Intratumor heterogeneity defines treatment-resistant HER2+ breast tumors.

abstract：:JS-2 is a novel gene located at 5p15.2 and originally detected in primary oesophageal cancer. There is no study on the role of JS-2 in colorectal cancer. The aim of this study is to determine the gene copy number and expression of JS-2 in a large cohort of patients with colorectal tumours and correlate these to the cl...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Lam AK,Gopalan V,Nassiri MR,Kasim K,Dissanayake J,Tang JC,Smith RA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, the most frequently altered signaling system in human cancer, is a crucial inducer of dysregulated proliferation and neoplastic processes; however, few therapeutic strategies using PI3K/Akt inhibitors singly have been shown to be effective. The purpose of this paper was to underline the...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Fabi F,Adam P,Parent S,Tardif L,Cadrin M,Asselin E

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Although mutations in the phosphoinositide 3-kinase catalytic subunit (PIK3CA) are common in breast cancer, PI3K inhibitors alone have shown modest efficacy. We sought to identify additional pathways altered in PIK3CA-mutant tumors that might be targeted in combination with PI3K inhibitors. We generated two transgenic...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Merino VF,Cho S,Liang X,Park S,Jin K,Chen Q,Pan D,Zahnow CA,Rein AR,Sukumar S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking is one of the leading risks for lung cancer and is associated with the insensitivity of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). However, it remains undetermined whether and how cigarette smoke affects the therapeutic efficacy of...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Tu CY,Cheng FJ,Chen CM,Wang SL,Hsiao YC,Chen CH,Hsia TC,He YH,Wang BW,Hsieh IS,Yeh YL,Tang CH,Chen YJ,Huang WC

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most solid tumors, including colorectal cancers, shed cell-free DNA (ctDNA) in the blood. ctDNA can be analyzed to generate molecular profiles which capture the heterogeneity of the disease more comprehensively then tumor tissue biopsies. This approach commonly called 'liquid biopsy' can be applied to monitor response...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Siravegna G,Bardelli A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deregulation of microRNAs contributes to the aberrant growth of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Here, we showed that miR-634 expression was frequently decreased in HCC. Low miR-634 expression was significantly associated with larger tumor size, poorer tumor differentiation, advanced TNM stage, vascular invasion, absen...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Zhang CZ,Cao Y,Fu J,Yun JP,Zhang MF

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenin (ANG), a 14-kDa pro-angiogenic secreted protein, has been shown to play a role in cell migration and tumor invasion, which involve proteolytic cleavage of plasminogen to generate plasmin. However, the mechanism by which ANG regulates plasmin formation and cell migration was not known. Our studies here detec...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Dutta S,Bandyopadhyay C,Bottero V,Veettil MV,Wilson L,Pins MR,Johnson KE,Warshall C,Chandran B

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient derived xenografts (PDXs) are increasingly appreciated models in cancer research, particularly for preclinical testing, as they reflect the patient's tumor biology more accurately than cancer cell lines. We have established a collection of 20 breast PDXs and characterized their biological and clinical features...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： du Manoir S,Orsetti B,Bras-Gonçalves R,Nguyen TT,Lasorsa L,Boissière F,Massemin B,Colombo PE,Bibeau F,Jacot W,Theillet C

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SMURF2 is a member of the HECT family of E3 ubiquitin ligases that have important roles as a negative regulator of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling through ubiquitin-mediated degradation of TGF-β receptor I. However, the regulatory mechanism of SMURF2 is largely unknown. In this study, we identified that...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Chae DK,Park J,Cho M,Ban E,Jang M,Yoo YS,Kim EE,Baik JH,Song EJ

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer tissue overexpresses fucosylated glycans, such as sialyl-Lewis X/A (sLeX/A ), and α-1,3/4-fucosyltransferases (FUTs) in relation to increased disease progression and metastasis. These glycans in tumor circulating cells mediate binding to vascular E-selectin, initiating tumor extravasation. However, their...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Carrascal MA,Silva M,Ramalho JS,Pen C,Martins M,Pascoal C,Amaral C,Serrano I,Oliveira MJ,Sackstein R,Videira PA

