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Williams JS, Higgins AT, Stott KJ, Thomas C, Farrell L, Bonnet CS, Peneva S, Derrick AV, Hay T, Wang T, Morgan C, Dwyer S, D'Ambrogio J, Hogan C, Smalley MJ, Parry L, Dyson P. Enhanced bacterial cancer therapy delivering therapeutic RNA interference of c-Myc. Cell Biosci 2024; 14:38. [PMID: 38521952 PMCID: PMC10961001 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-024-01206-8] [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: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Bacterial cancer therapy was first trialled in patients at the end of the nineteenth century. More recently, tumour-targeting bacteria have been harnessed to deliver plasmid-expressed therapeutic interfering RNA to a range of solid tumours. A major limitation to clinical translation of this is the short-term nature of RNA interference in vivo due to plasmid instability. To overcome this, we sought to develop tumour-targeting attenuated bacteria that stably express shRNA by virtue of integration of an expression cassette within the bacterial chromosome and demonstrate therapeutic efficacy in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS The attenuated tumour targeting Salmonella typhimurium SL7207 strain was modified to carry chromosomally integrated shRNA expression cassettes at the xylA locus. The colorectal cancer cell lines SW480, HCT116 and breast cancer cell line MCF7 were used to demonstrate the ability of these modified strains to perform intracellular infection and deliver effective RNA and protein knockdown of the target gene c-Myc. In vivo therapeutic efficacy was demonstrated using the Lgr5creERT2Apcflx/flx and BlgCreBrca2flx/flp53flx/flx orthotopic immunocompetent mouse models of colorectal and breast cancer, respectively. In vitro co-cultures of breast and colorectal cancer cell lines with modified SL7207 demonstrated a significant 50-95% (P < 0.01) reduction in RNA and protein expression with SL7207/c-Myc targeted strains. In vivo, following establishment of tumour tissue, a single intra-peritoneal administration of 1 × 106 CFU of SL7207/c-Myc was sufficient to permit tumour colonisation and significantly extend survival with no overt toxicity in control animals. CONCLUSIONS In summary we have demonstrated that tumour tropic bacteria can be modified to safely deliver therapeutic levels of gene knockdown. This technology has the potential to specifically target primary and secondary solid tumours with personalised therapeutic payloads, providing new multi-cancer detection and treatment options with minimal off-target effects. Further understanding of the tropism mechanisms and impact on host immunity and microbiome is required to progress to clinical translation.
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- Jason S Williams
- Institute of Life Science, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK
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- Institute of Life Science, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Institute of Life Science, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Institute of Life Science, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Institute of Life Science, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Institute of Life Science, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK
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- Institute of Life Science, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, UK.
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- Institute of Life Science, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.
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Verma VK, Beevi SS, Nair RA, Kumar A, Kiran R, Alexander LE, Dinesh Kumar L. MicroRNA signatures differentiate types, grades, and stages of breast invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): miRNA-target interacting signaling pathways. Cell Commun Signal 2024; 22:100. [PMID: 38326829 PMCID: PMC10851529 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-023-01452-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) is the most common form of breast cancer which accounts for 85% of all breast cancer diagnoses. Non-invasive and early stages have a better prognosis than late-stage invasive cancer that has spread to lymph nodes. The involvement of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the initiation and progression of breast cancer holds great promise for the development of molecular tools for early diagnosis and prognosis. Therefore, developing a cost effective, quick and robust early detection protocol using miRNAs for breast cancer diagnosis is an imminent need that could strengthen the health care system to tackle this disease around the world. METHODS We have analyzed putative miRNAs signatures in 100 breast cancer samples using two independent high fidelity array systems. Unique and common miRNA signatures from both array systems were validated using stringent double-blind individual TaqMan assays and their expression pattern was confirmed with tissue microarrays and northern analysis. In silico analysis were carried out to find miRNA targets and were validated with q-PCR and immunoblotting. In addition, functional validation using antibody arrays was also carried out to confirm the oncotargets and their networking in different pathways. Similar profiling was carried out in Brca2/p53 double knock out mice models using rodent miRNA microarrays that revealed common signatures with human arrays which could be used for future in vivo functional validation. RESULTS Expression profile revealed 85% downregulated and 15% upregulated microRNAs in the patient samples of IDC. Among them, 439 miRNAs were associated with breast cancer, out of which 107 miRNAs qualified to be potential biomarkers for the stratification of different types, grades and stages of IDC after stringent validation. Functional validation of their putative targets revealed extensive miRNA network in different oncogenic pathways thus contributing to epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cellular plasticity. CONCLUSION This study revealed potential biomarkers for the robust classification as well as rapid, cost effective and early detection of IDC of breast cancer. It not only confirmed the role of these miRNAs in cancer development but also revealed the oncogenic pathways involved in different progressive grades and stages thus suggesting a role in EMT and cellular plasticity during breast tumorigenesis per se and IDC in particular. Thus, our findings have provided newer insights into the miRNA signatures for the classification and early detection of IDC.
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- Vinod Kumar Verma
- Cancer Biology, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, (CSIR-CCMB) Uppal Road, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500007, India
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- Cancer Biology, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, (CSIR-CCMB) Uppal Road, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500007, India
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- Department of Pathology, Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Medical College Campus, Trivandrum, 695011, India
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- Cancer Biology, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, (CSIR-CCMB) Uppal Road, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500007, India
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- Cancer Biology, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, (CSIR-CCMB) Uppal Road, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500007, India
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- Department of Pathology, Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Medical College Campus, Trivandrum, 695011, India
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- Cancer Biology, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, (CSIR-CCMB) Uppal Road, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500007, India.
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Duma L, Ahel I. The function and regulation of ADP-ribosylation in the DNA damage response. Biochem Soc Trans 2023; 51:995-1008. [PMID: 37171085 PMCID: PMC10317172 DOI: 10.1042/bst20220749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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ADP-ribosylation is a post-translational modification involved in DNA damage response (DDR). In higher organisms it is synthesised by PARP 1-3, DNA strand break sensors. Recent advances have identified serine residues as the most common targets for ADP-ribosylation during DDR. To ADP-ribosylate serine, PARPs require an accessory factor, HPF1 which completes the catalytic domain. Through ADP-ribosylation, PARPs recruit a variety of factors to the break site and control their activities. However, the timely removal of ADP-ribosylation is also key for genome stability and is mostly performed by two hydrolases: PARG and ARH3. Here, we describe the key writers, readers and erasers of ADP-ribosylation and their contribution to the mounting of the DDR. We also discuss the use of PARP inhibitors in cancer therapy and the ways to tackle PARPi treatment resistance.
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- Lena Duma
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
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O'Connor MJ, Forment JV. Mechanisms of PARP Inhibitor Resistance. Cancer Treat Res 2023; 186:25-42. [PMID: 37978129 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-30065-3_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors (PARPi) represent the first medicines based on the targeting of the DNA damage response (DDR). PARPi have become standard of care for first-line maintenance treatment in ovarian cancer and have also been approved in other cancer indications including breast, pancreatic and prostate. Despite their efficacy, resistance to PARPi has been reported clinically and represents a growing patient population with unmet clinical need. Here, we describe the various mechanisms of PARPi resistance that have been identified in pre-clinical models and in the clinic.
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- Mark J O'Connor
- Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, Discovery Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, 1 Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0AA, UK.
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- Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, Discovery Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, 1 Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0AA, UK
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Triple negative breast cancer: approved treatment options and their mechanisms of action. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2022:10.1007/s00432-022-04189-6. [PMID: 35976445 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-022-04189-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Breast cancer, the most prevalent cancer worldwide, consists of 4 main subtypes, namely, Luminal A, Luminal B, HER2-positive, and Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Triple-negative breast tumors, which do not express estrogen, progesterone, and HER2 receptors, account for approximately 15-20% of breast cancer cases. The lack of traditional receptor targets contributes to the heterogenous, aggressive, and refractory nature of these tumors, resulting in limited therapeutic strategies. METHODS Chemotherapeutics such as taxanes and anthracyclines have been the traditional go to treatment regimens for TNBC patients. Paclitaxel, docetaxel, doxorubicin, and epirubicin have been longstanding, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved therapies against TNBC. Additionally, the FDA approved PARP inhibitors such as olaparib and atezolizumab to be used in combination with chemotherapies, primarily to improve their efficiency and reduce adverse patient outcomes. The immunotherapeutic Keytruda was the latest addition to the FDA-approved list of drugs used to treat TNBC. RESULTS The following review aims to elucidate current FDA-approved therapeutics and their mechanisms of action, shedding a light on the various strategies currently used to circumvent the treatment-resistant nature of TNBC cases. CONCLUSION The recent approval and use of therapies such as Trodelvy, olaparib and Keytruda has its roots in the development of an understanding of signaling pathways that drive tumour growth. In the future, the emergence of novel drug delivery methods may help increase the efficiency of these therapies whiel also reducing adverse side effects.
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Recent advances in structural types and medicinal chemistry of PARP-1 inhibitors. Med Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-022-02919-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kim TW, Taieb J, Gurary EB, Lerman N, Cui K, Yoshino T. Olaparib with or without bevacizumab or bevacizumab and 5-fluorouracil in advanced colorectal cancer: Phase III LYNK-003. Future Oncol 2021; 17:5013-5022. [PMID: 34779646 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2021-0899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy with a regimen such as FOLFOX with or without targeted therapy is a standard of care option for advanced colorectal cancer; however, long-term exposure to oxaliplatin is associated with cumulative toxicity. Growing evidence suggests maintenance therapy with a less intensive regimen after platinum-based induction therapy can provide continuing benefit with reduced toxicity. We describe the rationale and design of the Phase III LYNK-003 trial, which will evaluate the efficacy and safety of olaparib with or without bevacizumab compared with 5-fluoruracil plus bevacizumab in patients with unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer that has not progressed on an induction course of FOLFOX plus bevacizumab. The primary end point is progression-free survival by independent central review; secondary end points include overall survival, objective response, duration of response and safety. Clinical trial registration: NCT04456699.
