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Abstract B04: RAD51 expression as a biomarker of homologous recombination deficiency in ovarian cancer
RAD51 is a critical component of the homologous recombination pathway, forming a nucleoprotein filament that enables strand exchange and templated error-free DNA repair. The tumor suppressors BRCA1 and BRCA2 interact with RAD51 to control its activity on DNA. Defects in homologous recombination in tumors are clinically relevant, with evidence of synthetic lethality of such cancers to poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors.Mutations in RAD51 are uncommon in cancer, but aberrant over-expression of RAD51 has been reported as a mechanism to overcome a recombination defect in in-vitro models. However there are no large sc...
Source: Molecular Cancer Therapeutics - October 2, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Hoppe, M. M., Tan, D. S., Lim, D. G., Karnezis, A., Huntsman, D., Steel, J., Liu, X., Paul, J., Lewsley, L.-A., Siddiqui, N., Brown, R., Jeyasekharan, A. D. Tags: New Technology and Bioinformatics: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research

Abstract A15: Downregulation of c-myc is synthetic lethal with PARP inhibitors in high MYC cancers independent of BRCA status
In conclusion, we demonstrated that dual CDK + PARP inhibition is synthetic lethal in both BRCA wild-type and mutant TNBC cell lines and is dependent upon down regulation of c-myc. This study supports c-myc as predictor of response to PARP inhibitor therapy and may also serve as a biomarker of response to Dinaciclib + PARPi therapy in high MYC expressing tumors.Citation Format: Jason PW Carey, Smruthi Vjayaraghavan, Kelly Hunt, Khandan Keyomarsi. Downregulation of c-myc is synthetic lethal with PARP inhibitors in high MYC cancers independent of BRCA status [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Precision Medicine Series: ...
Source: Molecular Cancer Therapeutics - October 2, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Carey, J. P., Vjayaraghavan, S., Hunt, K., Keyomarsi, K. Tags: Finding Synthetic Lethal Interactions through Functional Genomics: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research

Abstract A25: Synthetic lethal CRISPR-Cas9 screen imply an oncogenic role for FBXW7 mutations in colon cancer
Mutations in tumour suppressors and un-druggable oncogenes dominate the landscape of cancer driver genes. Only a minority of colon cancers have mutations in druggable cancer drivers, such as PIK3CA. Conversely, mutations in tumour suppressors such as APC and TP53 are frequent, as are mutations in the notoriously difficult to drug KRAS target. There is an urgent need for new therapeutics to target tumours driven by these mutations: immune checkpoint approaches are likely to only prove effective in the fraction of patients whose tumours bear high mutation loads, which is colon cancer may be restricted to the minority of mism...
Source: Molecular Cancer Therapeutics - October 2, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Moore, J. D., Hudson, C., Russell, P., Tiwana, G., Walter, D., Wiggins, C. M., Yarker, J. Tags: Finding Synthetic Lethal Interactions through Functional Genomics: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research

The FA/BRCA Pathway Identified as the Major Predictor of Cisplatin Response in Head and Neck Cancer by Functional Genomics
Patients with advanced stage head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are often treated with cisplatin-containing chemoradiation protocols. Although cisplatin is an effective radiation sensitizer, it causes severe toxicity and not all patients benefit from the combination treatment. HNSCCs expectedly not responding to cisplatin may better be treated with surgery and postoperative radiation or cetuximab and radiation, but biomarkers to personalize chemoradiotherapy are not available. We performed an unbiased genome-wide functional genetic screen in vitro to identify genes that influence the response to cisplatin in HNS...
Source: Molecular Cancer Therapeutics - March 1, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Martens-de Kemp, S. R., Brink, A., van der Meulen, I. H., de Menezes, R. X., te Beest, D. E., Leemans, C. R., van Beusechem, V. W., Braakhuis, B. J. M., Brakenhoff, R. H. Tags: Companion Diagnostics and Cancer Biomarkers Source Type: research

Genome and Immune Profiling of Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer that remains poorly understood at the molecular level. Comprehensive tumor profiling was performed to understand clinically actionable alterations in IBC. Targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) and IHC were performed to identify activated pathways in IBC tumor tissues. siRNA studies examined the impact of IBC genomic variants in cellular models. IBC tumor tissues were further characterized for immune infiltration and immune checkpoint expression by IHC. Genomic analysis identified recurrent alterations in core biologic pathways, including ac...
Source: Molecular Cancer Therapeutics - July 4, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Hamm, C. A., Moran, D., Rao, K., Trusk, P. B., Pry, K., Sausen, M., Jones, S., Velculescu, V. E., Cristofanilli, M., Bacus, S. Tags: Companion Diagnostics and Cancer Biomarkers Source Type: research

Abstract C59: Role of MTH1 (NUTD1) in cancer cell survival
Human mutT homolog MTH1 (also known as NUDT1) is a purine nucleoside triphosphatase which hydrolyses oxidised nucleotides (8-oxo-dGTP and 2-OH-dATP) into mono-phosphate forms to prevent these damaged bases from being incorporated into DNA. Recent studies have suggested a key role of MTH1 in the survival of cancer cells. It was hypothesized that in cancer cells with high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), small molecule inhibition or loss of MTH1 would lead to accumulation of oxidised nucleotides in DNA, increased genome instability and loss of cell viability. In order to validate MTH1 as a potential cancer therapeuti...
Source: Molecular Cancer Therapeutics - January 7, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Alwan, H., Eckersley, K., Goodwin, L., Lau, A., Jones, D., Kettle, J., Nissink, W. M., Read, J., Scott, J. S., Taylor, B. J. M., Walker, G. E., Foote, K. M. Tags: DNA Repair and Modulation: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research

