Subtype and pathway specific responses to anticancer compounds in breast cancer

TitleSubtype and pathway specific responses to anticancer compounds in breast cancer
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsHeiser, LM, Sadanandam, A, Kuo, W-L, Benz, SC, Goldstein, TC, Ng, S, Gibb, WJ, Wang, NJ, Ziyad, S, Tong, F, Bayani, N, Hu, Z, Billig, JI, Dueregger, A, Lewis, S, Jakkula, L, Korkola, JE, Durinck, S, Pepin, F, Guan, Y, Purdom, E, Neuvial, P, Bengtsson, H, Wood, KW, Smith, PG, Vassilev, LT, Hennessy, BT, Greshock, J, Bachman, KE, Hardwicke, MA, Park, JW, Marton, LJ, Wolf, DM, Collisson, EA, Neve, RM, Mills, GB, Speed, TP, Feiler, HS, Wooster, RF, Haussler, D, Stuart, JM, Gray, JW, Spellman, PT
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Volume109
Pagination2724-2729
AbstractBreast cancers are comprised of molecularly distinct subtypes that may respond differently to pathway-targeted therapies now under development. Collections of breast cancer cell lines mirror many of the molecular subtypes and pathways found in tumors, suggesting that treatment of cell lines with candidate therapeutic compounds can guide identification of associations between molecular subtypes, pathways, and drug response. In a test of 77 therapeutic compounds, nearly all drugs showed differential responses across these cell lines, and approximately one third showed subtype-, pathway-, and/or genomic aberration-specific responses. These observations suggest mechanisms of response and resistance and may inform efforts to develop molecular assays that predict clinical response.
URLhttp://www.pnas.org/content/109/8/2724.abstract
DOI10.1073/pnas.1018854108
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