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Vliek S, Hilbers FS, van Werkhoven E, Mandjes I, Kessels R, Kleiterp S, Lips EH, Mulder L, Kayembe MT, Loo CE, Russell NS, Vrancken Peeters MJTFD, Holtkamp MJ, Schot M, Baars JW, Honkoop AH, Vulink AJE, Imholz ALT, Vrijaldenhoven S, van den Berkmortel FWPJ, Meerum Terwogt JM, Schrama JG, Kuijer P, Kroep JR, van der Padt-Pruijsten A, Wesseling J, Sonke GS, Gilhuijs KGA, Jager A, Nederlof P, Linn SC. High-dose alkylating chemotherapy in BRCA-altered triple-negative breast cancer: the randomized phase III NeoTN trial. NPJ Breast Cancer 2023; 9:75. [PMID: 37689749 PMCID: PMC10492793 DOI: 10.1038/s41523-023-00580-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Exploratory analyses of high-dose alkylating chemotherapy trials have suggested that BRCA1 or BRCA2-pathway altered (BRCA-altered) breast cancer might be particularly sensitive to this type of treatment. In this study, patients with BRCA-altered tumors who had received three initial courses of dose-dense doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (ddAC), were randomized between a fourth ddAC course followed by high-dose carboplatin-thiotepa-cyclophosphamide or conventional chemotherapy (initially ddAC only or ddAC-capecitabine/decetaxel [CD] depending on MRI response, after amendment ddAC-carboplatin/paclitaxel [CP] for everyone). The primary endpoint was the neoadjuvant response index (NRI). Secondary endpoints included recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS). In total, 122 patients were randomized. No difference in NRI-score distribution (p = 0.41) was found. A statistically non-significant RFS difference was found (HR 0.54; 95% CI 0.23-1.25; p = 0.15). Exploratory RFS analyses showed benefit in stage III (n = 35; HR 0.16; 95% CI 0.03-0.75), but not stage II (n = 86; HR 1.00; 95% CI 0.30-3.30) patients. For stage III, 4-year RFS was 46% (95% CI 24-87%), 71% (95% CI 48-100%) and 88% (95% CI 74-100%), for ddAC/ddAC-CD, ddAC-CP and high-dose chemotherapy, respectively. No significant differences were found between high-dose and conventional chemotherapy in stage II-III, triple-negative, BRCA-altered breast cancer patients. Further research is needed to establish if there are patients with stage III, triple negative BRCA-altered breast cancer for whom outcomes can be improved with high-dose alkylating chemotherapy or whether the current standard neoadjuvant therapy including carboplatin and an immune checkpoint inhibitor is sufficient. Trial Registration: NCT01057069.
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- Sonja Vliek
- Department of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biometrics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- HOVON Data Center, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biometrics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biometrics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biometrics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Reinier de Graaf Hospital, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Deventer Ziekenhuis, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Spaarne Gasthuis, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Spaarne Gasthuis, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Image Sciences Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular diagnostics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Department of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Guha S, Bhaumik SR. Transcription-coupled DNA double-strand break repair. DNA Repair (Amst) 2021; 109:103211. [PMID: 34883263 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2021.103211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The genomic DNA is constantly under attack by cellular and/or environmental factors. Fortunately, the cell is armed to safeguard its genome by various mechanisms such as nucleotide excision, base excision, mismatch and DNA double-strand break repairs. While these processes maintain the integrity of the genome throughout, DNA repair occurs preferentially faster at the transcriptionally active genes. Such transcription-coupled repair phenomenon plays important roles to maintain active genome integrity, failure of which would interfere with transcription, leading to an altered gene expression (and hence cellular pathologies/diseases). Among the various DNA damages, DNA double-strand breaks are quite toxic to the cells. If DNA double-strand break occurs at the active gene, it would interfere with transcription/gene expression, thus threatening cellular viability. Such DNA double-strand breaks are found to be repaired faster at the active gene in comparison to its inactive state or the inactive gene, thus supporting the existence of a new phenomenon of transcription-coupled DNA double-strand break repair. Here, we describe the advances of this repair process.
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- Shalini Guha
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL, 62901, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL, 62901, USA.
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Jin J, Li Y, Muluh TA, Zhi L, Zhao Q. Identification of CXCL10-Relevant Tumor Microenvironment Characterization and Clinical Outcome in Ovarian Cancer. Front Genet 2021; 12:678747. [PMID: 34386037 PMCID: PMC8354215 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.678747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Chemokines are implicated in tumor microenvironment (TME) cell infiltration. Development of ovarian cancer involves heterologous cells together with the adjacent microenvironment. Nonetheless, our understanding of the chemokine-related TME characteristics in ovarian cancer remains obscure. Methods In this large-scale multi-platform study of 10 microarray datasets consisting of 1,673 ovarian cancer patients, we comprehensively evaluated CXCL10 and CXCL9 expression risk classifications for predicting overall survival (OS) and TME immune characteristics. The cross-validation between a standard cohort (TCGA: The Cancer Genome Atlas) and three test cohorts (GEO: Gene-Expression Omnibus) was applied. We investigated differences in the biological functions and the underlying mechanisms between high- and low-risk classifications. Results We identified that evaluation of CXCL10 expression could predict the tumor development, immune cell infiltration, TME signature, genetic alteration, and patient prognosis in ovarian cancer. Low-risk classification was characterized by high CXCL10 expression and prolonged prognosis, which was positively associated with specific immune cell infiltration (i.e., T cells, DCs, aDC, and Th2 cells) and TME immune-relevant signatures. Meanwhile, the high-risk classification was defined by lower CXCL10/CXCL9 expression and relevant poor prognosis and immune infiltrations. The CXCL10-based low-risk classification was also linked to antitumor biological function of specific immune gene sets, such as IL2-STAT5 signaling. Additionally, a mutational pattern featured by enrichment of C > T transition was further identified to be associated with immune cell infiltration. Conclusions This work proposed a promising biomarker for evaluating TME immune characteristics and clinical outcomes in patients with ovarian cancer. Estimation of CXCL10 risk pattern sheds a novel insight on ovarian cancer TME immune characteristics and provides strategies for ovarian cancer immunotherapy.
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- Jing Jin
- Department of Oncology, The Second People's Hospital of Yibin, Yibin, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- Sichuan Jinxing Education Consulting Co., Ltd., Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, College of Basic Medical Science, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.,Department of Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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DDX11 loss causes replication stress and pharmacologically exploitable DNA repair defects. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2024258118. [PMID: 33879618 PMCID: PMC8092582 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2024258118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Replication stress can affect development and is a hallmark of cancers. Warsaw breakage syndrome is a developmental disorder caused by mutations in the conserved DDX11 DNA helicase. Here, using human cellular models of DDX11 deficiency, we report that DDX11 helicase prevents replication stress and mediates homology-directed repair via homologous recombination. Mechanistically, DDX11 promotes resection, enabling RPA and RAD51 focus formation, and acts nonredundantly with the RAD51 mediators BRCA1 and BRCA2. As a result, targeting DDX11 confers improved chemotherapy responsiveness in both chemotherapy-sensitive and drug-resistant BRCA1/2-mutated cancers that regained homologous recombination proficiency by suppressor mutation or somatic reversion. The results pinpoint DDX11 as a critical replication stress mitigating factor whose targeting can improve chemotherapeutic response in a range of cancers. DDX11 encodes an iron–sulfur cluster DNA helicase required for development, mutated, and overexpressed in cancers. Here, we show that loss of DDX11 causes replication stress and sensitizes cancer cells to DNA damaging agents, including poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors and platinum drugs. We find that DDX11 helicase activity prevents chemotherapy drug hypersensitivity and accumulation of DNA damage. Mechanistically, DDX11 acts downstream of 53BP1 to mediate homology-directed repair and RAD51 focus formation in manners nonredundant with BRCA1 and BRCA2. As a result, DDX11 down-regulation aggravates the chemotherapeutic sensitivity of BRCA1/2-mutated cancers and resensitizes chemotherapy drug–resistant BRCA1/2-mutated cancer cells that regained homologous recombination proficiency. The results further indicate that DDX11 facilitates recombination repair by assisting double strand break resection and the loading of both RPA and RAD51 on single-stranded DNA substrates. We propose DDX11 as a potential target in cancers by creating pharmacologically exploitable DNA repair vulnerabilities.
