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ArticleCommunications biology2020

Chemogenomic profiling of breast cancer patient-derived xenografts reveals targetable vulnerabilities for difficult-to-treat tumors.

Paul Savage, Alain Pacis, Hellen Kuasne, Leah Liu, Daniel Lai, Adrian Wan, Matthew Dankner, Constanza Martinez, Valentina Muñoz-Ramos, Virginie Pilon and 17 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Paul SavageRosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2881-6717
Alain PacisRosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada.
Hellen KuasneRosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada.
Leah LiuRosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada.
Daniel LaiDepartment of Molecular Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9203-6323
Adrian WanDepartment of Molecular Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada.
Matthew DanknerRosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada.
Constanza MartinezRosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada.
Valentina Muñoz-RamosRosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2048-567X
Virginie PilonRosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada.
Anie MonastRosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada.
Hong ZhaoRosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada.
Margarita SouleimanovaRosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada.
Matthew G AnnisRosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8776-004X
Adriana Aguilar-MahechaLady Davis Research Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, H3T 1E2, Canada.
Josiane LafleurLady Davis Research Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, H3T 1E2, Canada.
Nicholas R BertosRosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada.
Jamil AsselahDepartment of Oncology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H4A 3T2, Canada.
Nathaniel BouganimDepartment of Oncology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H4A 3T2, Canada.
Kevin PetreccaDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada.
Peter M SiegelRosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5568-6586
Atilla OmerogluDepartment of Pathology, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.
Sohrab P ShahDepartment of Molecular Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6402-523X
Samuel AparicioDepartment of Molecular Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0487-9599
Mark BasikLady Davis Research Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, H3T 1E2, Canada.
Sarkis MeterissianDepartment of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.
Morag ParkRosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A 1A3, Canada. morag.park@mcgill.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5400-606X
McGill University Health Centre · CAMcGill University · CAJewish General Hospital · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CAMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
CIHRNCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Subsets of breast tumors present major clinical challenges, including triple-negative, metastatic/recurrent disease and rare histologies. Here, we developed 37 patient-derived xenografts (PDX) from these difficult-to-treat cancers to interrogate their molecular composition and functional biology. Whole-genome and transcriptome sequencing and reverse-phase protein arrays revealed that PDXs conserve the molecular landscape of their corresponding patient tumors. Metastatic potential varied between PDXs, where low-penetrance lung micrometastases were most common, though a subset of models displayed high rates of dissemination in organotropic or diffuse patterns consistent with what was observed clinically. Chemosensitivity profiling was performed in vivo with standard-of-care agents, where multi-drug chemoresistance was retained upon xenotransplantation. Consolidating chemogenomic data identified actionable features in the majority of PDXs, and marked regressions were observed in a subset that was evaluated in vivo. Together, this clinically-annotated PDX library with comprehensive molecular and phenotypic profiling serves as a resource for preclinical studies on difficult-to-treat breast tumors.

Indexed as

AnimalsBreast NeoplasmsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMice, Inbred NODMutationPrecision MedicinePrognosisProof of Concept StudyProtein Array AnalysisWhole Genome SequencingXenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Identifiers

PMID32546838
PMCPMC7298048
OpenAlexW3034718679

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