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- Tae Won Kim
- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, Seoul 05505, South Korea
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- Georges Pompidou European Hospital, SIRIC-CARPEM, Université de Paris, Paris 75015, France
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- Oncology Late Stage Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA
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- Oncology Late Stage Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA
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- Late Development Oncology, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa 277-8577, Japan
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Nakanishi K, Yamada T, Ishikawa G, Suzuki S. Beyond BRCA Status: Clinical Biomarkers May Predict Therapeutic Effects of Olaparib in Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer Recurrence. Front Oncol 2021; 11:697952. [PMID: 34395265 PMCID: PMC8358390 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.697952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictors of the effect of olaparib on platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer with unknown germline BRCA mutations. We retrospectively examined 20 patients with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer who were treated at the Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Japan, from 2018 to 2020. We found that the median progression-free survival was 11.4 months (95% Confidence interval (CI): 3.8–Not Available (NA)) in the group with NLPN score [recurrent neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (rNLR) × number of previous regimens] >7.51, and median progression-free survival was not reached in the group with NLPN score <7.51 (95% CI: 21.8–NA) (p = 0.0185). There was a clear correlation between the degree of dose reduction of olaparib and recurrence (p = 0.00249). Our results show that NLPN scores lower than 7.51 are associated with a favorable outcome of olaparib treatment for platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer. In cases with a high rNLR, it may be necessary to start olaparib treatment as early as possible to obtain low NLPN scores. Our results imply that the effectiveness of olaparib can be determined after recurrence and before platinum treatment begins. As newer drugs for ovarian cancer are developed, the measurement of biomarker levels at the start of treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer, as shown in our study, may provide strong support for cancer treatment protocols.
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- Kazuho Nakanishi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Akinlalu AO, Chamundi A, Yakumbur DT, Afolayan FID, Duru IA, Arowosegbe MA, Enejoh OA. Repurposing FDA-approved drugs against multiple proteins of SARS-CoV-2: An in silico study. SCIENTIFIC AFRICAN 2021; 13:e00845. [PMID: 34308004 PMCID: PMC8272888 DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The current crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world has been devastating as many lives have been lost to the novel SARS CoV-2 virus. Thus, there is an urgent need for the right therapeutic drug to curb the disease. However, there is time constraint in drug development, hence the need for drug repurposing approach, a relatively fast and less expensive alternative. In this study, 1,100 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drugs were obtained from DrugBank and trimmed to 791 ligands based on illicitness, withdrawal from the market, being chemical agents rather than drugs, being investigational drugs and having molecular weight greater than 500 (Kg/mol). The ligands were docked against six drug targets of the novel SARS CoV-2 - 3-chymotrypsin-like protease (3CLpro), Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE2), ADP ribose phosphatase of NSP3 (NSP3), NSP9 RNA binding protein (NSP9), RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) and Replicase Polyprotein 1a (RP1a). UCSF Chimera, PyRx and Discovery Studio, were used to prepare the proteins, dock the ligands and visualize the complexes, respectively. Remdesivir, Lopinavir and Hydroxychloroquine were used as reference drugs. Pharmacokinetic properties of the ligands were obtained using AdmetSAR. The binding energies of the standard drugs ranged from -5.4 to -8.7 kcal/mol while over 400 of the ligands screened showed binding energy lower than -5.4 kcal/mol. Out of the 791 number of compounds docked, 10, 91, 132, 92, 54 and 96 compounds showed lower binding energies than all the controls against 3CLPro, ACE2, NSP3, NSP9, RP1a and RdRp, respectively. Ligands that bound all target proteins, and showed the lowest binding energies with good ADMET properties and particularly showed the lowest binding against ACE2 are ethynodiol diacetate (-15.6 kcal/mol), methylnaltrexone (-15.5 kcal/mol), ketazolam (-14.5 kcal/mol) and naloxone (-13.6 kcal/mol). Further investigations are recommended for ethynodiol diacetate, methylnaltrexone, ketazolam and naloxone through preclinical and clinical studies to ascertain their effectiveness.
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Sri Krishna College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
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- World Bank Africa Center of Excellence, Center for Food Technology and Research, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria
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- Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics Department, National Biotechnology Development Agency, Abuja, Nigeria
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Hayashi H, Higashi T, Miyata T, Yamashita Y, Baba H. Recent advances in precision medicine for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Ann Gastroenterol Surg 2021; 5:457-466. [PMID: 34337294 PMCID: PMC8316748 DOI: 10.1002/ags3.12436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Revised: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality worldwide. Although advances in systemic chemotherapy for PDAC have improved survival outcomes for patients with the disease, chemoresistance is a major treatment issue for unselected PDAC patient populations. The existence of heterogeneity caused by a mixture of tumor cells and stromal cells produces chemoresistance and limits the targeted therapy of PDAC. Advances in precision medicine for PDACs according to the genetics and molecular biology of this disease may represent the next alternative approach to overcome the heterogeneity of different patients and improve survival outcomes for this poor prognostic disease. The genetic alteration of PDAC is characterized by four genes that are frequently mutated (KRAS, TP53, CDKN2A, and SMAD4). Furthermore, several genetic and molecular profiling studies have revealed that up to 25% of PDACs harbor actionable alterations. In particular, DNA repair dysfunction, including cases with BRCA mutations, is a causal element of sensitivity to platinum-based anti-cancer agents and poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors. A deep understanding of the molecular and cellular crosstalk in the tumor microenvironment helps to establish scientifically rational treatment strategies for cancers that show specific molecular profiles. Here, we review recent advances in genetic analysis of PDACs and describe future perspectives in precision medicine according to molecular subtypes or actionable gene mutations for patients with PDAC. We believe the breakthroughs will soon emerge to fight this deadly disease.
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- Hiromitsu Hayashi
- Department of Gastroenterological SurgeryGraduate School of Life SciencesKumamoto UniversityKumamotoJapan
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- Department of Gastroenterological SurgeryGraduate School of Life SciencesKumamoto UniversityKumamotoJapan
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- Department of Gastroenterological SurgeryGraduate School of Life SciencesKumamoto UniversityKumamotoJapan
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- Department of Gastroenterological SurgeryGraduate School of Life SciencesKumamoto UniversityKumamotoJapan
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- Department of Gastroenterological SurgeryGraduate School of Life SciencesKumamoto UniversityKumamotoJapan
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Trusler O, Goodwin J, Laslett AL. BRCA1 and BRCA2 associated breast cancer and the roles of current modelling systems in drug discovery. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2020; 1875:188459. [PMID: 33129865 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2020.188459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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For a drug candidate to be fully developed takes years and investment of hundreds of millions of dollars. There is no doubt that drug development is difficult and risky, but vital to protecting against devastating disease. This difficulty is clearly evident in BRCA1 and BRCA2 related breast cancer, with current treatment options largely confined to invasive surgical procedures, as well as chemotherapy and radiotherapy regimes which damage healthy tissue and can leave remnant disease. Consequently, patient survival and relapse rates are far from ideal, and new candidate treatments are needed. The preclinical stages of drug discovery are crucial to get right for translation to hospital beds. Disease models must take advantage of current technologies and be accurate for rapid and translatable treatments. Careful selection of cell lines must be coupled with high throughput techniques, with promising results trialled further in highly accurate humanised patient derived xenograft models. Traditional adherent drug screening should transition to 3D culture systems amenable to high throughput techniques if the gap between in vitro and in vivo studies is to be partially bridged. The possibility of organoid, induced pluripotent stem cell, and conditionally reprogrammed in vitro models is tantalising, however protocols are yet to be fully established. This review of BRCA1 and BRCA2 cancer biology and current modelling systems will hopefully guide the design of future drug discovery endeavours and highlight areas requiring improvement.
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- Oliver Trusler
- CSIRO Manufacturing, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia; Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia; Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia; Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia.
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Poly (ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibition in Patients with Breast Cancer and BRCA 1 and 2 Mutations. Drugs 2020; 80:131-146. [PMID: 31823331 DOI: 10.1007/s40265-019-01235-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The poly-(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors olaparib and talazoparib, have recently been approved for use in patients with metastatic breast cancer (BC) and germline BRCA 1 or 2 mutations due to improved progression-free survival compared to chemotherapy. An increasing number of clinical trials are evaluating the role of PARP inhibitors (PARPi) in BC, alone and in combination with other therapies (including immunotherapy), as well as in earlier stages of the disease. This review describes the unique mechanism of action of these drugs and puts into clinical context the results of pivotal clinical trials. We also discuss the future development of PARPi in BC, their potential combination with other strategies, including chemotherapy and immune-checkpoint inhibitors, and the impact of these treatments in current genetic counselling.
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Guibbal F, Hopkins SL, Pacelli A, Isenegger PG, Mosley M, Torres JB, Dias GM, Mahaut D, Hueting R, Gouverneur V, Cornelissen B. [ 18F]AZD2461, an Insight on Difference in PARP Binding Profiles for DNA Damage Response PET Imaging. Mol Imaging Biol 2020; 22:1226-1234. [PMID: 32342268 PMCID: PMC7497465 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-020-01497-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors are extensively studied and used as anti-cancer drugs, as single agents or in combination with other therapies. Most radiotracers developed to date have been chosen on the basis of strong PARP1-3 affinity. Herein, we propose to study AZD2461, a PARP inhibitor with lower affinity towards PARP3, and to investigate its potential for PARP targeting in vivo. METHODS Using the Cu-mediated 18F-fluorodeboronation of a carefully designed radiolabelling precursor, we accessed the 18F-labelled isotopologue of the PARP inhibitor AZD2461. Cell uptake of [18F]AZD2461 in vitro was assessed in a range of pancreatic cell lines (PSN-1, PANC-1, CFPAC-1 and AsPC-1) to assess PARP expression and in vivo in xenograft-bearing mice. Blocking experiments were performed with both olaparib and AZD2461. RESULTS [18F]AZD2461 was efficiently radiolabelled via both manual and automated procedures (9 % ± 3 % and 3 % ± 1 % activity yields non-decay corrected). [18F]AZD2461 was taken up in vivo in PARP1-expressing tumours, and the highest uptake was observed for PSN-1 cells (7.34 ± 1.16 %ID/g). In vitro blocking experiments showed a lesser ability of olaparib to reduce [18F]AZD2461 binding, indicating a difference in selectivity between olaparib and AZD2461. CONCLUSION Taken together, we show the importance of screening the PARP selectivity profile of radiolabelled PARP inhibitors for use as PET imaging agents.
