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Abstract 


Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy. PTEN is a negative regulator of PI3K signaling and is deficient in > 50% of primary human endometrial cancer. Amplification of ERBB2 promotes tumorigenesis and pathogenesis of several human cancers. However, the effect of ERBB2 targeting has not been studied in endometrial cancer with PTEN mutations. The murine model Pgrcre/+Erbb2f/fPtenf/f (Erbb2d/d Ptend/d) was developed to evaluate the effect of ERBB2 targeted therapy in endometrial cancer with PTEN deficiency. Histopathological and molecular analysis was performed for Ptend/d and Erbb2d/dPtend/d mice. Histopathological analysis revealed that Erbb2d/dPtend/d mice significantly reduced development and progression of endometrial cancer compared to Ptend/d mice. Furthermore, percentage of proliferative cells in Erbb2d/dPtend/d mice revealed anti-tumorigenic effect of Erbb2 ablation compared to Ptend/d mice. Our results demonstrate that Erbb2 ablation reveals a significant suppression of tumorigenesis on endometrial cancer of Ptend/d mice. Our results suggest that Erbb2 functions as an oncogene in endometrial cancer of Ptend/d mice implying that Erbb2 targeting can be used as an effective therapeutic approach for treatment of endometrial cancer with PTEN deficiency to hinder cancer development.

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