Viewpoint: Availability of oestrogen receptor and HER2 status for the breast multidisciplinary meeting discussion; time to get it right

Francis, A.; Bartlett, J.; Rea, D.; Pinder, S.E.; Stein, R.C.; Stobart, H.; Purdie, C.A.; Rakha, E.; Thompson, A.; Shaaban, A.M.

doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2016.02.015

Human serum-derived protein removes the need for coating in defined human pluripotent stem cell culture (2016)
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Reliable, scalable and time-efficient culture methods are required to fully realize the clinical and industrial applications of human pluripotent stem (hPS) cells. Here we present a completely defined, xeno-free medium that supports long-term propaga... Read More about Human serum-derived protein removes the need for coating in defined human pluripotent stem cell culture.

Genomic alterations underlie a pan-cancer metabolic shift associated with tumour hypoxia (2016)
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Haider, S., MCINTYRE, A., van Stiphout, R. G., Winchester, L. M., Wigfield, S., Harris, A. L., & Buffa, F. M. (2016). Genomic alterations underlie a pan-cancer metabolic shift associated with tumour hypoxia. Genome Biology, 17(1), Article 140. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-016-0999-8

Overexpression of specific CD44 isoforms is associated with aggressive cell features in acquired endocrine resistance (2016)
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Bellerby, R., Smith, C., Kyme, S., Gee, J., Günthert, U., Green, A., …Hiscox, S. (2016). Overexpression of specific CD44 isoforms is associated with aggressive cell features in acquired endocrine resistance. Frontiers in Oncology, 6, Article 145. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2016.00145

While endocrine therapy is the mainstay of ER+ breast cancer, the clinical effectiveness of these agents is limited by the phenomenon of acquired resistance that is associated with disease relapse and poor prognosis. Our previous studies revealed tha... Read More about Overexpression of specific CD44 isoforms is associated with aggressive cell features in acquired endocrine resistance.

SCIB2, an antibody DNA vaccine encoding NY-ESO-1 epitopes, induces potent antitumor immunity which is further enhanced by checkpoint blockade (2016)
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Xue, W., Metheringham, R. L., Brentville, V. A., Gunn, B., Symonds, P., Yagita, H., …Durrant, L. (2016). SCIB2, an antibody DNA vaccine encoding NY-ESO-1 epitopes, induces potent antitumor immunity which is further enhanced by checkpoint blockade. OncoImmunology, 5(6), Article e1169353. https://doi.org/10.1080/2162402X.2016.1169353

Checkpoint blockade has demonstrated promising antitumor responses in approximately 10-40% of patients. However, the majority of patients do not make a productive immune response to their tumors and do not respond to checkpoint blockade. These patien... Read More about SCIB2, an antibody DNA vaccine encoding NY-ESO-1 epitopes, induces potent antitumor immunity which is further enhanced by checkpoint blockade.

The calpain system is associated with survival of breast cancer patients with large but operable inflammatory and non-inflammatory tumours treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (2016)
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Storr, S. J., Zhang, S., Perren, T., Lansdown, M., Fatayer, H., Sharma, N., …Martin, S. G. (2016). The calpain system is associated with survival of breast cancer patients with large but operable inflammatory and non-inflammatory tumours treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Oncotarget, 7(30), 47927-47937. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.10066

The calpains are a family of intracellular cysteine proteases that function in a variety of important cellular functions, including cell signalling, motility, apoptosis and survival. In early invasive breast cancer expression of calpain-1, calpain-2... Read More about The calpain system is associated with survival of breast cancer patients with large but operable inflammatory and non-inflammatory tumours treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

SPAG5 as a prognostic biomarker and chemotherapy sensitivity predictor in breast cancer: a retrospective, integrated genomic, transcriptomic, and protein analysis (2016)
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Abdel-Fatah, T. M., Agarwal, D., Liu, D.-X., Russell, R., Rueda, O. M., Liu, K., Xu, B., Moseley, P. M., Green, A. R., Pockley, A. G., Rees, R. C., Caldas, C., Ellis, I. O., Ball, G. R., & Chan, S. Y. (2016). SPAG5 as a prognostic biomarker and chemotherapy sensitivity predictor in breast cancer: a retrospective, integrated genomic, transcriptomic, and protein analysis. Lancet Oncology, 17(7), 1004-1018. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045%2816%2900174-1

Background

Proliferation markers and profiles have been recommended for guiding the choice of systemic treatments for breast cancer. However, the best molecular marker or test to use has not yet been identified. We did this study to identify facto... Read More about SPAG5 as a prognostic biomarker and chemotherapy sensitivity predictor in breast cancer: a retrospective, integrated genomic, transcriptomic, and protein analysis.

