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ArticlePloS one2021

Clinical evaluation of BCL-2/XL levels pre- and post- HER2-targeted therapy.

Jason J Zoeller, Michael F Press, Laura M Selfors, Judy Dering, Dennis J Slamon, Sara A Hurvitz, Joan S Brugge

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jason J ZoellerDepartment of Cell Biology and Ludwig Center at Harvard, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Michael F PressPathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Laura M SelforsDepartment of Cell Biology and Ludwig Center at Harvard, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Judy DeringDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine University of California, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Dennis J SlamonDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine University of California, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Sara A HurvitzDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine University of California, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Joan S BruggeDepartment of Cell Biology and Ludwig Center at Harvard, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Harvard University · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USUCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our previous pre-clinical work defined BCL-2 induction as a critical component of the adaptive response to lapatinib-mediated inhibition of HER2. To determine whether a similar BCL-2 upregulation occurs in lapatinib-treated patients, we evaluated gene expression within tumor biopsies, collected before and after lapatinib or trastuzumab treatment, from the TRIO-B-07 clinical trial (NCT#00769470). We detected BCL2 mRNA upregulation in both HER2+/ER- as well as HER2+/ER+ patient tumors treated with lapatinib or trastuzumab. To address whether mRNA expression correlated with protein expression, we evaluated pre- and post-treatment tumors for BCL-2 via immunohistochemistry. Despite BCL2 mRNA upregulation within HER2+/ER- tumors, BCL-2 protein levels were undetectable in most of the lapatinib- or trastuzumab-treated HER2+/ER- tumors. BCL-2 upregulation was evident within the majority of lapatinib-treated HER2+/ER+ tumors and was often coupled with increased ER expression and decreased proliferation. Comparable BCL-2 upregulation was not observed within the trastuzumab-treated HER2+/ER+ tumors. Together, these results provide clinical validation of the BCL-2 induction associated with the adaptive response to lapatinib and support evaluation of BCL-2 inhibitors within the context of lapatinib and other HER2-targeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

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AdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLapatinibMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyProtein Kinase InhibitorsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsBCL2 protein, humanBiomarkers, TumorERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesLapatinibProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2QuinazolinesRNA, MessengerTrastuzumab

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PMID33951110
PMCPMC8099090
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