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ArticleCancer research2026

A Double-Negative Prostate Cancer Subtype Is Vulnerable to SWI/SNF-Targeting Degrader Molecules.

Phillip Thienger, Irene Paassen, Xiaosai Yao, Philip D Rubin, Marika Lehner, Nicholas Lillis, Andrej Benjak, Sagar R Shah, Alden King-Yung Leung, Simone de Brot and 16 more

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Article in Cancer research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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26 authors.

Phillip ThiengerDepartment for Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6703-2937
Irene PaassenDepartment for Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0000-7737-3292
Xiaosai YaoDepartment of Molecular Oncology, Genentech, South San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0001-9729-0726
Philip D RubinDepartment for Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8142-5814
Marika LehnerDepartment for Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0006-7861-6480
Nicholas LillisDepartment of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, California.ORCID 0009-0008-0054-264X
Andrej BenjakDepartment for Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4522-6575
Sagar R ShahDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.ORCID 0000-0003-4869-4104
Alden King-Yung LeungDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.ORCID 0000-0003-0559-2183
Simone de BrotCOMPATH, Institute of Animal Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3049-0103
Alina NaveedDepartment for Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1820-9908
Bence DanielDepartment of Proteomics and Genomic Technologies, Genentech, South San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0002-2410-8767
Minyi ShiDepartment of Proteomics and Genomic Technologies, Genentech, South San Francisco, California.ORCID 0009-0004-3266-6824
Julien TremblayDepartment of Computational Sciences, Genentech, South San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0002-6085-3481
Joanna TriscottDepartment for Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0625-0524
Giada Andrea CassanmagnagoComputational Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche 'Mario Negri' IRCCS, Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8803-5344
Marco BolisComputational Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche 'Mario Negri' IRCCS, Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4377-5079
Lia MelaDepartment for Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0882-0586
Himisha BeltranDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0003-3259-2226
Yu ChenHuman Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-0171-3884
Salvatore PiscuoglioIRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2686-2939
Haiyuan YuDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-7597-6049
Charlotte K Y NgSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6100-0026
David A QuigleyDepartment of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0002-4726-1473
Robert L YauchDepartment of Molecular Oncology, Genentech, South San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0001-9478-6283
Mark A RubinDepartment for Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8321-9950

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Benioff Initiative for Prostate Cancer ResearchBern Center for Precision Medicine, University of Bern (BCPM)Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute (DCP, NCI) 1P50CA275741NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748Peter und Traudl Engelhorn Stiftung (Peter and Traudl Engelhorn Foundation)Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) HT94252410123U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) HT94252410252U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) W81XWH-22-1-0833
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proteolysis-targeting chimera (PROTAC) therapies degrading SWI/SNF ATPases interfere with androgen receptor (AR) signaling in AR-dependent castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC-AR). To explore the utility of SWI/SNF therapy beyond AR-sensitive CRPC, we investigated SWI-/SNF-targeting agents in AR-negative CRPC. SWI-/SNF-targeting PROTAC treatment of cell lines and organoid models reduced the viability of not only CRPC-AR but also WNT signaling-dependent AR-negative CRPC (CRPC-WNT). The CRPC-WNT subgroup represents 11% of around 400,000 cases of CRPC worldwide that die yearly. SWI/SNF ATPase SMARCA4 depletion interfered with the master transcriptional regulator TCF7L2 in CRPC-WNT. Functionally, TCF7L2 maintained proliferation via the MAPK signaling axis in this subtype of CRPC. Together, these data provide a mechanistic rationale for interventions that perturb DNA binding of the proproliferative transcription factor TCF7L2 and/or direct MAPK signaling inhibition in the CRPC-WNT subclass of advanced prostate cancer. SIGNIFICANCE: SWI/SNF-targeting agents interfere with a lineage-defining molecular axis in the WNT signaling-dependent, androgen receptor-negative subtype of prostate cancer, which accounts for around 10% of castration-resistant tumors.

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DNA HelicasesNuclear ProteinsProstatic Neoplasms, Castration-ResistantTranscription Factor 7-Like 2 ProteinTranscription FactorsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansMaleMiceProteolysis Targeting ChimeraReceptors, AndrogenWnt Signaling PathwayDNA HelicasesNuclear ProteinsProteolysis Targeting ChimeraReceptors, AndrogenSMARCA4 protein, humanTCF7L2 protein, humanTranscription Factor 7-Like 2 ProteinTranscription Factors

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PMID41534092
PMCPMC13044530

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