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ArticleNPJ breast cancer2025

MUC1-C dependency in drug resistant HR+/HER2- breast cancer identifies a new target for antibody-drug conjugate treatment.

Ayako Nakashoji, Atrayee Bhattacharya, Hiroki Ozawa, Naoki Haratake, Keisuke Shigeta, Atsushi Fushimi, Nami Yamashita, Akira Matsui, Shoko Kure, Tomoe Kameyama and 11 more

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Article in NPJ breast cancer, 2025. 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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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Targeting KRAS Inhibitor-Resistant Pancreatic Cancer with an MUC1-C Antibody-Drug Conjugate.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2025
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21 authors.

Ayako NakashojiDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Atrayee BhattacharyaDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Hiroki OzawaDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Naoki HaratakeDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Keisuke ShigetaDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Atsushi FushimiDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Nami YamashitaDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Akira MatsuiDepartment of Breast Surgery, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Shoko KureDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Tomoe KameyamaDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Makoto TakeuchiDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazumasa FukudaDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Takamichi YokoeDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7068-7117
Aiko NagayamaDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Tetsu HayahsidaDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuko KitagawaDepartment of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Renyan LiuDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Antonio GiordanoDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7760-9717
Rinath JeselsohnDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7996-7529
Geoffrey I ShapiroDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3331-4095
Donald KufeDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Donald_Kufe@dfci.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5743-8888

Funding

Targeting the MUC1-C Oncoprotein in Triple-Negative Breast CancerR01CA097098 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE · PI DONALD W. KUFE · 2002 to 2026
$8.8M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA097098U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) CA97098
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Treatment of hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer (HR+/HER2- BC) is limited by resistance to endocrine therapy (ET) and CDK4/6 inhibitors. There is no known common pathway that confers resistance to these agents. We report that (i) the MUC1 gene is upregulated in HR+/HER2- BCs and (ii) the MUC1-C protein regulates estrogen receptor alpha (ER)-driven transcriptomes. Mechanistically, we demonstrate that MUC1-C is necessary for expression of SRC-3 and MED1 coactivators that drive ER-mediated target gene transcription. Cells with ESR1 mutations that confer ET resistance, as well as cells with acquired resistance to the CDK4/6 inhibitor abemaciclib, are dependent on MUC1-C for (i) expression of these coactivators and ER target genes, (ii) survival, and (iii) self-renewal capacity. In support of these results, we show that treatment of HR+/HER2- BC cells with an anti-MUC1-C antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) effectively inhibits survival, self-renewal and tumorgenicity. These findings indicate that MUC1-C is a common effector of drug-resistant HR+/HER2- BC cells and is a potential target for their treatment.

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PMCPMC12033257

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