posted on 2023-04-04, 01:22authored byJingwei Zhang, Adam J. Pearson, Nitin Sabherwal, Brian A. Telfer, Nisha Ali, Karmern Kan, Qiuping Xu, Wei Zhang, Fuhui Chen, Shiyang Li, Jinhua Wang, Nathanael S. Gray, Blanca Risa-Ebrí, Katherine G. Finegan, Michael J. Cross, Emanuele Giurisato, Alan J. Whitmarsh, Cathy Tournier
Kaplan-Meier analyses of human HER2+ breast cancer samples show that no predictive outcome can be established from ERK1 or ERK2 expression levels.
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Worldwide Cancer Research (WCR)
UKRI | Medical Research Council (MRC)
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ARTICLE ABSTRACT
Here we demonstrate that targeting ERK5 in HER2-positive breast cancer cells reduces the level of phosphorylation of RB, an important mediator of the G1–S transition. This effect is associated with increased antitumor activity of lapatinib in combination therapy with ERK5 silencing. Collectively, these findings reveal that ERK5 constitutes a relevant therapeutic target for the many patients with resistant HER2-positive breast cancer.