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Combinatorial drug screening of mammary cells with induced mesenchymal transformation to identify drug combinations for triple-negative breast cancer
Colavito SA, Platt JT, Held MA, Liu Z, Sokup R, Stern DF. Combinatorial drug screening of mammary cells with induced mesenchymal transformation to identify drug combinations for triple-negative breast cancer. Oncotarget 2019, 10: 4822-4839. PMID: 31448050, PMCID: PMC6690678, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.27104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerDrug combinationsB-cell lymphoma-2 inhibitorTriple-negative breast cancerEffective treatment strategiesBreast cancer cellsEffective drug combinationsCombination regimenPoor prognosisCombination therapyTreatment optionsTreatment strategiesBCL2 inhibitorsEffective treatmentSelf-renewal capabilityCancerTumor cellsDifferent dosesCancer cellsMammary cellsCheckpoint kinase 1 inhibitorsKinase 1 inhibitorMesenchymal characteristicsMesenchymal transformationUntreated cells
2014
Significance of glioma-associated oncogene homolog 1 (GLI1)expression in claudin-low breast cancer and crosstalk with the nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NFκB) pathway
Colavito SA, Zou MR, Yan Q, Nguyen DX, Stern DF. Significance of glioma-associated oncogene homolog 1 (GLI1)expression in claudin-low breast cancer and crosstalk with the nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NFκB) pathway. Breast Cancer Research 2014, 16: 444. PMID: 25252859, PMCID: PMC4303124, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-014-0444-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationClaudinsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene ExpressionHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHumansMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDNeoplasm TransplantationNeoplastic Stem CellsNF-kappa BPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingReceptor Cross-TalkRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionThiazolesTranscription FactorsZinc Finger Protein GLI1ConceptsGlioma-associated oncogene homolog 1Claudin-low cell linesBreast cancer stem cellsCancer stem cellsOncogene homolog 1Gli1 expressionBreast cancerClaudin-low breast cancer subtypeMetastatic breast cancer stem cellsNFκB pathwayCell linesClaudin-low breast cancerActivated B cells (NF-κB) pathwayClaudin-low subtypeHomolog 1Breast cancer subtypesMarkers of EMTB-cell pathwayNFκB subunit p65Stem cellsMesenchymal-like characteristicsPoor prognosisTreatment optionsOrthotopic xenograftsAggressive type
2000
Activation (tyrosine phosphorylation) of ErbB-2 (HER-2/neu): a study of incidence and correlation with outcome in breast cancer.
Thor AD, Liu S, Edgerton S, Moore D, Kasowitz KM, Benz CC, Stern DF, DiGiovanna MP. Activation (tyrosine phosphorylation) of ErbB-2 (HER-2/neu): a study of incidence and correlation with outcome in breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2000, 18: 3230-9. PMID: 10986055, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2000.18.18.3230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerErbB-2 expressionPrognostic valueErbB-2Node-positive breast cancerNode-positive patientsPositive lymph nodesDisease-specific survivalPrimary breast cancerAdditional prognostic valueInvasive breast cancerNode-positive casesBreast cancer patientsSignificant prognostic valueStudy of incidenceArchival breast cancer samplesErbB-2-positive cellsBreast cancer samplesBreast cancer cellsInvasive breast cancer cellsIdentification of casesLymph nodesPatient groupPoor prognosisCancer patients
1996
Functional assay for HER-2/neu demonstrates active signalling in a minority of HER-2/neu-overexpressing invasive human breast tumours
DiGiovanna M, Carter D, Flynn S, Stern D. Functional assay for HER-2/neu demonstrates active signalling in a minority of HER-2/neu-overexpressing invasive human breast tumours. British Journal Of Cancer 1996, 74: 802-806. PMID: 8795585, PMCID: PMC2074709, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER-2/neuPrognostic indicatorBreast carcinomaInvasive breast carcinomaHER-2/ neuHuman breast tumorsFunctional assaysHuman breast carcinomaClinicopathological characteristicsPoor prognosisInvasive human breast tumoursLarge seriesBreast tumorsNeuMonoclonal antibodiesCarcinomaTumorsAntibodiesDifferent reportsOverexpressionReportAssaysPrognosisType 1 receptor tyrosine kinases are differentially phosphorylated in mammary carcinoma and differentially associated with steroid receptors.
Bacus SS, Chin D, Yarden Y, Zelnick CR, Stern DF. Type 1 receptor tyrosine kinases are differentially phosphorylated in mammary carcinoma and differentially associated with steroid receptors. American Journal Of Pathology 1996, 148: 549-58. PMID: 8579117, PMCID: PMC1861670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsErbB ReceptorsFemaleFrozen SectionsGenes, erbB-2HumansImmunohistochemistryPhosphorylationPhosphotyrosinePrognosisProto-Oncogene MasReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, ErbB-2Receptor, ErbB-4Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneReceptors, SteroidRetrospective StudiesConceptsMammary carcinomaReceptor tyrosine kinasesType 1 receptor tyrosine kinasesMammary carcinoma patientsType 1 receptorExpression of neuAnti-neu antibodyEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorTyrosine kinaseCarcinoma patientsPrognostic factorsPoor prognosisClinical evaluationTherapeutic strategiesCarcinomaHER-4Frozen sectionsSteroid receptorsNeu/ErbBNeuFactor receptorReceptorsDifferent biological activitiesTyrosine phosphorylation