Her2-receptor negative breast cancer
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Summary
Her2-receptor negative breast cancer (MONDO:0000618) is a cancer with 6 cohort genes (4 GWAS associations across 8 studies; 6 CIViC-evidence somatic drivers). Molecularly, BRCA1 Loss-of-function confers sensitivity to Olaparib in Her2-receptor Negative Breast Cancer (CIViC Level A); 27 further subtype–drug associations are mapped below.
At a glance
- Classification: Cancer
- Cohort genes: 6
- GWAS associations: 4
- Precision-medicine evidence (CIViC): 28 subtype–drug associations
Clinical features
No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | Her2-receptor negative breast cancer |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0000618 |
| EFO | EFO:0009780 |
| DOID | DOID:0060080 |
| NCIT | C168519 |
| SNOMED CT | 431396003 |
| UMLS | C4733095 |
| MedGen | 1684659 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | yes |
Data availability: 4 GWAS associations (8 studies).
Disease family
An umbrella term covering 2 Mondo subtypes.
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › cancer or benign tumor › neoplastic disease or syndrome › neoplasm › cancer › carcinoma › breast carcinoma › breast carcinoma by gene expression profile › Her2-receptor negative breast cancer
Related subtypes (7): progesterone-receptor positive breast cancer, progesterone-receptor negative breast cancer, breast tumor luminal A or B, HER2 positive breast carcinoma, normal breast-like subtype of breast carcinoma, estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer, estrogen-receptor negative breast cancer
Subtypes (2): triple-negative breast carcinoma, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer
Genetics & variants
GWAS landscape
4 GWAS associations across 8 studies. Top hits map to 3 distinct genes (as reported by GWAS).
Top associations by p-value
| rsID | p-value | Gene | Risk allele | Odds ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rs13258434 | 2e-09 | NACA4P - LINC02845 | G | 0.03 |
| rs62192052 | 3e-09 | DNER | ? | 0.15 |
| rs8030394 | 1e-08 | THSD4 | ? | 2.47 |
| rs1243184 | 2e-08 | MLLT10 | T | 0.03 |
Top studies (by case count)
| Study | Lead author | Year | Cases | Controls | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCST90446472 | Sun X | 2024 | 16,499 | 0 | Case-Case Genome-Wide Analyses Identify Subtype-Informative Variants that Confer Risk for Breast Cancer. |
| GCST90454347 | Zhang H | 2020 | 13,800 | 91,477 | Genome-wide association study identifies 32 novel breast cancer susceptibility loci from overall and subtype-specific analyses. |
| GCST007418 | Lacson JCA | 2017 | 932 | 1,310 | Genome-Wide Testing of Exonic Variants and Breast Cancer Risk in the California Teachers Study. |
| GCST90029047 | Morra A | 2021 | 0 | 0 | Association of germline genetic variants with breast cancer-specific survival in patient subgroups defined by clinic-pathological variables related to tumor biology and type of systemic treatment. |
| GCST90029048 | Morra A | 2021 | 0 | 0 | Association of germline genetic variants with breast cancer-specific survival in patient subgroups defined by clinic-pathological variables related to tumor biology and type of systemic treatment. |
| GCST90029049 | Morra A | 2021 | 0 | 0 | Association of germline genetic variants with breast cancer-specific survival in patient subgroups defined by clinic-pathological variables related to tumor biology and type of systemic treatment. |
