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A Functional Polymorphism in the NAD(P)H Oxidase Subunit CYBA Is Related to Gene Expression, Enzyme Activity, and Outcome in Non–Hodgkin Lymphoma
Authors: Hoffmann Marion , Schirmer Markus A. , Tzvetkov Mladen V. , Kreuz Markus , Ziepert Marita , Wojnowski Leszek , Kube Dieter , Pfreundschuh Michael , Trümper Lorenz , Loeffler Markus , Brockmöller Jürgen ,   in collaboration with the German Study Group for High-Grade Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (DSHNHL)
Published: March 2010

Abstract
NAD(P)H oxidase is a major endogenous source of reactive oxygen species (ROS). ROS may not only be involved in carcinogenesis but also in efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents like doxorubicin. By a comprehensive genotyping approach covering 48 genetic polymorphisms (single-nucleotide polymorphisms) in five subunits of phagocytic NAD(P)H oxidase, we asked whether they affect gene expression, enzymatic activity, and outcome of CHO(E)P chemotherapy. A highly consistent effect was observed for the CYBA 640A&gt;G variant. In peripheral blood granulocytes of 125 healthy volunteers, the G allele of 640A&gt;G was associated with lower NAD(P)H oxidase activity (P = 0.006). Moreover, the G allele was associated with lower mRNA and protein expression (both P = 0.02). Of clinical importance, the outcome of patients suffering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma and treated with CHO(E)P regimen was dependent on the CYBA 640A&gt;G polymorphism. In an exploratory study (n = 401), carriers of 640GG had an event-free survival (EFS) risk ratio of 1.95 [95% confidence interval (95% CI), 1.31–2.90; P = 0.001] compared with 640AA. In a confirmatory set (n = 477), the risk ratios were 1.53 (1.04–2.25, P = 0.03). The complete set of 878 patients showed a relative risk of 1.72 (1.30–2.26) and 1.59 (1.14–2.21) for EFS and overall survival, respectively. Further molecular-biological experiments showed lower expression and reduced stability of transcripts with the G allele in lymphoblastoid cell lines. Transfection of allele-specific plasmids into HEK293 cells elicited lower activity for the G allele in a luciferase reporter gene construct. Thus, CYBA 640A&gt;G was shown to be a functional polymorphism with possible consequences for patients receiving CHO(E)P chemotherapy and might have further implications for other ROS-mediated modalities. Cancer Res; 70(6); 2328–38
Constitutively Active Stat3 Enhances Neu-Mediated Migration and Metastasis in Mammary Tumors via Upregulation of Cten
Authors: Barbieri Isaia , Pensa Sara , Pannellini Tania , Quaglino Elena , Maritano Diego , Demaria Marco , Voster Alessandra , Turkson James , Cavallo Federica , Watson Christine J. , Provero Paolo , Musiani Piero , Poli Valeria 
Published: March 2010

AbstractThe transcription factor signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is constitutively activated in tumors of different origin, but the molecular bases for STAT3 requirement are only partly understood. To evaluate the contribution of enhanced Stat3 activation in a controlled model system, we generated knock-in mice wherein a mutant constitutively active Stat3C allele replaces the endogenous wild-type allele. Stat3C could enhance the tumorigenic power of the rat Neu oncogene in mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV)–Neu transgenic mice, triggering the production of earlier onset, more invasive mammary tumors. Tumor-derived cell lines displayed higher migration, invasion, and metastatic ability and showed disrupted distribution of cell-cell junction markers mediated by Stat3-dependent overexpression of the COOH terminal tensin-like (Cten) focal adhesion protein, which was also significantly upregulated in Stat3C mammary tumors. Importantly, the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 could mediate Cten induction in MCF10 cells in an exquisitely Stat3-dependent way, showing that Cten upregulation is a feature of inflammation-activated Stat3. In light of the emerging pivotal role of Stat3 in connecting inflammation and cancer, our identification of Cten as a Stat3-dependent mediator of migration provides important new insights into the oncogenic role of Stat3, particularly in the breast. Cancer Res; 70(6); 2558–67
Therapeutic Antibodies to Human L1CAM: Functional Characterization and Application in a Mouse Model for Ovarian Carcinoma
Authors: Wolterink Silke , Moldenhauer Gerhard , Fogel Mina , Kiefel Helena , Pfeifer Marco , Lüttgau Sandra , Gouveia Ricardo , Costa Julia , Endell Jan , Moebius Ulrich , Altevogt Peter 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
