2024
Preclinical in vitro and in vivo activity of the RAF/MEK clamp avutometinib in combination with FAK inhibition in uterine carcinosarcomas
Demirkiran C, Greenman M, Bellone S, McNamara B, Hartwich T, Manavella D, Mutlu L, Zipponi M, Yang-Hartwich Y, Yang K, Ratner E, Schwartz P, Coma S, Pachter J, Santin A. Preclinical in vitro and in vivo activity of the RAF/MEK clamp avutometinib in combination with FAK inhibition in uterine carcinosarcomas. Gynecologic Oncology 2024, 187: 12-20. PMID: 38703673, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2024.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFocal adhesion kinaseUC cell linesWhole-exome-sequencingFAK inhibitorCell linesFocal adhesion kinase inhibitionPhosphorylated (p)‑FAKWestern blot assayRAF/MEK inhibitionUterine carcinosarcomaRAS/MAPK pathway genesPreclinical in vitroBlot assayVS-4718Cell cycle assayGenetic landscapePathway genesMAP2KGenetic alterationsDecreased p-ERKCycle assaySuperior tumor growth inhibitionBiologically aggressive tumorsGrowth inhibitionIn vitro activity
2020
Ovarian BDNF promotes survival, migration, and attachment of tumor precursors originated from p53 mutant fallopian tube epithelial cells
Kang M, Chong KY, Hartwich TMP, Bi F, Witham AK, Patrick D, Morrisson MJ, Cady SL, Cerchia AP, Kelk D, Liu Y, Nucci J, Madarikan O, Ueno D, Shuch BM, Yang-Hartwich Y. Ovarian BDNF promotes survival, migration, and attachment of tumor precursors originated from p53 mutant fallopian tube epithelial cells. Oncogenesis 2020, 9: 55. PMID: 32471985, PMCID: PMC7260207, DOI: 10.1038/s41389-020-0243-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-grade serous ovarian carcinomaBrain-derived neurotrophic factorFallopian tube epitheliumFTE cellsTumor precursorsPathophysiological processesTropomyosin receptor kinase BFallopian tube epithelial cellsBDNF/TrkBReceptor kinase BLethal gynecological malignancyGenetic alterationsSerous ovarian carcinomaFunction mutationsCommon TP53Gynecological malignanciesNeurotrophic factorFallopian tubeOvarian carcinomaRisk factorsFollicular fluidMutant p53 proteinVivo modelTP53 lossEpithelial cells