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Testicular Germ Cell Tumors Acquire Cisplatin Resistance by Rebalancing the Usage of DNA Repair Pathways. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13040787. [PMID: 33668653 PMCID: PMC7917736 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13040787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Germ cell tumors are a model of curable solid tumors due to their unique sensitivity to cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Patients are typically young adults, and despite high cure rate, about 20% of them do not achieve remission or relapse, and 50% of them succumb to the disease. The mechanisms behind their resistance to therapy are largely unknown. By using Testicular Germ Cell Tumor (TGCT) cell lines as a model, we investigated the mechanism of acquired resistance to cisplatin. We demonstrated that resistance occurred by a fine modulation of the DNA repair pathway choice. Namely, in resistant cells, repair of double-strand breaks by non-homologous end joining was dampened by the reduced expression of TP53-binding protein 1 (53BP1) and DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PKcs). However, cisplatin-induced damage was repaired efficiently by homologous recombination. Additionally, we demonstrate that pharmacological inhibition of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) combined with cisplatin had an additive/synergistic effect on cisplatin-resistant cells, which represents the proof of concept for introducing PARP inhibitors in salvage therapy. Abstract Despite germ cell tumors (GCTs) responding to cisplatin-based chemotherapy at a high rate, a subset of patients does not respond to treatment and have significantly worse prognosis. The biological mechanisms underlying the resistance remain unknown. In this study, by using two TGCT cell lines that have acquired cisplatin resistance after chronic exposure to the drug, we identified some key proteins and mechanisms of acquired resistance. We show that cisplatin-resistant cell lines had a non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ)-less phenotype. This correlated with a reduced basal expression of TP53-binding protein 1 (53BP1) and DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PKcs) proteins and reduced formation of 53BP1 foci after cisplatin treatment. Consistent with these observations, modulation of 53BP1 protein expression altered the cell line’s resistance to cisplatin, and inhibition of DNA-PKcs activity antagonized cisplatin cytotoxicity. Dampening of NHEJ was accompanied by a functional increase in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) by the homologous recombination repair pathway. As a result, cisplatin-resistant cells were more resistant to PARP inhibitor (PARPi) monotherapy. Moreover, when PARPi was given in combination with cisplatin, it exerted an additive/synergistic effect, and reduced the cisplatin dose for cytotoxicity. These results suggest that treatment of cisplatin-refractory patients may benefit from low-dose cisplatin therapy combined with PARPi.
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The role of Schlafen 11 (SLFN11) as a predictive biomarker for targeting the DNA damage response. Br J Cancer 2020; 124:857-859. [PMID: 33328609 PMCID: PMC7921443 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-020-01202-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The therapeutic landscape of drugs targeting the DNA damage response (DDR) is rapidly expanding; however, an urgent unmet need remains for validated predictive biomarkers of response. SLFN11 has emerged as a promising predictor of sensitivity to DNA-damaging chemotherapies, and recently, been associated with sensitivity to PARP inhibition. We discuss its use as a predictive biomarker of response for targeting the DDR.
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Wan YL, Sapra P, Bolton J, Chua JX, Durrant LG, Stern PL. Combination Treatment with an Antibody-Drug Conjugate (A1mcMMAF) Targeting the Oncofetal Glycoprotein 5T4 and Carboplatin Improves Survival in a Xenograft Model of Ovarian Cancer. Target Oncol 2020; 14:465-477. [PMID: 31332693 PMCID: PMC6684567 DOI: 10.1007/s11523-019-00650-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Background Recurrence occurs in over 75% of women with epithelial ovarian cancer despite optimal treatment. Selectively killing tumour cells thought to initiate relapse using an antibody–drug conjugate could prolong progression-free survival and offer an improved side-effect profile. A1mcMMAF is an antibody–drug conjugate designed to target cells expressing the tumour-associated antigen 5T4. It has shown to be efficacious in various cell line models and have a greater impact when combined with routine chemotherapeutic regimes. Objectives This study aims to explore the potential for the use of a 5T4 antibody–drug conjugate in women with ovarian cancer both as a monotherapy and in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy. Methods Immunohistochemical analysis was used to assess 5T4 expression in tumours from patients with ovarian cancer. Effectiveness of A1mcMMAF therapy as a single agent and in combination with carboplatin was assessed in vitro in the ovarian cancer cell line SKOV3 and confirmed in vivo using a serial bioluminescence assay in a SKOV3 xenograft model of ovarian cancer. Results 5T4 is confirmed as suitably expressed in epithelial ovarian cancers prior to adjuvant therapy and is an independent predictor of poor survival. A1mcMMAF showed specific activity, both in vitro and in vivo, against SKOV3 ovarian cancer cells. When used in combination with carboplatin, in vivo tumour growth was inhibited resulting in prolonged survival in a SKOV3 xenograft model. Conclusions These data support further investigation of A1mcMMAF in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy in ovarian and other cancer treatments. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s11523-019-00650-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Y Louise Wan
- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, 5th Floor Research, St Mary's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
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- Oncology Research and Development, Pfizer Inc., 401 N. Middletown Road, Pearl River, NY, 10954, USA
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- Department of Histopathology, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
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- Academic Clinical Oncology, The University of Nottingham, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Academic Clinical Oncology, The University of Nottingham, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK.
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Gómez-Miragaya J, Díaz-Navarro A, Tonda R, Beltran S, Palomero L, Palafox M, Dobrolecki LE, Huang C, Vasaikar S, Zhang B, Wulf GM, Collado-Sole A, Trinidad EM, Muñoz P, Paré L, Prat A, Bruna A, Caldas C, Arribas J, Soler-Monso MT, Petit A, Balmaña J, Cruz C, Serra V, Pujana MA, Lewis MT, Puente XS, González-Suárez E. Chromosome 12p Amplification in Triple-Negative/ BRCA1-Mutated Breast Cancer Associates with Emergence of Docetaxel Resistance and Carboplatin Sensitivity. Cancer Res 2019; 79:4258-4270. [PMID: 31213465 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-3835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Taxanes are the mainstay of treatment in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), with de novo and acquired resistance limiting patient's survival. To investigate the genetic basis of docetaxel resistance in TNBC, exome sequencing was performed on matched TNBC patient-derived xenografts (PDX) sensitive to docetaxel and their counterparts that developed resistance in vivo upon continuous drug exposure. Most mutations, small insertions/deletions, and copy number alterations detected in the initial TNBC human metastatic samples were maintained after serial passages in mice and emergence of resistance. We identified a chromosomal amplification of chr12p in a human BRCA1-mutated metastatic sample and the derived chemoresistant PDX, but not in the matched docetaxel-sensitive PDX tumor. Chr12p amplification was validated in a second pair of docetaxel-sensitive/resistant BRCA1-mutated PDXs and after short-term docetaxel treatment in several TNBC/BRCA1-mutated PDXs and cell lines, as well as during metastatic recurrence in a patient with BRCA1-mutated breast cancer who had progressed on docetaxel treatment. Analysis of clinical data indicates an association between chr12p amplification and patients with TNBC/basal-like breast cancer, a BRCA1 mutational signature, and poor survival after chemotherapy. Detection of chr12p amplification in a cohort of TNBC PDX models was associated with an improved response to carboplatin. Our findings reveal tumor clonal dynamics during chemotherapy treatments and suggest that a preexisting population harboring chr12p amplification is associated with the emergence of docetaxel resistance and carboplatin responsiveness in TNBC/BRCA1-mutated tumors. SIGNIFICANCE: Chr12p copy number gains indicate rapid emergence of resistance to docetaxel and increased sensitivity to carboplatin, therefore sequential docetaxel/carboplatin treatment could improve survival in TNBC/BRCA1 patients. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT: http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/canres/79/16/4258/F1.large.jpg.
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- Jorge Gómez-Miragaya
- Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Avinguda de la Gran Via, 199-203, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), CIBERONC, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- CNAG-CRG, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Centre for Genomic Analysis (CNAG), Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- CNAG-CRG, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Centre for Genomic Analysis (CNAG), Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Cancer and Systems Biology Laboratory, Program Against Cancer Therapeutic Resistance (ProCURE), Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Oncobell, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Avinguda de la Gran Via, 199-203, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departments of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Radiology, The Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics, The Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics, The Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics, The Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Avinguda de la Gran Via, 199-203, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Avinguda de la Gran Via, 199-203, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Avinguda de la Gran Via, 199-203, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapeutics in Solid Tumors, Institut D'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapeutics in Solid Tumors, Institut D'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Preclinical Research Program, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Pathology Department, University Hospital of Bellvitge, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
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- Preclinical Research Program, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Preclinical Research Program, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Preclinical Research Program, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Cancer and Systems Biology Laboratory, Program Against Cancer Therapeutic Resistance (ProCURE), Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Oncobell, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departments of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Radiology, The Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), CIBERONC, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Avinguda de la Gran Via, 199-203, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
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Warmoes M, Lam SW, van der Groep P, Jaspers JE, Smolders YHCM, de Boer L, Pham TV, Piersma SR, Rottenberg S, Boven E, Jonkers J, van Diest PJ, Jimenez CR. Secretome proteomics reveals candidate non-invasive biomarkers of BRCA1 deficiency in breast cancer. Oncotarget 2018; 7:63537-63548. [PMID: 27566577 PMCID: PMC5325383 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Breast cancer arising in female BRCA1 mutation carriers is characterized by an aggressive phenotype and early age of onset. We performed tandem mass spectrometry-based proteomics of secretomes and exosome-like extracellular vesicles from BRCA1-deficient and BRCA1-proficient murine breast tumor models to identify extracellular protein biomarkers, which can be used as an adjunct to current diagnostic modalities in patients with BRCA1-deficient breast cancer. We identified 2,107 proteins, of which 215 were highly enriched in the BRCA1-deficient secretome. We demonstrated that BRCA1-deficient secretome proteins could cluster most human BRCA1- and BRCA2-related breast carcinomas at the transcriptome level. Topoisomerase I (TOP1) and P-cadherin (CDH3) expression was investigated by immunohistochemistry on tissue microarrays of a large panel of 253 human breast carcinomas with and without BRCA1/2 mutations. We showed that expression of TOP1 and CDH3 was significantly increased in human BRCA1-related breast carcinomas relative to sporadic cases (p = 0.002 and p < 0.001, respectively). Multiple logistic regression showed that TOP1 (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 3.75; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.85 - 7.71, p < 0.001) as well as CDH3 positivity (adjusted OR 2.45; 95% CI, 1.08 - 5.49, p = 0.032) were associated with BRCA1/2-related breast carcinomas after adjustment for triple-negative phenotype and age. In conclusion, proteome profiling of secretome using murine breast tumor models is a powerful strategy to identify non-invasive candidate biomarkers of BRCA1-deficient breast cancer. We demonstrate that TOP1 and CDH3 are closely associated to BRCA1-deficient breast cancer. These data merit further investigation for early detection of tumors arising in BRCA1 mutation carriers.
