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Mima S, Kakinuma C, Higuchi T, Saeki K, Yamada T, Uematsu R, Ishino M, Kito N, Nishikawa H, Kuniyoshi H, Matsumoto T, Fujiwara H, Paradiso LJ, Shimada Y, Iwamura H. FF-10502, an Antimetabolite with Novel Activity on Dormant Cells, Is Superior to Gemcitabine for Targeting Pancreatic Cancer Cells. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2018; 366:125-135. [PMID: 29653962 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.118.248740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
In this paper, we report that 1-(2-deoxy-2-fluoro-4-thio-β-d-arabinofuranosyl) cytosine (FF-10502), a pyrimidine nucleoside antimetabolite with a chemical structure similar to gemcitabine, shows beneficial anticancer activity via a novel mechanism of action on dormant cells. The growth inhibition of pancreatic cancer cell lines by FF-10502 (IC50, 60-330 nM) was moderately weaker than that by gemcitabine in vitro. In contrast, an in vivo orthotopic implantation model in mice with established human pancreatic cancer cell line, SUIT-2, revealed no mortality with FF-10502 intravenous treatment, which was related to regression of implanted tumor and little metastasis, whereas 75% of the mice treated with gemcitabine died by day 128. Two in vivo patient-derived xenograft models with gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic cancer cells also demonstrated complete tumor growth suppression with FF-10502, but only partial inhibition with gemcitabine. We also investigated the mechanism of action of FF-10502 by using dormant cancer cells, which are reportedly involved in the development of resistance to chemotherapy. In vitro serum starvation-induced dormant SUIT-2 cells developed resistance to gemcitabine even in combination with DNA damage inducers (DDIs; H2O2, cisplatin, and temozolomide). Interestingly, FF-10502 in combination with DDIs significantly induced concentration-dependent cell death in accordance with enhanced DNA damage. FF-10502 was far more potent than gemcitabine in inhibiting DNA polymerase β, which may explain the difference in dormant cell injury, although further investigations for direct evidences are necessary. In conclusion, our study demonstrated the beneficial antitumor effects of FF-10502 in clinically relevant in vivo models, and suggests the importance of preventing DNA repair unlike gemcitabine.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shinji Mima
- FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (S.M., C.K., T.H., K.S., T.Y., R.U., M.I., N.K., H.N., H.K., T.M., H.F., Y.S., H.I.) and Strategia Therapeutics, Inc., Houston, Texas (L.J.P.)
| | - Chihaya Kakinuma
- FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (S.M., C.K., T.H., K.S., T.Y., R.U., M.I., N.K., H.N., H.K., T.M., H.F., Y.S., H.I.) and Strategia Therapeutics, Inc., Houston, Texas (L.J.P.)
| | - Tamami Higuchi
- FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (S.M., C.K., T.H., K.S., T.Y., R.U., M.I., N.K., H.N., H.K., T.M., H.F., Y.S., H.I.) and Strategia Therapeutics, Inc., Houston, Texas (L.J.P.)
| | - Kazunori Saeki
- FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (S.M., C.K., T.H., K.S., T.Y., R.U., M.I., N.K., H.N., H.K., T.M., H.F., Y.S., H.I.) and Strategia Therapeutics, Inc., Houston, Texas (L.J.P.)
| | - Takayuki Yamada
- FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (S.M., C.K., T.H., K.S., T.Y., R.U., M.I., N.K., H.N., H.K., T.M., H.F., Y.S., H.I.) and Strategia Therapeutics, Inc., Houston, Texas (L.J.P.)
| | - Rena Uematsu
- FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (S.M., C.K., T.H., K.S., T.Y., R.U., M.I., N.K., H.N., H.K., T.M., H.F., Y.S., H.I.) and Strategia Therapeutics, Inc., Houston, Texas (L.J.P.)
| | - Miki Ishino
- FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (S.M., C.K., T.H., K.S., T.Y., R.U., M.I., N.K., H.N., H.K., T.M., H.F., Y.S., H.I.) and Strategia Therapeutics, Inc., Houston, Texas (L.J.P.)
| | - Nobuko Kito
- FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (S.M., C.K., T.H., K.S., T.Y., R.U., M.I., N.K., H.N., H.K., T.M., H.F., Y.S., H.I.) and Strategia Therapeutics, Inc., Houston, Texas (L.J.P.)
| | - Hiroki Nishikawa
- FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (S.M., C.K., T.H., K.S., T.Y., R.U., M.I., N.K., H.N., H.K., T.M., H.F., Y.S., H.I.) and Strategia Therapeutics, Inc., Houston, Texas (L.J.P.)
| | - Hidenobu Kuniyoshi
- FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (S.M., C.K., T.H., K.S., T.Y., R.U., M.I., N.K., H.N., H.K., T.M., H.F., Y.S., H.I.) and Strategia Therapeutics, Inc., Houston, Texas (L.J.P.)
| | - Takuya Matsumoto
- FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (S.M., C.K., T.H., K.S., T.Y., R.U., M.I., N.K., H.N., H.K., T.M., H.F., Y.S., H.I.) and Strategia Therapeutics, Inc., Houston, Texas (L.J.P.)
| | - Hideyasu Fujiwara
- FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (S.M., C.K., T.H., K.S., T.Y., R.U., M.I., N.K., H.N., H.K., T.M., H.F., Y.S., H.I.) and Strategia Therapeutics, Inc., Houston, Texas (L.J.P.)
| | - Linda J Paradiso
- FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (S.M., C.K., T.H., K.S., T.Y., R.U., M.I., N.K., H.N., H.K., T.M., H.F., Y.S., H.I.) and Strategia Therapeutics, Inc., Houston, Texas (L.J.P.)
| | - Yasuhiro Shimada
- FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (S.M., C.K., T.H., K.S., T.Y., R.U., M.I., N.K., H.N., H.K., T.M., H.F., Y.S., H.I.) and Strategia Therapeutics, Inc., Houston, Texas (L.J.P.)
| | - Hiroyuki Iwamura
- FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (S.M., C.K., T.H., K.S., T.Y., R.U., M.I., N.K., H.N., H.K., T.M., H.F., Y.S., H.I.) and Strategia Therapeutics, Inc., Houston, Texas (L.J.P.)
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