN loss is an important independent factor for breast cancer prognosis.
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- Indri Windarti
- Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
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- Department of Surgical, Oncology Division, Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University, Dr M Djamil General Hospital, Padang, Indonesia
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- Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
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- Department of Biomolecular and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Indonesia University, Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Lazaridis G, Kotoula V, Vrettou E, Kostopoulos I, Manousou K, Papadopoulou K, Giannoulatou E, Bobos M, Sotiropoulou M, Pentheroudakis G, Efstratiou I, Papoudou-Bai A, Psyrri A, Christodoulou C, Gogas H, Koutras A, Timotheadou E, Pectasides D, Zagouri F, Fountzilas G. Opposite Prognostic Impact of Single PTEN-loss and PIK3CA Mutations in Early High-risk Breast Cancer. Cancer Genomics Proteomics 2019; 16:195-206. [PMID: 31018950 DOI: 10.21873/cgp.20125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIM PTEN-loss and PIK3CA mutations have been addressed as markers of PI3K activation in breast cancer. We evaluated these markers in early high-risk breast cancer (EBC) focusing on PTEN immunohistochemistry (IHC) issues, particularly in HER2-positive disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS We examined PTEN-loss and PIK3CA mutations in 1265 EBC patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy within two clinical trials. Two different methods for the evaluation of PTEN IHC were used, one upfront binary (loss; no-loss) and the other initially multi-scale allowing for the classification of "grey zone" tumors with low and very low PTEN protein expression. RESULTS PTEN-loss (33.4% and 22.1%, depending on the IHC method) and PIK3CA mutations (29.6%) were associated with ER/PgR/HER2-negative and ER/PgR-positive disease, respectively. Concordance of the two IHC methods was moderate (Cohen's kappa 0.624). PTEN-loss discrepancy and intra-tumor heterogeneity concerned "grey zone" tumors that were prevalent among HER2-positive cancers. PTEN-loss independently conferred higher risk for relapse and death. Compared to single PIK3CA mutations,single PTEN-loss was independently associated with increased risk for relapse and death. Depending on the evaluation method, in HER2-positive cancer, PTEN-loss was without- or of marginal unfavorable prognostic significance. CONCLUSION In EBC, PTEN-loss is an independent predictor of poor outcome. When occurring singly, PTEN-loss and PIK3CA mutations have opposite prognostic impact. In HER2-positive disease, assessment of PTEN-loss by IHC appears unreliable and the marker is without clear prognostic significance.
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- Georgios Lazaridis
- Department of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine Papageorgiou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Health Sciences, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Pathology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.,Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Pathology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Pathology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Section of Biostatistics, Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group, Data Office, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.,The University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Pathology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Division of Oncology, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine Papageorgiou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Health Sciences, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Oncology Section, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.,Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Vatte C, Al Amri AM, Cyrus C, Chathoth S, Alsayyah A, Ahmad A, Akhtar MS, Alrashidi NF, Jayaseeli N, Al Wadani H, Al Zahrani A, Al Ali AK. Helical and kinase domain mutations of PIK3CA, and their association with hormone receptor expression in breast cancer. Oncol Lett 2019; 18:2427-2433. [PMID: 31404155 PMCID: PMC6676675 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2019.10565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Breast cancer is one of the major causes of female morbidity and mortality, accounting for ~25% of the total cancer cases in women. Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic α subunit (PIK3CA) mutations serve a major role in downstream signaling of receptor tyrosine kinases. The present study aimed to elucidate the frequency of exon 9 and 20 mutations of PIK3CA and their role in disease progression. A total of 118 tumor samples from confirmed breast cancer patients were collected from the histopathology laboratory at King Fahd Hospital of the University (Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia). Sanger sequencing was performed on extracted DNA to identify the mutations on exons 9 and 20 of PIK3CA. The results were further validated by competitive allele-specific TaqMan polymerase chain reaction. Three mutations, namely E542K and E545K within exon 9, and H1047R within exon 20, were observed in 25 patients (21.2%). Among these, 18 patients carried the H1047R mutation of the kinase domain, while the remaining 7 patients carried mutations in the helical domain. PIK3CA mutations were associated with the estrogen receptor-positive/progesterone receptor-positive (ER+/PR+) group of tumors in contrast to the ER−/PR− group (P=0.021). Furthermore, it was observed that the PIK3CA mutation was associated with a poor disease prognosis. Taken together, the current study emphasized the potential of PIK3CA mutations as an important biomarker for breast cancer classification and the possible use of PIK3CA inhibitor as targeted therapy for breast cancer.
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- Chittibabu Vatte
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.,Department of Genetic Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of The University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Al-Khobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.,Department of Genetic Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.,Department of Genetic Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pathology, King Fahd Hospital of The University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Al-Khobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of The University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Al-Khobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of The University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Al-Khobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, King Faisal University, Hofuf, Al-Ahsa 31982, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.,College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Hofuf, Al-Ahsa 31982, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Laboratories Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.,College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Hofuf, Al-Ahsa 31982, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Veeraraghavan J, De Angelis C, Mao R, Wang T, Herrera S, Pavlick AC, Contreras A, Nuciforo P, Mayer IA, Forero A, Nanda R, Goetz MP, Chang JC, Wolff AC, Krop IE, Fuqua SAW, Prat A, Hilsenbeck SG, Weigelt B, Reis-Filho JS, Gutierrez C, Osborne CK, Rimawi MF, Schiff R. A combinatorial biomarker predicts pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant lapatinib and trastuzumab without chemotherapy in patients with HER2+ breast cancer. Ann Oncol 2019; 30:927-933. [PMID: 30903140 PMCID: PMC6594453 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND HER2-positive (+) breast cancers, defined by HER2 overexpression and/or amplification, are often addicted to HER2 to maintain their malignant phenotype. Yet, some HER2+ tumors do not benefit from anti-HER2 therapy. We hypothesize that HER2 amplification levels and PI3K pathway activation are key determinants of response to HER2-targeted treatments without chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Baseline HER2+ tumors from patients treated with neoadjuvant lapatinib plus trastuzumab [with endocrine therapy for estrogen receptor (ER)+ tumors] in TBCRC006 (NCT00548184) were evaluated in a central laboratory for HER2 amplification by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) (n = 56). HER2 copy number (CN) and FISH ratios, and PI3K pathway status, defined by PIK3CA mutations or PTEN levels by immunohistochemistry were available for 41 tumors. Results were correlated with pathologic complete response (pCR; no residual invasive tumor in breast). RESULTS Thirteen of the 56 patients (23%) achieved pCR. None of the 11 patients with HER2 ratio <4 and/or CN <10 achieved pCR, whereas 13/45 patients (29%) with HER2 ratio ≥4 and/or CN ≥10 attained pCR (P = 0.0513). Of the 18 patients with tumors expressing high PTEN or wild-type (WT) PIK3CA (intact PI3K pathway), 7 (39%) achieved pCR, compared with 1/23 (4%) with PI3K pathway alterations (P = 0.0133). Seven of the 16 patients (44%) with HER2 ratio ≥4 and intact PI3K pathway achieved pCR, whereas only 1/25 (4%) patients not meeting these criteria achieved pCR (P = 0.0031). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that there is a clinical subtype in breast cancer with high HER2 amplification and intact PI3K pathway that is especially sensitive to HER2-targeted therapies without chemotherapy. A combination of HER2 FISH ratio and PI3K pathway status warrants validation to identify patients who may be treated with HER2-targeted therapy without chemotherapy.