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- Marc Warmoes
- Oncoproteomics Laboratory, Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Oncoproteomics Laboratory, Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Division of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Oncoproteomics Laboratory, Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Oncoproteomics Laboratory, Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Oncoproteomics Laboratory, Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Oncoproteomics Laboratory, Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Oncoproteomics Laboratory, Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Zhang XH, Hao S, Gao B, Tian WG, Jiang Y, Zhang S, Guo LJ, Luo DL. A network meta-analysis for toxicity of eight chemotherapy regimens in the treatment of metastatic/advanced breast cancer. Oncotarget 2018; 7:84533-84543. [PMID: 27811367 PMCID: PMC5356679 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Objective To compare the incidence of toxicity of 8 different chemotherapy regimens, including doxorubicin + paclitaxel, doxorubicin, capecitabine, CMF (cyclophosphamide + methotrexate + 5-fluorouracil), FAC (fluorouracil + doxorubicin + cyclophosphamide), doxorubicin + docetaxel, doxorubicin + cyclophosphamide and paclitaxel in the treatment of metastatic/advanced breast cancer. Results This network meta-analysis included 8 randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The findings revealed that, with regard to capecitabine alone regimen exhibited higher incidence of nausea/vomiting than doxorubicin + paclitaxel regimen, doxorubicin alone regimen and paclitaxel alone regimen in the treatment of patients with metastatic/advanced breast cancer (OR = 32.48, 95% CI = 1.65~2340.57; OR = 22.75, 95% CI = 1.03~1923.52; OR = 59.63, 95% CI = 2.22~5664.88, respectively). Furthermore, doxorubicin + cyclophosphamide regimen had lower incidence of febrile neutropenia than doxorubicin + docetaxel (OR = 0.17, 95% CI = 0.03~0.96). No significant difference in the incidence of stomatitis was observed among eight chemotherapy regimens. Materials and Methods We initially searched PubMed, Cochrane Library and Embase databases from the founding of these databases to January 2016. Eligible studies investigating the 8 different chemotherapy regimens for treatment of metastatic/advanced breast cancer were included for direct and indirect comparison. The odds ratio (OR) and surface under the cumulative ranking curves (SUCRA) value of the incidence of toxicity among eight chemotherapy regimens were analyzed. Conclusions Capecitabine alone regimen and doxorubicin + docetaxel regimen may have a more frequent toxicity in the treatment of metastatic/advanced breast cancer.
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- Xiao-Hua Zhang
- Department of Breast, Thyroid Surgery, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast, Thyroid Surgery, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast, Thyroid Surgery, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast, Thyroid Surgery, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast, Thyroid Surgery, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast, Thyroid Surgery, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast, Thyroid Surgery, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast, Thyroid Surgery, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, P.R. China
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Comprehensive analysis of lncRNA expression profiles reveals a novel lncRNA signature to discriminate nonequivalent outcomes in patients with ovarian cancer. Oncotarget 2018; 7:32433-48. [PMID: 27074572 PMCID: PMC5078024 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.8653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
There is growing evidence of dysregulated long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) serving as potential biomarkers for cancer prognosis. However, systematic efforts of searching for an expression-based lncRNA signature for prognosis prediction in ovarian cancer (OvCa) have not been made yet. Here, we performed comprehensive analysis for lncRNA expression profiles and clinical data of 544 OvCa patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), and identified an eight-lncRNA signature with ability to classify patients of the training cohort into high-risk group showing poor outcome and low-risk group showing significantly improved outcome, which was further validated in the validation cohort and entire TCGA cohort. Multivariate Cox regression analysis and stratified analysis demonstrated that the prognostic value of this signature was independent of other clinicopathological factors. Associating the outcome prediction with BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 mutation revealed a superior prognosis performance both in BRCA1/2-mutated and BRCA1/2 wild-type tumors. Finally, a significantly correlation was found between the lncRNA signature and the complete response rate of chemotherapy, suggesting that this eight-lncRNA signature may be a measure to predict chemotherapy response and identify platinum-resistant patients who might benefit from other more efficacious therapies. With further prospective validation, this eight-lncRNA signature may have important implications for outcome prediction and therapy decisions.
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Beheshti F, Hassanian SM, Khazaei M, Hosseini M, ShahidSales S, Hasanzadeh M, Maftouh M, Ferns GA, Avan A. Genetic variation in the DNA repair pathway as a potential determinant of response to platinum-based chemotherapy in breast cancer. J Cell Physiol 2017; 233:2752-2758. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Farimah Beheshti
- Department of Physiology; Faculty of Medicine; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
- Department of Basic Science and Neuroscience Research Center; Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences; Torbat Heydariyeh Iran
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- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
- Department of Medical Biochemistry; School of Medicine; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Physiology; Faculty of Medicine; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Physiology; Faculty of Medicine; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Gynecology Oncology; Woman Health Research Center; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
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- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
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- Division of Medical Education; Brighton & Sussex Medical School; Falmer Brighton UK
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- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
- Cancer Research Center; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
- Department of Modern Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Medicine; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
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Severson TM, Wolf DM, Yau C, Peeters J, Wehkam D, Schouten PC, Chin SF, Majewski IJ, Michaut M, Bosma A, Pereira B, Bismeijer T, Wessels L, Caldas C, Bernards R, Simon IM, Glas AM, Linn S, van ‘t Veer L. The BRCA1ness signature is associated significantly with response to PARP inhibitor treatment versus control in the I-SPY 2 randomized neoadjuvant setting. Breast Cancer Res 2017; 19:99. [PMID: 28851423 PMCID: PMC5574249 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-017-0861-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with BRCA1-like tumors correlate with improved response to DNA double-strand break-inducing therapy. A gene expression-based classifier was developed to distinguish between BRCA1-like and non-BRCA1-like tumors. We hypothesized that these tumors may also be more sensitive to PARP inhibitors than standard treatments. METHODS A diagnostic gene expression signature (BRCA1ness) was developed using a centroid model with 128 triple-negative breast cancer samples from the EU FP7 RATHER project. This BRCA1ness signature was then tested in HER2-negative patients (n = 116) from the I-SPY 2 TRIAL who received an oral PARP inhibitor veliparib in combination with carboplatin (V-C), or standard chemotherapy alone. We assessed the association between BRCA1ness and pathologic complete response in the V-C and control arms alone using Fisher's exact test, and the relative performance between arms (biomarker × treatment interaction, likelihood ratio p < 0.05) using a logistic model and adjusting for hormone receptor status (HR). RESULTS We developed a gene expression signature to identify BRCA1-like status. In the I-SPY 2 neoadjuvant setting the BRCA1ness signature associated significantly with response to V-C (p = 0.03), but not in the control arm (p = 0.45). We identified a significant interaction between BRCA1ness and V-C (p = 0.023) after correcting for HR. CONCLUSIONS A genomic-based BRCA1-like signature was successfully translated to an expression-based signature (BRC1Aness). In the I-SPY 2 neoadjuvant setting, we determined that the BRCA1ness signature is capable of predicting benefit of V-C added to standard chemotherapy compared to standard chemotherapy alone. TRIAL REGISTRATION I-SPY 2 TRIAL beginning December 31, 2009: Neoadjuvant and Personalized Adaptive Novel Agents to Treat Breast Cancer (I-SPY 2), NCT01042379 .
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- Tesa M. Severson
- Division of Molecular Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Current address: Division of Cancer and Haematology, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia
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- Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Faculty of EEMCS, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Division Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Jdey W, Thierry S, Popova T, Stern MH, Dutreix M. Micronuclei Frequency in Tumors Is a Predictive Biomarker for Genetic Instability and Sensitivity to the DNA Repair Inhibitor AsiDNA. Cancer Res 2017; 77:4207-4216. [PMID: 28588010 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-2693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Therapeutic strategies targeting DNA repair pathway defects have been widely explored, but often only benefit small numbers of patients. Here we characterized potential predictive biomarkers for treatment with AsiDNA, a novel first-in-class DNA repair inhibitor. We evaluated genetic instability and DNA repair defects by direct and indirect assays in 12 breast cancer cell lines to estimate the spontaneous occurrence of single-strand and double-strand breaks (DSB). For each cell line, we monitored constitutive PARP activation, spontaneous DNA damage by alkaline comet assay, basal micronuclei levels, the number of large-scale chromosomal rearrangements (LST), and the status of several DNA repair pathways by transcriptome and genome analysis. Sensitivity to AsiDNA was associated with a high spontaneous frequency of cells with micronuclei and LST and specific alterations in DNA repair pathways that essentially monitor DSB repair defects. A high basal level of micronuclei as a predictive biomarker for AsiDNA treatment was validated in 43 tumor cell lines from various tissues and 15 models of cell- and patient-derived xenografts. Micronuclei quantification was also possible in patient biopsies. Overall, this study identified genetic instability as a predictive biomarker for sensitivity to AsiDNA treatment. That micronuclei frequency can be measured in biopsies and does not reveal the same genetic instability as conventional genome assays opens new perspectives for refining the classification of tumors with genetic instability. Cancer Res; 77(16); 4207-16. ©2017 AACR.
