Mechanisms of Targeting Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Genomic Vulnerability
Abstract
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive type of breast cancer. Due to genome complexity, there is a lack of targeted therapies for TNBC. In this DoD project, we aim to address two identify molecular mechanisms that drive TNBC progress. Defining the genomic vulnerability of TNBC will also help us and design novel combinatorial therapies for TNBC patients. In this first funding year, we have conducted extensive in vitro and in vivo studies to define the mechanisms of TNBC progression. We validated our preliminary synthetical lethal screening results and demonstrated that DEDD overexpression leads to accelerated G1-S cell cycle transition. Mechanistically, DEDD interacts with HSC70 and promote Rb degradation. We further demonstrated that DEDD could be exploited as a targetable vulnerability of TNBC. Combinatorial treatment of lapatinib and CDK4/6 inhibitor synergistically suppressive TNBC tumors.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1088184
Entities
People
- Siyuan Zhang
Organizations
- University of Notre Dame