| GCST90029060 | Morra A | 2021 | 0 | 0 | Association of germline genetic variants with breast cancer-specific survival in patient subgroups defined by clinic-pathological variables related to tumor biology and type of systemic treatment. |
| GCST90029061 | Morra A | 2021 | 0 | 0 | Association of germline genetic variants with breast cancer-specific survival in patient subgroups defined by clinic-pathological variables related to tumor biology and type of systemic treatment. |
Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers
Tier distribution (top 50 variants)
| Tier | Variants |
|---|---|
| Tier 1: coding | 0 |
| Tier 2: splice/UTR | 0 |
| Tier 3: regulatory | 0 |
| Tier 4: intronic/intergenic | 4 |
MAF distribution
| Bucket | Variants |
|---|---|
| common (>=0.05) | 3 |
| low_freq (0.01-0.05) | 0 |
| rare (<0.01) | 0 |
| unknown | 1 |
Functional consequences
| Consequence | Count |
|---|---|
| intron_variant | 3 |
| intergenic_variant | 1 |
Top variants
| rsID | Chr | Pos | Alleles | MAF | Consequence | Gene | p-value | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rs13258434 | 8 | 101379857 | G>A,T | 0.05 | intergenic_variant | NACA4P - LINC02845 | 2e-09 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs62192052 | 2 | 229507632 | C>T | intron_variant | DNER | 3e-09 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic | |
| rs8030394 | 15 | 71344902 | C>A,G,T | 0.05 | intron_variant | THSD4 | 1e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs1243184 | 10 | 21643008 | T>C | 0.05 | intron_variant | MLLT10 | 2e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
Genes & proteins
Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers
GenCC: 0 · Orphanet: 51 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0
Somatic driver evidence (intOGen + CIViC, cohort fanout)
| Gene | intOGen role | Cancer types | CIViC |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRCA1 | LoF | BLCA,BRCA,MEL,OVT | CIViC #6 |
| BRCA2 | LoF | BLCA,BRCA,CESC,CHOL,HCC,HNSC,LUSC,MBL,OVT,PAAD,PRAD,PROSTATE,RCC,VULVA | CIViC #7 |
| CDKN2A | LoF | ACYC,BLCA,BRCA,CHOL,COAD,COADREAD,CSCC,EGC,ESCA,ESCC,GBM,HCC,HNSC,LGGNOS,LUAD,LUSC,MEL,MLYM,NPC,NSCLC,OS,PAAD,PANCREAS,RCC,SKCM,SKIN,STAD,STOMACH,WDTC | CIViC #14 |
| ERBB2 | Act | BLCA,BRCA,CESC,CHOL,COADREAD,EGC,ESCA,ESCC,LMS,LUAD,NSCLC,OVT,PRCC,READ,STAD,UCEC | CIViC #20 |
| AKT1 | Act | ALL,BRCA,CESC,COADREAD,PRAD,PROSTATE,SARCNOS,UCEC,WDTC | CIViC #2 |
| PIK3CA | Act | ACYC,ANGS,ANSC,BCC,BLADDER,BLCA,BRCA,CCRCC,CEAD,CESC,CHOL,COAD,COADREAD,EPM,ESCA,ESCC,GB,GBM,HCC,HGGNOS,HNSC,LGGNOS,LIPO,LMS,LUAD,LUSC,MBL,MGCT,NPC,NSCLC,OVT,PAAD,PAST,PLMESO,PRAD,PRCC,PROSTATE,RCC,SACA,SKCM,SOFT_TISSUE,STAD,UCEC,UCS,UTUC,VULVA,WDTC | CIViC #37 |
Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)
| Gene | Orphanet ID | Rare disease |
|---|---|---|
| BRCA1 | Orphanet:1331 | Familial prostate cancer |
| BRCA1 | Orphanet:1333 | Familial pancreatic carcinoma |
| BRCA1 | Orphanet:145 | Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome |
| BRCA1 | Orphanet:168829 | Primary peritoneal carcinoma |
| BRCA1 | Orphanet:227535 | Hereditary breast cancer |
| BRCA1 | Orphanet:667662 | Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma |
| BRCA1 | Orphanet:694963 | Inflammatory breast cancer |
| BRCA1 | Orphanet:70567 | Cholangiocarcinoma |
