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Gavilan M, Vivar C, Núñez V, Choque C, Guzmán M, Duarte C. First report of frequencies of Y chromosome microdeletions at a reproductive medicine center in Peru. Heliyon 2023; 9:e20221. [PMID: 37780786 PMCID: PMC10539958 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Objective Y chromosome Microdeletions are the second genetic cause of infertility in men. Despite its importance for infertility treatment, there is no previous research in Peru. The aim of this study was to determine the frequencies and characteristics of Y chromosome microdeletions in a group of men who sought infertility consultation at a specialized reproductive medicine center in Peru. Methods In this study, 201 semen samples were analyzed. The samples were obtained from Niu Vida's fertility program. Each seminal sample was analyzed according to the recommendations of the Laboratory Manual of the World Health Organization (WHO) 2010. A buccal swab and a 500 μL aliquot of seminal sample were used for the molecular study of Y chromosome microdeletions in each patient. The frequencies and the type of Y chromosome microdeletion in the AZFa, AZFb and AZFc regions were evaluated. Results The prevalence of Y chromosome microdeletions in the AZF region was 6.45% in oligozoospermic and azoospermic patients, and a prevalence of 20% was observed specifically in azoospermic patients. No microdeletions of AZFb type were detected. A partial region microdeletion of AZFa was detected in a teratozoospermic patient with a normal sperm count. Conclusions The study represents the first report on the incidence of Y chromosome microdeletions in Peru. Our results indicate a high prevalence of microdeletions in azoospermic patients compared to similar studies. It is suggested to assess the presence of AZFa microdeletions and to evaluate additional genetic markers in this region to identify specific mutations that may cause impaired sperm production and male infertility in the Peruvian male population.
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- M. Gavilan
- BIOLINKS Laboratories, Research & Development Lab, Lima, Peru
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- Niu Vida. Specialized Center for Assisted Reproduction, Lima, Peru
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- Niu Vida. Specialized Center for Assisted Reproduction, Lima, Peru
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- BIOLINKS Laboratories, Research & Development Lab, Lima, Peru
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- Niu Vida. Specialized Center for Assisted Reproduction, Lima, Peru
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- Niu Vida. Specialized Center for Assisted Reproduction, Lima, Peru
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Palafox M, Monserrat L, Bellet M, Villacampa G, Gonzalez-Perez A, Oliveira M, Brasó-Maristany F, Ibrahimi N, Kannan S, Mina L, Herrera-Abreu MT, Òdena A, Sánchez-Guixé M, Capelán M, Azaro A, Bruna A, Rodríguez O, Guzmán M, Grueso J, Viaplana C, Hernández J, Su F, Lin K, Clarke RB, Caldas C, Arribas J, Michiels S, García-Sanz A, Turner NC, Prat A, Nuciforo P, Dienstmann R, Verma CS, Lopez-Bigas N, Scaltriti M, Arnedos M, Saura C, Serra V. Author Correction: High p16 expression and heterozygous RB1 loss are biomarkers for CDK4/6 inhibitor resistance in ER + breast cancer. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6928. [PMID: 36376284 PMCID: PMC9663725 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34580-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Marta Palafox
- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncology Data Science Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain
- Research Program on Biomedical Informatics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Service de Biostatistique et d'Epidémiologie, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- Oncostat U1018, Inserm, University Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Preclinical Modelling of Pediatric Cancer Evolution Group, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncology Data Science Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Translational Molecular Pathology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ, USA
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Breast Biology Group, Manchester Breast Centre, Manchester, UK
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- CIBERONC, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Growth Factors Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Service de Biostatistique et d'Epidémiologie, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- Oncostat U1018, Inserm, University Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
- SOLTI Breast Cancer Research Group, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Oncology, IOB Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Molecular Oncology Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncology Data Science Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain
- Research Program on Biomedical Informatics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Departments of Pathology and Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- Inserm Unit U981, Villejuif, France
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- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.
- CIBERONC, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.
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Palafox M, Monserrat L, Bellet M, Villacampa G, Gonzalez-Perez A, Oliveira M, Brasó-Maristany F, Ibrahimi N, Kannan S, Mina L, Herrera-Abreu MT, Òdena A, Sánchez-Guixé M, Capelán M, Azaro A, Bruna A, Rodríguez O, Guzmán M, Grueso J, Viaplana C, Hernández J, Su F, Lin K, Clarke RB, Caldas C, Arribas J, Michiels S, García-Sanz A, Turner NC, Prat A, Nuciforo P, Dienstmann R, Verma CS, Lopez-Bigas N, Scaltriti M, Arnedos M, Saura C, Serra V. High p16 expression and heterozygous RB1 loss are biomarkers for CDK4/6 inhibitor resistance in ER + breast cancer. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5258. [PMID: 36071033 PMCID: PMC9452562 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32828-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
CDK4/6 inhibitors combined with endocrine therapy have demonstrated higher antitumor activity than endocrine therapy alone for the treatment of advanced estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. Some of these tumors are de novo resistant to CDK4/6 inhibitors and others develop acquired resistance. Here, we show that p16 overexpression is associated with reduced antitumor activity of CDK4/6 inhibitors in patient-derived xenografts (n = 37) and estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer cell lines, as well as reduced response of early and advanced breast cancer patients to CDK4/6 inhibitors (n = 89). We also identified heterozygous RB1 loss as biomarker of acquired resistance and poor clinical outcome. Combination of the CDK4/6 inhibitor ribociclib with the PI3K inhibitor alpelisib showed antitumor activity in estrogen receptor-positive non-basal-like breast cancer patient-derived xenografts, independently of PIK3CA, ESR1 or RB1 mutation, also in drug de-escalation experiments or omitting endocrine therapy. Our results offer insights into predicting primary/acquired resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitors and post-progression therapeutic strategies.
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- Marta Palafox
- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncology Data Science Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain
- Research Program on Biomedical Informatics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Service de Biostatistique et d'Epidémiologie, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- Oncostat U1018, Inserm, University Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Preclinical Modelling of Pediatric Cancer Evolution Group, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncology Data Science Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Translational Molecular Pathology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ, USA
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Breast Biology Group, Manchester Breast Centre, Manchester, UK
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- CIBERONC, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Growth Factors Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Service de Biostatistique et d'Epidémiologie, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- Oncostat U1018, Inserm, University Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
- SOLTI Breast Cancer Research Group, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Oncology, IOB Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Molecular Oncology Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncology Data Science Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain
- Research Program on Biomedical Informatics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Departments of Pathology and Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- Inserm Unit U981, Villejuif, France
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- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.
- CIBERONC, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.
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Pellegrino B, Herencia-Ropero A, Llop-Guevara A, Pedretti F, Moles-Fernández A, Viaplana C, Villacampa G, Guzmán M, Rodríguez O, Grueso J, Jiménez J, Arenas EJ, Degasperi A, Dias JML, Forment JV, O’Connor MJ, Déas O, Cairo S, Zhou Y, Musolino A, Caldas C, Nik-Zainal S, Clarke RB, Nuciforo P, Díez O, Serres-Créixams X, Peg V, Espinosa-Bravo M, Macarulla T, Oaknin A, Mateo J, Arribas J, Dienstmann R, Bellet M, Oliveira M, Saura C, Gutiérrez-Enríquez S, Balmaña J, Serra V. Preclinical In Vivo Validation of the RAD51 Test for Identification of Homologous Recombination-Deficient Tumors and Patient Stratification. Cancer Res 2022; 82:1646-1657. [PMID: 35425960 PMCID: PMC7612637 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-21-2409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
PARP inhibitors (PARPi) are approved drugs for platinum-sensitive, high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) and for breast, prostate, and pancreatic cancers (PaC) harboring genetic alterations impairing homologous recombination repair (HRR). Detection of nuclear RAD51 foci in tumor cells is a marker of HRR functionality, and we previously established a test to detect RAD51 nuclear foci. Here, we aimed to validate the RAD51 score cut off and compare the performance of this test to other HRR deficiency (HRD) detection methods. Laboratory models from BRCA1/BRCA2-associated breast cancer, HGSOC, and PaC were developed and evaluated for their response to PARPi and cisplatin. HRD in these models and patient samples was evaluated by DNA sequencing of HRR genes, genomic HRD tests, and RAD51 foci detection. We established patient-derived xenograft models from breast cancer (n = 103), HGSOC (n = 4), and PaC (n = 2) that recapitulated patient HRD status and treatment response. The RAD51 test showed higher accuracy than HRR gene mutations and genomic HRD analysis for predicting PARPi response (95%, 67%, and 71%, respectively). RAD51 detection captured dynamic changes in HRR status upon acquisition of PARPi resistance. The accuracy of the RAD51 test was similar to HRR gene mutations for predicting platinum response. The predefined RAD51 score cut off was validated, and the high predictive value of the RAD51 test in preclinical models was confirmed. These results collectively support pursuing clinical assessment of the RAD51 test in patient samples from randomized trials testing PARPi or platinum-based therapies. SIGNIFICANCE This work demonstrates the high accuracy of a histopathology-based test based on the detection of RAD51 nuclear foci in predicting response to PARPi and cisplatin.
