scientific directory 2015 - 2019
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scientific directory 2015 - 2019
Scientific D i r e c t o ry 2015 - 2019 Scientific D i r e c t o ry 2015 - 2019 Gustave Roussy was first created as the “Institut du Cancer” by Pr. Gustave Roussy in 1926 and gathers on its campus around 3,000 professionals, including 239 MD, whose missions are to treat cancer patients, to set up innovative therapies and to develop and spread the knowledge within medical and scientific communities. The Institute is headed by Pr. Alexander Eggermont and its specificity is based on the integration between innovative healthcare and a top level research through a tight cooperation with the Université Paris-Sud and its Faculty of Medicine. In 2014, the Institute ensured 228,000 medical consultations and hosted 11,800 new patients, 26% of whom have benefited from an innovative therapy through the enrollment in one of the 369 ongoing clinical studies. Since January 1st 2015, the Chevilly-Larue hospital (CHSP) has merged with Gustave Roussy; which increased the total number of hospital beds up to 435 and of outpatient units up to 102. The Gustave Roussy research landscape now comprises 37 research teams (from basic science to translational biological research, from epidemiology and biostatistics to psycho-oncology and health economy), 14 clinical research teams each focused on one organ or pathology, a clinical research division which manages all the aspects of the clinical research (methodology, biostatistics, regulatory affairs, operations and pharmacovigilance), a hospital department dedicated to therapeutic innovations and early clinical trials as well as a 10 technology core facilities brought together within one administrative “Service Unit”. Research at Gustave Roussy is coordinated by Pr. Eric Solary. In the last years, a global reflection has been initiated about the evolution of the technologies core facilities within Gustave Roussy. As far as genomics is concerned, Gustave Roussy has externalised the high- throughput sequencing for the molecular medicine program (through a partnership with a biotech company, INTEGRAGEN, which installed and operates a “clinical sequencing unit” within the Institute), and proposes to merge its 2 genomics facilities (for clinical and basic research) within a unique facility that can share expertise, personnel and technology. The robotised fluorescence videomicroscopic facility for high-throughput screening is now available and the creation of a “pharmacology Platform” for clinical and basic research is envisioned. Moreover, the management of the Tumour Bank (~150,000 tumor samples) is being profoundly modified to give a better access to tumour samples and to store biological samples upon prospective research programs. The Molecular Medicine Program has been refined by new trial designs with the aim to answer the question of resistance to targeted therapies (i.e. MATCH-R) including sequential biopsies and xenografts. The Gustave Roussy Immunotherapy Program (GRIP) has been initiated following the recruitment of clinical immunologist who is setting up immunotherapy clinical trials associated with translational research. The onco-haematology program will be reinforced by the creation of the hospital haematology department which will give visibility and coherence to the haematology clinical activities and foster collaboration with Gustave Roussy research teams. early clinical trials, the recruitment of a senior methodologist specialised in early phase trial and adaptive designs, and the coordination of the Institute’s industrial partnerships. The present book introduces research groups and clinical committees currently operating in Gustave Roussy and the platforms they use. DNA repair, tumour immunology and molecular medicine are the three main axes of basis and translational research, with clinical research introducing new drugs and testing biomarkers. Strengthening international partnerships Internationally, Gustave Roussy is developing a program to promote its model of care, to train foreign professionals, and to improve access to cancer care for all patients through hospital projects abroad, which may be one-off or occur several times a year. These have taken place in partner countries such as Kazakhstan, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. On the research side, the Institute played a key role in the founding, in July 2014, of “Cancer Core Europe”, a European comprehensive cancer center consortium that involves 5 other Cancer Centres (DKFZ / NCT, VHIO, NKI, Cambridge Cancer Center, Karolinska Institute). Cancer Core Europe will make the bridge «bench-tobedside and bedside-to-bench» and conduct next-generation clinical trials focused on proof-of-concept, companion, predictive and resistance monitoring, biomarkers. Several working groups have been set up, among which the “IT/ Data Sharing working group” will develop a common software platform to integrate all patient data that federates the databases from each of the centres. In less than a year, the consortium has already been successful in two European calls: TRANSCAN and EIT Health. Gustave Roussy has drawn its future roadmap through its Development Program 2015-2020. Resulting from several months of work by all the professionals at the Institute, it provides a framework, based on existing foundations, for an innovative Comprehensive Cancer Centre. Within this program, the three main actions for research are: (i) the creation of clinicianresearchers positions (MD/PhD or PharmaD/ PhD) whose workload will be mainly focused on ambitious exploratory and/or translational research projects; (ii) the construction of a preclinical cancer research facility (PRECAN); (iii) the creation in 2020 of a renewed Research Centre endorsed by the National Institutions (including basic, translational and clinical research). This last objective is highly strategic. The Institute aims at building on an integrated, first-class, innovative research based on highly-talented scientists, clinicians and staff members. After evaluating the potential of candidate research team leaders, a proposal for a future research strategy and organisation of the Research Centre will be discussed, in a very open system of exchange. Alexander Eggermont According to the SAB 2013 recommendations, several cross-program research projects are being developed (e.g linking immunology and DNA repair). The development of the clinical research has been mainly focused on early phase clinical trials through the creation of the Drug Development department dedicated to therapeutic innovations and Director General Eric Solary Director of Gustave Roussy Research RESEARCH KEY NUMBERS from 2012-2014 KEY NUMBERS 2014 Consolidated budget (M€) 100 80 90,1 85,5 70,1 60 40 20 The consolidated budget corresponds to ALL research expenses for any research activity on Gustave Roussy Campus, given that these expenses can be incurred by Gustave Roussy or not (i.e. salaries of the academic positions, grants that are managed in other institutions, etc.) 0 2012 2013 822,85 879,5 113 PhD students including 41% of non-French PhD students 972,4 800 Research Teams and technologicals facilities (Others) 600 Clinical Research (GR) 400 Research Teams and Technological facilities (GR) 200 0 2012 2013 972 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) assigned to the Research Division, including • 656 FTE employed by Gustave Roussy in the Technological facilities, Clinical Research and Research Teams, • 316 FTE not employed by Gustave Roussy (Inserm, CNRS, Paris-Saclay University, others) in the Research Teams and Technological Facilities 2014 Research Workforce (Full Time Equivalent - FTE) 1 000 Research Workforce 6 1 4 4 France Europe 11 Total Research Manpower 2014 Russia Asia 1 67 Number of patients included in clinical studies by sponsor 3 690 4 000 3 500 3 000 Latin America North Africa 19 3 308 India Middle East 2 813 Academic (except GR) 2 500 Industrials 2 000 Gustave Roussy 1 500 Total 1 000 500 0 2012 2013 Patients included in clinical studies 2014 • 3 308 patients included in clinical studies including 434 patients in early phase clinical trials • 331 ongoing clinical trial including 86 early phase clinical trials • 30 % of Gustave Roussy’s new patients included in a clinical study Number of Publications in peer review journal 1400 1200 1000 Pub IF <10 800 Pub IF>10 600 400 200 0 124 142 180 2012 2013 2014 6 Publications in peer review journal • 1150 publications in peer review journals including 180 in journals whose IF>10 A growing part of IF>20 within the total number of publications 7 Scientific Directory 2015 - 2019 1. RESEARCH TEAMS Lifestyle, genes and health: integrative trans-generational epidemiology Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault P. 33 UMR 981 INSERM: Predictive biomarkers and new molecular strategies for cancer therapy Fabrice André P. 17 Methodology and Clinical Epidemiology in Molecular Oncology Stefan Michiels P. 34 UMR 1170 INSERM: Normal and malignant haematopoiesis Olivier BernardP. 19 Genetic and Epigenetic control of normal and malignant haematopoiesis (ATIP-AVENIR) Camille Lobry P. 20 Radiation Epidemiology, Clinical Epidemiology of cancer and survival Florent de VathaireP. 35 UMR 9196 CNRS: Molecular physiology and pathology of infectious and endogenous retroviruses Thierry Heidmann P. 37 Genetic and modelling of paediatric leukaemia Thomas MercherP. 21 UMR 8200 CNRS: Genetic stability and oncogenesis Patricia KannoucheP. 38 Endocytosis, cytoskeleton and cell migration (ATIP-AVENIR) Guillaume MontagnacP. 22 Cell division and genomic stability Olivier GavetP. 39 Early steps of haematopoietic transformation Virginie Penard Lacronique, Olivier Bernard P. 23 TLS Polymerases and Genome Plasticity Patricia Kannouche, Said AoufouchiP. 40 haematopoietic stem cells to the differentiation of megakaryocytes Hana Raslova P. 24 Recombination, Repair, ROS and Cancer Bernard Lopez, Corinne DupuyP. 41 From haematopoietic stem cell to myelomonocytic differentiation Eric Solary, Françoise PorteuP. 25 Repair of double strand breaks and genome integrity (ATIP-AVENIR) Gerard MazonP. 42 UMR 8081 CNRS: Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Multi-Medical Terms (IR4M) Luc Darrasse Multimodal imaging in oncology Nathalie LassauP. 27 UMR 1030 INSERM: Molecular radiotherapy Eric DeutschP. 29 Tumour Response to Radiation Therapy Eric Deutsch, Nazanine ModjtahediP. 30 Replication stress, genomic instability and mitosis (ERC Starting Grant) Valeria NaimP. 43 DNA repair Syndromes Filippo RosselliP. 44 DNA repair Murat SaparbaevP. 45 UMR 1138 INSERM: APOPTOSIS, CANCER & IMMUNITY Guido KroemerP. 47 Cell death and Aging team Jean-Luc PerfettiniP. 31 UMR 1186 INSERM: Integrative Tumour Immunology and Genetic Oncology Fathia Mami-ChouaibP. 49 UMR 1018 INSERM - Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP) Bruno FalissardP. 32 Oncogenesis and tumour progression in melanoma (ATIP-AVENIR) Mehdi Khaled P. 50 Integrative Tumour Immunology and Genetic Oncology Fathia Mami-ChouaibP. 51 2. Clinical Research EA7348 EHESP – Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique Management of Health Organisation Etienne MinvielleP. 53 UMR 8203 CNRS: Vectorology and therapeutic anticancer Lluis MirP. 55 New anticancer therapies Liliane Massade, Jacques GrillP. 56 Vectorology nucleic acids and anticancer drugs Luis Mir, Karim BenihoudP. 57 Clinical Research TEAMsP. 72 Genito-Urinary cancer Laurence Albiges P. 73 Endocrine tumours Eric BaudinP. 74 Thoracic cancer Benjamin Besse P. 75 Oncogenetics Olivier Caron P. 76 Sarcomas Axel Le Cesne P. 77 UMR 8126 CNRS: signalling, nuclei and innovation in oncology Joëlle WielsP. 58 Breast cancer Suzette Delaloge P. 78 Microenvironment, exosomes and microRNAs in solid tumours Pierre BussonP. 59 Brain tumour Frédéric DhermainP. 79 Intracellular traffic, macromolecular complexes and cancer Svetlana DokudovskayaP. 60 paediatric malignancies Jacques Grill P. 80 Collective invasion (ATIP-AVENIR) Fanny Jaulin P. 61 Gastro Intestinal cancer David Malka P. 81 Maintenance of Genomes and Molecular Microscopy Éric Le CamP. 62 Gynecologic cancer Patricia PautierP. 82 Proteomics and Epigenetics Vasily OgryzkoP. 63 Haematological malignancies Vincent RibragP. 83 Nuclear organisation and pathological models Yegor Vassetzky / Marc LipinskiP. 64 Dermatology Caroline Robert P. 84 Oncogenesis and resistance to apoptosis in B lymphoma Joëlle Wiels P. 65 Head and Neck cancer Stéphane TemamP. 85 UMR 1015 INSERM: Tumour immunology and immunotherapy OF CANCER Laurence ZitvogelP. 67 Psycho-oncology unit Sarah DauchyP. 86 Role of RNA translation in antigen presentation Sébastien Apcher P. 68 Regulation of the effector anti-tumour function by dendritic cells and exosomes: towards the designation Laurence ZitvogelP. 69 Clinical Research DIVISION Gilles VassalP. 89 3. core facilities Biostatistics and epidemiology unit (SBE) Ellen Benhamou P. 90 CNRS UMS3655 - INSERM US23: MOLECULAR ANALYSIS, modelling AND IMAGING OF CANCER DISEASE Jean-Yves ScoazecP. 98 Operations Unit (SORC) Valérie DejeanP. 91 Pharmacovigilance Unit (UFPV) Salim LaghouatiP. 92 Clinical Trial Sponsoring Unit (SPEC) Delphine Vuillier-LegoffP. 93 Immune Monitoring Laboratory in Oncology: Nathalie Chaput P. 99 Genomics Nathalie Droin, Ludovic LacroixP. 100 Circulating tumour cells Françoise FaraceP. 101 Bioinformatics: Daniel GautheretP. 102 EARLY DRUG DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (DITEP) Jean-Charles SoriaP. 94 Industrial Partnerships Coordination Committee (CCPI) Eric AngevinP. 95 Preclinical evaluation platform Patrick GoninP. 103 Metabolomics Guido KroemerP. 104 Imaging and cytometry platform Corinne Laplace-BuilhéP. 105 Proteomics Vasily OgryzkoP. 106 Biological resource centre: Jean-Yves Scoazec P. 107 Histopathology Jean-Yves Scoazec P. 108 UMR 1138 INSERM - DRUG SCREENING platform (PACRI) Guido KroemerP. 109 R e s e a rc h teams UMR 981 INSERM: Predictive biomarkers and new molecular strategies for cancer therapy Research Unit director: Fabrice André Single Team Unit Details: Gustave Roussy, Inserm UMR 981, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 56 30 e-mail: Fabrice.ANDRE@gustaveroussy.fr http://u981.medecinemoleculaire.org/ Team members: - Permanent researchers: 4 Inserm/CNRS - Faculty members: 2 Associate Professors (MCU) - Technical staff: 6 - Non-permanent researchers: 7 post-docs - PhD students: 14 (2010-2014) - Others: 3 University Professor-Hospital Practitioners (>20% of time in the Unit) and 6 interns Keywords Molecular predictor, clinical trial, biomarker, translational research, high throughput biology, bioinformatics, therapeutic target. Summary of the research topics: The aim of the Unit is the identification and validation of new therapeutic targets and molecular predictors in oncology. The Unit’s work is based on the principle that high-throughput molecular characterisation can lead to the identification of therapeutic targets. The mission is to transfer the molecular knowledge to clinical practice, and use patient samples as source of hypotheses for research. The following elements underlie the principles of the Unit: a. One of the objectives is the set-up of clinical trials which test the biomarkers; b. The Unit can either pilot projects or support other units performing fundamental research for the transfer of their concepts; c. The development of technologies and bioinformatic tools for translational research is part of the objectives of the Unit; d. Every project must be co-piloted by a researcher and a clinician. • 7 patents • 13 ongoing industrial partnerships TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Dorvault N, Commo F, Adam J, Vanhecke E, Saulnier P, Thomale J, Le Chevalier T, Dunant A, Rousseau V, Le Teuff G, Brambilla E, Soria JC. N Engl J Med. 2013 Mar 21;368(12):1101-10. eIF4F is a nexus of resistance to anti BRAF and anti-MEK cancer therapies. Boussemart L, Malka-Mahieu H, Girault I, Allard D, Hemmingsson O, Tomasic G, Thomas M, Basmadjian C, Ribeiro N, Thuaud F, Mateus C, Routier E, Kamsu-Kom N, Agoussi S, Eggermont AM, Désaubry L, Robert C, Vagner S. Nature 2014 Sep 4;513(7516):105-9. Next-generation sequencing reveals high concordance of recurrent somatic alterations between primary tumor and metastases from patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. Vignot S, Frampton GM, Soria JC, Yelensky R, Commo F, Brambilla C, Palmer G, Moro-Sibilot D, Ross JS, Cronin MT, André F, Stephens PJ, Lazar V, Miller VA, Brambilla E. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Jun 10;31(17):2167-72. Comparative genomic hybridisation array and DNA sequencing to direct treatment of metastatic breast cancer: a multicentre, prospective trial (SAFIR01/UNICANCER). André F, Bachelot T, Commo F, Campone M, Arnedos M, Dieras V, Lacroix-Triki M, Lacroix L, Cohen P, Gentien D, Adélaide J, Dalenc F, Goncalves A, Levy C, Ferrero JM, Bonneterre J, Lefeuvre C, Jimenez M, Filleron T, Bonnefoi H. Lancet Oncol. 2014 Mar;15(3):267-74. Reversing resistance to vascular-disrupting agents by blocking late mobilization of circulating endothelial progenitor cells. Taylor M, Billiot F, Marty V, Rouffiac V, Cohen P, Tournay E, Opolon P, Louache F, Vassal G, Laplace-Builhé C, Vielh P, Soria JC, Farace F. Cancer Discov. 2012 May;2(5):434-49. ERCC1 isoform expression and DNA repair in non-small-cell lung cancer. Friboulet L, Olaussen KA, Pignon JP, Shepherd FA, Tsao MS, Graziano S, Kratzke R, Douillard JY, Seymour L, Pirker R, Filipits M, André F, Solary E, Ponsonnailles F, Robin A, Stoclin A, 17 UMR 1170 INSERM: Normal and malignant haematopoiesis Research Unit director: Olivier Bernard Genetic and Epigenetic control of normal and malignant haematopoiesis (ATIP-AVENIR) Camille Lobry Genetic and modelling of paediatric leukaemia Thomas Mercher Endocytosis cytoskeleton and cell migration (ATIP-AVENIR) Guillaume Montagnac Early steps of haematopoietic transformation Virginie Penard Lacronique, Olivier Bernard haematopoietic stem cells to the differentiation of megakaryocytes Hana Raslova From haematopoietic stem cell to myelomonocytic differentiation Eric Solary, Françoise Porteu 19 Genetic and Epigenetic control of normal and malignant haematopoietic (ATIP-AVENIR) Team leader: Camille Lobry Genetic and modelling of paediatric leukaemia Team leader: Thomas Mercher Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, Inserm UMR 1170, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 e-mail: Camille.LOBRY@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, Inserm UMR 1170, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 42 33 e-mail: Thomas.MERCHER@Inserm.fr Team members: Team members: - Permanent researchers: 2 Inserm - Technical staff: 2 (CDD) - Non-permanent researchers: 1 - PhD students: 3 - Permanent researchers: 1 Inserm - Technical staff: 1 Gustave Roussy - Non-permanent researchers: 1 Inserm Keywords Keywords leukaemia, epigenetic, stem cells, lncRNA, Notch Summary of the research topics: The maintenance of haematopoietic stem cells (HSC) is a tightly regulated process by transcription factors that control their self-renewal and commitment to differentiated blod lineages. A disruption of this process can lead to cell transformation and leukaemogenesis like Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). We focused our studies on the role of Notch in early stages of normal haematopoietic and in leukaemia transformation. Our work suggests that Notch signalling acts as a tumour suppressor in the AML and agonist molecules of this pathway could be used in targeted therapy. Our research projects will focus on two main areas: -Molecular mechanisms of Notch function in early stages of haematopoiesis and leukaemic transformation to AML. -Analysis of the role of long non-coding RNA in the maintenance of haematopoietic stem cells, their differentiation and leukemic transformation. haematology; Oncology; paediatric leukaemia; Genetic studies; Fusion oncogenes; Transcription factors; Functional modelling; Preclinical studies by several fusion oncogenes involving transcription regulators) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia frequently associated with trisomy 21. Summary of the research topics: paediatric cancers affect about 1/600 child and represent the second cause of death in western countries. The haematological malignancies account for approximately 45% of the paediatric cancers. Clinical features of these paediatric cancers suggest that they have different bases compared to the corresponding adult cancers. We identify the genetic landscape of leukaemia and perform functional analyses using cellular and preclinical in vivo models, including transgenic, patient-derived xenotransplantation and CRISPR-based models. The overall goal of our studies is to identify the precise molecular mechanisms of transformation and the bases for the exclusive association between several genetic alterations and pediatric cancers in order to develop novel therapeutic strategies. We primarily focus on paediatric leukaemia presenting recurrent chromosomal alterations, including acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia (characterised The human transcriptome consists of not only coding RNAs for proteins but also non-coding RNAs. Among these noncoding RNAs, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) appear to play a critical role in controlling the expression of genes involved in the homeostasis of stem cells. However, their involvement in the control of HSC and their transformation into AML remains unexplored. Identifying and characterising such transcripts could allow design of novel targeted therapies for this disease. • 1 ongoing industrial partnership TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Notch signaling: switching an oncogene to a tumor suppressor. Lobry C, Oh P, Mansour MR, Look AT, Aifantis I. Blood. 2014 Apr 17;123(16):2451-9. SRSF2 Mutations Contribute to Myelodysplasia by Mutant-Specific Effects on Exon Recognition. Kim E, Ilagan JO, Liang Y, Daubner GM, Lee SC, Ramakrishnan A, Li Y, Chung YR, Micol JB, Murphy ME, Cho H, Kim MK, Zebari AS, Aumann S, Park CY, Buonamici S, Smith PG, Deeg HJ, Lobry C, Aifantis I, Modis Y, Allain FH, Halene S, Bradley RK, Abdel-Wahab O. Cancer Cell. 2015 May 11;27(5):617-30. In vivo mapping of notch pathway activity in normal and stress hematopoiesis. Oh P, Lobry C, Gao J, Tikhonova A, Loizou E, Manent J, van Handel B, Ibrahim S, Greve J, Mikkola H, Artavanis-Tsakonas S, Aifantis I. Cell Stem Cell. 2013 Aug 1;13(2):190-204 TET1 is a tumor suppressor of hematopoietic malignancy. Cimmino L, Dawlaty MM, Ndiaye-Lobry D, Yap YS, Bakogianni S, Yu Y, Bhattacharyya S, Shaknovich R, Geng H, Lobry C, Mullenders J, King B, Trimarchi T, Aranda-Orgilles B, Liu C, Shen S, Verma AK, Jaenisch R, Aifantis I. Nat Immunol. 2015 Jun;16(6):653-62. Gautheret D, Lecluse Y, Landman-Parker J, Radford I, Vainchenker W, Dastugue N, de Botton S, Dessen P, Bourquin JP, Crispino JD, Ballerini P, Bernard OA, Pflumio F, Mercher T. J Exp Med. 2012 Oct 22;209(11):2017-31. doi: 10.1084/jem.20121343. STAT3 mutations identified in human hematologic neoplasms induce myeloid malignancies in a mouse bone marrow transplantation model. Couronné L, Scourzic L, Pilati C, Della Valle V, Duffourd Y, Solary E, Vainchenker W, Merlio JP, Beylot-Barry M, Damm F, Stern MH, Gaulard P, Lamant L, Delabesse E, Merle-Beral H, Nguyen-Khac F, Fontenay M, Tilly H, Bastard C, Zucman-Rossi J, Bernard OA, Mercher T. Haematologica. 2013 Jul 19. PubMed PMID: 23872306. TET2 Inactivation Results in Pleiotropic Hematopoietic Abnormalities in Mouse and Is a Recurrent Event during Human Lymphomagenesis. Quivoron C, Couronné L, Della Valle V, Lopez CK, Plo I, Wagner-Ballon O, Do Cruzeiro M, Delhommeau F, Arnulf B, Stern MH, Godley L, Opolon P, Tilly H, Solary E, Duffourd Y, Dessen P, Merle-Beral H, Nguyen-Khac F, Fontenay M, Vainchenker W, Bastard C*, Mercher T*, Bernard OA*. Cancer Cell. 2011 Jul 12;20(1):25-38. PubMed PMID: 21723201. * Co-senior authors Ikaros inhibits megakaryopoiesis through functional interaction with GATA-1 and NOTCH signaling. Malinge S, Thiollier C, Chlon TM, Doré LC, Diebold L, Bluteau O, Mabialah V, Vainchenker W, Dessen P, Winandy S, Mercher T*, Crispino JD*. Blood. 2013 Jan 18. PMID: 23335373. *Co-corresponding authors Comments: Maillard I, Blood. 2013 Mar 28;121(13):2376-7. PubMed PMID: 23538229. Crosstalk between Notch and AKT signaling during murine megakaryocyte lineage specification. Cornejo MG, Mabialah V, Sykes SM, Khandan T, Lo Celso C, Lopez C, Rivera-Muñoz P, Rameau P, Tothova Z, Aster JC, Depinho RA, Scadden DT, Gilliland DG, Mercher T. Blood. 2011 Jun 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21653327. Characterization of novel genomic alterations and therapeutic approaches using acute megakaryoblastic leukemia xenograft models. Thiollier C, Lopez CK, Gerby B, Ignacimouttou C, Poglio S, Duffourd Y, Guégan J, Rivera-Munoz P, Bluteau O, Mabialah V, Diop M, Wen Q, Petit A, Bauchet AL, Reinhardt D, Bornhauser B, STAT3 supports experimental K-RasG12D-induced murine myeloproliferative neoplasms dependent on serine phosphorylation. Gough DJ, Marié IJ, Lobry C, Aifantis I, Levy DE. Blood. 2014 Oct 2;124(14):2252-61. 20 21 Endocytosis, cytoskeleton and cell migration (ATIP-AVENIR) Team leader : Guillaume Montagnac Early steps of haematopoietic transformation Team leaders: Virginie Penard-Lacronique, Olivier Bernard Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, Inserm UMR 1170, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 56 16 e-mail: Guillaume.MONTAGNAC@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, Inserm UMR 1170, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 42 33 / 52 40 e-mail: Olivier.BERNARD@gustaveroussy.fr ; e-mail: Virginie.LACRONIQUE-PENARD@ gustaveroussy.fr Team members: - Permanent researchers: 1 Inserm - Technical staff: 2 Gustave Roussy - Non-permanent researchers: 2 postdoc Inserm - PhD students: 1 - Autres: 2 (Gustave Roussy) Team members: - Permanent researchers: 4 - Faculty members: 4 - Technical staff: 5 - Non-permanent researchers: 4 Post-docs - PhD students: 5 - Others: 2 Keywords Cell Biology; Migration / invasion; endocytosis; cytoskeleton; imaging Summary of the research topics: Endocytosis is a fundamental process that allows the cell to completely renew its plasma membrane and to internalise as much as three times its own volume in approximately one hour. More importantly, endocytosis allows the internalisation of membrane receptors and their ligands and thereby controls vital cell functions such as plasma membrane homeostasis, cell nutrition and intracellular signalling. All these functions make endocytosis an essential player in virtually all cell processes including cell migration, cell division, autophagy and many others. Our group focuses on the mechanisms underlying cancer cell migration as well as on fundamental aspects of endocytosis and microtubules dynamics that directly affect the capacity of the cell to migrate and survive. Keywords stem cell, TET2, IDH, Spi1/PU.1, RhoA, DNA methylation, splicing, epigenetic, differentiation, haematopoietic malignancies. More specifically, we develop projects aiming at analysing and understanding: -The role of clathrin-coated pits during cell migration. -The interplay between actin and microtubule cytoskeletons and clathrin-coated pits. -The dynamics of microtubule acetylation -The dynamics of endocytosis in vivo Summary of the research topics: The over all aim of our team is to identify the acquired mutations in the early step of haematopoietic transformation, understand the network of cooperating events underlying transformation and develop experimental models to allow functional investigations and serve as preclinical models. We particularly study the connections between endocytosis and the cytoskeletons at different levels by using reconstituted in vitro systems, cell culture in 2D and 3D and intravital analyses. We use a multidisciplinary approach combining biochemistry, cell biology and biophysics in order to understand how the cytoskeleton and endocytosis team up to regulate the different steps of cell migration. Most of the adult haematological malignancies arise from a pre-leukaemic phase that involves an infra-clinic expansion of abnormal, mutated haematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. It has been shown that genetic lesions in genes encoding for transcription factors (such as RUNX1, Spi1/ PU.1), mRNA splicing (SF3B1, U2AF35), DNA methylation (Ten-Eleven-Translocation 2 (TET2), DNA (cytosine-5)methyltransferase 3A (DNMT3A)), intermediate metabolism (Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (IDH1/2)) or chromatin structure (SMC1A) are founding mutations in human malignancies. TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS We are investigating the functional consequences of TET2, DNMT3A and IDH genetic lesions, that frequently predate the development of myeloid or lymphoid malignancies and are involved in epigenetic gene regulation. We are studying the consequences of alteration in Spi1/PU activity, a transcriptional factor of the ETS family, which in addition to transcriptional regulation, plays a role in the control of epigenetic and RNA splicing regulation. In addition, we are analysing the roles of the GTPase RhoA and its regulators (GEFs & GAPs) during normal haematopoietic cell division and studying how mutations in RhoA may cooperate with epigenetic factors for lymphocyte transformation. TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Decoupling of activation and effector binding underlies ARF6 priming of fast endocytic recycling. Montagnac G, de Forges H, Smythe E, Gueudry C, Romao M, Salamero J, Chavrier P. Curr Biol. 2011 Apr 12;21(7):574-9. Membrane trafficking. Nucleoside diphosphate kinases fuel dynamin superfamily proteins with GTP for membrane remodeling. Boissan M, Montagnac G, Shen Q, Griparic L, Guitton J, Romao M, Sauvonnet N, Lagache T, Lascu I, Raposo G, Desbourdes C, Schlattner U, Lacombe ML, Polo S, van der Bliek AM, Roux A, Chavrier P. Science. 2014 Jun 27;344(6191):1510-5. Abscission accomplished by PtdIns(3)P. Montagnac G, Chavrier P. Nat Cell Biol. 2010 Apr;12(4):308-10. αTAT1 catalyses microtubule acetylation at clathrin-coated pits. Montagnac G, Meas-Yedid V, Irondelle M, Castro-Castro A, Franco M, Shida T, Nachury MV, Benmerah A, Olivo-Marin JC, Chavrier P. Nature. 2013 Oct 24;502(7472):567-70. ARF6 Interacts with JIP4 to control a motor switch mechanism regulating endosome traffic in cytokinesis. Montagnac, G., Sibarita, J.B., Loubery, S., Daviet, L., Romao, M., Raposo, G., and Chavrier, P. Curr Biol. 2009.19, 184-195. Wang F, Travins J, DeLaBarre B, Penard-Lacronique V, Schalm S, Hansen E, Straley K, Kernytsky A, Liu W, Gliser C, Yang H, Gross S, Artin E, Saada V, Mylonas E, Quivoron C, Popovici-Muller J, Saunders JO, Salituro FG, Yan S, Murray S, Wei W, Gao Y, Dang L, Dorsch M, Agresta S, Schenkein DP, Biller SA, Su SM, de Botton S, Yen KE. Science 2013 May 3;340(6132):622-6. TET2 inactivation results in pleiotropic hematopoietic abnormalities in mouse and is a recurrent event during human lymphomagenesis. Quivoron C, Couronne L, Della Valle V, Lopez CK, Plo I, Wagner-Ballon O, Do Cruzeiro M, Delhommeau F, Arnulf B, Stern MH, Godley L, Opolon P, Tilly H, Solary E, Duffourd Y, Dessen P, Merle-Beral H, Nguyen-Khac F, Fontenay M, Vainchenker W, Bastard C, Mercher T, Bernard OA. Cancer Cell 2011;20:25-38. Spi-1/PU.1 activates transcription through clustered DNA occupancy in erythroleukemia. 