| BRCA1 | Orphanet:84 | Fanconi anemia |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:1331 | Familial prostate cancer |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:1333 | Familial pancreatic carcinoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:145 | Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:178 | Chordoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:227535 | Hereditary breast cancer |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:319462 | Inherited cancer-predisposing syndrome due to biallelic BRCA2 mutations |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:440437 | Familial colorectal cancer Type X |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:654 | Nephroblastoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:667662 | Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:694963 | Inflammatory breast cancer |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:70567 | Cholangiocarcinoma |
| BRCA2 | Orphanet:84 | Fanconi anemia |
| CDKN2A | Orphanet:1333 | Familial pancreatic carcinoma |
| CDKN2A | Orphanet:1501 | Adrenocortical carcinoma |
| CDKN2A | Orphanet:252206 | Melanoma and neural system tumor syndrome |
| CDKN2A | Orphanet:404560 | Familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome |
| CDKN2A | Orphanet:524 | Li-Fraumeni syndrome |
| CDKN2A | Orphanet:585909 | B-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma with t(9;22)(q34.1;q11.2) |
| CDKN2A | Orphanet:618 | Familial melanoma |
| CDKN2A | Orphanet:99861 | Precursor T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| ERBB2 | Orphanet:213726 | Serous carcinoma of the corpus uteri |
| ERBB2 | Orphanet:2800 | Extramammary Paget disease |
| ERBB2 | Orphanet:388 | Hirschsprung disease |
| ERBB2 | Orphanet:99976 | Adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus and oesophagogastric junction |
| AKT1 | Orphanet:201 | Cowden syndrome |
| AKT1 | Orphanet:2495 | Meningioma |
| AKT1 | Orphanet:744 | Proteus syndrome |
| PIK3CA | Orphanet:140944 | CLOVES syndrome |
| PIK3CA | Orphanet:144 | Lynch syndrome |
| PIK3CA | Orphanet:168984 | CLAPO syndrome |
| PIK3CA | Orphanet:201 | Cowden syndrome |
| PIK3CA | Orphanet:210159 | Adult hepatocellular carcinoma |
| PIK3CA | Orphanet:221061 | Familial cerebral cavernous malformation |
| PIK3CA | Orphanet:2495 | Meningioma |
| PIK3CA | Orphanet:276280 | Hemihyperplasia-multiple lipomatosis syndrome |
| PIK3CA | Orphanet:295239 | Macrodactyly of fingers, unilateral |
| PIK3CA | Orphanet:295243 | Macrodactyly of toes, unilateral |
| PIK3CA | Orphanet:314662 | Segmental progressive overgrowth syndrome with fibroadipose hyperplasia |
| PIK3CA | Orphanet:60040 | Megalencephaly-capillary malformation-polymicrogyria syndrome |
| PIK3CA | Orphanet:714737 | Diffuse capillary malformation with overgrowth |
| PIK3CA | Orphanet:90308 | Capillary-lymphatic-venous malformation with segmental distribution |
Cohort genes → proteins
6 cohort genes, 6 distinct canonical proteins.
Evidence partition
| Subset | Genes |
|---|---|
| civic_only | 6 |
Cohort genes (full)
| Symbol | HGNC | Ensembl | UniProt | Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRCA1 | HGNC:1100 | ENSG00000012048 | P38398 | Breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein | civic_evidence |
| BRCA2 | HGNC:1101 | ENSG00000139618 | P51587 | Breast cancer type 2 susceptibility protein | civic_evidence |
| CDKN2A | HGNC:1787 | ENSG00000147889 | P42771 | Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A | civic_evidence |
| ERBB2 | HGNC:3430 | ENSG00000141736 | P04626 | Receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2 | civic_evidence |
| AKT1 | HGNC:391 | ENSG00000142208 | P31749 | RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase | civic_evidence |
| PIK3CA | HGNC:8975 | ENSG00000121879 | P42336 | Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform | civic_evidence |
Cohort function summary
Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.