Recent work has identified L1CAM (CD171) as a novel marker for human carcinoma progression. Functionally, L1CAM promotes tumor cell invasion and motility, augments tumor growth in nude mice, and facilitates experimental tumor metastasis. These functional features qualify L1 as an interesting target molecule for tumor therapy. Here, we generated a series of novel monoclonal antibodies (mAb) to the L1CAM ectodomain that were characterized by biochemical and functional means. All novel mAbs reacted specifically with L1CAM and not with the closely related molecule CHL1, whereas antibodies to the COOH terminal part of L1CAM (mAb2C2, mAb745H7, pcytL1) showed cross-reactivity. Among the novel mAbs, L1-9.3 was selected and its therapeutic potential was analyzed in various isotype variants in a model of SKOV3ip cells growing i.p. in CD1 nude mice. Only therapy with the IgG2a variant efficiently prolonged survival and reduced tumor burden. This was accompanied by an increased infiltration of F4/80-positive monocytic cells. Clodronate pretreatment of tumor-bearing animals led to the depletion of monocytes and abolished the therapeutic effect of L1-9.3/IgG2a. Expression profiling of tumor-derived mRNA revealed that L1-9.3/IgG2a therapy induced altered expression of cellular genes associated with apoptosis and tumor growth. Our results establish that anti-L1 mAb therapy acts via immunologic and nonimmunologic effector mechanism to block tumor growth. The novel antibodies to L1CAM could become helpful tools for the therapy of L1-positive human carcinomas. Cancer Res; 70(6); 2504–15
Critical Roles of Mucin 1 Glycosylation by Transactivated PolypeptideN-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 6 in Mammary Carcinogenesis
Authors: Park Jae-Hyun , Nishidate Toshihiko , Kijima Kyoko , Ohashi Takao , Takegawa Kaoru , Fujikane Tomoko , Hirata Koichi , Nakamura Yusuke , Katagiri Toyomasa 
Published: March 2010

AbstractThe structure of O-glycosylated proteins is altered in breast cancer cells, but the mechanisms of such an aberrant modification have been largely unknown. We here report critical roles of a novel druggable target, polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 6 (GALNT6), which is upregulated in a great majority of breast cancers and encodes a glycosyltransferase responsible for initiating mucin-type O-glycosylation. Knockdown of GALNT6 by small interfering RNA significantly enhanced cell adhesion function and suppressed the growth of breast cancer cells. Western blot and immunostaining analyses indicated that wild-type GALNT6 protein could glycosylate and stabilize an oncoprotein mucin 1 (MUC1), which was upregulated with GALNT6 in breast cancer specimens. Furthermore, knockdown of GALNT6 or MUC1 led to similar morphologic changes of cancer cells accompanied by the increase of cell adhesion molecules β-catenin and E-cadherin. Our findings implied that overexpression of GALNT6 might contribute to mammary carcinogenesis through aberrant glycosylation and stabilization of MUC1 and that screening of GALNT6 inhibitors would be valuable for the development of novel therapeutic modalities against breast cancer. Cancer Res; 70(7); 2759–69
A Large Prospective Study of Meat Consumption and Colorectal Cancer Risk: An Investigation of Potential Mechanisms Underlying this Association
Authors: Cross Amanda J. , Ferrucci Leah M. , Risch Adam , Graubard Barry I. , Ward Mary H. , Park Yikyung , Hollenbeck Albert R. , Schatzkin Arthur , Sinha Rashmi 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
Although the relation between red and processed meat intake and colorectal cancer has been reported in several epidemiologic studies, very few investigated the potential mechanisms. This study examined multiple potential mechanisms in a large U.S. prospective cohort with a detailed questionnaire on meat type and meat cooking methods linked to databases for estimating intake of mutagens formed in meats cooked at high temperatures (heterocyclic amines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), heme iron, nitrate, and nitrite. During 7 years of follow-up, 2,719 colorectal cancer cases were ascertained from a cohort of 300,948 men and women. The hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) comparing the fifth to the first quintile for both red (HR, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.09–1.42; Ptrend &lt; 0.001) and processed meat (HR, 1.16; 95% CI, 1.01–1.32; Ptrend = 