PMID- 25669172 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151026 LR - 20191210 IS - 1423-0380 (Electronic) IS - 1010-4283 (Print) IS - 1010-4283 (Linking) VI - 36 IP - 7 DP - 2015 Jul TI - Dacomitinib (PF-00299804), a second-generation irreversible pan-erbB receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, demonstrates remarkable activity against HER2-amplified uterine serous endometrial cancer in vitro. PG - 5505-13 LID - 10.1007/s13277-015-3218-4 [doi] AB - Uterine serous carcinoma (USC) is an aggressive subtype of endometrial cancer that carries an extremely poor prognosis. Up to 35 % of USC may overexpress the epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2/neu) at strong (i.e., 3+) level by immunohistochemistry (IHC) or harbor HER2/neu gene amplification by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). In this study, we assessed the sensitivity of a panel of USC cell lines with and without HER2/neu gene amplification to dacomitinib (PF-00299804), an irreversible pan-human epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Eight primary cell lines (i.e., four harboring HER2/neu gene amplification by FISH and four FISH- cell lines), all demonstrating similar in vitro growth rates, were evaluated in viability/proliferation assays. The effect of dacomitinib on cell growth, cell cycle distribution, and signaling was determined using flow cytometry-based assays. Dacomitinib caused a significantly stronger growth inhibition in HER2/neu FISH+ USC cell lines when compared to FISH- USC (dacomitinib half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) mean +/- SEM = 0.02803 +/- 0.003355 muM in FISH+ versus 1.498 +/- 0.2209 muM in FISH- tumors, P < 0.0001). Dacomitinib growth inhibition was associated with a significant and dose-dependent decline in phosphorylated HER2/neu and S6 transcription factor and a dose-dependent and time-dependent cell cycle arrest in G0/G1 in FISH+ USC. Dacomitinib is remarkably effective against chemotherapy-resistant HER2/neu gene-amplified USC. Clinical studies with dacomitinib in HER2/neu FISH+ USC patients resistant to standard salvage chemotherapy are warranted. FAU - Zhu, Liancheng AU - Zhu L AD - Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, Rm. 305 LSOG, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208063, New Haven, CT, 06520-8063, USA. FAU - Lopez, Salvatore AU - Lopez S FAU - Bellone, Stefania AU - Bellone S FAU - Black, Jonathan AU - Black J FAU - Cocco, Emiliano AU - Cocco E FAU - Zigras, Tiffany AU - Zigras T FAU - Predolini, Federica AU - Predolini F FAU - Bonazzoli, Elena AU - Bonazzoli E FAU - Bussi, Beatrice AU - Bussi B FAU - Stuhmer, Zachary AU - Stuhmer Z FAU - Schwab, Carlton L AU - Schwab CL FAU - English, Diana P AU - English DP FAU - Ratner, Elena AU - Ratner E FAU - Silasi, Dan-Arin AU - Silasi DA FAU - Azodi, Masoud AU - Azodi M FAU - Schwartz, Peter E AU - Schwartz PE FAU - Rutherford, Thomas J AU - Rutherford TJ FAU - Santin, Alessandro D AU - Santin AD LA - eng GR - U01 CA176067/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 CA176067-01A1/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA154460/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA-16359/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 CA016359/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA154460-01/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150211 PL - Netherlands TA - Tumour Biol JT - Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine JID - 8409922 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized) RN - 0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Quinazolinones) RN - 5092U85G58 (dacomitinib) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (ERBB2 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, ErbB-2) SB - IM MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage MH - Cell Cycle Checkpoints/drug effects MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous/*drug therapy/genetics/pathology MH - Female MH - Gene Amplification MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/*administration & dosage MH - Quinazolinones/*administration & dosage MH - Receptor, ErbB-2/antagonists & inhibitors/*genetics MH - Uterine Neoplasms/*drug therapy/genetics/pathology PMC - PMC5573583 MID - NIHMS897860 COIS- Conflicts of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest EDAT- 2015/02/12 06:00 MHDA- 2015/10/27 06:00 PMCR- 2017/08/28 CRDT- 2015/02/12 06:00 PHST- 2014/12/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/02/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/02/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/02/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/10/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/08/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s13277-015-3218-4 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s13277-015-3218-4 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Tumour Biol. 2015 Jul;36(7):5505-13. doi: 10.1007/s13277-015-3218-4. Epub 2015 Feb 11.