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- J Veeraraghavan
- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Departments of Medicine
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapeutics in Solid Tumors, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville
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- Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
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- Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago
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- Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
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- Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston
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- Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore
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- Department of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapeutics in Solid Tumors, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Departments of Medicine
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Departments of Medicine; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Departments of Medicine
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center; Departments of Medicine; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA.
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Zhang C, Guo Y, Li J, Tian X, Duan X. The role of the phosphatase and tensin homolog status in predicting pathological complete response to neoadjuvant anti-HER2 therapies in HER2-positive primary breast cancer: A meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e14261. [PMID: 30702584 PMCID: PMC6380662 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000014261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The addition of anti-HER2 therapies to neoadjuvant treatment significantly enhances pathological complete response (PCR) rate in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer. Selecting patients unlikely to benefit from neoadjuvant anti-HER2 therapies is increasingly important. In this study, we proposed to assess the role of the phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) as a biomarker in predicting PCR to neoadjuvant anti-HER2 therapies by conducting meta-analysis. METHODS Our team searched Embase, Medline, and the Cochrane Library by the end of September 16, 2018, for trials on patients with HER2-positive breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant anti-HER2 therapies. The associations between PTEN expression and PCR rate were then assessed. Odds ratio (ORs) and hazard ratio (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) with 2-sided P values were calculated. The Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS) was used to estimate the quality of the involved trials. RESULTS A total of 820 patients from 8 trials were included in this meta-analysis. Overall, the PTEN normal tumors was related to a significant increase in PCR rate (OR 0.55; 95% CI = 0.31-0.96; P = .04; I = 54%). In different anti-HER2 agents analysis, the PTEN normal tumors was related to a significant increase in PCR rate in patients treated with trastuzumab alone (OR 0.40; 95% CI = 0.24-0.67; P = .0005; I = 15%). Besides, no significant association between PTEN status and PCR rate was detected in patients treated with lapatinib alone (OR 1.90; 95% CI = 0.78-4.60; P = .16; I = 0%) or trastuzumab plus lapatinib (OR 1.27; 95% CI = 0.27-5.97; P = .76; I = 73%). CONCLUSION Based on current evidence, PTEN status could be n suitable biomarker in predicting PCR rate to neoadjuvant anti-HER2 therapies, especially in trastuzumab-treated patients.
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- Chi Zhang
- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province
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- Breast Disease Centre, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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Pegram MD, Zong Y, Yam C, Goetz MP, Moulder SL. Innovative Strategies: Targeting Subtypes in Metastatic Breast Cancer. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2018; 38:65-77. [PMID: 30231328 DOI: 10.1200/edbk_200715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Metastatic breast cancer continues to be a life-threatening diagnosis that impacts hundreds of thousands of patients around the world. Targeted therapies are usually associated with less toxicity compared with cytotoxic chemotherapies and often induce response or durable disease control in estrogen receptor (ER) and/or HER2+ breast cancers. Drugs that target CDK 4/6 either alone or in combination with endocrine therapy have demonstrated substantial improvements in progression-free survival (PFS) compared with endocrine monotherapy. Most recently, PARP inhibitors have shown longer PFS compared with physician's choice of chemotherapy in BRCA-associated cancers, leading to the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a targeted therapy with the potential to benefit a subgroup of patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Finally, newer drug delivery strategies using antibody drug conjugates have also allowed a "targeted approach" to deliver moderate to extremely potent cytotoxins directly to sites of metastatic disease, with less toxicity.
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- Mark D Pegram
- From the Stanford Comprehensive Cancer, Stanford, CA; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester, MN
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- From the Stanford Comprehensive Cancer, Stanford, CA; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester, MN
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- From the Stanford Comprehensive Cancer, Stanford, CA; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester, MN
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- From the Stanford Comprehensive Cancer, Stanford, CA; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester, MN
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- From the Stanford Comprehensive Cancer, Stanford, CA; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester, MN
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Nami B, Maadi H, Wang Z. Mechanisms Underlying the Action and Synergism of Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab in Targeting HER2-Positive Breast Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2018; 10:cancers10100342. [PMID: 30241301 PMCID: PMC6210751 DOI: 10.3390/cancers10100342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER) 2 (HER2) is overexpressed in 20⁻30% of breast cancers. HER2 is a preferred target for treating HER2-positive breast cancer. Trastuzumab and pertuzumab are two HER2-targeted monoclonal antibodies approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use as adjuvant therapy in combination with docetaxel to treat metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. Adding the monoclonal antibodies to treatment regimen has changed the paradigm for treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer. Despite improving outcomes, the percentage of the patients who benefit from the treatment is still low. Continued research and development of novel agents and strategies of drug combinations is needed. A thorough understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the action and synergism of trastuzumab and pertuzumab is essential for moving forward to achieve high efficacy in treating HER2-positive breast cancer. This review examined and analyzed findings and hypotheses regarding the action and synergism of trastuzumab and pertuzumab and proposed a model of synergism based on available information.
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- Babak Nami
- Signal Transduction Research Group, Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7, Canada.
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- Signal Transduction Research Group, Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7, Canada.
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- Signal Transduction Research Group, Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7, Canada.