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- Benedetta Pellegrino
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy
- Medical Oncology and Breast Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Italy
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncology Data Science Group (ODysSey Group), Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncology Data Science Group (ODysSey Group), Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Molecular Oncology Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Growth Factors Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERONC, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Academic Department of Medical Genetics, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Treatment Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
- MRC Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK
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- Academic Department of Medical Genetics, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Treatment Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
- MRC Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK
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- DDR Biology Group, Bioscience, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- TESARO: A GSK company, 1000 Winter Street, Waltham, MA, 02451, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy
- Medical Oncology and Breast Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Italy
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute and Department of Oncology, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Breast Cancer Programme, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Cambridge Cancer Centre, Cambridge, UK
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- Academic Department of Medical Genetics, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Treatment Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
- MRC Cancer Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XZ, UK
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- Manchester Breast Centre, Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Oglesby Cancer Research Building, Manchester, UK
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- Molecular Oncology Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hereditary Cancer Genetics Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Area of Clinical and Molecular Genetics, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Surgical Unit, Breast Cancer Center, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Tumors Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Gynecological Malignancies Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Prostate Cancer Translational Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Institut d'Oncologia, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Growth Factors Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERONC, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncology Data Science Group (ODysSey Group), Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hereditary Cancer Genetics Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERONC, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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Sánchez-Guixé M, Hierro C, Jiménez J, Viaplana C, Villacampa G, Monelli E, Brasó-Maristany F, Ogbah Z, Parés M, Guzmán M, Grueso J, Rodriguez O, Oliveira M, Azaro A, Garralda E, Tabernero J, Casanovas O, Scaltriti M, Prat A, Dienstmann R, Nuciforo P, Saura C, Graupera M, Vivancos A, Rodon J, Serra V. High FGFR1-4 mRNA expression levels correlate with response to selective FGFR inhibitors in breast cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2021; 28:137-149. [PMID: 34593528 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-1810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE FGFR1 amplification (FGFR1amp) is recurrent in metastatic breast cancer (BC) and is associated with resistance to endocrine therapy (ET) and CDK4/6 inhibitors (CDK4/6i). Multi-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (MTKI) and selective pan-FGFR inhibitors (FGFRi) are being developed for FGFR1amp BC. High-level FGFR amplification and protein expression by IHC have identified BC responders to FGFRi or MTKI, respectively. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Here, we used preclinical models and patient samples to identify predictive biomarkers to these drugs. We evaluated the antitumor activity of an FGFRi and an MTKI in a collection of seventeen BC patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) harboring amplification in FGFR1/2/3/4 and in ten patients receiving either an FGFRi/MTKI. mRNA levels were measured on FFPE tumor samples using two commercial strategies. Proliferation and angiogenesis were evaluated by detecting Ki-67 and CD31 in viable areas by immunofluorescence. RESULTS High FGFR1-4 mRNA levels but not copy number alteration (CNA) associated with FGFRi response. Treatment with MTKI showed higher response rates than with FGFRi (86% vs 53%), regardless of the FGFR1-4 mRNA levels. FGFR-addicted PDXs exhibited an antiproliferative response to either FGFRi or MTKI, and PDXs exclusively sensitive to MTKI exhibited an additional anti-angiogenic response. Consistently, clinical benefit of MTKI was not associated with high FGFR1-4 mRNA levels and it was observed in patients previously treated with anti-angiogenic drugs. CONCLUSION Tailored therapy with FGFRi in molecularly-selected metastatic BC based on high FGFR1-4 mRNA levels warrants prospective validation in luminal BC CDK4/6i-resistant patients and in TNBC patients without targeted therapeutic options.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital. Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Molecular Pathology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology
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- Oncology Data Science Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO)
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- Angiogenesis Unit, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge
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- Cancer Genomic Group, Vall Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO)
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology
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- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO)
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology
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- Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO)
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- Molecular Therapeutics Research Unit, Oncology Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital
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- Medical Oncology Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
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- Medical Oncology - Oncology Data Science, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology
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- Molecular Oncology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO)
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- Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Medical Oncology Department; SOLTI Breast Cancer Research Group
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- ProCURE, Oncobell Program, Institut d�'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge
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- Cancer Genomic Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO)
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- Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO)
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Guzmán M, Zbella E, Alvarez SS, Nguyen JL, Imperial E, Troncale FJ, Holub C, Mallhi AK, VanWyk S. Effect of an intensive lifestyle intervention on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components among overweight and obese adults. J Public Health (Oxf) 2021; 42:828-838. [PMID: 31840755 PMCID: PMC7685849 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdz170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Despite the fact that up to a third of the global population has metabolic syndrome (MetS), it has been overlooked in clinical settings. This study assesses the impact of a physician-supervised nonsurgical weight management program on the prevalence of MetS and its key indicators. Methods Four-hundred seventy-nine overweight and obese participants aged 19 years or older were included in a prospective longitudinal study. Changes in MetS and its key indicators were assessed using the binomial exact, chi-square and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests in an intent-to-treat study population. Differences in age strata were assessed using a generalized linear model. Results Fifty-two percent of participants (n = 249) had MetS at baseline. Prevalence of MetS decreased steadily with significant changes from baseline observed at weeks 13 (31.8%, P < 0.0001), 26 (28.7%, P < 0.0012) and 39 (21.6%, P < 0.0002); changes from baseline were observed at week 52 as statistically significant (16.7%, P < 0.0012). Improvements in anthropometrics and levels of key indicators of MetS were observed throughout the study. Conclusion These findings confirm that weight loss is inversely associated with prevalence of MetS and its key indicators among overweight and obese individuals. Future studies may benefit from a larger sample size and better retention (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03588117).
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- M Guzmán
- Division of Research & Development, Department of Medical Affairs, Medi-Weightloss, 509 South Hyde Park Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
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- Florida Fertility Institute, 2454 N. McMullen Booth Road Suite 601, Clearwater, FL 33759, USA
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- Department of Medical Affairs, Medi-Weightloss, 509 South Hyde Park Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Mercer University, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
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- Iredell Primary Care for Women, 114 Gateway Blvd, Suite B, Mooresville, NC 28117, USA
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- Section of Gastroenterology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Public Health, College of Education, Health and Human Services, California State University, 333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road, San Marcos, CA 92096, USA
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- Division of Research & Development, Department of Medical Affairs, Medi-Weightloss, 509 South Hyde Park Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
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- Independent Consultant, 2518 69th Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33712, USA
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Gris-Oliver A, Ibrahim YH, Rivas MA, García-García C, Sánchez-Guixé M, Ruiz-Pace F, Viaplana C, Pérez-García JM, Llombart-Cussac A, Grueso J, Parés M, Guzmán M, Rodríguez O, Anton P, Cozar P, Calvo MT, Bruna A, Arribas J, Caldas C, Dienstmann R, Nuciforo P, Oliveira M, Cortés J, Serra V. PI3K activation promotes resistance to eribulin in HER2-negative breast cancer. Br J Cancer 2021; 124:1581-1591. [PMID: 33723394 PMCID: PMC8076303 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-021-01293-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Eribulin is a microtubule-targeting agent approved for the treatment of advanced or metastatic breast cancer (BC) previously treated with anthracycline- and taxane-based regimens. PIK3CA mutation is associated with worse response to chemotherapy in oestrogen receptor-positive (ER+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) metastatic BC. We aimed to evaluate the role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathway mutations in eribulin resistance. METHODS Resistance to eribulin was evaluated in HER2- BC cell lines and patient-derived tumour xenografts, and correlated with a mutation in the PI3K/AKT pathway. RESULTS Eleven out of 23 HER2- BC xenografts treated with eribulin exhibited disease progression. No correlation with ER status was detected. Among the resistant models, 64% carried mutations in PIK3CA, PIK3R1 or AKT1, but only 17% among the sensitive xenografts (P = 0.036). We observed that eribulin treatment induced AKT phosphorylation in vitro and in patient tumours. In agreement, the addition of PI3K inhibitors reversed primary and acquired resistance to eribulin in xenograft models, regardless of the genetic alterations in PI3K/AKT pathway or ER status. Mechanistically, PI3K blockade reduced p21 levels likely enabling apoptosis, thus sensitising to eribulin treatment. CONCLUSIONS PI3K pathway activation induces primary resistance or early adaptation to eribulin, supporting the combination of PI3K inhibitors and eribulin for the treatment of HER2- BC patients.
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- Albert Gris-Oliver
- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Weil Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncology Data Science (ODysSey Group), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncology Data Science (ODysSey Group), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), Barcelona, Spain
- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), Ridgewood, NJ, USA
- Breast Cancer Program, Quironsalud Group, Institute of Oncology (IOB), Barcelona, Spain
- Breast Cancer Program, Quironsalud Group, Institute of Oncology (IOB), Madrid, Spain
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- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), Barcelona, Spain
- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), Ridgewood, NJ, USA
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Preclinical Modelling of Paediatric Cancer Evolution Team, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK
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- Growth Factors Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Oncology and Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge Breast Unit, NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre and Cambridge Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Oncology Data Science (ODysSey Group), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Molecular Oncology Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), Barcelona, Spain.
- Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MedSIR), Ridgewood, NJ, USA.
- Breast Cancer Program, Quironsalud Group, Institute of Oncology (IOB), Barcelona, Spain.
- Breast Cancer Program, Quironsalud Group, Institute of Oncology (IOB), Madrid, Spain.
- Breast Cancer GroupVall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.
- CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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Muñoz-López C, Ramírez-Cornejo C, Marchetti MA, Han SS, Del Barrio-Díaz P, Jaque A, Uribe P, Majerson D, Curi M, Del Puerto C, Reyes-Baraona F, Meza-Romero R, Parra-Cares J, Araneda-Ortega P, Guzmán M, Millán-Apablaza R, Nuñez-Mora M, Liopyris K, Vera-Kellet C, Navarrete-Dechent C. Performance of a deep neural network in teledermatology: a single-centre prospective diagnostic study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 35:546-553. [PMID: 33037709 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The use of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for the diagnosis of skin diseases has shown promise in experimental settings but has not been yet tested in real-life conditions. OBJECTIVE To assess the diagnostic performance and potential clinical utility of a 174-multiclass AI algorithm in a real-life telemedicine setting. METHODS Prospective, diagnostic accuracy study including consecutive patients who submitted images for teledermatology evaluation. The treating dermatologist chose a single image to upload to a web application during teleconsultation. A follow-up reader study including nine healthcare providers (3 dermatologists, 3 dermatology residents and 3 general practitioners) was performed. RESULTS A total of 340 cases from 281 patients met study inclusion criteria. The mean (SD) age of patients was 33.7 (17.5) years; 63% (n = 177) were female. Exposure to the AI algorithm results was considered useful in 11.8% of visits (n = 40) and the teledermatologist correctly modified the real-time diagnosis in 0.6% (n = 2) of cases. The overall top-1 accuracy of the algorithm (41.2%) was lower than that of the dermatologists (60.1%), residents (57.8%) and general practitioners (49.3%) (all comparisons P < 0.05, in the reader study). When the analysis was limited to the diagnoses on which the algorithm had been explicitly trained, the balanced top-1 accuracy of the algorithm (47.6%) was comparable to the dermatologists (49.7%) and residents (47.7%) but superior to the general practitioners (39.7%; P = 0.049). Algorithm performance was associated with patient skin type and image quality. CONCLUSIONS A 174-disease class AI algorithm appears to be a promising tool in the triage and evaluation of lesions with patient-taken photographs via telemedicine.