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Targeted inhibition of mutant IDH2 in leukemia cells induces cellular differentiation. 22 23 haematopoietic stem cells to the differentiation of megakaryocytes Team leader: Hana Raslova From haematopoietic stem cell to myelomonocytic differentiation Team leaders: Eric Solary, Françoise Porteu Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, Inserm UMR 1170, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 46 71 e-mail: Hana.RASLOVA@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, Inserm UMR 1170, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 42 33 e-mail: Eric.SOLARY@gustaveroussy.fr; e-mail: Francoise.PORTEU@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: Team members: - Permanent researchers: 4 Inserm, 2 CNRS - Faculty members: 1, Paris 6 - Technical staff: 1 APHP, 1 Inserm / 1 (CDD) Gustave Roussy, 1 Inserm, 1 INTS - Non-permanent researchers: 3 Post-docs Inserm, 1 Post-doc Gustave Roussy, 1 INTS) - PhD students : 16 (dont 2 en cotutelle) - Others: 2 (PH) AP-HP -Permanent researchers: 4 Inserm, 2 Inserm, 1 CNRS - Faculty members: 2 PUPH Paris Sud et Paris 6 - Technical staff: 1 Inserm, 1 CNRS, 1 Inserm, 2 (sur contrats) - Non-permanent researchers: 2 post-doct - PhD students: 5 Keywords Keywords Megakaryocyte, thrombopenia, thrombocytosis, MPL, JAK2, Calreticuline, ontogeny, RUNX1, ANRKD26, cytoskeleton, myelofibrosis, iPSC Summary of the research topics: The team N°2 works principally on normal and pathological megakaryopoiesis. On normal megakaryopoiesis, our objectives are to better understand the ontogenetic changes, the role of some transcription factors, the epigenetic changes and the processes of polyploidisation and platelet formation. The applications are: i) understanding of platelet toxicity of some drugs; ii) the development of techniques to produce platelets in vitro. On pathological megakaryopoiesis, we studied hereditary diseases including thrombocytopenias (ex. those associated with mutations in RUNX1 (FPD/AML) and ANKRD26 (THC2) and thrombocytosis secondary to mutations in MPL. Their precise mechanisms are studied in different cell models including iPSC. Myeloproliferative neoplasms (NMP) are the more important malignancies studied. The work is based on the modelling of mutations, especially JAK2V6217F and calreticulin in various cell models and in vivo in mice to understand the mechanisms of transformation and how to target them. Finally the team is working on predisposition to malignancies characterisedby mutations in RUNX1, ANKRD26 and by duplication of a new susceptibility locus for NPM. • 4 patents • 3 ongoing industrial partnerships haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, Hematopoietic niche, Monocytic lineage, cytokine receptors, myelomonocytic leukaemias Summary of the research topics: haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in the bone marrow give rise to all lineages of blood cells in a carefully controlled equilibrium. An expansion of the myelomonocytic lineage is associated with inflammation and ageing. A clonal expansion can also be observed in response to some genetic and epigenetic alterations of stem or progenitor cells. response to acute or chronic stresses, either inflammatory or genotoxic, and in the context of clonal myelomonocytic leukaemia. We explore the role of three receptors, CSF1-R, CXCR4, and MPL in HSC lineage commitment in steady-state and stress conditions. We also analyse the signalling pathways involved in terminal monocytic differentiation and polarisation. Finally, we dissect the pathogenesis of chronic and acute myelomonocytic leukaemias, using primary cells and various in vitro / in vivo models. Chemo/cytokines and the bone marrow niche environment affect HSC genomic stability, lineage commitment, and cellular differentiation. The team explores the molecular mechanisms that drive myelomonocytic expansion in • 2 ongoing industrial partnerships TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS A new form of macrothrombocytopenia induced by a germ-line mutation in the PRKACG gene. Manchev VT, Hilpert M, Berrou E, Elaib Z, Aouba A, Boukour S, Souquere S, Pierron G, Rameau P, Andrews R, Lanza F, Bobe R, Vainchenker W, Rosa JP, Bryckaert M, Debili N, Favier R, Raslova H. Blood. 2014 Oct 16;124(16):2554-63. Progress in understanding the diagnosis and molecular genetics of macrothrombocytopenias. Favier R, Raslova H. Br J Haematol. 2015 May 5. Level of RUNX1 activity is critical for leukemic predisposition but not for thrombocytopenia. Antony-Debré I, Manchev VT, Balayn N, Bluteau D, Tomowiak C, Legrand C, Langlois T, Bawa O, Tosca L, Tachdjian G, Leheup B, Debili N, Plo I, Mills JA, French DL, Weiss MJ, Solary E, Favier R, Vainchenker W, Raslova H. Blood. 2015 Feb 5;125(6):930-40. Human CalDAG-GEFI gene (RASGRP2) mutation affects platelet function and causes severe bleeding. Canault M, Ghalloussi D, Grosdidier C, Guinier M, Perret C, Chelghoum N, Germain M, Raslova H, Peiretti F, Morange PE, Saut N, Pillois X, Nurden AT, Cambien F, Pierres A, van den Berg TK, Kuijpers TW, Alessi MC, Tregouet DA. J Exp Med. 2014 Jun 30;211(7):1349-62. p19 INK4d controls hematopoietic stem cells in a cell-autonomous manner during genotoxic stress and through the microenvironment during aging. Hilpert M, Legrand C, Bluteau D, Balayn N, Betems A, Bluteau O, Villeval JL, Louache F, Gonin P, Debili N, Plo I, Vainchenker W, Gilles L, Raslova H. Stem Cell Reports. 2014 Dec 9;3(6):1085-102. Uzan B, Poglio S, Gerby B, Wu CL, Gross J, Armstrong F, Calvo J, Cahu X, Deswarte C, Dumont F, Passaro D, Besnard-Guérin C, Leblanc T, Baruchel A, Landman-Parker J, Ballerini P, Baud V, Ghysdael J, Baleydier F, Porteu F, Pflumio F. EMBO Mol Med. 2014 Apr 28;6(6):821-34. Thrombopoietin promotes NHEJ DNA repair in hematopoietic stem cells through specific activation of Erk and NF-κB pathways and their target, IEX-1. de Laval B, Pawlikowska P, Barbieri D, Besnard-Guerin C, Cico A, Kumar R, Gaudry M, Baud V, Porteu F. Blood. 2014 Jan 23;123(4):509-19. Exosomes released by chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells induce the transition of stromal cells into cancer-associated fibroblasts. Paggetti J, Haderk F, Seiffert M, Janji B, Distler U, Ammerlaan W, Kim YJ, Adam J, Lichter P, Solary E, Berchem G, Moussay E. Blood. 2015 Jun 22. pii: blood-2014-12-618025. Characteristic repartition of monocyte subsets as a diagnostic signature of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Selimoglu-Buet D, Wagner-Ballon O, Saada V, Bardet V, Itzykson R, Bencheikh L, Morabito M, Met E, Debord C, Benayoun E, Nloga AM, Fenaux P, Braun T, Willekens C, Quesnel B, Adès L, Fontenay M, Rameau P, Droin N, Koscielny S, Solary E; Groupe Francophone des Myélodysplasies. Blood. 2015 Jun 4;125(23):3618-26. Thrombopoietin-increased DNA-PK-dependent DNA repair limits hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell mutagenesis in response to DNA damage. de Laval B, Pawlikowska P, Petit-Cocault L, Bilhou-Nabera C, Aubin-Houzelstein G, Souyri M, Pouzoulet F, Gaudry M, Porteu F. Cell Stem Cell. 2013 Jan 3;12(1):37-48 Interleukin-18 produced by bone marrow-derived stromal cells supports T-cell acute leukaemia progression. 24 25 UMR 8081 CNRS: Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Multi-Medical Terms (IR4M) Research Unit director: Luc Darrasse Multimodal imaging in oncology Team leader: Nathalie Lassau Details: Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8081, IR4M, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 60 14 e-mail: Nathalie.LASSAU@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: - Permanent researchers: 2 CNRS, 1 Gustave Roussy - Faculty members: 1 PU-PH - Technical staff: 7 Gustave Roussy - PhD students: 3 - Others : 4 (doctors) Keywords Multimodal imaging, contrast ultrasound, MRI, photonics, biomarker validation, Translational Research, tumor vasculature, tumour microenvironment Summary of the research topics: The information specifically provided by all medical imaging modalities (Ultrasound, CT Scanner, MRI, PET) are many of them complementary. Consequently, a multimodal approach is essential to improve diagnosis in oncology. This translates mainly by advances in the functional characterisation of tumour and microenvironment, such as temporal resolution and dynamic studies, characterisation of physical/biological events, metabolic, cellular and molecular targeting. conducts translational research programs with a double objective: • Development of multimodal imaging tools for clinical & preclinical approaches in US; MRI and PET-MRI imaging. • Development of novel characterisation tools for imaging the tumour microenvironment in an integration of biology imaging approach. Moreover, the team has a preclinical ultrasound platform (Paris-Sud University, FLI) with 4 ultrasound scanners dedicated to research. In this context, the team «Multi-modal imaging in Oncology», composed of radiologists, researchers and engineers, • 10 ongoing industrial partnerships TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Molecular ultrasound imaging using contrast agents targeting endoglin, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 and integrin. Leguerney I, Scoazec JY, Gadot N, Robin N, Pénault-Llorca F, Victorin S, Lassau N. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2015 Jan;41(1):197-207. Assessing the response to targeted therapies in renal cell carcinoma: technical insights and practical considerations. Bex A, Fournier L, Lassau N, Mulders P, Nathan P, Oyen WJ, Powles T. Eur Urol. 2014 Apr;65(4):766-77. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.11.031. Epub 2013 Nov 28. Review. Dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound parametric maps to evaluate intratumoral vascularization. Pitre-Champagnat S, Leguerney I, Bosq J, Peronneau P, Kiessling F, Calmels L, Coulot J, Lassau N. Invest Radiol. 2015 Apr;50(4):212-7. Sorafenib plus dacarbazine in solid tumors: a phase I study with dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasonography and genomic analysis of sequential tumor biopsy samples. Lazar V, Lassau N, Meurice G, Loriot Y, Peña C, Massard C, Robert C, Robert T, Le Berre MA, de Baere T, Dessen P, Soria JC, Armand JP. Invest New Drugs. 2014 Apr;32(2):312-22. Validation of dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound in predicting outcomes of antiangiogenic therapy for solid tumors: the French multicenter support for innovative and expensive techniques study. Lassau N, Bonastre J, Kind M, Vilgrain V, Lacroix J, Cuinet M, Taieb S, Aziza R, Sarran A, Labbe-Devilliers C, Gallix B, Lucidarme O, Ptak Y, Rocher L, Caquot LM, Chagnon S, Marion D, Luciani A, Feutray S, Uzan-Augui J, Coiffier B, Benastou B, Koscielny S. Invest Radiol. 2014 Dec;49(12):794-800. 27 UMR 1030 INSERM: Molecular radiotherapy Research Unit director: Eric Deutsch Tumour Response to Radiation Therapy Eric Deutsch, Nazanine Modjtahedi Cell death and Aging team Jean-Luc Perfettini 29 Tumour Response to Radiation Therapy Team leaders: Eric Deutsch, Nazanine Modjtahedi Cell death and Aging team Team leader: Jean-Luc Perfettini Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, Inserm UMR 1030, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif e-mail: Eric.DEUTSCH@gustaveroussy.fr ; Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 49 98 e-mail: nazanine.MODJTAHEDI@gustaveroussy.fr Tel.: +33 1 42 11 54 91 Gustave Roussy, Inserm UMR 1030, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 65 73 / 54 24 e-mail: Jean-Luc.PERFETTINI@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: - Permanent researchers: 1 Inserm - Technical staff: 1 Inserm - Non-permanent researchers: 2 post-doc - PhD students: 4 Team members: - Permanent researchers: 4 Gustave Roussy, 1 CNRS, 1 Inserm, 1 Paris-Sud - Technical staff: 1 Gustave Roussy, 1 Inserm - Non-permanent researchers: 3 post-doc - PhD students: 5 Keywords Cell death, Senescence, Immunity, Radiotherapy Keywords Immunity, Metabolism, tumour microenvironment and Radiotherapy translate our research activities from bench to bedside, we have decided to (a) define and establish molecular and radiomics signatures of radioresistance, (b) identify cellular targets for radiosensitation in pre-clinical models, (c) take advantage of the metabolic reprogramming of radioresistant tumours for the proposal of new anti-cancer therapies, (d) classify human tumours with the help of identified molecular biomarkers, (e) develop diagnostic and prognostic tools and (f) define personalised therapeutic strategies that will combine radiation therapy Summary of the research topics: Recent advances in the understanding of genetic, molecular and cellular events have highlighted the fact that cancer is a complex disease of cell types and microenvironments and urged us to 1) develop an integrative research program in the field of radiation oncology in order to examine the complexity of tumour response to ionising radiation (IR) and 2) define novel targets and strategies exploitable in clinic and 3) develop the next generation radiation oncology. To reach our objectives, we are developing an ambitious basic research program that will be organised in 3 axes: (I) the immune axis, (II) the tumour microenvironment and metabolism axis and finally, (III) the technology axis. To Summary of the research topics: Radiation therapy is a cornerstone of cancer management. After radiation exposure, cells may die through different modalities of death, ranging from apoptosis and senescence to autophagy or mitotic death. Despite these knowledge, the program(s) of death triggered in irradiated cells remain(s) elusive. For all these reasons, we decided (i) to further characterise the molecular basis of IR-induced cell death mechanisms, (ii) to develop preclinical mouse models to assess the impact of cell death types on the tumour microenvironment and on the anti-tumour immune response, (iii) to determine whether the detection of cell death mechanisms could be a factor predictive of disease outcome or prognostic for radiotherapy efficiency and (iv) to identify new technological approaches that could modulate these cell death programs and enhance the efficiency of radiotherapy. Our research work will also address the involvement of cell death modalities on the “abscopal effect”, analyse crosstalks between micro-environmental cell types and evaluate the ability of new technologies to enhance (local or distant) radiation mediated immune responses. • 4 patents • 6 ongoing industrial partnerships • 2 spin-off / startups / biotech • 5 patents • 15 ongoing industrial partnerships TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Ko A, Kanehisa A, Martins I, Senovilla L, Chargari C, Dugue D, Mariño G, Kepp O, Michaud M, Perfettini JL, Kroemer G, Deutsch E. Cell Death Differ. 2014 Jan;21(1):92-9. Interaction between AIF and CHCHD4 Regulates Respiratory Chain Biogenesis. Hangen E, Féraud O, Lachkar S, Mou H, Doti N, Fimia GM, Lam NV, Zhu C, Godin I, Muller K, Chatzi A, Nuebel E, Ciccosanti F, Flamant S, Bénit P, Perfettini JL, Sauvat A, BennaceurGriscelli A, Ser-Le Roux K, Gonin P, Tokatlidis K, Rustin P, Piacentini M, Ruvo M, Blomgren K, Kroemer G, Modjtahedi N. Mol Cell. 2015 Jun 18;58(6):1001-14. IGF-1R targeting increases the antitumor effects of DNA-damaging agents in SCLC model: an opportunity to increase the efficacy of standard therapy. Ferté C, Loriot Y, Clémenson C, Commo F, Gombos A, Bibault JE, Fumagalli I,Hamama S, Auger N, Lahon B, Chargari C, Calderaro J, Soria JC, Deutsch E. Mol Cancer Ther.2013 Jul;12(7):1213-22 Synergy of Radiotherapy and a Cancer Vaccine for the Treatment of HPV-Associated Head and Neck Cancer. Mondini M, Nizard M, Tran T, Mauge L, Loi M, Clémenson C, Dugue D, Maroun P, Louvet E, Adam J, Badoual C, Helley D, Dransart E, Johannes L, Vozenin MC, Perfettini JL, Tartour E, Deutsch E. Mol Cancer Ther. 2015 Jun;14(6):1336-45. Radiosensitization by a novel Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL inhibitor S44563 in small-cell lung cancer. Loriot Y, Mordant P, Dugue D, Geneste O, Gombos A, Opolon P, Guegan J, Perfettini JL, Pierre A, Berthier LK, Kroemer G, Soria JC, Depil S, Deutsch E. Cell Death Dis. 2014 Autophagy inhibition radiosensitizes in vitro, yet reduces radioresponses in vivo due to deficient immunogenic signalling. TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Ko A, Kanehisa A, Martins I, Senovilla L, Chargari C, Dugue D, Mariño G, Kepp O, Michaud M, Perfettini JL, Kroemer G, Deutsch E. Cell Death Differ. 2014 Jan;21(1):92-9. Synergy of Radiotherapy and a Cancer Vaccine for the Treatment of HPV-Associated Head and Neck Cancer. Mondini M, Nizard M, Tran T, Mauge L, Loi M, Clémenson C, Dugue D, Maroun P, Louvet E, Adam J, Badoual C, Helley D, Dransart E, Johannes L, Vozenin MC, Perfettini JL, Tartour E, Deutsch E. Mol Cancer Ther. 2015 Jun;14(6):1336-45. Editorial: Pannexin-1--the hidden gatekeeper for HIV-1. Paoletti A, Raza SQ, Voisin L, Law F, Caillet M, Martins I, Deutsch E, Perfettini JL. J Leukoc Biol. 2013 Sep;94(3):390-2. Entosis, a key player in cancer cell competition. Kroemer G, Perfettini JL. Cell Res. 2014 Nov;24(11):1280-1. Understanding the functions of tumor stroma in resistance to ionizing radiation: emerging targets for pharmacological modulation. Chargari C, Clemenson C, Martins I, Perfettini JL, Deutsch E. Drug Resist Updat. 2013 Feb-Apr;16(1-2):10-21. Autophagy inhibition radiosensitizes in vitro, yet reduces radioresponses in vivo due to deficient immunogenic signalling. 30 31 UMR 1018 INSERM : Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP) Research Unit director: Bruno Falissard Lifestyle, genes and health: integrative trans-generational epidemiology Team leader: Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault Details: Lifestyle, genes and health: integrative trans-generational epidemiology Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault Gustave Roussy, Team 9, CESP U1018, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 53 86 e-mail: contact@e3n.fr ; contact@e4n.fr www.e3n.fr ; www.e4n.fr Methodology and Clinical Epidemiology in Molecular Oncology Stefan Michiels Team members: Radiation Epidemiology, Clinical Epidemiology of cancer and survival Florent de Vathaire - Research: 17 - Administration: 4 - Databases: 5 - Datamanagement: 7 - Statistics: 4 Keywords Family cohort, generations, lifestyle, genetics, epigenetics, health, cancer, chronic diseases, prevention, environment Summary of the research topics: The team’s research is mostly based on the E3N and E4N cohorts. It investigates the relationships between lifestyle and the major chronic diseases, with special interest for the study of the modern way of life in individuals of the same family, who thus share a genetic background and common environmental factors. - To more specifically investigate the associations with lifestyle, metabolic factors (diet, physical activity), the use of hormonal treatments, reproductive factors, early life exposure, etc - To assess the relationship between chronic diseases and several biological markers (diet, hormonal milieu, genetic polymorphisms ...) - To analyse interactions between genetic characteristics and potential risk factors Lines of research - To analyse the role of environmental and genetic factors, in the occurrence of and survival after cancer and other major chronic diseases (diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, neurological diseases...) TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Association between five lifestyle habits and cancer risk: Results from the E3N cohort. Dartois L, Fagherazzi G, Boutron-Ruault MC, Mesrine S, Clavel-Chapelon F. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2014 May;7(5):516-25. Consumption of artificially and sugar-sweetened beverages and incident type 2 diabetes in the Etude Epidemiologique aupres des femmes de la Mutuelle Generale de l’Education NationaleEuropean Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort. Fagherazzi G, Vilier A, Saes Sartorelli D, Lajous M, Balkau B, Clavel-Chapelon F. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Mar;97(3):517-23. Association between melanocytic nevi and risk of breast diseases: The French E3N prospective cohort. Kvaskoff M, Bijon A, Mesrine S, Vilier A, Baglietto L, Fournier A, Clavel-Chapelon F, Dossus L, Boutron-Ruault MC. PLoS Med. 2014 Jun 10;11(6):e1001660. Estrogen-Progestagen Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer: Does Delay From Menopause Onset to Treatment Initiation Influence Risks? Fournier A, Mesrine S, Boutron-Ruault MC, Clavel-Chapelon F. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Nov 1;27(31):5138-43. Erythrocyte membrane phospholipid fatty acid concentrations and risk of colorectal adenomas : a case-control nested in the French E3N-EPIC cohort study. Cottet V, Collin M, Gross AS, Boutron-Ruault MC, Morois S, Clavel-Chapelon F, Chajès V. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2013 Aug;22(8):1417-27. 32 33 Methodology and Clinical Epidemiology in Molecular Oncology Team leader: Stefan Michiels RADIATION EPIDEMIOLOGY, CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CANCER AND SURVIVAL Team leader: Florent de Vathaire Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, Team 2, CESP U1018, Service de Biostatistique et d’Epidémiologie, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 41 44 e-mail: Stefan.MICHIELS@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, Team 3, CESP U1018, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 41 40 e-mail: florent.devathaire@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: - Permanent researchers : 3 - Technical staff : 11 - Non-permanent researchers : 6 - PhD students : 4 - Others : 2 Team members: - Permanent researchers: 10, Gustave Roussy - Faculty members: 3, Univ. Paris-Sud - Non-permanent researchers: 5 - PhD students: 5 Keywords Keywords Biostatistics – clinical trials- methodology – clinical epidemiology – oncology – biomarkers Summary of the research topics: The recent revolution in –omics technology and the advent of targeted therapies have increased the interest in molecular biomarkers capable of predicting the diagnostic, the clinical outcome of cancer patients or the response to specific therapies (diagnostic, prognostic and predictive). There are many challenges in the appropriate processing of modern sequencing data and the integration of molecular data in clinical epidemiology. The development of personalised medicine implies the segmentation of common cancers in small groups of tumours with specific abnormalities. A new generation of clinical trial designs requiring repeated biomarker measurements and surrogate clinical endpoints is needed to evaluate treatment effects in trials with limited sample sizes. Large-scale collaborative individual patient data meta-analyses are useful tools to provide high level of evidence on the efficacy and toxicity of anti-cancer therapies in molecularly defined strata. With the increasing number of therapies available for a specific indication in oncology, methods for network meta-analyses will be developed to compare their effectiveness. Because of the high costs associated with the new tandem diagnostic and therapeutic medicine, economic analyses will be needed to evaluate the strategy associating the biomarkers with the molecularly targeted treatments, which represents a new field of research. Once a potential biomarker has been identified for the prediction of diagnosis or clinical outcome of patients, evidence-based evaluation implies careful replication in other cohorts. Epidemiology; biostatistics; radiation dose; cancer; iatrogenic effect; genetic; cohort Summary of the research topics: The team works on cancer epidemiology, with a focus on the effects of ionising radiation and iatrogenic effects of long-term cancer treatments. The implantation of the team in Gustave Roussy allows a close collaboration with the departments of radiotherapy, medical physics, nuclear medicine and paediatrics, and a unique position to carry out translational research. Since many years, the team has been following cohorts of subjects exposed to different dose levels of ionising radiation, including cohorts of cancer survivors. Over the last years, the study of the long-term outcome of patients treated for cancer, especially in childhood, has been one of the main fields of research of the team. This work requires estimating accurately the doses received in and outside of the fields during radiation therapy, which is possible thanks to the software specifically developed by the team, and working on statistical methodological issues to better evaluate iatrogenic effects of long-term cancer treatments. Within the next years, the team will go further into its current research topics and develop new ones. Descriptive epidemiology of tobacco, alcohol, and cancer screening is now a part of the research field of the team. With the arrival of sociologists in the team, the social consequences of late effects of cancer treatments will also be addressed. The team is also developing projects on genetics, in cancer aetiology and in the study of long-term effects. In this framework, strengthening the collaboration with biologists, radiation therapists and clinicians, especially paediatricians, remains a key point in going further, and into developing innovative translational research projects. • 2 patents • 1 ongoing industrial partnership TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Clinical validity of circulating tumour cells in patients with metastatic breast cancer: a pooled analysis of individual patient data Bidard FC, Peeters DJ, Fehm T, Nolé F, Gisbert-Criado R, Mavroudis D, Grisanti S, Generali D, Garcia-Saenz JA, Stebbing J, Caldas C, Gazzaniga P, Manso L, Zamarchi R, de Lascoiti AF, De Mattos-Arruda L, Ignatiadis M, Lebofsky R, van Laere SJ, Meier-Stiegen F, Sandri MT, Vidal-Martinez J, Politaki E, Consoli F, Bottini A, Diaz-Rubio E, Krell J, Dawson SJ, Raimondi C, Rutten A, Janni W, Munzone E, Carañana V, Agelaki S, Almici C, Dirix L, Solomayer EF, Zorzino L, Johannes H, Reis-Filho JS, Pantel K, Pierga JY, Michiels S. Lancet Oncol. 2014;15(4):406-14 Dose finding with longitudinal data: simpler models, richer outcomes. Paoletti X, Doussau A, Ezzalfani M, Rizzo E, Thiébaut R. Stat Med. 2015 Jun 24 Cost effectiveness of molecular profiling for adjuvant decision making in patients with nodenegative breast cancer. Bonastre J, Marguet S, Lueza B, Michiels S, Delaloge S, Saghatchian M. J Clin Oncol. 2014;32(31):3513-9. Preoperative chemotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer : a systematic review and metaanalysis of individual participant data. NSCLC Meta-analysis Collaborative Group. Lancet. 2014;383(9928):1561-71 Dose-Finding Designs using a novel Quasi-Continuous Endpoint for Multiple Toxicities. Ezzalfani M, Zohar S, Qin R, Mandrekar, Le Deley MC. Stat Med. 2013;32(16):2728-46. 34 Ovarian reserve after treatment with alkylating agents during childhood. Thomas-Teinturier C, Allodji RS, Svetlova E, Frey MA, Oberlin O, Millischer AE, Epelboin S, Decanter C, Pacquement H, Tabone MD, Sudour-Bonnange H, Baruchel A, Lahlou N, De Vathaire F. Hum Reprod. 2015 Jun;30(6):1437-46. Functional data analysis in NTCP modeling: a new method to explore the radiation dosevolume effects. Benadjaoud MA, Blanchard P, Schwartz B, Champoudry J, Bouaita R, Lefkopoulos D, Deutsch E, Diallo I, Cardot H, de Vathaire F. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2014;90:654-63. Common variants at 9q22.33, 14q13.3, and ATM loci, and risk of differentiated thyroid cancer in the French Polynesian population. Maillard S, Damiola F, Clero E, Pertesi M, Robinot N, Rachédi F, Boissin JL, Sebbag J, Shan L, Bost-Bezeaud F, Petitdidier P, Doyon F, Xhaard C, Rubino C, Blanché H, Drozdovitch V, Lesueur F, de Vathaire F. PLoS One. 2015 Apr 7;10(4):e0123700. Radiation dose to the pancreas and risk of diabetes mellitus in childhood cancer survivors: a retrospective cohort study. de Vathaire F, El-Fayech C, Ben Ayed FF, Haddy N, Guibout C, Winter D, Thomas-Teinturier C, Veres C, Jackson A, Pacquement H, Schlumberger M, Hawkins M, Diallo I, Oberlin O. Lancet Oncol. 2012;13:1002-10. Repair of ionizing radiation-induced DNA damage and risk of second cancer in childhood cancer survivors. Haddy N, Tartier L, Koscielny S, Adjadj E, Rubino C, Brugières L, Pacquement H, Diallo I, de Vathaire F, Averbeck D, Hall J, Benhamou S. Carcinogenesis. 2014;35:1745-9. 35 UMR 9196 CNRS: Molecular physiology and pathology of infectious and endogenous retroviruses Research Unit director: Thierry Heidmann Single Team Unit Details: Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 9196, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel. office: +33(0)1 42 11 54 33 e-mail: Thierry.HEIDMANN@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: - Permanent researchers: 3 CNRS, 2 Inserm - Technical staff: 6 CNRS - Non-permanent researchers: 5 post doc - PhD students: 3 Keywords retrovirus, endogenous retrovirus, envelope protein, cell-cell fusion, immunosuppression, placentation, tumorigenesis, therapeutic molecules, vaccines • Summary of the research topics : 3) characterisation of the immunosuppressive (IS) domain of retroviral envelope proteins (ERVs, oncoretroviruses, lentiviruses) ; demonstration of their critical role for viral penetrance ; characterisation of the molecular and cellular targets of the IS domain and search for inhibitors to develop new therapeutic molecules 1) Molecular retrovirology : characterisation of endogenous retroviruses, identification of functional copies and of the cellular receptors ; physiopathology of the human endogenous retrovirus type K (HERV-K) ; role in tumorigenesis 2) Endogenous retroviral envelope genes : identification and characterisation of « syncytins », captured genes involved in placentation : demonstration of their role in syncytiotrophoblast formation via knockout mice, identification of independently captured genes among the major clades of placental mammals ; role in myoblast fusion and muscle fiber formation 4) Developement of « improved » vaccine antigens deprived of immunosuppressive activity: application to a anti-FeLV veterinary vaccine (marketed mid-2012) ; development of HIV and HTLV optimised antigens, and of vectorised vaccines for pre-clinical and clinical assays • 4 patents (2 with license) • 2 ongoing industrial partnerships • 1 start-up TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Retroviral envelope gene captures and syncytin exaptation for a placental function in marsupials. Cornelis G, Vernochet C, Carradec Q, Souquere S, Mulot B, Catzeflis F, Nilsson M, Pierron G, Heidmann O, Zeller U, Dupressoir A, Heidmann T. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2015, 112, E487-496. Retroviral envelope syncytin capture in an ancestrally diverged mammalian clade for placentation in the primitive Afrotherian tenrecs. Cornelis G, Vernochet C, Malicorne S, Souquere S, Tzika AC, Goodman SM, Catzeflis F, Robinson TJ, Milinkovitch MC, Pierron G, Heidmann O, Dupressoir A, Heidmann T. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2014, 111, E4332-41 A targeted mutation within the FeLV envelope protein immunosuppressive domain to improve a canarypox-based FeLV vaccine. Schlecht-Louf G, Mangeney M, El-Garch H, Lacombe V, Poulet H, and Heidmann T. J Virol. 2014, 88, 992-1001. Retrovirus infection in vivo requires an immune escape virulence factor encrypted in the envelope protein of oncoretroviruses. Schlecht-Louf, G., Renard, M., Mangeney, M., Letzelter, C., Richaud, A., Ducos, B., Bouallaga, I., and Heidmann, T. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2010, 107, 3782-87. The HERV-K human endogenous retrovirus envelope protein antagonises Tetherin antiviral activity. Lemaître C, Harper F, Pierron G, Heidmann T, Dewannieux M. J Virol. 2014, 88, 13626-37. 36 37 UMR 8200 CNRS: Genetic stability and oncogenesis Research Unit director: Patricia Kannouche Cell division and genomic stability Team leader: Olivier Gavet Cell division and genomic stability Olivier Gavet Details: Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8200, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 62 25 e-mail: Olivier.GAVET@gustaveroussy.fr TLS Polymerases and Genome Plasticity Patricia Kannouche, Said Aoufouchi Team members: - Faculty members: 1 - Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris (UPMC) - Technical staff: To be recruited - PhD students: 1 (UPMC) Recombination, Repair, ROS and Cancer Bernard Lopez, Corinne Dupuy Repair of double strand breaks and genome integrity (ATIPAVENIR) Gerard Mazon Keywords Kinase, Phosphatase, Cell division, Cancer, Signalling pathways, Biosensors Replication stress, genomic instability and mitosis (ERC Starting Grants) Valeria Naim DNA REPAIR SYNDROMES Filippo Rosselli Conversely, MEN inactivates DNA damage signalling around mitotic entry. Thus, entry into mitosis is finely tuned by an equilibrium between opposite signaling pathways. How this dynamic equilibrium is modulated in space and time during G2/M progression remains poorly characterized and is the main focus of our work. Summary of the research topics: A common hallmark of cancer cells is the appearance of genetic abnormalities whose progressive accumulation correlates with disease «aggressiveness». The main focus of our lab is to determine how is timely and reproducibly controlled mitotic commitment during any cell cycle to preserve genomic integrity. DNA repair Murat Saparbaev To decipher the spatio-temporal regulation of key components of MEN versus DDR pathways we are currently combining genetically encoded FRET (Förster Resonance Energy Transfer) biosensors and real time live cell imaging assays. Entry into mitosis is tightly controlled by a complex signalling network (Mitotic Entry Network or MEN), which ultimates in the activation of Cyclin B1-Cdk1, the master mitotic driver. DNA damages responses (DDR) modulate this network at different levels to control entry into mitosis. • 1 patent TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Deciphering the spatio-temporal regulation of entry and progression through mitosis. Gheghiani L, Gavet O. Biotechnol J. 2014 Feb;9(2):213-23. Dynamic changes in Rap1 activity are required for cell retraction and spreading during mitosis. Dao VT, Dupuy AG, Gavet O, Caron E, de Gunzburg J. J Cell Sci. 2009 Aug 15;122(Pt 16):2996-3004. Progressive activation of CyclinB1-Cdk1 coordinates entry to mitosis. Gavet O, Pines J. Dev Cell. 2010 Apr 20;18(4):533-43. Centrin4p, a novel mammalian centrin specifically expressed in ciliated cells. Gavet O, Alvarez C, Gaspar P, Bornens M. Mol Biol Cell. 2003 May;14(5):1818-34. Epub 2003 Feb 6. Activation of cyclin B1-Cdk1 synchronizes events in the nucleus and the cytoplasm at mitosis. Gavet O, Pines J. J Cell Biol. 2010 Apr 19;189(2):247-59. 38 39 TLS Polymerases and Genome Plasticity - TLS Polymerases and Cancer - Group leader: Patricia Kannouche - Genome Plasticity and B cells - Group leader: Said Aoufouchi Recombination, Repair, ROS and Cancer - Recombination, Repair and Cancer - Group leader: Bernard Lopez - ROS and radiocarcinogenesis - Group leader: Corinne Dupuy Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8200, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 40 30 e-mail: Patricia.KANNOUCHE@gustaveroussy.fr ; e-mail: Said.AOUFOUCHI@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8200, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 63 25 e-mail: Bernard.LOPEZ@gustaveroussy.fr e-mail: corinne.DUPUY@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: Team members: Group1: TLS Polymerases and Cancer - Permanent researchers : 1 CNRS, 1 CNRS (emeritus) - Technical staff : 1 CNRS - Non-permanent researchers : 1 post-doc - PhD students : 2 PhD students, Paris-Sud Group 1: Recombination, Repair, ROS and Cancer - Permanent researchers: 2 (CNRS) - Non-permanent researchers: 2 - PhD students: 1 Group2 : Genome Plasticity and B cells - Permanent researchers : 1 Inserm - Faculty members : 1 Paris-Sud - Technical staff : 1 Paris-Sud Keywords DNA repair, Double strand break repair, Homologous recombination, Non-homologous end-joining, replication stress, oxidative stress, genome instability, tumor initiation, NADPH oxidases, Thyroid cancer and fibrosis Keywords TLS polymerase, DNA replication, heterochromatin, xeroderma pigmentosum, lymphomas, immunoglobulin gene diversification, AID Summary of the research topics: Translesion synthesis Process: a trade-off between limited mutagenesis and chromosomal instability (group1) Bulky lesions in the DNA can cause arrest of replicative polymerases. Failure to relieve such DNA replication stress can have dire consequences for the cell, as stalled replication forks are prone to collapse and could potentially lead to double-strand breaks (DSBs) that result to gross chromosomal instability that have a close link to tumorigenesis. Cells have evolved DNA damage tolerance strategies enabling the replication machinery to bypass fork-blocking lesions. One DDT pathway, the translesion synthesis (TLS) entails specialized low-fidelity polymerases, which can replicate damaged DNA, albeit in an error-prone manner. Therefore TLS has a conflicting role in genome stability maintenance, as it accounts for a large proportion of DNA damage-induced mutagenesis but prevents even more severe forms of genome instability such as chromosome rearrangements. In addition to their roles in the replication of damaged DNA, TLS polymerases have been co-opted into a number of other related processes. During development of the immune response, the antibody genes of vertebrates exhibit a particularly high rate of focused mutagenesis, known as somatic hypermutation, which is driven by activation-induced deaminase (AID). Although AID can only deaminate dC to dU, its action gives rise to mutations at all four bases in a series of reactions that crucially depend on the Y-family polymerases. The dU formed by the action of AID is removed by uracil DNA glycosylase (UNG), resulting in an abasic site. Direct replication of this abasic site involves REV1 and generates mutations at dG-dC base pairs. Recognition of dU can also result in the formation of a single-strand gap, and the filling of these gaps by polη results in mutations at dA–dT base pairs. One important question emerges from these different roles of TLS polymerases: How TLS polymerases are regulated and integrated with DNA replication, repair, epigenetic maintenance and chromatin architecture in mammalian cells? Detailed insight into these processes is highly topical for improving new concepts into cancer development and treatment. Boosting the mutagenesis: Somatic hypermutation during Immunoglobulin diversification (group2) Group 2: ROS and radiocarcinogenesis - Permanent researchers: 3 - Technical staff : 1 Assitant ingénieur (AI, CDD CNRS) - Non-permanent researchers: 2 post doc - PhD students: 2 Summary of the research topics: Group 1: Recombination, Repair, and Cancer DNA double strand breaks (DSB) are highly toxic lesions that can be produced by ionizing radiation, oxidative stress or DNA replication accidents. Group 2: ROS and radiocarcinogenesis Despite much progress in order to improve the benefit / risk ratio, the radiation causes many side effects. One consequence of side effects is an increased risk of initiation of new cancers such as thyroid cancer and the development of fibrosis. Basically, late effects of ionizing radiation involve reactive oxygen species (ROS). In cells, ROS are specifically produced by NADPH oxidases (NOX/DUOX). The thyroid expresses three of them. By producing ROS, the NADPH oxidases are suspected to be involved in genetic instability as well as in fibrogenesis process. With cellular and animal models and state-of-the-art technology, our objective is to dissect the molecular and mechanistic events from postirradiation (IR)-induced ROS generation to genomic instability and radiocarcinogenesis as well as to fibrosis. During the last five years we developed transversal studies focused on thyroid oncogenesis and therapeutics, encompassing basic research (Corinne Dupuy), translational and clinical research (Martin Schlumberger, PU-PH, Director of the School of Cancer). DSB can then generate genetic instability and thus can be at the origin of oncogenesis, senescence and developmental diseases. Two main processes repair DSBs: Homologous recombination (HR) and Non-homologous End Joining (NHEJ). Our research projects analyze the molecular and metabolic networks controlling DSB repair in mammals and the orientation of the repair toward one or the other pathway, and the consequences on genome stability, tumor initiation and progression. • 4 patents TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Aberrant C-terminal domain of polymerase η targets the functional enzyme to the proteosomal degradation pathway. Ahmed-Seghir S, Pouvelle C, Despras E, Cordonnier A, Sarasin A, Kannouche PL. DNA Repair (Amst). 2015 May;29:154-65. Fanca deficiency reduces A/T transitions in somatic hypermutation and alters class switch recombination junctions in mouse B cells. Nguyen TV, Riou L, Aoufouchi S, Rosselli F. J Exp Med. 2014 Jun 2;211(6):1011-8. The SLX4 complex is a SUMO E3 ligase that impacts on replication stress outcome and genome stability. Guervilly JH, Takedachi A, Naim V, Scaglione S, Chawhan C, Lovera Y, Despras E, Kuraoka I, Kannouche P, Rosselli F, Gaillard PH. Mol Cell. 2015 Jan 8;57(1):123-37. Correlation of phenotype/genotype in a cohort of 23 xeroderma pigmentosum-variant patients reveals 12 new disease-causing POLH mutations. Opletalova K, Bourillon A, Yang W, Pouvelle C, Armier J, Despras E, Ludovic M, Mateus C, Robert C, Kannouche P, Soufir N, Sarasin A. Hum Mutat. 2014 Jan;35(1):117-28. Proteomic analysis reveals a FANCA-modulated neddylation pathway involved in CXCR5 membrane targeting and cell mobility. Renaudin X, Guervilly JH, Aoufouchi S, Rosselli F. J Cell Sci. 2014 Aug 15;127(Pt 16):3546-54. Spontaneous slow replication fork progression elicits mitosis alterations in homologous recombination-deficient mammalian cells. The cohesin complex prevents the end-joining of distant DNA double-strand ends. Camille Gelot, Josée Guirouilh-Barbat, Tangui Le Guen, Elodie Dardillac, Catherine Chailleux, Yvan Canitrot and Bernard S. Lopez (). Mol Cell, Volume 61, Issue 1, p15–26, 7 January 2016 Therese Wilhelm, Indiana Magdalou, Aurélia Barascu, Hervé Técher, Michelle Debatisse and Bernard S. Lopez Proc Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2014, 111.763-768. NADPH oxidase DUOX1 promotes long-term persistence of oxidative stress after an exposure to irradiation. Ameziane-El-Hassani R, Talbot M, de Souza Dos Santos MC, Al Ghuzlan A, Hartl D, Bidart JM, De Deken X, Miot F, Diallo I, de Vathaire F, Schlumberger M, Dupuy C. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015; 112(16):5051-6. A role for BLM in double strand break repair pathway choice: prevention of CtIP/Mre11mediated alternative non-homologous end-joining. Anastazja Grabarz, Josée Guirouilh-Barbat, Aurelia Barascu, Gaëlle Pennarun, Diane Genet, Emilie Rass, Susanne M. Germann, Pascale Bertrand, Ian D. Hickson and Bernard S. Lopez. Cell Reports, 2013, 5, 21-28. When an Intramolecular Disulfide Bridge Governs the Interaction of DUOX2 with Its Partner DUOXA2.Carré A, Louzada RA, Fortunato RS, Ameziane-El-Hassani R, Morand S, Ogryzko V, de Carvalho DP, Grasberger H, Leto TL, Dupuy C Antioxid Redox Signal. 2015 23(9):724-33 40 41 Repair of double strand breaks and genome integrity (ATIP-AVENIR) Team leader: Gerard Mazon Replication stress, genomic instability and mitosis (ERC Starting Grants) Team leader: Valeria Naim Details: Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8200, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 42 11 extension 38 76 e-mail: Gerard.MAZON@gustaveroussy.fr Details: Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8200, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 63 33 e-mail: Valeria.NAIM@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: - Technical staff: 1 Gustave Roussy (CDD) - Non-permanent researchers: 2 CNRS (CDD) Team members: - Permanent researchers: 1 Inserm - Technical staff: 1 CNRS - Non-permanent researchers: 1 CNRS - PhD students: 1 Keywords Homologous Recombination, Double-strand break, Resolvases, Crossovers, Translocations, Chromosome Segregation defects Summary of the research topics: Double strand-break (DSB) repair is a critical pathway for genome integrity. Chromosome rearrangements (chromosome los, duplications, translocations...) and genomic aberrations occur in the absence of DSB repair or due to its incorrect repair. Homologous recombination (HR) is a multi-step pathway of critical importance for the DSB repair, but the way these multiple steps of HR are regulated is still unknown in detail, specially for the late recombination steps where there exist the risk of the formation of crossing over products that exchange genetic information between the chromosomes involved, with potential risk for loss heterozygosity and translocation formation. The project of our team aims to better understand the regulation of the diferent players involved in the “crossing over” formation during DSB repair, using both yeast and human cell lines as models. The yeast model allows us to look at molecular intermediates at a level we still are unable to work in human cell lines. We draft phenotypes from mutations on regulation motifs on the different helicases and nucleases involved in crossover formation in the yeast model and then test them in the human homologs to see their relevance for the DSB repair process in a more relevant context for cancer research. Keywords genomic instability, DNA replication stress, DNA damage, chromosomal instability, fragile sites, mitosis, Fanconi anaemia, chromosome segregation. Summary of the research topics: Our team is interested in the mechanisms of genome maintenance and the role of replication stress in genomic instability and cancer predisposition. Alterations at CFS loci are commonly found in tumours and promote genomic instability from the early steps of cancer development. Our research project aims at understanding the molecular causes and the functional consequences of CFS instability, using FA cellular and mouse models. The model of study is Fanconi anaemia (FA), a genetic disorder characterised by chromosome instability, bone marrow failure and cancer predisposition. Patients with FA display chromosomal instability, particularly at common fragile sites (CFS), genomic regions that are prone to breakage under replication stress conditions. TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS The Rad1-Rad10 nuclease promotes chromosome translocations between dispersed repeats. Mazón G, Lam AF, Ho CK, Kupiec M, Symington LS. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2012 Sep;19(9):964-71. Ethylene oxide and propylene oxide derived N7-alkylguanine adducts are bypassed accurately in vivo. Philippin G, Cadet J, Gasparutto D, Mazon G, Fuchs RP. DNA Repair (Amst). 2014 Oct;22:133-6. Monitoring bypass of single replication-blocking lesions by damage avoidance in the Escherichia coli chromosome. Pagès V, Mazón G, Naiman K, Philippin G, Fuchs RP. Nucleic Acids Res. 2012 Oct;40(18):9036-43 The Cdk/cDc14 module controls activation of the Yen1 holliday junction resolvase to promote genome stability. Eissler CL, Mazón G, Powers BL, Savinov SN, Symington LS, Hall MC. Mol Cell. 2014 Apr 10;54(1):80-93. Mph1 and Mus81-Mms4 prevent aberrant processing of mitotic recombination intermediates. Mazón G, Symington LS. Mol Cell. 2013 Oct 10;52(1):63-74. ERCC1 and MUS81-EME1 promote sister chromatid separation by processing late replication intermediates at common fragile sites during mitosis. Naim V, Wilhelm T, Debatisse M, Rosselli F. Nat Cell Biol. 2013 Aug;15(8):1008-15 The SLX4 complex is a SUMO E3 ligase that impacts on replication stress outcome and genome stability. Guervilly JH, Takedachi A, Naim V, Scaglione S, Chawhan C, Lovera Y, Despras E, Kuraoka I, Kannouche P, Rosselli F, Gaillard PH. Mol Cell. 2015 Jan 8;57(1):123-37. DNA synthesis by Pol η promotes fragile site stability by preventing under-replicated DNA in mitosis. Bergoglio V, Boyer AS, Walsh E, Naim V, Legube G, Lee MY, Rey L, Rosselli F, Cazaux C, Eckert KA, Hoffmann JS. J Cell Biol. 2013 Apr 29;201(3):395-408. Autosomal-recessive SASH1 variants associated with a new genodermatosis with pigmentation defects, palmoplantar keratoderma and skin carcinoma. Courcet JB, Elalaoui SC, Duplomb L, Tajir M, Rivière JB, Thevenon J, Gigot N, Marle N, Aral B, Duffourd Y, Sarasin A, Naim V, Courcet-Degrolard E, Aubriot-Lorton MH, Martin L, Abrid JE, Thauvin C, Sefiani A, Vabres P, Faivre L. Eur J Hum Genet. 2015 Jul;23(7):957-62. Defective endomitosis during megakaryopoiesis leads to thrombocytopenia in Fanca-/- mice. Pawlikowska P, Fouchet P, Vainchenker W, Rosselli F, Naim V. Blood. 2014 Dec 4;124(24):3613-23. 42 43 DNA REPAIR SYNDROMES Team leader: Filippo Rosselli DNA repair Team leader: Murat Saparbaev Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8200, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 51 16 e-mail: Filippo.ROSSELLI@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8200, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 54 04 e-mail: Murat.SAPARBAEV@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: Team members: - Permanent researchers: 1 CNRS, - Faculty members: 1 Paris-Sud - Technical staff: 1 - Non-permanent researchers: 2 post-doc - PhD students: 2 - Others: 1 PR Emérite Paris Sud - Permanent researchers: 2 - Non-permanent researchers: 1 - PhD students: 3 Keywords Base excision repair, Nucleotide incision repair, oxidative DNA damage, interstrand crosslinks, AP endonuclease, DNA glycosylase, active DNA demethylation, acquired resistant to anticancer therapy, crystal structure of DNA repair complex. Keywords DNA repair, mitosis, Recombination, replication, Fanconi anaemia, cancer predisposition Summary of the research topics: Our strategy will follow three axes to: Characterise at molecular and cellular level the DNA damage response (DDR) through the keyhole of the FANC/ BRCA pathway. Identify the functions of the FANC pathway outside the DDR, to obtain a global understanding of the FA phenotype to better support patients care. Understand the role(s) of the FANC pathway in both differentiation and cancer, the physiological and pathological faces of the cell behaviour. Summary of the research topics: The ambition of the research’s projects that will be developed in the team over the coming years is: a) to achieve an improved understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms activated in response to genotoxic stress together with a better characterisation of the cellular fonctions of the FANC/BRCA pathway and its integration in the DNA damage response network; b) to precisely define its physiologic role(s) in healthy cells, tissues and individuals; c) to determine how its inactivation participate to cancer intiation and progression. Our goals span, indeed, from basic to translational research, fully integrating the scientific strategies and objectives of CNRS and Gustave Roussy Institute. DNA damage which include bulky adducts, interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) and clustered lesions. Although, the repair pathways for simple non-bulky oxidative DNA damage are well established, the detailed molecular mechanisms of the removal of complex DNA lesions in mammalian cells remains poorly understood. The main research interest of the group is the field of DNA repair and mutagenesis, particularly in the various aspects of the enzymology of the repair of oxidative DNA damage and active DNA demethylation in mammalian cells. DNA is constantly subjected to chemical modifications endogenous and exogenous agents that induce frequently base and sugar lesions of different types, which are quickly repaired in vivo. Our research aims to identify, at the molecular level, a relationship between a failure in DNA repair and genetic instability either at nucleotide (substitution, modification, insertion or deletion) or chromosome (genetic and epigenetic) level. One might think, that the origin of the agerelated degenerative diseases is related to such defects in the cell. The clinical features of inherited human DNA repair deficient disorders such as Cockayne syndrome and Fanconi anaemia point to complex nature of endogenous oxidative TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS The SLX4 complex is a SUMO E3 ligase that impacts on replication stress outcome and genome stability. Guervilly JH, Takedachi A, Naim V, Scaglione S, Chawhan C, Lovera Y, Despras E, Kuraoka I, Kannouche P, Rosselli F, Gaillard PH. Mol Cell. 2015 Jan 8;57(1):123-37. ERCC1 and MUS81-EME1 promote sister chromatid separation by processing late replication intermediates at common fragile sites during mitosis. Naim V, Wilhelm T, Debatisse M, Rosselli F. Nat Cell Biol. 2013 Aug;15(8):1008-15. Fanca deficiency reduces A/T transitions in somatic hypermutation and alters class switch recombination junctions in mouse B cells. Nguyen TV, Riou L, Aoufouchi S, Rosselli F. J Exp Med. 2014 Jun 2;211(6):1011-8. The FANC pathway and BLM collaborate during mitosis to prevent micro-nucleation and chromosome abnormalities. V. Naim and F. Rosselli. Nature Cell Biology, 11, 761-768, 2009. Defective endomitosis during megakaryopoiesis leads to thrombocytopenia in Fanca-/- mice. Pawlikowska P, Fouchet P, Vainchenker W, Rosselli F, Naim V. Blood. 2014 Dec 4;124(24):3613-23. 44 Functional variants of human APE1 rescue the DNA repair defects of the yeast AP endonuclease/3’-diesterase-deficient strain. Wang Z, Ayoub E, Mazouzi A, Grin I, Ishchenko AA, Fan J, Yang X, Harihar T, Saparbaev M, Ramotar D. DNA Repair (Amst). 2014 Oct;22:53-66. Characterization of DNA substrate specificities of apurinic/apyrimidinic endonucleases from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Abeldenov S, Talhaoui I, Zharkov DO, Ishchenko AA, Ramanculov E, Saparbaev M, Khassenov B. DNA Repair (Amst). 2015 May 22;33:1-16. Oxidatively Generated Guanine(C8)-Thymine(N3) Intrastrand Cross-links in Double-stranded DNA Are Repaired by Base Excision Repair Pathways. Talhaoui I, Shafirovich V, Liu Z, Saint-Pierre C, Akishev Z, Matkarimov BT, Gasparutto D, Geacintov NE, Saparbaev M. J Biol Chem. 2015 Jun 5;290(23):14610-7. Pre-steady-state fluorescence analysis of damaged DNA transfer from human DNA glycosylases to AP endonuclease APE1. Kuznetsova AA, Kuznetsov NA, Ishchenko AA, Saparbaev MK, Fedorova OS. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2014 Oct;1840(10):3042-51. Conformational Dynamics of DNA Repair by Escherichia coli Endonuclease III. Kuznetsov NA, Kladova OA, Kuznetsova AA, Ishchenko AA, Saparbaev MK, Zharkov DO, Fedorova OS. J Biol Chem. 2015 Jun 5;290(23):14338-49. 45 UMR 1138 INSERM: APOPTOSIS, CANCER & IMMUNITY Research Unit director: Guido Kroemer Single Team Unit Details: Gustave Roussy, Inserm UMR 1138, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Inserm UMR 1138, 15 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine, 75006 Paris Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 60 41 e-mail: Kroemer@orange.fr Team members: - Permanent researchers : 5 Inserm - Faculty members : 2 - Technical staff : 3 Inserm, 2 Gustave Roussy, 3 University, 1 CNRS, 2 others - Non-permanent researchers : 13 - PhD students : 11 - Others : 1 Keywords apoptosis, non-apoptotic cell death, immunity Summary of the research topics: Since years, we have been working on the pathophysiological impact of apoptosis and non-apoptotic cell death modalities including autophagic cell death, necroptosis, necrosis depending on mitochondrial permeability transition, and mitotic catastrophe. We are currentlycharacterising the stress pathways (including autophagy, unfolded protein response, mitochondrial stress...) that are elicited by cytotoxic chemotherapeutics, targeted anticancer agents and caloric restriction mimetics. We aim at identifying the molecular links between damage to cellular organelles, intracellular stress responses and extracellular danger signals that stimulate inflammatory and immune reactions. For this, we are studying danger signals that appear on the surface of stressed cell or that are released as soluble factors. We are also identifying the pattern recognition receptors that are stimulated by such danger signals, as well as the innate immune effectors and lymphocyte subpopulations involved in the response against dead-cell antigens. • 7 patents • 8 ongoing industrial partnerships TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Anticancer chemotherapy-induced intratumoral recruitment and differentiation of antigenpresenting cells. Ma Y, Adjemian S, Mattarollo SR, Yamazaki T, Aymeric L, Yang H, Portela Catani JP, Hannani D, Duret H, … Van Endert P, Solary E, Smyth MJ, Zitvogel L, Kroemer G. Immunity. 2013 Apr 18;38(4):729-41 Autophagy-dependent anticancer immune responses induced by chemotherapeutic agents in mice. Michaud M, Martin I, Sukkuwala A, Adjemian S, Ma Y, Pellegati P, Shen S, Kepp O, Scoazec M, Mignot G, Rello-Varona S, Tailler M, Menger L, Vacchelli E, Galluzzi L, Ghiringhelli F, Galluzzi L, di Virgilio F, Zitvogel L, Kroemer G. Science. 2011 Dec16;334:1573-1577 An immunosurveillance mechanism controls cancer cell ploidy. Senovilla L, Vitale I, Martins I, Tailler M, Pailleret C, Michaud M, Galluzzi L, Adjemian S, Kepp O, Niso-Santano M, Shen S, Mariño G, Criollo A, Boilève A, Job B, Ladoire S, Ghiringhelli F, Sistigu A, Yamazaki T, Rello-Varona S, Locher C, Poirier-Colame V, Talbot M, Valent A, Berardinelli F, Antoccia A, Ciccosanti F, Fimia GM, Piacentini M, Fueyo A, Messina NL, Li M, Chan CJ, Sigl V, Pourcher G, Ruckenstuhl C, Carmona-Gutierrez D, Lazar V, Penninger JM, Madeo F, LópezOtín C, Smyth MJ, Zitvogel L, Castedo M, Kroemer G. Science. 2012 Sep 28;337(6102):1678-84. 46 47 Regulation of autophagy by cytosolic acetyl coenzyme A. Marino G, Pietrocola F, Eisenberg T, Malik SA, Fuchs A, Schroeder S, Pendl T. Harger A, Niso-Santano M, Zamzami N, Scoazek M, Enot D, Martins I, Senovilla L, Morselli E, Vacchelli E, Bennetzen M, Magnes C, Sinner F, Pieber T, Maiuri C, Andersen JS, Madeo F, Kroemer G. Mol Cell 6;53(6):710–725. Metabolic control of cell death. Green DR, Galluzzi L, Kroemer G. Science 2014 Sep 19;345(6203):1250256. UMR 1186 INSERM: Integrative Tumour Immunology and Genetic Oncology Research Unit director: Fathia Mami-Chouaib ATIP-AVENIR - Oncogenesis and tumour progression in melanoma Mehdi Khaled Integrative Tumour Immunology and Genetic Oncology Fathia Mami-Chouaib 49 Oncogenesis and tumour progression in melanoma (ATIP-AVENIR) Team leader: Mehdi Khaled Integrative Tumour Immunology and Genetic Oncology Research Unit director: Fathia Mami-Chouaib Deputy Research Unit director: Salem Chouaib Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, Inserm UMR 1186, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 37 67 e-mail: Mehdi.KHALED@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, Inserm UMR 1186, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 48 52 / 49 65 e-mail: Fathia.Mami-Chouaib@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: Team members: - Permanent researchers: 1 Inserm - Technical staff: 2 Gustave Roussy, 1/2 Inserm - Non-permanent researchers: 1 (CDD, Inserm) - PhD students: 1 - Permanent researchers: 4 Inserm - Faculty members: 3 EPHE - Technical staff: 4 Inserm, 2 Gustave Roussy, 1 EPHE - Non-permanent researchers: 8 - PhD students: 6 - Others: 8 PH et PU-PH Keywords Keywords Melanoma, metastasis, therapeutic targets Summary of the research topics: Melanomas arise from epidermal cells called melanocytes. Altough the proportion of melanoma is only around 1% of all skin cancers, it is responsible for ~75% of skin cancer deaths. The deadliness of melanoma is linked to their high metastatic potential; and once they disseminate, there is no efficient treatment. Hence it is crucial to understand in detail the mechanisms involved in metastasis to improve actual treatment. Using different approaches, our lab strives to identify genes driving the early steps of melanoma progression to discover new therapeutic targets - Immunology, Immunotherapy, Genetics, - Lung cancer, melanoma, hereditary kidney cancer, - CTL, CD103, hypoxia, EMT, von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) mutations concentrated on: 1) Investigate the nontranscriptional function of p53 in the regulation of cell death and its role in cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF); 2) Elucidate the impact of hypoxic stress on tumour plasticity and immune heterogeneity, and understand the interaction between MITF and hypoxia in the control of melanoma progression and 3) Develop a translational research around the anti-leukaemic potential of NK cells in AML patients and the identification of biomarkers of melanoma progression. Summary of the research topics: Our INSERM unit U1186 will focus mainly on lung cancer, melanoma and Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). Our project will be articulated around 3 main themes developed by 3 groups with the aim of integrating tumour immunology and tumour biology in the future innovative immunotherapy approaches and targeted therapies. Theme 1: “tumour antigens and T-cell reactivity”. Leader: fathia Mami-Chouaib. The program of this group aims to: 1) Further investigate the role of CD103 in regulating intratumour T-cell migration and effector functions as well as integrin signalling pathways; 2) Elucidate the influence of guidance molecules, including semaphorins and their receptors, on T-cell recruitment within lung tumour islets and 3) Develop a novel cancer vaccine approach in lung cancer based on the preprocalcitonin (ppCT) tumor antigen. Theme 3: “genetics and biology of renal cell carcinoma”. Leader: Stéphane Richard. The research project of this group aims at: 1) Searching new mutated genes responsible for unexplained familial RCC syndromes by next generation sequencing on germline DNA; 2) Understanding the physiopathology of inherited RCC using a functional genetic approach and 3) characterising genomic profiles of hereditary and sporadic RCC. Theme 2: “impact of tumour microenvironment on tumour resistance and its role in shaping tumour plasticity and stroma reactivity”. Leader: Salem Chouaib. The activity of this group is • 6 ongoing industrial partnerships • 2 spin-off / startups / biotech • 2 patents TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Yokoyama S, Scott KL, Garraway LA, Song JS, Granter SR, Turley SJ, Fisher DE, Novina CD. Mol Cell. 2010 Dec 10;40(5):841-9. Transcription factor/microRNA axis blocks melanoma invasion program by miR-211 targeting NUAK1. Bell RE, Khaled M, Netanely D, Schubert S, Golan T, Buxbaum A, Janas MM, Postolsky B, Goldberg MS, Shamir R, Levy C. J Invest Dermatol. 