The BET inhibitor JQ1 selectively impairs tumour response to hypoxia and downregulates CA9 and angiogenesis in triple negative breast cancer (2016)
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da Motta, L. L., Ledaki, I., Purshouse, K., Haider, S., de Bastiani, M., Baban, D., Morotti, M., Steers, G., Wigfield, S., Bridges, E., Li, J.-L., Knapp, S., Ebner, D., Klamt, F., Harris, A. L., & McIntyre, A. (2017). The BET inhibitor JQ1 selectively impairs tumour response to hypoxia and downregulates CA9 and angiogenesis in triple negative breast cancer. Oncogene, 36, 122-132. https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2016.184

The availability of bromodomain and extra-terminal inhibitors (BETi) has enabled translational epigenetic studies in cancer. BET proteins regulate transcription by selectively recognizing acetylated lysine residues on chromatin. BETi compete with thi... Read More about The BET inhibitor JQ1 selectively impairs tumour response to hypoxia and downregulates CA9 and angiogenesis in triple negative breast cancer.

TBC1D24 genotype–phenotype correlation: Epilepsies and other neurologic features (2016)
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Balestrini, S., Milh, M., Castiglioni, C., Lüthy, K., Verstreken, P., Cardon, A., …Sisodiya, S. (2016). TBC1D24 genotype–phenotype correlation: Epilepsies and other neurologic features. Neurology, 87(1), 77-85. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000002807

Objective: To evaluate the phenotypic spectrum associated with mutations in TBC1D24.

Methods: We acquired new clinical, EEG, and neuroimaging data of 11 previously unreported and 37 published patients. TBC1D24 mutations, identified through various... Read More about TBC1D24 genotype–phenotype correlation: Epilepsies and other neurologic features.

Tissue-Specific Gene Repositioning by Muscle Nuclear Membrane Proteins Enhances Repression of Critical Developmental Genes during Myogenesis (2016)
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Robson, M., de las Heras, J., Czapiewski, R., Lê Thành, P., Booth, D., Kelly, D., …Schirmer, E. (2016). Tissue-Specific Gene Repositioning by Muscle Nuclear Membrane Proteins Enhances Repression of Critical Developmental Genes during Myogenesis. Molecular Cell, 62(6), 834-847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2016.04.035

Disrupting Hypoxia-Induced Bicarbonate Transport Acidifies Tumor Cells and Suppresses Tumor Growth (2016)
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Tumor hypoxia is associated clinically with therapeutic resistance and poor patient outcomes. One feature of tumor hypoxia is activated expression of carbonic anhydrase IX (CA9), a regulator of pH and tumor growth. In this study, we investigated the... Read More about Disrupting Hypoxia-Induced Bicarbonate Transport Acidifies Tumor Cells and Suppresses Tumor Growth.

Immunohistochemical Assessment of Leukocyte Involvement in Angiogenesis (2016)
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Ahmad, N. S., Martin, S. G., & Storr, S. J. (2016). Immunohistochemical Assessment of Leukocyte Involvement in Angiogenesis. In Angiogenesis Protocols (49-57). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3628-1_3

Angiogenesis is a hallmark of cancer and is important for tumor growth, development, and metastasis. Leukocytes, including neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes, are found invading many solid tumors, and this inflammation is... Read More about Immunohistochemical Assessment of Leukocyte Involvement in Angiogenesis.

The somatic mutation profiles of 2,433 breast cancers refines their genomic and transcriptomic landscapes (2016)
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Pereira, B., Chin, S.-F., Rueda, O. M., Vollan, H.-K. M., Provenzano, E., Bardwell, H. A., …Caldas, C. (in press). The somatic mutation profiles of 2,433 breast cancers refines their genomic and transcriptomic landscapes. Nature Communications, 7, Article 11479. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11479

The genomic landscape of breast cancer is complex, and inter- and intra-tumour heterogeneity are important challenges in treating the disease. In this study, we sequence 173 genes in 2,433 primary breast tumours that have copy number aberration (CNA)... Read More about The somatic mutation profiles of 2,433 breast cancers refines their genomic and transcriptomic landscapes.

Autonomous magnetic labelling of functional mesenchymal stem cells for improved traceability and spatial control in cell therapy applications (2016)
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Harrison, R., Markides, H., Morris, R. H., Richards, P., El Haj, A. J., & Sottile, V. (2017). Autonomous magnetic labelling of functional mesenchymal stem cells for improved traceability and spatial control in cell therapy applications. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 11(8), https://doi.org/10.1002/term.2133

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent a valuable resource for regenerative medicine treatments for orthopaedic repair and beyond. Following developments in isolation, expansion and differentiation protocols, efforts to promote clinical translation... Read More about Autonomous magnetic labelling of functional mesenchymal stem cells for improved traceability and spatial control in cell therapy applications.

Autophagy, citrullination and cancer (2016)
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Durrant, L. (in press). Autophagy, citrullination and cancer. Autophagy, 12(6), https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2016.1166326

A cell needs to maintain a balance between biosynthesis and degradation of cellular components to maintain homeostasis. There are 2 pathways, the proteasome, which degrades short-lived proteins, and the autophagy/lysosomal pathway, which degrades lon... Read More about Autophagy, citrullination and cancer.