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- C Muñoz-López
- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Dermatology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Dermatology Clinic, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Melanoma and Skin Cancer Unit, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Athens, Andreas Syggros Hospital of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Melanoma and Skin Cancer Unit, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Palafox M, Mina L, Malfettone A, Monserrat L, Rodriguez M, Rodríguez O, Guzmán M, Grueso J, Scaltriti M, Miquel T, Saura C, Capelán M, Gil-Gil M, Llombart Cussac A, Cortés J, Perez Garcia J, Del Campo M, Bellet Ezquerra M, Serra V. 1933MO TransFAL: Establishment of clinical trial-matched luminal breast cancer patient-derived xenografts (PDX) for translational studies. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Gris-Oliver A, Palafox M, Monserrat L, Brasó-Maristany F, Òdena A, Sánchez-Guixé M, Ibrahim YH, Villacampa G, Grueso J, Parés M, Guzmán M, Rodríguez O, Bruna A, Hirst CS, Barnicle A, de Bruin EC, Reddy A, Schiavon G, Arribas J, Mills GB, Caldas C, Dienstmann R, Prat A, Nuciforo P, Razavi P, Scaltriti M, Turner NC, Saura C, Davies BR, Oliveira M, Serra V. Genetic Alterations in the PI3K/AKT Pathway and Baseline AKT Activity Define AKT Inhibitor Sensitivity in Breast Cancer Patient-derived Xenografts. Clin Cancer Res 2020; 26:3720-3731. [PMID: 32220884 PMCID: PMC7814659 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-3324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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PURPOSE AZD5363/capivasertib is a pan-AKT catalytic inhibitor with promising activity in combination with paclitaxel in triple-negative metastatic breast cancer harboring PI3K/AKT-pathway alterations and in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in combination with fulvestrant. Here, we aimed to identify response biomarkers and uncover mechanisms of resistance to AZD5363 and its combination with paclitaxel. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Genetic and proteomic markers were analyzed in 28 HER2-negative patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) and in patient samples, and correlated to AZD5363 sensitivity as single agent and in combination with paclitaxel. RESULTS Four PDX were derived from patients receiving AZD5363 in the clinic which exhibited concordant treatment response. Mutations in PIK3CA/AKT1 and absence of mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1)-activating alterations, for example, in MTOR or TSC1, were associated with sensitivity to AZD5363 monotherapy. Interestingly, excluding PTEN from the composite biomarker increased its accuracy from 64% to 89%. Moreover, resistant PDXs exhibited low baseline pAKT S473 and residual pS6 S235 upon treatment, suggesting that parallel pathways bypass AKT/S6K1 signaling in these models. We identified two mechanisms of acquired resistance to AZD5363: cyclin D1 overexpression and loss of AKT1 p.E17K. CONCLUSIONS This study provides insight into putative predictive biomarkers of response and acquired resistance to AZD5363 in HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer.
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- Albert Gris-Oliver
- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapeutics in Solid Tumors, August Pi i Sunyer, Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncology Data Science Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
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- Early Oncology, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Early Oncology, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Early Oncology, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Growth Factors Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cell Development and Cancer Biology, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon
- Department of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Oncology and Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Cambridge Breast Unit, NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre and Cambridge Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Oncology Data Science Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapeutics in Solid Tumors, August Pi i Sunyer, Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain
- SOLTI Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Molecular Oncology Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medicine and Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pathology and Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.
- CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Castroviejo-Bermejo M, Cruz C, Llop-Guevara A, Gutiérrez-Enríquez S, Ducy M, Ibrahim YH, Gris-Oliver A, Pellegrino B, Bruna A, Guzmán M, Rodríguez O, Grueso J, Bonache S, Moles-Fernández A, Villacampa G, Viaplana C, Gómez P, Vidal M, Peg V, Serres-Créixams X, Dellaire G, Simard J, Nuciforo P, Rubio IT, Dienstmann R, Barrett JC, Caldas C, Baselga J, Saura C, Cortés J, Déas O, Jonkers J, Masson JY, Cairo S, Judde JG, O'Connor MJ, Díez O, Balmaña J, Serra V. A RAD51 assay feasible in routine tumor samples calls PARP inhibitor response beyond BRCA mutation. EMBO Mol Med 2018; 10:e9172. [PMID: 30377213 PMCID: PMC6284440 DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201809172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors (PARPi) are effective in cancers with defective homologous recombination DNA repair (HRR), including BRCA1/2-related cancers. A test to identify additional HRR-deficient tumors will help to extend their use in new indications. We evaluated the activity of the PARPi olaparib in patient-derived tumor xenografts (PDXs) from breast cancer (BC) patients and investigated mechanisms of sensitivity through exome sequencing, BRCA1 promoter methylation analysis, and immunostaining of HRR proteins, including RAD51 nuclear foci. In an independent BC PDX panel, the predictive capacity of the RAD51 score and the homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) score were compared. To examine the clinical feasibility of the RAD51 assay, we scored archival breast tumor samples, including PALB2-related hereditary cancers. The RAD51 score was highly discriminative of PARPi sensitivity versus PARPi resistance in BC PDXs and outperformed the genomic test. In clinical samples, all PALB2-related tumors were classified as HRR-deficient by the RAD51 score. The functional biomarker RAD51 enables the identification of PARPi-sensitive BC and broadens the population who may benefit from this therapy beyond BRCA1/2-related cancers.
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- High Risk and Familial Cancer Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Genome Stability Laboratory, CHU de Québec Research Center, Québec City, QC, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Laval University Cancer Research Center, Québec City, QC, Canada
- CHU de Quebec - Université Laval Research Center, Genomics Center CHUL, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute and Department of Oncology, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncogenetics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncology Data Science (OdysSey Group), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncology Data Science (OdysSey Group), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- CHU de Quebec - Université Laval Research Center, Genomics Center CHUL, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Molecular Oncology Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Breast Surgical Unit, Breast Cancer Center, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oncology Data Science (OdysSey Group), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute and Department of Oncology, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Breast Cancer Programme, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Cambridge Cancer Centre, Cambridge, UK
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- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (HOPP), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Oncology, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
- Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Molecular Pathology and Cancer Genomics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Genome Stability Laboratory, CHU de Québec Research Center, Québec City, QC, Canada
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Laval University Cancer Research Center, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Oncology Innovative Medicines and Early Clinical Development Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Oncogenetics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Clinical and Molecular Genetics Area, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- High Risk and Familial Cancer Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Palafox M, Herrera-Abreu MT, Bellet M, Oliveira M, Bruna A, Rodriguez O, Guzmán M, Grueso J, Vilaplana C, Arribas J, Tomaso ED, Su F, Caldas C, Turner NC, Dienstmann R, Baselga J, Scaltriti M, Cortés J, Saura C, Serra V. Abstract 3596: Biomarkers of response to CDK4/6 inhibitor (CDK4/6i) in hormone receptor (HR) positive and HER2-positive breast cancer (BC) patient-derived xenografts (PDX). Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2018-3596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The cell cycle G1-restriction point is frequently deregulated in HR+ BC by alterations of cyclin D1 (CCND1), p16 (CDKN2A) or pRb (RB1). CDK4/6i (ribociclib, abemaciclib and palbociclib) have shown clinical activity in metastatic HR+ BC, both as single agents and in combination with endocrine therapy. Currently, no biomarkers of response to CDK4/6i have been identified beyond HR expression and little is known about mechanisms of acquired resistance.
Twenty-one PDXs were established from HR+, HER2+ or HR+/HER2+ BC patient biopsies and their response to ribociclib was evaluated in vivo and ex vivo in matrigel cultures. Acquired-resistance was generated in vivo by isolating tumors that escaped therapy overtime. In order to identify response biomarkers, genetic and proteomic analysis of PDXs were performed and correlated with ribociclib antitumor activity. Candidates were validated in a cohort of 8 tumor samples from patients treated with abemaciclib monotherapy and in vitro. Combination with the PI3K-alpha inhibitor (PI3Ki) BYL719 was explored in vivo.
In vivo, ribociclib exhibited antitumor activity in five out of 21 PDXs (24%), two of which acquired resistance after continuous dosage (75mg/kg, 6IW). Ex vivo matrigel cultures recapitulated the in vivo response with 75% sensitivity and 92% specificity (p=0.01), providing a novel approach for high throughput screening. Baseline levels of ER, PR and Ki67 protein or PIK3CA/ESR1 mutations did not discriminate between ribociclib-resistant/sensitive PDXs, whereas CCND1/D2-amplification/overexpression were only found in ribociclib-resistant models. Importantly, sensitive PDXs exhibited significant Ki67 reduction upon ribociclib treatment, higher baseline pRb- and lower p16-staining compared to ribociclib-resistant PDXs (p=0.004, 0.02 and 0.03, respectively). Three out of 8 acquired-resistant tumors (37.5%) exhibited pRb loss. In vitro, RB1 knockdown and cyclin D1/D2-overexpression resulted in higher BrdU incorporation and higher IC50 than control cells upon ribociclib treatment. p16 expression was significantly lower in samples of patients exhibiting clinical benefit with abemaciclib monotherapy (p=0.04). Remarkably, combination of ribociclib with a PI3Ki resulted in appreciable antitumor activity in 18 out of 20 PDXs (90%), including two models resistant to fulvestrant given in combination with ribociclib.
In conclusion, HR+, HER2+ and HR+/HER2+ BC PDXs expressing both high Rb- and low p16-protein levels are sensitive to CDK4/6i whereas deregulation of the G1-restriction point due to low pRb or high cyclin D1/D2 protein levels is associated with resistance to ribociclib monotherapy. Addition of a PI3Ki markedly improves the antitumor response of ribociclib in most of PDXs, suggesting that the PI3K pathway may play a pivotal role in limiting the efficacy of CDK4/6 inhibition.
