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ArticleCancer cell2015

Measurement of PIP3 levels reveals an unexpected role for p110β in early adaptive responses to p110α-specific inhibitors in luminal breast cancer.

Carlotta Costa, Hiromichi Ebi, Miriam Martini, Sean A Beausoleil, Anthony C Faber, Charles T Jakubik, Alan Huang, Youzhen Wang, Madhuri Nishtala, Ben Hall and 5 more

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Article in Cancer cell, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 123 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

123 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 214 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Carlotta CostaMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Hiromichi EbiMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Miriam MartiniMolecular Biotechnology Center, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Sean A BeausoleilCell Signaling Technology, Inc., Danvers, MA 01923, USA.
Anthony C FaberMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Charles T JakubikMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Alan HuangNovartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Youzhen WangNovartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Madhuri NishtalaMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Ben HallCell Signaling Technology, Inc., Danvers, MA 01923, USA.
Klarisa RikovaCell Signaling Technology, Inc., Danvers, MA 01923, USA.
Jean ZhaoDepartment of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Emilio HirschMolecular Biotechnology Center, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Cyril H BenesMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Jeffrey A EngelmanMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA. Electronic address: jengelman@partners.org.
Harvard University · USCell Signaling Technology (United States) · USNovartis (United States) · USUniversity of Turin · IT

Funding

Tissue and Pathology CoreP50CA168504 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI MYLES A BROWN · 2013 to 2026
$30.1M
The Activation of ERBB3 Signaling as a Resistance Mechanism to Targeted TherapiesR01CA137008 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Aaron N Hata, ZOFIA PIOTROWSKA · 2009 to 2026
$5.7M
Targeting the p110beta Isoform of PI3 Kinase in Pten Null TumorsR01CA172461 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI ZHAO, JEAN · 2013 to 2016
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA168504NCI NIH HHS R01 CA137008NCI NIH HHS R01CA137008NCI NIH HHS R01 CA172461
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BYL719, which selectively inhibits the alpha isoform of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) catalytic subunit (p110a), is currently in clinical trials for the treatment of solid tumors, especially luminal breast cancers with PIK3CA mutations and/or HER2 amplification. This study reveals that, even among these sensitive cancers, the initial efficacy of p110α inhibition is mitigated by rapid re-accumulation of the PI3K product PIP3 produced by the p110β isoform. Importantly, the reactivation of PI3K mediated by p110β does not invariably restore AKT phosphorylation, demonstrating the limitations of using phospho-AKT as a surrogate to measure PI3K activation. Consistently, we show that the addition of the p110β inhibitor to BYL719 prevents the PIP3 rebound and induces greater antitumor efficacy in HER2-amplified and PIK3CA mutant cancers.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMCF-7 CellsMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm Transplantationortho-AminobenzoatesPyrimidinonesSignal Transduction2-(1-(7-methyl-2-morpholin-4-yl-4-oxo-4H-pyrido(1,2-a)pyrimidin-9-yl)ethylamino)benzoic acidAlpelisibClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinasesortho-AminobenzoatesPyrimidinonesThiazoles

Identifiers

PMID25544637
PMCPMC4745884
OpenAlexW2156918228

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