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- Wael Jdey
- Institut Curie, CNRS, INSERM, Orsay, France.,Université Paris Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France.,DNA Therapeutics/Onxeo, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, CNRS, INSERM, Orsay, France.,Université Paris Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, INSERM, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, CNRS, INSERM, Orsay, France. .,Université Paris Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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El Bairi K, Amrani M, Kandhro AH, Afqir S. Prediction of therapy response in ovarian cancer: Where are we now? Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2017; 54:233-266. [PMID: 28443762 DOI: 10.1080/10408363.2017.1313190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Therapy resistance is a major challenge in the management of ovarian cancer (OC). Advances in detection and new technology validation have led to the emergence of biomarkers that can predict responses to available therapies. It is important to identify predictive biomarkers to select resistant and sensitive patients in order to reduce important toxicities, to reduce costs and to increase survival. The discovery of predictive and prognostic biomarkers for monitoring therapy is a developing field and provides promising perspectives in the era of personalized medicine. This review article will discuss the biology of OC with a focus on targetable pathways; current therapies; mechanisms of resistance; predictive biomarkers for chemotherapy, antiangiogenic and DNA-targeted therapies, and optimal cytoreductive surgery; and the emergence of liquid biopsy using recent studies from the Medline database and ClinicalTrials.gov.
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- Khalid El Bairi
- a Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy , Mohamed Ist University , Oujda , Morocco
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- b Equipe de Recherche ONCOGYMA, Faculty of Medicine, Pathology Department , National Institute of Oncology, Université Mohamed V , Rabat , Morocco
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- c Department of Biochemistry , Healthcare Molecular and Diagnostic Laboratory , Hyderabad , Pakistan
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- d Department of Medical Oncology , Mohamed VI University Hospital , Oujda , Morocco
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Huang C, Han Z, Wu D. Effects of TPX2 gene on radiotherapy sensitization in breast cancer stem cells. Oncol Lett 2017; 14:1531-1535. [PMID: 28789376 PMCID: PMC5529734 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The present study explored the link between the targeting protein for Xenopus kinesin-like protein 2 (TPX2) gene and breast tumor stem cells in order to screen novel radiosensitizers. Expression of TPX2 protein and gene in breast cancer cells was analyzed by western blot analysis and RT-PCR. Three kinds of broad-spectrum sensitizers were selected and their effects on radiotherapy were analyzed by immunohistochemistry in breast tumor stem cells. TPX2 gene and protein were expressed in breast tumor cells and increased gradually along with the expression of cancer cell differentiation; 25 mg/l lovastatin showed best radio-sensitizing effects on breast cancer cells. Furthermore, immunohistochemical results showed that the positive rate of breast cancer cells processed by 25 mg/l lovastatin were significantly decreased. In conclusion, TPX2 gene is closely related to the development of breast cancer stem cells. Moreover, the sensitizing effects of lovastatin on breast tumor stem cells are the result of its influence on the TPX2 gene.
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- Chaoyou Huang
- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Hexian Memorial Hospital of Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511400, P.R. China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Hexian Memorial Hospital of Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511400, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China
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Jin J, Zhang W, Ji W, Yang F, Guan X. Predictive biomarkers for triple negative breast cancer treated with platinum-based chemotherapy. Cancer Biol Ther 2017; 18:369-378. [PMID: 28494179 DOI: 10.1080/15384047.2017.1323582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Treatment of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) has been a big challenge since it is defined. To date, platinum-based chemotherapy has played a significant role in the treatment of TNBC patients. However, some patients do not respond to platinum salts or gradually develop chemoresistance, resulting in little effect, or even some adverse effects. Here, we review numerous preclinical and clinical investigations to summarize possible mechanisms and potential predictive biomarkers of platinum in TNBC. The homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) resulting from the loss of BRCA function is the main rationale of platinum efficacy in TNBC. BRCA mutation and methylation have been demonstrated to be important potential biomarkers. Based on genome-wide effects, BRCA-like classifier can identify the functional loss of BRCA and work as the predictor. HRD score that is able to identify the "BRCAness" and predict the sensitivity of platinum is increasingly considered. Taken together, all findings suggest that HR deficiency profile encompassed by BRCA mutation and high HRD score could predict response to platinum, even to other DNA-damage inducing agents. p53 family members and molecular subtypes of TNBC are also important alternative considerations for predicting platinum response based on the preclinical trials. Currently, tumor infiltrating lymphocyte level and thrombocytopenia are emerging as predictive biomarkers.
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- Juan Jin
- a Department of Medical Oncology , Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University , Nanjing , China
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- a Department of Medical Oncology , Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University , Nanjing , China
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- b Department of Medical Oncology , Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China
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- a Department of Medical Oncology , Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University , Nanjing , China
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- a Department of Medical Oncology , Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University , Nanjing , China.,b Department of Medical Oncology , Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China
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von Stechow L, Olsen JV. Proteomics insights into DNA damage response and translating this knowledge to clinical strategies. Proteomics 2017; 17:1600018. [PMID: 27682984 PMCID: PMC5333460 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201600018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Genomic instability is a critical driver in the process of cancer formation. At the same time, inducing DNA damage by irradiation or genotoxic compounds constitutes a key therapeutic strategy to kill fast-dividing cancer cells. Sensing of DNA lesions initiates a complex set of signalling pathways, collectively known as the DNA damage response (DDR). Deciphering DDR signalling pathways with high-throughput technologies could provide insights into oncogenic transformation, metastasis formation and therapy responses, and could build a basis for better therapeutic interventions in cancer treatment. Mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics emerged as a method of choice for global studies of proteins and their posttranslational modifications (PTMs). MS-based studies of the DDR have aided in delineating DNA damage-induced signalling responses. Those studies identified changes in abundance, interactions and modification of proteins in the context of genotoxic stress. Here we review ground-breaking MS-based proteomics studies, which analysed changes in protein abundance, protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions, phosphorylation, acetylation, ubiquitylation, SUMOylation and Poly(ADP-ribose)ylation (PARylation) in the DDR. Finally, we provide an outlook on how proteomics studies of the DDR could aid clinical developments on multiple levels.
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- Louise von Stechow
- Proteomics ProgramNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein ResearchFaculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Proteomics ProgramNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein ResearchFaculty of Health and Medical SciencesUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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Annunziato S, Barazas M, Rottenberg S, Jonkers J. Genetic Dissection of Cancer Development, Therapy Response, and Resistance in Mouse Models of Breast Cancer. COLD SPRING HARBOR SYMPOSIA ON QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY 2016; 81:141-150. [PMID: 27815543 DOI: 10.1101/sqb.2016.81.030924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The cancer genomics revolution has rapidly expanded the inventory of somatic mutations characterizing human malignancies, highlighting a previously underappreciated extent of molecular variability between and within patients. Also in breast cancer, the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in women, this heterogeneity complicates the understanding of the stepwise sequence of pathogenic events and the design of effective and long-lasting target therapies. To disentangle this complexity and pinpoint which molecular perturbations are crucial to hijack the cellular machinery and lead to tumorigenesis and drug resistance, functional studies are needed in model systems that faithfully and comprehensively recapitulate all the salient aspects of their cognate human counterparts. Mouse models of breast cancer have been instrumental for the study of tumor initiation and drug response but also involve cost and time limitations that represent serious bottlenecks in translational research. To keep pace with the overwhelming amount of hypotheses that warrant in vivo testing, continuous refinement of current breast cancer models and implementation of new technologies is crucial. In this review, we summarize the current state of the art in modeling human breast cancer in mice, and we put forward our vision for future developments.