Citation Format: Marta Palafox, María Teresa Herrera-Abreu, Meritxell Bellet, Mafalda Oliveira, Alejandra Bruna, Olga Rodriguez, Marta Guzmán, Judit Grueso, Cristina Vilaplana, Joaquín Arribas, Emmanuelle di Tomaso, Faye Su, Carlos Caldas, Nicholas C. Turner, Rodrigo Dienstmann, José Baselga, Maurizio Scaltriti, Javier Cortés, Cristina Saura, Violeta Serra. Biomarkers of response to CDK4/6 inhibitor (CDK4/6i) in hormone receptor (HR) positive and HER2-positive breast cancer (BC) patient-derived xenografts (PDX) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2018; 2018 Apr 14-18; Chicago, IL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 3596.
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- Marta Palafox
- 1Vall D´Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- 1Vall D´Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- 1Vall D´Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- 4Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- 3CRUK Cambridge institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- 6Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- 1Vall D´Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- 1Vall D´Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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Tundidor I, Blasco-Benito S, Seijo-Vila M, Caro-Villalobos M, Caffarel M, Moreno-Bueno G, Guzmán M, Sánchez C, Perez-Gomez E. PO-294 Role of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) in breast development and cancer. ESMO Open 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-eacr25.325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Ferré C, Llopis F, Martín-Sánchez FJ, Sempere G, Llorens P, Navarro C, Martínez-Ortiz M, Juan A, Sanpedro F, Guardiola JM, Guzmán M, Alvarez A, Arranz M, Daza M, Cortés E, Pérez V, Rua MA, Serra P, Guerrero F, Núñez JC, llull JA, Almela A, Anduiza J, Martín A, Juarez R, Gil J, Ferreira A, Lapuerta L, Castro C, Porras A, Valentín PM. General Characteristics and Activity of Emergency Department Short-Stay Units in Spanish Hospitals. J Emerg Med 2017; 52:764-768. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.01.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Herrero-Vanrell R, Arranz A, García-Caballero C, Guzmán M, Andres-Guerrero V, García-Feijoo J, Molina-Martínez I, Bravo-Osuna I. Multiloaded microparticulate drug delivery systems for the treatment of retinal diseases. Acta Ophthalmol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2016.0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Serra V, Palafox M, Herrera MT, Rivas MA, Guzmán M, Rodriguez O, Grueso J, Bellet M, Oliveira M, Saura C, di Tomaso E, Camponigro G, Turner NC, Cortés J, Baselga J. Abstract 2825: Identification of CDK4/6-response biomarkers using estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer patient-derived xenografts (PDX). Cancer Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2016-2825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Endocrine resistance is a clinical challenge for the treatment of estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer (BC). CDK4/6 blockade in combination with endocrine therapy has shown clinical activity in metastatic ER+ BC refractory to anti-hormonal treatment. However, there is a need for biomarkers that can predict the response to this treatment and improve patient stratification. We aimed to address this issue using xenograft models established from samples of ER+ BC patients.
Six ER+ PDXs were treated with continuous doses of a CDK4/6 inhibitor (LEE011, 75mg/kg, 6IW) and a PI3K-alpha inhibitor (BYL719, 35mg/kg, 6IW) as single agents and in combination, and intrinsic sensitivity to these agents was evaluated. The models were then genomically characterized using a capture-based sequencing panel and by digital PCR.
One PDX model was intrinsically sensitive to single-agent CDK4/6 inhibition and experienced tumor regression, but all individual tumors eventually escaped therapy after 50 days of treatment. This particular model harbored an ESR1-mutation and concomitant losses of CDKN2A/B. At relapse, we identified the acquisition of an RB1 frameshift mutation. Interestingly, upfront combined treatment with a PI3K-alpha inhibitor delayed the onset of tumor progression. Two out of the remaining five CDK4/6-resistant PDXs harbored either a frameshift mutation in RB1 (plus loss of heterozygosity) or had low pRb protein expression. Two other resistant models harbored CCND1 and MYC amplifications. The remaining one harbored a TSC1 loss. In all the CDK4/6-resistant PDX, however, the combination of CDK4/6 and PI3K-alpha inhibition resulted in tumor regression.
From our results, we conclude that loss of G1-cell cycle checkpoint control, such as mutation/loss of RB1 and CCND1-amplification, is associated with lack of response to CDK4/6 blockade in ER+ BC PDX. The addition of a PI3K-alpha inhibitor results in improvement of disease control in all experimental models tested.
Citation Format: Violeta Serra, Marta Palafox, Maria-Teresa Herrera, Martin A Rivas, Marta Guzmán, Olga Rodriguez, Judit Grueso, Meritxell Bellet, Mafalda Oliveira, Cristina Saura, Emmanuelle di Tomaso, Giordi Camponigro, Nicholas C. Turner, Javier Cortés, José Baselga. Identification of CDK4/6-response biomarkers using estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer patient-derived xenografts (PDX). [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2016 Apr 16-20; New Orleans, LA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(14 Suppl):Abstract nr 2825.
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- 1Vall d’Hebron Inst. of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- 1Vall d’Hebron Inst. of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- 4Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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In addition to the well-known palliative effects of cannabinoids on some cancer-associated symptoms, a large body of evidence shows that these molecules can decrease tumour growth in animal models of cancer. They do so by modulating key cell signalling pathways involved in the control of cancer cell proliferation and survival. In addition, cannabinoids inhibit angiogenesis and decrease metastasis in various tumour types in laboratory animals. In this review, we discuss the current understanding of cannabinoids as antitumour agents, focusing on recent discoveries about their molecular mechanisms of action, including resistance mechanisms and opportunities for their use in combination therapy. Those observations have already contributed to the foundation for the development of the first clinical studies that will analyze the safety and potential clinical benefit of cannabinoids as anticancer agents.
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- G Velasco
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, and Instituto Universitario de Investigación Neuroquímica, Madrid, Spain;; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Madrid, Spain;; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, and Instituto Universitario de Investigación Neuroquímica, Madrid, Spain;; Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, and Instituto Universitario de Investigación Neuroquímica, Madrid, Spain;; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Madrid, Spain;; Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain
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Guzmán M, Keitelman I, Sabbione F, Trevani AS, Giordano MN, Galletti JG. Desiccating stress-induced disruption of ocular surface immune tolerance drives dry eye disease. Clin Exp Immunol 2016; 184:248-56. [PMID: 26690299 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Dry eye is an allegedly autoimmune disorder for which the initiating mechanisms and the targeted antigens in the ocular surface are not known, yet there is extensive evidence that a localized T helper type 1 (Th1)/Th17 effector T cell response is responsible for its pathogenesis. In this work, we explore the reconciling hypothesis that desiccating stress, which is usually considered an exacerbating factor, could actually be sufficient to skew the ocular surface's mucosal response to any antigen and therefore drive the disease. Using a mouse model of dry eye, we found that desiccating stress causes a nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB)- and time-dependent disruption of the ocular surface's immune tolerance to exogenous ovalbumin. This pathogenic event is mediated by increased Th1 and Th17 T cells and reduced regulatory T cells in the draining lymph nodes. Conversely, topical NF-κB inhibitors reduced corneal epithelial damage and interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6 levels in the ocular surface of mice under desiccating stress. The observed effect was mediated by an augmented regulatory T cell response, a finding that highlights the role of mucosal tolerance disruption in dry eye pathogenesis. Remarkably, the NF-κB pathway is also involved in mucosal tolerance disruption in other ocular surface disorders. Together, these results suggest that targeting of mucosal NF-κB activation could have therapeutic potential in dry eye.
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- M Guzmán
- Immunology Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Medicine, National Academy of Medicine/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Immunology Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Medicine, National Academy of Medicine/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Immunology Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Medicine, National Academy of Medicine/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Immunology Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Medicine, National Academy of Medicine/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Immunology Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Medicine, National Academy of Medicine/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Immunology Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Medicine, National Academy of Medicine/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Guzmán M, Acosta I, Lavados P. Age of stroke onset in men and women in the last 17years: results of the RECCA registry. J Neurol Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.1354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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García-García C, Rivas MA, Ibrahim YH, Calvo MT, Gris-Oliver A, Rodríguez O, Grueso J, Antón P, Guzmán M, Aura C, Nuciforo P, Jessen K, Argilés G, Dienstmann R, Bertotti A, Trusolino L, Matito J, Vivancos A, Chicote I, Palmer HG, Tabernero J, Scaltriti M, Baselga J, Serra V. MEK plus PI3K/mTORC1/2 Therapeutic Efficacy Is Impacted by TP53 Mutation in Preclinical Models of Colorectal Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2015; 21:5499-5510. [PMID: 26272063 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-3091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE PI3K pathway activation occurs in concomitance with RAS/BRAF mutations in colorectal cancer, limiting the sensitivity to targeted therapies. Several clinical studies are being conducted to test the tolerability and clinical activity of dual MEK and PI3K pathway blockade in solid tumors. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN In the present study, we explored the efficacy of dual pathway blockade in colorectal cancer preclinical models harboring concomitant activation of the ERK and PI3K pathways. Moreover, we investigated if TP53 mutation affects the response to this therapy. RESULTS Dual MEK and mTORC1/2 blockade resulted in synergistic antiproliferative effects in cell lines bearing alterations in KRAS/BRAF and PIK3CA/PTEN. Although the on-treatment cell-cycle effects were not affected by the TP53 status, a marked proapoptotic response to therapy was observed exclusively in wild-type TP53 colorectal cancer models. We further interrogated two independent panels of KRAS/BRAF- and PIK3CA/PTEN-altered cell line- and patient-derived tumor xenografts for the antitumor response toward this combination of agents. A combination response that resulted in substantial antitumor activity was exclusively observed among the wild-type TP53 models (two out of five, 40%), but there was no such response across the eight mutant TP53 models (0%). Interestingly, within a cohort of 14 patients with colorectal cancer treated with these agents for their metastatic disease, two patients with long-lasting responses (32 weeks) had TP53 wild-type tumors. CONCLUSIONS Our data support that, in wild-type TP53 colorectal cancer cells with ERK and PI3K pathway alterations, MEK blockade results in potent p21 induction, preventing apoptosis to occur. In turn, mTORC1/2 inhibition blocks MEK inhibitor-mediated p21 induction, unleashing apoptosis. Clin Cancer Res; 21(24); 5499-510. ©2015 AACR.
