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Activation of an IL6 Inflammatory Loop Mediates Trastuzumab Resistance in HER2+ Breast Cancer by Expanding the Cancer Stem Cell Population

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Korkaya, Hasan, Kim, Gwang-il, Davis, April, Malik, Fayaz, Henry, N. Lynn, Ithimakin, Suthinee, Quraishi, Ahmed A., Tawakkol, Nader, D'Angelo, Rosemarie, Paulson, Amanda K., Chung, Susan, Luther, Tahra, Paholak, Hayley J., Liu, Suling, Hassan, Khaled A., Zen, Qin, Clouthier, Shawn G., Wicha, Max S.·2012·Molecular Cell

Abstract

Although inactivation of the PTEN gene has been implicated in the development of resistance to the HER2 targeting antibody trastuzumab, the mechanisms mediating this resistance remain elusive. We generated trastuzumab resistant cells by knocking down PTEN expression in HER2 overexpressing breast cancer cell lines and demonstrate that development of trastuzumab resistance in these cells is mediated by activation of an IL-6 inflammatory feedback loop leading to expansion of the cancer stem cell (CSC) population. Long term trastuzumab treatment generates highly enriched CSCs which display an EMT phenotype secreting over 100-fold more IL-6 than parental cells. An IL-6 receptor antibody interrupted this inflammatory feedback loop reducing the cancer stem cell population resulting in decreased tumor growth and metastasis in mouse xenographs. These studies demonstrate that trastuzumab resistance may be mediated by an IL-6 inflammatory loop and suggest that blocking this loop may provide alternative strategy to overcome trastuzumab resistance.

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Korkaya, H., Kim, G.-I., Davis, A., Malik, F., Henry, N. L., Ithimakin, S., Quraishi, A. A., Tawakkol, N., D'Angelo, R., Paulson, A. K., Chung, S., Luther, T., Paholak, H. J., Liu, S., Hassan, K. A., Zen, Q., Clouthier, S. G., & Wicha, M. S.
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Molecular Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-08
Volume
47
Issue
4
Pages
570-584
ISSN
1097-2765 (ISSN-L)
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W2115585914
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538
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31
FWCI
21.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Korkaya, H., Kim, G.-I., Davis, A., Malik, F., Henry, N. L., Ithimakin, S., Quraishi, A. A., Tawakkol, N., D'Angelo, R., Paulson, A. K., Chung, S., Luther, T., Paholak, H. J., Liu, S., Hassan, K. A., Zen, Q., Clouthier, S. G., & Wicha, M. S. (2012). Activation of an IL6 Inflammatory Loop Mediates Trastuzumab Resistance in HER2+ Breast Cancer by Expanding the Cancer Stem Cell Population. Molecular Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2012.06.014

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