2014 Feb;134(2):441-51. Control of melanocyte differentiation by a MITF-PDE4D3 homeostatic circuit. Khaled M, Levy C, Fisher DE. Genes Dev. 2010 Oct 15;24(20):2276-81. Feed-forward microprocessing and splicing activities at a microRNA-containing intron. Janas MM, Khaled M, Schubert S, Bernstein JG, Golan D, Veguilla RA, Fisher DE, Shomron N, Levy C, Novina CD. PLoS Genet. 2011 Oct;7(10):e1002330. Lineage-specific transcriptional regulation of DICER by MITF in melanocytes. Levy C, Khaled M, Robinson KC, Veguilla RA, Chen PH, Yokoyama S, Makino E, Lu J, Larue L, Beermann F, Chin L, Bosenberg M, Song JS, Fisher DE. Cell. 2010 Jun 11;141(6):994-1005. Intronic miR-211 assumes the tumor suppressive function of its host gene in melanoma. Levy C, Khaled M, Iliopoulos D, Janas MM, Schubert S, Pinner S, Chen PH, Li S, Fletcher AL, 50 Minimal engagement of CD103 on cytotoxic T lymphocytes with an E-cadherin-Fc molecule triggers lytic granule polarization via a phospholipase Cgamma-dependent pathway. LE FLOC’H A, JALIL A, FRANCISZKIEWICZ K, VALIDIRE P, VERGNON I and MAMI-CHOUAIB F. Cancer Res. 2011. 71: 328-38. c-Myc regulates NKG2D ligands ULBP1, ULBP2 and ULBP3 expression in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and modulates their susceptibility to Natural Killer-mediated lysis. NANBAKHSH A, POCHON C, MALAVIALLE A, AMSELLEM S, BOURHIS JH and CHOUAIB S. Blood. 2014 Jun 5;123(23):3585-95. Engagement of CD103 or LFA-1 at the immune synapse formed between CTL and specific tumor cells promotes its maturation and regulates T-cell effector functions. FRANCISZKIEWICZ K, LE FLOC’H A, BOUTET M, VERGNON I, SCHMITT A and MAMI-CHOUAIB F. Cancer Res. 2013. 73(2):617-28. Genetic evidence of a precisely tuned dysregulation in the hypoxia signaling pathway during oncogenesis. COUVÉ S, LADROUE C, LAINE E, MAHTOUK K, GUÉGAN J, GAD S, LE JEUNE H, LE GENTIL M, NUEL G, KIM WY, LECOMTE B, PAGÈS JC, COLLIN C, LASNE F, BENUSIGLIO PR, BRESSAC-DE PAILLERETS B, FEUNTEUN J, LAZAR V, GIMENEZ-ROQUEPLO AP, MAZURE NM, DESSEN P, TCHERTANOV L, MOLE DR, KAELIN W, RATCLIFFE P, RICHARD S and GARDIE B. Cancer Res. 2014 Nov 15;74(22):6554-64. PD-L1 is a novel direct target of HIF-1α, and its blockade under hypoxia enhanced MDSC-mediated T cell activation. NOMAN MZ, DESANTIS G, JANJI B, HASMIM M, KARRAY S, DESSEN P, BRONTE V and CHOUAIB S. J Exp Med. 2014 May 5;211(5):781-90. 51 EA7348 - School for Advanced Studies in Public Health (EHESP) Director: Laurent Chambaud Management of Health organisations / CAPRI Program Team leader: Etienne Minvielle Details: Gustave Roussy, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif cedex Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 49 89 e-mail: Etienne.MINVIELLE@gustaveroussy.fr Team members(CAPRI PROGRAM): - Permanent researchers: 1,5 EHESP, Montréal - Faculty members: 1 MCF à 50% EHESP - Technical staff: 2,5 Gustave Roussy - Non-permanent researchers: 3 post-doc - PhD students: 1 - Others : 1 professeur émérite, Ecole des Mines Keywords Clinical pathways, Bundled payment, Care customisation, Oral chemotherapies, Observance, new forms of payment Summary of the research topics: The objective of this team is to develop and assess new forms of cancer pathways. According to the theoretical model of chronic Care (Wagner), these researches used different economic, managerial, and social theories. The main study is to implement a care coordination system composed of two portals (one for patients, one for professionals of primary care) and two nurse navigators. Based on this new form of coordination, its assessment will use the quality of observance of oral chemotherapies (RDI) as the main criteria of a randomised clinical trial (1000 patients enrolled). A second step of this research project is going to address the issues related to bundled payment that could be applied to such care coordination systems. Other researches projects are focused on paying for quality, care customisation, management and prevention of nutritional disorders and cost-benefit of less invasive strategies in the follow up of localised prostatic cancer. TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS nternet-based technologies to improve cancer care coordination: current use and attitudes among cancer patients. Girault A, Ferrua M, Lalloué B, Sicotte C, Fourcade A, Yatim F, Hébert G, Di Palma M, Minvielle E. Eur J Cancer. 2015 Mar;51(4):551-7. Main barriers to effective implementation of stroke care pathways in France: a qualitative study. Gache K, Leleu H, Nitenberg G, Woimant F, Ferrua M, Minvielle E. BMC Health Serv Res. 2014 Feb 28;14:95. Evaluating iatrogenic prescribing: development of an oncology-focused trigger tool. Hébert G, Netzer F, Ferrua M, Ducreux M, Lemare F, Minvielle E. Eur J Cancer. 2015 Feb;51(3):427-35. Factors associated with the length of stay of patients discharged from emergency department in France. Capuano F, Lot AS, Sagnes-Raffy C, Ferrua M, Brun-Ney D, Leleu H, Pateron D, Debaty G, Giroud M, Minvielle E, Riou B. Eur J Emerg Med. 2015 Apr;22(2):92-8. Managing customization in health care: a framework derived from the services sector literature.Minvielle E, Waelli M, Sicotte C, Kimberly JR. Health Policy. 2014 Aug;117(2):216-27. 53 UMR 8203 CNRS: Vectorology and therapeutic anticancer Research Unit director: Lluis Mir VECTOROLOGY NUCLEIC ACIDS AND ANTICANCER DRUGS Lluis M. Mir, Karim Benihoud NEW ANTICANCER THERAPIES Liliane Massade, Jacques Grill 55 New anticancer therapies Team leader: Liliane Massade Deputy team leader : Jacques Grill Vectorology nucleic acids and anticancer drugs Team leader: Lluis Mir Deputy team leader : Karim Benihoud Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8203, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 51 28 e-mail: liliane.massade@gustaveroussy.fr e-mail: Jacques.grill@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8203, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 47 92 / 45 88 e-mail: luis.MIR@cnrs.fr e-mail: Karim.BENIHOUD@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: Team members: - Permanent researchers: 2 CNRS, 1 Gustave Roussy - Faculty members: 1 Evry, 2 Paris-Sud - Technical staff: 1 Paris Sud, 3 Gustave Roussy - PhD students: 6 - Others : 5 doctors, Gustave Roussy - Permanent researchers: 3 (CNRS) - Faculty members: 4 (Université Paris-Sud) - Technical staff: 5 (CNRS; INSERM) - Non-permanent researchers: 2 - PhD students: 8 - Autres: 2 (Gustave Roussy) Keywords Junction oncogene tumours, paediatric tumours, nanomedecine, precision medicine, next-generation sequencing, glioma, ependymoma, neuroblastoma, patient derived xenografts, tumour-stroma interactions, bioinformatics. • Summary of the research topics: The goal of the team consists in identifying new anticancer therapies, particularly in the paediatric cancers and in cancers with junction oncogenes in the adults and in the children. The targeting of junction oncogenes is achieved through the identification of appropriate siRNA (targeting the unique junction sequences) and their vectorisation for therapeutic use. New methods, using click chemistry, have been developed to prepare siRNA-squalene nanoparticles. The effects on the tumour cells of the reduction of the junction oncogene products in the cell are explored to find other strategies acting synergistically with the siRNA. The development of new strategies in children with cancer includes a comprehensive program from clinic to the bench and back to the clinic to develop new therapies. Early Drug Development Program in the Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology of Gustave Roussy. The introduction of molecular profiling in advanced stage cancers is discovering genetic alterations of yet unknown function. The mission of the group is to discover and explore these new potential therapeutic targets in original patient-derived preclinical models. The program “Genomics and Biology of Brain Tumours” is looking for new biomarkers and therapeutic targets in glial neoplasms using patients cohorts from trials and avatars derived from fresh patient’s tumours (glioma stem cell lines and orthotopic xenografts). In depth investigations in the biology of gliomas use cutting-edge methods particularily to study stroma-tumour interactions. High-throughput technologies are favoured for the discovery part (NGS including ChIPseq and RNAseq, ShRNA screen, large scale drug screen). Validation are performed both in vitro and in vivo to inform the design of new therapeutic trials. The program « Paediatric Precision Medicine and Experimental Therapeutics » is directly linked with the Keywords Electroporation, Electrochemotherapy, DNA vaccine; Adenovirus; epitope display; vaccine; oncolytic virus; tropism; nanoparticles, nanomedecine Summary of the research topics: The Physical Vectorology group develops electroporationbased treatments. It also investigates the fundamentals of cell electroporation. In the frame of the antitumor electrochemotherapy (3000+ patients treated in the EU in 2014), we have shown that cell death is immunogenic (Calvet et al, OncoImmunology 2014). In non viral gene transfer, we study DNA translocation across cell membrane (F. André, submitted) and developed new protocols for DNA vaccination (Calvet et al, Mol. Ther. – Met. & Clin. Dev. 2014). In the basic area, we have achieved important results for the understanding of the interaction of electric fields with cells: we have developed new model (the membrane impermeability model) that reconciles electroporation and electropermeabilisation. This is the first model that allows explaining all the observation accumulated over years. It introduces new features (chemical reactions occurring in the membranes exposed to the porating electric pulses) that we have experimentally confirmed, thus fully validating our model (submitted). in nanoparticles, bridging the synthesis of new compounds to nanoparticles formation and testing in vitro and in vivo. The viral vectorology group develops its actvities on Oncolytic adenovirus, control of Adenovirus tropism and toxicity, and vaccination using epitope display strategy. Combining oncolytic adenovirus (Ad) with HDACi led to reduction of colon carcinoma compared to each treatment alone (Bressy et al in revision and one international patent). A synergistic treatment between oncolytic adenovirus and chemotherapies has been identified. In collaboration with the group of S. Kochanek (Ulm), we described new oncolytic Ad bearing an hexon mutation increasing tumor cell targeting while reducing liver toxicity (Lucas et al. 2015). We recently described that Ad displaying fibers from non-Ad5 serotypes were strongly uptaken by Kupffer cells leading to a reduced hepatoxicity (Raddi et al. in revision). Our current work also aims to decipher the molecular bases controlling the efficacy of a vaccination strategy based on adenovirus (Ad) displaying epitopes inserted into their capsid. In parallel, the capacity of epitope display to elicit protective immune responses against different pathogens is examined. The chemical vectorology group has continued the investigation on siRNA and “activated” old drugs (e.g. ifosfamide) formulated • 1 patent • x ongoing industrial partnerships • 3 patents • 5 ongoing industrial partnerships TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Monocytic cells derived from human embryonic stem cells and fetal liver share common differentiation pathways and homeostatic functions. Klimchenko O, Di Stefano, A, Geoerger, B; Hamidi, S; Opolon, P, Robert, T, Routhier, M, ElBenna, J, Delezoide, AL, Boukour, S, Lescure, B, Solary, E, Vainchenker, W, Norol, F. Blood. 2011 Mar 17;117(11):3065-75. Antineoplastic Effects of siRNA against TMPRSS2-ERG Junction Oncogene in Prostate Cancer. Urbinati G, et al. Urbinati, G. Ali, HM, Rousseau, Q, Chapuis, H, Desmaele, D, Couvreur, P, Massaad-Massade, L. PLoS One, 10(5), e0125277, 2015. Preclinical evaluation of dasatinib alone and in combination with cabozantinib for the treatment of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Truffaux N, Philippe, C, Paulsson, J, Andreiuolo, F; Guerrini-Rousseau, L, Cornilleau, G, Le Dret, L, Richon, C, Lacroix, L, Puget, S, Geoerger, B, Vassal, G, Ostman, A, Grill, J. Neuro Oncol. 2015 Jul;17(7):953-64. Functionally defined therapeutic targets in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Grasso CS, Tang Y, Truffaux N, Berlow NE, Liu L, Debily MA, Quist MJ, Davis LE, Huang EC, Woo PJ, Ponnuswami A, Chen S, Johung TB, Sun W, Kogiso M, Du Y, Qi L, Huang Y, Hütt-Cabezas M, Warren KE, Le Dret L, Meltzer PS, Mao H, Quezado M, van Vuurden DG, Abraham J, Fouladi M, Svalina MN, Wang N, Hawkins C, Nazarian J, Alonso MM, Raabe EH, Hulleman E, Spellman PT, Li XN, Keller C, Pal R, Grill J*, Monje M*. Nat Med. 2015 Jun;21(6):555-9. (*co-senior authors) Recurrent activating ACVR1 mutations in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Taylor KR, Mackay A, Truffaux N, Butterfield YS, Morozova O, Philippe C, Castel D, Grasso CS, Vinci M, Carvalho D, Carcaboso AM, de Torres C, Cruz O, Mora J, Entz-Werle N, Ingram WJ, Monje M, Hargrave D, Bullock AN, Puget S, Yip S, Jones C, Grill J. Nat Genet. 2014 May;46(5):457-61. 56 TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Hexon modifi ation to improve the activity of oncolytic adenovirus vectors against neoplastic and stromal cells in pancreatic cancer. Lucas T, Benihoud K, Vigant F, Schmidt CQ, Bachem MG, Simmet T, Kochanek S. PLoS One. 2015 Feb 18;10(2):e0117254. Association of oncolytic adenoviruses with chemotherapies: an overview and future directions. Bressy C, Benihoud K. Biochem Pharmacol. 2014 Jul 15;90(2):97-106. Optimization of a gene electrotransfer procedure for efficient intradermal immunization with an hTERT-based DNA vaccine in mice. C. Y. Calvet, J. Thalmensi, C. Liard, T. Bestetti, E. Pliquet, T. Huet, P. Langlade-Demoyen and L. M. Mir. Molecular Therapy - Methods & Clinical Development, 1, 14045 (2014) doi:10.1038/ mtm.2014.45. Comparison of the effects of the repetition rate between microsecond and nanosecond pulses: Electropermeabilisation-induced electro-desensitization? A. Silve, A. Guimerà Brunet, B. Al-Sakere, A. Ivorra and L.M. Mir Biophysical Biochemical Acta – Biomembranes, 1840, 2139-2151, 2014 Electrochemotherapy with bleomycin induces hallmarks of immunogenic cell death in murine colon cancer cells. C. Y. Calvet, D. Famin, F. M. André and L. M. Mir OncoImmunology 2014; 3:e28131; http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/onci.28131. 57 UMR 8126 CNRS: Signalling, nuclei and innovation in oncology Microenvironment, exosomes and micro-RNAs in solid tumours Team leader: Pierre Busson Research Unit director: Joëlle Wiels Details: Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8126, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 45 83 e-mail: Pierre.BUSSON@gustaveroussy.fr Microenvironment, exosomes and micro-RNAs in solid tumours Pierre Busson Intracellular traffic, macromolecular complexes and cancer Svetlana Dokudovskaya Team members: - Permanent researchers: 1 CNRS - Technical staff: 1 CNRS - Non-permanent researchers: 1 post-doc (part-time) - PhD students: 2 PhD students, Paris-Sud University Collective invasion (ATIP-AVENIR) Fanny Jaulin Keywords Maintenance of Genomes and Molecular Microscopy Éric Le Cam immune restoration, galectin-9, nasopharyngeal carcinomas, tumour exosomes, circulating tumour micro-ARNs Proteomics and Epigenetics Vasily Ogryzko Nuclear organisation and pathological models Yegor Vassetzky, Marc Lipinski Tumorigenesis and resistance to apoptosis in B lymphoma Joëlle Wiels Summary of the research topics: Our research themes have stemmed from our study of interactions and cellular communications in nasopharyngeal carcinoma associated with the EpsteinBarr virus (NPC). In recent years, our themes became more transversal. We mainly investigate the tumour exosomes as immunosuppressive agents and tumour microRNAs as a source of circulating biomarkers. We have two main goals regarding galectin-9: 1) in terms of basic research, we investigate the mechanisms of its immunosuppressive effects; 2) in terms of translational research, we work on the characterisation and preclinical validation of anti-galectin-9 neutralising antibodies. These antibodies may contribute to immune restoration not only in NPC patients but also in several chronic diseases like chronic active hepatitis B where there is an abundant and inappropriate production of galectin-9 by infected hepatocytes. Our research on circulating tumour microRNAs concern NPC and ovarian carcinomas. We are particularly interested in their potential for early assessment of treatment response. We have shown that NPC tumor exosomes are present in the bloodstream and convey several immunomodulatory proteins, including galectin-9 and the chemokine CCL20 (Klibi et al Blood 2009; JNCI Mrizak et al. 2014). • 2 patents • 9 ongoing industrial partnerships TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Impact of exogenous galectin-9 on human T cells: contribution of the T cell receptor complex to antigen-independent activation but not to apoptosis induction. Lhuillier C, Barjon C, Niki T, Gelin A, Praz F, Morales O, Souquere S, Hirashima M, Wei M, Dellis O, Busson P. J Biol Chem 2015 290(217): 16797-16811 patients. Gattolliat CH, Le Teuff G, Combaret V, Mussard E, Valteau-Couanet D, Busson P, Bénard J, Douc-Rasy S. Cancer Med. 2014 Aug;3(4):998-1009. Effect of nasopharyngeal carcinoma-derived exosomes on human regulatory T cells. Mrizak D, Martin N, Barjon C, Jimenez-Pailhes AS, Mustapha R, Niki T, Guigay J, Pancré V, de Launoit Y, Busson P, Moralès O, Delhem N. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014 Dec 12;107(1):363. Treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells with the histone-deacetylase inhibitor abexinostat: cooperative effects with cis-platin and radiotherapy on patient-derived xenografts. Gressette M, Vérillaud B, Jimenez-Pailhès AS, Lelièvre H, Lo KW, Ferrand FR, Gattolliat CH, Jacquet-Bescond A, Kraus-Berthier L, Depil S, Busson P. PLoS One. 2014 Mar 11;9(3):e91325. miR-31 is consistently inactivated in EBV-associated nasopharyngeal carcinoma and contributes to its tumorigenesis. Cheung CC, Chung GT, Lun SW, To KF, Choy KW, Lau KM, Siu SP, Guan XY, Ngan RK, Yip TT, Busson P, Tsao SW, Lo KW. Mol Cancer. 2014 Aug 7;13:184. Expression of two parental imprinted miRNAs improves the risk stratification of neuroblastoma 58 59 Intracellular traffic, macromolecular complexes and cancer Team leader: Svetlana Dokudovskaya Collective invasion (ATIP-AVENIR) Team leader: Fanny Jaulin Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8126, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel. office: +33(0)1 42 11 48 53 Tel. lab: +33(0)1 42 11 49 20 e-mail: Svetlana.DOKUDOVSKAYA@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8126, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 50 68 e-mail: Fanny.JAULIN@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: - Permanent researchers: 2 CNRS - Technical staff: 1 Engineer - Non-permanent researchers: 1 post doc - PhD students: 1 doctorante Team members: - Permanent researchers : 1, CNRS - Non-permanent researchers : 1 post doc - PhD students : 1 Keywords Tumour dissemination, colorectal carcinoma, collective invasion, polarity, cell biology, Cysts, organoids, tumoroids Keywords Metabolism, signalling, TORC1 pathway, autophagy, tumour suppressor with resistance to anticancer drugs. Our goal is to study molecular basis of action of tumour suppressor NPRL2 and its partners from the SEA/GATOR complexes. The study is conducted both in non-tumour and oncogenic cell lines and in a model organism – yeast S.cerevisiae. Summary of the research topics: The highly conserved Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (TORC1) controls eukaryotic cell growth and response to a variety of signals, including nutrients, hormones and stresses. The pathways that convey upstream signals to TORC1 are frequently deregulated in various cancers. A number of proteins that function upstream of TORC1 in the response to different stresses are tumour suppressors. Recently a novel upstream TORC1 regulator – the SEA/ GATOR multiprotein complex - has been identified. Cancerassociated inactivation of several SEA/GATOR members have been found in various cancers. The specific aims are the following: - Role of the SEA/GATOR complex in the regulation of the TORC1 pathway, autophagy and cancer development. - The yeast SEA complex – study of the macromolecular structure and the function in the cellular response to metabolic and oxidative stresses. - Molecular basis of the NPRL2 function in the resistance to the anticancer drugs. In addition, low expression of GATOR member, Nprl2, in different types of lung carcinomas was correlated Summary of the research topics: Our research focuses on collective invasion of colorectal carcinoma (CRC), the second leading cause of cancer related death. We aim at identifying the signalling pathways regulating collective invasion; the factors dictating single cell or collective invasion mode (and whether tumour cell can alternate between these strategies) and the respective activities of leaders (protrusive cells at the front of the group) and followers (cells at the back). 1) We use versatile models, such as cysts (derived from cell lines) or organoïds/tumoroïds (generated from tumours) in order to decipher the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying collective invasion. 2) As a collaborative work with clinicians, we investigate tumour dissemination toward the peritoneal cavity (peritoneal carcinomatosis, PC), the second metastatic site in CRC patients. We work on fresh and fixed patients’ samples in order to understand the molecular bases of PC and identify clinical tools to improve patients’ care. We use molecular and cell biology approaches, combining spinning disc confocal microscopy and 3D organotypic cultures along two main research axes: TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS A novel coatomer-related SEA complex dynamically associates with the vacuole in yeast and is implicated in the response to nitrogen starvation. Dokudovskaya S, Rout MP. Autophagy. 2011 Nov;7(11):1392-3. SEA you later alli-GATOR - a dynamic regulator of the TORC1 stress response pathway. Dokudovskaya S, Rout MP. J Cell Sci. 2015 Jun 15;128(12):2219-2228. Molecular architecture and function of the SEA complex, a modulator of the TORC1 pathway. Algret R, Fernandez-Martinez J, Shi Y, Kim SJ, Pellarin R, Cimermancic P, Cochet E, Sali A, Chait BT, Rout MP, Dokudovskaya S. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2014 Nov;13(11):2855-70. A conserved coatomer-related complex containing Sec13 and Seh1 dynamically associates with the vacuole in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Dokudovskaya S, Waharte F, Schlessinger A, Pieper U, Devos DP, Cristea IM, Williams R, Salamero J, Chait BT, Sali A, Field MC, Rout MP, Dargemont C. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2011 Jun;10(6):M110.006478. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy. Klionsky DJ, Abdalla FC, Abeliovich H, …/... Dokudovskaya S, …/... Zuckerbraun B. Autophagy. 2012 Apr;8(4):445-544. 60 TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Polarization-dependent selective transport to the apical membrane by KIF5B in MDCK cells. Jaulin F, Xue X, Rodriguez-Boulan E, Kreitzer G. Dev Cell. 2007 Oct;13(4):511-22. KIF17 stabilizes microtubules and contributes to epithelial morphogenesis by acting at MT plus ends with EB1 and APC. Jaulin F, Kreitzer G. J Cell Biol. 2010 Aug 9;190(3):443-60. PH-domain-dependent selective transport of p75 by kinesin-3 family motors in non-polarized MDCK cells. Xue X, Jaulin F, Espenel C, Kreitzer G. J Cell Sci. 2010 May 15;123(Pt 10):1732-41. 61 Maintenance of Genomes and Molecular Microscopy Team leader: Éric Le Cam Proteomics and Epigenetics Team leader: Vasily Ogryzko Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8126, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 65 25 / 6348 e-mail: Vasily.OGRYSKO@gustaveroussy.fr ; vogryzko@]gmail.com Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8126, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 48 74 e-mail: Eric.LECAM@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: Team members: - Permanent researcher: 3 CNRS, 1 Inserm - Technical staff: 3 CNRS - PhD students: 2 - Permanent researchers: 1 Inserm - Technical staff: 2 CNRS - Non-permanent researchers: Postdoc ARC - PhD students: 2 Keywords DNA Repair Replication and Recombination - Electron Microscopy - Atomic Force Microscopy. Summary of the research topics: The team develops molecular imaging to characterise structural properties of DNA and nucleoprotein complexes involved in genome maintenance. Our research fields concern the different pathways of dsDNA break repair (Homologous Recombination and Non Homologous End Joining), the mismatch repair and the regulation of replication. view at the level of single molecule in chromatin contexts. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) are associated in a complementary way to explore these structural and dynamic properties. A service is also proposed to characterise single particles (viruses, exosomes, nanoparticles...) or to study cell ultrastructure, immuno-localisation of proteins, nanoparticles tracking, apoptosis and autophagy. We characterise the architectures and the functionality of various complexes involving both DNA-protein and proteinprotein interactions. The remodelling mechanisms under the action of molecular motors such as helicases, polymerases and topoisomerases are studied from a kinetic point of Keywords Proteomics, epigenetics, chromatin, histones, in vivo biotinylation, protein-protein proximity main subject of our group. Since, with the exception of DNA methylation, most epigenetic information is encoded in protein states, proteomics methodology is the approach of choice for molecular epigenetics. Summary of the research topics: An important challenge of the postgenomic era is understanding of the mechanisms of processing and coding of epigenetic information. Epigenetic information comes in addition to genetic information and is carried in molecular structures other than DNA, but cannot be deduced from the sequence of genome alone. Chromatin, the hierarchically organised complex of DNA, histones and non-histone proteins, is increasingly recognised as the principal carrier of epigenetic information. Our previous work and the planned projects focus on development and use of proteomics tools to study mechanisms of processing of epigenetic information encoded in chromatin. The role of epigenetic factors in many pathologies, in particular, in oncogenesis, is increasingly appreciated. Understanding the mechanisms of processing and transmission of epigenetic information is the goal of the emerging discipline of molecular epigenetics, and is the TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Structural characterization of filaments formed by human Xrcc4-Cernunnos/XLF complex involved in nonhomologous DNA end-joining. Ropars V, Drevet P, Legrand P, Baconnais S, Amram J, Faure G, Márquez JA, Piétrement O, Guerois R, Callebaut I, Le Cam E, Revy P, de Villartay JP, Charbonnier JB. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Aug 2;108(31):12663-8. ATP-Independent Cooperative Binding of Yeast Isw1a to Bare and Nucleosomal DNA. De Cian, A., Praly, E., Ding, F.Y., Singh, V., Lavelle, C., Le Cam, E., Croquette, V., Piétrement, O., and Bensimon, D. PloS one 7. (2012). A protein ballet around the viral genome orchestrated by HIV-1 reverse transcriptase leads to an architectural switch: From nucleocapsid-condensed RNA to Vpr-bridged DNA. Lyonnais, S., Gorelick, R.J., Heniche-Boukhalfa, F., Bouaziz, S., Parissi, V., Mouscadet, J.F., Restle, T., Gatell, J.M., Le Cam, E., and Mirambeau, G. Virus research 171, 287-303. (2013). Rad52 sumoylation prevents the toxicity of unproductive Rad51 filaments independently of the anti-recombinase Srs2. Esta A, Ma E, Dupaigne P, Maloisel L, Guerois R, Le Cam E, Veaute X, Coïc E. PLoS Genet. 2013;9(10):e1003833. Plasma hydrogenated cationic detonation nanodiamonds efficiently deliver to human cells in culture functional siRNA targeting the Ewing sarcoma junction oncogene. Bertrand JR, Pioche-Durieu C, Ayala J, Petit T, Girard HA, Malvy CP, Le Cam E, Treussart F, Arnault JC. Biomaterials. 2015 Mar;45:93-8. TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Histone variant H2A.Bbd is associated with active transcription and mRNA processing in human cells. Tolstorukov MY, Goldman JA, Gilbert C, Ogryzko V, Kingston RE, Park PJ. Mol Cell. 2012 Aug 24;47(4):596-607. Molecular turnover, the H3.3 dilemma and organismal aging (hypothesis). Saade E, Pirozhkova I, Aimbetov R, Lipinski M, Ogryzko V. Aging Cell. 2015 Jun;14(3):322-33. Quantum biology at the cellular level--elements of the research program. Bordonaro M, Ogryzko V. Biosystems. 2013 Apr;112(1):11-30. PUB-MS: a mass spectrometry-based method to monitor protein-protein proximity in vivo. Kulyyassov A, Shoaib M, Pichugin A, Kannouche P, Ramanculov E, Lipinski M, Ogryzko V. J Proteome Res. 2011 Oct 7;10(10):4416-27 PUB-NChIP--»in vivo biotinylation» approach to study chromatin in proximity to a protein of interest. Shoaib M, Kulyyassov A, Robin C, Winczura K, Tarlykov P, Despas E, Kannouche P, Ramanculov E, Lipinski M, Ogryzko V. Genome Res. 2013 Feb;23(2):331-40 62 63 Nuclear organisation and pathological models Team leaders: Yegor Vassetzky, Marc Lipinski Oncogenesis and resistance to apoptosis in B lymphoma Team leader: Joëlle Wiels Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8126, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 62 83 e-mail: Yegor.VASSETZKY@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, CNRS UMR 8126, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel. office: +33(0)1 42 11 47 40 e-mail: Joelle.WIELS@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: Team members: - Permanent researchers: 1 - Technical staff: 1 - Non-permanent researchers: 2 - PhD students: 2 - Permanent researchers: 2 CNRS - Non-permanent researchers: 2 post-doc - PhD students: 4 Keywords Nucleus, chromatin, lymphomas, FSHD, gene therapy Summary of the research topics: Chromosomal translocations are a major cause of lymphomas and leukaemias. Many of these translocations involve immunoglobulin genes (Ig). Translocations often occur during the immunoglobulin genes rearrangements in the germinal center after B-cell export from bone marrow. Three important B-cell differentiation events take place in germinal centres: affinity maturation, class switching, and formation of plasma cells and memory B-cells; at every stage double stranded breakpoints and their repair occur. These double stranded breaks are repaired by nonhomologous end-joining reparation in which a special ligase joins ends of broken DNA. The most important condition for this type of repair is spatial proximity of DNA ends to be joined. In some cases ligase could choose “wrong” partner for joining, which is located in close proximity and this event would lead to translocations. We study the role of nuclear organisation in the generation of specific translocations in leukaemias with an emphasis on the role of oncogenic viruses (HIV, EBV) in this process. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a common form of muscular dystrophy with prevalence of 1 in 20,000. The disease has been causally related to deletion of tandemly-arrayed 3.3 kb repeat units on chromosome 4q35 possibly affecting chromatin organisationand nearby gene expression. Consistently, it has been observed that a number of genes mapping at 4q35 are over-expressed in the FSHD affected muscle. We study the chromatin organisation of the 4q35 locus and its role in epigenetic regulation of genes involved in FSHD and use CRISPR/Cas9 technique to correct the genetic defect in the 4q35 locus of FSHD patients. Keywords Apoptosis, lymphoma B antigen Gb3 / CD77, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Bcl-2 family, autophagy we study the mechanisms involved in the inactivation of p53 by its main interactor, MDM2, as well as the apoptotic pathways induced by the re-activation of p53. We have shown recently that the EBV-positive tumour cells are more resistant to apoptosis than the EBV-negative ones and that this resistance rely on two complementary processes induced by EBV: overexpression of the Bcl-2 anti-apoptotic protein and high level of autophagy. Summary of the research topics: Malignant cellular clones emerge as a result of a series of events, among which, escape from apoptotic cell death plays an important role. We are interested in two EpsteinBarr virus (EBV)-associated malignancies, namely Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD). In our work, we aim both at 1/ better understand the mechanisms whereby blockades of apoptosis could contribute to the oncogenesis of these tumours; 2/ counteract these blockades or induce apoptosis in these cells via alternative pathways and analyse the corresponding molecular signals. In this context, we analyse the apoptotic signalling pathways induced by various ligands of a glycolipid antigen (Gb3/CD7) which is highly expressed on BL cells. On the other hand, Finally, using xenograft murine models, we have been able to show the important role of Bcl-2 inhibitors in the treatment of PTLD. Our goal is now to test the efficacy and specificity of new inhibitors of the Bcl-2 family proteins developed by a team of chemists headed by Fanny Roussi at the Institut de chimie des substances naturelles (ICSN, Gif sur Yvette). • 1 patent • 1 ongoing industrial partnership TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Joëlle Wiels TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS E, Belayew A, Carnac G, Laoudj-Chenivesse D, Lipinski M, and Vassetzky, Y.S. J. Biol. Chem., 2013, 288:34989-35002. Dynamics of double strand breaks and chromosomal translocations. Larovaia O.V., Rubtsov, M., Ioudinkova, E., Tsfasman, T., Razin S.V., and Vassetzky, Y.S. Mol. Cancer, 2014, 13:249 Perinucleolar relocalization and nucleolin as crucial events in the transcriptional activation of key genes in mantle cell lymphoma. Allinne J, Pichugin A, Iarovaia O, Klibi M, Barat A, Zlotek-Zlotkiewicz E, Markozashvili D, Petrova N, Camara-Clayette V, Ioudinkova E, Wiels J, Razin SV, Ribrag V, Lipinski M, Vassetzky YS. Blood, 2014, Mar 27;123(13):2044-53. Defective Regulation of miRNAs Target Genes in Myoblasts from Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy Patients. Dmitriev P, Stankevicins L, Ansseau E, Petrov A, Barat A, Dessen P, Robert T, Turki A, Lazar V, Labourier 64 Transcription factories in the context of the nuclear and genome organization. Razin, S.V., Gavrilov, A.A., Pichugin, A., Lipinski, M., Iarovaia, O.V. and Vassetzky, Y.S. () Nucl. Acids. Res., 2011, 39:9085-9092 Nuclear matrix attachment site in the 4q35 locus has an enhancer-blocking activity: implications for the facioscapulohumeral dystrophy. Petrov A., Allinne J., Pirozhkova, I., Laoudj, D., Lipinski, M., and Vassetzky, Y.S. Genome Research, 2008, 18:39-45. Treatment with a BH3 mimetic overcomes the resistance of latency III EBV (+) cells to p53mediated apoptosis. A. Pujals, B. Renouf, A. Robert, S. Chelouah, E. Hollville and J. Wiels. Cell Death Dis, 2011 Jul 28;2:e184. Constitutive autophagy contributes to resistance to p53-mediated apoptosis in Epstein-Barr virus-positive latency III B-cell lymphoproliferations. A. Pujals, L. Favre, C. Pioche-Durieu, A. Robert, G. Meurice, M. Le Gentil, S. Chelouah, E. Le Cam, L.T. Vassilev, P. Codogno, M. Lipinski and J. Wiels. Autophagy, in press Caspase-8-mediated cleavage of Bid and Protein Phosphatase 2A-mediated activation of Bax are necessary for Verotoxin-1-induced apoptosis in Burkitt’s lymphoma cells. J. Garibal, É. Hollville, B. Renouf, C. Tétaud and J. Wiels Cell Signal. 2010 22 : 467-475 Activation of wild-type p53 by MDM2 inhibitors: a new strategy for lymphoma treatment. A. Pujals, L. Favre, P. Gaulard and J. Wiels. Blood Lymphat Cancer : Targets and Therapy. 2015 5 : 93-100 Pro-apoptotic meiogynin A derivatives that target Bcl-xL and Mcl-1. S. Desrat, A. Pujals, C. Colas, J. Dardenne, C. Gény, L. Favre, V. Dumontet, B. I. Iorga, M. Litaudon, M. Raphaël, J. Wiels and F. Roussi. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2014 24 : 5086-5088, 65 UMR 1015 INSERM: Tumour immunology and immunotherapy OF CANCER Research Unit director: Laurence Zitvogel Role of RNA translation in antigen presentation Sébastien Apcher Regulation of the effector anti-tumour function by dendritic cells and exosomes: towards the designation Laurence Zitvogel 66 67 Role of RNA translation in antigen presentation Team leader: Sébastien Apcher Regulation of the effector anti-tumour function by dendritic cells and exosomes: towards the designation Team leader : Laurence Zitvogel Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, Inserm UMR 1015, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 55 59 e-mail: Sebastien.APCHER@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, Inserm UMR 1015 and CIC1428, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 50 41 e-mail: Laurence.ZITVOGEL@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: Team members: - Permanent researchers: 1 Inserm - Technical staff: 2 (1 INSERM, 1 Gustave Roussy) - Non-permanent researchers: 1 Inserm - PhD students: 1 - Permanent researchers: 3 - Technical staff: 5 - Non-permanent researchers: 10 - PhD students: 5 - Others: 1 secretary, 1 lab attendant, 2 M.Ds at 5% ETP Keywords mRNA translation, pioneer translation products (PTPs), MHC class I presentation, antigen processing, tumour immune response. We have started to answer the following question: - Since REGγ is mainly present in the same location where the PTPs are produced, meaning the nucleus, we have decided to look at the role of this activator in the production or degradation process of antigenic peptides in different tumour cell lines. - The fact that PTPs are derived from introns also raises the possibility that these are presented from endogenous mRNAs during central T cell selection in the thymus in order to prevent immune reactions against tissue-specific spicing products. These results also show for the first time that there are different mRNA translation events giving rise to peptides with specific functions. We now need to know if PTPs are also a source for cross presentation. Summary of the research topics: It is intuitively appealing and virtually assumable that the rate of mRNA translation directly controls antigen presentation. However, we have been able to show that it is not the control of full length protein synthesis that determines antigen presentation but the synthesis of pioneer translation products, PTPs. This is the first time that we have an idea of what antigenic peptides are and the fact that antigenic peptides to a large degree are derived from PTP products produced during the first scanning of any mRNAs and not from full length proteins has several very interesting consequences. Summary of the research topics: 1/ Deciphering the molecular and cellular bases of « immunogenic cell death » : harnessing the immunopeptidome of tumor cells exposed to immunogenic cell death, based on a model system of ER stress response or autophagy proficiency or deficiency. This work is currently performed in collaboration with Pr Kroemer (Paris Descartes and GRCC), Pr Rammensee (University of Tübingen), Isa Pharma. (Dr Melief) and Dr Perreault (Canada). Project based on mass spectroscopy, peptide synthesis, preclinical tumour models with the aim of finding an universal vaccine. 2/ Microbiome and cancer therapeutics : studying the causeeffect relationship between intestinal dysbiosis and loss of therapeutic responses to various immunomodulators. A collaboration with Enterome, Maat, two biotech. Cie leading the field of metagenomics and metatranscriptomics and FMT will allow the broad description of patients’ dysbiosis pre-and post- therapy with polychemotherapy in breast cancer and with immune checkpoint blockers in others. The causative effects of deviations from the normal microbiome repertoire on anticancer immunity and antitumour effects will be studied by human fecal microbial transplantation into germ free mice and ATB-treated littermates, after clustering of patients dysbiosis. The endpoints are to study the molecular mimicry between microbes and tumour antigens and to clone a high avidity TCR cross reacting between tumour cells and intestinal antigens. 3/ Harnessing novel immune checkpoints or activating receptors in the immune system : By studying the transcriptional profiling of TILs in GIST responders and non responders, who exhibit the immunostimulatory versus immunosuppressive NKp30 phenotype, we found gene candidates that could be eligible to exert ICB functions. These candidates, shared between NK and T cells, will be probed in gene deficient mouse tumour models to analyse their biological significance in modulating cancer immunosurveillance. 4/ Mode of action of current immuno-oncology compounds and predictors of responses to therapy : translational research program projects with clinicians from bench to bedside, performed in melanoma, lung cancer and breast tumours. Contracts with industrial partners and biotech Cies. • 6 patents • 6 ongoing industrial partnerships TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Major source of antigenic peptides for the MHC class I pathway is produced during the pioneer round of mRNA translation. Apcher S, Daskalogianni C, Lejeune F, Manoury B, Imhoos G, Heslop L, Fåhraeus R. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2011 Jul 12;108(28):11572-7. Pioneer translation products as an alternative source for MHC-I antigenic peptides. Apcher S, Daskalogianni C, Fåhraeus R. Mol Immunol. 2015 May 12. Translation of pre-spliced RNAs in the nuclear compartment generates peptides for the MHC class I pathway. Apcher S, Millot G, Daskalogianni C, Scherl A, Manoury B, Fåhraeus R. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2013 Oct 29;110(44):17951-6. Epstein Barr virus-encoded EBNA1 interference with MHC class I antigen presentation reveals a close correlation between mRNA translation initiation and antigen presentation. Apcher S, Daskalogianni C, Manoury B, Fåhraeus R. PLoS Pathog. 2010 Oct 14;6(10):e1001151. The role of mRNA translation in direct MHC class I antigen presentation. Apcher S, Manoury B, Fåhraeus R. Curr Opin Immunol. 2012 Feb;24(1):71-6. 68 The intestinal microbiota modulates the anticancer immune effects of cyclophosphamide. Viaud S, Saccheri F, Mignot G, Yamazaki T, Daillère R, Hannani D, Enot DP, Pfirschke C, Engblom C, Pittet MJ, Schlitzer A, Ginhoux F, Apetoh L, Chachaty E, Woerther PL, Eberl G, Bérard M, Ecobichon C, Clermont D, Bizet C, Gaboriau-Routhiau V, Cerf-Bensussan N, Opolon P, Yessaad N, Vivier E, Ryffel B, Elson CO, Doré J, Kroemer G, Lepage P, Boneca IG, Ghiringhelli F, Zitvogel L. Science. 2013 Nov 22;342(6161):971-6. Cancer cell-autonomous contribution of type I interferon signaling to the efficacy of chemotherapy. Sistigu A, Yamazaki T, Vacchelli E, Chaba K, Enot DP, Adam J, Vitale I, Goubar A, Baracco EE, Remédios C, Fend L, Hannani D, Aymeric L, Ma Y, Niso-Santano M, Kepp O, Schultze JL, Tüting T, Belardelli F, Bracci L, La Sorsa V, Ziccheddu G, Sestili P, Urbani F, Delorenzi M, Lacroix-Triki M, Quidville V, Conforti R, Spano JP, Pusztai L, Poirier-Colame V, Delaloge S, Penault-Llorca F, Ladoire S, Arnould L, Cyrta J, Dessoliers MC, Eggermont A, Bianchi ME, Pittet M, Engblom C, Pfirschke C, Préville X, Uzè G, Schreiber RD, Chow MT, Smyth MJ, Proietti E, André F, Kroemer G, Zitvogel L. Nat Med. 2014 Nov;20(11):1301-9. Cancer and the gut microbiota: An unexpected link. Zitvogel L, Galluzzi L, Viaud S, Vétizou M, Daillère R, Merad M, Kroemer G. Sci Transl Med. 2015 Jan 21;7(271):271ps1. Alternatively spliced NKp30 isoforms affect the prognosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Delahaye NF, Rusakiewicz S, Martins I, Ménard C, Roux S, Lyonnet L, Paul P, Sarabi M, Chaput N, Semeraro M, Minard-Colin V, Poirier-Colame V, Chaba K, Flament C, Baud V, Authier H, KerdineRömer S, Pallardy M, Cremer I, Peaudecerf L, Rocha B, Valteau-Couanet D, Gutierrez JC, Nunès JA, Commo F, Bonvalot S, Ibrahim N, Terrier P, Opolon P, Bottino C, Moretta A, Tavernier J, Rihet P, Coindre JM, Blay JY, Isambert N, Emile JF, Vivier E, Lecesne A, Kroemer G, Zitvogel L. Nat Med. 2011 Jun;17(6):700-7. Clinical impact of the NKp30/B7-H6 axis in high-risk neuroblastoma patients Michaela Semeraro, Sylvie Rusakiewicz, Véronique Minard-Colin, Nicolas F. Delahaye, David Enot, Frédéric Vély, Aurélien Marabelle, Benjamin Papoular, Christelle Piperoglou, Mirco Ponzoni, Patrizia Perri, Andrei Tchirkov, Jessica Matta, Valérie Lapierre, Tala Shekarian, Sandrine ValsesiaWittmann, Frédéric Commo, Nicole Prada, Vichnou Poirier-Colame, Brigitte Bressac, Sophie Cotteret, Laurence Brugieres, Françoise Farace, Nathalie Chaput, Guido Kroemer, Dominique Valteau-Couanet, Laurence Zitvogel. Sci Transl Med Apr 2015. 69 Clinical r e s e a rc h 70 clinical research teams Genito-urinary cancers committee Team leader: Laurence Albiges Genito-Urinary cancer: Laurence Albiges Details: Endocrine tumours: Eric Baudin Gustave Roussy, Medical Oncology Department, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)1 42 11 54 10 Email: laurence.ALBIGES@gustaveroussy.fr Thoracic cancer: Benjamin Besse Team members: Oncogenetics: Olivier Caron - Permanent Clinical Researchers: 4 medical oncologists, 2 radiation oncologists, 2 surgical oncologists, 1 radiologist, 1 pathologist, 1 biostatiscian - Clinical research staff: 6.3 FTE clinical research assistants, 1 FTE research nurses, 1.8 FTE others Sarcomas: Axel Le Cesne Breast cancer: Suzette Delaloge Brain tumour: Frédéric Dhermain Keywords Kidney, Prostate, Testis, Bladder, Rare cancers, New drugs, Precision cancer medicine, Immunotherapy, Mechanisms of resistance paediatric malignancies: Jacques Grill Gastro Intestinal cancer: David Malka Gynecologic cancer: Patricia Pautier Haematological malignancies: Vincent Ribrag Dermatology: Caroline Robert Head and Neck cancer: Stéphane Temam • Summary of the research topics: The team has a national and international leadership in the field of clinical research in kidney, prostate, bladder and testis cancers. It plays a major role in developing innovative medicines and introducing them in standard care, such as mTOR inhibitors, anti-angiogenic compounds, immune checkpoint inhibitors and other targeted therapies for kidney cancer, anti-androgen therapy (abiraterone, enzalutamide, ODM-201) for prostate cancer. The team has established the role of intensive chemotherapy as a curative treatment for testis cancers. An innovative translational research program explores the resistance mechanisms to androgen deprivation drugs (MATCH-R prostate) and intratumour heterogeneity in prostate cancer (PETRUS), as well as the use of tumour molecular profiling to drive optimal treatment in metastatic renal cancer. A new project in bladder cancer was launched to evaluate immune therapies and the role of genomic instability in resistance to chemotherapy. Finally, the team coordinates CARARE, the French INCa labeled network for rare renal cancers. • COLLABORATIONS: - with research teams at Gustave Roussy: Inserm U981, Inserm U1186 - Others: CARARE, GETUG, EORTC, RCCG (Renal Cross Chanel Group • 705 new patients • 145 patients in trials (21 % of patients treated for a malignancy) • 37 trials sponsored by Gustave Roussy (6), industry (15) and other academic institutions (16) • 2 PHRC, TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS P21, Legouffe E22, Lagrange JL23, Linassier C24, Deplanque G25, Beuzeboc P26, Davin JL27, Martin AL28, Habibian M28, Laplanche A2, Culine S29 Lancet Oncol. 2015 Jul;16(7):787-94. Randomized, controlled, double-blind, cross-over trial assessing treatment preference for pazopanib versus sunitinib in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: PISCES Study. Escudier B1, Porta C, Bono P, Powles T, Eisen T, Sternberg CN, Gschwend JE, De Giorgi U, Parikh O, Hawkins R, Sevin E, Négrier S, Khan S, Diaz J, Redhu S, Mehmud F, Cella D. J Clin Oncol. 2014 May 10;32(14):1412-8. Effect of enzalutamide on health-related quality of life, pain, and skeletal-related events in asymptomatic and minimally symptomatic, chemotherapy-naive patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (PREVAIL): results from a randomised, phase 3 trial. Loriot Y1, Miller K2, Sternberg CN3, Fizazi K4, De Bono JS5, Chowdhury S6, Higano CS7, Noonberg S8, Holmstrom S9, Mansbach H10, Perabo FG11, Phung D11, Ivanescu C12, Skaltsa K13, Beer TM14, Tombal B15. Lancet Oncol. 2015 May;16(5):509-21. Dovitinib versus sorafenib for third-line targeted treatment of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: an open-label, randomised phase 3 trial. Motzer RJ1, Porta C2, Vogelzang NJ3, Sternberg CN4, Szczylik C5, Zolnierek J6, Kollmannsberger C7, Rha SY8, Bjarnason GA9, Melichar B10, De Giorgi U11, Grünwald V12, Davis ID13, Lee JL14, Esteban E15, Urbanowitz G16, Cai C16, Squires M17, Marker M16, Shi MM16, Escudier B18 Lancet Oncol. 2014 Mar;15(3):286-96. Activity and safety of ODM-201 in patients with progressive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (ARADES): an open-label phase 1 dose-escalation and randomised phase 2 dose expansion trial. Fizazi K1, Massard C2, Bono P3, Jones R4, Kataja V5, James N6, Garcia JA7, Protheroe A8, Tammela TL9, Elliott T10, Mattila L11, Aspegren J11, Vuorela A11, Langmuir P12, Mustonen M11 - ARADES study group. Lancet Oncol. 2014 Aug;15(9):975-85. Androgen deprivation therapy plus docetaxel and estramustine versus androgen deprivation therapy alone for high-risk localised prostate cancer (GETUG 12): a phase 3 randomised controlled trial. Fizazi K1, Faivre L2, Lesaunier F3, Delva R4, Gravis G5, Rolland F6, Priou F7, Ferrero JM8, Houede N9, Mourey L10, Theodore C11, Krakowski I12, Berdah JF13, Baciuchka M14, Laguerre B15, Fléchon A16, Ravaud A17, Cojean-Zelek I18, Oudard S19, Labourey JL20, Chinet-Charrot 72 73 Endocrine tumours committee Team leader: Eric Baudin Thoracic cancers committee Team leader: Benjamin Besse Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)1 42 11 42 42 Email: Eric.BAUDIN @gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, Medical Oncology Department, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)1 42 11 43 22 Email: benjamin.BESSE@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: Team members: - Permanent Clinical Researchers : 5 medical oncologists, 3 radiation oncologists, 5 surgical oncologists, 6 radiologists, 4 pathologists, 1 biologist, 1 biostatiscian, 2 interventional radiology - Clinical research staff: 3.6 FTE clinical research assistants, 0.5 FTE others - Permanent Clinical Researchers: 5 medical oncologists, 3 pulmonologists, 2 radiation oncologists, 1 radiologists, 1 pathologist, 1 biologist, 2 biostatiscians, and Surgical oncologists for Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue - Clinical research staff: 4.8 FTE clinical research assistants, 1 FTE research nurses, 1 FTE others Keywords Keywords NSCLC, Mesothelioma, Thymoma, Precision cancer medicine, Individual Molecular profiling, Targeted therapies, Immunotherapy, early drug development, circulating biomarkers, High Precision Radiotherapy, SCLC, adjuvant treatments strategy Thyroid Cancer, Adrenal gland cancer, Neuro-Endocrine tumours, Targeted therapies, vectorised radiotherapy, radioactive iodine therapy, European collaboration • Summary of the research topics: The team is internationally recognised for clinical and translational research on thyroid cancer, adrenal gland cancer and neuro-endocrine tumours (NET), all being rare cancers. The team played a major role in the recent development of targeted agents for thyroid cancers such as lenvatinib, vandetanib, sorafenib and cabozantinib. Through the ambitious GR-sponsored ESTIMABL program, the team evaluates the best strategies for radioiodine ablation in low risk thyroid cancer in terms of toxicity and medicoeconomic elements as well as the use of robotic surgery. The team coordinates the TUTHYREF INCA-labeled rare cancer network to speed up innovation for patients with relapsed or refractory thyroid cancer. The team develops and coordinates a large European academic research program evaluating therapeutic strategies through stratifications of prognostic factors and first academic international randomised trials in adrenocortical carcinoma (FIRMACT), pheochromocytoma (FIRSTMAPP) and NETs (OCLURANDOM). The team also coordonates the COMETE (adrenal cancer) and TENpath (NET) INCA- labeled rare cancer networks. In collaboration with Inserm U1185, a translational research project studies the molecular targets and mechanism of action of mitotane, the only drug so far with activity in adrenal cancer. The endocrine tumour board is currently implementing a personalised therapy program in differentiated and medullary thyroid carcinomas, adrenal tumours and NETs in collaboration with INSERM units. • COLLABORATIONS: - With research teams at Gustave Roussy : Corinne Dupuy GR CNRS UMR8200, Sylvie Chevillard. CEA, Florent de Vathaire. GR INSERM U1018, INSERM U1185 (Kremlin Bicetre), INSERM U790 (Paris- HEGP) ; Massimo santoro et Sam Wells. NCI - Others: 4 rare cancer networks – COMETE, TUTHYREF; RENATEN, TENpath • 657new patients • 45 patients in trials (7 % of patients treated for a malignancy) • 16 Trials (5 Gustave Roussy, 6 industry and 5 academia sponsored) • 3 PHRC, 1 EU grant, 1 PRTK (Translational Research, INCa-Ministère de la Santé radiotherapy, implementation of adjuvant strategies and leads the only international trial on post-operative radiotherapy in patients with N2 disease. Through the collaboration with INSERM unit 981, the team explores the use of biomarkers, such as ERCC1 and other DNA repair markers, to optimise cisplatin- based therapy for lung cancers. The group is also working on molecular mechanism of acquired resistance to targeted therapies both in the lab and the clinic (MATCH-R trial). The team coordinates RYTHMIC, the INCA- labeled research and care network dedicated to Thymoma. • Summary of the research topics: The team is exploring the implementation of precision cancer medicine and use of both targeted agents and immune checkpoint inhibitors (and the combination of both) through phase I/II trials, international collaborations, in particular in the EORTC Lung Group and the IFCT (French cooperative intergroup)-Unicancer collaboration. The team plaid a major role in the development of ALK, ROS1 and EGFR inhibitors. A blood- borne biomarker test for ALK therapies was developed with the Translational research lab. The team created the first molecular tumour board at Gustave Roussy. Through the GR sponsored MSN trial, a tumour molecular profiling is proposed to all patients with a thoracic cancer since 2011. In addition, the team leads the European screening program EORTC-ETOP SPECTAlung and SAFIR02, a national trial of stratified medicine based on NGS and CGH. The team has also an expertise in early as well as locally advanced lung cancer: Phase I studies in radiotherapy, important experience in lung stereotactic • COLLABORATIONS: - With research teams at Gustave Roussy: Inserm U901 981, Inserm U1030 - Others: Chair the EORTC lung Committee, Coordinator of the RYTHMIC INCa rare cancer network •961 new patients • 220 patients in trials (23 % of patients treated for a malignancy) • 33 Trials (3 Gustave Roussy, 24 industry and 6 academia sponsored) • 1 PHRC, 1 EU grant • 1 patent TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS L, Bastie D, Schvartz C, Vera P, Morel O, Benisvy D, Bournaud C, Bonichon F, Dejax C, Toubert ME, Leboulleux S, Ricard M, Benhamou E N Engl J Med. 2012 May 3;366(18):1663-73. Lenvatinib versus placebo in radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer. Schlumberger M1, Tahara M, Wirth LJ, Robinson B, Brose MS, Elisei R, Habra MA, Newbold K, Shah MH, Hoff AO, Gianoukakis AG, Kiyota N, Taylor MH, Kim SB, Krzyzanowska MK, Dutcus CE, de las Heras B, Zhu J, Sherman SI. N Engl J Med. 2015 Feb 12;372(7):621-30. Combination chemotherapy in advanced adrenocortical carcinoma. Fassnacht M, Terzolo M, Allolio B, Baudin E, Haak H, Berruti A, Welin S, Schade-Brittinger C, Lacroix A, Jarzab B, Sorbye H, Torpy DJ, Stepan V, Schteingart DE, Arlt W, Kroiss M, Leboulleux S, Sperone P, Sundin A, Hermsen I, Hahner S, Willenberg HS, Tabarin A, Quinkler M, de la Fouchardière C, Schlumberger M, Mantero F, Weismann D, Beuschlein F, Gelderblom H, Wilmink H, Sender M, Edgerly M, Kenn W, Fojo T, Müller HH, Skogseid B; FIRM-ACT Study Group. N Engl J Med. 2012 Jun 7;366(23):2189-97. Tumeurs de la Thyroïde Refractaires Network for the Essai Stimulation Ablation Equivalence Trial Strategies of radioiodine ablation in patients with low-risk thyroid cancer. Schlumberger M1, Catargi B, Borget I, Deandreis D, Zerdoud S, Bridji B, Bardet S, Leenhardt TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Vandetanib in locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer: a randomised, double-blind, phase 2 trial. Leboulleux S1, Bastholt L, Krause T, de la Fouchardiere C, Tennvall J, Awada A, Gómez JM, Bonichon F, Leenhardt L, Soufflet C, Licour M, Schlumberger MJ Lancet Oncol. 2012 Sep;13(9):897-905. AZD9291 in EGFR inhibitor-resistant non-small-cell lung cancer. Jänne PA1, Yang JC, Kim DW, Planchard D, Ohe Y, Ramalingam SS, Ahn MJ, Kim SW, Su WC, Horn L, Haggstrom D, Felip E, Kim JH, Frewer P, Cantarini M, Brown KH, Dickinson PA, Ghiorghiu S, Ranson M. N Engl J Med. 2015 Apr 30;372(18):1689-99. Linsitinib (OSI-906) versus placebo for patients with locally advanced or metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma: a double-blind, randomised, phase 3 study. Fassnacht M1, Berruti A2, Baudin E3, Demeure MJ4, Gilbert J5, Haak H6, Kroiss M7, Quinn DI8, Hesseltine E9, Ronchi CL10, Terzolo M11, Choueiri TK12, Poondru S13, Fleege T13, Rorig R13, Chen J13, Stephens AW14, Worden F9, Hammer GD15. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Apr;16(4):426-35. ERCC1 isoform expression and DNA repair in non-small-cell lung cancer. Friboulet L1, Olaussen KA, Pignon JP, Shepherd FA, Tsao MS, Graziano S, Kratzke R, Douillard JY, Seymour L, Pirker R, Filipits M, André F, Solary E, Ponsonnailles F, Robin A, Stoclin A, Dorvault N, Commo F, Adam J, Vanhecke E, Saulnier P, Thomale J, Le Chevalier T, Dunant A, Rousseau V, Le Teuff G, Brambilla E, Soria JC. N Engl J Med. 2013 Mar 21;368(12):1101-10. Heist RS, Logan J, Neal JW, Mendenhall MA, Nichols S, Piotrowska Z, Wozniak AJ, Raponi M, Karlovich CA, Jaw-Tsai S, Isaacson J, Despain D, Matheny SL, Rolfe L, Allen AR, Camidge DR. N Engl J Med. 2015 Apr 30;372(18):1700-9. Customized adjuvant phase II trial in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: IFCT-0801 TASTE. Wislez M1, Barlesi F, Besse B, Mazières J, Merle P, Cadranel J, Audigier-Valette C, Moro-Sibilot D, Gautier-Felizot L, Goupil F, Renault A, Quoix E, Souquet PJ, Madroszyck A, Corre R, Pérol D, Morin F, Zalcman G, Soria JC. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Apr 20;32(12):1256-61. Detection of circulating tumor cells harboring a unique ALK rearrangement in ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer. Pailler E1, Adam J, Barthélémy A, Oulhen M, Auger N, Valent A, Borget I, Planchard D, Taylor M, André F, Soria JC, Vielh P, Besse B, Farace F. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Jun 20;31(18):2273-81. Rociletinib in EGFR-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer. Sequist LV1, Soria JC, Goldman JW, Wakelee HA, Gadgeel SM, Varga A, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Solomon BJ, Oxnard GR, Dziadziuszko R, Aisner DL, Doebele RC, Galasso C, Garon EB, 74 75 Sarcomas Committee Team leader: Axel Le Cesne Oncogenetics committee Team leader: Olivier Caron Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, Genetic Clinic, Medical Oncology Department, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)1 42 11 51 78 Email: olivier.CARON@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, Medical Oncology Department, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)1 42 11 43 16 Email: Axel.LECESNE@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: Team members: - Permanent clinical researchers: 5 medical oncologists, 4 surgical oncologists, 2 radiologists, 2 pathologists, 3 biologists, 1 biostatistician - Clinical research staff: 0.1 FTE clinical research assistants - Permanent Clinical Researchers: 3 Medical oncologists, 2 Radiation oncologists, 2 Surgical oncologists, 1 Radiologist, 2 Pathologists, 1 Biologists, 1 Biostatiscians (all MD) - Clinical research staff: 3.9 FTE clinical research assistants, 0.7 FTE research nurses, 0.8 FTE Other Keywords Keywords Genetic Predisposition, BRCA, Mismatch Repair, TP53, APC, CDH1, melanoma, precision cancer medicine, screening strategy, intervention trials • Summary of the research topics: The team runs its activity in care and clinical research in close collaboration with the Breast, GI, paediatrics and Skin committees as well as with the Genetic Laboratory within the Biopathology Department. The team develops follow up and screening strategies for families with genetic predisposition to cancer (BRCA, MMR, APC, TP53, CDH1, adults and children) and leads large national projects such as LIFSCREEN (randomised trial evaluating surveillance of TP53 families) and TUMOSPEC (assessing the clinical utility of a set of “new” predisposition genes). The team coordinates the national CDH1 group and is a major contributor to national programs such as GENEPSO (BRCA cohorts), GENESIS (breast cancer gene discovery), OFELY (Lynch syndrome observatory), CMMRD and some programs of gene discovery, locally mainly on melanoma predisposition.The team is involved in the Gustave Roussy Precision cancer Medicine programs since whole exome sequencing of tumour and germline identifies incidentally mutations in genes which are or potentially are predisposing genes. In addition, intervention trials are developed, for example using PARP inhibitors in BRCA patients or immunotherapy in patients with high mutator phenotype. The committee collaborates to patient selection and handles proper genetic counselling before and after recruitment of the subjects. • 24 new patients • 20 patients in trials (83 % of patients treated for a malignancy) • 2 Trials (1 Gustave Roussy and 1 academia sponsored) Soft tissue sarcomas, GIST, fibromatosis, targeted agents, surgery, immune therapy type fibromatosis as well as the role of beta-catenin. The team co-coordinates NETSARC, the INCa labeled sarcoma network. A joint research program on bone sarcoma is being developed with the paediatric Cancer Committee. • Summary of the research topics: The team is an internationally recognised expert in the field of care and research on soft tissue sarcomas and played a major role in understanding GIST through the development of targeted therapies and dynamic radiological tools. Continuing efforts address the development of additional innovative medicines/loco-regional approaches for this rare cancer as well as defining the optimal therapeutic strategy for sustained remissions. Along with Inserm U1015, a prognostic immunogenetic biomarker has been identified for GIST patients. Within French and international collaborations, the team explores the role of other drugs in sarcomas, such as trabectedine, masitinib, pazopanib always considering introduction in standard care beyond the need for drug approval. The team was the first to show that observation was superior to surgical removal in desmoid- • COLLABORATIONS: - With (research teams at Gustave Roussy): Laurence Zitvogel lab, Salem Chouaib team / Inserm U1015, Inserm U1186 - Others: Expert National coordinator of NETSARC network in France. Co-Chairman of the French Sarcoma Group. Member of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group (STBSG), chaiman of the systemic subcomitte of STBSG. Member of the Board of Directors of the Connective Tissue Oncology Society. Member of the Academy of Medicine of France • 548 new patients • 126 patients in trials (23 % of patients treated for a malignancy) • 19 Trials (2 Gustave Roussy, 7 industry and 10 academia sponsored) • 1 PHRC, 1 EU grant TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Revisiting Li-Fraumeni Syndrome From TP53 Mutation Carriers. Bougeard G, Renaux-Petel M, Flaman JM, Charbonnier C, Fermey P, Belotti M, GauthierVillars M, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Consolino E, Brugières L, Caron O, Benusiglio PR, Bressac-de Paillerets B, Bonadona V, Bonaïti-Pellié C, Tinat J, Baert-Desurmont S, Frebourg T. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Jul 20;33(21):2345-52 Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome: clinical description in a French cohort. Lavoine N, Colas C, Muleris M, Bodo S, Duval A, Entz-Werle N, Coulet F, Cabaret O, Andreiuolo F, Charpy C, Sebille G, Wang Q, Lejeune S, Buisine MP, Leroux D, Couillault G, Leverger G, Fricker JP, Guimbaud R, Mathieu-Dramard M, Jedraszak G, Cohen-Hagenauer O, GuerriniRousseau L, Bourdeaut F, Grill J, Caron O, Baert-Dusermont S, Tinat J, Bougeard G, Frébourg T, Brugières L. J Med Genet. 2015 Aug 28. pii: jmedgenet-2015-103299 A SUMOylation-defective MITF germline mutation predisposes to melanoma and renal carcinoma. Bertolotto C, Lesueur F, Giuliano S, Strub T, de Lichy M, Bille K, Dessen P, d’Hayer B, Mohamdi H, Remenieras A, Maubec E, de la Fouchardière A, Molinié V, Vabres P, Dalle S, Poulalhon N, Martin-Denavit T, Thomas L, Andry-Benzaquen P, Dupin N, Boitier F, Rossi A, Perrot JL, Labeille B, Robert C, Escudier B, Caron O, Brugières L, Saule S, Gardie B, Gad S, Richard S, Couturier J, Teh BT, Ghiorzo P, Pastorino L, Puig S, Badenas C, Olsson H, Ingvar C, Rouleau E, Lidereau R, Bahadoran P, Vielh P, Corda E, Blanché H, Zelenika D, Galan P; French Familial Melanoma Study Group, Aubin F, Bachollet B, Becuwe C, Berthet P, Bignon YJ, Bonadona V, Bonafe JL, Bonnet-Dupeyron MN, Cambazard F, Chevrant-Breton J, Coupier I, Dalac S, Demange L, d’Incan M, Dugast C, Faivre L, Vincent-Fétita L, Gauthier-Villars M, Gilbert B, Grange F, Grob JJ, Humbert P, Janin N, Joly P, Kerob D, Lasset C, Leroux D, Levang J, Limacher JM, Livideanu C, Longy M, Lortholary A, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Mansard S, Mansuy L, Marrou K, Matéus C, Maugard C, Meyer N, Nogues C, Souteyrand P, Venat-Bouvet L, Zattara H, Chaudru V, Lenoir GM, Lathrop M, Davidson I, Avril MF, Demenais F, Ballotti R, Bressac-de Paillerets B. Nature. 2011 Oct 19;480(7375):94-8 Breast Cancer Risk Associated with Estrogen Exposure and Truncating Mutation Location in BRCA1/2 Carriers. Lecarpentier J, Noguès C, Mouret-Fourme E, Buecher B, Gauthier-Villars M, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Bonadona V, Fricker JP, Berthet P, Caron O, Coupier I, Pujol P, Faivre L, Gesta P, Eisinger F, Mari V, Gladieff L, Lortholary A, Luporsi E, Leroux D, Venat-Bouvet L, Maugard CM, Colas C, Tinat J, Lasset C, Andrieu N; GENEPSO. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2015 Apr;24(4):698-707. Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer syndrome: improved performances of the 2015 testing criteria for the identification of probands with a CDH1 germline mutation. Benusiglio PR, Colas C, Rouleau E, Uhrhammer N, Romero P, Remenieras A, Moretta J, Wang Q, De Pauw A, Buecher B, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Mouret-Fourme E, Noguès C, Di Maria M, Tlemsani C, Warcoin M, Grandjouan S, Malka D, Caron O, Blayau M. J Med Genet. 2015 Aug;52(8):563-5. 76 TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS V9, Pápai Z10, Le Cesne A11, Novick S12, Taningco L12, Mo S12, Green S13, Reichardt P14, Demetri GD15. Lancet Oncol. 2015 May;16(5):550-60. Interruption versus continuation of trabectedin in patients with soft-tissue sarcoma (T-DIS): a randomised phase 2 trial. Le Cesne A1, Blay JY2, Domont J1, Tresch-Bruneel E3, Chevreau C4, Bertucci F5, Delcambre C6, Saada-Bouzid E7, Piperno-Neumann S8, Bay JO5, Mir O1, Ray-Coquard I2, Ryckewaert T9, Valentin T4, Isambert N10, Italiano A11, Clisant S12, Penel N13 Lancet Oncol. 2015 Mar;16(3):312-9. Trabectedin in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma: a retrospective national analysis of the French Sarcoma Group. Le Cesne A1, Ray-Coquard I2, Duffaud F3, Chevreau C4, Penel N5, Bui Nguyen B6, PipernoNeumann S7, Delcambre C8, Rios M9, Chaigneau L10, Le Maignan C11, Guillemet C12, Bertucci F13, Bompas E14, Linassier C15, Olivier T16, Kurtz JE17, Even C18, Cousin P19, Yves Blay J20; French Sarcoma Group. Eur J Cancer. 2015 Apr;51(6):742-50. lternatively spliced NKp30 isoforms affect the prognosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Delahaye NF1, Rusakiewicz S, Martins I, Ménard C, Roux S, Lyonnet L, Paul P, Sarabi M, Chaput N, Semeraro M, Minard-Colin V, Poirier-Colame V, Chaba K, Flament C, Baud V, Authier H, Kerdine-Römer S, Pallardy M, Cremer I, Peaudecerf L, Rocha B, Valteau-Couanet D, Gutierrez JC, Nunès JA, Commo F, Bonvalot S, Ibrahim N, Terrier P, Opolon P, Bottino C, Moretta A, Tavernier J, Rihet P, Coindre JM, Blay JY, Isambert N, Emile JF, Vivier E, Lecesne A, Kroemer G, Zitvogel L Nat Med. 2011 Jun;17(6):700-7. Paclitaxel Given Once Per Week With or Without Bevacizumab in Patients With Advanced Angiosarcoma: A Randomized Phase II Trial. Ray-Coquard IL1, Domont J1, Tresch-Bruneel E1, Bompas E1, Cassier PA1, Mir O1, PipernoNeumann S1, Italiano A1, Chevreau C1, Cupissol D1, Bertucci F1, Bay JO1, Collard O1, SaadaBouzid E1, Isambert N1, Delcambre C1, Clisant S1, Le Cesne A1, Blay JY1, Penel N2. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Sep 1;33(25):2797-802. Nilotinib versus imatinib as first-line therapy for patients with unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumours (ENESTg1): a randomised phase 3 trial. Blay JY1, Shen L2, Kang YK3, Rutkowski P4, Qin S5, Nosov D6, Wan D7, Trent J8, Srimuninnimit 77 Breast cancer committee Team leader: Suzette Delaloge Brain Tumour Committee Team leader: Frédéric Dhermain Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, Medical Oncology Department, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)1 42 11 42 93 Email: suzette.delaloge@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)1 42 11 62 20 Email: Frederic.DHERMAIN @gustaveroussy.fr Team members: - Permanent Clinical Researchers: 2 Medical Oncologist, 2 Radiation Oncologists, 4 Neurosurgeons (not at GR), 2 Neuroradiologists, 2 Neuropathologists (not at GR). - Clinical research staff: 0.5 FTE clinical research assistants Team members: - Permanent Clinical Researchers: 5 medical oncologists, 4 radiation oncologists, 6 surgical oncologists, 2 radiologists, 3 pathologists, 3 biologists, 2 biostatiscians - Clinical research staff: 7 FTE clinical research assistants, 3 FTE research nurses, 0.5 FTE others Keywords Primary brain tumours (Benign and Malignant), Brain metastasis, Stereotactic Radiotherapy, Functional Imaging, Combination / Integration of Targeted drugs and Immunotherapy. Keywords Breast, Molecular Medicine, Predictive Biomarkers, Innovative trials, personalised Prevention, Long term toxicities, Innovative technologies • Summary of the research topics: The team is a pioneer and international leader in the field of molecular medicine for women with breast cancer and runs a fully integrated clinical and translational research program with UMR981 (Predictive multigenic biomarkers). The proof of concept was made with the SAFIR01 trial showing the feasibility of tumour molecular profiling in metastatic patients, followed by the ongoing SAFIR02 trial matching molecular alterations with a panel of targeted agents in the adjuvant setting. The team leads several trials aiming at refining and improving adjuvant treatments based on molecular profiles, including the introduction of new anticancer agents. The molecular medicine program is further developed in both the preoperative setting, in order to early identify molecular alterations to drive therapeutic decision, as well as the highrisk personalised prevention program being launched within the Gustave Roussy strategic plan. Innovative technologies are developed through robotic surgery for breast re-construction, algorithms for more precised and better targeted radiation therapy and innovative imaging for breast cancer screening. The team leads a large national project, CANTO, exploring long term toxicities in women with low risk breast cancer. The team is a national leader in the field of breast cancer clinical and translational research (UNiCANCER) and plays a key role in the Breast international group (BIG). • COLLABORATIONS: - With (research teams at Gustave Roussy) : INSERM U981, INSERM U1015 - External collaborations: EORTC, BIG, IBCSG, Solti, Jules Bordet, Royal Marsden, DKFZ, NKI, Karolinska, Institut Curie, many industrial partners - Other: Dr Delaloge chairs the national Breast Cancer Intergroup, Pr André chairs the national Personalized Medicine group (Unicancer) and the Immune task Force (BIG), Dr Rivera chairs the STAR group at EORTC (radiation oncology group) • 1 999 new patients • 734 patients in trials (26 % of patients treated for a malignancy) • 37 Trials (7 Gustave Roussy, 6 industry and 24 academia sponsored) • 4 National grants (Inca), 3 EU grants, 4 grants from national charities, 1 long-term american grant (Breast Cancer research Fondation) • Summary of the research topics: The team works in strong collaboration with neurosurgical departments, mainly Saint Anne Hospital and Kremlin Bicêtre University Hospital, where patients are operated on. The team explores the use of functional imaging in improving high precision radiation therapy of primary and secondary brain tumours, contributes actively to EORTC clinical trials in brain tumours. The team collaborates actively with the paediatric Cancers team with regard to the development of precision radiation therapy, as well as with the DITEP. Our goal is to significantly speed up the development of innovative therapeutics for adult patients with brain tumours (from the youngest to the oldest) through an increased participation in early phase trials and the development of a systematic tumour molecular profiling in collaboration with neuropathologists and biologists. Our vision is to combine and integrate all scientific innovations, for the direct interest of patients. • COLLABORATIONS: - With research teams at Gustave Roussy: DITEP, paediatric team - Others: Member of the POLA, a INCa – labeled rare cancer network in brain tumours (ANOCEF) • 300 new patients • 19 patients in trials (6 % of patients treated for a malignancy) • 4 Trials (1 industry and 3 academia sponsored) TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Zhang Y, Ali S, Taran T, Gianni L. Lancet Oncol. 2014 May;15(6):580-91 Combination of everolimus with trastuzumab plus paclitaxel as first-line treatment for patients with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer (BOLERO-1): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, multicentre trial. Hurvitz SA, Andre F, Jiang Z, Shao Z, Mano MS, Neciosup SP, Tseng LM, Zhang Q, Shen K, Liu D, Dreosti LM, Burris HA, Toi M, Buyse ME, Cabaribere D, Lindsay MA, Rao S, Pacaud LB, Taran T, Slamon D. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Jul;16(7):816-29. Comparative genomic hybridisation array and DNA sequencing to direct treatment of metastatic breast cancer: a multicentre, prospective trial (SAFIR01/UNICANCER). André F, Bachelot T, Commo F, Campone M, Arnedos M, Dieras V, Lacroix-Triki M, Lacroix L, Cohen P, Gentien D, Adélaide J, Dalenc F, Goncalves A, Levy C, Ferrero JM, Bonneterre J, Lefeuvre C, Jimenez M, Filleron T, Bonnefoi H. Lancet Oncol. 2014 Mar;15(3):267-74. Palbociclib in Hormone-Receptor-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer. Turner NC, Ro J, André F, Loi S, Verma S, Iwata H, Harbeck N, Loibl S, Huang Bartlett C, Zhang K, Giorgetti C, Randolph S, Koehler M, Cristofanilli M. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jul 16;373(3):209-19 Cost effectiveness of molecular profiling for adjuvant decision making in patients with nodenegative breast cancer. Bonastre J, Marguet S, Lueza B, Michiels S, Delaloge S, Saghatchian M. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Nov 1;32(31):3513-9. Everolimus for women with trastuzumab-resistant, HER2-positive, advanced breast cancer (BOLERO-3): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial. André F, O’Regan R, Ozguroglu M, Toi M, Xu B, Jerusalem G, Masuda N, Wilks S, Arena F, Isaacs C, Yap YS, Papai Z, Lang I, Armstrong A, Lerzo G, White M, Shen K, Litton J, Chen D, 78 Systematic review and meta-analysis of phase I/II targeted therapy combined with radiotherapy in patients with glioblastoma multiforme: quality of report, toxicity, and survival. dos Santos MA1, Pignon JP, Blanchard P, Lefeuvre D, Levy A, Touat M, Louvel G, Dhermain F, Soria JC, Deutsch E, Le Teuff G. J Neurooncol. 2015 Jun;123(2):307-14. Dynamic imaging response following radiation therapy predicts long-term outcomes for diffuse low-grade gliomas. Pallud J1, Llitjos JF, Dhermain F, Varlet P, Dezamis E, Devaux B, Souillard-Scémama R, Sanai N, Koziak M, Page P, Schlienger M, Daumas-Duport C, Meder JF, Oppenheim C, Roux FX Neuro Oncol. 2012 Apr;14(4):496-505. ANOCEF guidelines for the management of brain metastases. Le Rhun É, Dhermain F, Noël G, Reyns N, Carpentier A, Mandonnet E, Taillibert S, Metellus P – ANOCEF:Association des neuro-oncologues d’expression française. Cancer Radiother. 2015 Feb;19(1):66-71. Advanced MRI and PET imaging for assessment of treatment response in patients with gliomas. Dhermain FG, Hau P, Lanfermann H, Jacobs AH, van den Bent MJ. Lancet Neurol. 2010 Sep;9(9):906-20. Pseudoprogression after high-dose busulfan-thiotepa with autologous stem cell transplantation and radiation therapy in children with brain tumors: Impact on survival. Negretti L1, Blanchard P, Couanet D, Kieffer V, Goma G, Habrand JL, Dhermain F, ValteauCouanet D, Grill J, Dufour C. Neuro Oncol. 2012 Nov;14(11):1413-21. 79 paediatric Malignancies committee Team leader: Jacques Grill Gastrointestinal cancers committee Team leader: David Malka Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)1 42 11 62 09 Email: Jacques.GRILL@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, Medical Oncology Department, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)1 42 11 50 42 Email: david.MALKA@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: Team members: - Permanent Clinical Researchers: 8medical oncologists, 2 radiation oncologists, 5 surgical oncologists (not at GR), 2 radiologists (1 not at GR), 2 pathologists (not at GR) 1 biologist, 3 biostatiscians - Clinical research staff: 3.8 FTE clinical research assistants, 1 FTE research nurses, 0.3 FTE others - Permanent Clinical Researchers: 4 medical oncologists, 2 gastrointestinal endoscopists, 3 radiation oncologists, 4 surgical oncologists, 2 radiologists, 3 interventional radiologists, 1 pathologist, 1 biologist, 1 biostatistician - Clinical research staff: 2,5 FTE clinical research assistants, 0,3 FTE research nurses, 0,7 FTE others Keywords Keywords Neuroblastoma, Brain tumours, Sarcomas, Lymphomas, Hepatoblastoma, New drugs, Precision cancer medicine, Immunotherapy, Survivorship, Oncogenetics, Adolescents and Young adults for innovative therapies for children with cancer (ITCC). The Adolescents and Young Adults care and clinical research program is developed with the Medical Oncology Department. Strong collaborations are ongoing with UMR 8203 on brain tumours genomics, new preclinical models and experimental therapies, UMR 1015 on immunology of paediatric malignancies and UMR 1018/CESP on long term toxicity including genetic predisposition and new statistical designs for trials in rare and ultra-rare populations. • Summary of the research topics: The team is internationally recognised for its expertise and its clinical and translational research program in paediatric malignant solid tumours (neuroblastoma, bone and soft tissue sarcomas, lymphoma, hepatoblastoma) and brain tumours. The team plays a major role in leading European randomised trials in these rare and very rare malignancies. Three innovative programs are run: Precision cancer medicine and the development of new oncology drugs, including immunotherapies (European leader in paediatric early phase trials ), Exploring long –term toxicity in childhood cancer survivors, Predisposition to pediatric cancers through a large implementation of whole genome sequencing. The team co-pilots with the DITEP the INCa labelled Early phase Center (CLIPP) and plays a leading role in the European network • COLLABORATIONS: - With research teams at Gustave Roussy: CNRS UMR 8203, Inserm U1015, Inserm U1018 - Others: CLIPP, canpedif • 879 new patients • 640 patients in trials (73 % of patients treated for a malignancy) • 40 Trials (12 Gustave Roussy, 9 industry and 19 academia sponsored) • 4 PHRC, 3 EU grants Colorectal cancer, liver, biliary tract, peritoneum, locoregional therapy, immunotherapy, new drugs new project combining them with immunotherapy was just launched recently. The molecular and cellular mechanisms of dissemination and metastases are being unraveled in collaboration with F Jaulin (CNRS UMR 8126). The team is a major contributor to the EORTC GI group and plays a major role in care and research on rare GI cancers within the INCalabeled networks. • Summary of the research topics: The team takes care of patients having a cancer in any of the 10 GI organs and runs a clinical and translational research program in 7 of them: colorectal, liver, biliary, stomach, pancreatic and peritoneal cancers as well as intestinal neuroendocrine tumours jointly with the Endocrine tumour committee. The program explores new anticancer drugs in collaboration with the DITEP, with a special focus on rare tumours (the GR BINGO trial in biliary cancer). There is a large program evaluating innovative locoregional therapies (hepatic intra-arterial chemotherapy, hyperthermic intra peritoneal chemotherapy, stereotactic radiation therapy, intra-tumoural treatments, endoscopy and interventional radiology) and a • COLLABORATIONS: - With research teams at Gustave Roussy: F Jaulin (UMR 8126) - Other: RENAPE, RENATEN • 1 248 new patients • 82 patients in trials (7 % of patients treated for a malignancy) • 30 Trials (4 Gustave Roussy, 11 industry and 15 academia sponsored) • 3 PHRC TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS SL, Raphael M, Lamant L, Klapper W, Mussolin L, Poirel HA, Macintyre E, Damm-Welk C, Rosolen A, Patte C. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Aug 24. Recurrent activating ACVR1 mutations in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Taylor KR1, Mackay A1, Truffaux N2, Butterfield YS3, Morozova O4, Philippe C2, Castel D2, Grasso CS5, Vinci M6, Carvalho D6, Carcaboso AM7, de Torres C7, Cruz O7, Mora J7, EntzWerle N8, Ingram WJ9, Monje M10, Hargrave D11, Bullock AN12, Puget S13, Yip S3, Jones C6, Grill J2. Nat Genet. 2014 May;46(5):457-61. Cyclophosphamide compared with ifosfamide in consolidation treatment of standard-risk Ewing sarcoma: results of the randomized noninferiority Euro-EWING99-R1 trial. Le Deley MC1, Paulussen M2, Lewis I2, Brennan B2, Ranft A2, Whelan J2, Le Teuff G2, Michon J2, Ladenstein R2, Marec-Bérard P2, van den Berg H2, Hjorth L2, Wheatley K2, Judson I2, Juergens H2, Craft A2, Oberlin O2, Dirksen U2 J Clin Oncol. 2014 Aug 10;32(23):2440-8. Functionally defined therapeutic targets in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Grasso CS, Tang Y, Truffaux N, Berlow NE, Liu L, Debily MA, Quist MJ, Davis LE, Huang EC, Woo PJ, Ponnuswami A, Chen S, Johung TB, Sun W, Kogiso M, Du Y, Qi L, Huang Y, Hütt-Cabezas M, Warren KE, Le Dret L, Meltzer PS, Mao H, Quezado M, van Vuurden DG, Abraham J, Fouladi M, Svalina MN, Wang N, Hawkins C, Nazarian J, Alonso MM, Raabe EH, Hulleman E, Spellman PT, Li XN, Keller C, Pal R, Grill J, Monje M. Nat Med. 2015 Jun;21(6):555-9. (Grill co-senior author). Time to diagnosis of Ewing tumors in children and adolescents is not associated with metastasis or survival: a prospective multicenter study of 436 patients. Brasme JF1, Chalumeau M2, Oberlin O2, Valteau-Couanet D2, Gaspar N2. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Jun 20;32(18):1935-40. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children and Adolescents: Progress Through Effective Collaboration, Current Knowledge, and Challenges Ahead. Minard-Colin V, Brugi√®res L, Reiter A, Cairo MS, Gross TG, Woessmann W, Burkhardt B, Sandlund JT, Williams D, Pillon M, Horibe K, Auperin A, Le Deley MC, Zimmerman M, Perkins TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS R, Guenot D, Ayadi M, Kirzin S, Chazal M, Fléjou JF, Benchimol D, Berger A, Lagarde A, Pencreach E, Piard F, Elias D, Parc Y, Olschwang S, Milano G, Laurent-Puig P, Boige V. PLoS Med 2013;10(5):e1001453. Sequential versus combination chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer (FFCD 2000-05): an open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial. Ducreux M, Malka D, Mendiboure J, Etienne PL, Texereau P, Auby D, Rougier P, Gasmi M, Castaing M, Abbas M, Michel P, Gargot D, Azzedine A, Lombard-Bohas C, Geoffroy P, Denis B, Pignon JP, Bedenne L, Bouché O; Fédération Francophone de Cancérologie Digestive (FFCD) 2000–05 Collaborative Group. Lancet Oncol 2011;12:1032-44. Gemcitabine and oxaliplatin with or without cetuximab in advanced biliary-tract cancer (BINGO): a randomised, open-label, non-comparative phase 2 trial. Malka D, Cervera P, Foulon S, Trarbach T, de la Fouchardière C, Boucher E, Fartoux L, Faivre S, Blanc JF, Viret F, Assenat E, Seufferlein T, Herrmann T, Grenier J, Hammel P, Dollinger M, André T, Hahn P, Heinemann V, Rousseau V, Ducreux M, Pignon JP, Wendum D, Rosmorduc O, Greten TF; BINGO investigators. Lancet Oncol 2014;15:819-28. FOLFIRINOX versus gemcitabine for metastatic pancreatic cancer. Conroy T, Desseigne F, Ychou M, Bouché O, Guimbaud R, Bécouarn Y, Adenis A, Raoul JL, Gourgou-Bourgade S, de la Fouchardière C, Bennouna J, Bachet JB, Khemissa-Akouz F, PéréVergé D, Delbaldo C, Assenat E, Chauffert B, Michel P, Montoto-Grillot C, Ducreux M; Groupe Tumeurs Digestives of Unicancer; PRODIGE Intergroup. N Engl J Med 2011;364:1817-25. Radiofrequency ablation is a valid treatment option for lung metastases: experience in 566 patients with 1037 metastases. de Baère T, Aupérin A, Deschamps F, Chevallier P, Gaubert Y, Boige V, Fonck M, Escudier B, Palussiére J. Ann Oncol 2015;26:987-91. Gene expression classification of colon cancer into molecular subtypes: characterization, validation, and prognostic value. Marisa L, de Reyniès A, Duval A, Selves J, Gaub MP, Vescovo L, Etienne-Grimaldi MC, Schiappa 80 81 Gynecologic cancers committee Team leader: Patricia Pautier haematological malignancies committee Team leader: Vincent Ribrag Details: Gustave Roussy, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)1 42 11 43 40 Email: patricia.PAUTIER@gustaveroussy.fr Details: Gustave Roussy Medical Oncology Department, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif France Tel: + 33(0)1 42 11 45 07 Email: vincent.RIBRAG@gustaverousssy.fr Team members: - Permanent Clinical Researchers: 2 medical oncologists, 1 medical oncologist/clinical scientist, 3 radiation oncologists, 3 surgical oncologists, 1 radiologist, 1 pathologist, 1 biostatiscian, - Clinical research staff: 2.8 FTE clinical research assistants, 0.8 FTE research nurse, 0.7 FTE other Team members: - Permanent Clinical Researchers: 6 medical hematologists, 0.5 radiation oncologists, 1 pathologists, 3 biologists, 0.5 biostatiscians, - Clinical research staff: 2.5 FTE clinical research assistants Keywords ovarian, endometrial and cervical cancers, DNA repair and resistance to DNA managing agents, Molecular profiling • Summary of the research topics: The clinical research program addresses the development of innovative treatments in ovarian, endometrial and cervical cancers, including very rare entities such as leiomyosarcomas (role of trabectedin) through a multidisciplinary approach. Team members co-coordinate the INCa labeled networks on rare gynaecological malignancies and cancer during pregnancy. In addition, a team member leads an innovative translational research program exploring DNA repair in resistance to cisplatinand PARP inhibitors-based therapies taking advantage of access to sequential tumour samples. The team has already introduced biomarkers in routine diagnosis such as B-RAF in Borderline tumours, K-RAS and HER2 in mucinous cancer and FoxL2 in granulosa tumours, as well as JAZF1 and YWHA1 translocations in endometrial sarcomas. Recently, they unraveled the role of SMARCA4 in small cell ovarian carcinoma, a very rare entity. Prospective studies in radiation oncology aim at therapeutic optimisation in cervical cancer through image-guided adaptive brachytherapy, as well as innovative chemoradiation in cervical cancer using HPV targeting drugs. Prospective studies in surgery aim at therapeutic optimisation in ovarian cancer through an histology-driven treatment algorithm including sequential tumor sampling to characterise the chemo-resistant ovarian cancer cells (PHRC 2015), and to evaluate the role of tumour microenvironment in the primary tumour and the synchronous metastatic lesions (EOC-IO project). In addition, the robotic surgery offers new strategies in cervical and endometrial cancer. • COLLABORATIONS: - With research teams at Gustave Roussy: Philippo Roselli Inserm 8200 CNRS UMR 8200, labo immuno L Zitvogel et A Marabelle Inserm U1015, Anapath TR team : Julien Adam Histopathology - Academic: Memorial Sloan Kettering (Prof Abi-Rustum), Cornell (Prof Rubin) - Industry: Pharmamar, Inivata, Fondation medecine - Others: (National reference center (among 3) for ovarian rare tumors (www.ovaire-rare.org.); TransPORTEC International RT Consortium, Coordinateur francais; ENGOT (European Network of Gyn Onc Trial Groups) Translational Research Group : Coordinateur francais; GINEGEPS (GINECO Group for Early Phase Studies): Coordinateur pour les études translationnelles associées aux essais cliniques du GINECO • 1 011 new patients • 65 patients in trials (6 % of patients treated for a malignancy) • 19 Trials (0 Gustave Roussy, 11 industry and 8 academia sponsored) • Academic grants: 1 PAIR INCA, 1 revolution cancer, Oakland Medical research foundation (20,000) ; Cancéropole TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Lhommé C, Leary A, Uzan C, Pautier P, Gouy S, Morice P J Clin Oncol. 2014 1;32(25):2815-6 Trabectedin in combination with doxorubicin for first-line treatment of advanced uterine or softtissue leiomyosarcoma (LMS-02): a non-randomised, multicentre, phase 2 trial. Pautier P1, Floquet A2, Chevreau C3, Penel N4, Guillemet C5, Delcambre C6, Cupissol D7, Selle F8, Isambert N9, Piperno-Neumann S10, Thyss A11, Bertucci F12, Bompas E13, Alexandre J14, Collard O15, Lavau-Denes S16, Soulié P17, Toulmonde M2, Le Cesne A18, Lacas B19, Duffaud F20; French Sarcoma Group. Lancet Oncol. 2015; 16(4):457-64. Antiproliferative Effect of Lapatinib in HER2-Positive and HER2-Negative/HER3-High Breast Cancer: Results of the Presurgical Randomized MAPLE Trial (CRUK E/06/039). Leary A, Evans A, Johnston SR, A’Hern R, Bliss JM, Sahoo R, Detre S, Haynes BP, Hills M, Harper-Wynne C, Bundred N, Coombes G, Smith I, Dowsett M. Clin Cancer Res. 2015 1;21(13):2932-40. Prospective multicenter study evaluating the survival of patients with locally advanced cervical cancer undergoing laparoscopic para-aortic lymphadenectomy before chemoradiotherapy in the era of positron emission tomography imaging. Gouy S, Morice P, Narducci F, Uzan C, Martinez A, Rey A, Bentivegna E, Pautier P, Deandreis D, Querleu D, Haie-Meder C, Leblanc E. J Clin Oncol. 2013 20; 31(24):3026-33. Impact of treatment time and dose escalation on local control in locally advanced cervical cancer treated by chemoradiation and image-guided pulsed-dose rate adaptive brachytherapy. Mazeron R, Castelnau-Marchand P, Dumas I, del Campo ER, Kom LK, Martinetti F, Farha G, Tailleur A, Morice P, Chargari C, Lefkopoulos D, Haie-Meder C. Radiother Oncol. 2015 Feb;114(2):257-6 Adjuvant chemotherapy in stage I ovarian germ cell tumors: should indications and treatment modalities be different in young girls and adults? 82 Keywords lymphomas, de novo and therapyrelated AML, CMML, MPN, innovative drugs, precision cancer medicine, integrated translational research Next generation sequencing is routinely set up to prospectively drive treatment decisions for patients with lymphomas. The team plays a major role in the French LYSA group and in CALYM, the recently launched National Institut Carnot project. • Summary of the research topics: The team runs a clinical and translational research program in lymphoid and myeloid malignancies in close collaboration with UMR1170. The team is an international leader in the field of innovative compounds and early drug trials through a strong collaboration with the DITEP, as illustrated by the development of JAK2 inhibitors in myeloproliferative neoplasms, epigenetic drugs (IDH and EZH2 inhibitors), as well as immune checkpoints inhibitors (CD70, PD1, CD-137). The development of innovative compounds is fully integrated into a basic and translational research programs exploring the molecular mechanisms of haematological malignancies, with a special focus on MPN and myelodysplastic syndrome. • COLLABORATIONS: - With research teams at Gustave Roussy: Inserm UMR 1170, CNRS UMR 8126 - Other: European Mantle cell lymphoma network leader EDD (V. Ribrag) • 924 new patients • 159 patients in trials (17 % of patients treated for a malignancy) • 30 Trials (1 Gustave Roussy, 18 industry and 11 academia sponsored) TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Serum 2-hydroxyglutarate production in IDH1- and IDH2-mutated de novo acute myeloid leukemia: a study by the Acute Leukemia French Association group. Janin M, Mylonas E, Saada V, Micol JB, Renneville A, Quivoron C, Koscielny S, Scourzic L, Forget S, Pautas C, Caillot D, Preudhomme C, Dombret H, Berthon C, Barouki R, Rabier D, Auger N, Griscelli F, Chachaty E, Leclercq E, Courtier MH, Bennaceur-Griscelli A, Solary E, Bernard OA, Penard-Lacronique V, Ottolenghi C, de Botton S. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Feb 1;32(4):297-305 An Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase I/II Study of JNJ-40346527, a CSF-1R Inhibitor, in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma. von Tresckow B, Morschhauser F, Ribrag V, Topp MS, Chien C, Seetharam S, Aquino R, Kotoulek S, de Boer CJ, Engert A. Clin Cancer Res. 2015 Apr 15;21(8):1843-50 A phase I, open-label, multi-center study of the JAK2 inhibitor AZD1480 in patients with myelofibrosis. Verstovsek S, Hoffman R, Mascarenhas J, Soria JC, Bahleda R, McCoon P, Tang W, CortesJ, Kantarjian H, Ribrag V. Leuk Res. 2015 Feb;39(2):157-63. Perinucleolar relocalization and nucleolin as crucial events in the transcriptional activation of key genes in mantle cell lymphoma. Allinne J, Pichugin A, Iarovaia O, Klibi M, Barat A, Zlotek-Zlotkiewicz E, Markozashvili D, Petrova N, Camara-Clayette V, Ioudinkova E, Wiels J, Razin SV, Ribrag V, Lipinski M, Vassetzky YS. Blood. 2014 Mar 27;123(13):2044-53. A dose-escalation study of SAR3419, an anti-CD19 antibody maytansinoid conjugate, administered by intravenous infusion once weekly in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Ribrag V, Dupuis J, Tilly H, Morschhauser F, Laine F, Houot R, Haioun C, Copie C, Varga A, Lambert J, Hatteville L, Ziti-Ljajic S, Caron A, Payrard S, Coiffier B. Clin Cancer Res. 2014 Jan 1;20(1):213-20 83 Dermatology committee Team leader: Caroline Robert Head and Neck cancers committee Team leader: Stéphane Temam Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, Dpt of Head&Neck Surgical Oncology, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)1 42 1144 46 Email: stephane.TEMAM@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, Medical Oncology Department, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)142 11 42 53 Email: Caroline.ROBERT@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: Team members: - Permanent Clinical Researchers: 1 medical oncologists, 1,5 radiation oncologists, 4 surgical oncologists, 1 radiologist, 1,5 pathologists, 1,25 biostatiscians - Clinical research staff: 3,8 FTE clinical research assistants, 0,2 FTE others - Permanent Clinical Researchers : 3 dermato-oncologists, 1 radiation oncologists, 3 surgical oncologists, 1 radiologist, 1 pathologists, 1 biologist, 1 biostatiscian, 4.2 FTE clinical research assistants, 0,4 FTE research nurses, 2 FTE others - Clinical research staff: 4.2 FTE clinical research assistants, 0,4 FTE research nurses, 2 FTE others Keywords Head and neck cancer, antiEGFR inhibitors, immunotherapy, microsatellite biomarkers, translational research, targeted therapies, human papilloma virus Keywords Melanoma, Skin toxicity, targeted therapies, Immune checkpoint inhibitors, Biomarkers, Genetics • Summary of the research topics: The team is an international leader in the field of innovative medicines for melanoma patients (as illustrated by 13 publications in NEJM) and plaid a major role in the development of B-RAF and MEK targeted agents, and anti-CTLA4 and anti-PD1 check point inhibitors. In collaboration with Inserm U981 the team is exploring the mechanisms of resistance of melanoma to targeted as well as immunologic therapies. The team will develop further the combined therapies that will continue to transform the prognosis of melanoma patients using algorithm of biomarkers to drive therapy. Since 2011, the GR sponsored MSN trial develops molecular profiling. In addition, the team runs a research program on skin toxicity induced by innovative therapies such as EGFR inhibitors. Patients are proposed to participate to the GR sponsored SKIN target project which collects skin biopsies and photos to understand the mechanisms of skin toxicity. • COLLABORATIONS: - With research teams at Gustave Roussy: Inserm U981 - Other: Chair of the Melanoma Group EORTC • 915 new patients • 110 patients in trials (12 % of patients treated for a malignancy) • 23 Trials (4 Gustave Roussy, 17 industry and 2 academia sponsored) • 1 PHRC screening as well as adjusted treatments (to decrease long term toxicity) using fast track IMRT, robotic surgery and de-escalated intensity of chemotherapy. The team coordinates the French INCa-labeled REFCOR network on rare head and neck cancers. • Summary of the research topics: The team develops radiochemotherapy of head and neck cancers combining with highly expert surgery (to preserve organ functions), introducing innovative targeted agents such as new anti-EGFR inhibitors and more recently immunotherapies. ELAN is an, ongoing large national comprehensive program evaluating new standard treatments of head neck cancers in the elderly according to their physiological status ( a joint Gustave Roussy and GORTEC project). A large translational research program explores the use of microsatellite biomarkers to define the optimal margins for surgical removal and molecular tumour profiling for targeted therapies. A new program on Human Papiloma Virus positive head and neck tumours was launched including prevention and early • COLLABORATIONS: - With research teams at Gustave Roussy: UMR 8126 CNRS (P Busson), Imaging and cytometry platform (C Laplace), Inserm U1138 (G Kroemer), Inserm U1015 (N Chaput) Inserm U981 (F André) Inserm U1030 (E Deutsch) - Other: REFCOR, GETTEC, GORTEC, INTERGROUPE ORL, Unicancer ORL • 1 412 new patients • 146 patients in trials (10 % of patients treated for a malignancy) • 26 Trials (6 Gustave Roussy, 15 industry and 5 academia sponsored) • 2 PHRC, 2 EU grants TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Lorigan P, Wolter P, Long GV, Flaherty K, Nathan P, Ribas A, Martin AM, Sun P, Crist W, Legos J, Rubin SD, Little SM, Schadendorf D. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jan 1;372(1):30-9. Pembrolizumab versus Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma. Robert C, Schachter J, Long GV, Arance A, Grob JJ, Mortier L, Daud A, Carlino MS, McNeil C, Lotem M, Larkin J, Lorigan P, Neyns B, Blank CU, Hamid O, Mateus C, Shapira-Frommer R, Kosh M, Zhou H, Ibrahim N, Ebbinghaus S, Ribas A; KEYNOTE-006 investigators. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jun 25;372(26):2521-32. eIF4F is a nexus of resistance to anti-BRAF and anti-MEK cancer therapies. Boussemart L, Malka-Mahieu H, Girault I, Allard D, Hemmingsson O, Tomasic G, Thomas T, Basmadjian C, Ribeiro N, Thuaud F, Mateus C, Routier E, Kamsu-Kom N, Agoussi S, Eggermont AM, Désaubry L, Vagner S* and Robert C*. (* Co-last author) Nature. 2014 Sep 4;513(7516):105-9. Nivolumab in previously untreated melanoma without BRAF mutation. Robert C1, Long GV, Brady B, Dutriaux C, Maio M, Mortier L, Hassel JC, Rutkowski P, McNeil C, Kalinka-Warzocha E, Savage KJ, Hernberg MM, Lebbé C, Charles J, Mihalcioiu C, ChiarionSileni V, Mauch C, Cognetti F, Arance A, Schmidt H, Schadendorf D, Gogas H, LundgrenEriksson L, Horak C, Sharkey B, Waxman IM, Atkinson V, Ascierto PA. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jan 22;372(4):320-30. Ipilimumab plus dacarbazine for previously untreated metastatic melanoma. Robert C1, Thomas L, Bondarenko I, O’Day S, Weber J, Garbe C, Lebbe C, Baurain JF, Testori A, Grob JJ, Davidson N, Richards J, Maio M, Hauschild A, Miller WH Jr, Gascon P, Lotem M, Harmankaya K, Ibrahim R, Francis S, Chen TT, Humphrey R, Hoos A, Wolchok JD. N Engl J Med. 2011 Jun 30;364(26):2517-26 Improved overall survival in melanoma with combined dabrafenib and trametinib. Robert C1, Karaszewska B, Schachter J, Rutkowski P, Mackiewicz A, Stroiakovski D, Lichinitser M, Dummer R, Grange F, Mortier L, Chiarion-Sileni V, Drucis K, Krajsova I, Hauschild A, 84 Concomitant chemoradiotherapy versus acceleration of radiotherapy with or without concomitant chemotherapy in locally advanced head and neck carcinoma (GORTEC 99-02): an open-label phase 3 randomised trial. Bourhis J1, Sire C, Graff P, Grégoire V, Maingon P, Calais G, Gery B, Martin L, Alfonsi M, Desprez P, Pignon T, Bardet E, Rives M, Geoffrois L, Daly-Schveitzer N, Sen S, Tuchais C, Dupuis O, Guerif S, Lapeyre M, Favrel V, Hamoir M, Lusinchi A, Temam S, Pinna A, Tao YG, Blanchard P, Aupérin A. Lancet Oncol. 2012 Feb;13(2):145-53. MAC-NPC Collaborative Group Chemotherapy and radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: an update of the MAC-NPC meta-analysis. Blanchard P1, Lee A2, Marguet S3, Leclercq J3, Ng WT2, Ma J4, Chan AT5, Huang PY4, Benhamou E1, Zhu G6, Chua DT7, Chen Y4, Mai HQ8, Kwong DL9, Cheah SL10, Moon J11, Tung Y12, Chi KH13, Fountzilas G14, Zhang L8, Hui EP5, Lu TX8, Bourhis J15, Pignon JP16 Lancet Oncol. 2015 Jun;16(6):645-55. LUX-H&N 1 investigators. Afatinib versus methotrexate as second-line treatment in patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck progressing on or after platinum-based therapy (LUX-Head & Neck 1): an open-label, randomised phase 3 trial. Machiels JP, Haddad RI, Fayette J, Licitra LF, Tahara M, Vermorken JB, Clement PM, Gauler T, Cupissol D, Grau JJ, Guigay J, Caponigro F, de Castro G Jr, de Souza Viana L, Keilholz U, Del Campo JM, Cong XJ, Ehrnrooth E, Cohen EE Lancet Oncol. 2015 May;16(5):583-94. MET genetic abnormalities unreliable for patient selection for therapeutic intervention in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Lacroix L1, Post SF2, Valent A1, Melkane AE3, Vielh P1, Egile C4, Castell C4, Larois C5, Micallef S6, Saulnier P7, Goulaouic H4, Lefebvre AM5, Temam S3 PLoS One. 2014 Jan 17;9(1):e84319. Effect of nasopharyngeal carcinoma-derived exosomes on human regulatory T cells. Mrizak D, Martin N, Barjon C, Jimenez-Pailhes AS, Mustapha R, Niki T, Guigay J, Pancré V, de Launoit Y, Busson P, Moralès O, Delhem N. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014 Dec 12;107(1):363 85 Psycho-oncology Unit Director: Sarah Dauchy Details: Gustave Roussy, Supportive care Department, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)1 42 11 46 30 Email: sarah.dauchy@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: - Permanent Clinical Researchers: 8 clinical psychologists (PhD) and 2 psychiatrists - Clinical research staff: 0,6 FTE specifically dedicated to research - Faculty members: 1 Associate Professor (MCU), 5 part-time teachers at University • Summary of the research topics: Research in psycho-oncology is characterized by the consideration of psychological factors in the interaction with the patient environment (for example, the study of communication between the physician and the patient, researches on the psychological and emotional impact of social support, or on the psychological determining factors of quality of life). Psycho-oncology also studies the interconnection between psychopathological factors in the experience of illness, and the help and support processes. Matching psycho-oncology researches with clinical practice is the guarantee of the operationalization of the results and of an efficient translational research. • COLLABORATIONS: - With research teams at Gustave Roussy: Dermatology Unit, Breast Cancer Unit, Head and Neck Unit, Pediatric department, Oncogenetics Department - Other: UNICANCER, Paris-Sud University (EA1610), Paris Descartes University (LPPS, EA4057), Bourgogne University (LPPM, EA 4452), INSERM (U 1153) 3576 patients in the clinical active file 150 patients in trials (CANTO-COG, CANTO-REDUC, LIFSCREEN) CANTO Cohort – Quality of Life and psychological evaluation (Coordinator: Sarah Dauchy) TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Impact of skin toxicities associated with targeted cancer therapies on body Image: a prospective study. Charles, C., Razavi, D., Bungener, C., Mateus, C., Lanoy, E., Verschoore, M., Robert, C. Clinical drug investigation 2016, 1-8. Relations between arthralgia and fear of recurrence: results of a cross-sectional study of breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant aromatase inhibitors therapy. Lopez, C., Charles, C., Rouby, P., Boinon, D., Laurent, S., Rey, A., Dauchy, S. Supportive Care in Cancer 2015, 1-8. Antidepressants for the treatment of depression in people with cancer. Ostuzzi, G., Matcham, F., Dauchy, S., Barbui, C., & Hotopf, M. (2015). Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 6. Changes in psychological adjustment over the course of treatment for breast cancer: The predictive role of social sharing and social support. Psycho-Oncology. Boinon, D., Sultan, S., Charles, C., Stulz, A., Guillemeau, C., Delaloge, S., Dauchy, S. 2014 ; 23, 291-298. Describing and understanding depression in spouses of cancer patients in palliative phase. Fasse, L., Flahault, C., Brédart, A., Dolbeault, S., Sultan, S. Psycho‐Oncology, 2015 24(9):1131-7 86 Clinical Research DIVISION Director : Gilles Vassal BIOSTATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT(SBE): Ellen Benhamou Clinical Research Operations Unit (SORC): Valérie Dejean Pharmacovigilance Unit (UFPV): Salim Laghouati Trial Sponsoring Unit: Delphine Vuillier-Legoff 89 Biostatistic and epidemiology Unit Head: Ellen Benhamou Clinical Research Operations Unit Head: Valérie Dejean Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, 114 r Edouard Vaillant 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)1 42 11 41 44 – Fax: +33(0)1 42 11 52 58 Email: ellen.benhamou@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)1 42 11 56 20 Email: valerie.DEJEAN @gustaveroussy.fr Team members: Team members: 4 Clinical Research Assistant Managers, 58 CRA, 1 Medical Research Assistant Referent, 3 MRA, 1 Study Nurse Coordinator, 7 SN, 3 Research Technicians, 2 Project Managers, 1 QC, 1 Contract Manager, 1 Accounts Receivable Manager, 0.5 Assistant 16 biostatisticians (5 MD), 12 Data managers, 2 data manager secretaries, 4 Health economists, 2 computer scientists, 1 secretary, master degree, doctoral and post-doctoral students Keywords Clinical trials, data management, methodology, health economics. • Summary: The Biostatistics and Epidemiology Unit forms part of the Gustave Roussy Clinical Research Division and was labeled in 2007 as an INCa Centre for Data Handling. Its principal roles are as follows: 1) The management and handling of data from Gustave Roussy-promoted clinical trials from protocol to publication. This work involves more than 65 active biomedical ongoing research projects and 2,500 patients are recruited per year, 1,000 of which in GR. 2) Research activity related to: - Methodological research involving the Inserm-Gustave Roussy-CESP team «Methodology and clinical epidemiology in molecular oncology» - Meta-analyses - Epidemiology of cancers - Studies and research in Health Economics The Biostatistics and Epidemiology Department comprises some fifty staff (statisticians, medically qualified statisticians, of whom one is a public health intern, data-managers, health economists, etc.). Each year it takes on Masters degree students for courses in biostatistics, health economics and data management. We also supervise doctoral and postdoctoral training. The Department participates in the training of medical and pharmacy students, the Masters degree in Public Health and doctoral and post-doctoral researchers in clinical and epidemiological research, biostatistics, health economics and data-management. There are two university lecturers from the University of Paris-South in the department: Marie-Cécile Le Deley and Isabelle Borget. The Unit delivers more than 540 hours of teaching per year. Keywords study coordination, PhI (Pediatrics only) to PhIV, non-interventional study • Objectives and mission: : The Clinical Research Operations Unit (SORC) is responsible for the conduct of all type of studies at Gustave Roussy promoted by academic and industrial sponsors. Team facilitation is essential for helping investigator site address processes and protocol requirements. SORC coordinates all stakeholders throughout the study and facilitates information exchange among sponsor/Contract Research organisation (CRO), investigators, technical facilities, research subjects, the subject’s representatives for assuring data collection quality, in compliance with all regulations (ICH-GCP, European Directive.. etc) and SOPs related to research involving human subjects. In view of the growing impact of patients’ satisfaction, team is playing a key role in a comprehension of clinical trials environment, patient care, compliance and is dedicated contact to ensure care coordination in this context. Accelerating therapeutic innovation and increase patient access to novel molecules requires major changes and challenges in the standard paradigms of clinical trials. Our team provides both the operational expertise and the flexibility needed not only to ensure patient safety, accurate data and high quality operational delivery as center of excellence but also to reduce costs and time while increasing productivity. 90 - To ensure efficiency of patient care in clinical research projects within all the medical committees and departments at Gustave Roussy - To anticipate and control increase in activity by allocating the necessary human and technical resources - To deliver high quality services by ensuring a Quality Management System with ISO 9001 accreditation including permanent training programs for all the staff - To drive performance, financing of the structure and other continuous improvement methodologies • Certification The Unit is certified as Clinical Centre Research (CRC) by the Ministry of Health and is committed in assessment process by national agency AERES like INSERM, CNRS and universities. • Activity: Almost 400 research projects were managed by SORC in 2014, including 316 clinical trials with recruiting status. Overall 2674 (21%) new patients have been enrolled in these trials among 3308 (26%) new patients participating in a biomedical research at GR (% patients with malignant tumour treated at GR) 91 Pharmacovigilance Unit Head: Salim Laghouati Clinical Trial Sponsoring Unit Head: Delphine Vuillier-Legoff Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant 94805 Villejuif, France Tel : +33 (0) 1 42 11 61 00 - Fax +33 (0) 1 42 11 61 50 Email: salim.laghouati@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel : +33(0)1 42 11 65 42 - Fax +33(0)1 42 11 62 00 Email: Delphine.vuillier@gustaveroussy.fr Team members: Team members: 1 Clinical research assistant (CRA) Manager, 8 CRA, 2 Regulatory Affairs (RA) Officer, 1 Financial Manager, 0.5 RA Assistant, 2 Project Managers. 0,2 Quality Control manager, 2 Pharmacovigilance Officers, 1 Pharmacovigilance Assistant Keywords Keywords pharmacovigilance, drug safety, clinical trial, pharmaco-epidemiology In addition, the unit is developing a research program in pharmacovigilance and pharmaco-epidemiology, including, the following projects: REISAMIC (vigilance of cancer immune therapies), VIGICAIRE (vigilance and observation of off label use in paediatric auto-immune cytopenias) and VIGINOM (vigilance of innovative medicines entering true life after their marketing authorisation). • Summary: The Pharmacovigilance Unit (UFPV) of the Gustave Roussy Clinical Research Division evaluates in real-time the safety of investigational medicinal products used in more than 70 clinical trials sponsored by Gustave Roussy and other academic sponsors in the Ile-de-France Region. The monitoring of investigational health products is carried out with great care to detect possible drug side effects. The UFPV conducts this assessment according to current French and European regulatory requirements (in particular the European Directive 2001/20/EC), to ensure the safety of patients, both adults and children, included in phase I to III trials. This applies to trials involving chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, medical devices, gene or cell therapy and trials of treatment strategy, diagnosis, surgery and/or intensive care. This unit comprises physicians and pharmacists and is equipped with dedicated software (Safety Easy), which has an interface with the EudraVigilance pharmacovigilance data-base of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). • Certification In 2007 the unit obtained an ISO 9001 certificate for its pharmacovigilance activities in clinical trials. This was the first academic pharmacovigilance organisation to be certified in France. Since then the UFPV certificate has been renewed at each annual follow-up inspection performed by AFAQ, the certifying authority (French Association of Quality Assurance). 92 Academic Sponsor, Clinical trials, Quality Assurance, Patients, Regulations implementation of new regulations, ie the European Clinical Trials Regulation (536/2014/EU) and the French “Loi Jardé” ‘(LOI n° 2012-300 du 5 mars 2012), in Good clinical Practices. • Summary: The Clinical Trial Sponsoring Unit (SPEC) is responsible for organisaing and running national and international clinical trials sponsored by Gustave Roussy following the European Clinical Trial Directive (2001/20/CE). It contributes actively to the development of clinical research by setting up innovative clinical trials allowing patients to benefit from a high quality academic research. Missions: - To guarantee that studies are conducted ethically and conform to current national and international regulations, ensuring the right of the patients. - To coordinate the various activities in relation with each protocol (feasibility, risk-based monitoring, audits, logistics). - To ensure a financial support coming from industry, national and European grants and/or charities, following budgets along the life of the projects. • activity In 2014, 86 studies managed by the SPEC were ongoing, 57 were open to recruitment and 12 were international clinical trials (including X with North American participation). Eight new trials were initiated in 2014 and 508 on-site monitoring visits were performed. From a regulatory perspective, 9 initial dossiers and 45 amendments were submitted to Competent Authorities and Ethic Committees. • Certification SPEC is part of the DRCI (Délégation de la Recherche Clinique et de l’Innovation) of Gustave Roussy labeled by the Ministry of Health. The SPEC is currently leading the certification iso9001 process (national program for Quality Assurance and Certification) for the entire Clinical Research Division. In conformity with the “Plan Cancer”, patient information sheets are systematically submitted for review prior to the trial to the Patients Committee of the “Ligue nationale contre le cancer”. As a member of the French Institutional Sponsors Coordination (CPI) , the SPEC contributes to the 93 early drug development department (DITEP) Director : Jean-Charles Soria Industrial Partnerships Coordination Committee (CCPI) Head: Eric Angevin, Alliance Manager (DITEP & DRC) • Details: Gustave Roussy, DITEP, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)1 42 11 42 91 Email: Jean-Charles.SORIA@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, 114 rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France Tel: +33(0)1 42 11 50 35 – Fax: +33(0)1 42 11 65 30 Email: eric.ANGEVIN@gustaveroussy.fr Keywords Industrial partnership, alliance management, scientific collaboration, master agreement, public-private partnering. • Team members: - Permanent Clinical Researchers: 12 medical oncologists (including 2 specialists in haematology and 1 in immunotherapy), 1 radiation oncologist, 7 fellows MDs + 6 medical assistants Clinical research staff: >100 FTEs° - Care staff: 2 nurse managers, 26 study nurses, 5 care assistants - Clinical Operations staff: 2 study & coordinator managers, 33 study coordinators and data managers, 6 clinical research assistants, 2 schedulers, 2 project managers, 5 others (quality assurance, contracting, scientific officer) • Summary of the research topics: The DITEP department runs the early phase trial program in adults and provides rapid access to early innovation to cancer patients. It was re-labelled Early Phase Center (CLIP²) by the French National Cancer Institute in 2015. The team is one of the 7 international leaders in the field. The trials portfolio is composed of First-In-Human trials, phase 1 and phase 1/2 trials of new anticancer drugs (single agents and combinations). The focus is on drugs targeting oncogenic drivers (EGFR, FGFR, MET, NOTCH, ALK,…), immune effectors (anti-PD1/-PDL1 mAbs, ...), epigenetic (EZH2, BET,..) and metabolic (IDH,…) alterations in solid tumours and haematological malignancies. The team played a major role in the development of several TKIs and immunomodulators among other innovative compounds. New drug development is embedded into the Precision and Molecular medicine program and the Immunotherapy program based on re-biopsying patient’s tumour and collecting circulating DNA before entry into early phase trials. In the GR-sponsored MOSCATO trial (1000 patients so far), next generating sequencing, whole exome and RNA sequencing, analysis of immunocontexture (including mutations load and search for neo-antigens) are used to identify targetable molecular alterations for all patients and to build a large clinical-biological database for discovery research . The GR-sponsored MATCH-R trial explores the mechanism of resistance under treatment with targeting agents through repeated sequential biopsies for molecular profiling and generation of tumour models (in vitro cell lines, patientderived xenografts). The DITEP works in close collaboration with each organ-oriented clinical research team as well as with the the paediatric phase I team within the CLIP². Translational research projects are implemented with UMR981 on biomarker discovery and validation. • Information on activity (year 2014): - 816 patients in trials (413 patients in 82 therapeutic trials; 403 in molecular matching trials) - 86 Trials, sponsored by industry (76), Gustave Roussy (8) and other academias (2) - 71 trials as lead investigator Industrials Partnerships with several pharmaceutical and biotech companies Grants (ongoing projects): 1 PHRC, 1 INCA CLIP², 1 INCA SIRIC http://www.siricsocrate.com) Internal collaborations (research teams at Gustave Roussy) : All organ-oriented tumour boards; Translational research platforms; Research units: Inserm U981 (Pr André), Inserm U1030 (Pr Deutsch), Inserm U1015 (Pr Zitvogel), Inserm U1170 (Pr Solary & Dr Bernard) 94 • Permanent members of the CCPI: Research Division representatives, Clinical Research Division representatives (DRC, Head of Clinical Research Operations, Head of Gustave Roussy Sponsoring), Early Drug Development representatives (DITEP, Head of Early Clinical Research Operations), General Manager of Gustave Roussy Transfert Affiliate (GRT). • Steering Committee of the CCPI: - Prof. Eggermont, General Director - Prof. Solary, Director of Research - Prof. Vassal, Director of Clinical Research Division (DRC) - Prof. Soria, Head of the Drug Development Department (DITEP) - Prof. Deutsch, Head of the Radiotherapy Department, Medical Director of Gustave Roussy Transfert • expertises: The Industrial Partnerships Coordination Committee (CCPI) is created since 2011 to facilitate any kind of collaborative initiative between Gustave Roussy teams and industrials in oncology. The CCPI permanent members are in charge, each in their field of responsibility, to streamline interactions with pharmaceutical or biotech companies for the implementation of fruitful, well-balanced and long-lasting collaborations regarding innovative drugs or biomarkers developments, biology, imaging or any other expertise on site in clinical and translational research. • Tasks and goals - Facilitation of contacts between Gustave Roussy teams and industrials - Preparation and elaboration of agreements and contracts (e.g. alliance & master agreement) - Implementation and follow-up of mutual commitments with industrial partners - Support to the Gustave Roussy teams involved in industrial collaborations - Reporting to the CCPI steering committee for strategic orientations and decisions 95 core fa c i l i t i e s CNRS UMS3655 - INSERM US23 MOLECULAR ANALYSIS, MODELlING AND IMAGING OF CANCER DISEASE Immune Monitoring Laboratory in Oncology Platform director: Nathalie Chaput Research Unit director: Jean-Yves Scoazec Details: Gustave Roussy, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif cedex Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 56 55 e-mail: Nathalie.CHAPUT@gustaveroussy.fr Immune Monitoring Laboratory in Oncology: Nathalie Chaput Genomics: Nathalie Droin, Ludovic Lacroix platform members: - Permanent researchers: 1 (CDI de mission Gustave Roussy) - Faculty members:1/4 - Technical staff: 2 (CDI de mission Gustave Roussy et 1 CDD Gustave Roussy) - Non-permanent researchers: 1 post-doc - PhD students: 2 - Others: 1 résident sénior (MD, Gustave Roussy), 1 PH-chercheur Gustave Roussy 1/4 Circulating tumour cells: Françoise Farace Bioinformatics: Daniel Gautheret Preclinical evaluation platform: Patrick Gonin Keywords Metabolomics: Guido Kroemer Immunology, Immunopathology, Immunotherapy, Translational medicine, Vaccines Imaging and cytometry platform: Corinne Laplace-Builhé Proteomics: Vasily Ogryzko Biological resource centre: Jean-Yves Scoazec Histopathology: Jean-Yves Scoazec • EXPERTISES AND SERVICES: Translationnal research in oncoimmunology and immunotherapy. We aim at defining predictive markers of efficacy/toxicity of immunomodulatory agents according to specific tumour/host immune and molecular interactions. Our goal is to improve our knowledge and understanding of the immune system in cancer bearing hosts, to identify relevant new biomarkers and to develop new therapeutic targets. • 3 patents • 6 ongoing industrial partnerships TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Br J Cancer. 2013 Dendritic Cell-derived Exosomes as Maintenance Immunotherapy after First Line Chemotherapy in NSCLC. Besse B, Charrier et al. OncoImmunology (in press) 2015 Phase I clinical trial combining imatinib mesylate and IL-2: HLA-DR(+) NK cell levels correlate with disease outcome. Chaput N et al. Oncoimmunology. 