2021
Chromosomal instability and aneuploidy as causes of cancer drug resistance
Lukow DA, Sheltzer JM. Chromosomal instability and aneuploidy as causes of cancer drug resistance. Trends In Cancer 2021, 8: 43-53. PMID: 34593353, DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2021.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromosomal instabilityGene dosage alterationsChromosome copy number changesCopy number changesCell fitnessCancer drug resistanceCellular adaptabilitySelective pressureDrug resistanceTumor evolutionNumber changesDosage alterationsRecent evidenceAneuploidyIntratumoral heterogeneityPoor patient outcomesFitnessHigh levelsUnique vulnerabilitiesResistanceAneuploidy as a promoter and suppressor of malignant growth
Vasudevan A, Schukken KM, Sausville EL, Girish V, Adebambo OA, Sheltzer JM. Aneuploidy as a promoter and suppressor of malignant growth. Nature Reviews Cancer 2021, 21: 89-103. PMID: 33432169, DOI: 10.1038/s41568-020-00321-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Aneuploidy increases resistance to chemotherapeutics by antagonizing cell division
Replogle JM, Zhou W, Amaro AE, McFarland JM, Villalobos-Ortiz M, Ryan J, Letai A, Yilmaz O, Sheltzer J, Lippard SJ, Ben-David U, Amon A. Aneuploidy increases resistance to chemotherapeutics by antagonizing cell division. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 30566-30576. PMID: 33203674, PMCID: PMC7720170, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2009506117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAneuploidyAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisCell CycleCell DivisionCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCisplatinDNA DamageDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGenes, p53HumansPaclitaxelTrisomyConceptsCell cycle delayG1 cell cycle delayChromosome gainsSingle chromosome gainsCycle delayWhole chromosome gainsCancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) datasetsDrug resistanceCell divisionCellular stressEuploid cellsPoor disease outcomeG1 delayPoor patient prognosisS phaseSelective benefitsSlow proliferationChemotherapeutic cisplatinChemotherapeutic resistanceCancer cellsSlowed proliferationChemotherapy treatmentPatient prognosisDisease outcomeAneuploidy
2019
Off-target toxicity is a common mechanism of action of cancer drugs undergoing clinical trials
Lin A, Giuliano CJ, Palladino A, John KM, Abramowicz C, Yuan ML, Sausville EL, Lukow DA, Liu L, Chait AR, Galluzzo ZC, Tucker C, Sheltzer JM. Off-target toxicity is a common mechanism of action of cancer drugs undergoing clinical trials. Science Translational Medicine 2019, 11 PMID: 31511426, PMCID: PMC7717492, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaw8412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsCancer drugsDose-limiting toxicityLack of efficacyDrug Administration approvalNumber of therapiesCancer cell proliferationMultiple cancer typesMechanism of actionClinical benefitAdministration approvalCommon causeTrial failuresSmall molecule inhibitorsClinical testingCDK11 expressionHuman patientsPreclinical settingCancer typesU.S. FoodTarget toxicityNew drugsDrugsCell proliferationDrug-indication pairs