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- Stefano Annunziato
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Cancer Genomics Netherlands, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Gross E, van Tinteren H, Li Z, Raab S, Meul C, Avril S, Laddach N, Aubele M, Propping C, Gkazepis A, Schmitt M, Meindl A, Nederlof PM, Kiechle M, Lips EH. Identification of BRCA1-like triple-negative breast cancers by quantitative multiplex-ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) analysis of BRCA1-associated chromosomal regions: a validation study. BMC Cancer 2016; 16:811. [PMID: 27756336 PMCID: PMC5070367 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2848-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) with a BRCA1-like molecular signature has been demonstrated to remarkably respond to platinum-based chemotherapy and might be suited for a future treatment with poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP) inhibitors. In order to rapidly assess this signature we have previously developed a multiplex-ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA)-based assay. Here we present an independent validation of this assay to confirm its important clinical impact. Methods One-hundred-forty-four TNBC tumor specimens were analysed by the MLPA-based “BRCA1-like” test. Classification into BRCA1-like vs. non-BRCA1-like samples was performed by our formerly established nearest shrunken centroids classifier. Data were subsequently compared with the BRCA1-mutation/methylation status of the samples. T-lymphocyte infiltration and expression of the main target of PARP inhibitors, PARP1, were assessed on a subset of samples by immunohistochemistry. Data acquisition and interpretation was performed in a blinded manner. Results In the studied TNBC cohort, 63 out of 144 (44 %) tumors were classified into the BRCA1-like category. Among these, the MLPA test correctly predicted 15 out of 18 (83 %) samples with a pathogenic BRCA1-mutation and 20 of 22 (91 %) samples exhibiting BRCA1-promoter methylation. Five false-negative samples were observed. We identified high lymphocyte infiltration as one possible basis for misclassification. However, two falsely classified BRCA1-mutated tumors were also characterized by rather non-BRCA1-associated histopathological features such as borderline ER expression. The BRCA1-like vs. non-BRCA1-like signature was specifically enriched in high-grade (G3) cancers (90 % vs. 58 %, p = 0.0004) and was also frequent in tumors with strong (3+) nuclear PARP1 expression (37 % vs. 16 %; p = 0.087). Conclusions This validation study confirmed the good performance of the initial MLPA assay which might thus serve as a valuable tool to select patients for platinum-based chemotherapy regimens. Moreover, frequent PARP1 upregulation in BRCA1-like tumors may also point to susceptibility to treatment with PARP inhibitors. Limitations are the requirement of high tumor content and high-quality DNA.
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- Eva Gross
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, D-81675, Munich, Germany.
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- Biometrics Department, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, D-81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, D-81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, D-81675, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, D-81675, Munich, Germany.,Present address: Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- MRC-Holland, Willem Schoutenstraat 6, 1057 DN, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institute of Pathology, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, D-85764, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, D-81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, D-81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, D-81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, D-81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, D-81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Stover EH, Konstantinopoulos PA, Matulonis UA, Swisher EM. Biomarkers of Response and Resistance to DNA Repair Targeted Therapies. Clin Cancer Res 2016; 22:5651-5660. [PMID: 27678458 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-0247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Drugs targeting DNA damage repair (DDR) pathways are exciting new agents in cancer therapy. Many of these drugs exhibit synthetic lethality with defects in DNA repair in cancer cells. For example, ovarian cancers with impaired homologous recombination DNA repair show increased sensitivity to poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors. Understanding the activity of different DNA repair pathways in individual tumors, and the correlations between DNA repair function and drug response, will be critical to patient selection for DNA repair targeted agents. Genomic and functional assays of DNA repair pathway activity are being investigated as potential biomarkers of response to targeted therapies. Furthermore, alterations in DNA repair function generate resistance to DNA repair targeted agents, and DNA repair states may predict intrinsic or acquired drug resistance. In this review, we provide an overview of DNA repair targeted agents currently in clinical trials and the emerging biomarkers of response and resistance to these agents: genetic and genomic analysis of DDR pathways, genomic signatures of mutational processes, expression of DNA repair proteins, and functional assays for DNA repair capacity. We review biomarkers that may predict response to selected DNA repair targeted agents, including PARP inhibitors, inhibitors of the DNA damage sensors ATM and ATR, and inhibitors of nonhomologous end joining. Finally, we introduce emerging categories of drugs targeting DDR and new strategies for integrating DNA repair targeted therapies into clinical practice, including combination regimens. Generating and validating robust biomarkers will optimize the efficacy of DNA repair targeted therapies and maximize their impact on cancer treatment. Clin Cancer Res; 22(23); 5651-60. ©2016 AACR.
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De Picciotto N, Cacheux W, Roth A, Chappuis PO, Labidi-Galy SI. Ovarian cancer: Status of homologous recombination pathway as a predictor of drug response. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2016; 101:50-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2016.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2015] [Revised: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Ganguly B, Dolfi SC, Rodriguez-Rodriguez L, Ganesan S, Hirshfield KM. Role of Biomarkers in the Development of PARP Inhibitors. BIOMARKERS IN CANCER 2016; 8:15-25. [PMID: 26997874 PMCID: PMC4786099 DOI: 10.4137/bic.s36679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Revised: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Defects in DNA repair lead to genomic instability and play a critical role in cancer development. Understanding the process by which DNA damage repair is altered or bypassed in cancer may identify novel therapeutic targets and lead to improved patient outcomes. Poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) has an important role in DNA repair, and novel therapeutics targeting PARP1 have been developed to treat cancers with defective DNA repair pathways. Despite treatment successes with PARP inhibitors (PARPi), intrinsic and acquired resistances have been observed. Preclinical studies and clinical trials in cancer suggest that combination therapy using PARPi and platinating agents is more effective than monotherapy in circumventing drug resistance mechanisms. Additionally, identification of biomarkers in response to PARPi will lead to improved patient selection for targeted cancer treatment. Recent technological advances have provided the necessary tools to examine many potential avenues to develop such biomarkers. This review examines the mechanistic rationale of PARP inhibition and potential biomarkers in their development for personalized therapy.
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- Bratati Ganguly
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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Schouten PC, Vollebergh MA, Opdam M, Jonkers M, Loden M, Wesseling J, Hauptmann M, Linn SC. High XIST and Low 53BP1 Expression Predict Poor Outcome after High-Dose Alkylating Chemotherapy in Patients with a BRCA1-like Breast Cancer. Mol Cancer Ther 2015; 15:190-8. [DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-15-0470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Biesma HD, Schouten PC, Lacle MM, Sanders J, Brugman W, Kerkhoven R, Mandjes I, van der Groep P, van Diest PJ, Linn SC. Copy number profiling by array comparative genomic hybridization identifies frequently occurring BRCA2-like male breast cancer. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2015; 54:734-44. [DOI: 10.1002/gcc.22284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- Hedde D. Biesma
- Department of Molecular Pathology; Netherlands Cancer Institute; Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Pathology; Netherlands Cancer Institute; Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology; University Medical Center Utrecht; The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology; Netherlands Cancer Institute; Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Genomics Core Facility, Netherlands Cancer Institute; Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Genomics Core Facility, Netherlands Cancer Institute; Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Data Center, Netherlands Cancer Institute; Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology; University Medical Center Utrecht; The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Pathology; Netherlands Cancer Institute; Amsterdam The Netherlands
- Department of Pathology; University Medical Center Utrecht; The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Oncology; Netherlands Cancer Institute; Amsterdam The Netherlands
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Schouten PC, Grigoriadis A, Kuilman T, Mirza H, Watkins JA, Cooke SA, van Dyk E, Severson TM, Rueda OM, Hoogstraat M, Verhagen CVM, Natrajan R, Chin SF, Lips EH, Kruizinga J, Velds A, Nieuwland M, Kerkhoven RM, Krijgsman O, Vens C, Peeper D, Nederlof PM, Caldas C, Tutt AN, Wessels LF, Linn SC. Robust BRCA1-like classification of copy number profiles of samples repeated across different datasets and platforms. Mol Oncol 2015; 9:1274-86. [PMID: 25825120 PMCID: PMC5528812 DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2015.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2014] [Revised: 03/01/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Breast cancers with BRCA1 germline mutation have a characteristic DNA copy number (CN) pattern. We developed a test that assigns CN profiles to be 'BRCA1-like' or 'non-BRCA1-like', which refers to resembling a BRCA1-mutated tumor or resembling a tumor without a BRCA1 mutation, respectively. Approximately one third of the BRCA1-like breast cancers have a BRCA1 mutation, one third has hypermethylation of the BRCA1 promoter and one third has an unknown reason for being BRCA1-like. This classification is indicative of patients' response to high dose alkylating and platinum containing chemotherapy regimens, which targets the inability of BRCA1 deficient cells to repair DNA double strand breaks. We investigated whether this classification can be reliably obtained with next generation sequencing and copy number platforms other than the bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) array Comparative Genomic Hybridization (aCGH) on which it was originally developed. We investigated samples from 230 breast cancer patients for which a CN profile had been generated on two to five platforms, comprising low coverage CN sequencing, CN extraction from targeted sequencing panels (CopywriteR), Affymetrix SNP6.0, 135K/720K oligonucleotide aCGH, Affymetrix Oncoscan FFPE (MIP) technology, 3K BAC and 32K BAC aCGH. Pairwise comparison of genomic position-mapped profiles from the original aCGH platform and other platforms revealed concordance. For most cases, biological differences between samples exceeded the differences between platforms within one sample. We observed the same classification across different platforms in over 80% of the patients and kappa values of at least 0.36. Differential classification could be attributed to CN profiles that were not strongly associated to one class. In conclusion, we have shown that the genomic regions that define our BRCA1-like classifier are robustly measured by different CN profiling technologies, providing the possibility to retro- and prospectively investigate BRCA1-like classification across a wide range of CN platforms.
