The long-term objective of our research plan is to reduce the disproportionate effects of Triple Negative Breast Cancer on African American women. A guiding principle of our methodology is metabolic differences exist between triple negative breast cancers of African American and European American origin and that these differences can explain, in part, breast cancer health disparity. In this application, we propose t use the technique of metabolomic measurements to uncover these underlying differences. Metabolomics describes the science of quantifying the levels of metabolites (e.g., small molecules) that are the byproducts of cellular metabolism. In other words, in this kind of analysis we are measuring the biochemical entities (or metabolites) that are produced by the functional machinery of the cell. With knowledge of the identity of specific metabolites we can infer the biological processes that produced them, thus gaining insight into a cell's metabolism. We have recently published the first study describing metabolic alterations associated with triple negative breast cancer in African-American women. We identified alterations in two key biochemical pathways namely those involved in metabolism of 2-hydroxyglutarate and arachidonic acid, both of which were elevated in a subset of African-American triple negative breast cancers having a poor clinical outcome. In this application we propose to follow up on these findings by 1) validating elevated levels of fatty acids (including arachidonic acid) and phospholipids in independent set of triple negative breast cancer tissues from African-American women 2) characterize the mechanisms causing accumulation of 2-hydroxyglutarate and arachidonic acid in African- American women and 3) develop a first-generation panel of prognostic metabolic markers for African-American women using metabolites in the 2-hydroxyglutarate and fatty acid pathway. At the conclusion of this study, we will have developed a racially derived metabolomic model for triple negative breast cancer as well as identified candidate pathways for future drug targeting.

Public Health Relevance

Disparity exists between African-American and European-American women, in the clinical outcome of Triple Negative Breast Cancer. At present, the biological mechanisms, underlying the disparity are not well defined. The information gleaned from this proposal could rapidly revolutionize current prognostic and therapeutic approaches by revealing the biological underpinnings associated with Triple Negative Breast Cancer Disparity.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Research Project--Cooperative Agreements (U01)
Project #
5U01CA179674-03
Application #
9120349
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1)
Program Officer
Spalholz, Barbara A
Project Start
2014-09-01
Project End
2019-08-31
Budget Start
2016-09-01
Budget End
2017-08-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2016
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Baylor College of Medicine
Department
Anatomy/Cell Biology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
051113330
City
Houston
State
TX
Country
United States
Zip Code
77030
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