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Shimoi T, Hamada A, Yamagishi M, Hirai M, Yoshida M, Nishikawa T, Sudo K, Shimomura A, Noguchi E, Yunokawa M, Yonemori K, Shimizu C, Kinoshita T, Fukuda T, Fujiwara Y, Tamura K. PIK3CA mutation profiling in patients with breast cancer, using a highly sensitive detection system. Cancer Sci 2018; 109:2558-2566. [PMID: 29906308 PMCID: PMC6113507 DOI: 10.1111/cas.13696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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PIK3CA mutations are common activating mutations associated with breast cancer (occurring in 20–30% of all cases) and are potent predictive markers for responses to PI3K inhibitors. Thus, it is important to develop sensitive methods to detect these mutations. We established a novel detection method using a quenching probe (QP) system to identify PIK3CA mutations, using DNA from 309 breast cancer tissues. In a developmental cohort, we determined the optimal detection threshold of the QP system with human tumor DNA from 119 freshly frozen tumor samples. We found a 96% concordance rate with the QP system between DNA from 26 matching fresh‐frozen specimens and formalin‐fixed paraffin‐embedded (FFPE) specimens from the same patients, and known PIK3CA mutation status in the developmental cohort. In a validation cohort, we evaluated whether the threshold for judging mutations using the QP system with frozen specimen‐derived DNA was applicable with FFPE‐derived DNA. In the validation cohort, 30 DNA samples from 190 FFPE‐derived DNA samples with known PIK3CA mutation status were analyzed by direct sequencing (DS) and droplet digital PCR, in a blinded manner. The sensitivity and specificity of the droplet digital PCR results were 100% and 100% (QP system), and 60% and 100% (DS), respectively. We also analyzed the relationship between clinical outcomes and the PIK3CA mutational status of 309 breast cancer samples, including the developmental cohort and validation cohort samples. Multivariate analysis suggested that PIK3CA mutations, especially H1047R, were prognostic factors of relapse‐free survival. Our novel detection system could be more useful than DS for detecting clinical PIK3CA mutations.
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- Tatsunori Shimoi
- Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo.,Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo
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- Division of Molecular Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo
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- Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
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- Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
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- Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
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- Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
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- Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
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- Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
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- Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
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- Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo.,Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
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- Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
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Kratz J, Burkard M, O'Meara T, Pusztai L, Veitch Z, Bedard PL. Incorporating Genomics Into the Care of Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2018; 38:56-64. [PMID: 30231387 DOI: 10.1200/edbk_200731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Metastatic breast cancer is a very heterogeneous disease. Recent advances in genomic sequencing have revealed genetic diversity between patients and across distinct subclonal cell populations within the same patient that may evolve across metastatic tumor sites and during treatment. With the increasing availability of commercial and laboratory-developed tests that can detect genomic alterations from patient tumor and blood samples, translating this knowledge into improved clinical care remains a challenge. The goals of this review are to outline the clinical relevance of tumor genomic heterogeneity and clonal evolution, to help clinicians understand how to interpret genomic testing reports, and to provide an overview of recurrent genomic alterations that may be relevant for clinical trials with investigational drug treatments.
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- Jeremy Kratz
- From the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI; Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Princess Margaret Hospital, Calgary, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- From the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI; Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Princess Margaret Hospital, Calgary, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- From the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI; Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Princess Margaret Hospital, Calgary, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- From the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI; Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Princess Margaret Hospital, Calgary, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- From the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI; Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Princess Margaret Hospital, Calgary, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- From the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI; Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; Princess Margaret Hospital, Calgary, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Saikia KK, Panigrahi MK, Mehta A, Kumar D. Clinico-pathological Features of PIK3CA Mutation in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer of Indian Population. Indian J Surg Oncol 2018; 9:381-386. [PMID: 30288002 DOI: 10.1007/s13193-018-0749-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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PIK3CA pathway is one of the important signaling pathways in cells, which is involved in cell proliferation, cell survival, motility, and growth. Mutation in PIK3CA gene negatively effects to anti-HER2 therapy in breast cancer patients. PIK3CA gene of HER2-positive breast cancers associated with reduced sensitivity to neoadjuvant therapy. In this study, we assessed the frequency of PIK3CA mutations and influence of PIK3CA mutations on patient survival in a series of HER2-positive breast cancer patients. PIK3CA mutations were assessed by pyrosequencing and next generation sequencing in 107 HER2-positive breast cancer patients of a tertiary Cancer Centre of India from Jan 2012 to Jun 2013 with minimum follow-up of 3 years. We found PIK3CA mutations in 26 tumors (24.2%) of which 5 were in exon 9, 20 were in exon 20, and 1 was in both exon 9 and 20. In exon 9, the mutation c.1634A>G was found in 4 cases and mutation c.1636C>A was found in 2 cases. In exon 20, the mutation c.3140A>G was found in 15 cases and c.3140A>T was found in 6 cases. The outcome between PIK3CA mutated versus PIK3CA wild type was significant showing p value 0.014. Overall survival of mutation and treatment with herceptin, mutation with other chemotherapy treatment in both early breast cancer (EBC), and locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) showed significant p value 0.037 and 0.044 respectively. In conclusion, we identified 24.2% somatic mutation of PIK3CA in HER2-positive breast cancer patients. PIK3CA mutation is significantly associated with ER-positive tumors. The frequency and distribution pattern reported in this study is similar to the global report. Overall survival of PIK3CA mutation is slightly lower but in patients who received herceptin with PIK3CA mutation showed better clinical outcome.