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- Florian Guibbal
- Department of Oncology, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building , Off Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7LJ UK
- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA UK
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- Department of Oncology, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building , Off Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7LJ UK
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- Department of Oncology, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building , Off Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7LJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA UK
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- Department of Oncology, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building , Off Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7LJ UK
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- Department of Oncology, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building , Off Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7LJ UK
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- Department of Oncology, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building , Off Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7LJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA UK
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- Department of Oncology, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building , Off Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7LJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA UK
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- Department of Oncology, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building , Off Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7LJ UK
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McMullen M, Madariaga A, Lheureux S. New approaches for targeting platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. Semin Cancer Biol 2020; 77:167-181. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Carazo F, Bértolo C, Castilla C, Cendoya X, Campuzano L, Serrano D, Gimeno M, Planes FJ, Pio R, Montuenga LM, Rubio A. DrugSniper, a Tool to Exploit Loss-Of-Function Screens, Identifies CREBBP as a Predictive Biomarker of VOLASERTIB in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (SCLC). Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:E1824. [PMID: 32645997 PMCID: PMC7408696 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12071824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The development of predictive biomarkers of response to targeted therapies is an unmet clinical need for many antitumoral agents. Recent genome-wide loss-of-function screens, such as RNA interference (RNAi) and CRISPR-Cas9 libraries, are an unprecedented resource to identify novel drug targets, reposition drugs and associate predictive biomarkers in the context of precision oncology. In this work, we have developed and validated a large-scale bioinformatics tool named DrugSniper, which exploits loss-of-function experiments to model the sensitivity of 6237 inhibitors and predict their corresponding biomarkers of sensitivity in 30 tumor types. Applying DrugSniper to small cell lung cancer (SCLC), we identified genes extensively explored in SCLC, such as Aurora kinases or epigenetic agents. Interestingly, the analysis suggested a remarkable vulnerability to polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibition in CREBBP-mutant SCLC cells. We validated this association in vitro using four mutated and four wild-type SCLC cell lines and two PLK1 inhibitors (Volasertib and BI2536), confirming that the effect of PLK1 inhibitors depended on the mutational status of CREBBP. Besides, DrugSniper was validated in-silico with several known clinically-used treatments, including the sensitivity of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKIs) and Vemurafenib to FLT3 and BRAF mutant cells, respectively. These findings show the potential of genome-wide loss-of-function screens to identify new personalized therapeutic hypotheses in SCLC and potentially in other tumors, which is a valuable starting point for further drug development and drug repositioning projects.
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- Fernando Carazo
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences. School of Engineering, University of Navarra, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (F.C.); (C.C.); (X.C.); (M.G.); (F.J.P.)
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- Program in Solid Tumors, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), CIBERONC and Navarra’s Health Research Institute (IDISNA), 31008 Pamplona, Spain; (C.B.); (D.S.); (L.M.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences. School of Engineering, University of Navarra, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (F.C.); (C.C.); (X.C.); (M.G.); (F.J.P.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences. School of Engineering, University of Navarra, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (F.C.); (C.C.); (X.C.); (M.G.); (F.J.P.)
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- University of Luxembourg, 4365 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg;
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- Program in Solid Tumors, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), CIBERONC and Navarra’s Health Research Institute (IDISNA), 31008 Pamplona, Spain; (C.B.); (D.S.); (L.M.M.)
- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences. School of Engineering, University of Navarra, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (F.C.); (C.C.); (X.C.); (M.G.); (F.J.P.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences. School of Engineering, University of Navarra, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (F.C.); (C.C.); (X.C.); (M.G.); (F.J.P.)
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- Program in Solid Tumors, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), CIBERONC and Navarra’s Health Research Institute (IDISNA), 31008 Pamplona, Spain; (C.B.); (D.S.); (L.M.M.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, School of Sciences, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Program in Solid Tumors, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), CIBERONC and Navarra’s Health Research Institute (IDISNA), 31008 Pamplona, Spain; (C.B.); (D.S.); (L.M.M.)
- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences. School of Engineering, University of Navarra, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (F.C.); (C.C.); (X.C.); (M.G.); (F.J.P.)
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McMullen M, Karakasis K, Madariaga A, Oza AM. Overcoming Platinum and PARP-Inhibitor Resistance in Ovarian Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12061607. [PMID: 32560564 PMCID: PMC7352566 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12061607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Platinum chemotherapy remains the cornerstone of treatment for epithelial ovarian cancer (OC) and Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) now have an established role as maintenance therapy. The mechanisms of action of these agents is, in many ways, complementary, and crucially reliant on the intracellular DNA Damage Repair (DDR) response. Here, we review mechanisms of primary and acquired resistance to treatment with platinum and PARPi, examining the interplay between both classes of agents. A key resistance mechanism appears to be the restoration of the Homologous Recombination (HR) repair pathway, through BRCA reversion mutations and epigenetic upregulation of BRCA1. Alterations in non-homologous end-joint (NHEJ) repair, replication fork protection, upregulation of cellular drug efflux pumps, reduction in PARP1 activity and alterations to the tumour microenvironment have also been described. These resistance mechanisms reveal molecular vulnerabilities, which may be targeted to re-sensitise OC to platinum or PARPi treatment. Promising therapeutic strategies include ATR inhibition, epigenetic re-sensitisation through DNMT inhibition, cell cycle checkpoint inhibition, combination with anti-angiogenic therapy, BET inhibition and G-quadruplex stabilisation. Translational studies to elucidate mechanisms of treatment resistance should be incorporated into future clinical trials, as understanding these biologic mechanisms is crucial to developing new and effective therapeutic approaches in advanced OC.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-416-946-4450; Fax: +1-416-946-4467
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A single nucleotide variant of human PARP1 determines response to PARP inhibitors. NPJ Precis Oncol 2020; 4:10. [PMID: 32352035 PMCID: PMC7184601 DOI: 10.1038/s41698-020-0113-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The introduction of novel cancer drugs and innovative treatments brings great hope for cancer patients, but also an urgent need to match drugs to suitable patients, since certain drugs that benefit one patient may actually harm others. The newly developed poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors (PARPis) are a group of pharmacological enzyme inhibitors used clinically for multiple indications. Several forms of cancer tend to be PARP dependent, making PARP an attractive target for cancer therapy. Specifically, PARPis are commonly used in BRCA-associated breast cancers patients, since unrepaired single-strand breaks are converted into double-strand breaks and BRCA-associated tumors cannot repair them by homologous recombination so that PARPi leads to tumor cell death, by a mechanism called “Synthetic Lethality”. Unfortunately, not all patients respond to PARPi, and it is not currently possible to predict who will or will not respond. Here, we present a specific genomic marker, which reflects a single-nucleotide polymorphism of human PARP1 and correlates in vitro with response to PARPi, throughout all indications. In addition, we report that this SNP is associated with re-shaping mRNA, and mRNA levels, and influences the final protein structure to expose new binding sites while hiding others. The status of the SNP is therefore critical to patients’ care, as it relates responses to PARPi to the PARP1-SNP carried.
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Zhang W, van Gent DC, Incrocci L, van Weerden WM, Nonnekens J. Role of the DNA damage response in prostate cancer formation, progression and treatment. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2020; 23:24-37. [PMID: 31197228 PMCID: PMC8076026 DOI: 10.1038/s41391-019-0153-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Clinical and preclinical studies have revealed that alterations in DNA damage response (DDR) pathways may play an important role in prostate cancer (PCa) etiology and progression. These alterations can influence PCa responses to radiotherapy and anti-androgen treatment. The identification of DNA repair gene aberrations in PCa has driven the interest for further evaluation whether these genetic changes may serve as biomarkers for patient stratification. METHODS In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on DDR alterations in PCa, their potential impact on clinical interventions and prospects for improved management of PCa. We particularly focus on the influence of DDR gene mutations on PCa initiation and progression and describe the underlying mechanisms. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS A better understanding of these mechanisms, will contribute to better disease management as treatment strategies can be chosen based on the specific disease properties, since a growing number of treatments are targeting DDR pathway alterations (such as Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors). Furthermore, the recently discovered crosstalk between the DDR and androgen receptor signaling opens a new array of possible strategies to optimize treatment combinations. We discuss how these recent and ongoing studies will help to improve diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic approaches for PCa management.
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- Wenhao Zhang
- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands ,grid.5645.2000000040459992XOncode Institute, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.508717.c0000 0004 0637 3764Department of Radiation Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Experimental Urology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands ,grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Washington CR, Richardson DL, Moore KN. Olaparib in the treatment of ovarian cancer. Future Oncol 2019; 15:3435-3449. [PMID: 31478762 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2019-0271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The poly ADP ribose polymerase olaparib is currently approved in front line BRCA-associated epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), platinum-sensitive recurrence agnostic to BRCA status and for gBRCA as treatment in the fourth line and beyond. Women who are diagnosed with advanced stage EOC face a formidable challenge in overcoming their disease and achieving long-term, disease-free survival. The qualifier here is disease free. EOC is largely exquisitely chemosensitive, especially in the treatment naive (first line) setting and the expectation is that the vast majority of women will complete front line platinum-based chemotherapy with a response. When unselected (not selected by BRCA) women are enrolled on clinical trials, the response rate among those who have measurable disease at the time of chemotherapy initiation is 48% for carboplatin/paclitaxel and 67% for carboplatin/paclitaxel plus bevacizumab. When one considers the addition of women who start chemotherapy without measurable disease, they will likely also end chemotherapy without measurable disease and the overall rate of no evidence of disease at conclusion of chemotherapy approaches 80%. Despite this, the majority of women will suffer relapse of their disease, typically within the first 3 years following completion of therapy. Once recurrent, the disease is highly treatable for many years but no longer considered curable. This review will cover indications for olaparib in ovarian cancer as well as ongoing combination trials and rationale for these combinations.