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- Celina García-García
- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain
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- Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain
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- Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain
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- Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino School of Medicine, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.,Translational Cancer Medicine, Candiolo Cancer Institute - FPO IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino School of Medicine, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy.,Translational Cancer Medicine, Candiolo Cancer Institute - FPO IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Cancer Genomics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain
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- Cancer Genomics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain
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- Stem Cells and Cancer Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain
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- Stem Cells and Cancer Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain
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- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain.,Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065.,Breast Medicine Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), 08035-Barcelona, Spain
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Blázquez C, Chiarlone A, Bellocchio L, Resel E, Pruunsild P, García-Rincón D, Sendtner M, Timmusk T, Lutz B, Galve-Roperh I, Guzmán M. The CB₁ cannabinoid receptor signals striatal neuroprotection via a PI3K/Akt/mTORC1/BDNF pathway. Cell Death Differ 2015; 22:1618-29. [PMID: 25698444 PMCID: PMC4563779 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2015.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Revised: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The CB1 cannabinoid receptor, the main molecular target of endocannabinoids and cannabis active components, is the most abundant G protein-coupled receptor in the mammalian brain. In particular, the CB1 receptor is highly expressed in the basal ganglia, mostly on terminals of medium-sized spiny neurons, where it plays a key neuromodulatory function. The CB1 receptor also confers neuroprotection in various experimental models of striatal damage. However, the assessment of the physiological relevance and therapeutic potential of the CB1 receptor in basal ganglia-related diseases is hampered, at least in part, by the lack of knowledge of the precise mechanism of CB1 receptor neuroprotective activity. Here, by using an array of pharmacological, genetic and pharmacogenetic (designer receptor exclusively activated by designer drug) approaches, we show that (1) CB1 receptor engagement protects striatal cells from excitotoxic death via the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 pathway, which, in turn, (2) induces brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression through the selective activation of BDNF gene promoter IV, an effect that is mediated by multiple transcription factors. To assess the possible functional impact of the CB1/BDNF axis in a neurodegenerative-disease context in vivo, we conducted experiments in the R6/2 mouse, a well-established model of Huntington's disease, in which the CB1 receptor and BDNF are known to be severely downregulated in the dorsolateral striatum. Adeno-associated viral vector-enforced re-expression of the CB1 receptor in the dorsolateral striatum of R6/2 mice allowed the re-expression of BDNF and the concerted rescue of the neuropathological deficits in these animals. Collectively, these findings unravel a molecular link between CB1 receptor activation and BDNF expression, and support the relevance of the CB1/BDNF axis in promoting striatal neuron survival.
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- C Blázquez
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, and the Instituto Universitario de Investigación Neuroquímica (IUIN), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, and the Instituto Universitario de Investigación Neuroquímica (IUIN), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, and the Instituto Universitario de Investigación Neuroquímica (IUIN), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, and the Instituto Universitario de Investigación Neuroquímica (IUIN), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Gene Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, and the Instituto Universitario de Investigación Neuroquímica (IUIN), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Gene Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, and the Instituto Universitario de Investigación Neuroquímica (IUIN), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, and the Instituto Universitario de Investigación Neuroquímica (IUIN), Madrid, Spain
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Salazar M, Lorente M, García-Taboada E, Pérez Gómez E, Dávila D, Zúñiga-García P, María Flores J, Rodríguez A, Hegedus Z, Mosén-Ansorena D, Aransay AM, Hernández-Tiedra S, López-Valero I, Quintanilla M, Sánchez C, Iovanna JL, Dusetti N, Guzmán M, Francis SE, Carracedo A, Kiss-Toth E, Velasco G. Loss of Tribbles pseudokinase-3 promotes Akt-driven tumorigenesis via FOXO inactivation. Cell Death Differ 2014; 22:131-44. [PMID: 25168244 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2014.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2014] [Revised: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Tribbles pseudokinase-3 (TRIB3) has been proposed to act as an inhibitor of AKT although the precise molecular basis of this activity and whether the loss of TRIB3 contributes to cancer initiation and progression remain to be clarified. In this study, by using a wide array of in vitro and in vivo approaches, including a Trib3 knockout mouse, we demonstrate that TRIB3 has a tumor-suppressing role. We also find that the mechanism by which TRIB3 loss enhances tumorigenesis relies on the dysregulation of the phosphorylation of AKT by the mTORC2 complex, which leads to an enhanced phosphorylation of AKT on Ser473 and the subsequent hyperphosphorylation and inactivation of the transcription factor FOXO3. These observations support the notion that loss of TRIB3 is associated with a more aggressive phenotype in various types of tumors by enhancing the activity of the mTORC2/AKT/FOXO axis.
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- M Salazar
- 1] Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain [2] Instituto de Investigaciones Sanitarias San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain [2] Instituto de Investigaciones Sanitarias San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain [2] Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (I+12), Madrid, Spain
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain [2] Instituto de Investigaciones Sanitarias San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Surgery and Medicine, School of Veterinary, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Surgery and Medicine, School of Veterinary, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Biophysics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
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- CIC bioGUNE-CIBERehd, Bizkaia Technology Park, Derio, Spain
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain [2] Instituto de Investigaciones Sanitarias San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain [2] Instituto de Investigaciones Sanitarias San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (CSIC-UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain [2] Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (I+12), Madrid, Spain
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- Centre de Recherche en Carcérologie de Marseille (CRCM), INSERM UMR, CNRS UMR 7258, Aix Marseille Université and Institut Paoli Calmette, Marseille, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Carcérologie de Marseille (CRCM), INSERM UMR, CNRS UMR 7258, Aix Marseille Université and Institut Paoli Calmette, Marseille, France
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain [2] Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED) and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigaciones Sanitarias (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cardiovascular Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- 1] CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology Park, Derio, Spain [2] Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain [3] Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Cardiovascular Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain [2] Instituto de Investigaciones Sanitarias San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
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Ortiz P, Scarcella S, Cerna C, Rosales C, Cabrera M, Guzmán M, Lamenza P, Solana H. Resistance of Fasciola hepatica against Triclabendazole in cattle in Cajamarca (Peru): a clinical trial and an in vivo efficacy test in sheep. Vet Parasitol 2013; 195:118-21. [PMID: 23352107 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2012] [Revised: 12/31/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Fasciolosis caused by Fasciola hepatica, is the most prevalent parasitic disease in dairy cattle from the northern region of Cajamarca, Peru. The control of this parasite is based on the use of Triclabendazole (TCBZ), a drug that has been used for more than fifteen years in this area. Recent studies, however, have reported a lack of clinical efficacy after treating dairy cattle. This research was aimed to determine the efficacy of TCBZ in a clinical trial. Eleven dairy cows all positive to F. hepatica identified by presence of eggs in feces, were treated with TCBZ (Fasinex(®) 10%) at 12 mg/kg body weight. Fourteen and thirty days after treatment, the animals were analyzed for F. hepatica eggs in their feces by the fecal egg count reduction test. The results found show an overall efficacy of 31.05% and 13. 63% (14 and 30 days post treatment, respectively). Furthermore, an in vivo efficacy test was conducted in sheep with metacercariae obtained from eggs isolated from a cow clinically resistant to TCBZ. Eleven sheep divided in two groups, a control group with no treatment (n=5) and a treated group (n=6) were all infected with two hundred metacercariae. One hundred and six days after infection all the animals demonstrated F. hepatica eggs in their feces, confirming the presence of adult parasites in their livers. The animals were then treated with TCBZ (Fasinex(®) 10%) at 10mg/kg body weight. Fifteen days later, the animals were sacrificed and the number of F. hepatica in their livers counted. The results of this experiment showed an efficacy of the flukicide of 25.2% confirming the resistance to TCBZ of the F. hepatica isolated from dairy cattle in Cajamarca, Peru.
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- P Ortiz
- Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru.
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Heron S, Guzmán M, Martínez-Parrondo N, Martínez-Gómez E, Arnanz F, Ramos P, Pérez-Luengo E, Zapico Á. Tumor filodes de la mama. A propósito de dos casos. Clínica e Investigación en Ginecología y Obstetricia 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gine.2011.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Martínez-Parrondo N, Heron S, Guzmán M, Valenzuela P, Zapico A. Hiperplasia endometrial atípica en biopsia preoperatoria y resultado de la pieza de histerectomía. Clínica e Investigación en Ginecología y Obstetricia 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gine.2011.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ibrahim YH, García-García C, Serra V, He L, Torres-Lockhart K, Prat A, Anton P, Cozar P, Guzmán M, Grueso J, Rodríguez O, Calvo MT, Aura C, Díez O, Rubio IT, Pérez J, Rodón J, Cortés J, Ellisen LW, Scaltriti M, Baselga J. PI3K inhibition impairs BRCA1/2 expression and sensitizes BRCA-proficient triple-negative breast cancer to PARP inhibition. Cancer Discov 2012; 2:1036-47. [PMID: 22915752 DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-11-0348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 447] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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UNLABELLED PARP inhibitors are active in tumors with defects in DNA homologous recombination (HR) due to BRCA1/2 mutations. The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathway preserves HR steady state. We hypothesized that in BRCA-proficient triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), PI3K inhibition would result in HR impairment and subsequent sensitization to PARP inhibitors. We show in TNBC cells that PI3K inhibition leads to DNA damage, downregulation of BRCA1/2, gain in poly-ADP-ribosylation, and subsequent sensitization to PARP inhibition. In TNBC patient-derived primary tumor xenografts, dual PI3K and PARP inhibition with BKM120 and olaparib reduced the growth of tumors displaying BRCA1/2 downregulation following PI3K inhibition. PI3K-mediated BRCA downregulation was accompanied by extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation. Overexpression of an active form of MEK1 resulted in ERK activation and downregulation of BRCA1, whereas the MEK inhibitor AZD6244 increased BRCA1/2 expression and reversed the effects of MEK1. We subsequently identified that the ETS1 transcription factor was involved in the ERK-dependent BRCA1/2 downregulation and that knockdown of ETS1 led to increased BRCA1/2 expression, limiting the sensitivity to combined BKM120 and olaparib in 3-dimensional culture. SIGNIFICANCE Treatment options are limited for patients with TNBCs. PARP inhibitors have clinical activity restricted to a small subgroup of patients with BRCA mutations. Here, we show that PI3K blockade results in HR impairment and sensitization to PARP inhibition in TNBCs without BRCA mutations, providing a rationale to combine PI3K and PARP inhibitors in this indication. Our findings could greatly expand the number of patients with breast cancer that would benefit from therapy with PARP inhibitors. On the basis of our findings, a clinical trial with BKM120 and olaparib is being initiated in patients with TNBCs.
