2017
Stress hormones promote EGFR inhibitor resistance in NSCLC: Implications for combinations with β-blockers
Nilsson MB, Sun H, Diao L, Tong P, Liu D, Li L, Fan Y, Poteete A, Lim SO, Howells K, Haddad V, Gomez D, Tran H, Pena GA, Sequist LV, Yang JC, Wang J, Kim ES, Herbst R, Lee JJ, Hong WK, Wistuba I, Hung MC, Sood AK, Heymach JV. Stress hormones promote EGFR inhibitor resistance in NSCLC: Implications for combinations with β-blockers. Science Translational Medicine 2017, 9 PMID: 29118262, PMCID: PMC5870120, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aao4307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAfatinibAMP-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEpinephrineErbB ReceptorsHumansInterleukin-6Lung NeoplasmsMutationNorepinephrineProtein Kinase CProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesQuinazolinesReceptors, Adrenergic, betaSignal TransductionXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerEGFR inhibitor resistanceΒ-blockersInhibitor resistanceStress hormonesLiver kinase B1Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistanceLower IL-6 concentrationsΒ-blocker useIL-6 concentrationsIL-6 inhibitionCell lung cancerTyrosine kinase inhibitor resistanceEGFR-TKI resistanceInterleukin-6 expressionKinase inhibitor resistanceChronic stress hormonesNSCLC patientsEGFR-TKIIL-6Lung cancerAR activationWorse outcomesNSCLC cellsTKI resistanceThe HGF/c-MET Pathway Is a Driver and Biomarker of VEGFR-inhibitor Resistance and Vascular Remodeling in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Cascone T, Xu L, Lin HY, Liu W, Tran HT, Liu Y, Howells K, Haddad V, Hanrahan E, Nilsson MB, Cortez MA, Giri U, Kadara H, Saigal B, Park YY, Peng W, Lee JS, Ryan AJ, Jüergensmeier JM, Herbst RS, Wang J, Langley RR, Wistuba II, Lee JJ, Heymach JV. The HGF/c-MET Pathway Is a Driver and Biomarker of VEGFR-inhibitor Resistance and Vascular Remodeling in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2017, 23: 5489-5501. PMID: 28559461, PMCID: PMC5600821, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-3216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicDisease Models, AnimalDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGene Expression ProfilingHepatocyte Growth FactorHumansHypoxiaKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMolecular Targeted TherapyMulticenter Studies as TopicNeovascularization, PathologicPrognosisProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorSignal TransductionXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerHepatocyte growth factorC-MetHGF/c-Met pathwayHuman non-small cell lung cancerResistance of NSCLCAngiogenic factor levelsHGF plasma levelsCancer cellsTumor microvascular densityCell lung cancerEffect of therapyTortuous blood vesselsTumor vascular bedC-Met pathwayTyrosine kinase inhibitorsTumor-associated stromaClin Cancer ResHuman lung adenocarcinomaMurine xenograft modelVEGFR-TKIClinical outcomesLung cancerPlasma levelsMicrovascular density
2015
E2F8 as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Lung Cancer
Park SA, Platt J, Lee JW, López-Giráldez F, Herbst RS, Koo JS. E2F8 as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Lung Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2015, 107: djv151. PMID: 26089541, PMCID: PMC4651101, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djv151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalChromatin ImmunoprecipitationFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunoblottingKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMiceMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplastic Stem CellsPromoter Regions, GeneticRepressor ProteinsTissue Array AnalysisUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUp-RegulationXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsTarget genesCell cycle regulationNovel therapeutic targetPromoter activity assaysCell proliferationCancer cellsExpression of UHRF1Transcription activatorAntisense morpholinoChromatin immunoprecipitationCycle regulationTherapeutic targetEmbryonic developmentE2F membersHuman lung cancer cellsMicroarray analysisInvasion analysisLung cancer cellsDirect bindingTumor growthE2F8Activity assaysPublic databasesColony formationUHRF1