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- Christina R Washington
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma HSC Oklahoma City, OK 73121, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma HSC Oklahoma City, OK 73121, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma HSC Oklahoma City, OK 73121, USA
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Reduction of metastatic potential by inhibiting EGFR/Akt/p38/ERK signaling pathway and epithelial-mesenchymal transition after carbon ion exposure is potentiated by PARP-1 inhibition in non-small-cell lung cancer. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:829. [PMID: 31438892 PMCID: PMC6704719 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-6015-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Carbon ion (12C) radiotherapy is becoming very promising to kill highly metastatic cancer cells keeping adjacent normal cells least affected. Our previous study shows that combined PARP-1 inhibition with 12C ion reduces MMP-2,-9 synergistically in HeLa cells but detailed mechanism are not clear. To understand this mechanism and the rationale of using PARP-1 inhibitor with 12C ion radiotherapy for better outcome in controlling metastasis, we investigated metastatic potential in two non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) A549 and H1299 (p53-deficient) cells exposed with 12C ion in presence and absence of PARP-1 inhibition using siRNA or olaparib. METHODS We monitored cell proliferation, in-vitro cell migration, wound healing, expression and activity of MMP-2, - 9 in A549 and p53-deficient H1299 cell lines exposed with 12C ion with and without PARP-1 inhibitor olaparib/DPQ. Expression and phosphorylation of NF-kB, EGFR, Akt, p38, ERK was also observed in A549 and H1299 cells exposed with 12C ion with and without PARP-1 inhibition using siRNA or olaparib. We also checked expression of few marker genes involved in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) pathways like N-cadherin, vimentin, anillin, claudin-1, - 2 in both NSCLC. To determine the generalized effect of 12C ion and olaparib in inhibition of cell's metastatic potential, wound healing and activity of MMP-2, - 9 was also studied in HeLa and MCF7 cell lines after 12C ion exposure and in combination with PARP-1 inhibitor olaparib. RESULTS Our experiments show that 12C ion and PARP-1 inhibition separately reduces cell proliferation, cell migration, wound healing, phosphorylation of EGFR, Akt, p38, ERK resulting inactivation of NF-kB. Combined treatment abolishes NF-kB expression and hence synergistically reduces MMP-2, - 9 expressions. Each single treatment reduces N-cadherin, vimentin, anillin but increases claudin-1, - 2 leading to suppression of EMT process. However, combined treatment synergistically alters these proteins to suppress EMT pathways significantly. CONCLUSION The activation pathways of transcription of MMP-2,-9 via NF-kB and key marker proteins in EMT pathways are targeted by both 12C ion and olaparib/siRNA. Hence, 12C ion radiotherapy could potentially be combined with olaparib as chemotherapeutic agent for better control of cancer metastasis.
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Mensah LB, Morton SW, Li J, Xiao H, Quadir MA, Elias KM, Penn E, Richson AK, Ghoroghchian PP, Liu J, Hammond PT. Layer-by-layer nanoparticles for novel delivery of cisplatin and PARP inhibitors for platinum-based drug resistance therapy in ovarian cancer. Bioeng Transl Med 2019; 4:e10131. [PMID: 31249881 PMCID: PMC6584097 DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Advanced staged high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is the leading cause of gynecological cancer death in the developed world, with 5-year survival rates of only 25-30% due to late-stage diagnosis and the shortcomings of platinum-based therapies. A Phase I clinical trial of a combination of free cisplatin and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPis) showed therapeutic benefit for HGSOC. In this study, we address the challenge of resistance to platinum-based therapy by developing a targeted delivery approach. Novel electrostatic layer-by-layer (LbL) liposomal nanoparticles (NPs) with a terminal hyaluronic acid layer that facilitates CD44 receptor targeting are designed for selective targeting of HGSOC cells; the liposomes can be formulated to contain both cisplatin and the PARPi drug within the liposomal core and bilayer. The therapeutic effectiveness of LbL NP-encapsulated cisplatin and PARPi alone and in combination was compared with the corresponding free drugs in luciferase and CD44-expressing OVCAR8 orthotopic xenografts in female nude mice. The NPs exhibited prolonged blood circulation half-life, mechanistic staged drug release and targeted codelivery of the therapeutic agents to HGSOC cells. Moreover, compared to the free drugs, the NPs resulted in significantly reduced tumor metastasis, extended survival, and moderated systemic toxicity.
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- Lawrence B. Mensah
- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer ResearchMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02142
- Department of Chemical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02139
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- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer ResearchMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02142
- Department of Chemical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02139
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- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer ResearchMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02142
- Department of Chemical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02139
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- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer ResearchMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02142
- Department of Chemical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02139
- Institute of Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences, JilinChangchunP.R. China
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- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer ResearchMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02142
- Department of Chemical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02139
- Department of Coatings and Polymeric MaterialsNorth Dakota State UniversityFargoND, 58108
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- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer ResearchMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02142
- Department of Chemical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02139
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Reproductive BiologyBrigham and Women's HospitalBostonMA, 02115
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- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer ResearchMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02142
- Department of Chemical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02139
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- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer ResearchMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02142
- Department of Chemical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02139
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- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer ResearchMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02142
- Dana‐Farber Cancer InstituteBostonMA, 02115
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- Dana‐Farber Cancer InstituteBostonMA, 02115
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- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer ResearchMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02142
- Department of Chemical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)CambridgeMA, 02139
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Ordonez LD, Hay T, McEwen R, Polanska UM, Hughes A, Delpuech O, Cadogan E, Powell S, Dry J, Tornillo G, Silcock L, Leo E, O’Connor MJ, Clarke AR, Smalley MJ. Rapid activation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition drives PARP inhibitor resistance in Brca2-mutant mammary tumours. Oncotarget 2019; 10:2586-2606. [PMID: 31080552 PMCID: PMC6498996 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.26830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Tumours defective in the DNA homologous recombination repair pathway can be effectively treated with poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors; these have proven effective in clinical trials in patients with BRCA gene function-defective cancers. However, resistance observed in both pre-clinical and clinical studies is likely to impact on this treatment strategy. Over-expression of phosphoglycoprotein (P-gp) has been previously suggested as a mechanism of resistance to the PARP inhibitor olaparib in mouse models of Brca1/2-mutant breast cancer. Here, we report that in a Brca2 model treated with olaparib, P-gp upregulation is observed but is not sufficient to confer resistance. Furthermore, resistant/relapsed tumours do not show substantial changes in PK/PD of olaparib, do not downregulate PARP1 or re-establish double stranded DNA break repair by homologous recombination, all previously suggested as mechanisms of resistance. However, resistance is strongly associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and treatment-naïve tumours given a single dose of olaparib upregulate EMT markers within one hour. Therefore, in this model, olaparib resistance is likely a product of an as-yet unidentified mechanism associated with rapid transition to the mesenchymal phenotype.
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- Liliana D. Ordonez
- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Oncology, IMED Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Oncology, IMED Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Oncology, IMED Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Oncology, IMED Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Oncology, IMED Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, Waltham, MA, USA
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
- Posthumous authorship
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Tornillo G, Knowlson C, Kendrick H, Cooke J, Mirza H, Aurrekoetxea-Rodríguez I, Vivanco MDM, Buckley NE, Grigoriadis A, Smalley MJ. Dual Mechanisms of LYN Kinase Dysregulation Drive Aggressive Behavior in Breast Cancer Cells. Cell Rep 2018; 25:3674-3692.e10. [PMID: 30590041 PMCID: PMC6315108 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.11.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Revised: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The SRC-family kinase LYN is highly expressed in triple-negative/basal-like breast cancer (TNBC) and in the cell of origin of these tumors, c-KIT-positive luminal progenitors. Here, we demonstrate LYN is a downstream effector of c-KIT in normal mammary cells and protective of apoptosis upon genotoxic stress. LYN activity is modulated by PIN1, a prolyl isomerase, and in BRCA1 mutant TNBC PIN1 upregulation activates LYN independently of c-KIT. Furthermore, the full-length LYN splice isoform (as opposed to the Δaa25-45 variant) drives migration and invasion of aggressive TNBC cells, while the ratio of splice variants is informative for breast cancer-specific survival across all breast cancers. Thus, dual mechanisms-uncoupling from upstream signals and splice isoform ratios-drive the activity of LYN in aggressive breast cancers.
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- Giusy Tornillo
- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Hadyn Ellis Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queens University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7AE, UK
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Hadyn Ellis Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, UK
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Hadyn Ellis Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, UK
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- School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, CRUK King's Health Partners Centre, King's College London, Innovation Hub, Comprehensive Cancer Centre at Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences, CIC bioGUNE, 48160 Derio, Spain
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- School of Pharmacy and Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queens University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Rd, Belfast BT9 7AE, UK
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- School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, CRUK King's Health Partners Centre, King's College London, Innovation Hub, Comprehensive Cancer Centre at Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, School of Biosciences, Hadyn Ellis Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, UK.
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Min A, Jang H, Kim S, Lee KH, Kim DK, Suh KJ, Yang Y, Elvin P, O'Connor MJ, Im SA. Androgen Receptor Inhibitor Enhances the Antitumor Effect of PARP Inhibitor in Breast Cancer Cells by Modulating DNA Damage Response. Mol Cancer Ther 2018; 17:2507-2518. [PMID: 30232143 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-18-0234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Revised: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The androgen receptor (AR) is expressed in 60%-70% of breast cancers regardless of estrogen receptor status, and has been proposed as a therapeutic target in breast cancers that retain AR. In this study, the authors aimed to investigate a new treatment strategy using a novel AR inhibitor AZD3514 in breast cancer. AZD3514 alone had a minimal antiproliferative effect on most breast cancer cell lines irrespective of AR expression level, but it downregulated the expressions of DNA damage response (DDR) molecules, including ATM and chk2, which resulted in the accumulation of damaged DNA in some breast cancer cells. Furthermore, AZD3514 enhanced cellular sensitivity to a PARP inhibitor olaparib by blocking the DDR pathway in breast cancer cells. Furthermore, the downregulation of NKX3.1 expression in MDA-MB-468 cells by AZD3514 occurred in parallel with the suppression of ATM-chk2 axis activation, and the suppression of NKX3.1 by AZD3514 was found to result from AZD3514-induced TOPORS upregulation and a resultant increase in NKX3.1 degradation. The study shows posttranslational regulation of NKX3.1 via TOPORS upregulation by AZD3514-induced ATM inactivation-increased olaparib sensitivity in AR-positive and TOPORS-expressing breast cancer cells, and suggests the antitumor effect of AZD3514/olaparib cotreatment is caused by compromised DDR activity in breast cancer cell lines and in a xenograft model. These results provide a rationale for future clinical trials of olaparib/AR inhibitor combination treatment in breast cancer.