Abstract A62: PARP-1 regulates NF-{kappa}B-mediated IL-8 expression in HER2 positive breast cancer
Conclusions:Trastuzumab resistant HER2+ breast cancer cells remain sensitive to PARP inhibition. Further, PARP-1 regulates the expression of IL-8, an NF-B regulated gene. These results suggest that inhibition of the interaction between PARP-1 and the NF-B signaling pathway may be a potential mechanism behind the sensitivity to PARPi in HER2+ trastuzumab resistant breast cancer cells.Citation Format: Monicka E. Wielgos, Rajani Rajbhandari, Susan Nozell, C. Kent Osborne, Rachel Schiff, Eddy S. Yang. PARP-1 regulates NF-B-mediated IL-8 expression in HER2 positive breast cancer. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR-NCI-EORT...
Source: Molecular Cancer Therapeutics - January 7, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Wielgos, M. E., Rajbhandari, R., Nozell, S., Osborne, C. K., Schiff, R., Yang, E. S. Tags: EGFR / Her2: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research

Abstract A155: Small molecule metabolic inhibitors, compound A and the derivatives specifically inhibit the cell growth of Ewing's sarcoma cells harbor EWS-FLI1 in vitro and in vivo
Conclusions: Compound A and its derivatives may be a therapeutic agent with potent antitumor activity for Ewing's sarcoma patients.Citation Format: Hiromichi Kosaka, Yasuo Watanabe, Michihiro Maemoto, Masamori Sugawara, Miwa Watanabe, Yoko Ono, Yoshisuke Nakasato, Masahiro Matsubara, Ryuichiro Nakai. Small molecule metabolic inhibitors, compound A and the derivatives specifically inhibit the cell growth of Ewing's sarcoma cells harbor EWS-FLI1 in vitro and in vivo. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference: Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics; 2015 Nov 5-9; Boston, MA. Philadelphia (P...
Source: Molecular Cancer Therapeutics - January 7, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Kosaka, H., Watanabe, Y., Maemoto, M., Sugawara, M., Watanabe, M., Ono, Y., Nakasato, Y., Matsubara, M., Nakai, R. Tags: Therapeutic Agents: Other: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research

Abstract A164: The small molecule UAE inhibitor TAK-243 (MLN7243) prevents DNA damage repair and reduces cell viability/tumor growth when combined with radiation, carboplatin and docetaxel
Clinical results of VELCADE® (bortezomib) For Injection have prompted evaluation of other enzymes within the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) as druggable targets for human cancer. We have identified a first in class investigational drug, TAK-243 (MLN7243), which targets the ubiquitin activating enzyme, UAE (UBA1), an essential cellular enzyme responsible for activating > 99% of all cellular ubiquitin. Ubiquitin is involved in multiple cellular processes including ubiquitin-dependent protein turnover, cell cycle progression, regulation of apoptosis, protein localization and response to DNA damage. Experiments combi...
Source: Molecular Cancer Therapeutics - January 7, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Milhollen, M. A., Shi, J., Traore, T., Huck, J., Sappal, D., Duffy, J., Lightcap, E., Ishii, Y., Ciavarri, J., Fleming, P., Bence, N., Hyer, M. L. Tags: Therapeutic Agents: Other: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research

TMPRSS2-ERG Fusion Inhibits NHEJ DNA Repair
We reported that radiosensitization by a PARP inhibitor (PARPi) was highly prominent in prostate cancer cells expressing the TMPRSS2–ERG gene fusion protein. Here, we show that TMPRSS2–ERG blocks nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) DNA repair by inhibiting DNA-PKcs. VCaP cells, which harbor TMPRSS2–ERG and PC3 cells that stably express it, displayed H2AX and 53BP1 foci constitutively, indicating persistent DNA damage that was absent if TMPRSS2–ERG was depleted by siRNA in VCaP cells. The extent of DNA damage was enhanced and associated with TMPRSS2–ERG's ability to inhibit DNA-PKcs function, as i...
Source: Molecular Cancer Therapeutics - August 5, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Chatterjee, P., Choudhary, G. S., Alswillah, T., Xiong, X., Heston, W. D., Magi-Galluzzi, C., Zhang, J., Klein, E. A., Almasan, A. Tags: Cancer Biology and Signal Transduction Source Type: research

Abstract A30: A genome-wide siRNA screen in mammalian cells for regulators of S6 phosphorylation
To identify the cellular components that participate in the regulation of mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1), the amino acid-dependent, rapamycin-inhibitable complex, we carried out a genome-wide RNAi depletion screen. We employed a rabbit monoclonal antibody specific for RPS6 [Ser235P/Ser236P] and high content microscopy to quantify rpS6 phosphorylation in the pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cancer cell line (PDAC) MiaPaCa-2. Applying a stringent selection, we retrieved over 600 genes wherein at least two RNAi gave significant reduction in S6 phosphorylation. This cohort is significantly enriched in genes whose depletion affects th...
Source: Molecular Cancer Therapeutics - July 6, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Papageorgiou, A., Tamayo, P., Mesirov, J., Avruch, J., Rapley, J. Tags: PI3K-mTOR Activation in Human Cancer: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research