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chimeric inhibitors, which merge two drug pharmacophores in a single molecule have become a prominent approach for the design of novel anticancer compounds. Here, we examined animacroxam, which combines histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitory and cytoskeleton-interfering pharmacophores, in testicular germ cell tumors (T...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Steinemann G,Dittmer A,Schmidt J,Josuttis D,Fähling M,Biersack B,Beindorff N,Jolante Koziolek E,Schobert R,Brenner W,Müller T,Nitzsche B,Höpfner M

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our previous study, we identified 1241 loci with somatic copy number alterations in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using Affymetrix SNP 6.0 arrays, and a putative cancer gene SERPINA5 was uncovered in a novel chromosomal region with recurrent copy number loss at 14q31.1-32.13. The SERPINA5 was reported to be ...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Jing Y,Jia D,Wong CM,Oi-Lin Ng I,Zhang Z,Liu L,Wang Q,Zhao F,Li J,Yao M,Wu X,He X

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the distribution and prognostic effect of the breast cancer molecular subtypes in young and elderly breast cancer patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Our study population (n = 822) consisted of all early breast cancer patients primarily treated with surgery in our center between 1985 and 1996. A total of...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： de Kruijf EM,Bastiaannet E,Rubertá F,de Craen AJ,Kuppen PJ,Smit VT,van de Velde CJ,Liefers GJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Short arm of chromosome 8 is a hot spot for chromosomal breaks, losses and amplifications in breast cancer. Although such genetic changes may have phenotypic consequences, the identity of candidate gene(s) remains to be clearly defined. Pol β gene is localized to chromosome 8p12-p11 and encodes a key DNA base excision...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Abdel-Fatah TM,Russell R,Agarwal D,Moseley P,Abayomi MA,Perry C,Albarakati N,Ball G,Chan S,Caldas C,Ellis IO,Madhusudan S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumor microenvironment may alter the original tumorigenic potential of tumor cells. Under harsh environmental conditions, genetic alterations conferring selective advantages may initiate the growth of tumor subclones, providing new opportunities for these tumors to grow. We performed a genetic loss-of-function scr...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Felipe-Abrio B,Verdugo-Sivianes EM,Carnero A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant proportion of estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer (BC) initially responds to endocrine therapy but eventually evolves into therapy-resistant BC. Transcription factor AP-2 gamma (TFAP2C) is a known regulator of ER activity, and high expression of TFAP2C is associated with a decreased response t...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Liu J,Liu Z,Li M,Tang W,Pratap UP,Luo Y,Altwegg KA,Li X,Zou Y,Zhu H,Sareddy GR,Viswanadhapalli S,Vadlamudi RK

更新日期：2020-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to chemotherapy is a serious problem for the successful treatment of ovarian cancer patients but signalling pathways that contribute to this chemoinsensitivity are largely unknown. We demonstrate that the chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin induces activation of the HER3-PI3K-AKT signalling cascade in ovarian...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Bezler M,Hengstler JG,Ullrich A

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vestibular schwannomas (VSs), the most common tumors of the cerebellopontine angle, arise from Schwann cells lining the vestibular nerve. Pharmacotherapies against VS are almost non-existent. Although the therapeutic inhibition of inflammatory modulators has been established for other neoplasms, it has not been explor...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Dilwali S,Briët MC,Kao SY,Fujita T,Landegger LD,Platt MP,Stankovic KM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to HER2-targeted therapies remains a major obstacle in the treatment of HER2-overexpressing breast cancer. Understanding the molecular pathways that contribute to the development of drug resistance is needed to improve the clinical utility of novel agents, and to predict the success of targeted personalized...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Boulbes DR,Arold ST,Chauhan GB,Blachno KV,Deng N,Chang WC,Jin Q,Huang TH,Hsu JM,Brady SW,Bartholomeusz C,Ladbury JE,Stone S,Yu D,Hung MC,Esteva FJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer (PCa) remains an important public health concern in Western countries. Metabolic syndrome (MeS) is a cluster of pathophysiological disorders with increasing prevalence in the general population that is a risk factor for PCa. Several studies have determined that a crosstalk between white adipose tissue ...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Massillo C,Duca RB,Lacunza E,Dalton GN,Farré PL,Taha N,Piccioni F,Scalise GD,Gardner K,De Siervi A