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- Ahrum Min
- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Translational Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Translational Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Translational Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk University Hospital, Cheong-Ju, Korea
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- Oncology IMED, AstraZeneca UK Ltd., Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Bioscience, Oncology, IMED Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca UK Ltd., Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. .,Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Translational Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Plantamura I, Cosentino G, Cataldo A. MicroRNAs and DNA-Damaging Drugs in Breast Cancer: Strength in Numbers. Front Oncol 2018; 8:352. [PMID: 30234015 PMCID: PMC6129576 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2018.00352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs are a class of small non-coding regulatory RNAs playing key roles in cancer. Breast cancer is the most common female malignancy worldwide and is categorized into four molecular subtypes: luminal A and B, HER2+ and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Despite the development of multiple targeted therapies for luminal and HER2+ breast tumors, TNBC lacks specific therapeutic approaches, thus they are treated mainly with radio- and chemotherapy. The effectiveness of these therapeutic regimens is based on their ability to induce DNA damage, which is differentially resolved and repaired by normal vs. cancer cells. Recently, drugs directly targeting DNA repair mechanisms, such as PARP inhibitors, have emerged as attractive candidates for the future molecular targeted-therapy in breast cancer. These compounds prevent cancer cells to appropriate repair DNA double strand breaks and induce a phenomenon called synthetic lethality, that results from the concurrent inhibition of PARP and the absence of functional BRCA genes which prompt cell death. MicroRNAs are relevant players in most of the biological processes including DNA damage repair mechanisms. Consistently, the downregulation of DNA repair genes by miRNAs have been probe to improve the therapeutic effect of genotoxic drugs. In this review, we discuss how microRNAs can sensitize cancer cells to DNA-damaging drugs, through the regulation of DNA repair genes, and examine the most recent findings on their possible use as a therapeutic tools of treatment response in breast cancer.
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- Ilaria Plantamura
- Molecular Targeting Unit, Research Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Targeting Unit, Research Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Targeting Unit, Research Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Le D, Gelmon KA. Olaparib tablets for the treatment of germ line BRCA-mutated metastatic breast cancer. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2018; 11:833-839. [PMID: 30118334 DOI: 10.1080/17512433.2018.1513321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Germ line BRCA mutations (gBRCAm) are diagnosed in approximately 5% of unselected breast cancer patients. Olaparib is a new treatment option for patients with a gBRCAm who have metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer. Areas covered: Olaparib is an oral poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor that has been shown in phase I-III clinical trials to have single-agent efficacy in breast cancer patients with gBRCAm. The recent phase III OlympiAD study demonstrated a statistically significant progression-free survival benefit compared with the chemotherapy control arm, although an overall survival benefit has not been demonstrated. The most common adverse events seen with olaparib include nausea, anemia, and vomiting. The most common grade 3 adverse events are anemia and neutropenia. Expert commentary: The US FDA-approved olaparib tablets in January 2018 for the treatment of patients with a gBRCAm and metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer. This is a well-tolerated and effective treatment option for this patient population, particularly in patients with triple-negative breast cancer in which chemotherapy is the only alternative. More data are needed to understand the role of olaparib in combination with endocrine therapy, other targeted agents, and chemotherapy, as well as sequentially with platinum chemotherapy in the metastatic setting.
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- Dan Le
- a Department of Medical Oncology , BC Cancer, Vancouver Centre , Vancouver , Canada
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- a Department of Medical Oncology , BC Cancer, Vancouver Centre , Vancouver , Canada
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Stewart J, George A, Banerjee S. Olaparib for the treatment of relapsed ovarian cancer with a BRCA1/2 mutation. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2018; 18:947-958. [DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2018.1510323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- James Stewart
- Gynaecology Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Gynaecology Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Gynaecology Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Division of Clinical Studies, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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Chen Y, Zhang Y. Application of the CRISPR/Cas9 System to Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2018; 5:1700964. [PMID: 29938175 PMCID: PMC6010891 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201700964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Clinical evidence indicates that drug resistance is a great obstacle in breast cancer therapy. It renders the disease uncontrollable and causes high mortality. Multiple mechanisms contribute to the development of drug resistance, but the underlying cause is usually a shift in the genetic composition of tumor cells. It is increasingly feasible to engineer the genome with the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/associated (Cas)9 technology recently developed, which might be advantageous in overcoming drug resistance. This article discusses how the CRISPR/Cas9 system might revert resistance gene mutations and identify potential resistance targets in drug-resistant breast cancer. In addition, the challenges that impede the clinical applicability of this technology and highlight the CRISPR/Cas9 systems are presented. The CRISPR/Cas9 system is poised to play an important role in preventing drug resistance in breast cancer therapy and will become an essential tool for personalized medicine.
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- Yinnan Chen
- School of Molecular SciencesArizona State UniversityTempeAZ85287USA
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- School of PharmacyHealth Science CenterXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'anShaanxi Province710061P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Shaanxi for Natural Medicines Research and EngineeringXi'an710061P. R. China
- Shaanxi Institute of International Trade & CommenceXianyang712046P. R. China
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Wang X, Shi Y, Huang D, Guan X. Emerging therapeutic modalities of PARP inhibitors in breast cancer. Cancer Treat Rev 2018; 68:62-68. [PMID: 29870916 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2018.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Inhibition of Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) has shown marked benefit for breast cancer with homologous recombination deficiency, whether driven by defects in BRCA1, BRCA2, or other pathway components. Since the initial approval of olaparib, a mostly investigated PARP inhibitor (PARPi), the clinical development of PARPi in breast cancer treatment has been a major emphasis. Researches in investigating platinum-PARPi combination use compared with platinum monotherapy demonstrated promising benefit in metastatic BRCA mutated breast cancer or TNBC, while no such superiority was observed in the neoadjuvant setting of TNBC. Moreover, the utility of PARP inhibition in BRCA1/2 mutated breast cancer with different platinum-free interval was investigated. There was a clear association between clinical benefit with PARPi and platinum sensitivity, whereas partial efficacy of PARPi still occurs in platinum-resistant patients. In addition, proof-of-principle studies of immunotherapy combined with PARPi in breast cancer have obtained promising results, indicating the potential benefit of the combination therapy in patients with breast cancer. These efforts, contributing to maximize the utility of PARPi, may drive a new era of this agent after its first routine use. In this review, we summarized the utility of combining platinum-PARPi in BRCA mutated breast cancer or TNBC compared with platinum monotherapy and provided promising prospects of PARPi as maintenance therapy in breast cancer, as well as providing a strong rationale for testing immunotherapy combined with PARPi in breast cancer to expand the clinical utility of PARPi.
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- Xin Wang
- Department of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, China; Department of Medical Oncology, Jinling Clinical College, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210002, China.
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Ning XQ, Lou SJ, Mao YJ, Xu ZY, Xu DQ. Nitrate-promoted Selective C-H Fluorination of Benzamides and Benzeneacetamides. Org Lett 2018; 20:2445-2448. [PMID: 29634276 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b00793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A versatile and site-selective nitrate-promoted C-H bond fluorination using various weak coordinating amides as intrinsic directing groups was developed. Diverse tertiary and secondary amides underwent selective aromatic C-H bond fluorination, which features broad substrate scope, good regioselectivity, and mild conditions. Moreover, the late-stage C-H bond fluorination of the challenging benzeneacetamides via distal directing was reported for the first time.
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- Xing-Qian Ning
- Catalytic Hydrogenation Research Center, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology , Zhejiang University of Technology , Hangzhou 310014 , P. R. China
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- Catalytic Hydrogenation Research Center, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology , Zhejiang University of Technology , Hangzhou 310014 , P. R. China
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- Catalytic Hydrogenation Research Center, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology , Zhejiang University of Technology , Hangzhou 310014 , P. R. China
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- Catalytic Hydrogenation Research Center, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology , Zhejiang University of Technology , Hangzhou 310014 , P. R. China
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- Catalytic Hydrogenation Research Center, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology , Zhejiang University of Technology , Hangzhou 310014 , P. R. China
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Tesfaye AA, Kamgar M, Azmi A, Philip PA. The evolution into personalized therapies in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: challenges and opportunities. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2018; 18:131-148. [PMID: 29254387 PMCID: PMC6121777 DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2018.1417844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is projected to be the second leading cause of cancer related mortality in the United States in 2030, with a 5-year overall survival of less than 10% despite decades of extensive research. Pancreatic cancer is marked by the accumulation of complex molecular changes, complex tumor-stroma interaction, and an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. PDAC has proven to be resistant to many cytotoxic, targeted and immunologic treatment approaches. Areas covered: In this paper, we review the major areas of research in PDAC, with highlights on the challenges and areas of opportunity for personalized treatment approaches. Expert commentary: The focus of research in pancreatic cancer has moved away from developing conventional cytotoxic combinations. The marked advances in understanding the molecular biology of this disease especially in the areas of the microenvironment, metabolism, and DNA repair have opened new opportunities for developing novel treatment strategies. Improved understanding of molecular abnormalities allows the development of personalized treatment approaches.
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- Anteneh A Tesfaye
- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
- Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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Ferrara R, Simionato F, Ciccarese C, Grego E, Cingarlini S, Iacovelli R, Bria E, Tortora G, Melisi D. The development of PARP as a successful target for cancer therapy. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2017; 18:161-175. [DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2018.1419870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Roberto Ferrara
- Section of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy
- Medical Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
- Medical Oncology Department, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Section of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy
- Medical Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Section of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy
- Medical Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Section of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy
- Medical Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Section of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy
- Medical Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Section of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy
- Medical Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Section of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy
- Medical Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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Pommier Y, O'Connor MJ, de Bono J. Laying a trap to kill cancer cells: PARP inhibitors and their mechanisms of action. Sci Transl Med 2017; 8:362ps17. [PMID: 27797957 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf9246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 491] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors are the first DNA damage response targeted agents approved for cancer therapy. Here, we focus on their molecular mechanism of action by PARP "trapping" and what this means for both clinical monotherapy and combination with chemotherapeutic agents.
