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ArticleScience translational medicine2016

Triple-negative breast cancers with amplification of JAK2 at the 9p24 locus demonstrate JAK2-specific dependence.

Justin M Balko, Luis J Schwarz, Na Luo, Mónica V Estrada, Jennifer M Giltnane, Daniel Dávila-González, Kai Wang, Violeta Sánchez, Phillip T Dean, Susan E Combs and 13 more

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Article in Science translational medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 92 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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92citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

92 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 134 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Justin M BalkoDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Breast Cancer Research Program, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. carlos.arteaga@vanderbilt.edu justin.balko@vanderbilt.edu.
Luis J SchwarzDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Na LuoDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Mónica V EstradaBreast Cancer Research Program, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Jennifer M GiltnaneBreast Cancer Research Program, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Daniel Dávila-GonzálezHouston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Kai WangFoundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Violeta SánchezDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Phillip T DeanDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Susan E CombsDepartments of Pathology and Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Donna HicksDepartment of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Joseph A PintoOncosalud, Lima 41, Perú.
Melissa D LandisHouston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Franco D DoimiInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas (INEN), Lima 34, Perú.
Roman YelenskyFoundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Vincent A MillerFoundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Phillip J StephensFoundation Medicine, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
David L RimmDepartments of Pathology and Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Henry GómezInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas (INEN), Lima 34, Perú.
Jenny C ChangHouston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Melinda E SandersBreast Cancer Research Program, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Rebecca S CookDepartment of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Breast Cancer Research Program, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Carlos L ArteagaDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Breast Cancer Research Program, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. carlos.arteaga@vanderbilt.edu justin.balko@vanderbilt.edu.
Vanderbilt University · USHouston Methodist · US

Funding

Tumor Immunology and Microenvironment Research ProgramP30CA068485 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI MATTHEW J TYSKA · 1995 to 2026
$172.8M
TISSUE CoreP50CA098131 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI PARK, BEN HO, PIETENPOL, JENNIFER A · 2003 to 2024
$48.7M
Dusp4 in breast cancer: tumor suppressor biology and therapeutic strategiesR00CA181491 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BALKO, JUSTIN M · 2015 to 2017
$750k
Dusp4 in breast cancer: tumor suppressor biology and therapeutic strategiesK99CA181491 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI BALKO, JUSTIN M · 2014 to 2014
$125k
NCI NIH HHS K99/R00-CA181491NCI NIH HHS P30 CA068485NCI NIH HHS P30 CA68485NCI NIH HHS P50 CA098131NCI NIH HHS R00 CA181491
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amplifications at 9p24 have been identified in breast cancer and other malignancies, but the genes within this locus causally associated with oncogenicity or tumor progression remain unclear. Targeted next-generation sequencing of postchemotherapy triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) identified a group of 9p24-amplified tumors, which contained focal amplification of the Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) gene. These patients had markedly inferior recurrence-free and overall survival compared to patients with TNBC without JAK2 amplification. Detection of JAK2/9p24 amplifications was more common in chemotherapy-treated TNBCs than in untreated TNBCs or basal-like cancers, or in other breast cancer subtypes. Similar rates of JAK2 amplification were confirmed in patient-derived TNBC xenografts. In patients for whom longitudinal specimens were available, JAK2 amplification was selected for during neoadjuvant chemotherapy and eventual metastatic spread, suggesting a role in tumorigenicity and chemoresistance, phenotypes often attributed to a cancer stem cell-like cell population. In TNBC cell lines with JAK2 copy gains or amplification, specific inhibition of JAK2 signaling reduced mammosphere formation and cooperated with chemotherapy in reducing tumor growth in vivo. In these cells, inhibition of JAK1-signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling had little effect or, in some cases, counteracted JAK2-specific inhibition. Collectively, these results suggest that JAK2-specific inhibitors are more efficacious than dual JAK1/2 inhibitors against JAK2-amplified TNBCs. Furthermore, JAK2 amplification is a potential biomarker for JAK2 dependence, which, in turn, can be used to select patients for clinical trials with JAK2 inhibitors.

Indexed as

Gene AmplificationGenetic LociAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationChromosomes, Human, Pair 9Cohort StudiesFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansJanus Kinase 2Middle AgedSignal TransductionSpheroids, CellularSTAT3 Transcription FactorSTAT6 Transcription FactorAntineoplastic AgentsJAK2 protein, humanJanus Kinase 2STAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription FactorSTAT6 protein, humanSTAT6 Transcription Factor

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PMID27075627
PMCPMC5256931
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