2015
Dual HER2/PIK3CA Targeting Overcomes Single-Agent Acquired Resistance in HER2-Amplified Uterine Serous Carcinoma Cell Lines In Vitro and In Vivo
Lopez S, Cocco E, Black J, Bellone S, Bonazzoli E, Predolini F, Ferrari F, Schwab CL, English DP, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Terranova C, Angioli R, Santin AD. Dual HER2/PIK3CA Targeting Overcomes Single-Agent Acquired Resistance in HER2-Amplified Uterine Serous Carcinoma Cell Lines In Vitro and In Vivo. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2015, 14: 2519-2526. PMID: 26333383, PMCID: PMC4636465, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-15-0383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCell CycleCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug SynergismFemaleGene AmplificationHumansImidazolesImmunoblottingMice, SCIDMutationOxazepinesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsPhosphorylationQuinolinesReceptor, ErbB-2Uterine NeoplasmsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsHER2/neu gene amplificationNeu gene amplificationUSC xenograftsUterine serous carcinomaGene amplificationUterine serous carcinoma cell linesSingle-agent therapyNovel therapeutic optionsWild-type PIK3CADose-dependent increaseIdeal therapeutic targetUSC cell linesCell linesDose-dependent declineFlow cytometry assayG0-G1 phaseCell cycle distributionOncogenic PIK3CA mutationsPercentage of cellsUSC patientsEndometrial cancerAggressive variantSerous carcinomaTherapeutic optionsCarcinoma cell lines
2014
Taselisib, a selective inhibitor of PIK3CA, is highly effective on PIK3CA-mutated and HER2/neu amplified uterine serous carcinoma in vitro and in vivo
Lopez S, Schwab CL, Cocco E, Bellone S, Bonazzoli E, English DP, Schwartz PE, Rutherford T, Angioli R, Santin AD. Taselisib, a selective inhibitor of PIK3CA, is highly effective on PIK3CA-mutated and HER2/neu amplified uterine serous carcinoma in vitro and in vivo. Gynecologic Oncology 2014, 135: 312-317. PMID: 25172762, PMCID: PMC4270135, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.08.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinomaCell Cycle CheckpointsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorFemaleGene AmplificationHumansImidazolesIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and SerousOxazepinesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsReceptor, ErbB-2Uterine NeoplasmsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsHER2/neu gene amplificationUterine serous carcinomaUSC cell linesNeu gene amplificationCell linesHER2/neuPIK3CA mutationsGene amplificationPhosphorylation of S6Serous carcinomaPIK3CA wild typeG0/G1 phaseSelective inhibitorOncogenic PIK3CA mutationsS6 proteinCell cycle distributionPrimary uterine serous carcinomaWild typeDownstream signalingPrimary USC cell linesCell cycleNovel therapeutic optionsDose-dependent increaseDifferential growth inhibitionG1 phase