| Symbol | Protein name | Function (lead sentence) |
|---|---|---|
| BRCA1 | Breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein | E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that specifically mediates the formation of ‘Lys-6’-linked polyubiquitin chains and plays a central role in DNA repair by facilitating cellular responses to DNA damage. |
| BRCA2 | Breast cancer type 2 susceptibility protein | Involved in double-strand break repair and/or homologous recombination. |
| CDKN2A | Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A | Acts as a negative regulator of the proliferation of normal cells by interacting strongly with CDK4 and CDK6. |
| ERBB2 | Receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2 | Protein tyrosine kinase that is part of several cell surface receptor complexes, but that apparently needs a coreceptor for ligand binding. |
| AKT1 | RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase | AKT1 is one of 3 closely related serine/threonine-protein kinases (AKT1, AKT2 and AKT3) called the AKT kinase, and which regulate many processes including metabolism, proliferation, cell survival, growth and angiogenesis. |
| PIK3CA | Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform | Phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) phosphorylates phosphatidylinositol (PI) and its phosphorylated derivatives at position 3 of the inositol ring to produce 3-phosphoinositides. |
Protein-family classification
Druggable: 3 · Difficult: 2 · Unknown: 1 · Druggable fraction: 0.5
Family distribution
Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.
| Family | Genes | Fold | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinase | 3 | 13.9× | 0.003 |
| Scaffold/PPI | 1 | 2.9× | 0.601 |
| Transcription factor | 1 | 1.4× | 0.719 |
| Other/Unknown | 1 | 0.3× | 0.993 |
Per-gene assignment
| Symbol | Family | Druggable? | EC | InterPro (top 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRCA1 | Transcription factor | no | 2.3.2.27 | BRCT_dom, Znf_RING, BRCA1 |
| BRCA2 | Other/Unknown | no | BRCA2_repeat, NA-bd_OB-fold, BRCA2_OB_1 | |
| CDKN2A | Scaffold/PPI | no | Ankyrin_rpt-contain_sf, Ank_Repeat/CDKN_Inhibitor, Tumor_suppres_ARF | |
| ERBB2 | Kinase | yes | 2.7.10.1 | Rcpt_L-dom, Prot_kinase_dom, Ser-Thr/Tyr_kinase_cat_dom |
| AKT1 | Kinase | yes | 2.7.11.1 | Prot_kinase_dom, AGC-kinase_C, PH_domain |
| PIK3CA | Kinase | yes | 2.7.1.137 | PI3K_Ras-bd_dom, PI3/4_kinase_cat_dom, PI3K_accessory_dom |
Expression context
Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.
6 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.
Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)
| Bucket | Genes |
|---|---|
| narrow (1-5 tissues) | 0 |
| moderate (6-20) | 0 |
| broad (>20) | 6 |
| unknown | 0 |
Top tissues across cohort
| Tissue | Cohort genes |
|---|---|
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | 2 |
| ventricular zone | 2 |
| primordial germ cell in gonad | 1 |
| secondary oocyte | 1 |
| cervix squamous epithelium | 1 |
| parotid gland | 1 |
| pituitary gland | 1 |
| lower esophagus mucosa | 1 |
| right uterine tube | 1 |
| sural nerve | 1 |
| endometrium epithelium | 1 |
| ganglionic eminence | 1 |
| stromal cell of endometrium | 1 |
| adrenal tissue | 1 |
| calcaneal tendon | 1 |
| tendon | 1 |
Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)
| Symbol | Bgee breadth | FANTOM5 breadth | SCXA | Top tissues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRCA1 | 208 | ubiquitous | marker | ventricular zone, male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis, primordial germ cell in gonad |
| BRCA2 | 184 | ubiquitous | marker | male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis, secondary oocyte, ventricular zone |
| CDKN2A | 220 | ubiquitous | marker | parotid gland, cervix squamous epithelium, pituitary gland |
| ERBB2 | 276 | ubiquitous | marker | lower esophagus mucosa, right uterine tube, sural nerve |
| AKT1 | 273 | ubiquitous | marker | stromal cell of endometrium, ganglionic eminence, endometrium epithelium |
| PIK3CA | 284 | ubiquitous | marker | calcaneal tendon, adrenal tissue, tendon |
Protein interactions among cohort
Intra-cohort edges: 3.
Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)
| Symbol | Interactor count |
|---|---|
| AKT1 | 16,601 |
| ERBB2 | 9,659 |
| CDKN2A | 9,311 |
| BRCA1 | 9,064 |
| PIK3CA | 5,157 |
| BRCA2 | 4,839 |
Intra-cohort edges
| A | B | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| AKT1 | PIK3CA | biogrid_interaction, string_interaction |
| BRCA1 | BRCA2 | string_interaction |
| ERBB2 | PIK3CA | string_interaction |
Structural data
PDB: 6 · AlphaFold-only: 0 · No structure: 0
Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)
| Symbol | UniProt | PDB entries |
|---|---|---|
| PIK3CA | P42336 | 135 |
| ERBB2 | P04626 | 63 |
| AKT1 | P31749 | 43 |
| BRCA1 | P38398 | 33 |
| BRCA2 | P51587 | 14 |
| CDKN2A | P42771 | 5 |
Function
Pathway analysis
Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 270. Enrichment computed across 6 evidence-associated genes (6 with Reactome annotation).
Pathways by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 6 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| Pathway | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defective homologous recombination repair (HRR) due to PALB2 loss of function | 2 | 317.2× | 6e-04 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| Downregulation of ERBB2:ERBB3 signaling | 2 | 271.9× | 6e-04 | ERBB2, AKT1 |
| Diseases of DNA Double-Strand Break Repair | 2 | 271.9× | 6e-04 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| Defective homologous recombination repair (HRR) due to BRCA2 loss of function | 2 | 271.9× | 6e-04 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| Cellular response to chemical stress | 3 | 71.4× | 6e-04 | BRCA1, CDKN2A, AKT1 |
| Regulation of TP53 Activity | 3 | 66.4× | 6e-04 | BRCA1, CDKN2A, AKT1 |
| KEAP1-NFE2L2 pathway | 3 | 60.1× | 6e-04 | BRCA1, CDKN2A, AKT1 |
| PI5P, PP2A and IER3 Regulate PI3K/AKT Signaling | 3 | 48.4× | 6e-04 | ERBB2, AKT1, PIK3CA |
| Cell Cycle | 4 | 24.0× | 6e-04 | BRCA1, BRCA2, CDKN2A, AKT1 |
| PI3K events in ERBB2 signaling | 2 | 223.9× | 8e-04 | ERBB2, PIK3CA |
| Signaling by ERBB2 ECD mutants | 2 | 223.9× | 8e-04 | ERBB2, PIK3CA |
| Resolution of D-Loop Structures | 2 | 211.5× | 8e-04 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| Diseases of DNA repair | 2 | 190.3× | 9e-04 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| Regulation of TP53 Expression and Degradation | 2 | 173.0× | 0.001 | CDKN2A, AKT1 |
| Impaired BRCA2 binding to PALB2 | 2 | 152.3× | 0.001 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| Signaling by ERBB2 KD Mutants | 2 | 141.0× | 0.001 | ERBB2, PIK3CA |
| Defective homologous recombination repair (HRR) due to BRCA1 loss of function | 2 | 141.0× | 0.001 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| Defective HDR through Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) due to PALB2 loss of BRCA1 binding function | 2 | 141.0× | 0.001 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| Defective HDR through Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) due to PALB2 loss of BRCA2/RAD51/RAD51C binding function | 2 | 141.0× | 0.001 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| PIP3 activates AKT signaling | 3 | 33.4× | 0.001 | ERBB2, AKT1, PIK3CA |
| Transcriptional Regulation by TP53 | 3 | 31.0× | 0.001 | BRCA1, CDKN2A, AKT1 |
| CD28 dependent PI3K/Akt signaling | 2 | 131.3× | 0.001 | AKT1, PIK3CA |
