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Abstract
To provide complementary information and reveal the molecular characteristics and therapeutic insights of HER2-low breast cancer, we performed this multiomics study of hormone receptor–negative (HR–) and HER2-low breast cancer, also known as HER2-low triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), and identified 3 subgroups: basal-like, receptor tyrosine kinase–relevant (TKR), and mesenchymal stem–like. These 3 subgroups had distinct features and potential therapeutic targets and were validated in external data sets. Interestingly, the TKR subgroup (which exists in both HR+ and HR– breast cancer) had activated HER2 and downstream MAPK signaling. In vitro and in vivo patient-derived xenograft experiments revealed that pretreatment of the TKR subgroup with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (lapatinib or tucatinib) could inhibit HER2 signaling and induce accumulated expression of nonfunctional HER2, resulting in increased sensitivity to the sequential HER2-targeting, Ab–drug conjugate DS-8201. Our findings identify clinically relevant subgroups and provide potential therapeutic strategies for HER2-low TNBC subtypes.
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Lie Chen, Cui-Cui Liu, Si-Yuan Zhu, Jing-Yu Ge, Yu-Fei Chen, Ding Ma, Zhi-Ming Shao, Ke-Da Yu
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