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- Yves Pommier
- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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- DNA Damage Response Biology, Oncology IMED, AstraZeneca, Hodgkin Building, B900 Chesterford Research Park, Little Chesterford, Cambridge CB10 1XL, U.K
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- Drug Development Unit, Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden National Health Service Foundation Trust, London SM2 5PT, U.K
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Wolf DM, Yau C, Sanil A, Glas A, Petricoin E, Wulfkuhle J, Severson TM, Linn S, Brown-Swigart L, Hirst G, Buxton M, DeMichele A, Hylton N, Symmans F, Yee D, Paoloni M, Esserman L, Berry D, Rugo H, Olopade O, van 't Veer L. DNA repair deficiency biomarkers and the 70-gene ultra-high risk signature as predictors of veliparib/carboplatin response in the I-SPY 2 breast cancer trial. NPJ Breast Cancer 2017; 3:31. [PMID: 28948212 PMCID: PMC5572474 DOI: 10.1038/s41523-017-0025-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Veliparib combined with carboplatin (VC) was an experimental regimen evaluated in the biomarker-rich neoadjuvant I-SPY 2 trial for breast cancer. VC showed improved efficacy in the triple negative signature. However, not all triple negative patients achieved pathologic complete response and some HR+HER2− patients responded. Pre-specified analysis of five DNA repair deficiency biomarkers (BRCA1/2 germline mutation; PARPi-7, BRCA1ness, and CIN70 expression signatures; and PARP1 protein) was performed on 116 HER2− patients (VC: 72 and concurrent controls: 44). We also evaluated the 70-gene ultra-high risk signature (MP1/2), one of the biomarkers used to define subtype in the trial. We used logistic modeling to assess biomarker performance. Successful biomarkers were combined using a simple voting scheme to refine the ‘predicted sensitive’ group and Bayesian modeling used to estimate the pathologic complete response rates. BRCA1/2 germline mutation status associated with VC response, but its low prevalence precluded further evaluation. PARPi-7, BRCA1ness, and MP1/2 specifically associated with response in the VC arm but not the control arm. Neither CIN70 nor PARP1 protein specifically predicted VC response. When we combined the PARPi-7 and MP1/2 classifications, the 42% of triple negative patients who were PARPi7-high and MP2 had an estimated pCR rate of 75% in the VC arm. Only 11% of HR+/HER2− patients were PARPi7-high and MP2; but these patients were also more responsive to VC with estimated pathologic complete response rates of 41%. PARPi-7, BRCA1ness and MP1/2 signatures may help refine predictions of VC response, thereby improving patient care. Several predictive gene signatures can help identify breast cancer patients likely to respond to veliparib, an investigational PARP inhibitor, combined with the chemotherapy agent carboplatin. A team led by Denise Wolf, Christina Yau, and Laura van ‘t Veer from the University of California, San Francisco, used data from the I-SPY 2 trial to assess the predictive value of six different biomarkers in determining which women with early stage and locally advanced, aggressive breast cancer would have no signs of disease after veliparib—carboplatin treatment. They found three biomarkers with predictive value: a 7-gene expression signature that predicts breast cancer cell line sensitivity to another PARP inhibitor called olaparib; a 77-gene expression signature that detects molecular features shared with BRCA1-mutant tumours; and a 70-gene signature of recurrence risk called MammaPrint.
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- Denise M Wolf
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115 USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115 USA
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- Agendia, Inc., 1098XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 USA
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- Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 USA
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- 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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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115 USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115 USA
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- QuantumLeap Healthcare Collaborative, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
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- Division of Hematology Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115 USA
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- Division of Pathology, University of Texas, MD Anderson, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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- QuantumLeap Healthcare Collaborative, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115 USA
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- Berry Consultants, LLC, Austin, TX 78746 USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115 USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115 USA
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Okuma HS, Yonemori K. BRCA Gene Mutations and Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 1026:271-286. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6020-5_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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New Targeted Agents in Gynecologic Cancers: Synthetic Lethality, Homologous Recombination Deficiency, and PARP Inhibitors. Curr Treat Options Oncol 2016; 17:12. [PMID: 26931795 DOI: 10.1007/s11864-015-0378-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OPINION STATEMENT Inhibitors of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) have emerged as a new class of anti-cancer drugs, specifically for malignancies bearing aberrations of the homologous recombination pathway, like those with mutations in the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes. Olaparib, a potent PARP1 and PARP2 inhibitor, has been shown to significantly increase progression-free survival (PFS) in women with recurrent ovarian cancer related to a germline BRCA mutation and is currently approved fourth-line treatment in these patients. PARP inhibitors (PARPi) target the genetic phenomenon known as synthetic lethality to exploit faulty DNA repair mechanisms. While ovarian cancer is enriched with a population of tumors with known homologous recombination defects, investigations are underway to help identify pathways in other gynecologic cancers that may demonstrate susceptibility to PARPi through synthetically lethal mechanisms. The ARIEL2 trial prospectively determined a predictive assay to identify patients with HRD. The future of cancer therapeutics will likely incorporate these HRD assays to determine the best treatment plan for patients. While the role of PARPi is less clear in non-ovarian gynecologic cancers, the discovery of a predictive assay for HRD may open the door for clinical trials in these other gynecologic cancers enriched with patients with HRD. Identification of patients with tumors deficient in homologous repair or have HRD-like behavior moves cancer treatment towards individualized therapies in order to maximize treatment effect and quality of life for women living with gynecologic cancers.
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Kim HJ, Min A, Im SA, Jang H, Lee KH, Lau A, Lee M, Kim S, Yang Y, Kim J, Kim TY, Oh DY, Brown J, O'Connor MJ, Bang YJ. Anti-tumor activity of the ATR inhibitor AZD6738 in HER2 positive breast cancer cells. Int J Cancer 2016; 140:109-119. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2015] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Hee-Jun Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine; Chung-Ang University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
- Translational Medicine; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital; Seoul Korea
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- Translational Medicine; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital; Seoul Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital; Seoul Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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- AstraZeneca UK Ltd; Macclesfield, Cheshire United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- Translational Medicine; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- Translational Medicine; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital; Seoul Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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- Translational Medicine; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital; Seoul Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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- Translational Medicine; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
- Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital; Seoul Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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Oplustil O'Connor L, Rulten SL, Cranston AN, Odedra R, Brown H, Jaspers JE, Jones L, Knights C, Evers B, Ting A, Bradbury RH, Pajic M, Rottenberg S, Jonkers J, Rudge D, Martin NMB, Caldecott KW, Lau A, O'Connor MJ. The PARP Inhibitor AZD2461 Provides Insights into the Role of PARP3 Inhibition for Both Synthetic Lethality and Tolerability with Chemotherapy in Preclinical Models. Cancer Res 2016; 76:6084-6094. [PMID: 27550455 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-15-3240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The PARP inhibitor AZD2461 was developed as a next-generation agent following olaparib, the first PARP inhibitor approved for cancer therapy. In BRCA1-deficient mouse models, olaparib resistance predominantly involves overexpression of P-glycoprotein, so AZD2461 was developed as a poor substrate for drug transporters. Here we demonstrate the efficacy of this compound against olaparib-resistant tumors that overexpress P-glycoprotein. In addition, AZD2461 was better tolerated in combination with chemotherapy than olaparib in mice, which suggests that AZD2461 could have significant advantages over olaparib in the clinic. However, this superior toxicity profile did not extend to rats. Investigations of this difference revealed a differential PARP3 inhibitory activity for each compound and a higher level of PARP3 expression in bone marrow cells from mice as compared with rats and humans. Our findings have implications for the use of mouse models to assess bone marrow toxicity for DNA-damaging agents and inhibitors of the DNA damage response. Finally, structural modeling of the PARP3-active site with different PARP inhibitors also highlights the potential to develop compounds with different PARP family member specificity profiles for optimal antitumor activity and tolerability. Cancer Res; 76(20); 6084-94. ©2016 AACR.
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- AstraZeneca, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, United Kingdom
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- AstraZeneca, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, United Kingdom
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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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- KuDOS Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- AstraZeneca, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, United Kingdom
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- Division of Molecular Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- AstraZeneca, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, United Kingdom
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- AstraZeneca, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, United Kingdom
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de Mestier L, Danset JB, Neuzillet C, Rebours V, Cros J, Soufir N, Hammel P. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in BRCA2 mutation carriers. Endocr Relat Cancer 2016; 23:T57-67. [PMID: 27511924 DOI: 10.1530/erc-16-0269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Germline BRCA2 mutations are the first known cause of inherited (familial) pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). This tumor is the third most frequent cancer in carriers of germline BRCA2 mutations, as it occurs in around 10% of BRCA2 families. PDAC is known as one of the most highly lethal cancers, mainly because of its chemoresistance and frequently late diagnosis. Based on recent developments in molecular biology, a subgroup of BRCA2-associated PDAC has been created, allowing screening, early surgical treatment and personalized systemic treatment. BRCA2 germline mutation carriers who have ≥1 first-degree relative, or ≥2 blood relatives with PDAC, should undergo screening and regular follow-up based on magnetic resonance imaging and endoscopic ultrasound. The goal of screening is to detect early invasive PDAC and advanced precancerous lesions suitable for a stepwise surgical complete (R0) resection. Increasing evidence on the molecular role of the BRCA2 protein in the homologous recombination of DNA damages suggest that BRCA2-related PDAC are sensitive to agents causing DNA cross-linking damage, such as platinum salts, and treatments targeting rescue DNA repair pathways, such as poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors that are currently under investigation.
