2020
Phase II trial of carboplatin and bevacizumab in patients with breast cancer brain metastases
Leone JP, Emblem KE, Weitz M, Gelman RS, Schneider BP, Freedman RA, Younger J, Pinho MC, Sorensen AG, Gerstner ER, Harris G, Krop IE, Morganstern D, Sohl J, Hu J, Kasparian E, Winer EP, Lin NU. Phase II trial of carboplatin and bevacizumab in patients with breast cancer brain metastases. Breast Cancer Research 2020, 22: 131. PMID: 33256829, PMCID: PMC7706261, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-020-01372-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBevacizumabBrainBrain NeoplasmsBreastBreast NeoplasmsCarboplatinFemaleGenotyping TechniquesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProgression-Free SurvivalTrastuzumabVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsProgression-free survivalBreast cancer brain metastasesEarly MRI changesCancer brain metastasesBrain metastasesOverall survivalMRI changesBreast cancerEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusDay 1Cycle 1 day 1Cycle 1 day 8Median progression-free survivalWorse progression-free survivalRegimen warrants further investigationDurable objective responsesECOG PS 1Efficacy of bevacizumabHER2-positive diseaseProgressive brain metastasesResultsThirty-eight patientsMedian overall survivalObjective response ratePhase II trialContrast-enhanced brain MRI
2018
Obesity promotes resistance to anti-VEGF therapy in breast cancer by up-regulating IL-6 and potentially FGF-2
Incio J, Ligibel JA, McManus DT, Suboj P, Jung K, Kawaguchi K, Pinter M, Babykutty S, Chin SM, Vardam TD, Huang Y, Rahbari NN, Roberge S, Wang D, Gomes-Santos IL, Puchner SB, Schlett CL, Hoffmman U, Ancukiewicz M, Tolaney SM, Krop IE, Duda DG, Boucher Y, Fukumura D, Jain RK. Obesity promotes resistance to anti-VEGF therapy in breast cancer by up-regulating IL-6 and potentially FGF-2. Science Translational Medicine 2018, 10 PMID: 29540614, PMCID: PMC5936748, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aag0945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor 2HumansInterleukin-6MetforminMiceObesityVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsVEGF therapyInterleukin-6Breast cancerMouse modelAnti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapyEndothelial growth factor therapyTumor vasculatureAnti-VEGF therapyAnti-VEGF treatmentIL-6 blockadeGrowth factor therapyIL-6 productionFGF-2Up-regulates IL-6Second mouse modelFGF-2 expressionTumor cell proliferationFactor therapyGrowth factor 2Proinflammatory factorsMetastatic sitesBC patientsObese miceReceptor inhibitionSystemic concentrations
2005
A Putative Role for Psoriasin in Breast Tumor Progression
Krop I, März A, Carlsson H, Li X, Bloushtain-Qimron N, Hu M, Gelman R, Sabel MS, Schnitt S, Ramaswamy S, Kleer CG, Enerbäck C, Polyak K. A Putative Role for Psoriasin in Breast Tumor Progression. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 11326-11334. PMID: 16357139, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-1523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingCollagenasesDisease ProgressionDown-RegulationFemaleHumansMatrix Metalloproteinase 13MiceMice, NudeNeovascularization, PathologicReceptors, EstrogenRNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingS100 Calcium Binding Protein A7S100 ProteinsTumor Cells, CulturedVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsReactive oxygen speciesInvasive breast carcinomaBreast tumor progressionVascular endothelial growth factorTumor progressionMitochondrial reactive oxygen speciesPsoriasin expressionStable short hairpin RNAShort hairpin RNAAnti-invasive functionPutative functionsHuman IBC cell linesEstrogen receptor-negative tumorsHuman invasive breast carcinomasHairpin RNAHigh psoriasin expressionIBC cell linesWorse clinical outcomesCell migrationPoor prognostic factorReceptor-negative tumorsPutative roleInhibits tumor growthMatrix metalloproteinase-13Cell proliferation