A precision oncology approach to the pharmacological targeting of mechanistic dependencies in neuroendocrine tumors

MJ Alvarez, PS Subramaniam, LH Tang, A Grunn… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
We introduce and validate a new precision oncology framework for the systematic
prioritization of drugs targeting mechanistic tumor dependencies in individual patients …

Racial differences in the expression of cell cycle–regulatory proteins in breast carcinoma: Study of young African American and white women in Atlanta, Georgia

PL Porter, MJ Lund, MG Lin, X Yuan, JM Liff… - Cancer, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract BACKGROUND African‐American (AA) women are more likely to be diagnosed
with an advanced stage of breast carcinoma than are white women. After adjustment for …

[HTML][HTML] Receptor-interacting protein kinase 2 (RIPK2) stabilizes c-Myc and is a therapeutic target in prostate cancer metastasis

Y Yan, B Zhou, C Qian, A Vasquez, M Kamra… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Despite progress in prostate cancer (PC) therapeutics, distant metastasis remains a major
cause of morbidity and mortality from PC. Thus, there is growing recognition that preventing …

p27 Kip1 and Cyclin E Expression and Breast Cancer Survival After Treatment With Adjuvant Chemotherapy

PL Porter, WE Barlow, IT Yeh, MG Lin… - Journal of the …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background: Abnormal expression of the cell cycle regulatory proteins p27 Kip1 (p27) and
cyclin E may be associated with breast cancer survival and relapse. We studied these …

Relationship between menopausal hormone therapy and risk of ductal, lobular, and ductal-lobular breast carcinomas

CI Li, KE Malone, PL Porter, TJ Lawton, LF Voigt… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2008 - AACR
Combined estrogen and progestin hormone therapy (CHT) increases breast cancer risk, but
this risk varies by breast cancer type. Several studies indicate that CHT is more strongly …

[HTML][HTML] A novel machine learning approach reveals latent vascular phenotypes predictive of renal cancer outcome

N Ing, F Huang, A Conley, S You, Z Ma, S Klimov… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Gene expression signatures are commonly used as predictive biomarkers, but do not
capture structural features within the tissue architecture. Here we apply a 2-step machine …

[HTML][HTML] UDP-glucuronosyltransferase and sulfotransferase polymorphisms, sex hormone concentrations, and tumor receptor status in breast cancer patients

R Sparks, CM Ulrich, J Bigler, SS Tworoger… - Breast Cancer …, 2004 - Springer
Introduction UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) and sulfotransferase (SULT) enzymes are
involved in removing sex hormones from circulation. Polymorphic variation in five UGT and …

[HTML][HTML] MLH1-methylated endometrial cancer under 60 years of age as the “sentinel” cancer in female carriers of high-risk constitutional MLH1 epimutation

MP Hitchins, R Alvarez, L Zhou, F Aguirre… - Gynecologic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Universal screening of endometrial carcinoma (EC) for mismatch repair deficiency
(MMRd) and Lynch syndrome uses presence of MLH1 methylation to omit common sporadic …

Quantitative imaging for development of companion diagnostics to drugs targeting HGF/MET

F Huang, Z Ma, S Pollan, X Yuan… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The limited clinical success of anti‐HGF/MET drugs can be attributed to the lack of predictive
biomarkers that adequately select patients for treatment. We demonstrate here that …

[HTML][HTML] Epithelial cell transforming 2 is regulated by Yes-associated protein 1 and mediates pancreatic cancer progression and metastasis

C Li, Z Peng, Y Wang, G Lam… - American Journal …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is highly metastatic and represents one of the
deadliest forms of human cancers. Previous studies showed that activation of Yes …