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ArticleCancer research2023

Kinome Reprogramming Is a Targetable Vulnerability in ESR1 Fusion-Driven Breast Cancer.

Xuxu Gou, Beom-Jun Kim, Meenakshi Anurag, Jonathan T Lei, Meggie N Young, Matthew V Holt, Diana Fandino, Craig T Vollert, Purba Singh, Mohammad A Alzubi and 6 more

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Article in Cancer research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. ESR1 fusions in breast cancer: functions, mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities.Translational breast cancer research : a journal focusing on translational research in breast cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xuxu Gou *Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0003-2318-778X
Beom-Jun Kim *Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0003-3109-8170
Meenakshi AnuragLester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0003-4379-5192
Jonathan T LeiLester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-0209-8051
Meggie N YoungLester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0003-2684-7317
Matthew V HoltLester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-1418-6139
Diana FandinoLester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0009-0006-3815-8585
Craig T VollertLester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-3769-0805
Purba SinghLester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0009-0005-0341-1061
Mohammad A AlzubiEmployee of Adrienne Helis Malvin Medical Research Foundation, New Orleans, Los Angeles.ORCID 0000-0002-3953-8436
Anna MalovannayaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0003-2953-6485
Lacey E DobroleckiLester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0001-6839-629X
Michael T LewisLester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-6330-4007
Shunqiang LiDivision of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.ORCID 0000-0001-9508-7249
Charles E FouldsLester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0003-4908-1473
Matthew J EllisLester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0002-8467-8534
Baylor College of Medicine · USHelicon Foundation · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Tumor BiologyP30CA125123 · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · 2025 to 2025
$3.8M
Translational Research in Breast CancerP50CA186784 · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · 2025 to 2025
$1.2M
Research Project 2: Identify and validate efficacious therapies for metastatic breast cancerU54CA224076 · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · 2025 to 2025
$1.1M
Washington University PDX Development and Trial CenterU54CA224083 · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$1.1M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA125123NCI NIH HHS P50 CA186784NCI NIH HHS T32 CA203690NCI NIH HHS U01 CA214125NCI NIH HHS U54 CA224076NCI NIH HHS U54 CA224083NCI NIH HHS U54 CA233223NIH HHS S10 OD026804
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcriptionally active ESR1 fusions (ESR1-TAF) are a potent cause of breast cancer endocrine therapy (ET) resistance. ESR1-TAFs are not directly druggable because the C-terminal estrogen/anti-estrogen-binding domain is replaced with translocated in-frame partner gene sequences that confer constitutive transactivation. To discover alternative treatments, a mass spectrometry (MS)-based kinase inhibitor pulldown assay (KIPA) was deployed to identify druggable kinases that are upregulated by diverse ESR1-TAFs. Subsequent explorations of drug sensitivity validated RET kinase as a common therapeutic vulnerability despite remarkable ESR1-TAF C-terminal sequence and structural diversity. Organoids and xenografts from a pan-ET-resistant patient-derived xenograft model that harbors the ESR1-e6>YAP1 TAF were concordantly inhibited by the selective RET inhibitor pralsetinib to a similar extent as the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib. Together, these findings provide preclinical rationale for clinical evaluation of RET inhibition for the treatment of ESR1-TAF-driven ET-resistant breast cancer. SIGNIFICANCE: Kinome analysis of ESR1 translocated and mutated breast tumors using drug bead-based mass spectrometry followed by drug-sensitivity studies nominates RET as a therapeutic target. See related commentary by Wu and Subbiah, p. 3159.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleHumansMutationAntineoplastic AgentsEstrogen Receptor alpha

Identifiers

PMID37071495
PMCPMC10543968
OpenAlexW4366238211

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