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- Louis de Mestier
- Department of Gastroenterology and PancreatologyBeaujon Hospital, Paris 7 University, APHP, Clichy, France
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- Department of Hepato-GastroenterologyEuropean Georges-Pompidou Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive OncologyBeaujon Hospital, Paris 7 University, APHP, Clichy, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology and PancreatologyBeaujon Hospital, Paris 7 University, APHP, Clichy, France
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- Department of PathologyBeaujon Hospital, Paris 7 University, APHP, Clichy, France
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- Department of GeneticsBichat Hospital, Paris 7 University, APHP, Clichy, France
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- Department of Digestive OncologyBeaujon Hospital, Paris 7 University, APHP, Clichy, France
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Ghorai A, Sarma A, Chowdhury P, Ghosh U. PARP-1 depletion in combination with carbon ion exposure significantly reduces MMPs activity and overall increases TIMPs expression in cultured HeLa cells. Radiat Oncol 2016; 11:126. [PMID: 27659937 PMCID: PMC5034624 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-016-0703-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Hadron therapy is an innovative technique where cancer cells are precisely killed leaving surrounding healthy cells least affected by high linear energy transfer (LET) radiation like carbon ion beam. Anti-metastatic effect of carbon ion exposure attracts investigators into the field of hadron biology, although details remain poor. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) inhibitors are well-known radiosensitizer and several PARP-1 inhibitors are in clinical trial. Our previous studies showed that PARP-1 depletion makes the cells more radiosensitive towards carbon ion than gamma. The purpose of the present study was to investigate combining effects of PARP-1 inhibition with carbon ion exposure to control metastatic properties in HeLa cells. Methods Activities of matrix metalloproteinases-2, 9 (MMP-2, MMP-9) were measured using the gelatin zymography after 85 MeV carbon ion exposure or gamma irradiation (0- 4 Gy) to compare metastatic potential between PARP-1 knock down (HsiI) and control cells (H-vector - HeLa transfected with vector without shRNA construct). Expression of MMP-2, MMP-9, tissue inhibitor of MMPs such as TIMP-1, TIMP-2 and TIMP-3 were checked by immunofluorescence and western blot. Cell death by trypan blue, apoptosis and autophagy induction were studied after carbon ion exposure in each cell-type. The data was analyzed using one way ANOVA and 2-tailed paired-samples T-test. Results PARP-1 silencing significantly reduced MMP-2 and MMP-9 activities and carbon ion exposure further diminished their activities to less than 3 % of control H-vector. On the contrary, gamma radiation enhanced both MMP-2 and MMP-9 activities in H-vector but not in HsiI cells. The expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in H-vector and HsiI showed different pattern after carbon ion exposure. All three TIMPs were increased in HsiI, whereas only TIMP-1 was up-regulated in H-vector after irradiation. Notably, the expressions of all TIMPs were significantly higher in HsiI than H-vector at 4 Gy. Apoptosis was the predominant mode of cell death and no autophagic death was observed. Conclusions Our study demonstrates for the first time that PARP-1 inhibition in combination with carbon ion synergistically decreases MMPs activity along with overall increase of TIMPs. These data open up the possibilities of improvement of carbon ion therapy with PARP-1 inhibition to control highly metastatic cancers. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13014-016-0703-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Atanu Ghorai
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, India.,Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai, 400005, India
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- Inter-University Accelerator Center (IUAC), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, India
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 741235, India.
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SIGNIFICANCE Breast cancer is a unique disease characterized by heterogeneous cell populations causing roadblocks in therapeutic medicine, owing to its complex etiology and primeval understanding of the biology behind its genesis, progression, and sustenance. Globocan statistics indicate over 1.7 million new breast cancer diagnoses in 2012, accounting for 25% of all cancer morbidities. RECENT ADVANCES Despite these dismal statistics, the introduction of molecular gene signature platforms, progressive therapeutic approaches in diagnosis, and management of breast cancer has led to more effective treatment strategies and control measures concurrent with an equally reassuring decline in the mortality rate. CRITICAL ISSUES However, an enormous body of research in this area is requisite as high mortality associated with metastatic and/or drug refractory tumors continues to present a therapeutic challenge. Despite advances in systemic chemotherapy, the median survival of patients harboring metastatic breast cancers continues to be below 2 years. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Hence, a massive effort to scrutinize and evaluate chemotherapeutics on the basis of the molecular classification of these cancers is undertaken with the objective to devise more attractive and feasible approaches to treat breast cancers and improve patients' quality of life. This review aims to summarize the current understanding of the biology of breast cancer as well as challenges faced in combating breast cancer, with special emphasis on the current battery of treatment strategies. We will also try and gain perspective from recent encounters on novel findings responsible for the progression and metastatic transformation of breast cancer cells in an endeavor to develop more targeted treatment options. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 25, 337-370.
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- Deepika Raman
- 1 Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore , Singapore, Singapore
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- 2 NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore , Singapore, Singapore
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- 2 NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore , Singapore, Singapore .,3 Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore , Singapore, Singapore
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- 1 Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore , Singapore, Singapore .,2 NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore , Singapore, Singapore .,4 National University Cancer Institute , NUHS, Singapore, Singapore .,5 School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University , Perth, Australia
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Ter Brugge P, Kristel P, van der Burg E, Boon U, de Maaker M, Lips E, Mulder L, de Ruiter J, Moutinho C, Gevensleben H, Marangoni E, Majewski I, Józwiak K, Kloosterman W, van Roosmalen M, Duran K, Hogervorst F, Turner N, Esteller M, Cuppen E, Wesseling J, Jonkers J. Mechanisms of Therapy Resistance in Patient-Derived Xenograft Models of BRCA1-Deficient Breast Cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 2016; 108:djw148. [PMID: 27381626 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djw148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although BRCA1-deficient tumors are extremely sensitive to DNA-damaging drugs and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, recurrences do occur and, consequently, resistance to therapy remains a serious clinical problem. To study the underlying mechanisms, we induced therapy resistance in patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models of BRCA1-mutated and BRCA1-methylated triple-negative breast cancer. METHODS A cohort of 75 mice carrying BRCA1-deficient breast PDX tumors was treated with cisplatin, melphalan, nimustine, or olaparib, and treatment sensitivity was determined. In tumors that acquired therapy resistance, BRCA1 expression was investigated using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and immunoblotting. Next-generation sequencing, methylation-specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) and Target Locus Amplification (TLA)-based sequencing were used to determine mechanisms of BRCA1 re-expression in therapy-resistant tumors. RESULTS BRCA1 protein was not detected in therapy-sensitive tumors but was found in 31 out of 42 resistant cases. Apart from previously described mechanisms involving BRCA1-intragenic deletions and loss of BRCA1 promoter hypermethylation, a novel resistance mechanism was identified in four out of seven BRCA1-methylated PDX tumors that re-expressed BRCA1 but retained BRCA1 promoter hypermethylation. In these tumors, we found de novo gene fusions that placed BRCA1 under the transcriptional control of a heterologous promoter, resulting in re-expression of BRCA1 and acquisition of therapy resistance. CONCLUSIONS In addition to previously described clinically relevant resistance mechanisms in BRCA1-deficient tumors, we describe a novel resistance mechanism in BRCA1-methylated PDX tumors involving de novo rearrangements at the BRCA1 locus, demonstrating that BRCA1-methylated breast cancers may acquire therapy resistance via both epigenetic and genetic mechanisms.
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- Petra Ter Brugge
- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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- Affiliations of authors: Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics Centre Netherlands (PtB, PK, EvdB, UB, MdM, EL, LM, JdR, JW, JJ), Division of Molecular Carcinogenesis (IM), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (KJ), and Family Cancer Clinic and Department of Pathology (FH), The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (CM, ME); The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (HG, NT); Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Curie Institute, Paris, France (EM); Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (WK, MvR, KD, EC); Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME); Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ME)
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INTRODUCTION Despite recent advances in the management of epithelial ovarian cancer, overall survival rates remain poor, and there is a pressing need to develop novel therapeutic agents and maintenance strategies to improve outcomes for women with this disease. Olaparib, a potent oral poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, has demonstrated antitumor activity in women with ovarian cancer, associated with homologous recombination deficiency. AREAS COVERED This review outlines the rationale for PARP inhibitor therapy in ovarian cancer and summarizes the efficacy and tolerability data for olaparib to date. Ongoing phase III clinical trials of olaparib in ovarian cancer will be discussed. EXPERT OPINION There are a number of issues regarding the optimal use of olaparib in ovarian cancer, including the identification of a homologous recombination deficiency signature to predict treatment response, establishment of the optimal treatment setting (maintenance or relapsed disease), and evaluation of cost-effectiveness. Finally, the long term consequences of PARP inhibitors, including the risk of myelodysplasia and acute myeloid leukemia need to be quantified in ongoing large phase III clinical trials.
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- Jennifer McLachlan
- a Gynaecology Unit , The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust , London , UK
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- a Gynaecology Unit , The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust , London , UK
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Gunderson CC, Moore KN. Olaparib: an oral PARP-1 and PARP-2 inhibitor with promising activity in ovarian cancer. Future Oncol 2015; 11:747-57. [PMID: 25757679 DOI: 10.2217/fon.14.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Olaparib (Lynparza™; AZD2281) is a potent PARP-1 and PARP-2 inhibitor with biologic activity in ovarian cancer as well as other solid tumors. It has been tested in Phase I and II trials and has single-agent activity in both germline BRCA mutated and sporadic ovarian cancer. Phase III trials assessing the efficacy of olaparib in the maintenance setting following first line and platinum-sensitive recurrence are underway for patients with a germline BRCA mutation, given the inherent molecular compatibility with the drug's mechanism of action.
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- Camille C Gunderson
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Center, 800 NE 10th Street, Suite 5040, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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Greenow KR, Smalley MJ. Overview of Genetically Engineered Mouse Models of Breast Cancer Used in Translational Biology and Drug Development. CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN PHARMACOLOGY 2015; 70:14.36.1-14.36.14. [PMID: 26331886 DOI: 10.1002/0471141755.ph1436s70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Breast cancer is a heterogeneous condition with no single standard of treatment and no definitive method for determining whether a tumor will respond to therapy. The development of murine models that faithfully mimic specific human breast cancer subtypes is critical for the development of patient-specific treatments. While the artificial nature of traditional in vivo xenograft models used to characterize novel anticancer treatments has limited clinical predictive value, the development of genetically engineered mouse models (GEMMs) makes it possible to study the therapeutic responses in an intact microenvironment. GEMMs have proven to be an experimentally tractable platform for evaluating the efficacy of novel therapeutic combinations and for defining the mechanisms of acquired resistance. Described in this overview are several of the more popular breast cancer GEMMs, including details on their value in elucidating the molecular mechanisms of this disorder.