| Resolution of D-loop Structures through Synthesis-Dependent Strand Annealing (SDSA) | 2 | 131.3× | 0.001 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| Homologous DNA Pairing and Strand Exchange | 2 | 126.9× | 0.001 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| Downregulation of ERBB2 signaling | 2 | 126.9× | 0.001 | ERBB2, AKT1 |
| Signaling by ERBB2 | 2 | 115.3× | 0.001 | ERBB2, AKT1 |
| FLT3 Signaling | 2 | 115.3× | 0.001 | AKT1, PIK3CA |
| Homology Directed Repair | 2 | 102.9× | 0.001 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| HDR through Homologous Recombination (HRR) or Single Strand Annealing (SSA) | 2 | 102.9× | 0.001 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| Impaired BRCA2 binding to RAD51 | 2 | 102.9× | 0.001 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
GO biological processes by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 6 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| GO term | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| negative regulation of mammary gland epithelial cell proliferation | 2 | 1123.5× | 2e-04 | BRCA2, CDKN2A |
| negative regulation of immature T cell proliferation in thymus | 2 | 936.2× | 2e-04 | CDKN2A, ERBB2 |
| epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway | 3 | 123.9× | 2e-04 | ERBB2, AKT1, PIK3CA |
| phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction | 3 | 105.3× | 2e-04 | ERBB2, AKT1, PIK3CA |
| anoikis | 2 | 432.1× | 5e-04 | AKT1, PIK3CA |
| negative regulation of macroautophagy | 2 | 374.5× | 5e-04 | AKT1, PIK3CA |
| regulation of DNA damage checkpoint | 2 | 374.5× | 5e-04 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway | 2 | 165.2× | 0.002 | AKT1, PIK3CA |
| cellular response to ionizing radiation | 2 | 137.0× | 0.003 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| positive regulation of protein localization to nucleus | 2 | 130.6× | 0.003 | CDKN2A, AKT1 |
| positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation | 2 | 110.1× | 0.004 | AKT1, PIK3CA |
| cellular response to epidermal growth factor stimulus | 2 | 106.0× | 0.004 | ERBB2, AKT1 |
| cellular senescence | 2 | 98.5× | 0.004 | BRCA2, CDKN2A |
| glucose metabolic process | 2 | 85.1× | 0.005 | AKT1, PIK3CA |
| response to muscle inactivity | 1 | 2808.7× | 0.005 | PIK3CA |
| mammalian oogenesis stage | 1 | 2808.7× | 0.005 | AKT1 |
| positive regulation of endodeoxyribonuclease activity | 1 | 2808.7× | 0.005 | AKT1 |
| regulation of tRNA methylation | 1 | 2808.7× | 0.005 | AKT1 |
| negative regulation of protein maturation | 1 | 2808.7× | 0.005 | AKT1 |
| response to butyrate | 1 | 2808.7× | 0.005 | PIK3CA |
| insulin receptor signaling pathway | 2 | 73.9× | 0.005 | AKT1, PIK3CA |
| double-strand break repair | 2 | 67.7× | 0.005 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| positive regulation of cell growth | 2 | 61.1× | 0.006 | ERBB2, AKT1 |
| cellular response to insulin stimulus | 2 | 56.7× | 0.006 | AKT1, PIK3CA |
| cellular response to tumor necrosis factor | 2 | 54.5× | 0.007 | BRCA1, AKT1 |
| double-strand break repair via homologous recombination | 2 | 52.0× | 0.007 | BRCA1, BRCA2 |
| nuclear body organization | 1 | 1404.3× | 0.007 | CDKN2A |
| negative regulation of protein localization to lysosome | 1 | 1404.3× | 0.007 | AKT1 |
| mitotic recombination-dependent replication fork processing | 1 | 1404.3× | 0.007 | BRCA2 |
| negative regulation of cell growth | 2 | 48.0× | 0.007 | BRCA1, CDKN2A |
Therapeutics
Drug target analysis
Approved (phase 4): 4 · Phase ≥3: 4 · Phased (≥1): 4 · Undrugged: 2
Druggability breadth: 5 of 6 evidence-associated genes (83%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).
