University of California San Francisco
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Deanna L. Kroetz, PhD

Deanna L. Kroetz, PhD

Professor, Departments of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacuetical Chemistry, UCSF

Cancer Center Program Memberships

Cancer Genetics
deanna.kroetz@ucsf.edu

Phone: (415) 476-1159 (voice)

Fax: (415) 476-0688

UCSF Box 2911, San Francisco, CA 94143-2911

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Research Summary

The focus of my laboratory is to understand the genetic basis of drug response and toxicity. Relevant to the Cancer Center are our efforts related to taxane-induced sensory peripheral neuropathy. I was trained as a clinical and molecular pharmacologist and have been involved in pharmacogenetics research for many years. I was an investigator on the Pharmacogenetics of Membrane Transporters project, part of the NIH-sponsored Pharmacogenetics Research Network (PGRN), from 2000-2015, focusing largely on pharmacogenomics of multidrug resistance transporters. Our current focus is on taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy. We use state-of-the-art genomic approaches, such as genome-wide genotyping and next-generation sequencing, to identify genetic biomarkers of drug toxicity and response. Clinical samples largely come from studies within the CALGB/Alliance clinical trial group. Functional genomic studies use cellular systems and model organisms to functionally characterize genetic variants of interest. Collaborative efforts are also ongoing to understand the molecular basis of variability in response to HDAC inhibitors.

Education

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, B.S., 1985, Pharmacy
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Ph.D., 1990, Pharmaceutics
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 1990-1993, Drug Metabolism

Professional Experience

  • 1990-1991
    Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) Fellow, Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
  • 1991-1993
    Pharmacology Research Associate (PRAT) Fellow, Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
  • 1993-2000
    Assistant Professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  • 1995-present
    UCSF Liver Center Member
  • 2000-2006
    Associate Professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  • 2000-present
    Institute for Human Genetics (formerly Program in Human Genetics) Member
  • 2003-present
    Vice Chair for Pharmacogenomics, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  • 2006-present
    Professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (now the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences), School of Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  • 2009-present
    UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Member

Honors & Awards

  • 1985
    Eli Lilly Co. Achievement Award
  • 1985
    Ohio State University Presidential Scholar
  • 1990
    Intramural Research Training Award Fellowship
  • 1991-1993
    Pharmacology Research Associate Fellowship
  • 1995
    Josephine Sitterle Failer Alumni Award, Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
  • 1996
    American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences New Investigator Award in Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism
  • 2002
    American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Leon Goldberg Young Investigator Award
  • 2008
    Elected Fellow, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