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- Philip C Schouten
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit, Department of Research Oncology, Guy's Hospital, King's College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Molecular Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit, Department of Research Oncology, Guy's Hospital, King's College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit, Department of Research Oncology, Guy's Hospital, King's College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit, Department of Research Oncology, Guy's Hospital, King's College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Netherlands Center for Personalized Cancer Treatment, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Biological Stress Response, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Genomics Core Facility, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Genomics Core Facility, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Genomics Core Facility, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Genomics Core Facility, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Biological Stress Response, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Cambridge, UK; Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK; Cambridge Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical, Research Centre, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS, Cambridge, UK
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- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit, Department of Research Oncology, Guy's Hospital, King's College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Division of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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The downregulation of BAP1 expression by BCR-ABL reduces the stability of BRCA1 in chronic myeloid leukemia. Exp Hematol 2015; 43:775-80. [PMID: 26118501 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2015.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Revised: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BCR-ABL induces an intrinsic genetic instability in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The protein breast cancer 1, early onset (BRCA1)-associated protein 1 (BAP1) is a deubiquitinase interacting with the DNA repair regulator BRCA1 and is frequently inactivated in many cancers. Here, we report that BAP1 mRNA and protein levels are downregulated in a BCR-ABL1-expressing hematopoietic cell line (UT-7/11). A decrease of BAP1 transcripts is also observed in newly diagnosed CML patients. Moreover, BAP1 protein levels are low or undetectable in CD34(+) cells from CML patients at diagnosis as compared with CD34(+) cells from normal donors. In addition, BRCA1 protein level is reduced in BCR-ABL1-expressing UT-7/11 cells. Finally, the enforced expression of BAP1 is associated with BRCA1 protein deubiquitination and restoration. These results demonstrate BAP1 as a major link with the BCR-ABL-induced downregulation of BRCA1 in CML.
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Nicolae CM, Aho ER, Choe KN, Constantin D, Hu HJ, Lee D, Myung K, Moldovan GL. A novel role for the mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase PARP14/ARTD8 in promoting homologous recombination and protecting against replication stress. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:3143-53. [PMID: 25753673 PMCID: PMC4381061 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Genomic instability, a major hallmark of cancer cells, is caused by incorrect or ineffective DNA repair. Many DNA repair mechanisms cooperate in cells to fight DNA damage, and are generally regulated by post-translational modification of key factors. Poly-ADP-ribosylation, catalyzed by PARP1, is a post-translational modification playing a prominent role in DNA repair, but much less is known about mono-ADP-ribosylation. Here we report that mono-ADP-ribosylation plays an important role in homologous recombination DNA repair, a mechanism essential for replication fork stability and double strand break repair. We show that the mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase PARP14 interacts with the DNA replication machinery component PCNA and promotes replication of DNA lesions and common fragile sites. PARP14 depletion results in reduced homologous recombination, persistent RAD51 foci, hypersensitivity to DNA damaging agents and accumulation of DNA strand breaks. Our work uncovered PARP14 as a novel factor required for mitigating replication stress and promoting genomic stability.
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- Claudia M Nicolae
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA Suzhou Health College, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, P.R. China
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- Genome Instability Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Genome Instability Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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Mehta MP, Wang D, Wang F, Kleinberg L, Brade A, Robins HI, Turaka A, Leahy T, Medina D, Xiong H, Mostafa NM, Dunbar M, Zhu M, Qian J, Holen K, Giranda V, Curran WJ. Veliparib in combination with whole brain radiation therapy in patients with brain metastases: results of a phase 1 study. J Neurooncol 2015; 122:409-17. [DOI: 10.1007/s11060-015-1733-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/01/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Genomic instability is a hallmark of cancer that leads to an increase in genetic alterations, thus enabling the acquisition of additional capabilities required for tumorigenesis and progression. Substantial heterogeneity in the amount and type of instability (nucleotide, microsatellite, or chromosomal) exists both within and between cancer types, with epithelial tumors typically displaying a greater degree of instability than hematological cancers. While high-throughput sequencing studies offer a comprehensive record of the genetic alterations within a tumor, detecting the rate of instability or cell-to-cell viability using this and most other available methods remains a challenge. Here, we discuss the different levels of genomic instability occurring in human cancers and touch on the current methods and limitations of detecting instability. We have applied one such approach to the surveying of public tumor data to provide a cursory view of genome instability across numerous tumor types.
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- Larissa Pikor
- Department of Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Centre, 675 West 10th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5Z 1L3,
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Shiloh Y. ATM: expanding roles as a chief guardian of genome stability. Exp Cell Res 2014; 329:154-61. [PMID: 25218947 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2014.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Revised: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Yosef Shiloh
- The David and Inez Myers Laboratory for Cancer Research, Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
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Golan T, Kanji ZS, Epelbaum R, Devaud N, Dagan E, Holter S, Aderka D, Paluch-Shimon S, Kaufman B, Gershoni-Baruch R, Hedley D, Moore MJ, Friedman E, Gallinger S. Overall survival and clinical characteristics of pancreatic cancer in BRCA mutation carriers. Br J Cancer 2014; 111:1132-8. [PMID: 25072261 PMCID: PMC4453851 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Revised: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background: The BRCA1/2 proteins are involved in regulation of cellular proliferation by DNA damage repair via homologous recombination. Therefore, BRCA1/2 mutation carriers with pancreatic cancer may have distinct biologic outcomes. Methods: Patients with BRCA1/2-associated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) diagnosed between January 1994 and December 2012 were identified from databases at three participating institutions. Clinical data were collected. Disease-free survival and overall survival (OS) were analysed. Results: Overall, 71 patients with PDAC and BRCA1 (n=21), BRCA2 (n=49) or both (n=1) mutations were identified. Mean age at diagnosis was 60.3 years (range 33–83), 81.7% (n=58) had any family history of malignancy; 30% (n=21) underwent primary resection. Out of 71 participants, 12 received experimental therapy; one patient had missing data, these 13 cases were excluded from OS analysis. Median OS for 58 patients was 14 months (95% CI 10–23 months). Median OS for patients with stage 1/2 disease has not been reached with 52% still alive at 60 months. Median OS for stage 3/4 was 12 months (95% CI 6–15). Superior OS was observed for patients with stage 3/4 treated with platinum vs those treated with non-platinum chemotherapies (22 vs 9 months; P=0.039). Conclusion: Superior OS was observed for advanced-disease BRCA-associated PDAC with platinum exposure.
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- T Golan
- 1] The Oncology Institute the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel [2] The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- 1] Department of Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada [2] Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- 1] Department of Oncology, Rambam Health Care Campus, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel [2] Technion, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
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- 1] Department of Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada [2] Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- 1] Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel [2] Institute of Human Genetics, Rambam Health Care Campus, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- 1] Department of Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada [2] Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- 1] The Oncology Institute the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel [2] The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- 1] The Oncology Institute the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel [2] The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- 1] The Oncology Institute the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel [2] The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- 1] Technion, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel [2] Institute of Human Genetics, Rambam Health Care Campus, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- 1] The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel [2] The Susanne Levy Gertner Oncogenetics Unit Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- 1] Department of Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada [2] Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Patterson MJ, Sutton RE, Forrest I, Sharrock R, Lane M, Kaufmann A, O'Donnell R, Edmondson RJ, Wilson BT, Curtin NJ. Assessing the function of homologous recombination DNA repair in malignant pleural effusion (MPE) samples. Br J Cancer 2014; 111:94-100. [PMID: 24867690 PMCID: PMC4090730 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Revised: 04/20/2014] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background: Patients with malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) generally have advanced disease with poor survival and few therapeutic options. Cells within MPEs may be used to stratify patients for targeted therapy. Targeted therapy with poly(ADP ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) depends on identifying homologous recombination DNA repair (HRR)-defective cancer cells. We aimed to determine the feasibility of assaying HRR status in MPE cells. Methods: A total of 15 MPE samples were collected from consenting patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), mesothelioma and ovarian and breast cancer. Primary cultures were confirmed as epithelial by pancytokeratin, and HRR status was determined by the detection of γH2AX and RAD51 foci following a 24-h exposure to rucaparib, by immunofluorescence microscopy. Massively parallel next-generation sequencing of DNA repair genes was performed on cultured MPE cells. Results: From 15 MPE samples, 13 cultures were successfully established, with HRR function successfully determined in 12 cultures. Four samples – three NSCLC and one mesothelioma – were HRR defective and eight samples – one NSCLC, one mesothelioma, one sarcomatoid, one breast and four ovarian cancers – were HRR functional. No mutations in DNA repair genes were associated with HRR status, but there was probable loss of heterozygosity of FANCG, RPA1 and PARP1. Conclusions: HRR function can be successfully detected in MPE cells demonstrating the potential to stratify patients for targeted therapy with PARPi.
