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Study Description

We have developed orthotopic patient-derived xenograft models of HER2 positive breast cancer metastasized into the brain of patients to test novel therapeutic strategies. In this study, we identified a novel combinatorial therapeutic strategy that has resulted in a durable remission and markedly increased overall survival in majority of patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models tested. We performed whole exome sequencing analysis of these PDX tumors and their matched blood and patient samples to investigate drug sensitive and resistance mechanisms. Our sequencing data revealed an interesting association of genotyping and phenotyping with tumors responses to drug treatment.

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Her2+ breast cancers that metastasized to the brain

Molecular Data
TypeSourcePlatformNumber of Oligos/SNPsSNP Batch IdComment
Whole Exome Sequencing Thermo Fisher Scientific Ion Proton N/A N/A fastq file format
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Study Attribution
  • Principal Investigator
    • Jean J. Zhao, PhD. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Co-Principal Investigators
    • Keith L. Ligon, MD, PhD. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
    • Nancy U. Lin, MD. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
    • Eric P. Winer, MD. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Co-Investigators
    • Jing Ni, PhD. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
    • Shakti H. Ramkissoon, MD, PhD. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
    • Shaozhen Xie, PhD. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
    • Daniel G. Stover, MD, PhD. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
    • Shom Goel, MD, PhD. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
    • Lori A. Ramkissoon, PhD. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Other Investigator
    • Thomas M. Roberts. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.