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- Yasir H Ibrahim
- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Pg Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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García-García C, Ibrahim YH, Serra V, Calvo MT, Guzmán M, Grueso J, Aura C, Pérez J, Jessen K, Liu Y, Rommel C, Tabernero J, Baselga J, Scaltriti M. Dual mTORC1/2 and HER2 blockade results in antitumor activity in preclinical models of breast cancer resistant to anti-HER2 therapy. Clin Cancer Res 2012; 18:2603-12. [PMID: 22407832 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-11-2750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway is an attractive target in HER2-positive breast cancer that is refractory to anti-HER2 therapy. The hypothesis is that the suppression of this pathway results in sensitization to anti-HER2 agents. However, this combinatorial strategy has not been comprehensively tested in models of trastuzumab and lapatinib resistance. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We analyzed in vitro cell viability and induction of apoptosis in five different cell lines resistant to trastuzumab and lapatinib. Inhibition of HER2/HER3 phosphorylation, PI3K/Akt/mTOR, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathways was evaluated by Western blotting. Tumor growth inhibition after treatment with lapatinib, INK-128, or the combination of both agents was evaluated in three different animal models: two cell-based xenograft models refractory to both trastuzumab and lapatinib and a xenograft derived from a patient who relapsed on trastuzumab-based therapy. RESULTS The addition of lapatinib to INK-128 prevented both HER2 and HER3 phosphorylation induced by INK-128, resulting in inhibition of both PI3K/Akt/mTOR and ERK pathways. This dual blockade produced synergistic induction of cell death in five different HER2-positive cell lines resistant to trastuzumab and lapatinib. In vivo, both cell line-based and patient-derived xenografts showed exquisite sensitivity to the antitumor activity of the combination of lapatinib and INK-128, which resulted in durable tumor shrinkage and exhibited no signs of toxicity in these models. CONCLUSIONS The simultaneous blockade of both PI3K/Akt/mTOR and ERK pathways obtained by combining lapatinib with INK-128 acts synergistically in inducing cell death and tumor regression in breast cancer models refractory to anti-HER2 therapy.
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- Celina García-García
- Department of Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Pg Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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Vara D, Salazar M, Olea-Herrero N, Guzmán M, Velasco G, Díaz-Laviada I. Anti-tumoral action of cannabinoids on hepatocellular carcinoma: role of AMPK-dependent activation of autophagy. Cell Death Differ 2011; 18:1099-111. [PMID: 21475304 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2011.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third cause of cancer-related death worldwide. When these tumors are in advanced stages, few therapeutic options are available. Therefore, it is essential to search for new treatments to fight this disease. In this study, we investigated the effects of cannabinoids--a novel family of potential anticancer agents--on the growth of HCC. We found that Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ(9)-THC, the main active component of Cannabis sativa) and JWH-015 (a cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB(2)) cannabinoid receptor-selective agonist) reduced the viability of the human HCC cell lines HepG2 (human hepatocellular liver carcinoma cell line) and HuH-7 (hepatocellular carcinoma cells), an effect that relied on the stimulation of CB(2) receptor. We also found that Δ(9)-THC- and JWH-015-induced autophagy relies on tribbles homolog 3 (TRB3) upregulation, and subsequent inhibition of the serine-threonine kinase Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin C1 axis and adenosine monophosphate-activated kinase (AMPK) stimulation. Pharmacological and genetic inhibition of AMPK upstream kinases supported that calmodulin-activated kinase kinase β was responsible for cannabinoid-induced AMPK activation and autophagy. In vivo studies revealed that Δ(9)-THC and JWH-015 reduced the growth of HCC subcutaneous xenografts, an effect that was not evident when autophagy was genetically of pharmacologically inhibited in those tumors. Moreover, cannabinoids were also able to inhibit tumor growth and ascites in an orthotopic model of HCC xenograft. Our findings may contribute to the design of new therapeutic strategies for the management of HCC.
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- D Vara
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Alcalá University, Madrid, Spain
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Lorente M, Torres S, Salazar M, Carracedo A, Hernández-Tiedra S, Rodríguez-Fornés F, García-Taboada E, Meléndez B, Mollejo M, Campos-Martín Y, Lakatosh SA, Barcia J, Guzmán M, Velasco G. Stimulation of the midkine/ALK axis renders glioma cells resistant to cannabinoid antitumoral action. Cell Death Differ 2011; 18:959-73. [PMID: 21233844 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2010.170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Identifying the molecular mechanisms responsible for the resistance of gliomas to anticancer treatments is an issue of great therapeutic interest. Δ(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the major active ingredient of marijuana, and other cannabinoids inhibit tumor growth in animal models of cancer, including glioma, an effect that relies, at least in part, on the stimulation of autophagy-mediated apoptosis in tumor cells. Here, by analyzing the gene expression profile of a large series of human glioma cells with different sensitivity to cannabinoid action, we have identified a subset of genes specifically associated to THC resistance. One of these genes, namely that encoding the growth factor midkine (Mdk), is directly involved in the resistance of glioma cells to cannabinoid treatment. We also show that Mdk mediates its protective effect via the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) receptor and that Mdk signaling through ALK interferes with cannabinoid-induced autophagic cell death. Furthermore, in vivo Mdk silencing or ALK pharmacological inhibition sensitizes cannabinod-resistant tumors to THC antitumoral action. Altogether, our findings identify Mdk as a pivotal factor involved in the resistance of glioma cells to THC pro-autophagic and antitumoral action, and suggest that selective targeting of the Mdk/ALK axis could help to improve the efficacy of antitumoral therapies for gliomas.
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- M Lorente
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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Garcia SAL, Van der Lee TAJ, Ferreira CF, Te Lintel Hekkert B, Zapater MF, Goodwin SB, Guzmán M, Kema GHJ, Souza MT. Variable number of tandem repeat markers in the genome sequence of Mycosphaerella fijiensis, the causal agent of black leaf streak disease of banana (Musa spp). Genet Mol Res 2010; 9:2207-12. [PMID: 21064028 DOI: 10.4238/vol9-4gmr934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We searched the genome of Mycosphaerella fijiensis for molecular markers that would allow population genetics analysis of this plant pathogen. M. fijiensis, the causal agent of banana leaf streak disease, also known as black Sigatoka, is the most devastating pathogen attacking bananas (Musa spp). Recently, the entire genome sequence of M. fijiensis became available. We screened this database for VNTR markers. Forty-two primer pairs were selected for validation, based on repeat type and length and the number of repeat units. Five VNTR markers showing multiple alleles were validated with a reference set of isolates from different parts of the world and a population from a banana plantation in Costa Rica. Polymorphism information content values varied from 0.6414 to 0.7544 for the reference set and from 0.0400 and 0.7373 for the population set. Eighty percent of the polymorphism information content values were above 0.60, indicating that the markers are highly informative. These markers allowed robust scoring of agarose gels and proved to be useful for variability and population genetics studies. In conclusion, the strategy we developed to identify and validate VNTR markers is an efficient means to incorporate markers that can be used for fungicide resistance management and to develop breeding strategies to control banana black leaf streak disease. This is the first report of VNTR-minisatellites from the M. fijiensis genome sequence.
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- S A L Garcia
- Plant Research International B.V., Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Andradas C, Caffarel MM, Pérez-Gómez E, Salazar M, Lorente M, Velasco G, Guzmán M, Sánchez C. The orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR55 promotes cancer cell proliferation via ERK. Oncogene 2010; 30:245-52. [PMID: 20818416 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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GPR55 is an orphan G protein-coupled receptor that may be engaged by some lipid ligands such as lysophosphatidylinositol and cannabinoid-type compounds. Very little is known about its expression pattern and physio-pathological relevance, and its pharmacology and signaling are still rather controversial. Here we analyzed the expression and function of GPR55 in cancer cells. Our data show that GPR55 expression in human tumors from different origins correlates with their aggressiveness. Moreover, GPR55 promotes cancer cell proliferation, both in cell cultures and in xenografted mice, through the overactivation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase cascade. These findings reveal the importance of GPR55 in human cancer, and suggest that it could constitute a new biomarker and therapeutic target in oncology.
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- C Andradas
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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Redondo P, Guzmán M, Marquina M, Pretel M, Aguado L, Lloret P, Gorrochategui A. Repigmentación del pelo canoso tras tratamiento con hormona tiroidea. Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0001-7310(07)70145-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Redondo P, Guzmán M, Marquina M, Pretel M, Aguado L, Lloret P, Gorrochategui A. [Repigmentation of gray hair after thyroid hormone treatment]. Actas Dermosifiliogr 2007; 98:603-610. [PMID: 17961449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Darkening of gray and white hairs occurred in 2 patients with increased exogenous triiodothyronine (T3) due to treatment of myxedema coma in one case and iatrogenic hyperthyroidism in the other. We hypothesized that thyroid hormone may affect the homeostasis of hair follicles. To test our hypothesis and investigate the influence of thyroid hormone on the hair cycle, we used an in vivo murine model and an in vitro model based on culture of follicular units. METHODS We used the standard C57BL/6 murine model of the hair cycle. T3 (0.5 microg) dissolved in ethanol was applied topically once daily for 10 days to a depilated area in the telogen phase on the backs of the mice. Follicular units, obtained from hair transplant interventions, were cultured in vitro with different concentrations of T3. RESULTS On day 5, all T3-treated mice entered the anagen phase, whereas the anagen phase started spontaneously in control mice on day 9, and not until day 15 had all controls entered this phase. In the in vitro experiment, follicular units treated with 100 nmol/L T3 grew significantly larger compared to the control group. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that follicles in the telogen phase can be induced to enter the anagen phase by the topical application of T3. This thyroid hormone may reverse graying of the terminal hair. In the in vitro experiments, T3 stimulated hair shaft growth. Follicular melanocytes may be the target cell for these actions.
