2014
Effects of Obesity on Transcriptomic Changes and Cancer Hallmarks in Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer
Fuentes-Mattei E, Velazquez-Torres G, Phan L, Zhang F, Chou PC, Shin JH, Choi HH, Chen JS, Zhao R, Chen J, Gully C, Carlock C, Qi Y, Zhang Y, Wu Y, Esteva FJ, Luo Y, McKeehan WL, Ensor J, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L, Symmans W, Lee MH, Yeung SC. Effects of Obesity on Transcriptomic Changes and Cancer Hallmarks in Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2014, 106: dju158. PMID: 24957076, PMCID: PMC4110474, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytesAdipokinesAgedAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalEverolimusFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMetforminMiceMice, TransgenicMiddle AgedObesityPostmenopauseProspective StudiesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, EstrogenSignal TransductionSirolimusTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscriptomeConceptsEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerBreast cancer cell proliferationEffect of obesityBreast cancer patientsObese mouse modelAdipocyte-secreted adipokineCancer cell proliferationCancer patientsBreast cancerMouse modelCell proliferationAssociation of obesityAkt/mTOR activationMammary tumor growthEpithelial-mesenchymal transition genesAKT/mTOR pathwayBreast cancer aggressivenessBreast tumor formationCancer hallmarksPostmenopausal womenPretreatment biopsiesProspective cohortAdipokine secretionCancer death
2011
Evidence for biological effects of metformin in operable breast cancer: a pre-operative, window-of-opportunity, randomized trial
Hadad S, Iwamoto T, Jordan L, Purdie C, Bray S, Baker L, Jellema G, Deharo S, Hardie DG, Pusztai L, Moulder-Thompson S, Dewar JA, Thompson AM. Evidence for biological effects of metformin in operable breast cancer: a pre-operative, window-of-opportunity, randomized trial. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2011, 128: 783-794. PMID: 21655990, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1612-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 3FemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinKi-67 AntigenMetforminMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsSignal TransductionTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsTumor necrosis factor receptor 1Breast cancerCore biopsyPilot cohortOperable invasive breast cancerNon-diabetic womenOperable breast cancerInvasive breast cancerPrimary breast cancerEffect of metforminNecrosis factor receptor 1Serum insulin determinationsMessenger RNA expressionAnti-proliferative effectsFactor receptor 1Ingenuity Pathway AnalysisDiabetic womenMetformin 500Neoadjuvant chemotherapyControl patientsGastrointestinal upsetMetformin armSerum insulinTherapeutic trialsMetformin treatment