2012
Combined MEK and VEGFR Inhibition in Orthotopic Human Lung Cancer Models Results in Enhanced Inhibition of Tumor Angiogenesis, Growth, and Metastasis
Takahashi O, Komaki R, Smith PD, Jürgensmeier JM, Ryan A, Bekele BN, Wistuba II, Jacoby JJ, Korshunova MV, Biernacka A, Erez B, Hosho K, Herbst RS, O'Reilly MS. Combined MEK and VEGFR Inhibition in Orthotopic Human Lung Cancer Models Results in Enhanced Inhibition of Tumor Angiogenesis, Growth, and Metastasis. Clinical Cancer Research 2012, 18: 1641-1654. PMID: 22275507, PMCID: PMC3306446, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-11-2324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBenzimidazolesCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDisease ProgressionHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMice, NudeMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMolecular Targeted TherapyNeovascularization, PathologicPaclitaxelProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)QuinazolinesRas ProteinsReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsSignal-regulated kinase kinaseTumor cell proliferationCell proliferationReceptor tyrosine kinasesKinase kinaseAvailable MEK1/2 inhibitorHuman NSCLC cellsTyrosine kinaseVEGF receptor tyrosine kinasesERK phosphorylationNCI-H441MEK1/2 inhibitorApoptotic effectsAdjacent normal tissuesKinaseNSCLC cellsMEK inhibitionAntiangiogenic effectsSignalingOrthotopic human lung cancer modelAvailable potent inhibitorLung tumor growthPotent inhibitorTumor angiogenesisSelumetinib
2011
Evaluation of pharmacodynamic biomarkers in a Phase 1a trial of dulanermin (rhApo2L/TRAIL) in patients with advanced tumours
Pan Y, Xu R, Peach M, Huang CP, Branstetter D, Novotny W, Herbst RS, Eckhardt SG, Holland PM. Evaluation of pharmacodynamic biomarkers in a Phase 1a trial of dulanermin (rhApo2L/TRAIL) in patients with advanced tumours. British Journal Of Cancer 2011, 105: 1830-1838. PMID: 22033270, PMCID: PMC3251880, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBase SequenceBiomarkers, TumorDNA PrimersHumansImmunohistochemistryMiceNeoplasmsRecombinant ProteinsTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsCell death markersAdvanced tumorsPharmacodynamic biomarkersApoptotic markersPhase 1a studyPhase 1a trialDeath receptors DR4Colo205 tumorsSerum 8Patients 24Active caspase-3Patient seraColo205 xenograftsEvidence of activitySubsequent cell deathCytokeratin 18PatientsTransient increaseDulanerminReceptors DR4TumorsCaspase-3SerumCaspase-3/7Significant increaseUpregulated stromal EGFR and vascular remodeling in mouse xenograft models of angiogenesis inhibitor–resistant human lung adenocarcinoma
Cascone T, Herynk MH, Xu L, Du Z, Kadara H, Nilsson MB, Oborn CJ, Park YY, Erez B, Jacoby JJ, Lee JS, Lin HY, Ciardiello F, Herbst RS, Langley RR, Heymach JV. Upregulated stromal EGFR and vascular remodeling in mouse xenograft models of angiogenesis inhibitor–resistant human lung adenocarcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2011, 121: 1313-1328. PMID: 21436589, PMCID: PMC3070607, DOI: 10.1172/jci42405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedApoptosisBevacizumabCell Line, TumorDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsGene Expression ProfilingHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMice, NudeNeovascularization, PathologicRNA, MessengerRNA, NeoplasmStromal CellsUp-RegulationVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Xenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsMouse xenograft modelHuman lung adenocarcinomaTumor cellsPrimary resistanceLung adenocarcinomaXenograft modelFGFR pathwayProgression-free survivalVEGF inhibitor bevacizumabEndothelium of tumorsInhibitors of angiogenesisCombination regimensTreatment of cancerVEGF inhibitorsPericyte coverageAntiangiogenic therapyVascular remodelingAngiogenesis inhibitorsTherapeutic efficacyTumor growthStromal pathwaysClinical useEGFRAcquired ResistanceEGFR pathway
2010
Combination Treatment with MEK and AKT Inhibitors Is More Effective than Each Drug Alone in Human Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer In Vitro and In Vivo