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- Kirsty R Greenow
- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Current Address: Propath UK Ltd., Hereford, United Kingdom
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Corresponding Author:
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Francis JC, Melchor L, Campbell J, Kendrick H, Wei W, Armisen-Garrido J, Assiotis I, Chen L, Kozarewa I, Fenwick K, Swain A, Smalley MJ, Lord CJ, Ashworth A. Whole-exome DNA sequence analysis of Brca2- and Trp53-deficient mouse mammary gland tumours. J Pathol 2015; 236:186-200. [PMID: 25692405 DOI: 10.1002/path.4517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Revised: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Germline mutations in the tumour suppressor BRCA2 predispose to breast, ovarian and a number of other human cancers. Brca2-deficient mouse models are used for preclinical studies but the pattern of genomic alterations in these tumours has not yet been described in detail. We have performed whole-exome DNA sequencing analysis of mouse mammary tumours from Blg-Cre Brca2(f/f) Trp53(f/f) animals, a model of BRCA2-deficient human cancer. We also used the sequencing data to estimate DNA copy number alterations in these tumours and identified a recurrent copy number gain in Met, which has been found amplified in other mouse mammary cancer models. Through a comparative genomic analysis, we identified several mouse Blg-Cre Brca2(f/f) Trp53(f/f) mammary tumour somatic mutations in genes that are also mutated in human cancer, but few of these genes have been found frequently mutated in human breast cancer. A more detailed analysis of these somatic mutations revealed a set of genes that are mutated in human BRCA2 mutant breast and ovarian tumours and that are also mutated in mouse Brca2-null, Trp53-null mammary tumours. Finally, a DNA deletion surrounded by microhomology signature found in human BRCA1/2-deficient cancers was not common in the genome of these mouse tumours. Although a useful model, there are some differences in the genomic landscape of tumours arising in Blg-Cre Brca2(f/f) Trp53(f/f) mice compared to human BRCA-mutated breast cancers. Therefore, this needs to be taken into account in the use of this model.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, CD/genetics
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone/genetics
- DNA Copy Number Variations/genetics
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Gene Knockout Techniques
- Genes, BRCA2/physiology
- Germ-Line Mutation/genetics
- Humans
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/genetics
- Mice, Transgenic
- Mutation, Missense/genetics
- Ovarian Neoplasms/genetics
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics
- Receptors, Immunologic/genetics
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/deficiency
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- Jeffrey C Francis
- The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- The CRUK Gene Function Laboratory, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- The CRUK Gene Function Laboratory, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- The CRUK Gene Function Laboratory, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Tumour Profiling Unit, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Tumour Profiling Unit, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Tumour Profiling Unit, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Tumour Profiling Unit, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- The CRUK Gene Function Laboratory, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- The Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- The CRUK Gene Function Laboratory, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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Tangudu NK, Verma VK, Clemons TD, Beevi SS, Hay T, Mahidhara G, Raja M, Nair RA, Alexander LE, Patel AB, Jose J, Smith NM, Zdyrko B, Bourdoncle A, Luzinov I, Iyer KS, Clarke AR, Dinesh Kumar L. RNA Interference Using c-Myc-Conjugated Nanoparticles Suppresses Breast and Colorectal Cancer Models. Mol Cancer Ther 2015; 14:1259-69. [PMID: 25695957 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-14-0970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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In this article, we report the development and preclinical validation of combinatorial therapy for treatment of cancers using RNA interference (RNAi). RNAi technology is an attractive approach to silence genes responsible for disease onset and progression. Currently, the critical challenge facing the clinical success of RNAi technology is in the difficulty of delivery of RNAi inducers, due to low transfection efficiency, difficulties of integration into host DNA and unstable expression. Using the macromolecule polyglycidal methacrylate (PGMA) as a platform to graft multiple polyethyleneimine (PEI) chains, we demonstrate effective delivery of small oligos (anti-miRs and mimics) and larger DNAs (encoding shRNAs) in a wide variety of cancer cell lines by successful silencing/activation of their respective target genes. Furthermore, the effectiveness of this therapy was validated for in vivo tumor suppression using two transgenic mouse models; first, tumor growth arrest and increased animal survival was seen in mice bearing Brca2/p53-mutant mammary tumors following daily intratumoral treatment with nanoparticles conjugated to c-Myc shRNA. Second, oral delivery of the conjugate to an Apc-deficient crypt progenitor colon cancer model increased animal survival and returned intestinal tissue to a non-wnt-deregulated state. This study demonstrates, through careful design of nonviral nanoparticles and appropriate selection of therapeutic gene targets, that RNAi technology can be made an affordable and amenable therapy for cancer.
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- Naveen K Tangudu
- Cancer Biology, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Hyderabad, India
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- Cancer Biology, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Hyderabad, India
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
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- Cancer Biology, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Hyderabad, India
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cathays, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Biology, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Hyderabad, India
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cathays, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, India
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- Department of Pathology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, India
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- Cancer Biology, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Hyderabad, India
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- Cancer Biology, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Hyderabad, India
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- Univ de Bordeaux, INSERM U869, IECB, ARNA Laboratory, Pessac, France
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
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- Univ de Bordeaux, INSERM U869, IECB, ARNA Laboratory, Pessac, France
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.
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- European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cathays, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
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- Cancer Biology, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Hyderabad, India.
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Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 inhibition in brain endothelium protects the blood-brain barrier under physiologic and neuroinflammatory conditions. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2015; 35:28-36. [PMID: 25248836 PMCID: PMC4294393 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Revised: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 09/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction seen in neuroinflammation contributes to mortality and morbidity in multiple sclerosis, encephalitis, traumatic brain injury, and stroke. Identification of molecular targets maintaining barrier function is of clinical relevance. We used a novel in vivo model of localized aseptic meningitis where tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) was introduced intracerebrally and surveyed cerebral vascular changes and leukocyte-endothelium interactions by intravital videomicroscopy. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP) inhibition significantly reduced leukocyte adhesion to and migration across brain endothelium in cortical microvessels. PARP inactivation diminished BBB permeability in an in vivo model of systemic inflammation. PARP suppression in primary human brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMVEC), an in vitro model of BBB, enhanced barrier integrity and augmented expression of tight junction proteins. PARP inhibition in BMVEC diminished human monocyte adhesion to TNFα-activated BMVEC (up to 65%) and migration (80-100%) across BBB models. PARP suppression decreased expression of adhesion molecules and decreased activity of GTPases (controlling BBB integrity and monocyte migration across the BBB). PARP inhibitors down-regulated expression of inflammatory genes and dampened secretion of pro-inflammatory factors increased by TNFα in BMVEC. These results point to PARP suppression as a novel approach to BBB protection in the setting of endothelial dysfunction caused by inflammation.
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Jaspers JE, Sol W, Kersbergen A, Schlicker A, Guyader C, Xu G, Wessels L, Borst P, Jonkers J, Rottenberg S. BRCA2-deficient sarcomatoid mammary tumors exhibit multidrug resistance. Cancer Res 2014; 75:732-41. [PMID: 25511378 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-14-0839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pan- or multidrug resistance is a central problem in clinical oncology. Here, we use a genetically engineered mouse model of BRCA2-associated hereditary breast cancer to study drug resistance to several types of chemotherapy and PARP inhibition. We found that multidrug resistance was strongly associated with an EMT-like sarcomatoid phenotype and high expression of the Abcb1b gene, which encodes the drug efflux transporter P-glycoprotein. Inhibition of P-glycoprotein could partly resensitize sarcomatoid tumors to the PARP inhibitor olaparib, docetaxel, and doxorubicin. We propose that multidrug resistance is a multifactorial process and that mouse models are useful to unravel this.
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- Janneke E Jaspers
- Division of Molecular Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Division of Molecular Pathology, 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 Molecular Oncology, 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 Oncology, 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 Molecular Carcinogenesis, 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 Molecular Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Pernin V, Mégnin-Chanet F, Pennaneach V, Fourquet A, Kirova Y, Hall J. [PARP inhibitors and radiotherapy: rational and prospects for a clinical use]. Cancer Radiother 2014; 18:790-8; quiz 799-802. [PMID: 25441760 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2014.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2012] [Revised: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation is a ubiquitous protein modification involved in the regulation of many cellular processes that is carried out by the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) family. The PARP-1, PARP-2 and PARP-3 are the only PARPs known to be activated by DNA damage. The absence of PARP-1 and PARP-2, that are both activated by DNA damage and participate in DNA damage repair processes, results in hypersensitivity to ionizing radiation and alkylating agents. PARP inhibitors that compete with NAD(+) at the enzyme's activity site can be used in BRCA-deficient cells as single agent therapies acting through the principle of synthetic lethality exploiting these cells deficient DNA double-strand break repair. Preclinical data showing an enhancement of the response of tumors to radiation has been documented for several PARP inhibitors. However, whether this is due exclusively to impaired DNA damage responses or whether tumor re-oxygenation contributes to this radio-sensitization via the vasoactive effects of the PARP inhibitors remains to be fully determined. These promising results have paved the way for the evaluation of PARP inhibitors in combination with radiotherapy in phase I and phase II clinical trials for malignant glioma, head and neck, and breast cancers. A number of challenges remain that are also reviewed in this article, including the optimization of treatment schedules for combined therapies and the validation of biomarkers that will identify which patients will most benefit from either PARP inhibitors in combination with radiotherapy.
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- V Pernin
- Institut Curie, centre de recherche, bâtiment 110-112, centre universitaire d'Orsay, 91405 Orsay, France; Inserm U612, bâtiment 110-112, centre universitaire d'Orsay, 91405 Orsay, France; Département d'oncologie-radiothérapie, institut Curie, centre hospitalier, 26, rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Inserm U1030, 114, rue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France; Cancer Campus Grand-Paris, institut Gustave-Roussy, 114, rue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Institut Curie, centre de recherche, bâtiment 110-112, centre universitaire d'Orsay, 91405 Orsay, France; Inserm U612, bâtiment 110-112, centre universitaire d'Orsay, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Département d'oncologie-radiothérapie, institut Curie, centre hospitalier, 26, rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France
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- Département d'oncologie-radiothérapie, institut Curie, centre hospitalier, 26, rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, centre de recherche, bâtiment 110-112, centre universitaire d'Orsay, 91405 Orsay, France; Inserm U612, bâtiment 110-112, centre universitaire d'Orsay, 91405 Orsay, France
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