Inhibition of autophagy antagonizes breast cancer brain metastogenesis and augments the anticancer activity of lapatinib

• Steffan T. Nawrocki,
• Claudia M. Espitia,
• Maria Janina Carrera Espinoza,
• Trace M. Jones,
• Madison E. Gamble,
• Sruthi Sureshkumar,
• Mengyang Chang,
• Wei Wang,
• Jennifer S. Carew

Affiliations

Steffan T. Nawrocki

Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology University of Arizona Cancer Center Tucson Arizona USA

Claudia M. Espitia

Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology University of Arizona Cancer Center Tucson Arizona USA

Maria Janina Carrera Espinoza

Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology University of Arizona Cancer Center Tucson Arizona USA

Trace M. Jones

Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology University of Arizona Cancer Center Tucson Arizona USA

Madison E. Gamble

Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology University of Arizona Cancer Center Tucson Arizona USA

Sruthi Sureshkumar

Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology University of Arizona Cancer Center Tucson Arizona USA

Mengyang Chang

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Arizona Tucson Arizona USA

Wei Wang

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Arizona Tucson Arizona USA

Jennifer S. Carew

Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology University of Arizona Cancer Center Tucson Arizona USA