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- Kandarpa Kumar Saikia
- 1Department of Bioengineering and Technology, Gauhati University, Assam, 781014 India
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- 1Department of Bioengineering and Technology, Gauhati University, Assam, 781014 India
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- 2Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and research Centre, New Delhi, 110085 India
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- 1Department of Bioengineering and Technology, Gauhati University, Assam, 781014 India
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Zardavas D, Te Marvelde L, Milne RL, Fumagalli D, Fountzilas G, Kotoula V, Razis E, Papaxoinis G, Joensuu H, Moynahan ME, Hennessy BT, Bieche I, Saal LH, Stal O, Iacopetta B, Jensen JD, O'Toole S, Lopez-Knowles E, Barbaraeschi M, Noguchi S, Azim HA, Lerma E, Bachelot T, Wang Q, Perez-Tenorio G, Can de Velde CJH, Rea DW, Sabine V, Bartlett JMS, Sotiriou C, Michiels S, Loi S. Tumor PIK3CA Genotype and Prognosis in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data. J Clin Oncol 2018; 36:981-990. [PMID: 29470143 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.74.8301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Purpose Phosphatidylinositol-4, 5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha ( PIK3CA) mutations are frequently observed in primary breast cancer. We evaluated their prognostic relevance by performing a pooled analysis of individual patient data. Patients and Methods Associations between PIK3CA status and clinicopathologic characteristics were tested by applying Cox regression models adjusted for age, tumor size, nodes, grade, estrogen receptor (ER) status, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status, treatment, and study. Invasive disease-free survival (IDFS) was the primary end point; distant disease-free survival (DDFS) and overall survival (OS) were also assessed, overall and by breast cancer subtypes. Results Data from 10,319 patients from 19 studies were included (median OS follow-up, 6.9 years); 1,787 patients (17%) received chemotherapy, 4,036 (39%) received endocrine monotherapy, 3,583 (35%) received both, and 913 (9%) received none or their treatment was unknown. PIK3CA mutations occurred in 32% of patients, with significant associations with ER positivity, increasing age, lower grade, and smaller size (all P < .001). Prevalence of PIK3CA mutations was 18%, 22%, and 37% in the ER-negative/HER2-negative, HER2-positive, and ER-positive/HER2-negative subtypes, respectively. In univariable analysis, PIK3CA mutations were associated with better IDFS (HR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.71 to 0.84; P < .001), with evidence for a stronger effect in the first years of follow-up (0 to 5 years: HR, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.66 to 0.81; P < .001; 5 to 10 years: HR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.68 to 0.99; P = .037); > 10 years: (HR, 1.15; 95% CI, 0.84 to 1.58; P = .38; P heterogeneity = .02). In multivariable analysis, PIK3CA genotype remained significant for improved IDFS ( P = .043), but not for the DDFS and OS end points. Conclusion In this large pooled analysis, PIK3CA mutations were significantly associated with a better IDFS, DDFS, and OS, but had a lesser prognostic effect after adjustment for other prognostic factors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dimitrios Zardavas
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Luc Te Marvelde
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Roger L Milne
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Debora Fumagalli
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - George Fountzilas
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Vassiliki Kotoula
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Evangelia Razis
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - George Papaxoinis
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Heikki Joensuu
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Mary Ellen Moynahan
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Bryan T Hennessy
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Ivan Bieche
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Lao H Saal
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Olle Stal
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Barry Iacopetta
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Jeanette Dupont Jensen
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Sandra O'Toole
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Elena Lopez-Knowles
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Mattia Barbaraeschi
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Shinzaburo Noguchi
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Hatem A Azim
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Enrique Lerma
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Thomas Bachelot
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Qing Wang
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Gizeh Perez-Tenorio
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Cornelis J H Can de Velde
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Daniel W Rea
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Vicky Sabine
- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Dimitrios Zardavas and Debora Fumagalli, Breast International Group; Christos Sotiriou, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Luc te Marvelde and Roger L. Milne, Cancer Council; Roger L. Milne and Sherene Loi, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Barry Iacopetta, University of Western Australia, Western Australia; Sandra O'Toole and Elena Lopez-Knowles, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia; George Fountzilas and Vassiliki Kotoula, Hellenic Foundation for Cancer Research/Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Razis, Hygeia Hospital; George Papaxoinis, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece; Heikki Joensuu, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Mary Ellen Moynahan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Bryan T. Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; Ivan Bieche, Curie Institut, Paris; Thomas Bachelot, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Lyon; Stefan Michiels, Gustave Roussy and Inserm, Univ. Paris-Sud, Univ. Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France; Lao H. Saal, Lund University, Lund; Olle Stal, Qing Wang, and Gizeh Perez-Tenorio, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Jeanette Dupont Jensen, University of Southern Denmark, on behalf of the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Odense, Denmark; Elena Lopez-Knowles, Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London; Daniel W. Rea, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Mattia Barbaraeschi, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy; Shinzaburo Noguchi, Osaka University, Osaka Japan; Hatem A. Azim Jr, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon; Enrique Lerma, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Cornelis J.H. can de Velde, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Vicky Sabine, University of Guelph, Guelph; John M.S. Bartlett, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Deng L, Zhu X, Sun Y, Wang J, Zhong X, Li J, Hu M, Zheng H. Prevalence and Prognostic Role of PIK3CA/AKT1 Mutations in Chinese Breast Cancer Patients. Cancer Res Treat 2018. [PMID: 29540052 PMCID: PMC6333988 DOI: 10.4143/crt.2017.598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Purpose The prevalence of PIK3CA in Chinese breast cancer patients may be underestimated. Therefore, we investigated the distribution of somatic PIK3CA/AKT1 mutations in Chinese breast cancer patients and explored their roles in tumor phenotypes and disease prognosis. Materials and Methods Tumors from 507 breast cancer patients were prospectively collected from the West China Hospital between 2008 and 2013. Whole exons of AKT1 and PIK3CA were detected in fresh-frozen tumors using next-generation sequencing, and correlations between PIK3CA/AKT1 mutations and clinicopathological features were analyzed. Results The AKT1 mutation was found in 3.6% (18/507) of patients. Tumors from patients that carried the AKT1 mutation were estrogen receptor (ER)+/progesterone receptor (PR)+/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)‒ and were more likely to have high expression levels of Ki67. The prevalence of the PIK3CA mutation was 46.5% (236/507), and 35 patients carried two or three variants of the PIK3CA gene. PIK3CA mutations were associated with ER+/PR+/HER2‒ status. The prognosis of patients with one mutation in PIK3CA (or PIK3CA/AKT1) was not significantly different than that of patients with wild-type PIK3CA (or PIK3CA/AKT1), while patients with two or three variants in PIK3CA (or PIK3CA/AKT1) exhibited poorer outcomes in the entire group and in all three subgroups (ER+, HER2‒, Ki67 high), particularly with respect to overall survival. Conclusion A high frequency of somatic PIK3CA mutations was detected in Chinese breast cancer patients. In addition to the mutation frequency, the tumor mutational burden of the PIK3CA and AKT1 genes should also be of concern, as they may be associated with poor prognosis.
