Mammary Cell News Volume 4.50 | Dec 20 2012

LABORATORY RESEARCH

Autocrine Motility Factor Promotes HER2 Cleavage and Signaling in Breast Cancer Cells
Researchers showed that autocrine motility factor binds to HER2 and induces cleavage to the ectodomain-deleted and constitutively active form p95HER2. [Cancer Res] Abstract

Contrasting Hypoxic Effects on Breast Cancer Stem Cell Hierarchy Is Dependent on ERα Status
Scientists studied the effects of hypoxia on cancer stem cel activity, using in vitro mammosphere and holoclone assays as well as in vivo limiting dilution experiments, in 13 patient-derived samples and four cell lines. [Cancer Res] Abstract

Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Is Essential for Normal Mammary Gland Development and Stem Cell Function
Using a conditional deletion strategy, the authors investigated the consequences of fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 (FGFR1) deletion alone and then the simultaneous deletion of both FGFR1 and FGFR2 in the mammary epithelium. [Stem Cells] Abstract

ROCK1 Inhibition Promotes the Self-Renewal of a Novel Mouse Mammary Cancer Stem Cell
Researchers identified epithelial tumor-initiating cells that express lineage markers of both basal and luminal mammary cell lineages and retain the potential, from even single cells, to generate heterogeneous tumors similar to the tumor of origin. [Stem Cells] Abstract

Depletion of Tristetraprolin in Breast Cancer Cells Increases Interleukin-16 Expression and Promotes Tumor Infiltration with Monocytes/Macrophages
As immune cell infiltration into tumors is a critical determinant for tumor progression, the authors aimed to determine the influence of tumor cell tristetraprolin on the interaction between tumor and immune cells, specifically monocytes/macrophages. [Carcinogenesis] Abstract

Estrogen Switches Pure Mucinous Breast Cancer to Invasive Lobular Carcinoma with Mucinous Features
Because of the relative rarity of pure mucinous breast cancer (MBC), little is known about its cell and tumor biology and relationship to invasive disease of other subtypes. Investigators have developed a human breast cancer cell line called BCK4, in which they can control the behavior of MBC. [Breast Cancer Res Treat] Abstract

Differential Expression of Immune-Related Markers in Breast Cancer by Molecular Phenotypes
Scientists aimed to investigate the relationship between expression of immune-related molecules such as STAT1, CD20, IL-8, IFN-γ, tumor genetic phenotype, and the clinical course of invasive breast cancer. [Breast Cancer Res Treat] Abstract

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Adjuvant Docetaxel, Doxorubicin, and Cyclophosphamide in Node-Positive Breast Cancer: Ten-Year Follow-Up of the Phase III Randomized BCIRG 001 Trial
Researchers compared standard adjuvant anthracycline chemotherapy with anthracycline-taxane combination chemotherapy in women with operable node-positive breast cancer. Here they report the final, ten-year follow-up analysis of disease-free survival, overall survival, and long-term safety. [Lancet Oncol] Abstract

A Phase II Study of UCN-01 in Combination with Irinotecan in Patients with Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer
The high frequency of TP53 mutations in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) make checkpoint kinase 1 (Chk1) an attractive therapeutic target. UCN-01, a non-selective Chk1 inhibitor, combined with irinotecan demonstrated activity in advanced TNBC in a previous Phase I study. Researchers aimed to further evaluate this treatment in women with TNBC. [Breast Cancer Res Treat] Full Article

NCC to Expand International Programs Aimed at Fighting Women’s Cancers
The National Cancer Coalition (NCC) is expanding its efforts to fight women’s cancers in the developing world. NCC has pledged to increase its commitment to assist underserved women’s cancer patients at-risk of breast, cervical or ovarian cancers. [PR Newswire Association LLC] Press Release

Alliance for Regenerative Medicine Forms Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Committee
The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine announced the formation of a Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Committee (TEBC). The TEBC has been established to assemble the companies, academic institutions, and organizations within the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine that develop and commercialize tissue engineered and biomaterial based technologies. [Alliance for Regenerative Medicine] Press Release

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