Human helicase RECQL4 drives cisplatin resistance in gastric cancer by activating an AKT-YB1-MDR1 signaling pathway (2016)
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Mo, D., Fang, H., Niu, K., Liu, J., Wu, M., Li, S., …Zhao, Y. (2016). Human helicase RECQL4 drives cisplatin resistance in gastric cancer by activating an AKT-YB1-MDR1 signaling pathway. Cancer Research, 76(10), https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-15-2361

Elevation of the DNA-unwinding helicase RECQL4, which participates in various DNA repair pathways, has been suggested to contribute to the pathogenicity of various human cancers, including gastric cancer. In this study, we addressed the prognostic an... Read More about Human helicase RECQL4 drives cisplatin resistance in gastric cancer by activating an AKT-YB1-MDR1 signaling pathway.

Complementary dynamic BH3 profiles predict co-operativity between the multi-kinase inhibitor TG02 and the BH3 mimetic ABT-199 in acute myeloid leukaemia cells (2016)
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Pallis, M., Burrows, F., Ryan, J., Grundy, M., Seedhouse, C., Abdul-Aziz, A., …Russell, N. (2016). Complementary dynamic BH3 profiles predict co-operativity between the multi-kinase inhibitor TG02 and the BH3 mimetic ABT-199 in acute myeloid leukaemia cells. Oncotarget, 8(10), https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.8742

Direct co-operation between sensitiser molecules BAD and NOXA in mediating apoptosis suggests that therapeutic agents which sensitise to BAD may complement agents which sensitise to NOXA. Dynamic BH3 profiling is a novel methodology that we have appl... Read More about Complementary dynamic BH3 profiles predict co-operativity between the multi-kinase inhibitor TG02 and the BH3 mimetic ABT-199 in acute myeloid leukaemia cells.

Stromal fibroblasts support dendritic cells to maintain IL-23/Th17 responses after exposure to ionizing radiation (2016)
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Malecka, A., Wang, O., Shah, S., Sutavani, R. V., Spendlove, I., Ramage, J. M., …Jackson, A. M. (2016). Stromal fibroblasts support dendritic cells to maintain IL-23/Th17 responses after exposure to ionizing radiation. Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 100(2), 381-389. https://doi.org/10.1189/jlb.3A1015-474R

Dendritic cell function is modulated by stromal cells, including fibroblasts. Although poorly understood, the signals delivered through this crosstalk substantially alter dendritic cell biology. This is well illustrated with release of TNF-0/IL-113 f... Read More about Stromal fibroblasts support dendritic cells to maintain IL-23/Th17 responses after exposure to ionizing radiation.

3-dimensional patient-derived lung cancer assays reveal resistance to standards-of-care promoted by stromal cells but sensitivity to histone deacetylase inhibitors (2016)
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Onion, D., Argent, R. H., Reece-Smith, A. M., Craze, M. L., Pineda, R. G., Clarke, P. A., …Grabowska, A. M. (2016). 3-dimensional patient-derived lung cancer assays reveal resistance to standards-of-care promoted by stromal cells but sensitivity to histone deacetylase inhibitors. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 15(4), https://doi.org/10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-15-0598

There is a growing recognition that current preclinical models do not reflect the tumor microenvironment in cellular, biological, and biophysical content and this may have a profound effect on drug efficacy testing, especially in the era of molecular... Read More about 3-dimensional patient-derived lung cancer assays reveal resistance to standards-of-care promoted by stromal cells but sensitivity to histone deacetylase inhibitors.

Hes3 expression in the adult mouse brain is regulated during demyelination and remyelination (2016)
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Toutouna, L., Nikolakopoulou, P., Poser, S. W., Masjkur, J., Arps-Forker, C., Troullinaki, M., …Androutsellis-Theotokis, A. (2016). Hes3 expression in the adult mouse brain is regulated during demyelination and remyelination. Brain Research, 1642, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2016.03.014

Hes3 is a component of the STAT3-Ser/Hes3 Signaling Axis controlling the growth and survival of neural stem cells and other plastic cells. Pharmacological activation of this pathway promotes neuronal rescue and behavioral recovery in models of ischem... Read More about Hes3 expression in the adult mouse brain is regulated during demyelination and remyelination.

Viewpoint: Availability of oestrogen receptor and HER2 status for the breast multidisciplinary meeting discussion; time to get it right (2016)
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Francis, A., Bartlett, J., Rea, D., Pinder, S., Stein, R., Stobart, H., …Shaaban, A. (2016). Viewpoint: Availability of oestrogen receptor and HER2 status for the breast multidisciplinary meeting discussion; time to get it right. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 42(7), 994-998. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2016.02.015

The efficacy and pivotal role of the multidisciplinary meeting (MDM) in informed decision making is well established. It aims to provide a forum in which clinical evidence combines with individual patient data to create a personalized treatment plan.... Read More about Viewpoint: Availability of oestrogen receptor and HER2 status for the breast multidisciplinary meeting discussion; time to get it right.

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