Selected Publications

  1. Li M, Kroetz DL. Bevacizumab-induced hypertension: Clinical presentation and molecular understanding. Pharmacol Ther. 2017 Sep 04.
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  2. Stage TB, Bergmann TK, Kroetz DL. Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Paclitaxel Monotherapy: An Updated Literature Review. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2017 Jun 13.
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  3. Chua KC, Kroetz DL. Genetic advances uncover mechanisms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2017 Apr; 101(4):450-452.
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  4. Eclov RJ, Kim MJ, Smith RP, Liang X, Ahituv N, Kroetz DL. In Vivo Hepatic Enhancer Elements in the Human ABCG2 Locus. Drug Metab Dispos. 2016 Nov 17.
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  5. Li M, Seiser EL, Baldwin RM, Ramirez J, Ratain MJ, Innocenti F, Kroetz DL. ABC transporter polymorphisms are associated with irinotecan pharmacokinetics and neutropenia. Pharmacogenomics J. 2016 Nov 15.
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  6. Yee SW, Giacomini MM, Hsueh CH, Weitz D, Liang X, Goswami S, Kinchen JM, Coelho A, Zur AA, Mertsch K, Brian W, Kroetz DL, Giacomini KM. Metabolomic and Genome-wide Association Studies Reveal Potential Endogenous Biomarkers for OATP1B1. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2016 Jul 22.
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  7. Hertz DL, Owzar K, Lessans S, Wing C, Jiang C, Kelly WK, Patel J, Halabi S, Furukawa Y, Wheeler HE, Sibley AB, Lassiter C, Weisman L, Watson D, Krens SD, Mulkey F, Renn CL, Small EJ, Febbo PG, Shterev I, Kroetz DL, Friedman PN, Mahoney JF, Carducci MA, Kelley MJ, Nakamura Y, Kubo M, Dorsey SG, Dolan ME, Morris MJ, Ratain MJ, McLeod HL. Pharmacogenetic Discovery in CALGB (Alliance) 90401 and Mechanistic Validation of a VAC14 Polymorphism that Increases Risk of Docetaxel-Induced Neuropathy. Clin Cancer Res. 2016 Oct 1; 22(19):4890-4900.
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  8. Chhibber A, French CE, Yee SW, Gamazon ER, Theusch E, Qin X, Webb A, Papp AC, Wang A, Simmons CQ, Konkashbaev A, Chaudhry AS, Mitchel K, Stryke D, Ferrin TE, Weiss ST, Kroetz DL, Sadee W, Nickerson DA, Krauss RM, George AL, Schuetz EG, Medina MW, Cox NJ, Scherer SE, Giacomini KM, Brenner SE. Transcriptomic variation of pharmacogenes in multiple human tissues and lymphoblastoid cell lines. Pharmacogenomics J. 2016 Feb 9.
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  9. Yuan B, Yoshino Y, Fukushima H, Markova S, Takagi N, Toyoda H, Kroetz DL. Multidrug resistance-associated protein 4 is a determinant of arsenite resistance. Oncol Rep. 2016 Jan; 35(1):147-54.
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  10. Komatsu M, Wheeler HE, Chung S, Low SK, Wing C, Delaney SM, Gorsic LK, Takahashi A, Kubo M, Kroetz DL, Zhang W, Nakamura Y, Dolan ME. Pharmacoethnicity in Paclitaxel-Induced Sensory Peripheral Neuropathy. Clin Cancer Res. 2015 Oct 1; 21(19):4337-46.
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  11. Barbarino JM, Kroetz DL, Klein TE, Altman RB. PharmGKB summary: very important pharmacogene information for human leukocyte antigen B. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2015 Apr; 25(4):205-21.
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  12. Haenisch S, Zhao Y, Chhibber A, Kaiboriboon K, Do LV, Vogelgesang S, Barbaro NM, Alldredge BK, Lowenstein DH, Cascorbi I, Kroetz DL. SOX11 identified by target gene evaluation of miRNAs differentially expressed in focal and non-focal brain tissue of therapy-resistant epilepsy patients. Neurobiol Dis. 2015 May; 77:127-40.
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  13. Chhibber A, Kroetz DL, Tantisira KG, McGeachie M, Cheng C, Plenge R, Stahl E, Sadee W, Ritchie MD, Pendergrass SA. Genomic architecture of pharmacological efficacy and adverse events. Pharmacogenomics. 2014 Dec; 15(16):2025-48.
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  14. Barbarino JM, Kroetz DL, Altman RB, Klein TE. PharmGKB summary: abacavir pathway. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2014 May; 24(5):276-82.
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  15. Martin MA, Hoffman JM, Freimuth RR, Klein TE, Dong BJ, Pirmohamed M, Hicks JK, Wilkinson MR, Haas DW, Kroetz DL. Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium Guidelines for HLA-B Genotype and Abacavir Dosing: 2014 update. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2014 May; 95(5):499-500.
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  16. Chhibber A, Mefford J, Stahl EA, Pendergrass SA, Baldwin RM, Owzar K, Li M, Winer EP, Hudis CA, Zembutsu H, Kubo M, Nakamura Y, McLeod HL, Ratain MJ, Shulman LN, Ritchie MD, Plenge RM, Witte JS, Kroetz DL. Polygenic inheritance of paclitaxel-induced sensory peripheral neuropathy driven by axon outgrowth gene sets in CALGB 40101 (Alliance). Pharmacogenomics J. 2014 Aug; 14(4):336-42.
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  17. Nicol MR, Fedoriw Y, Mathews M, Prince HM, Patterson KB, Geller E, Mollan K, Mathews S, Kroetz DL, Kashuba AD. Expression of six drug transporters in vaginal, cervical, and colorectal tissues: Implications for drug disposition in HIV prevention. J Clin Pharmacol. 2014 May; 54(5):574-83.
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  18. Markova SM, Schwartz JB, Kroetz DL. Response to "CYP2C9 polymorphism is not a major determinant of bosentan exposure in healthy volunteers". Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2014 Mar; 95(3):252.
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  19. Micheli JE, Chinn LW, Shugarts SB, Patel A, Martin JN, Bangsberg DR, Kroetz DL. Measuring the overall genetic component of nevirapine pharmacokinetics and the role of selected polymorphisms: towards addressing the missing heritability in pharmacogenetic phenotypes? Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2013 Nov; 23(11):591-6.
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  20. Markova SM, Kroetz DL. ABCC4 is regulated by microRNA-124a and microRNA-506. Biochem Pharmacol. 2014 Feb 1; 87(3):515-22.
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