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- Ling Deng
- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer, Clinical Research Center for Breast, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Laboratory of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Dizal (Jiangsu) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- Dizal (Jiangsu) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- Dizal (Jiangsu) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer, Clinical Research Center for Breast, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Bio-Statistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Dizal (Jiangsu) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer, Clinical Research Center for Breast, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Sobhani N, Roviello G, Corona SP, Scaltriti M, Ianza A, Bortul M, Zanconati F, Generali D. The prognostic value of PI3K mutational status in breast cancer: A meta-analysis. J Cell Biochem 2018; 119:4287-4292. [PMID: 29345357 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Breast cancer (BC) is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths in women worldwide. The availability of reliable biomarkers of response/resistance to cancer treatments would benefit patients and clinicians allowing for a better selection of BC patients most likely to respond to a specific treatment. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) enzymes are involved in numerous cellular- functions and processes. The gene encoding for PI3K catalytic subunit p110α is mutated in 20-40% of BC. We performed a meta-analysis of the current literature on randomized clinical trials, investigating the role of PIK3CA mutational status as prognostic factor, and predictor of response to anti-cancer treatments. Overall 1929 cases were included. The pooled analysis confirmed that the presence of a PIK3CA mutation represents an independent negative prognostic factor (HR = 1.67, 95%CI: 1.15-2.43; P = 0.007) in BC, as previously reported. As PI3K signaling is also a result of other pathways' hyperactivation, further investigation of potential biomarkers able to predict likelihood of response to anti-PI3K/mTOR, anti-HER2, and other TKRs is warranted in future randomized clinical trials.
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- Navid Sobhani
- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Teaching Hospital of Cattinara, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.,Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Cattinara Academic Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Teaching Hospital of Cattinara, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.,Department of Oncology, Medical Oncology Unit, San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Moorabbin Campus, Bentleigh East, Victoria, Australia
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- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.,Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Teaching Hospital of Cattinara, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Cattinara Academic Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Cattinara Academic Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Teaching Hospital of Cattinara, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.,Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Cattinara Academic Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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Cheng J, Fu S, Wei C, Tania M, Khan MA, Imani S, Zhou B, Chen H, Xiao X, Wu J, Fu J. Evaluation of PIK3CA mutations as a biomarker in Chinese breast carcinomas from Western China. Cancer Biomark 2018; 19:85-92. [PMID: 28269754 DOI: 10.3233/cbm-160380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND PIK3CA gene encodes the p110 α catalytic subunit of the oncoprotein phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3 K) which regulates many biological processes such as cell proliferation, differentiation, migration and survival through the activation of various signaling pathways. OBJECTIVE In this study, we have investigated the possible somatic mutations in PIK3CA gene in invasive ductal breast carcinomas of Chinese women from Western China. METHODS Genomic DNA was extracted from the formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples. The hotspot mutations in PIK3CA gene of exon 9 and exon 20 were studied by pyrosequencing. RESULTS The sequencing identified two hotspot mutations in exon 20 of one cancer samples at p. H1047L (c. 3140A > T) and eight cancer sample at p. H1047R (c. 3140A > G). No mutation in exon 9 of PIK3CA gene was found in these breast cancer tissue samples. PIK3CA mutations showed surprising clinicopathological features in breast cancer patients, as incidence of lymph node invasiveness is increased in the patients with PIK3CA mutation. In addition, all the patients showed tumor size bigger than 3 cm in diameter. It is important that for early detection and early treatment for BC in developing countries or areas like Western China, and for people to provide popularization education using scientific knowledge in cancer fields. CONCLUSIONS This study identified PIK3CA mutations in breast carcinoma patients of Western China that will enable a more rapid molecular diagnosis, and provide a stronger rationale evidence for development of precision therapeutic approaches as well as promising therapeutic targets for breast cancer treatment or patient management.
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- Jingliang Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Epigenetics and Oncology, The Research Center for Preclinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China.,Key Laboratory of Epigenetics and Oncology, The Research Center for Preclinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Honors College, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.,Key Laboratory of Epigenetics and Oncology, The Research Center for Preclinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetics and Oncology, The Research Center for Preclinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China.,State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau (SAR) 999078, China.,Key Laboratory of Epigenetics and Oncology, The Research Center for Preclinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetics and Oncology, The Research Center for Preclinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetics and Oncology, The Research Center for Preclinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China.,Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetics and Oncology, The Research Center for Preclinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetics and Oncology, The Research Center for Preclinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciencesand the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Epigenetics and Oncology, The Research Center for Preclinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China.,State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau (SAR) 999078, China.,Judicial Authentication Center, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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Tono Y, Ishihara M, Miyahara Y, Tamaru S, Oda H, Yamashita Y, Tawara I, Ikeda H, Shiku H, Mizuno T, Katayama N. Pertuzumab, trastuzumab and eribulin mesylate therapy for previously treated advanced HER2-positive breast cancer: a feasibility study with analysis of biomarkers. Oncotarget 2018; 9:14909-14921. [PMID: 29599915 PMCID: PMC5871086 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.24504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The standard treatment for advanced human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer is the triple combination of pertuzumab, trastuzumab and docetaxel, but some patients cannot tolerate taxane. To explore a non-taxane triple therapy, we conducted a feasibility study of pertuzumab, trastuzumab and eribulin mesylate (PTE) therapy for previously treated advanced HER2-positive breast cancer with analyses of quality of life and biomarkers. Ten patients were enrolled, two of whom had a history of docetaxel allergy. The median number of prior regimens was 3. The most common Grade 3 toxicities were leukopenia (70%) and neutropenia (70%). Grade 4 or 5 adverse events were not observed. An improving trend for the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B) score at 3 months was observed. Eight cases were included in the biomarker analysis. The peripheral CD8+ T cell/ CD4+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) ratio was significantly increased (p = 0.039). The frequency of peripheral Tregs was associated with the trastuzumab trough concentration (p = 0.019). In a non-clinical analysis, Eribulin mesylate significantly inhibited Ser473 Akt phosphorylation in PIK3CA wild-type cells and mutated cells. These results suggest that PTE therapy is a feasible and promising option for advanced HER2-positive breast cancer. Further investigation is warranted.