Genes with an approved drug
The molecule shown is one approved compound that hits the gene — not necessarily a drug of choice or one indicated for this disease.
| Symbol | Example approved molecule |
|---|---|
| BRCA1 | RIBOFLAVIN |
| ERBB2 | CLOTRIMAZOLE |
| AKT1 | CAPIVASERTIB |
| PIK3CA | IDELALISIB |
Top cohort targets by molecule count
| Symbol | Molecules | Max phase |
|---|---|---|
| ERBB2 | 83 | 4 |
| PIK3CA | 67 | 4 |
| AKT1 | 30 | 4 |
| BRCA1 | 12 | 4 |
| BRCA2 | 0 | 0 |
| CDKN2A | 0 | 0 |
Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Targets in cohort |
|---|---|---|
| RIBOFLAVIN | 4 | BRCA1 |
| DAUNORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | BRCA1 |
| TOPOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | BRCA1 |
| DAUNORUBICIN | 4 | BRCA1 |
| DOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | BRCA1 |
| MESALAMINE | 4 | BRCA1 |
| DIPYRIDAMOLE | 4 | BRCA1 |
| CLOTRIMAZOLE | 4 | ERBB2 |
| ERLOTINIB HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | ERBB2 |
| PONATINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| AFATINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| LAPATINIB DITOSYLATE | 4 | ERBB2 |
| SORAFENIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| NERATINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| IBRUTINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| AFATINIB DIMALEATE | 4 | ERBB2 |
| CABOZANTINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| DACOMITINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| DACOMITINIB ANHYDROUS | 4 | ERBB2 |
| VANDETANIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| TRIBROMSALAN | 4 | ERBB2 |
| BOSUTINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| BITHIONOL | 4 | ERBB2 |
| ASTEMIZOLE | 4 | ERBB2 |
| EBASTINE | 4 | ERBB2 |
| OSIMERTINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| BRIGATINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| ACALABRUTINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| ZANUBRUTINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| TUCATINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
Bioactivity and enzyme data
Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 4.
Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)
| Symbol | Assays | Type breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| PIK3CA | 2,034 | Binding:2009, ADMET:19, Toxicity:4, Functional:2 |
| AKT1 | 1,942 | Binding:1900, Functional:34, ADMET:7, Toxicity:1 |
| ERBB2 | 1,221 | Binding:1136, Functional:79, ADMET:6 |
| BRCA1 | 13 | Binding:9, Functional:4 |
| CDKN2A | 2 | Binding:2 |
Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)
| Symbol | EC numbers | Names |
|---|---|---|
| BRCA1 | 2.3.2.27 | RING-type E3 ubiquitin transferase |
| ERBB2 | 2.7.10.1 | receptor protein-tyrosine kinase |
| AKT1 | 2.7.11.1 | non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase |
| PIK3CA | 2.7.1.137, 2.7.1.153, 2.7.11.1 | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase, non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase |
Cohort genes with high screening signal
≥100 ChEMBL assays — a studied-ness signal; see Therapeutics for approved-drug status.
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays |
|---|---|
| ERBB2 | 1,221 |
| AKT1 | 1,942 |
| PIK3CA | 2,034 |
Pharmacogenomics
Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 6; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.
No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).
Drug repurposing candidates
30 approved/phased drugs hit cohort targets but don’t yet appear in disease-level clinical trials. Target-inhibition rationale is strongest for cancer driver genes; a bioactivity hit is a screening signal, not a treatment claim.
