2021
Genetic Determinants of EGFR-Driven Lung Cancer Growth and Therapeutic Response In VivoTumor Suppressor Genes and EGFR-Driven Lung Adenocarcinoma
Foggetti G, Li C, Cai H, Hellyer JA, Lin WY, Ayeni D, Hastings K, Choi J, Wurtz A, Andrejka L, Maghini DG, Rashleigh N, Levy S, Homer R, Gettinger SN, Diehn M, Wakelee HA, Petrov DA, Winslow MM, Politi K. Genetic Determinants of EGFR-Driven Lung Cancer Growth and Therapeutic Response In VivoTumor Suppressor Genes and EGFR-Driven Lung Adenocarcinoma. Cancer Discovery 2021, 11: 1736-1753. PMID: 33707235, PMCID: PMC8530463, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-20-1385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcrylamidesAdenocarcinoma of LungAniline CompoundsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsDisease Models, AnimalErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiceConceptsSuppressor geneKey tumor suppressorPutative tumor suppressor geneTumor suppressor geneSensitivity of EGFRTumor growthOncogenic contextTumor suppressorHuman EGFRGenetic determinantsKeap1 pathwayComplex genotypesTumor suppressor gene alterationsLung cancer growthGenesDeficient lung adenocarcinomaLung adenocarcinomaGenetic alterationsIssue featureStrong driverCancer growthEGFR inhibitorsKinase inhibitorsInactivationGene alterations
2019
The EGFR Exon 19 Mutant L747-A750>P Exhibits Distinct Sensitivity to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Truini A, Starrett JH, Stewart T, Ashtekar K, Walther Z, Wurtz A, Lu D, Park JH, DeVeaux M, Song X, Gettinger S, Zelterman D, Lemmon MA, Goldberg SB, Politi K. The EGFR Exon 19 Mutant L747-A750>P Exhibits Distinct Sensitivity to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2019, 25: 6382-6391. PMID: 31182434, PMCID: PMC6825535, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-0780.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
EGFR-Mutant Adenocarcinomas That Transform to Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Other Neuroendocrine Carcinomas: Clinical Outcomes
Marcoux N, Gettinger SN, O’Kane G, Arbour KC, Neal JW, Husain H, Evans TL, Brahmer JR, Muzikansky A, Bonomi PD, del Prete S, Wurtz A, Farago AF, Dias-Santagata D, Mino-Kenudson M, Reckamp KL, Yu HA, Wakelee HA, Shepherd FA, Piotrowska Z, Sequist LV. EGFR-Mutant Adenocarcinomas That Transform to Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Other Neuroendocrine Carcinomas: Clinical Outcomes. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 37: 278-285. PMID: 30550363, PMCID: PMC7001776, DOI: 10.1200/jco.18.01585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma of LungAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesErbB ReceptorsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm GradingNorth AmericaPhenotypeRetinoblastoma Binding ProteinsRetrospective StudiesSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTumor Suppressor Protein p53Ubiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerSmall cell lung cancerEGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancerSCLC transformationLung cancerNeuroendocrine carcinomaEGFR mutationsDe novo small cell lung cancersInitial lung cancer diagnosisHigh-grade neuroendocrine carcinomaEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsT790M positivityMedian overall survivalCell lung cancerTyrosine kinase inhibitorsHigh response rateEGFR-mutant adenocarcinomaLung cancer diagnosisCNS metastasesCheckpoint inhibitorsMedian survivalOverall survivalClinical courseMixed histologyClinical outcomes
2016
Oncogenic EGFR Represses the TET1 DNA Demethylase to Induce Silencing of Tumor Suppressors in Cancer Cells
Forloni M, Gupta R, Nagarajan A, Sun LS, Dong Y, Pirazzoli V, Toki M, Wurtz A, Melnick MA, Kobayashi S, Homer RJ, Rimm DL, Gettinger SJ, Politi K, Dogra SK, Wajapeyee N. Oncogenic EGFR Represses the TET1 DNA Demethylase to Induce Silencing of Tumor Suppressors in Cancer Cells. Cell Reports 2016, 16: 457-471. PMID: 27346347, PMCID: PMC4945411, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.05.087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of LungAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsCell Line, TumorCpG IslandsDNA MethylationDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorErbB ReceptorsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene SilencingGlioblastomaHumansLung NeoplasmsMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMixed Function OxygenasesMutationOncogenesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene ProteinsTranscription, GeneticTumor Suppressor ProteinsUp-RegulationConceptsOncogenic epidermal growth factor receptorMethylation-mediated transcriptional silencingEpidermal growth factor receptorTumor suppressorTranscriptional silencingActive DNA demethylationCancer cellsFamily member 1TET1 knockdownDNA demethylaseDNA demethylationTranscription factorsGrowth factor receptorEctopic expressionCytoplasmic localizationGlioblastoma tumor growthLung cancer cellsTET1 expressionFunctional roleSuppressorFactor receptorMember 1TET1SilencingLung cancer samples
2014
Acquired Resistance of EGFR-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinomas to Afatinib plus Cetuximab Is Associated with Activation of mTORC1
Pirazzoli V, Nebhan C, Song X, Wurtz A, Walther Z, Cai G, Zhao Z, Jia P, de Stanchina E, Shapiro EM, Gale M, Yin R, Horn L, Carbone DP, Stephens PJ, Miller V, Gettinger S, Pao W, Politi K. Acquired Resistance of EGFR-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinomas to Afatinib plus Cetuximab Is Associated with Activation of mTORC1. Cell Reports 2014, 7: 999-1008. PMID: 24813888, PMCID: PMC4074596, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of LungAfatinibAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCell Line, TumorCetuximabDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsHumansLung NeoplasmsMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMice, NudeMice, TransgenicMultiprotein ComplexesMutationQuinazolinesRandom AllocationTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsFirst-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitorEGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinomaLung adenocarcinomaMechanisms of resistanceEGFR antibody cetuximabPotential therapeutic strategyBiopsy specimensAntibody cetuximabDrug combinationsMouse modelTherapeutic strategiesAfatinibAddition of rapamycinCetuximabDual inhibitionAcquired ResistanceKinase inhibitorsGenomic alterationsAdenocarcinomaPatientsActivationGenomic mechanismsDrugsMTORC1 activation
2011
A Decade of Advances in Treatment for Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Gettinger S, Lynch T. A Decade of Advances in Treatment for Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2011, 32: 839-851. PMID: 22054890, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2011.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerLung cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutational statusProspective randomized clinical trialsRandomized clinical trialsClinical characteristicsClinical trialsTraditional chemotherapyMutational statusTherapyHistologyCancerHomogeneous populationTreatmentChemotherapyPatientsDecades of advancesTrialsBiomarkersMolecular classification of nonsmall cell lung cancer using a 4‐protein quantitative assay
Anagnostou VK, Dimou AT, Botsis T, Killiam EJ, Gustavson MD, Homer RJ, Boffa D, Zolota V, Dougenis D, Tanoue L, Gettinger SN, Detterbeck FC, Syrigos KN, Bepler G, Rimm DL. Molecular classification of nonsmall cell lung cancer using a 4‐protein quantitative assay. Cancer 2011, 118: 1607-1618. PMID: 22009766, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26450.Peer-Reviewed Original Research