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- Yasutaka Tono
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 514-8507 Mie, Japan.,Department of Medical Oncology, Mie University Hospital, 514-8507 Mie, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Mie University Hospital, 514-8507 Mie, Japan
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- Department of Immuno-Gene Therapy, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 514-8507 Mie, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Mie University Hospital, 514-8507 Mie, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Mie University Hospital, 514-8507 Mie, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Mie University Hospital, 514-8507 Mie, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 514-8507 Mie, Japan
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- Department of Immuno-Gene Therapy, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 514-8507 Mie, Japan.,Department of Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 852-8523 Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Immuno-Gene Therapy, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 514-8507 Mie, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Mie University Hospital, 514-8507 Mie, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 514-8507 Mie, Japan.,Department of Medical Oncology, Mie University Hospital, 514-8507 Mie, Japan
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Booth L, Roberts JL, Poklepovic A, Dent P. NEDD4 over-expression regulates the afatinib resistant phenotype of NSCLC cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 1:19-30. [PMID: 30740589 DOI: 10.1016/j.onsig.2017.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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We focused on defining the role of the E3 ligase NEDD4 in NSCLC cell afatinib resistance. Afatinib resistant H1975 clones over-expressed NEDD4 and c-MET compared to control clones and expressed less ERBB1, ERBB3, ERBB4 and PTEN than control clones. Knock down of NEDD4 enhanced the expression of PTEN, ERBB1/3/4 and c-MET. This was also associated with a ∼3-fold enhancement in both mTOR expression and mTOR phosphorylation and a ∼4-fold elevation in phospho-ULK-1 S757 levels. In the absence of NEDD4 or the autophagy regulatory protein Beclin1, neither the drug combination of [pemetrexed + sildenafil] nor the HDAC inhibitor sodium valproate was as capable of: reducing the expression of ERBB1/3/4; reducing phosphorylation of ULK-1 S757; or at enhancing the phosphorylation of ULK-1 S317 and ATG13 S318. [Pemetrexed + sildenafil] exposure, via autophagic degradation, reduced the expression of multiple HDACs. Reduced expression of Class I HDACs lowered the expression of ERBB1/3/4 and PTEN. Treatment of afatinib resistant clones lacking NEDD4 with [pemetrexed + sildenafil] or sodium valproate resulted in a weaker induction of autophagosome and autolysosome formation and with reduced cell killing. Knock down of NEDD4 reduced [pemetrexed + sildenafil] lethality; knock down of PTEN enhanced drug-induced killing. Combined knock down of NEDD4 and PTEN reduced the elevated amount of killing caused by PTEN knock down alone back to basal levels. Collectively, our data argue that NEDD4 plays an essential role in maintaining the afatinib-resistant phenotype in our resistant H1975 clones.
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- Departments of, Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0035
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Veeraraghavan J, De Angelis C, Reis-Filho JS, Pascual T, Prat A, Rimawi MF, Osborne CK, Schiff R. De-escalation of treatment in HER2-positive breast cancer: Determinants of response and mechanisms of resistance. Breast 2017; 34 Suppl 1:S19-S26. [PMID: 28687441 PMCID: PMC6050048 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2017.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Overexpression and/or gene amplification of HER2, a crucial member of the HER family of four receptors, occur in about 15-20% of breast cancers and define an aggressive subtype of the disease. Activated HER homo and heterodimers govern a complex and redundant downstream signaling network that regulates cell survival and metastasis. Despite treatment with effective HER2-targeted therapies, many HER2-positive tumors fail to respond, or initially respond but eventually develop resistance. One of the upfront reasons for this treatment failure is failure to accurately select the tumors that are truly dependent on HER2 for survival and so would benefit the most from HER2-targeted therapy. In these truly HER2-addicted tumors (i.e. physiologically dependent), resistance could be the result of an incomplete inhibition of signaling at the HER receptor layer. In this regard, preclinical and clinical studies have documented the superiority of combination anti-HER2 therapy over single agent therapy to achieve a more comprehensive inhibition of the various HER receptor dimers. HER2 can be further activated or reactivated by mutations or other alterations in HER2 itself, or in other HER family members. Even when a complete and sustained HER inhibition is achieved, resistance to anti-HER therapy can arise by other somewhat dominant mechanisms, including preexisting or emerging alternative signaling pathways such as the estrogen receptor, deregulated downstream signaling components, especially of the PI3K pathway, and the tumor immune microenvironment. Most of the clinical trials that have investigated the efficacy of anti-HER2 therapies took place in the background of aggressive chemotherapy regimens, thus confounding the identification of key factors of resistance to the anti-HER2 treatments. Recent studies, however, have suggested that some HER2-amplified tumors may benefit from anti-HER2 therapy combined with only a single chemotherapy agent or in the absence of any chemotherapy. This de-escalation approach, a promising therapeutic strategy, is currently being explored in the clinic. In this review, we summarize the major molecular determinants that play a crucial role in influencing tumor response and resistance to HER2-targeted therapy, and discuss the growing need for patient stratification in order to facilitate the development of de-escalation strategies using HER2-targeted therapy alone with no chemotherapy.
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- Jamunarani Veeraraghavan
- Lester & Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester & Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Lester & Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester & Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester & Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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Toomey S, Eustace AJ, Fay J, Sheehan KM, Carr A, Milewska M, Madden SF, Teiserskiene A, Kay EW, O'Donovan N, Gallagher W, Grogan L, Breathnach O, Walshe J, Kelly C, Moulton B, Kennedy MJ, Gullo G, Hill AD, Power C, Duke D, Hambly N, Crown J, Hennessy BT. Impact of somatic PI3K pathway and ERBB family mutations on pathological complete response (pCR) in HER2-positive breast cancer patients who received neoadjuvant HER2-targeted therapies. Breast Cancer Res 2017; 19:87. [PMID: 28750640 PMCID: PMC5530949 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-017-0883-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background The Cancer Genome Atlas analysis revealed that somatic EGFR, receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2 (ERBB2), Erb-B2 receptor tyrosine kinase 3 (ERBB3) and Erb-B2 receptor tyrosine kinase 4 (ERBB4) gene mutations (ERBB family mutations) occur alone or co-occur with somatic mutations in the gene encoding the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) catalytic subunit (PIK3CA) in 19% of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancers. Because ERBB family mutations can activate the PI3K/AKT pathway and likely have similar canonical signalling effects to PI3K pathway mutations, we investigated their combined impact on response to neoadjuvant HER2-targeted therapies. Methods Baseline tumour biopsies were available from 74 patients with HER2-positive breast cancer who were enrolled in the phase II TCHL neoadjuvant study (ICORG 10-05) assessing TCH (docetaxel, carboplatin, trastuzumab) (n = 38) versus TCL (docetaxel, carboplatin, lapatinib) (n = 10) versus TCHL (docetaxel, carboplatin, trastuzumab, lapatinib) (n = 40), each for six cycles. Activating mutations in PIK3CA and ERBB family genes were identified using mass spectrometry-based genotyping. Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry. Results PIK3CA and/or ERBB family mutations were detected in 23 (31.1%) tumour samples tested, whereas PTEN expression was low in 31.1% of cases tested. Mutation frequency was similar in each treatment arm (31.3% in TCH arm, 30% in TCL arm and 31.3% in TCHL arm) and was not influenced by oestrogen receptor (ER) status (27.6% in ER-negative patients, 33.3% in ER-positive patients) or progesterone receptor (PR) status (32.6% in PR-negative patients, 29% in PR-positive patients). There was no significant difference in pathological complete response (pCR) rates between 47 patients with wild-type (WT) tumours and 22 patients whose tumours carried mutations (in either PIK3CA or ERBB family genes) (42.5% vs. 54.5%; p = 0.439). Similarly, there was no significant difference in pCR rates between patients with PIK3CA/ERBB family mutated/PTEN-low (i.e., PI3K-activated) tumours and patients without PI3K activation (50% vs. 44%; p = 0.769). However, in the TCHL (but not the TCH) group, the pCR rate was higher for 9 patients with PIK3CA/ERBB family mutated tumours than for 20 patients with PIK3CA/ERBB family WT tumours (77.8% vs. 35%; p = 0.05). Conclusions Our results indicate that patients who receive neoadjuvant TCHL and have PIK3CA/ERBB family mutated tumours may be more likely to have a pCR than patients with WT tumours. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01485926. Registered on 2 December 2011. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13058-017-0883-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Sinead Toomey
- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Department of Histopathology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Histopathology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Department of Histopathology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- Cancer Biology and Therapeutics Laboratory, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, UCD Conway Institute,, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, St. James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons In Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons In Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Medical Oncology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Medical Oncology Group, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 9, Ireland.,Cancer Trials Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Medical Oncology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Wang L, Yu X, Wang C, Pan S, Liang B, Zhang Y, Chong X, Meng Y, Dong J, Zhao Y, Yang Y, Wang H, Gao J, Wei H, Zhao J, Wang H, Hu C, Xiao W, Li B. The anti-ErbB2 antibody H2-18 and the pan-PI3K inhibitor GDC-0941 effectively inhibit trastuzumab-resistant ErbB2-overexpressing breast cancer. Oncotarget 2017; 8:52877-52888. [PMID: 28881779 PMCID: PMC5581078 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.17907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Trastuzumab, an anti-ErbB2 humanized antibody, brings benefit to patients with ErbB2-amplified metastatic breast cancers. However, the resistance to trastuzumab is common. Our previously reported H2-18, an anti-ErbB2 antibody, potently induced programmed cell death in trastuzumab-resistant breast cancer cells. Here, we aim to investigate the antitumor efficacy of H2-18 in combination with the pan-PI3K inhibitor GDC-0941 in trastuzumab-resistant breast cancer cell lines. The results showed that H2-18 and GDC-0941 synergistically inhibited the in vitro proliferation of BT-474, SKBR-3, HCC-1954 and HCC-1419 breast cancer cells. H2-18 plus GDC-0941 showed significantly enhanced programmed cell death-inducing activity compared with each drug used alone. The combination of H2-18 and GDC-0941 did not increase the effect of single agent on ROS production, cell cycle and ErbB2 signaling. Importantly, the in vivo antitumor efficacy of H2-18 plus GDC-0941 was superior to that of single agent. Thus, the enhanced in vivo antitumor efficacy of H2-18 plus GDC-0941 may mainly be attributable to its increased programmed cell death-inducing activity. Collectively, H2-18 plus GDC-0941 could effectively inhibit tumor growth, suggesting the potential to be translated into clinic as an efficient strategy for ErbB2-overexpressing breast cancers.
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- Lingfei Wang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, China.,International Joint Cancer Institute, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Hangzhou Sanatorium of People's Liberation Army, Hangzhou 310007, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, China.,International Joint Cancer Institute, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, China.,International Joint Cancer Institute, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- International Joint Cancer Institute, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xiaogan Central Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 432000, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University Pudong Medical Center, Shanghai 201399, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, China.,International Joint Cancer Institute, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Jernström S, Hongisto V, Leivonen SK, Due EU, Tadele DS, Edgren H, Kallioniemi O, Perälä M, Mælandsmo GM, Sahlberg KK. Drug-screening and genomic analyses of HER2-positive breast cancer cell lines reveal predictors for treatment response. BREAST CANCER-TARGETS AND THERAPY 2017; 9:185-198. [PMID: 28356768 PMCID: PMC5367762 DOI: 10.2147/bctt.s115600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background Approximately 15%–20% of all diagnosed breast cancers are characterized by amplified and overexpressed HER2 (= ErbB2). These breast cancers are aggressive and have a poor prognosis. Although improvements in treatment have been achieved after the introduction of trastuzumab and lapatinib, many patients do not benefit from these drugs. Therefore, in-depth understanding of the mechanisms behind the treatment responses is essential to find alternative therapeutic strategies. Materials and methods Thirteen HER2 positive breast cancer cell lines were screened with 22 commercially available compounds, mainly targeting proteins in the ErbB2-signaling pathway, and molecular mechanisms related to treatment sensitivity were sought. Cell viability was measured, and treatment responses between the cell lines were compared. To search for response predictors and genomic and transcriptomic profiling, PIK3CA mutations and PTEN status were explored and molecular features associated with drug sensitivity sought. Results The cell lines were divided into three groups according to the growth-retarding effect induced by trastuzumab and lapatinib. Interestingly, two cell lines insensitive to trastuzumab (KPL4 and SUM190PT) showed sensitivity to an Akt1/2 kinase inhibitor. These cell lines had mutation in PIK3CA and loss of PTEN, suggesting an activated and druggable Akt-signaling pathway. Expression levels of five genes (CDC42, MAPK8, PLCG1, PTK6, and PAK6) were suggested as predictors for the Akt1/2 kinase-inhibitor response. Conclusion Targeting the Akt-signaling pathway shows promise in cell lines that do not respond to trastuzumab. In addition, our results indicate that several molecular features determine the growth-retarding effects induced by the drugs, suggesting that parameters other than HER2 amplification/expression should be included as markers for therapy decisions.