0.017) intakes indicated an elevated risk for colorectal cancer. The potential mechanisms for this relation include heme iron (HR, 1.13; 95% CI, 0.99–1.29; Ptrend = 0.022), nitrate from processed meats (HR, 1.16; 95% CI, 1.02–1.32; Ptrend = 0.001), and heterocyclic amine intake [HR, 1.19; 95% CI, 1.05–1.34; Ptrend &lt; 0.001 for 2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (MeIQx) and HR, 1.17; 95% CI, 1.05–1.29; Ptrend &lt;0.001 for 2-amino-3,4,8-trimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (DiMeIQx)]. In general, the elevated risks were higher for rectal cancer than for colon cancer, with the exception of MeIQx and DiMeIQx, which were only associated with colon cancer. In conclusion, we found a positive association for red and processed meat intake and colorectal cancer; heme iron, nitrate/nitrite, and heterocyclic amines from meat may explain these associations. Cancer Res; 70(6); 2406–14
Antineoplastic Mechanisms of Niclosamide in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Stem Cells: Inactivation of the NF-κB Pathway and Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species
Authors: Jin Yanli , Lu Zhongzheng , Ding Ke , Li Juan , Du Xin , Chen Chun , Sun Xiaoyong , Wu Yongbin , Zhou Jing , Pan Jingxuan 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
NF-κB may be a potential therapeutic target for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) because NF-κB activation is found in primitive human AML blast cells. In this report, we initially discovered that the potent antineoplastic effect of niclosamide, a Food and Drug Administration–approved antihelminthic agent, was through inhibition of the NF-κB pathway in AML cells. Niclosamide inhibited the transcription and DNA binding of NF-κB. It blocked tumor necrosis factor–induced IκBα phosphorylation, translocation of p65, and expression of NF-κB–regulated genes. Niclosamide inhibited the steps TAK1→IκB kinase (IKK) and IKK→IκBα. Niclosamide also increased the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in AML cells. Quenching ROS by the glutathione precursor N-acetylcysteine attenuated niclosamide-induced apoptosis. Our results together suggest that niclosamide inhibited the NF-κB pathway and increased ROS levels to induce apoptosis in AML cells. On translational study of the efficacy of niclosamide against AML, niclosamide killed progenitor/stem cells from AML patients but spared those from normal bone marrow. Niclosamide was synergistic with the frontline chemotherapeutic agents cytarabine, etoposide, and daunorubicin. It potently inhibited the growth of AML cells in vitro and in nude mice. Our results support further investigation of niclosamide in clinical trials of AML patients. Cancer Res; 70(6); 2516–27
Annexin 1 Induced by Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Binds to NF-κB and Inhibits Its Activation: Anticancer Effects In vitro and In vivo
Authors: Zhang Zhiquan , Huang Liqun , Zhao Wenping , Rigas Basil 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
Annexin A1 (ANXA1), a mediator of the anti-inflammatory action of glucocorticoids, is important in cancer development and progression, whereas NF-κB regulates multiple cellular phenomena, some of them associated with inflammation and cancer. We showed that glucocorticoids and chemopreventive modified nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as nitric oxide–donating aspirin (NO-ASA) and phospho-aspirin, induced ANXA1 in cultured human colon and pancreatic cancer cells. ANXA1 associated with NF-κB and suppressed its transcriptional activity by preventing NF-κB binding to DNA. The induction of ANXA1 by glucocorticoids was proportional to their anti-inflammatory potency, as was the suppression of NF-κB activity, which was accompanied by enhanced apoptosis and inhibition of cell growth mediated by changes in NF-κB–dependent cell signaling. The proposed novel mechanism was operational in the intestinal mucosa of mice treated with dexamethasone or NO-ASA. ANXA1-based oligopeptides displayed the same effects as ANXA1 on NF-κB. One such tripeptide (Gln-Ala-Trp) administered to nude mice inhibited the growth of SW480 human colon cancer xenografts by 58% compared with control (P &lt; 0.01). Our findings reveal that ANXA1 is an inducible endogenous inhibitor of NF-κB in human cancer cells and mice, provide a novel molecular mechanism for the action of anti-inflammatory agents, and suggest the possibility of mechanism-driven drug development. Cancer Res; 70(6); 2379–88