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- P Redondo
- Departamento de Dermatología. Clínica Universitaria de Navarra. Pamplona. España.
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Caffarel M, Moreno-Bueno G, Cerutti C, Palacios J, Guzmán M, Mechta-Grigoriou F, Sánchez C. 410 POSTER Involvement of AP-1 in cannabinoid antiproliferative action. EJC Suppl 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(07)70428-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Rojo F, Najera L, Lirola J, Jiménez J, Guzmán M, Sabadell MD, Baselga J, Ramon y Cajal S. 4E-binding protein 1, a cell signaling hallmark in breast cancer that correlates with pathologic grade and prognosis. Clin Cancer Res 2007; 13:81-9. [PMID: 17200342 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-1560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Cell signaling pathways include a complex myriad of interconnected factors from the membrane to the nucleus, such as erbB family receptors and the phosphoinositide-3-kinase/Akt/mTOR and Ras-Raf-ERK cascades, which drive proliferative signals, promote survival, and regulate protein synthesis. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN To find pivotal factors in these pathways, which provide prognostic information in malignancies, we studied 103 human breast tumors with an immunohistochemical profile, including total and phosphorylated (p) proteins: human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), epidermal growth factor receptor, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2, Akt, 4E-binding protein 1 (4EBP1), eukaryotic initiation factor 4E, phosphorylated ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1, phosphorylated ribosomal protein S6, and Ki67. Western blot and reverse lysate protein arrays were also done in a subset of tumors. RESULTS Significantly, activation of the phosphoinositide-3-kinase/Akt/mTOR cascade was detected in a high proportion of tumors (41.9%). Tumors with HER2 overexpression showed higher p-Akt as compared with negative tumors (P < 0.001). Levels of p-Akt correlated with the downstream molecules, p-4EBP1 (P = 0.001) and p-p70S6K (P = 0.05). Although 81.5% of tumors expressed p-4EBP1, in 16.3% of these tumors, concomitant activation of the upstream factors was not detected. Interestingly, p-4EBP1 was mainly expressed in poorly differentiated tumors (P < 0.001) and correlated with tumor size (P < 0.001), presence of lymph node metastasis (P = 0.002), and locoregional recurrences (P = 0.002). Coexpression of p-4EBP1 and p-eIF4G correlated with a high tumor proliferation rate (P = 0.012). CONCLUSION In this study, p-4EBP1 was the main factor in signaling pathways that associate with prognosis and grade of malignancy in breast tumors. Moreover, p-4EBP1 was detected in both HER2-positive and HER2-negative tumors. This factor seems to be a channeling point at which different upstream oncogenic alterations converge and transmit their proliferative signal, modulating protein translation.
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- Federico Rojo
- Department of Pathology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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Soria JM, Martínez Ramos C, Bahamonde O, García Cruz DM, Salmerón Sánchez M, García Esparza MA, Casas C, Guzmán M, Navarro X, Gómez Ribelles JL, García Verdugo JM, Monleón Pradas M, Barcia JA. Influence of the substrate's hydrophilicity on thein vitro Schwann cells viability. J Biomed Mater Res A 2007; 83:463-70. [PMID: 17477391 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A series of polymeric biomaterials including poly (methyl acrylate) (PMA), chitosan (CHT), poly(ethyl acrylate) (PEA), poly(hydroxyethyl acrylate) (PHEA), and a series of random copolymers containing ethyl acrylate and hydroxyethyl acrylate monomeric units were tested in vitro as culture substrates and compared for their impact on the proliferation and expansion of Schwann cells (SCs). Immunocytochemical staining assay and scanning electron microscopy techniques were applied to perform a quantitative analysis to determine the correct maintenance of the cultured glial cells on the different biomaterials. The results strongly suggest that cell attachment and proliferation is influenced by the substrate's surface chemistry, and that hydrophobic biomaterials based on PMA, PEA, and the copolymers PEA and PHEA in a narrow composition window are suitable substrates to promote cell attachment and proliferation of SCs in vitro.
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- J M Soria
- Fundación Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Avda. Tres Cruces s/n, 46014 Valencia, Spain.
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Redondo P, Guzmán M, Marquina M, Pretel M, Aguado L, Lloret P, Gorrochategui A. Repigmentation of Gray Hair After Thyroid Hormone Treatment. Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition) 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s1578-2190(07)70525-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Guzmán M, Duarte MJ, Blázquez C, Ravina J, Rosa MC, Galve-Roperh I, Sánchez C, Velasco G, González-Feria L. A pilot clinical study of Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. Br J Cancer 2006; 95:197-203. [PMID: 16804518 PMCID: PMC2360617 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other cannabinoids inhibit tumour growth and angiogenesis in animal models, so their potential application as antitumoral drugs has been suggested. However, the antitumoral effect of cannabinoids has never been tested in humans. Here we report the first clinical study aimed at assessing cannabinoid antitumoral action, specifically a pilot phase I trial in which nine patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme were administered THC intratumoraly. The patients had previously failed standard therapy (surgery and radiotherapy) and had clear evidence of tumour progression. The primary end point of the study was to determine the safety of intracranial THC administration. We also evaluated THC action on the length of survival and various tumour-cell parameters. A dose escalation regimen for THC administration was assessed. Cannabinoid delivery was safe and could be achieved without overt psychoactive effects. Median survival of the cohort from the beginning of cannabinoid administration was 24 weeks (95% confidence interval: 15–33). Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol inhibited tumour-cell proliferation in vitro and decreased tumour-cell Ki67 immunostaining when administered to two patients. The fair safety profile of THC, together with its possible antiproliferative action on tumour cells reported here and in other studies, may set the basis for future trials aimed at evaluating the potential antitumoral activity of cannabinoids.
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- M Guzmán
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Tenerife 38320, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Tenerife 38320, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Tenerife 38320, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Tenerife 38320, Spain
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Cannabinoids are known to control the cell survival/death decision, leading to different outcomes that depend on the nature of the target cell and its proliferative or differentiation status. Cannabinoids induce growth arrest or apoptosis in a number of transformed cells in culture. They do so by modulating key cell signalling pathways involved in the control of tumour cell fate. The best-characterised example is cannabinoid-induced apoptosis of glioma cells, which occurs via sustained ceramide accumulation, extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation and Akt inhibition. In addition, cannabinoid administration inhibits the angiogenesis and slows the growth of different types of tumours in laboratory animals. By contrast, most of the experimental evidence indicates that cannabinoids protect normal neurons and glial cells from apoptosis as induced by toxic insults such as glutamatergic overstimulation, ischaemia and oxidative damage. It is therefore very likely that cannabinoids regulate cell survival and cell death pathways differently in tumour and non-tumour cells. Regarding immune cells, cannabinoids affect proliferation and survival in a complex and still obscure manner that depends on the experimental setting. The findings reviewed here might set the basis for the use of cannabinoids in the treatment of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
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- M Guzmán
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology, Complutense University, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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Matar P, Rojo F, Cassia R, Moreno-Bueno G, Di Cosimo S, Tabernero J, Guzmán M, Rodriguez S, Arribas J, Palacios J, Baselga J. Combined epidermal growth factor receptor targeting with the tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinib (ZD1839) and the monoclonal antibody cetuximab (IMC-C225): superiority over single-agent receptor targeting. Clin Cancer Res 2005; 10:6487-501. [PMID: 15475436 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-0870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is abnormally activated in cancer and two classes of anti-EGFR agents, monoclonal antibodies and low-molecular-weight tyrosine kinase inhibitors, have shown antitumor activity in patients. Because these two classes of antireceptor agents target the EGFR at different sites, we decided to explore whether the combined administration of gefitinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, and cetuximab, a monoclonal antibody, had superior antitumor activity than either agent given alone. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We studied the effects of the combination of gefitinib and cetuximab in a panel of human cancer cell lines and in an EGFR-dependent human tumor xenograft model (A431). The effects of these two agents on EGFR signaling, proliferation, apoptosis, and vascularization were evaluated. In addition, we analyzed, with cDNA arrays, changes in gene expression profiles induced by both agents. RESULTS The combined treatment with gefitinib and cetuximab resulted in a synergistic effect on cell proliferation and in superior inhibition of EGFR-dependent signaling and induction of apoptosis. In a series of in vivo experiments, single-agent gefitinib or cetuximab resulted in transient complete tumor remission only at the highest doses. In contrast, suboptimal doses of gefitinib and cetuximab given together resulted in a complete and permanent regression of large tumors. In the combination-treated tumors, there was a superior inhibition of EGFR, mitogen-activated protein kinase, and Akt phosphorylation, as well as greater inhibition of cell proliferation and vascularization and enhanced apoptosis. Using cDNA arrays, we found 59 genes that were coregulated and 45 genes differentially regulated, including genes related to cell proliferation and differentiation, transcription, DNA synthesis and repair, angiogenesis, signaling molecules, cytoskeleton organization, and tumor invasion and metastasis. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest both shared and complementary mechanisms of action with gefitinib and cetuximab and support combined EGFR targeting as a clinically exploitable strategy.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Cetuximab
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- ErbB Receptors/antagonists & inhibitors
- ErbB Receptors/metabolism
- Female
- Gefitinib
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Nick-End Labeling
- Ki-67 Antigen/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Nude
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism
- Neoplasms, Experimental/genetics
- Neoplasms, Experimental/metabolism
- Neoplasms, Experimental/prevention & control
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors/therapeutic use
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
- Quinazolines/pharmacology
- Quinazolines/therapeutic use
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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- Pablo Matar
- Laboratory of Oncology Research, Medical Oncology Service,Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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Paoli-Valeri M, Guzmán M, Jiménez-López V, Arias-Ferreira A, Briceño-Fernández M, Arata-Bellabarba G. Perfil lipídico aterogénico en niños con hipotiroidismo subclínico. An Pediatr (Barc) 2005; 62:128-34. [PMID: 15701308 DOI: 10.1157/13071309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate lipid profile in children with subclinical hypothyroidism. PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty-six children of both sexes aged between 2 and 9 years old, 17 with subclinical hypothyroidism (study group) and 23 healthy children (control group), were studied. Subclinical hypothyroidism was diagnosed when levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) were greater than 4.65 .U/mL and those of free thyroxin (fT4) were normal. Children with subclinical hypothyroidism were observed for 4 months with no interventions and TSH and fT4 were again determined to confirm the diagnosis. A complete medical history was taken and a blood sample was extracted for lipid determinations including triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (ATGA) and antithyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) antibodies were also determined. RESULTS Of the 17 children who initially presented elevated serum TSH levels, seven (41.2 %) had normal levels at 4 months and were consequently excluded. No significant differences were found in age, weight, height or body mass index between the study and the control groups. No differences were found between the two groups in levels of anti-TPO antibodies and ATGA. The mean plasma HDL-C level was significantly lower in children with subclinical hypothyroidism than in controls (p < 0.05) and a statistically significant association (p < 0.013) was found between the presence of subclinical hypothyroidism and a greater frequency of low HDL-C levels. CONCLUSION Subclinical hypothyroidism may be transitory in a considerable percentage of children. Children with subclinical hypothyroidism had significantly lower HDL-C levels, suggesting an atherogenic lipid profile in this entity.
