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    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 76, No. 14_Supplement ( 2016-07-15), p. 910-910
    Abstract: A subpopulation of tumor-initiating cells (TIC) drives colorectal cancer (CRC) progression in serial xenotransplantation. Strikingly, the CRC TIC compartment itself is heterogeneous and comprised of a hierarchy of long-term (LT-) TIC, tumor transient amplifying cells (T-TAC) and delayed contributing (DC-) TIC. Whether this functionally heterogeneous TIC compartment is genetically homogenous or whether distinct genetic subclones drive the functional heterogeneity of the TIC compartment is yet unknown. To address this question, we performed high coverage (91-126 fold) whole genome sequencing on primary CRC patient tumors (n = 3), corresponding serially passaged TIC enriched spheroids as well as spheroid derived serial xenografts. Sequenced samples harbored between 22.800 and 232.000 synonymous or non-synonymous single nucleotide variants (SNVs). In addition, all samples contained multiple focal or large-scale somatic copy number alterations (CNAs). Clustering of SNVs as well as subclonal copy numbers from serial xenografts and spheroids were used to define SNV- and CNA-based subpopulations. Next, cellular fractions of identified subpopulations were determined and combined applying maximal parsimony to create models of the minimal number of subclones present in each sample. Using this strategy, we found that multiple subclones were present in each sample analyzed. Subclone heterogeneity was maintained during serial in vitro passaging and serial xenografting. Importantly, tumor initiation in xenografts was driven by at least 3 distinct genetic subclones whose relative contribution dynamically changed over time. Strikingly, in serial samples from the same patients, different genetic subclones grew out in vivo and in vitro. To test whether functional heterogeneity of the TIC compartment is related to the presence of genetic subclones, we assessed the contribution of different TIC subtypes - LT-TIC, T-TAC and DC-TIC - at early and late time points of xenografting using secondary genetic marking. Therefore, 1×10⁁5 cells derived from early and late generation xenografts were transduced with an integrating lentiviral vector, thereby generating a stable barcode-like genetic mark which differs in each transduced cell. Following serial transplantation of transduced cells for 3 mouse generations, tumors were harvested and lentiviral integration sites were determined using highly sensitive LAM-PCR and high-throughput sequencing. Assessing the relative contribution of LT-TIC, T-TAC and DC-TIC revealed that the functional heterogeneity of the TIC compartment was preserved despite profound genetic subclone dynamics in serial xenotransplantation. These results strongly indicate that multiple genetic subclones drive long-term tumor formation and that functional heterogeneity of the CRC TIC compartment is not based on specific genetic subclones. Citation Format: Klara M. Giessler, Kortine Kleinheinz, Gnana Prakash Balasubramanian, Daniel Hübschmann, Taronish D. Dubash Rai, Sebastian D. Dieter, Christine Siegl, Christopher M. Hoffmann, Sarah Weber, Raffaele Fronza, Saira Afzal, Manfred Schmidt, Martin Schneider, Alexis Ulrich, Juergen Weitz, Wilko Weichert, Matthias Schlesner, Benedikt Brors, Claudia R. Ball, Hanno Glimm. Genetic subclone heterogeneity of the human colon cancer initiating cell compartment. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2016 Apr 16-20; New Orleans, LA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(14 Suppl):Abstract nr 910.
