2019
Combined Aurora Kinase A (AURKA) and WEE1 Inhibition Demonstrates Synergistic Antitumor Effect in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Lee JW, Parameswaran J, Sandoval-Schaefer T, Eoh KJ, Yang DH, Zhu F, Mehra R, Sharma R, Gaffney SG, Perry EB, Townsend JP, Serebriiskii IG, Golemis EA, Issaeva N, Yarbrough WG, Koo JS, Burtness B. Combined Aurora Kinase A (AURKA) and WEE1 Inhibition Demonstrates Synergistic Antitumor Effect in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 3430-3442. PMID: 30755439, PMCID: PMC6548643, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-0440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisAurora Kinase ACell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalDrug SynergismFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene ExpressionHumansMaleMiceNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckXenograft Model Antitumor Assays
2018
Heterogeneity and mutation in KRAS and associated oncogenes: evaluating the potential for the evolution of resistance to targeting of KRAS G12C
Cannataro VL, Gaffney SG, Stender C, Zhao ZM, Philips M, Greenstein AE, Townsend JP. Heterogeneity and mutation in KRAS and associated oncogenes: evaluating the potential for the evolution of resistance to targeting of KRAS G12C. Oncogene 2018, 37: 2444-2455. PMID: 29453361, DOI: 10.1038/s41388-017-0105-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsCase-Control StudiesDisease ProgressionDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleGenetic HeterogeneityHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeNeoplasmsOncogenesPoint MutationPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Sequence Analysis, DNAYoung AdultConceptsTime of treatmentTargeted therapyLung tumorsDe novo mutationsNew targeted therapiesPatient-derived xenograftsHighest fitness advantageKRAS G12C variantNovo mutationsEvidence of heterogeneityNovel KRAS mutationPreclinical promiseSuch therapyHigh prevalenceKRAS mutationsTreatment resistanceBRAF V600EKRASTherapyTargeted inhibitorsTumorsAssociated oncogeneRAS genesHuman cancersOncogenic mutations