SCIENCE NEWS Single Gene Essential for Estrogen Response in Breast Cancer Scientists have discovered that a single gene controls the estrogen-fuelled growth of breast cancer cells, according to research. [Press release from Cancer Research UK discussing online prepublication in Nature Genetics] Nanoscale Gene “Ignition Switch” May Help Spot and Treat Cancer In a proof of principal study in mice, scientists have shown that a set of genetic instructions encased in a nanoparticle can be used as an “ignition switch” to rev up gene activity that aids cancer detection and treatment. [Press release from Johns Hopkins Medicine discussing online prepublication in Nature Medicine] The Stemness of Cancer Cells To find out whether p53 inactivation does permit the emergence of tumor cells resembling stem cells, researchers combed through hundreds of archival gene expression profiles of breast and lung tumors, searching for stem cell-like signatures and correlating them to their p53 status. [Press release from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies discussing online prepublication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA] Breast Inflammation is Key to Cancer Growth, Kimmel Cancer Center Researchers Say Scientists say they can now definitively show that an inflammatory process within the breast itself promotes growth of breast cancer stem cells responsible for tumor development. [Press release from EurekAlert! discussing online prepublication in Cancer Research] Defective Cell Surface “Glue” Is Key to Tumor Invasion The study shows that a non-adhesive form of N-cadherin, termed proNcad is present in a much higher proportion on the surfaces of the most invasive melanoma, brain tumor cells, breast cancer and prostate tumor cells, compared to less invasive tumor cells. [Press release from McGill University Health Center discussing online prepublication in Neoplasia] Poor Breast Cancer Prognosis Associated With Presence of Circulating Tumor, Cancer Stem Cells Metastatic breast cancer patients whose blood contains circulating tumor cells before or after treatment with high-dose chemotherapy and blood stem cell transplant have shorter survival periods, according to a new study. [Press release from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discussing data presented at the 33rd Annual Cancer Therapy & Research Center-American Association for Cancer Research San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium]
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CURRENT PUBLICATIONS (Ranked by Impact Factor of the Journal) LABORATORY RESEARCH TRIM24 Links a Non-Canonical Histone Signature to Breast Cancer Here, researchers report that chromatin regulator tripartite motif-containing 24 (TRIM24) functions in humans as a reader of dual histone marks by means of tandem plant homeodomain and bromodomain regions. [Nature] FOXA1 is a Key Determinant of Estrogen Receptor Function and Endocrine Response Here, researchers show that FOXA1 is a key determinant that can influence differential interactions between estrogen receptor-alpha and chromatin. [Nat Genet] Tumor-Specific Imaging Through Progression Elevated Gene-3 Promoter-Driven Gene Expression Here, researchers show that the progression elevated gene-3 (PEG-3) promoter, derived from a rodent gene mediating tumor progression and metastatic phenotypes, can be used to drive imaging reporters selectively to enable detection of micrometastatic disease in mouse models of human melanoma and breast cancer using bioluminescence and radionuclide-based molecular imaging techniques. [Nat Med] Inactivation of p53 in Breast Cancers Correlates with Stem Cell Transcriptional Signatures Using archival microarray datasets, researchers tested the hypothesis that a p53 mutation could allow cells within a tumor to acquire a stem cell-like state by looking for coordinate expression of stem cell identity genes. [Proc Natl Acad Sci USA] Fes Tyrosine Kinase Expression in the Tumor Niche Correlates with Enhanced Tumor Growth, Angiogenesis, Circulating Tumor Cells, Metastasis and Infiltrating Macrophages In an orthotopic mouse model of breast cancer, researchers found that loss of Fes in the host correlated with reductions in engrafted tumor growth rates, metastasis and circulating tumor cells. [Cancer Res] ETV6-NTRK3 Mediated Breast Epithelial Cell Transformation Is Blocked by Targeting the IGF1R Signaling Pathway The IGF1 receptor (IGF1R) is an important therapeutic target under study in many cancers. Here, researchers describe a breast cancer model based on expression of the ETV6-NTRK3 chimeric tyrosine kinase that suggests novel therapeutic applications of IGF1R inhibitors in secretory breast cancers. [Cancer Res] The Canonical NF-KappaB Pathway Governs Mammary Tumorigenesis in Transgenic Mice and Tumor Stem Cell Expansion As researchers show that NF-kappaB contributes to expansion of breast tumor stem cells and heterotypic signals that enhance tumor-associated macrophages and vasculogenesis, these processes may contribute to NF-kappaB-dependent mammary tumorigenesis. [Cancer Res] KLF8 Promotes Human Breast Cancer Cell Invasion and Metastasis by Transcriptional Activation of MMP9 To identify the potential Krüppel-like factor 8 (KLF8) regulation of matrix metalloproteinases in breast cancer, researchers established two inducible cell lines that allow either KLF8 overexpression in MCF-10A or knockdown in MDA-MB-231 cells. [Oncogene] Toward an Automatic Method for Extracting Cancer- and Other Disease-Related Point Mutations from the Biomedical Literature Researchers introduce a high-throughput computational method for the identification of relevant disease mutations in Pub-Med abstracts applied to prostate (PCa) and breast cancer (BCa) mutations. [Bioinformatics] CLINICAL RESEARCH Phase III Randomized Study Comparing Docetaxel Plus Trastuzumab with Vinorelbine Plus Trastuzumab As First-Line Therapy of Metastatic or Locally Advanced Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Breast Cancer: The HERNATA Study The purpose of this study was to evaluate docetaxel or vinorelbine, both with trastuzumab, as first-line therapy of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive advanced breast cancer. [J Clin Oncol] Decrease in Depression Symptoms Is Associated With Longer Survival in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Secondary Analysis Decreasing depression symptoms over the first year were associated with longer subsequent survival for women with metastatic breast cancer in this sample. [J Clin Oncol]
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