Meng J, Dai B, Fang B, Bekele BN, Bornmann WG, Sun D, Peng Z, Herbst RS, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Minna JD, Peyton M, Roth JA. Combination Treatment with MEK and AKT Inhibitors Is More Effective than Each Drug Alone in Human Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer In Vitro and In Vivo. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e14124. PMID: 21124782, PMCID: PMC2993951, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisBenzimidazolesCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell CycleCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug SynergismFemaleHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingHumansLung NeoplasmsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionSurvival AnalysisTumor BurdenXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerCombination of AZD6244Lung cancer cell linesCombination therapyLung cancerCancer cell linesTumor growthTumor tissueHuman non-small cell lung cancerLung cancer cell growthCell linesHuman lung cancer cell linesSingle drug treatmentSynergistic antitumor activityHuman lung tumorsAnimal survival timeMean animal survival timeCancer cell growthXenograft tumor growthP-AKT expressionLung tumorsDrug treatmentDrug combinationsSurvival timeMeasurement of conatumumab‐induced apoptotic activity in tumors by fine needle aspirate sampling
Zoog SJ, Y. C, Kaplan‐Lefko P, Hawkins JM, Moriguchi J, Zhou L, Pan Y, Hsu C, Friberg G, Herbst R, Hill J, Juan G. Measurement of conatumumab‐induced apoptotic activity in tumors by fine needle aspirate sampling. Cytometry Part A 2010, 77A: 849-860. PMID: 20623688, DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine needle aspiratesDeath receptor 5Needle aspiratesNonsmall cell lung cancer patientsCell lung cancer patientsCaspase-3 activationLung cancer patientsTumor necrosis factorCaspase-3Tumor-bearing miceTumor cell deathReceptor therapyPharmacodynamic markersCancer patientsDrug exposureClinical trialsCaspase 3/7 activityNecrosis factorColo205 xenograftsClinical investigationReceptor 5FNA biopsyTumor typesPharmacological impactClinical settingMolecular Pharmacology and Antitumor Activity of PHT-427, a Novel Akt/Phosphatidylinositide-Dependent Protein Kinase 1 Pleckstrin Homology Domain Inhibitor
Meuillet EJ, Zuohe S, Lemos R, Ihle N, Kingston J, Watkins R, Moses SA, Zhang S, Du-Cuny L, Herbst R, Jacoby JJ, Zhou LL, Ahad AM, Mash EA, Kirkpatrick DL, Powis G. Molecular Pharmacology and Antitumor Activity of PHT-427, a Novel Akt/Phosphatidylinositide-Dependent Protein Kinase 1 Pleckstrin Homology Domain Inhibitor. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2010, 9: 706-717. PMID: 20197390, PMCID: PMC2837366, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-09-0985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3-Phosphoinositide-Dependent Protein KinasesAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, NudeModels, BiologicalOncogene Protein v-aktProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSulfonamidesThiadiazolesTumor Cells, CulturedXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsAntitumor activityTumor xenograftsNon-small cell lung cancerMolecular pharmacologyCell lung cancerAdditive antitumor activityHuman tumor xenograftsPHT-427K-ras mutant tumorsVivo antitumor activityLung cancerSensitive tumorsPIK3CA mutationsBreast cancerImmunodeficient miceBlood chemistryMutant tumorsCombination studiesResistant cellsMinimal toxicityWeight lossTumorsCancerCancer cellsAkt inhibition
2007
Expression of epidermal growth factor (EGF)/transforming growth factor-α by human lung cancer cells determines their response to EGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition in the lungs of mice