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    ISSN: 0008-5472 , 1538-7445
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    Language: English
    Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
    Publication Date: 2016
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    In: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 201, No. 1 ( 2023-08), p. 43-56
    Abstract: Metastatic hormone receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer initially responds to serial courses of endocrine therapy, but ultimately becomes refractory. Elacestrant, a new generation FDA-approved oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) and antagonist, has demonstrated efficacy in a subset of women with advanced HR+breast cancer, but there are few patient-derived models to characterize its effect in advanced cancers with diverse treatment histories and acquired mutations. Methods We analyzed clinical outcomes with elacestrant, compared with endocrine therapy, among women who had previously been treated with a fulvestrant-containing regimen from the recent phase 3 EMERALD Study. We further modeled sensitivity to elacestrant, compared with the currently approved SERD, fulvestrant in patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models and cultured circulating tumor cells (CTCs). Results Analysis of the subset of breast cancer patients enrolled in the EMERALD study who had previously received a fulvestrant-containing regimen indicates that they had better progression-free survival with elacestrant than with standard-of-care endocrine therapy, a finding that was independent estrogen receptor (ESR1) gene mutations. We modeled elacestrant responsiveness using patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models and in ex vivo cultured CTCs derived from patients with HR+breast cancer extensively treated with multiple endocrine therapies, including fulvestrant. Both CTCs and PDX models are refractory to fulvestrant but sensitive to elacestrant, independent of mutations in ESR1 and Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-Bisphosphate 3-Kinase Catalytic Subunit Alpha ( PIK3CA) genes. Conclusion Elacestrant retains efficacy in breast cancer cells that have acquired resistance to currently available ER targeting therapies. Elacestrant may be an option for patients with HR+/HER2- breast cancer whose disease progressed on fulvestrant in the metastatic setting. Translational Relevance. Serial endocrine therapy is the mainstay of management for metastatic HR+breast cancer, but acquisition of drug resistance highlights the need for better therapies. Elacestrant is a recently FDA-approved novel oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD), with demonstrated efficacy in the EMERALD phase 3 clinical trial of refractory HR+breast cancer. Subgroup analysis of the EMERALD clinical trial identifies clinical benefit with elacestrant in patients who had received prior fulvestrant independent of the mutational status of the ESR1 gene, supporting its potential utility in treating refractory HR+breast cancer. Here, we use pre-clinical models, including ex vivo cultures of circulating tumor cells and patient-derived xenografts, to demonstrate the efficacy of elacestrant in breast cancer cells with acquired resistance to fulvestrant.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0167-6806 , 1573-7217
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2023
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    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 83, No. 8_Supplement ( 2023-04-14), p. CT073-CT073
    Abstract: Purpose: Metastatic HR+ breast cancer initially responds to serial courses of endocrine therapy but ultimately becomes refractory Elacestrant, a new generation oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) and antagonist, has demonstrated efficacy in a subset of women with advanced HR+ breast cancer (Bidard FC, et al J Clin Oncol 2022;40:3246-3256), but there are few patient-derived models to characterize its effect in advanced cancers with diverse treatment histories and acquired mutations In this translational study, we tested the efficacy of elacestrant on ex vivo circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and patient-derived xenograft (PDX) mouse models with serial exposures to fulvestrant and conducted a reanalysis of the EMERALD trial to evaluate the efficacy of elacestrant vs standard endocrine therapy among patients who had received prior fulvestrant. Methods: Using PDX models and cultured CTCs isolated from metastatic breast cancer patients, we analyzed sensitivity to elacestrant, compared with the currently approved SERD, fulvestrant We further analyzed clinical responses to elacestrant, compared with endocrine therapy, among women who had previously been treated with a fulvestrant-containing regimen from the recent phase 3 EMERALD Study (NCT03778931), Results: In a patient-derived HR+ breast cancer PDX model, we demonstrate that elacestrant, at a clinically relevant dose, is highly effective in tumors extensively pretreated with fulvestrant In cultured CTCs isolated from HR+ breast cancer patients who had received multiple prior treatments, including fulvestrant, elacestrant is active, independent of mutations in the estrogen receptor (ESR1) or Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-Bisphosphate 3-Kinase Catalytic Subunit Alpha (PIK3CA) genes In these cells, elacestrant suppresses estrogen-receptor (ER) signaling at concentrations below those required for protein degradation Post-hoc analysis of the EMERALD clinical trial confirms that elacestrant is effective in patient populations previously treated with fulvestrant-containing regimens, irrespective of ESR1 mutation status. Conclusion: In the EMERALD study, elacestrant showed significantly prolonged PFS compared with SOC (including fulvestrant) Using a PDX model and CTCs isolated from patients with MBC from the EMERALD study, this translational investigation demonstrates that elacestrant retains efficacy in breast cancer cells that have acquired resistance to currently available ER-targeting therapies Elacestrant may be an option for patients with HR+/HER2- breast cancer whose disease progressed while receiving fulvestrant in the metastatic setting. Citation Format: Taronish D. Dubash, Aditya Bardia, Brian Chirn, Brittany A. Reeves, Joseph A. LiCausi, Risa Burr, Ben S. Wittner, Sumit Rai, Hitisha Patel, Teeru Bihani, Heike Arlt, Francois-Clement Bidard, Virginia G. Kaklamani, Philippe Aftimos, Javier Cortés, Simona Scartoni, Monica Binaschi, Nassir Habboubi, A. John Iafrate, Mehmet Toner, Daniel A. Haber, Shyamala Maheswaran. Efficacy of novel oral SERD elacestrant in fulvestrant-refractory hormone receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer: a translational investigation [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023; Part 2 (Clinical Trials and Late-Breaking Research); 2023 Apr 14-19; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(8_Suppl):Abstract nr CT073.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1538-7445
    Language: English
    Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
    Publication Date: 2023
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