Role of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Degradation in Cisplatin-Induced Cytotoxicity in Head and Neck Cancer
Authors: Ahsan Aarif , Hiniker Susan M. , Ramanand Susmita G. , Nyati Shyam , Hegde Ashok , Helman Abigail , Menawat Radhika , Bhojani Mahaveer S. , Lawrence Theodore S. , Nyati Mukesh K. 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
Cisplatin and its analogues are the most commonly used agents in the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. In this study, we investigated a possible role of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor (EGFR) phosphorylation and degradation in cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity. Cisplatin treatment led to an increase in initial EGFR phosphorylation at Y1045, the binding site of ubiquitin ligase, Casitas B-lineage lymphoma (c-Cbl), followed by ubiquitination in the relatively cisplatin-sensitive cell lines. However, cisplatin-resistant cell lines underwent minimal EGFR phosphorylation at the Y1045 site and minimal ubiquitination. We found that EGFR degradation in response to cisplatin was highly correlated with cytotoxicity in seven head and neck cancer cell lines. Pretreatment with EGF enhanced cisplatin-induced EGFR degradation and cytotoxicity, whereas erlotinib pretreatment blocked EGFR phosphorylation, degradation, and cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity. Expression of a mutant Y1045F EGFR, which is relatively resistant to c-Cbl–mediated degradation, in Chinese hamster ovary cells and the UMSCC11B human head and neck cancer cell line protected EGFR from cisplatin-induced degradation and enhanced cell survival compared with wild-type (WT) EGFR. Transfection of WT c-Cbl enhanced EGFR degradation and cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity compared with control vector. These results show that cisplatin-induced EGFR phosphorylation and subsequent ubiquitination and degradation is an important determinant of cisplatin sensitivity. Our findings suggest that treatment with an EGFR inhibitor before cisplatin would be antagonistic, as EGFR inhibition would protect EGFR from cisplatin-mediated phosphorylation and subsequent ubiquitination and degradation, which may explain the negative results of several recent clinical trials. Furthermore, they suggest that EGFR degradation is worth exploring as an early biomarker of response and as a target to improve outcome. Cancer Res; 70(7); 2862–9
PEA-15 Inhibits Tumorigenesis in an MDA-MB-468 Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Xenograft Model through Increased Cytoplasmic Localization of Activated Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase
Authors: Bartholomeusz Chandra , Gonzalez-Angulo Ana M. , Kazansky Anna , Krishnamurthy Savitri , Liu Ping , Yuan Linda X. H. , Yamasaki Fumiyuki , Liu Shuying , Hayashi Naoki , Zhang Dongwei , Esteva Francisco J. , Hortobagyi Gabriel N. , Ueno Naoto T. 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
Purpose: To determine the role of PEA-15 in breast cancer.
Experimental Design: A reverse-phase protein array was used to measure PEA-15 expression levels in 320 human breast cancers; these levels were correlated with clinical and tumor characteristics. PEA-15 was overexpressed by an adenovirus vector or by stably expressing PEA-15 in different breast cancer cell lines. The effects on breast cancer cell survival and on the downstream apoptotic signaling pathway were measured in terms of cell proliferation (trypan blue for cell viability, bromodeoxyuridine incorporation for DNA synthesis), anchorage-independent growth (soft agar colony formation), and apoptosis (fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis). The preclinical efficacy of Ad.PEA-15 given intratumorally was evaluated in nude mice bearing tumors from s.c. implanted human MDA-MB-468 triple-negative breast cancer cells.
Results: In human breast cancers, low levels of PEA-15 expression correlated with high nuclear grade (P &lt; 0.0001) and with negative hormone receptor status (P = 0.0004). Overexpression of PEA-15 in breast cancer cells resulted in growth inhibition, reduction in DNA synthesis, and onset of caspase-8–dependent apoptosis. In athymic nude mice bearing MDA-MB-468 xenografts, tumor volumes were significantly smaller in mice treated intratumorally with Ad.PEA-15 than in control mice (P &lt; 0.0001). Tumors from mice treated with Ad.PEA-15 had increased levels of activated (phosphorylated) extracellular signal-regulated kinase and reduced levels of Ki-67 compared with tumors from nontreated or control-adenovirus–treated mice.