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacogenomics is the study of genetic factors determining drug response or toxicity. The use of pharmacogenomics is especially desirable in oncology because the therapeutic index of oncology drugs is often narrow, the need for favorable drug response is often acute, and the consequences of drug toxicity can be life...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： O'Donnell PH,Ratain MJ

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleophosmin-anaplastic lymphoma kinase-expressing (NPM-ALK+ ) T-cell lymphoma is an aggressive neoplasm that is more commonly seen in children and young adults. The pathogenesis of NPM-ALK+ T-cell lymphoma is not completely understood. Wild-type ALK is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is physiologically expressed in ...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Shi W,George SK,George B,Curry CV,Murzabdillaeva A,Alkan S,Amin HM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer is a massive challenge with a significant impact on society, healthcare systems, the economy and an increasing number of patients and their families. To help meet this societal challenge, the European Commission has recently proposed a mission-oriented approach to cancer in Horizon Europe, and about 60 particip...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： European Academy of Cancer Sciences.

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The small heat-shock protein of 27 kDa (HSP27) is highly expressed in many cancers and is associated with aggressive tumour behaviour, metastasis, poor prognosis and resistance to chemotherapy. We aimed at assessing the role of HSP27 in modulating responses to target therapies. We selected several oncogene-addicted ca...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Konda JD,Olivero M,Musiani D,Lamba S,Di Renzo MF

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The let-7 microRNA (miRNA) family has been implicated in the regulation of diverse cellular processes and disease pathogenesis. In cancer, loss-of-function of let-7 miRNAs has been linked to tumorigenesis via increased expression of target oncogenes. Excessive proliferation rate of tumor cells is often associated with...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Mäki-Jouppila JH,Pruikkonen S,Tambe MB,Aure MR,Halonen T,Salmela AL,Laine L,Børresen-Dale AL,Kallio MJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:cMet is a well-characterized oncogene that is the target of many drugs including small molecule and biologic pathway inhibitors, and, more recently, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). However, the clinical benefit from cMet-targeted therapy has been limited. We developed a novel cMet-targeted 'third-generation' ADC, TR1...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Gymnopoulos M,Betancourt O,Blot V,Fujita R,Galvan D,Lieuw V,Nguyen S,Snedden J,Stewart C,Villicana J,Wojciak J,Wong E,Pardo R,Patel N,D'Hooge F,Vijayakrishnan B,Barry C,Hartley JA,Howard PW,Newman R,Coronella J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ERBB2 amplification and overexpression are strongly associated with invasive cancer with high recurrence and poor prognosis. Enhanced ErbB2 signaling induces cysteine cathepsin B and L expression leading to their higher proteolytic activity (zFRase activity), which is crucial for the invasion of ErbB2-positive breast ...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Brix DM,Rafn B,Bundgaard Clemmensen K,Andersen SH,Ambartsumian N,Jäättelä M,Kallunki T

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal types of human cancer for which there are no effective therapies. Deep sequencing of PDAC tumors has revealed the presence of a high number of mutations (>50) that affect at least a dozen key signaling pathways. This scenario highlights the urgent need ...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Guerra C,Barbacid M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CDC25 (cell division cycle 25) phosphatases are essential for cell cycle control under normal conditions and in response to DNA damage. They are represented by three isoforms, CDC25A, B and C, each of them being submitted to an alternative splicing mechanism. Alternative splicing of many genes is affected in response ...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Albert H,Battaglia E,Monteiro C,Bagrel D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absence of biomarkers to accurately predict anticancer therapy response remains a major obstacle in clinical oncology. We applied a genome-wide loss-of-function screening approach in human haploid cells to characterize genetic vulnerabilities to classical microtubule-targeting agents. Using docetaxel and vinorelbi...

journal_title：Molecular oncology

authors： Gerhards NM,Blomen VA,Mutlu M,Nieuwenhuis J,Howald D,Guyader C,Jonkers J,Brummelkamp TR,Rottenberg S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00