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- M Paoli-Valeri
- Unidad de Endocrinología, Universidad de Los Andes, Instituto Autónomo Hospital Universitario de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
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Offei SK, Arciniegas N, Müller G, Guzmán M, Salazar LF, Coutts RHA. Molecular variation of Potato yellow vein virus isolates. Arch Virol 2004; 149:821-7. [PMID: 15045568 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-003-0250-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2003] [Accepted: 09/26/2003] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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To evaluate the variation of Potato yellow vein virus from potato fields, 12 isolates were collected from Colombia and one was collected from Peru. Double-stranded RNA was extracted from the plants and used as a template for RT-PCR amplification of the coat protein ( CP) gene and, in separate reactions the C-terminal region of the heat shock protein 70 homologue ( Hsp70h) gene and the N-terminal region of the p60 open reading frame. The CP amplicons were subjected to single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis and, together with the other amplicon, nucleotide sequence analysis. These analyses suggested that there is low genetic diversity in the PYVV isolates examined and that the Peruvian isolate of PYVV may have originated in Colombia.
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- S K Offei
- Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College London, UK
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Anido J, Matar P, Albanell J, Guzmán M, Rojo F, Arribas J, Averbuch S, Baselga J. ZD1839, a specific epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor, induces the formation of inactive EGFR/HER2 and EGFR/HER3 heterodimers and prevents heregulin signaling in HER2-overexpressing breast cancer cells. Clin Cancer Res 2003; 9:1274-83. [PMID: 12684395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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PURPOSE ZD1839 is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) that has shown clinical activity against EGFR-expressing tumors. Our aim was to explore the effects of ZD1839 in breast cancer cell lines expressing different levels of EGFR and the closely related HER2 receptor. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We studied the growth-inhibitory effects of ZD1839 in a series of breast carcinoma cell lines. In HER2-overexpressing BT-474 breast cancer cells, we studied the effects of ZD1839 on cell growth and heterodimerization of receptors under basal and ligand-stimulated conditions. RESULTS ZD1839 was an equally potent inhibitor of growth in breast cancer cells expressing high levels of EGFR and HER2. In BT-474 breast cancer cells, ZD1839 abolished EGF- and heregulin-induced activation of ErbB receptors and downstream signaling molecules. Because ZD1839 does not inhibit the HER2 tyrosine kinase in vitro, and because heregulin is a ligand that activates HER2 by binding to HER3 and HER4 but does not bind to the EGFR, our findings suggested that ZD1839 interfered with HER2 function in intact cells. Searching for mechanisms, we report that ZD1839 induces the formation of inactive unphosphorylated EGFR/HER2 and EGFR/HER3 heterodimers. Furthermore, ZD1839 completely abolishes basal and heregulin-induced formation of active phosphorylated HER2/HER3 heterodimers. CONCLUSIONS ZD1839 inhibits the growth of HER2-overexpressing breast cancer cells, possibly by sequestration of HER2 and HER3 receptors in an inactive heterodimer configuration with the EGFR. Our findings suggest that there is a strong rationale to conduct clinical trials of ZD1839 in patients with HER2-overexpressing breast tumors.
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- Judit Anido
- Laboratory of Oncology Research, Medical Oncology Service, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona 08035, Spain
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Rosselli M, Ardila A, Bateman JR, Guzmán M. Neuropsychological test scores, academic performance, and developmental disorders in Spanish-speaking children. Dev Neuropsychol 2002; 20:355-73. [PMID: 11827093 DOI: 10.1207/s15326942dn2001_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Limited information is currently available about performance of Spanish-speaking children on different neuropsychological tests. This study was designed to (a) analyze the effects of age and sex on different neuropsychological test scores of a randomly selected sample of Spanish-speaking children, (b) analyze the value of neuropsychological test scores for predicting school performance, and (c) describe the neuropsychological profile of Spanish-speaking children with learning disabilities (LD). Two hundred ninety (141 boys, 149 girls) 6- to 11-year-old children were selected from a school in Bogotá, Colombia. Three age groups were distinguished: 6- to 7-, 8- to 9-, and 10- to 11-year-olds. Performance was measured utilizing the following neuropsychological tests: Seashore Rhythm Test, Finger Tapping Test (FTT), Grooved Pegboard Test, Children's Category Test (CCT), California Verbal Learning Test-Children's Version (CVLT-C), Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT), and Bateria Woodcock Psicoeducativa en Español (Woodcock, 1982). Normative scores were calculated. Age effect was significant for most of the test scores. A significant sex effect was observed for 3 test scores. Intercorrelations were performed between neuropsychological test scores and academic areas (science, mathematics, Spanish, social studies, and music). In a post hoc analysis, children presenting very low scores on the reading, writing, and arithmetic achievement scales of the Woodcock battery were identified in the sample, and their neuropsychological test scores were compared with a matched normal group. Finally, a comparison was made between Colombian and American norms.
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- M Rosselli
- Division of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts, Florida Atlantic University, Davie 33314-7714, USA.
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The present study describes the development of a new cyclosporine formulation based on polycaprolactone (PCL) microspheres (MS) prepared by the solvent evaporation method. Ternary phase diagrams were used to identify the domains where MS were formed. The application of central composite designs established the influence of several technological (stirring speed) and formulation factors (polymer and surfactant amounts, and organic solvent volume) on the size of PCL MS. Cyclosporine-loaded MS of a size around 2.5 microm were prepared and characterized. The stability of the systems, either alone or loaded with cyclosporine, stored at 8 degrees C and room temperature (RT) was assessed as well. Freeze-drying was evaluated as an alternative method to achieve long-term stability. The experimental design showed that the stirring speed and the organic phase volume were the only parameters significantly affecting the MS size. Experimental conditions selected to obtain CyA-loaded MS of 2.5 microm resulted in a high entrapment percentage (98.4 +/- 0.66%) with the drug dissolved or molecularly dispersed within the dense polymeric matrix of MS. After 12 months of storage at 8 degrees C and RT, PCL MS remained physically stable, although the crystallinity of the polymer increased by 35% upon storage at both temperatures. Freeze-drying studies revealed that MS could be successfully lyophilized in the absence of cryoprotectants without significant changes of the drug entrapment; however, the presence of at least 5% cryoprotectant was essential to keep the initial particle size. Therefore, a stable MS-based CyA formulation was easily prepared and characterized. This formulation offer the possibility of CyA administration through different routes.
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- M R Aberturas
- Dpto. Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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Peralta C, Bartrons R, Serafin A, Blázquez C, Guzmán M, Prats N, Xaus C, Cutillas B, Gelpí E, Roselló-Catafau J. Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase mediates the protective effects of ischemic preconditioning on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in the rat. Hepatology 2001; 34:1164-73. [PMID: 11732006 DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2001.29197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury associated with liver transplantation and hepatic resections are an unresolved problem in the clinical practice. Preconditioning is known to preserve energy metabolism in liver during sustained ischemia, but the molecular mechanisms underlying this effect are still unclear. Different metabolic signals, including adenosine monophosphate (AMP) and nitric oxide (NO), have been implicated in preconditioning. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) protects cells by acting as a low-fuel warning system, becoming switched on by adenosine triphosphate (ATP) depletion. NO synthesis is induced by AMPK in the heart during ischemia. The aim of this study was to investigate: 1) whether preconditioning induces AMPK activation; and 2) if AMPK activation leads to ATP preservation and reduced lactate accumulation during prolonged ischemia and its relationship with NO. Preconditioning activated AMPK and concomitantly reduced ATP degradation, lactate accumulation, and hepatic injury. The administration of an AMPK activator, AICAR, before ischemia simulated the benefits of preconditioning on energy metabolism and hepatic injury. The inhibition of AMPK abolished the protective effects of preconditioning. The effect of AMPK on energy metabolism was independent of NO because the inhibition of NO synthesis in the preconditioned group and the administration of the NO donor before ischemia, or to the preconditioned group with previous inhibition of AMPK, had no effect on energy metabolism. Both preconditioning and AICAR pretreatment, through AMPK activation, may be useful surgical and pharmacologic strategies aimed at reducing hepatic I/R injury.
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- C Peralta
- Depto Bioanalítica Médica, IIBB-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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