| Grant ID | RP190398 |
| Awarded On | February 21, 2019 |
| Title | Targeting the Mechanism of Hyperactive FOXA1 in Transcriptional Reprogramming Toward Endocrine Resistance and Metastasis in Breast Cancer |
| Program | Academic Research |
| Award Mechanism | Individual Investigator |
| Institution/Organization | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Principal Investigator/Program Director | Rachel Schiff |
| Cancer Sites | Breast, Prostate |
| Contracted Amount | $899,566 |
| Lay Summary |
Approximately 75% of breast cancers express estrogen receptor (ER). Endocrine therapy targeting the ER pathway is effective, but resistance leading to disease progression and metastasis is common and clinically challenging. A better understanding of the mechanisms of endocrine resistance and metastasis is needed to develop new therapies and predictive biomarkers to improve patient outcome. FOXA1 is a protein that regulates ER activity on gene expression. We have recently shown that aberrant activation of FOXA1 signaling leads to endocrine resistance and metastasis. Our findings are supported by recent clinical observations showing FOXA1 gene amplification in a significant subset (~20%) of ER... |