Conclusion: PEA-15 has therapeutic potential in breast cancer. Further preclinical and clinical exploration of PEA-15 as a druggable target is warranted. Clin Cancer Res; 16(6); 1802–11
Phase I Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Study of the Oral MAPK/ERK Kinase Inhibitor PD-0325901 in Patients with Advanced Cancers
Authors: LoRusso Patricia M. , Krishnamurthi Smitha S. , Rinehart John J. , Nabell Lisle M. , Malburg Lisa , Chapman Paul B. , DePrimo Samuel E. , Bentivegna Steven , Wilner Keith D. , Tan Weiwei , Ricart Alejandro D. 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
Purpose: To determine tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of PD-0325901, a highly potent, selective, oral mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase 1/2 inhibitor in advanced cancer patients.
Experimental Design: Sixty-six patients received PD-0325901 at doses from 1 mg once daily to 30 mg twice daily (BID). Cycles were 28 days; three administration schedules were evaluated. Pharmacokinetic parameters were assessed and tumor biopsies were done to evaluate pharmacodynamics.
Results: Common adverse events were rash, diarrhea, fatigue, nausea, and visual disturbances including retinal vein occlusion (RVO; n = 3). Neurotoxicity was frequent in patients receiving ≥15 mg BID. The maximum tolerated dose, 15 mg BID continuously, was associated with late-onset RVO outside the dose-limiting toxicity window. An alternative dose and schedule, 10 mg BID 5 days on/2 days off, was therefore expanded; one RVO event occurred. Three of 48 evaluable patients with melanoma achieved confirmed partial responses; 10 had stable disease ≥4 months. PD-0325901 exposure was generally dose proportional. Doses ≥2 mg BID consistently caused ≥60% suppression of phosphorylated ERK in melanoma. Fifteen patients showed significant decreases (≥50%) in Ki-67.
Conclusions: PD-0325901 showed preliminary clinical activity. The maximum tolerated dose, based on first cycle dose-limiting toxicities, was 15 mg BID continuously. However, 10 and 15 mg BID continuous dosing and 10 mg BID 5 days on/2 days off schedules were associated with delayed development of RVO; thus, further enrollment to this trial was stopped. Intermittent dose scheduling between 2 and 10 mg BID should be explored to identify a recommended dose with long-term PD-0325901 use. Clin Cancer Res; 16(6); 1924–37
Approaches to Phase 1 Clinical Trial Design Focused on Safety, Efficiency, and Selected Patient Populations: A Report from the Clinical Trial Design Task Force of the National Cancer Institute Investigational Drug Steering Committee
Authors: Ivy S. Percy , Siu Lillian L. , Garrett-Mayer Elizabeth , Rubinstein Larry 
Published: March 2010

Abstract
The goals and objectives of phase 1 clinical trials are changing to include further evaluation of endpoints such as molecular targeted effects, in addition to dose-toxicity profile of the investigational agent. Because of these changes in focus, the National Cancer Institute and Investigational Drug Steering Committee's Task Force on Clinical Trial Design met to evaluate the most efficient ways to design and implement early clinical trials with novel therapeutics. Clinical approaches discussed included the conventional 3 + 3 cohort expansion phase 1 design, multi-institutional phase 1 studies, accelerated titration designs, continual reassessment methods, the study of specific target patient populations, and phase 0 studies. Each of these approaches uniquely contributes to some aspect of the phase 1 study, with all focused on dose and schedule determination, patient safety, and limited patient exposure to ineffective doses of investigational agent. The benefit of labor-intensive generation of preliminary biomarker evidence of target inhibition, as well as the value of molecular profiling of the study population, is considered. New drug development is expensive and the failure rate remains high. By identifying patient populations expected to respond to the study agent and tailoring the treatment with a novel drug, investigators will be one step closer to personalizing cancer treatment. The “fail early and fast” approach is acceptable if the appropriate patient population is evaluated in the phase 1 trial. The approaches outlined in this overview address the merits, advantages, disadvantages, and obstacles encountered during first in human studies. Clin Cancer Res; 16(6); 1726–36