2022
p16INK4A-deficiency predicts response to combined HER2 and CDK4/6 inhibition in HER2+ breast cancer brain metastases
Ni J, Kabraji S, Xie S, Wang Y, Pan P, He X, Liu Z, Leone JP, Long HW, Brown MA, Winer EP, Dillon DAR, Lin NU, Zhao JJ. p16INK4A-deficiency predicts response to combined HER2 and CDK4/6 inhibition in HER2+ breast cancer brain metastases. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 1473. PMID: 35304445, PMCID: PMC8933392, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29081-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16FemaleHumansReceptor, ErbB-2ConceptsPatient-derived xenograftsBrain metastasesMetastatic HER2-positive breast cancerBiomarker-driven clinical trialsBreast cancer brain metastasesHER2-positive breast cancerOrthotopic patient-derived xenograftsMajority of HER2Cancer brain metastasesCDK4/6 inhibitionProtein immunohistochemistryClinical trialsBreast cancerHER2Tumor suppressor p16INK4aPatientsMetastasisBCBMAbemaciclibTucatinibXenograftsImmunohistochemistryCancerCDK4/6Trials
2021
Should Ki-67 be adopted to select breast cancer patients for treatment with adjuvant abemaciclib?
Tarantino P, Burstein H, Lin N, Krop I, Winer E, Schnitt S, Hamilton E, Hurvitz S, Rugo H, Curigliano G, Tolaney S. Should Ki-67 be adopted to select breast cancer patients for treatment with adjuvant abemaciclib? Annals Of Oncology 2021, 33: 234-238. PMID: 34942341, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
CDK4/6 inhibition reprograms the breast cancer enhancer landscape by stimulating AP-1 transcriptional activity
Watt AC, Cejas P, DeCristo MJ, Metzger-Filho O, Lam EYN, Qiu X, BrinJones H, Kesten N, Coulson R, Font-Tello A, Lim K, Vadhi R, Daniels VW, Montero J, Taing L, Meyer CA, Gilan O, Bell CC, Korthauer KD, Giambartolomei C, Pasaniuc B, Seo JH, Freedman ML, Ma C, Ellis MJ, Krop I, Winer E, Letai A, Brown M, Dawson MA, Long HW, Zhao JJ, Goel S. CDK4/6 inhibition reprograms the breast cancer enhancer landscape by stimulating AP-1 transcriptional activity. Nature Cancer 2020, 2: 34-48. PMID: 33997789, PMCID: PMC8115221, DOI: 10.1038/s43018-020-00135-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Cycle CheckpointsCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4FemaleGenes, cdcHumansMiceTranscription Factor AP-1ConceptsSet of enhancersTranscription factor proteinsAP-1 transcriptional activityEndogenous retroviral elementsCell cycle arrestEnhancer landscapeCyclin-dependent kinase 4Cancer cell cycle arrestEnhancer activationCell chromatinApoptotic evasionTranscriptional activityPathway biologyRetroviral elementsApoptotic responsePharmacologic inhibitorsCancer cell immunogenicityFactor proteinNew enhancersKinase 4Cycle arrestLuminal differentiationCDK4/6 inhibitionCDK4/6 inhibitorsEnhancer
2018
Acquired HER2 mutations in ER+ metastatic breast cancer confer resistance to estrogen receptor–directed therapies
Nayar U, Cohen O, Kapstad C, Cuoco MS, Waks AG, Wander SA, Painter C, Freeman S, Persky NS, Marini L, Helvie K, Oliver N, Rozenblatt-Rosen O, Ma CX, Regev A, Winer EP, Lin NU, Wagle N. Acquired HER2 mutations in ER+ metastatic breast cancer confer resistance to estrogen receptor–directed therapies. Nature Genetics 2018, 51: 207-216. PMID: 30531871, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0287-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2 mutationsEstrogen receptorBreast cancerClinical resistance mechanismsMainstay of treatmentMetastatic breast cancerReceptor-directed therapyCDK6 inhibitor palbociclibPre-existing mutationsMetastatic settingEstrogen independenceInhibitor palbociclibPrimary tumorMetastatic biopsiesInhibitor neratinibTherapyPatientsER mutationsCancerTamoxifenResistance mechanismsDistinct mechanismsMutationsConfer resistanceBiopsy
2017
CDK4/6 inhibition triggers anti-tumour immunity
Goel S, DeCristo MJ, Watt AC, BrinJones H, Sceneay J, Li BB, Khan N, Ubellacker JM, Xie S, Metzger-Filho O, Hoog J, Ellis MJ, Ma CX, Ramm S, Krop IE, Winer EP, Roberts TM, Kim HJ, McAllister SS, Zhao JJ. CDK4/6 inhibition triggers anti-tumour immunity. Nature 2017, 548: 471-475. PMID: 28813415, PMCID: PMC5570667, DOI: 10.1038/nature23465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigen PresentationBiological MimicryBreast NeoplasmsCell Cycle CheckpointsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6Disease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansInterferonsMicePhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsRepressor ProteinsRNA, Double-StrandedSignal TransductionT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTranscriptomeViruses
2016
Overcoming Therapeutic Resistance in HER2-Positive Breast Cancers with CDK4/6 Inhibitors
Goel S, Wang Q, Watt AC, Tolaney SM, Dillon DA, Li W, Ramm S, Palmer AC, Yuzugullu H, Varadan V, Tuck D, Harris LN, Wong KK, Liu XS, Sicinski P, Winer EP, Krop IE, Zhao JJ. Overcoming Therapeutic Resistance in HER2-Positive Breast Cancers with CDK4/6 Inhibitors. Cancer Cell 2016, 29: 255-269. PMID: 26977878, PMCID: PMC4794996, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2016.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6Disease Models, AnimalDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMice, NudeMice, TransgenicMultiprotein ComplexesNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPhosphorylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptor, ErbB-2TOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerCDK4/6 inhibitorsBreast cancerEGFR/HER2Patient-derived xenograft tumorsTransgenic mouse modelInhibition of CDK4/6Tumor recurrenceXenograft tumorsMouse modelPotent suppressionTransgenic modelClinical specimensTherapeutic resistanceDual inhibitionMediate resistanceHER2CancerTSC2 phosphorylationG1 arrestCellular senescenceTherapyRb phosphorylationTumorsCDK4/6