2020
Acquired Resistance to HER2-Targeted Therapies Creates Vulnerability to ATP Synthase Inhibition
Gale M, Li Y, Cao J, Liu ZZ, Holmbeck MA, Zhang M, Lang SM, Wu L, Do Carmo M, Gupta S, Aoshima K, DiGiovanna MP, Stern DF, Rimm DL, Shadel GS, Chen X, Yan Q. Acquired Resistance to HER2-Targeted Therapies Creates Vulnerability to ATP Synthase Inhibition. Cancer Research 2020, 80: 524-535. PMID: 31690671, PMCID: PMC7002225, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-3985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisBreast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesOligomycinsReceptor, ErbB-2TrastuzumabTumor Cells, CulturedXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsResistant cellsHER2-Targeted TherapyTrastuzumab-resistant tumorsNew therapeutic strategiesNovel potential targetDrug-free mediumAntibody therapySynthase inhibitionLow doseTherapeutic strategiesTrastuzumabBreast tumorsHER2TherapyAcquired ResistanceTumorsPotential targetMitochondrial respirationCellsSelective dependencyInhibitionMinimal changesNovel vulnerabilitiesATP synthase inhibitionOligomycin A
2018
Inhibition of isoprenylation synergizes with MAPK blockade to prevent growth in treatment‐resistant melanoma, colorectal, and lung cancer
Theodosakis N, Langdon CG, Micevic G, Krykbaeva I, Means RE, Stern DF, Bosenberg MW. Inhibition of isoprenylation synergizes with MAPK blockade to prevent growth in treatment‐resistant melanoma, colorectal, and lung cancer. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2018, 32: 292-302. PMID: 30281931, PMCID: PMC6590911, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationColorectal NeoplasmsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmDrug SynergismHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsLung NeoplasmsMaleMelanomaMevalonic AcidMice, NudeMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPrenylationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSignal TransductionConceptsUseful adjunctive therapyHMG-CoA reductase inhibitorsAnti-tumor effectsAdjunctive therapyInhibition of isoprenylationLung cancerMEK inhibitionReductase inhibitorsMAPK blockadeDriver mutationsAdditional studiesStatinsTherapyMelanomaTumorsVemurafenibMAPK pathwayDownstream metabolitesInhibitionMAPKAdjunctiveColorectalSelumetinibBlockadeCancer