| Compound | Max phase | Cohort target (bioactivity) |
|---|---|---|
| RIBOFLAVIN | 4 | BRCA1 |
| DAUNORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | BRCA1 |
| TOPOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | BRCA1 |
| DAUNORUBICIN | 4 | BRCA1 |
| DOXORUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | BRCA1 |
| MESALAMINE | 4 | BRCA1 |
| DIPYRIDAMOLE | 4 | BRCA1 |
| CLOTRIMAZOLE | 4 | ERBB2 |
| ERLOTINIB HYDROCHLORIDE | 4 | ERBB2 |
| PONATINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| AFATINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| LAPATINIB DITOSYLATE | 4 | ERBB2 |
| SORAFENIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| NERATINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| IBRUTINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| AFATINIB DIMALEATE | 4 | ERBB2 |
| CABOZANTINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| DACOMITINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| DACOMITINIB ANHYDROUS | 4 | ERBB2 |
| VANDETANIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| TRIBROMSALAN | 4 | ERBB2 |
| BOSUTINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| BITHIONOL | 4 | ERBB2 |
| ASTEMIZOLE | 4 | ERBB2 |
| EBASTINE | 4 | ERBB2 |
| OSIMERTINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| BRIGATINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| ACALABRUTINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| ZANUBRUTINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
| TUCATINIB | 4 | ERBB2 |
Druggability pyramid
Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):
| Tier | Definition | Genes | Symbols |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Approved (phase 4 drug) | 4 | BRCA1, ERBB2, AKT1, PIK3CA |
| B | Phased (≥1) drug, not yet approved | 0 | |
| C | Druggable family + PDB, no drug | 0 | |
| D | Druggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug | 0 | |
| E | Difficult family or no structure, no drug | 2 | BRCA2, CDKN2A |
Undrugged target profiles
2 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays | Drugged partners (top 3) |
|---|---|---|
| BRCA2 | 0 | BRCA1 |
| CDKN2A | 2 | — |
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 0.
Precision-medicine subtype map (CIViC)
Drug × molecular subtype: 28 predictive associations from 30 curated evidence items; also 1 prognostic.
| Molecular subtype | Therapy | Effect | Level | CIViC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRCA1 Loss-of-function | Olaparib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID11201 +1 |
| BRCA2 Loss-of-function | Olaparib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID11202 +1 |
| AKT1 E17K | Capivasertib + Fulvestrant | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12181 |
| PIK3CA C420R | Capivasertib + Fulvestrant | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12183 |
| PIK3CA E542K | Fulvestrant + Capivasertib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12184 |
| PIK3CA E545A | Fulvestrant + Capivasertib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12185 |
| PIK3CA E545D | Capivasertib + Fulvestrant | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12186 |
| PIK3CA E545G | Fulvestrant + Capivasertib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12189 |
| PIK3CA E545K | Fulvestrant + Capivasertib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12188 |
| PIK3CA E545Q | Fulvestrant + Capivasertib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12187 |
| PIK3CA G1049R | Capivasertib + Fulvestrant | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12198 |
| PIK3CA H1047L | Capivasertib + Fulvestrant | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12197 |
| PIK3CA H1047R | Fulvestrant + Capivasertib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12196 |
| PIK3CA H1047Y | Capivasertib + Fulvestrant | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12195 |
| PIK3CA M1043I | Capivasertib + Fulvestrant | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12194 |
| PIK3CA M1043V | Fulvestrant + Capivasertib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12193 |
| PIK3CA N345K | Capivasertib + Fulvestrant | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12182 |
| PIK3CA Q546E | Fulvestrant + Capivasertib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12190 |
| PIK3CA Q546K | Capivasertib + Fulvestrant | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12191 |
| PIK3CA Q546P | Capivasertib + Fulvestrant | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12192 |
| PIK3CA R88Q | Capivasertib + Fulvestrant | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC A | EID12034 |
| BRCA1 Mutation | Olaparib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC B | EID5830 |
| BRCA2 Mutation | Olaparib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC B | EID11425 |
| COX2 Overexpression | Celecoxib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC B | EID10155 |
| ERBB2 NON-AMPLIFICATION | Lapatinib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC B | EID3052 |
| PALB2 Oncogenic Mutations (loss of function alterations) | Talazoparib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC B | EID10856 |
| VEGFA Overexpression of VEGF121 | Bevacizumab | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC B | EID9297 |
| CDKN2A Loss | Letrozole + Palbociclib | Sensitivity/Response | CIViC C | EID1765 |