Wu W, O'Reilly MS, Langley RR, Tsan RZ, Baker CH, Bekele N, Tang XM, Onn A, Fidler IJ, Herbst RS. Expression of epidermal growth factor (EGF)/transforming growth factor-α by human lung cancer cells determines their response to EGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibition in the lungs of mice. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2007, 6: 2652-2663. PMID: 17913856, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-06-0759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBlotting, WesternCell ProliferationEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsGefitinibGene DosageHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMice, NudePhosphorylationPurinesQuinazolinesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTransforming Growth Factor alphaXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsTumor-associated endothelial cellsEpidermal growth factor receptorTreatment of miceLung cancerEpidermal growth factorNCI-H441Endothelial cellsLung tumorsLigand expressionNon-small cell lung cancerExpression of EGFTumor cellsEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinibGrowth factorReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitionTyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinibLymph node metastasisCell lung cancerEGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitionLungs of miceHuman lung cancer cellsHuman lung cancerPrimary tumor growthTyrosine kinase inhibitorsTargeted Therapy Against VEGFR and EGFR With ZD6474 Enhances the Therapeutic Efficacy of Irradiation in an Orthotopic Model of Human Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Shibuya K, Komaki R, Shintani T, Itasaka S, Ryan A, Jürgensmeier JM, Milas L, Ang K, Herbst RS, O'Reilly MS. Targeted Therapy Against VEGFR and EGFR With ZD6474 Enhances the Therapeutic Efficacy of Irradiation in an Orthotopic Model of Human Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2007, 69: 1534-1543. PMID: 17889445, PMCID: PMC2151850, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.07.2350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCombined Modality TherapyDNA RepairEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsFeasibility StudiesHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMice, NudeNeovascularization, PathologicPiperidinesPleural EffusionQuinazolinesRadiation ToleranceRadiation-Sensitizing AgentsReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Xenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptorLung cancerHuman lung cancerOrthotopic modelRadiation therapyHuman lung adenocarcinoma cellsLung adenocarcinoma cellsConventional therapyAntitumor effectsOrthotopic human lung cancer modelNon-small cell lung cancerHuman non-small cell lung cancerHuman lung cancer modelAdenocarcinoma cellsGrowth factor receptor 2Lung tumor burdenLung cancer modelEndothelial growth factor receptor 2Pleural effusion formationFactor receptor 2Basic fibroblast growth factorMatrix metalloproteinase-2Human lung adenocarcinomaSublethal damage repairTargeted therapy of orthotopic human lung cancer by combined vascular endothelial growth factor and epidermal growth factor receptor signaling blockade
Wu W, Onn A, Isobe T, Itasaka S, Langley RR, Shitani T, Shibuya K, Komaki R, Ryan AJ, Fidler IJ, Herbst RS, O'Reilly MS. Targeted therapy of orthotopic human lung cancer by combined vascular endothelial growth factor and epidermal growth factor receptor signaling blockade. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2007, 6: 471-483. PMID: 17308046, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-06-0416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsApoptosisBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationEndothelium, VascularErbB ReceptorsFlow CytometryHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred CBANeovascularization, PathologicPhosphorylationPiperidinesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktQuinazolinesSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Xenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorVEGF receptor 2EGF receptorEpidermal growth factorLung cancerHuman lung cancerEndothelial growth factorGrowth factorMitogen-activated protein kinaseNon-small cell lung cancerOrthotopic human lung cancerProtein tyrosine kinase inhibitorEndothelial cellsTumor-associated endothelial cellsHuman lung cancer specimensAdvanced lung cancerSelective protein tyrosine kinase inhibitorCell lung cancerLung cancer patientsOrthotopic mouse modelEndothelial cell tube formationLung cancer specimensHuman lung adenocarcinoma cellsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsSmall molecule inhibitors