2013
Ink4a/Arf−/− and HRAS(G12V) transform mouse mammary cells into triple-negative breast cancer containing tumorigenic CD49f− quiescent cells
Kai K, Iwamoto T, Kobayashi T, Arima Y, Takamoto Y, Ohnishi N, Bartholomeusz C, Horii R, Akiyama F, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L, Saya H, Ueno NT. Ink4a/Arf−/− and HRAS(G12V) transform mouse mammary cells into triple-negative breast cancer containing tumorigenic CD49f− quiescent cells. Oncogene 2013, 33: 440-448. PMID: 23376849, PMCID: PMC3957346, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2012.609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Transformation, NeoplasticCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16FemaleFlow CytometryImmunohistochemistryIntegrin alpha6Mammary Neoplasms, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeoplastic Stem CellsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Real-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerHuman triple-negative breast cancerBreast cancerTumor-initiating potentialIntratumoral heterogeneityInk4a/Claudin-low breast cancerMouse mammary tumor modelNon-mammary tumorsHigh tumor-initiating potentialMouse mammary fat padMammary cellsMammary fat padMammary tumor modelIndividual breast tumorsTumor precursor cellsQuiescent cellsTumor-initiating cellsPathological featuresProgesterone receptorMammary tumorsEstrogen receptorAnimal modelsFat padBreast tumors
2012
Seventeen-gene signature from enriched Her2/Neu mammary tumor-initiating cells predicts clinical outcome for human HER2+:ERα− breast cancer
Liu JC, Voisin V, Bader GD, Deng T, Pusztai L, Symmans WF, Esteva FJ, Egan SE, Zacksenhaus E. Seventeen-gene signature from enriched Her2/Neu mammary tumor-initiating cells predicts clinical outcome for human HER2+:ERα− breast cancer. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 5832-5837. PMID: 22460789, PMCID: PMC3326451, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1201105109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCD24 AntigenCell DifferentiationCell DivisionEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, NeoplasmHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsJagged-1 ProteinMembrane ProteinsMiceNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplastic Stem CellsPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Serrate-Jagged ProteinsSignal TransductionTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeConceptsTumor-initiating cellsMammary tumor-initiating cellsBreast cancerClinical outcomesPrognostic signatureHuman epidermal growth factor receptorAnti-HER2 drugsAnti-HER2 therapyHigh-risk patientsHigh-risk subgroupsEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorBC cohortRisk patientsAggressive diseaseBC patientsRetrospective analysisImmune responsePrognostic powerTumor growthPatientsChemotherapyFactor receptorCancerFraction of cells
2010
The role of tumor initiating cells in drug resistance of breast cancer: Implications for future therapeutic approaches
Lacerda L, Pusztai L, Woodward WA. The role of tumor initiating cells in drug resistance of breast cancer: Implications for future therapeutic approaches. Drug Resistance Updates 2010, 13: 99-108. PMID: 20739212, DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2010.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor initiating cellsInitiating cellsCancer cellsLong-term outcomesBreast cancer recurrenceFuture therapeutic approachesTumor-stromal interactionsBreast cancer cellsHedgehog inhibitor cyclopamineNeoadjuvant chemotherapyResidual diseaseEffective therapyCancer recurrenceBreast cancerTherapeutic approachesInhibitor lapatinibInhibitor cyclopamineTherapy resistanceRegulation of tumorChemical library screenDrug resistanceChemotherapy-resistant subpopulationMultidrug resistanceNovel targetResistant subpopulations