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- Sandra Jernström
- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital; KG Jebsen Centre for Breast Cancer Research, Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital; KG Jebsen Centre for Breast Cancer Research, Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital
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- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki, Helsinki; Medisapiens, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki, Helsinki
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Turku, Finland
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- KG Jebsen Centre for Breast Cancer Research, Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Tumor Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Tromsø
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- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital; Department of Research, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Drammen, Norway
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Identification of frequent somatic mutations in inflammatory breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2017; 163:263-272. [PMID: 28243898 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-017-4165-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE Inflammatory breast cancer is an aggressive form of breast cancer that shows distinct clinical features from non-inflammatory breast cancer. Genomic understanding of inflammatory breast cancer will shed light on biological targets for this disease. Our objective was to identify targeted hotspot mutations using multiplex genome sequencing in inflammatory breast cancer and compare the findings with those for patients with non-inflammatory breast cancer to further recognize novel targets. METHODS We studied 400 patients with metastatic breast cancer who had somatic hotspot mutation testing using a 46- or 50-gene multiplex platform from March 2012 to December 2014. Among this population, 24 patients had inflammatory breast cancer and 376 patients had non-inflammatory breast cancer. We tested a total of 26 samples from 24 patients with inflammatory breast cancer. RESULTS The average number of mutations per patient was higher in inflammatory breast cancer than in non-inflammatory breast cancer (1.23 vs. 0.65, respectively). Identified somatic mutations in inflammatory breast cancer were TP53 (n = 18, 75%), PIK3CA (n = 10, 41.7%), and ERBB2 (n = 4, 16.7%). TP53 and ERBB2 mutations were significantly more prevalent in inflammatory breast cancer than in non-inflammatory breast cancer (P < 0.01). All patients with ERBB2 mutations had hormone receptor (HR)+ primary tumors. CONCLUSIONS TP53, PIK3CA, and ERBB2 were detected as three major somatic mutations in metastatic inflammatory breast cancer patients. While the inflammatory breast cancer TP53 and PIK3CA mutations mirrored previously reported data for metastatic non-inflammatory breast cancer, this is the first report of higher frequency of ERBB2 mutation in inflammatory breast cancer, especially in the HR+ subtype. Once validated in a larger cohort of inflammatory breast cancer patients, this novel finding could lead to development of treatments for HR+ inflammatory breast cancer.
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Tormo E, Adam-Artigues A, Ballester S, Pineda B, Zazo S, González-Alonso P, Albanell J, Rovira A, Rojo F, Lluch A, Eroles P. The role of miR-26a and miR-30b in HER2+ breast cancer trastuzumab resistance and regulation of the CCNE2 gene. Sci Rep 2017; 7:41309. [PMID: 28120942 PMCID: PMC5264595 DOI: 10.1038/srep41309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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A subset of HER2+ breast cancer patients manifest clinical resistance to trastuzumab. Recently, miR-26a and miR-30b have been identified as trastuzumab response regulators, and their target gene CCNE2 seems to play an important role in resistance to trastuzumab therapy. Cell viability was evaluated in trastuzumab treated HER2+ BT474 wt (sensitive), BT474r (acquired resistance), HCC1954 (innate resistance), and MDA-MB-231 (HER2−) cell lines, and the expression of miR-26a, miR-30b, and their target genes was measured. BT474 wt cell viability decreased by 60% and miR-26a and miR-30b were significantly overexpressed (~3-fold, p = 0.003 and p = 0.002, respectively) after trastuzumab treatment, but no differences were observed in resistant and control cell lines. Overexpression of miR-30b sensitized BT474r cells to trastuzumab (p = 0.01) and CCNE2, was significantly overexpressed after trastuzumab treatment in BT474r cells (p = 0.032), but no significant changes were observed in sensitive cell line. When CCNE2 was silenced BT474r cell sensitivity to trastuzumab increased (p = 0.03). Thus, the molecular mechanism of trastuzumab action in BT474 cell line may be regulated by miR-26a and miR-30b and CCNE2 overexpression might play an important role in acquired trastuzumab resistance in HER2+ breast cancer given that resistance was diminished when CCNE2 was silenced.
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- Eduardo Tormo
- INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Pathology Department, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Cancer Research Program, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute), 08003 Barcelona, Spain.,Medical Oncology Department, Hospital del Mar, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.,Pompeu Fabra University, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Research Program, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute), 08003 Barcelona, Spain.,Medical Oncology Department, Hospital del Mar, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Pathology Department, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, 46010 Valencia, Spain.,Oncology and Hematology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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Lux MP, Fasching PA, Schrauder MG, Hein A, Jud SM, Rauh C, Beckmann MW. The PI3K Pathway: Background and Treatment Approaches. Breast Care (Basel) 2016; 11:398-404. [PMID: 28228706 DOI: 10.1159/000453133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Two-thirds of all breast cancer patients with metastases have a hormone receptor (HR)-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative subtype. Endocrine therapy is the treatment of choice in these patients since in addition to its effectiveness it can also maintain the patients' quality of life over a longer term. However, 44-62% of postmenopausal patients with metastatic breast carcinoma have primary tamoxifen resistance. After 3-5 years, 30-40% of the patients receiving tamoxifen treatment develop secondary resistance. Understanding the way in which resistance develops is therefore essential for developing treatment approaches that can prevent or reverse endocrine resistance. The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway plays a central role here. As a result of the numerous interactions involved, complex issues arise that need to be taken into account in the development and use of therapeutic agents. In addition, this signaling pathway is the one that most frequently undergoes mutations in breast cancer. The prognostic and predictive significance of individual mutations has not yet been fully explained, but it might provide a basis for patient selection in clinical studies. Initial research results on the use of PI3K inhibitors suggest that this may be a highly promising therapeutic approach, with an acceptable side effect profile.
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- Michael P Lux
- University Breast Center for Franconia, Department of Gynecology, Erlangen University Hospital, CCC Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen, Germany
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- University Breast Center for Franconia, Department of Gynecology, Erlangen University Hospital, CCC Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen, Germany
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- University Breast Center for Franconia, Department of Gynecology, Erlangen University Hospital, CCC Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen, Germany
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- University Breast Center for Franconia, Department of Gynecology, Erlangen University Hospital, CCC Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen, Germany
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- University Breast Center for Franconia, Department of Gynecology, Erlangen University Hospital, CCC Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen, Germany
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- University Breast Center for Franconia, Department of Gynecology, Erlangen University Hospital, CCC Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen, Germany
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- University Breast Center for Franconia, Department of Gynecology, Erlangen University Hospital, CCC Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen, Germany
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Azizi Tabesh G, Izadi P, Fereidooni F, Emami Razavi AN, Tavakkoly Bazzaz J. The High Frequency of PIK3CA Mutations in Iranian Breast Cancer Patients. Cancer Invest 2016; 35:36-42. [DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2016.1247455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Ghasem Azizi Tabesh
- Medical Genetics Department, Medical School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Medical Genetics Department, Medical School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Iran National Tumor Bank, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Iran National Tumor Bank, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Medical Genetics Department, Medical School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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