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- M J Patterson
- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Royal Victoria Infirmary, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK
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- Royal Victoria Infirmary, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK
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- Royal Victoria Infirmary, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK
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- 1] Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK [2] The Northern Gynaecological Oncology Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead Foundation Trust, Gateshead NE9 6SX, UK
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- 1] Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK [2] The Northern Gynaecological Oncology Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead Foundation Trust, Gateshead NE9 6SX, UK
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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Vollebergh MA, Lips EH, Nederlof PM, Wessels LFA, Wesseling J, Vd Vijver MJ, de Vries EGE, van Tinteren H, Jonkers J, Hauptmann M, Rodenhuis S, Linn SC. Genomic patterns resembling BRCA1- and BRCA2-mutated breast cancers predict benefit of intensified carboplatin-based chemotherapy. Breast Cancer Res 2014; 16:R47. [PMID: 24887359 PMCID: PMC4076636 DOI: 10.1186/bcr3655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Introduction BRCA-mutated breast cancer cells lack the DNA-repair mechanism homologous recombination that is required for error-free DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair. Homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) may cause hypersensitivity to DNA DSB-inducing agents, such as bifunctional alkylating agents and platinum salts. HRD can be caused by BRCA mutations, and by other mechanisms. To identify HRD, studies have focused on triple-negative (TN) breast cancers as these resemble BRCA1-mutated breast cancer closely and might also share this hypersensitivity. However, ways to identify HRD in non-BRCA-mutated, estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancers have remained elusive. The current study provides evidence that genomic patterns resembling BRCA1- or BRCA2-mutated breast cancers can identify breast cancer patients with TN as well as ER-positive, HER2-negative tumors that are sensitive to intensified, DSB-inducing chemotherapy. Methods Array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) was used to classify breast cancers. Patients with tumors with similar aCGH patterns as BRCA1- and/or BRCA2-mutated breast cancers were defined as having a BRCA-likeCGH status, others as non-BCRA-likeCGH. Stage-III patients (n = 249) had participated in a randomized controlled trial of adjuvant high-dose (HD) cyclophosphamide-thiotepa-carboplatin (CTC) versus 5-fluorouracil-epirubicin-cyclophosphamide (FE90C) chemotherapy. Results Among patients with BRCA-likeCGH tumors (81/249, 32%), a significant benefit of HD-CTC compared to FE90C was observed regarding overall survival (adjusted hazard ratio 0.19, 95% CI: 0.08 to 0.48) that was not seen for patients with non-BRCA-likeCGH tumors (adjusted hazard ratio 0.90, 95% CI: 0.53 to 1.54) (P = 0.004). Half of all BRCA-likeCGH tumors were ER-positive. Conclusions Distinct aCGH patterns differentiated between HER2-negative patients with a markedly improved outcome after adjuvant treatment with an intensified DNA-DSB-inducing regimen (BRCA-likeCGH patients) and those without benefit (non-BRCA-likeCGH patients).
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Li C, Bai J, Hao X, Zhang S, Hu Y, Zhang X, Yuan W, Hu L, Cheng T, Zetterberg A, Lee MH, Zhang J. Multi-gene fluorescence in situ hybridization to detect cell cycle gene copy number aberrations in young breast cancer patients. Cell Cycle 2014; 13:1299-305. [PMID: 24621502 DOI: 10.4161/cc.28201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Breast cancer is a disease of cell cycle, and the dysfunction of cell cycle checkpoints plays a vital role in the occurrence and development of breast cancer. We employed multi-gene fluorescence in situ hybridization (M-FISH) to investigate gene copy number aberrations (CNAs) of 4 genes (Rb1, CHEK2, c-Myc, CCND1) that are involved in the regulation of cell cycle, in order to analyze the impact of gene aberrations on prognosis in the young breast cancer patients. Gene copy number aberrations of these 4 genes were more frequently observed in young breast cancer patients when compared with the older group. Further, these CNAs were more frequently seen in Luminal B type, Her2 overexpression, and tiple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) type in young breast cancer patients. The variations of CCND1, Rb1, and CHEK2 were significantly correlated with poor survival in the young breast cancer patient group, while the amplification of c-Myc was not obviously correlated with poor survival in young breast cancer patients. Thus, gene copy number aberrations (CNAs) of cell cycle-regulated genes can serve as an important tool for prognosis in young breast cancer patients.
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- Chunyan Li
- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy; Tianjin Medical University; Ministry of Education; Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital; National Clinical Research Center of Cancer; Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy; Tianjin Medical University; Ministry of Education; Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital; National Clinical Research Center of Cancer; Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy; Tianjin Medical University; Ministry of Education; Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital; National Clinical Research Center of Cancer; Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy; Tianjin Medical University; Ministry of Education; Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital; National Clinical Research Center of Cancer; Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy; Tianjin Medical University; Ministry of Education; Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital; National Clinical Research Center of Cancer; Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy; Tianjin Medical University; Ministry of Education; Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital; National Clinical Research Center of Cancer; Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Union Medical College Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Union Medical College Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Union Medical College Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Pathology Department of the Karolinska Hospital; Karolinska Institute; Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, TX USA; Program in Cancer Biology; The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston; Houston, TX USA; Program in Genes and Development; The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston; Houston, TX USA
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- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy; Tianjin Medical University; Ministry of Education; Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital; National Clinical Research Center of Cancer; Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Curtin N, Szabo C. Therapeutic applications of PARP inhibitors: anticancer therapy and beyond. Mol Aspects Med 2013; 34:1217-56. [PMID: 23370117 PMCID: PMC3657315 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2013.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 279] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 01/12/2013] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The aim of this article is to describe the current and potential clinical translation of pharmacological inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) for the therapy of various diseases. The first section of the present review summarizes the available preclinical and clinical data with PARP inhibitors in various forms of cancer. In this context, the role of PARP in single-strand DNA break repair is relevant, leading to replication-associated lesions that cannot be repaired if homologous recombination repair (HRR) is defective, and the synthetic lethality of PARP inhibitors in HRR-defective cancer. HRR defects are classically associated with BRCA1 and 2 mutations associated with familial breast and ovarian cancer, but there may be many other causes of HRR defects. Thus, PARP inhibitors may be the drugs of choice for BRCA mutant breast and ovarian cancers, and extend beyond these tumors if appropriate biomarkers can be developed to identify HRR defects. Multiple lines of preclinical data demonstrate that PARP inhibition increases cytotoxicity and tumor growth delay in combination with temozolomide, topoisomerase inhibitors and ionizing radiation. Both single agent and combination clinical trials are underway. The final part of the first section of the present review summarizes the current status of the various PARP inhibitors that are in various stages of clinical development. The second section of the present review summarizes the role of PARP in selected non-oncologic indications. In a number of severe, acute diseases (such as stroke, neurotrauma, circulatory shock and acute myocardial infarction) the clinical translatability of PARP inhibition is supported by multiple lines of preclinical data, as well as observational data demonstrating PARP activation in human tissue samples. In these disease indications, PARP overactivation due to oxidative and nitrative stress drives cell necrosis and pro-inflammatory gene expression, which contributes to disease pathology. Accordingly, multiple lines of preclinical data indicate the efficacy of PARP inhibitors to preserve viable tissue and to down-regulate inflammatory responses. As the clinical trials with PARP inhibitors in various forms of cancer progress, it is hoped that a second line of clinical investigations, aimed at testing of PARP inhibitors for various non-oncologic indications, will be initiated, as well.
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- Nicola Curtin
- Department of Experimental Cancer Therapy, Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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Francken AB, Schouten PC, Bleiker EMA, Linn SC, Rutgers EJT. Breast cancer in women at high risk: the role of rapid genetic testing for BRCA1 and -2 mutations and the consequences for treatment strategies. Breast 2013; 22:561-8. [PMID: 23972475 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2013.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2013] [Revised: 06/05/2013] [Accepted: 07/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Specific clinical questions rise when patients, who are diagnosed with breast cancer, are at risk of carrying a mutation in BRCA1 and -2 gene due to a strong family history or young age at diagnosis. These questions concern topics such as 1. Timing of genetic counseling and testing, 2. Choices to be made for BRCA1 or -2 mutation carriers in local treatment, contralateral treatment, (neo)adjuvant systemic therapy, and 3. The psychological effects of rapid testing. The knowledge of the genetic status might have several advantages for the patient in treatment planning, such as the choice whether or not to undergo mastectomy and/or prophylactic contralateral mastectomy. The increased risk of developing a second breast cancer in the ipsilateral breast in mutation carriers, is only slightly higher after primary cancer treatment, than in the general population. Prophylactic contralateral mastectomy provides a substantial reduction of contralateral breast cancer, although only a small breast cancer specific survival benefit. Patients should be enrolled in clinical trials to investigate (neo)-adjuvant drug regimens, that based on preclinical and early clinical evidence might be targeting the homologous recombination defect, such as platinum compounds and PARP inhibitors. If rapid testing is performed, the patient can make a well-balanced decision. Although rapid genetic counseling and testing might cause some distress, most women reported this approach to be worthwhile. In this review the literature regarding these topics is evaluated. Answers and suggestions, useful in clinical practice are discussed.