2013 Regulation of CD4(+)NKG2D(+) Th1 cells in patients with metastatic melanoma treated with sorafenib: role of IL-15Rα and NKG2D triggering. Chaput N et al. Cancer Res. 2014 Experience in daily practice with ipilimumab for the treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma: an early increase in lymphocyte and eosinophil counts is associated with improved survival. Delyon J et al. Ann Oncol.2013 Tumour-infiltrating CD68+ and CD57+ cells predict patient outcome in stage II-III colorectal cancer. Chaput N, et al. 98 99 Genomics Platform directors: Nathalie Droin, Ludovic Lacroix Circulating tumour cells platform Platform director : Françoise Farace Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif cedex Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 50 82 e-mail : Research : Nathalie.DROIN@gustaveroussy.fr Clinical Research: ludovic.LACROIX@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, Inserm UMR 981, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 51 98 e-mail: Francoise.FARACE@gustaveroussy.fr, platform members: 4 and 6 for clinical (research team) - Permanent researchers: 1 - Technical staff: 3 - Non-permanent researchers: 1 - PhD students: 2 platform members: Keywords Next Generation Sequencing – HiSeq2000-MiSeq-PGM – Gene Expression – CGH – SNP Array – Digital PCR – Research and Clinical Research. • EXPERTISES AND SERVICES: The GustaveRoussy’s Genomics Platform provides comprehensive genomic services to the scientific community and for Clinical Research including 2 dedicated team, One team for the research project for the scientific (N.Droin) and one ISO 9001 certified team driving analysis for clinical trials and research (L.Lacroix). Plateform activities and services included : -Advice and assistance with the experimental design to allow the use of the best technology to address the scientific question - Advice and assistance with the preparation of samples/ quality control - Production of Agilent microarrays (Gene Expression, miRNA, CGH comparative genomic hybridisation) - Production of Affymetrix microarrays (SNP Arrays, Gene Expression Arrays) - High-throughput sequencing with HiSeq2000 (Whole genome, exome, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq) - Target resequencing or Targeted RNAseq with MiSeq, AmpliSeq on MiSeq and PGM - Open access after reservation to the following equipment (research team): Nanodrop spectrophotometer (quantification of nucleic acids), Bioanalyser (quality control for nucleic acids or proteins), real-time PCR apparatus (96well plates and Taqman Low-Density Array (TLDA) cards), Covaris S220 - The Genomics Platform explores, validates, optimises, and implements new technologies (Fluidigm), methods to make them available to the scientific community. - For Clinical Activity, weekly bach of analysis for Gene panel sequencing or targeted RNAseq (PGM), SNParray, Q-PCR, Digital PCR for patient included in clinical trials and based on Tissue samples as well as Circulating DNA. • equipment: - 2 PGM IonTorrent + 3 OneTouch, séquençage NGS (Life Technologie) - Plateforme Micro Array (Affymetrix) - 1 DD PCR Stilla (en développement) - Extracteur EZ1 (Qiagen) - 1 bloc Viia7 Q-PCR 96puits (Life Technologie) - 8 blocs PCR (96puits) - pre-analytics: 2 bioanalyseur 2100 (Agilent) ; 2 nanodrop ND-1000 ; 1 QuBIT (Life Technologies) ; 1 ultra sonicateur Covaris S220 ; 1 ultra sonicateur Covaris E220 - PCR-Q: TaqMan SDS 7900 HT ; QuantStudio® 3D Digital PCR System (Life Technologies) ; Système BioMark HD et module C1 (Fluidigm) - Microarrays: Scanner Microarrays - Agilent - High throughput sequencing: Robot Bravo (Agilent) ; Robot SpriWorks (Beckman) ; HiSeq2000 (Illumina) ; MiSeq (Illumina) Genomes in the clinic: the Gustave Roussy Cancer Center experience. Lacroix L, Boichard A, André F, Soria JC. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2014 Feb;24:99-106. MET genetic abnormalities unreliable for patient selection for therapeutic intervention in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Lacroix L, Post SF, Valent A, Melkane AE, Vielh P, Egile C, Castell C, Larois C, Micallef S, Saulnier P, Goulaouic H, Lefebvre AM, Temam S. PLoS One. 2014 Jan 17;9(1):e84319. • EXPERTISES AND SERVICES: The platform is in charge of the analysis of very rare cells in peripheral blood such as circulating tumour cells (CTCs) and circulating endothelial cells (CECs) and the detection of plasmatic biomarkers such as angiogenic factors. CTCs and CECs (including mature CECs and circulating endothelial progenitors (CEPs)) are enumerated and characterised using either standardized approaches such as the CellSearch, or more original techniques developed in the laboratory. Studies on the clinical value of these cell populations are conducted in the context of monocentric or multicentric clinical trials. In collaboration with European or French consortiums the platform evaluate and develop novel techniques for characterised these cell populations. The CTC team is more focused on the molecular characterization of CTCs in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and prostate cancer (PCa). Original approaches have been established to characterise CTCs isolated on filters by combining immunofluorescence staining and FISH or by laser-microdissection of CTCs and their analysis at the single cell level. In NSCLC, research are focused on the characterisation of CTCs harbouring predictive biomarkers such as ALK and ROS1 rearrangement or activating EGFR mutations as well as the analysis of acquired resistance mutations to tyrosine kinase inhibitors in CTCs. In PCa, the project is oriented on the characterization of CTCs harbouring key prostate biomarkers such androgen receptor (AR) amplification and ERG translocation, and the identification of novel biomarkers by exome sequencing of CTCs at the single cell level. Patient derived xenografts models starting with CTCs are also established in order to study and characterise the tumour initiating cell capacity of CTCs. • equipment: - Main CTC enrichment and detection systems: . CellSearch system . ISET device . Siemens microfuidic filtration system . Parsortix microfluidic system - Epi-fluorescence microscope Eclipse Ti Nikon - Ariol scanning system with a Leica DM6000 B microscope - Systems for single cell isolation: . Lasermicrodissector (Leica) . Puncher system with a Nikon microscope - Facscalibur (Becton Dickinson) - Thermal Cycler Applied Biosystems 2720) - Thermal Cycler Veriti 96-Well (X2) • 2 patents • 7 ongoing industrial partnerships TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS EGFR-independent mechanisms of acquired resistance to AZD9291 in EGFR T790M-positive NSCLC patients. Planchard D, Loriot Y, André F, Gobert A, Auger N, Lacroix L, Soria JC. Ann Oncol. 2015 Aug 12. pii: mdv319. Keywords circulating tumour cells (CTCs), circulating endothelial cells (CECs), circulating endothelial progenitor cells (CEPs), predictive biomarkers, biomarkers of resistance to targeted therapies, CTCderived xenografts models. Molecular screening for a personalized treatment approach in advanced adrenocortical cancer. De Martino MC, Al Ghuzlan A, Aubert S, Assié G, Scoazec JY, Leboulleux S, Do Cao C, Libè R, Nozières C, Lombès M, Pattou F, Borson-Chazot F, Hescot S, Mazoyer C, Young J, Borget I, Colao A, Pivonello R, Soria JC, Bertherat J, Schlumberger M, Lacroix L, Baudin E. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Oct;98(10):4080-8. Somatic RAS mutations occur in a large proportion of sporadic RET-negative medullary thyroid carcinomas and extend to a previously unidentified exon. Boichard A, Croux L, Al Ghuzlan A, Broutin S, Dupuy C, Leboulleux S, Schlumberger M, Bidart JM, Lacroix L. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Oct;97(10):E2031-5. 100 High Level of Chromosomal Instability in Circulating Tumor Cells of ROS1-Rearranged NonSmall-Cell Lung Cancer. Pailler E, Auger N, Lindsay CR, Vielh P, Islas-Morris-Hernandez A, Borget I, Ngo-Camus M, Planchard D, Soria JC, Besse B, Farace F. Annals Oncol 2015 Jul;26(7):1408-15. Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells Harboring a Unique ALK-Rearrangement in ALK Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Pailler, E., Adam, J., Barthélémy, A., Oulhen, M., Auger, N., Valent, A., Borget, I., Planchard, D., Taylor, M., André, F., Soria, J.C., Vielh, P., Besse, B. and Farace, F. J Clin Oncol 31(18):2273-81, 2013. Reversing resistance to vascular-disrupting agents by blocking late mobilization of circulating endothelial progenitor cells. Taylor, M., Billiot, F., Marty, V., Rouffiac, V., Cohen, P., Tournay, E., Opolon, P., Louache, F., Vassal, G., Laplace-Builhe, C., Vielh, P. Soria, J.C and Farace, F. Cancer Discov 2, 434-449, 2012. Clinical value of circulating endothelial cell levels in metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with first-line chemotherapy and bevacizumab. Malka, D., Boige, V., Jacques, N., Vimond, N., Adenis, A., Boucher, E., Pierga, J.Y., Conroy, T., Chauffert, B., Francois, E., Guichard, P., Galais, M.P., Cvitkovic, F., Ducreux , M. and Farace, F. Ann Oncol 23, 919-927, 2012. Efficacy, Safety, and Biomarkers of Single-Agent Bevacizumab Therapy in Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Boige, V., Malka, D., Bourredjem, A., Dromain, C., Baey, C., Jacques, N., Pignon, J.P., Vimond, N., Bouvet-Forteau, N., De Baere, T., Ducreux, M. and Farace, F. The Oncologist. 17(8):1063-72, 2012. 101 Bioinformatics Platform Platform leader: Daniel Gautheret Deputy platform leader: Guillaume Meurice Preclinical Evaluation Platform Platform director: Patrick Gonin Details: Gustave Roussy, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif cedex Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 40 39 e-mail: Patrick.GONIN@gustaveroussy.fr Details: Gustave Roussy, Bioinformatics Core Facility, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel. office: +33(0)1 42 11 41 12 e-mail: daniel.gautheret@gustaveroussy.fr e-mail: Guillaume.Meurice@gustaveroussy.fr platform members: - Permanent Researchers: 1 Gustave Roussy - Technical staff: 11 Gustave Roussy, 3 Inserm. ONGOING SCIENTIFIC AND INDUTRIAL platform members: - Permanent researchers : 3 - PhD students : 1 - Others : 5 Keywords NGS, genomic, RNA-Seq, Whole Exome, precision medecine • EXPERTISES AND SERVICES: This core facility offers support to all cancer research projects requiring bioinformatics, either in academic labs or clinical research groups. Our main expertise is high throughput genome sequence analysis for human molecular biology and precision medicine. Our services range from complete in-house support of bioinformatics projects, from design to analysis, to providing labs with the required bioinformatics infrastructure and software, or to coaching students and interns involved in bioinformatics tasks. Furthermore, we develop, run and distribute custom pipelines integrating state of the art software for the following tasks: - microarray gene expression analysis (gene and microRNA, Agilent and Affymetrix) - microarray CGH analysis (Agilent and Affymetrix) - NGS data analysis (Ion Torrent, HiSeq, MiSeq) • Mutation/short indel detection (Whole Exome and RNASeq) • Copy number alteration / LOH analysis • Structural variation (large deletion) • RNASeq differential analysis • Fusion Event detection (RNASeq) • ChipSeq analysis • Metagenomic • equipment: Our Bioinformatic core facility is using two computing cluster : - 4 nodes (each node has 24 core, 96 Go RAM) with 100 To high performances hard drive. - 16 nodes (each node has 24 core, 128GB RAM), with 1 NFS partition of 75 To and 1 Beegfs partiton of 150Tb . This cluster also have a fat node of 32 cores and 1024 Go RAM. We are archiving the data from all project using an Active Circle server (LTO magnetic tape with 16 To of high capacity hard drive). • EXPERTISES AND SERVICES: The PFEP is the platform for preclinical studies, specialised in the development of animal models for understanding the implication of target genes in carcinogenesis and for assessing pre-clinical strategy of anticancer drugs or combinations. The PFEP is a platform with an official approval (license E 94-07611). All facilities and studies are in compliance with the French decree and acts transposing European Directive 2010/63. All studies are also assessed and approved by the officially accredited Animal Care and Use n°26 prior starting. The PFEP provide researchers, clinicians and outside companies with the means and skills needed to conduct their research programs using live animals. It ensures, as the law requires it: checking training and competence of animal users and their training as appropriate. It monitors and trace the welfare of the animals, thanks to its animal welfare body, and, when necessary, veterinary care. It also ensures the health monitoring, prophylactic or curative treatment, the supply of anaesthetic and all required drugs, all surgeries, autopsies, diagnostic opinions and is implementing all or part of experimental protocols using animals. The platform thus ensures the implementation of all or part of the in vivo preclinical studies, and carries out methodological developments based on the needs of researchers. - Laboratory Animal Science and medicine, veterinary care, routine care and health monitoring of the animals (including monitoring of breeding, and performing cryopreservation of eggs and sperm). - realisation of experimental protocols and procedures (feasibility, development and implementation of ad hoc surgical procedure, genotyping, xenografts (all types)). - realisation of pathological and histological examinations - Coordination of the CapSud Network of the Animal Facilities of Université Paris Sud - Animation, coordination and Chairmanship of the Ethics Committee in Animal Experimentation 26 (EAEC 26). • equipment: Premises (700 sq m) are organised in different sectors, and all mice are housed in individually ventilated cages (n=4500) or insulators (500 cages, also for breeding of specific immune deficient mice). All experimental rooms are equipped with mobile gas anaesthesia machines (n=6). Platform includes as well two research grades irradiators (X-Rays) for mouse aplasia or irradiation. • 3 ongoing industrial partnerships • Scientific collaboration with Genopole CERFE • Network Coordination MRM Université Paris Sud. TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS Germline duplication of ATG2B and GSKIP predisposes to familial myeloid malignancies. Saliba J. et al. Nat Genet 2015; ePub ahead of print. Correction of the FSHD Myoblast Differentiation Defect by Fusion With Healthy Myoblasts. Dib C. et al. J Cell Physiol. 2015; ePub ahead of print. Nuclear cathepsin D enhances TRPS1 transcriptional repressor function to regulate cell cycle progression and transformation in human breast cancer cells. Bach, AS. et al. Oncotarget. 2015; ePub ahead of print. A simplified interventional mapping system (SIMS) for the selection of combinations of targeted treatments in non-small cell lung cancer. Lazar V. et al. Oncotarget. 2015; 6:14139-52. Comparative analysis of primary tumour and matched metastases in colorectal cancer patients: Evaluation of concordance between genomic and transcriptional profiles. Vignot S. et al. Eur J Cancer. 2015; 51:791-9. 102 Metabolic epistasis among apoptosis-inducing factor and the mitochondrial import factor CHCHD4. Modjtahedi N, Hangen E, Gonin P, Kroemer G. Cell Cycle. 2015 Sep 2;14(17):2743-2747. Interaction between AIF and CHCHD4 Regulates Respiratory Chain Biogenesis. Hangen E, Féraud O, Lachkar S, Mou H, Doti N, Fimia GM, Lam NV, Zhu C, Godin I, Muller K, Chatzi A, Nuebel E, Ciccosanti F, Flamant S, Bénit P, Perfettini JL, Sauvat A, BennaceurGriscelli A, Ser-Le Roux K, Gonin P, Tokatlidis K, Rustin P, Piacentini M, Ruvo M, Blomgren K, Kroemer G, Modjtahedi N. Mol Cell. 2015 May 20. pii: S1097-2765(15) p19(INK4d) Controls Hematopoietic Stem Cells in a Cell-Autonomous Manner during Genotoxic Stress and through the Microenvironment during Aging. Hilpert M, Legrand C, Bluteau D, Balayn N, Betems A, Bluteau O, Villeval JL, Louache F, Gonin P, Debili N, Plo I, Vainchenker W, Gilles L, Raslova H. Stem Cell Reports. 2014 Dec 9;3(6):1085-102. CXCR4 inhibitors selectively eliminate CXCR4 expressing human acute myeloid leukemia cells in NOG mouse model. Yanyan Zhang, S Patel, H Abdelouahab, M Wittner, C Willekens, i Shen, A Betems, V Joulin, P Opolon, O Bawa, F Pasquier, M Ito, N Fujii, P Gonin, E Solary, W Vainchenker, P Coppo, S De Botton, F Louache. Cell Death Dis 2012 Oct 4;3:e396. Characterization of a large panel of patient-derived tumor xenografts representing the clinical heterogeneity of human colorectal cancer. Sylvia Julien, Ana Merino-Trigo, Ludovic Lacroix, Marc Pocard, Diane Goéré, Pascale Mariani, Sophie Landron, Ludovic Bigot, Fariba Némati, Peggy Cuilliere-Dartigues, Louis-Bastien Weiswald, Denis Lantuas, Loïc Morgand, Emmanuel Pham, Patrick Gonin, et al. Clin Cancer Res. 2012 Oct 1;18(19):5314-28. 103 Metabolomics Platform director: Guido Kroemer Imaging and Cytometry Platform Platform director: Corinne Laplace-Builhé Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, Metabolomics Plaform, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 60 41 e-mail: Kroemer@orange.fr Gustave Roussy, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif cedex Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 66 72 e-mail: Corinne.LAPLACE@gustaveroussy.fr platform members: platform members: - Permanent researchers: 1 Inserm - Technical: 2 Gustave Roussy, 1 Inserm • EXPERTISES AND SERVICES: The platform has the capacity of providing all means for the entire workflow, from extraction of metabolites from biological samples to their metabolomic analysis and their biostatistic and biomathematical integration. Non-targeted metabolomic profiling is performed by means of a high-resolution mass spectrometer coupled to an ultrahigh performance liquid chromatograph (UHPLC). Targeted metabolomic analyses relies on the MRM (multiple reaction monitoring) technique, after UHPLC or gas chromatography, depending on the specific physicochemical properties of the metabolite of interest - Unbiased profiling of biological samples by UHPLC/QTOF - Semi-quantitative analysis of large arrays of endogenous metabolites - Structural exploration by high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) - Quantitative analysis of candidate metabolites - Follow-up analyses throughout a project - Assistance in experimental design - Development of specific extraction protocols - Statistical analysis, mathematical modelling, integration of metabolic data - Interpretation of data in their biological context • equipment: The platform is equipped with three distinct mass spectrometer/chromatography combinations - UHPLC 1260 Binary Pump Agilent - QTOF 6520 Agilent for the profiling and identification of metabolites byHRMS - UHPLC 1260 Binary Pump Agilent - QQQ 6410 Agilent for the targeted quantification of metabolites after liquid phase chromatography - GC 7890A - QQQ 7000A Agilent for the targeted quantification of metabolites after gas chromatography 104 - Permanent researchers: 2 Gustave Roussy, 2 external ressources - Technical: 1 Gustave Roussy, 2 Inserm • EXPERTISES AND SERVICES: The Imaging and Cytometry platform strives to provide biomedical scientists and industry with equipment at the cutting edge of technology in various fields of biomedical imaging and cytometry (confocal microscopy and multiphoton, flow cytometry and cell sorting, in vivo photon imaging). The platform offers the expertise and technological support needed for the realisation of scientific projects and supports hands-on multidisciplinary training for the use of instruments. - Theoretical and practical training in photonics, multiphoton imaging and flow cytometry - Advice on implementation of imaging and Cytometry experiments - Assays and assistance on instruments use - Supervision or advice on the acquisition and analysis of data - Aid to the analysis, interpretation and presentation of data and images - Development of new protocols or new technical updates - Technical maintenance of instruments - Technological developments The PFIC is strongly involved in instrumental development projects for high resolution imaging in patients through industrial projects and academic collaboration, and especially for the assessment of confocal microendoscopy and optical coherence tomography (OCT), for intraoperative tumour resection margins. • equipment: The platform operates on four axes (cell and molecular imaging, small animal imaging, cytometry and cell sorting and R&D for clinical transfer of photon imaging). The available equipment consists in 16 instruments of which 70% were renewed during the past 4 years, with 2 new machines installed mid- 2015. (One 18 colours Flow cytometer and one small-animal imager (fluorescence&bioluminescence) attached to 3D scanner) 105 Integrated Biology Platform - Proteomics Platform director: Vasily Ogryzko Biological Resource Centre Platform director: Jean-Yves Scoazec Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif cedex Tel.: +33(0)1 42 11 65 25 e-mail: Vasily.OGRYZKO@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel. office: +33(0)1 42 11 51 31 e-mail: GD-CRB@gustaveroussy.fr platform members: platform members: - Permanent researchers: 1 Inserm - Technical staff: 1 - Faculty members : 3 - Technical staff : 8 Keywords biological resources – frozen tissues – blood - nucleic acids • EXPERTISES AND SERVICES: High-throughput protein analysis technology is a tool complementary to genomics, being better suited for an analysis of other than transcription levels of regulation of gene activity, thus providing new perspectives in development of diagnostic and therapeutic tools. As a part of a global project of analysis of complex biological samples, one of the ultimate aims of the Platform is identification cancerspecific markers. The Proteomics Platform is accessible for all academic groups, internal or external to Gustave Roussy. It offers a set of technologies for proteomic analysis, from protein identification to comparison of proteomes, to analysis of posttranslational modifications, to protein-protein interaction partners identification up to primary bioinformatic analysis. The analysis system Q-Exactive Orbitrap was launched in 2014. This system allows for a quantitative proteomic profiling of complex protein samples, as well as to study post-translational modifications (acetylation, methylation, phoshorylation, ubiquitinylation etc), and to perform targeted analyses of proteomes and the Top-Down analysis of proteins. · Definition of optimal experimental design · Collaboration with those responsible for the projects concerned · Advice concerning the structure and setting up of projects · Advice and assistance with the preparation of samples/ quality control · Protein identification · Comparison of proteomes (SILAC based or label-free) · Analysis of post-translational modifications · Targeted proteomics · Primary bioinformatic analysis • equipment: Mass-Spectrometry Hardware: An LC-MS/MS system for low scale and low resolution proteomic analysis: · Agilent API MALDI · Agilent 6340 ion trap with ECD and CHIP cube · Agilent Nano HPLC 1200 · Agilent Chip-Cube · Agilent Off-Gel fractionator Last generation LC-MS/MS system for high capacity and resolution proteomic analysis (label free quantitative proteomics, targeted proteomics, Top-Down analysis of proteins): · ThermoFisher Orbitrap Q-Exactive · ThermoFisher EASY-nLC 1000 Proteomics Software Packages: · Agilent Server Spectrum Mill · ThermoFisher Server Proteome Discoverer · ThermoFisher Server SIEVE 2.0 · ThermoFisher Server PINPOINT 1.2 · ThermoFisher Server ProSightPC 2.0 + Small laboratory equipment • EXPERTISES AND SERVICES: The Biological Resource Centre has the mission to collect, prepare and store biological samples (cells, tissues, fluids, nucleic acids) used in clinical or experimental research programs, with academic or industrial partners. The Biological Resource Centre contains 3 modules (CRB Tissu for cell and tissue samples, ET EXTRA for fluids and Predisposition for blood and derived products from patients with predisposition syndromes). Samples come from patients managed in Gustave Roussy, enrolled in clinical trials or considered informative by clinicians or pathologists. All patients have signed an informed consent. The Biological Resource Centre is equipped for the collection, preparation (pre-analytical techniques, microdissection) and storage of frozen material and FPPE tissue samples. The transfer of material to research programs is made on the basis of a justified request, after verification of the patient consent. A quality management system has been implemented. The Resource Centre is certified NF CS96-900 since 2014. TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS The politics of the Biological Resource Center is to be cited in Material and Methods or to be acknowledged in all papers based on biological material obtained from its collections. 106 107 BioCELL platform (PACRI) UMR 1138 INSERM Histopathology Platform director: Jean-Yves Scoazec Research director: Guido Kroemer Platform leader: Oliver Kepp Details: Details: Gustave Roussy, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel. office: +33(0)1 42 11 44 67 e-mail: GD-HCP@gustaveroussy.fr Gustave Roussy, BioCell platform, 114, rue Edouard Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif Tel. office: +33(0)1 42 11 45 16 e-mail: oliver.kepp@gustaveroussy.fr platform members: - Faculty members : 4 - Technical staff : 7 - Non-permanent researchers : 1 platform members: - Permanent researchers : 1 - Faculty members : 1 - Technical staff : 1 - PhD students : 3 - Others : 1 Keywords histopathology– immunohistochemistry – FISH – microdissection – TMAtranslational research • EXPERTISES AND SERVICES: The team is in charge of the whole spectrum of morphological techniques for cell and tissue analysis in the context of translational research programs (for academic or industrial partners) and precision medicine. This includes conventional histology, histochemistry, immunohistochemistry (immunoperoxidase and immunofluorescence) and FISH. The facility is also equipped to perform tissue microdissection and to construct tissue microarrays (TMA). Pathologists and cytogeneticists are available to analyse and interpret the results and to provide complete reports. The facility has a quality management system and is in process of certification. Keywords High throughput compound and siRNA screening; imaging; biosensors; cell death • Information on Knowledge Transfer Activities of the research team: - Number of patents since 2010 (indicating those with license): 0 - List of industrial partnerships and / or consultancies since 2010: Air Liquide ; GSK oncology ; Lytix Biopharma ; Genentech ; PharmaMar ; Bayer Healthcare - «spin-off / startups / biotech» from your team: 0 • EXPERTISES AND SERVICES: Built within the Paris Alliance of Cancer Research Institutes (PACRI), the BioCELL platform works in concert with INSERM UMR1138 “APOPTOSIS, CANCER & IMMUNITY” to investigate the molecular and cellular mechanisms of cell stress and cell death. The mode of cellular stress and death that is evoked during cancer treatment has profound therapeutic implications. A systematic search has been launched to identify molecular switches that “decide” which particular cell stress or cell death subroutine is preferentially executed. In addition, cancer cell death modalities and their impact on the immune system are analysed in a systematic fashion to develop strategies that improve the chances of therapeutic success. The BioCELL platform at Gustave Roussy is used as a hub to conduct screening approaches, as it offers fully automated cell biology workflows that allow for the phenotypic screening of large-scale compound and siRNA libraries necessary to conduct systems biology oriented research. The unique design of the platform allows for extremely flexible assay design and multiplexing as it integrates automated cell culture and compound management with three different fully automated high content analysis systems via an industrial robot. • 6 ongoing industrial partnerships TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS A simplified interventional mapping system (SIMS) for the selection of combinations of targeted treatments in non-small cell lung cancer. Lazar V, Rubin E, Depil S, Pawitan Y, Martini JF, Gomez-Navarro J, Yver A, Kan Z0, Dry JR, Kehren J, Validire P, Rodon J, Vielh P, Ducreux M, Galbraith S, Lehnert M, Onn A, Berger R, Pierotti MA, Porgador A, Pramesh CS, Ye DW, Carvalho AL, Batist G, Le Chevalier T, Morice P, Besse B, Vassal G, Mortlock A, Hansson J, Berindan-Neagoe I, Dann R, Haspel J, Irimie A, Laderman S, Nechushtan H, Al Omari AS, Haywood T, Bresson C, Soo KC, Osman I, Mata H, Lee JJ, Jhaveri K, Meurice G, Palmer G, Lacroix L, Koscielny S, Eterovic KA, Blay JY, Buller R, Eggermont A, Schilsky RL, Mendelsohn J, Soria JC, Rothenberg M, Scoazec JY, Hong WK, Kurzrock R. Oncotarget. 2015;6:14139-52. Detection of circulating tumor cells harboring a unique ALK rearrangement in ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer. Pailler E, Adam J, Barthélémy A, Oulhen M, Auger N, Valent A, Borget I, Planchard D, Taylor M, André F, Soria JC, Vielh P, Besse B, Farace F. J Clin Oncol. 2013;31:2273-81. Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and autophagy induction in breast carcinoma promote escape from T-cell-mediated lysis. Akalay I, Janji B, Hasmim M, Noman MZ, André F, De Cremoux P, Bertheau P, Badoual C, Vielh P, Larsen AK, Sabbah M, Tan TZ, Keira JH, Hung NT, Thiery JP, Mami-Chouaib F, Chouaib S. Cancer Res. 2013;73:2418-27. Reversing resistance to vascular-disrupting agents by blocking late mobilization of circulating endothelial progenitor cells. Taylor M, Billiot F, Marty V, Rouffiac V, Cohen P, Tournay E, Opolon P, Louache F, Vassal G, Laplace-Builhé C, Vielh P, Soria JC, Farace F. Cancer Discov.2012;2:434-49. PARP1 impact on DNA repair of platinum adducts: preclinical and clinical read-outs. Olaussen KA, Adam J, Vanhecke E, Vielh P, Pirker R, Friboulet L, Popper H, Robin A, Commo F, Thomale J, Kayitalire L, Filipits M, Le Chevalier T, André F, Brambilla E, Soria JC. Lung Cancer. 2013;80:216-22. 108 TOP 5 PUBLICATIONS - Unsaturated fatty acids induce non-canonical autophagy. Niso-Santano, M., Malik, S.A., Pietrocola, F., Bravo-San Pedro, J.M., Marino, G., Cianfanelli, V., Ben-Younes, A., Troncoso, R., Markaki, M., Sica, V., et al. The EMBO journal 2015; 34, 1025-1041. - Resveratrol and aspirin eliminate tetraploid cells for anticancer chemoprevention. Lissa, D., Senovilla, L., Rello-Varona, S., Vitale, I., Michaud, M., Pietrocola, F., Boileve, A., Obrist, F., Bordenave, C., Garcia, P., et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2014; 111, 3020-3025. - Cancer cell-autonomous contribution of type I interferon signaling to the efficacy of chemotherapy. Sistigu, A., Yamazaki, T., Vacchelli, E., Chaba, K., Enot, D.P., Adam, J., Vitale, I., Goubar, A., Baracco, E.E., Remedios, C., et al. Nature medicine 2014; 20, 1301-1309. - An immunosurveillance mechanism controls cancer cell ploidy. Senovilla, L., Vitale, I., Martins, I., Tailler, M., Pailleret, C., Michaud, M., Galluzzi, L., Adjemian, S., Kepp, O., Niso-Santano, M., et al.. Science 2012; 337, 1678-1684. - Cytoplasmic STAT3 represses autophagy by inhibiting PKR activity. Shen, S., Niso-Santano, M., Adjemian, S., Takehara, T., Malik, S.A., Minoux, H., Souquere, S., Marino, G., Lachkar, S., Senovilla, L., et al. Molecular cell 2012; 48, 667-680. 109 / DIRECTION DE LA RECHERCHE www.gustaveroussy.fr Conception : Direction de la Communication - Gustave Roussy - jan. 2016 - Impression : Reprographie GR GUSTAVE ROUSSY 114, rue édouard-Vaillant 94805 Villejuif Cedex - France
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