2019
PDK1 Mediates NOTCH1-Mutated Head and Neck Squamous Carcinoma Vulnerability to Therapeutic PI3K/mTOR Inhibition
Sambandam V, Frederick MJ, Shen L, Tong P, Rao X, Peng S, Singh R, Mazumdar T, Huang C, Li Q, Pickering CR, Myers JN, Wang J, Johnson FM. PDK1 Mediates NOTCH1-Mutated Head and Neck Squamous Carcinoma Vulnerability to Therapeutic PI3K/mTOR Inhibition. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 3329-3340. PMID: 30770351, PMCID: PMC6548600, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-3276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCRISPR-Cas SystemsDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugGene EditingGene ExpressionGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansLoss of Function MutationMicePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring KinaseReceptor, Notch1Signal TransductionSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsPI3K/mTOR inhibitorPI3K/mTOR inhibitionPI3K/mTOR pathway inhibitorsMTOR pathway inhibitorsHNSCC cell linesMTOR inhibitorsMTOR inhibitionCell linesPathway inhibitorNeck squamous cell carcinomaDrug-sensitive cell linesClinical response ratePI3K/mTOR pathwaySquamous cell carcinomaBiomarkers of responseOrthotopic xenograft modelCell carcinomaTumor sizeXenograft modelHNSCCSingle agentPDK1 overexpressionResponse rateMolecular vulnerabilitiesPharmacogenomic approach
2013
Coordinated Targeting of the EGFR Signaling Axis by MicroRNA-27a*
Wu X, Bhayani MK, Dodge CT, Nicoloso MS, Chen Y, Yan X, Adachi M, Thomas L, Galer CE, Jiffar T, Pickering CR, Kupferman ME, Myers JN, Calin GA, Lai SY. Coordinated Targeting of the EGFR Signaling Axis by MicroRNA-27a*. Oncotarget 2013, 4: 1388-1398. PMID: 23963114, PMCID: PMC3824521, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.1239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell Growth ProcessesCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDown-RegulationErbB ReceptorsHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMiceMicroRNAsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorDownregulation of EGFRSolid tumorsTumor growthNeck squamous cell carcinomaMurine orthotopic xenograft modelHNSCC cell viabilityOral cavity cancerMultiple HNSCC cell linesSquamous cell carcinomaStar strandNovel therapeutic optionsNovel miRNAsMultiple solid tumorsOrthotopic xenograft modelOverexpression of EGFRCoordinated regulationHNSCC cell linesCoordinated targetingGrowth factor receptorComplex regulationDirect intratumoral injectionPathway componentsInducible expressionSignaling Axis