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Schouten PC, van Dyk E, Braaf LM, Mulder L, Lips EH, de Ronde JJ, Holtman L, Wesseling J, Hauptmann M, Wessels LFA, Linn SC, Nederlof PM. Platform comparisons for identification of breast cancers with a BRCA-like copy number profile. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2013; 139:317-27. [PMID: 23670131 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2558-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Previously, we employed bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) profiles from BRCA1 and -2 mutation carriers and sporadic tumours to construct classifiers that identify tumour samples most likely to harbour BRCA1 and -2 mutations, designated 'BRCA1 and -2-like' tumours, respectively. The classifiers are used in clinical genetics to evaluate unclassified variants, and patients for which no good quality germline DNA is available. Furthermore, we have shown that breast cancer patients with BRCA-like tumour aCGH profiles benefit substantially from platinum-based chemotherapy, potentially due to their inability to repair DNA double strand breaks (DSB), providing a further important clinical application for the classifiers. The BAC array technology has been replaced with oligonucleotide arrays. To continue clinical use of existing classifiers, we mapped oligonucleotide aCGH data to the BAC domain, such that the oligonucleotide profiles can be employed as in the BAC classifier. We demonstrate that segmented profiles derived from oligonucleotide aCGH show high correlation with BAC aCGH profiles. Furthermore, we trained a support vector machine score to objectify aCGH profile quality. Using the mapped oligonucleotide aCGH data, we show equivalence in classification of biologically relevant cases between BAC and oligonucleotide data. Furthermore, the predicted benefit of DSB inducing chemotherapy due to a homologous recombination defect is retained. We conclude that oligonucleotide aCGH data can be mapped to and used in the previously developed and validated BAC aCGH classifiers. Our findings suggest that it is possible to map copy number data from any other technology in a similar way.
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- Philip C Schouten
- Division of Molecular Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Chene G, Tchirkov A, Pierre-Eymard E, Dauplat J, Raoelfils I, Cayre A, Watkin E, Vago P, Penault-Llorca F. Early telomere shortening and genomic instability in tubo-ovarian preneoplastic lesions. Clin Cancer Res 2013; 19:2873-82. [PMID: 23589176 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-12-3947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Genetic instability plays an important role in ovarian carcinogenesis. We investigated the level of telomere shortening and genomic instability in early and preinvasive stages of ovarian cancer, serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma (STIC), and tubo-ovarian dysplasia (TOD). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Fifty-one TOD from prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomies with BRCA1 or 2 mutation, 12 STICs, 53 tubo-ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma, and 36 noncancerous controls were laser capture microdissected from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections, analyzed by comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH) and for telomere length (using quantitative real-time PCR based on the Cawthon's method). TOD and STICs were defined by morphologic scores and immunohistochemical expressions of p53, Ki67, and γH2AX. RESULTS TOD showed marked telomere shortening compared with noncancerous controls (P < 10(-7)). STICs had even shorter telomeres than TOD (P = 0.0008). Ovarian carcinoma had shorter telomeres than controls but longer than STICs and dysplasia. In TOD, telomeres were significantly shorter in those with BRCA1 mutation than in those with BRCA2 mutation (P = 0.005). In addition, γH2AX expression in TOD and STIC groups with short telomeres was significantly increased (P < 10(-7)). In dysplastic epithelium, we found subtle genomic alterations, in contrast to more important genomic imbalances in STICs. The total number of genetic alterations was the highest in ovarian cancers. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that genetic instability occurs in early stages of ovarian tumorigenesis. STICs and noninvasive dysplasia are likely an important step in early serous ovarian neoplasia.
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- Gautier Chene
- Department of Histopathology, Centre Jean Perrin, ERTICA Research Team, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Ilić M, Zečević M, Jančić N, Djindjić N, Rančić I, Jovanović D, Jovanović T. STUDY OF OVARIAN CHANGES IN RATS WITH MAMMARY CARCINOMAS. ACTA MEDICA MEDIANAE 2013. [DOI: 10.5633/amm.2013.0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Ruchirawat M, Cebulska-Wasilewska A, Au WW. Evidence for exposure-induced DNA repair abnormality is indicative of health and genetic risk. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2013; 216:566-73. [PMID: 23545294 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Revised: 03/03/2013] [Accepted: 03/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A recent focus has been targeted toward the development of functional biomarkers that can be used to predict disease more reliably. One such biomarker is the challenge assay for DNA repair deficiency. Briefly, the assay involves challenging lymphocytes in culture to a DNA damaging agent in vitro and determining the repair outcome in chromosome aberrations and/or DNA strand breaks. The aim is to show that individuals who have chronic exposure to toxic substances will develop exposure-induced DNA repair deficiencies. Many studies around the world have shown that the assay detects DNA repair deficiency in environmentally/occupationally exposed populations and with significant exposure dose-response relationship. The prediction of health risk was also validated. In addition, exposure-induced repair deficiency which was apparently passed through the germ cells had caused genetic consequences in a 3-generation population. The assay is simple to conduct and is more sensitive than some traditional biomarker assays. Together with the functional significance of the assay, the challenge assay can be used with confidence in population studies for health risk assessment.
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Baumbusch LO, Helland Å, Wang Y, Liestøl K, Schaner ME, Holm R, Etemadmoghadam D, Alsop K, Brown P, Mitchell G, Fereday S, DeFazio A, Bowtell DDL, Kristensen GB, Lingjærde OC, Børresen-Dale AL. High levels of genomic aberrations in serous ovarian cancers are associated with better survival. PLoS One 2013; 8:e54356. [PMID: 23372714 PMCID: PMC3553118 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2012] [Accepted: 12/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Genomic instability and copy number alterations in cancer are generally associated with poor prognosis; however, recent studies have suggested that extreme levels of genomic aberrations may be beneficial for the survival outcome for patients with specific tumour types. We investigated the extent of genomic instability in predominantly high-grade serous ovarian cancers (SOC) using two independent datasets, generated in Norway (n = 74) and Australia (n = 70), respectively. Genomic instability was quantified by the Total Aberration Index (TAI), a measure of the abundance and genomic size of copy number changes in a tumour. In the Norwegian cohort, patients with TAI above the median revealed significantly prolonged overall survival (p<0.001) and progression-free survival (p<0.05). In the Australian cohort, patients with above median TAI showed prolonged overall survival (p<0.05) and moderately, but not significantly, prolonged progression-free survival. Results were confirmed by univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses with TAI as a continuous variable. Our results provide further evidence supporting an association between high level of genomic instability and prolonged survival of high-grade SOC patients, possibly as disturbed genome integrity may lead to increased sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents.
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- Lars O Baumbusch
- Department of Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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Dysregulation of DNA damage repair and signalling to cell cycle checkpoints, known as the DNA damage response (DDR), is associated with a predisposition to cancer and affects responses to DNA-damaging anticancer therapy. Dysfunction of one DNA repair pathway may be compensated for by the function of another compensatory DDR pathway, which may be increased and contribute to resistance to DNA-damaging chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Therefore, DDR pathways make an ideal target for therapeutic intervention; first, to prevent or reverse therapy resistance; and second, using a synthetic lethal approach to specifically kill cancer cells that are dependent on a compensatory DNA repair pathway for survival in the context of cancer-associated oxidative and replicative stress. These hypotheses are currently being tested in the laboratory and are being translated into clinical studies.
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- Nicola J Curtin
- Newcastle University, Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
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Popova T, Manié E, Rieunier G, Caux-Moncoutier V, Tirapo C, Dubois T, Delattre O, Sigal-Zafrani B, Bollet M, Longy M, Houdayer C, Sastre-Garau X, Vincent-Salomon A, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Stern MH. Ploidy and large-scale genomic instability consistently identify basal-like breast carcinomas with BRCA1/2 inactivation. Cancer Res 2012; 72:5454-62. [PMID: 22933060 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-12-1470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 466] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BRCA1 inactivation is a frequent event in basal-like breast carcinomas (BLC). However, BRCA1 can be inactivated by multiple mechanisms and determining its status is not a trivial issue. As an alternate approach, we profiled 65 BLC cases using single-nucleotide polymorphism arrays to define a signature of BRCA1-associated genomic instability. Large-scale state transitions (LST), defined as chromosomal break between adjacent regions of at least 10 Mb, were found to be a robust indicator of BRCA1 status in this setting. Two major ploidy-specific cutoffs in LST distributions were sufficient to distinguish highly rearranged BLCs with 85% of proven BRCA1-inactivated cases from less rearranged BLCs devoid of proven BRCA1-inactivated cases. The genomic signature we defined was validated in a second independent series of 55 primary BLC cases and 17 BLC-derived tumor cell lines. High numbers of LSTs resembling BRCA1-inactivated BLC were observed in 4 primary BLC cases and 2 BLC cell lines that harbored BRCA2 mutations. Overall, the genomic signature we defined predicted BRCA1/2 inactivation in BLCs with 100% sensitivity and 90% specificity (97% accuracy). This assay may ease the challenge of selecting patients for genetic testing or recruitment to clinical trials of novel emerging therapies that target DNA repair deficiencies in cancer.
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- Tatiana Popova
- Centre de Recherche, University Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
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Companion diagnostics: changing patient management. Ecancermedicalscience 2012; 6:244. [PMID: 22423251 PMCID: PMC3298409 DOI: 10.3332/ecancer.2012.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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At the European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress (EMCC), held in Stockholm in September 2011, a recurring theme in many of the workshops was personalised medicine, including the latest developments in prognostic and predictive biomarkers. Such markers, it is hoped, will enable clinicians to use available resources to best effects-by offering treatments to only those patients most likely to benefit, or by avoiding treatments that are likely to cause toxicities with limited benefit. The emergence of novel diagnostic tools that can distinguish subsets of patients with different response to treatment is likely to result in a paradigm shift in the way in which we manage cancer in the future. This report focuses on some of the key developments and challenges in providing a truly individualised approach to therapy, as presented at EMCC 2011.
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