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Baumgartner CK, Ebrahimi-Nik H, Iracheta-Vellve A, Hamel KM, Olander KE, Davis TGR, McGuire KA, Halvorsen GT, Avila OI, Patel CH, Kim SY, Kammula AV, Muscato AJ, Halliwill K, Geda P, Klinge KL, Xiong Z, Duggan R, Mu L, Yeary MD, Patti JC, Balon TM, Mathew R, Backus C, Kennedy DE, Chen A, Longenecker K, Klahn JT, Hrusch CL, Krishnan N, Hutchins CW, Dunning JP, Bulic M, Tiwari P, Colvin KJ, Chuong CL, Kohnle IC, Rees MG, Boghossian A, Ronan M, Roth JA, Wu MJ, Suermondt JSMT, Knudsen NH, Cheruiyot CK, Sen DR, Griffin GK, Golub TR, El-Bardeesy N, Decker JH, Yang Y, Guffroy M, Fossey S, Trusk P, Sun IM, Liu Y, Qiu W, Sun Q, Paddock MN, Farney EP, Matulenko MA, Beauregard C, Frost JM, Yates KB, Kym PR, Manguso RT. The PTPN2/PTPN1 inhibitor ABBV-CLS-484 unleashes potent anti-tumour immunity. Nature 2023; 622:850-862. [PMID: 37794185 PMCID: PMC10599993 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06575-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
Abstract
Immune checkpoint blockade is effective for some patients with cancer, but most are refractory to current immunotherapies and new approaches are needed to overcome resistance1,2. The protein tyrosine phosphatases PTPN2 and PTPN1 are central regulators of inflammation, and their genetic deletion in either tumour cells or immune cells promotes anti-tumour immunity3-6. However, phosphatases are challenging drug targets; in particular, the active site has been considered undruggable. Here we present the discovery and characterization of ABBV-CLS-484 (AC484), a first-in-class, orally bioavailable, potent PTPN2 and PTPN1 active-site inhibitor. AC484 treatment in vitro amplifies the response to interferon and promotes the activation and function of several immune cell subsets. In mouse models of cancer resistant to PD-1 blockade, AC484 monotherapy generates potent anti-tumour immunity. We show that AC484 inflames the tumour microenvironment and promotes natural killer cell and CD8+ T cell function by enhancing JAK-STAT signalling and reducing T cell dysfunction. Inhibitors of PTPN2 and PTPN1 offer a promising new strategy for cancer immunotherapy and are currently being evaluated in patients with advanced solid tumours (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT04777994 ). More broadly, our study shows that small-molecule inhibitors of key intracellular immune regulators can achieve efficacy comparable to or exceeding that of antibody-based immune checkpoint blockade in preclinical models. Finally, to our knowledge, AC484 represents the first active-site phosphatase inhibitor to enter clinical evaluation for cancer immunotherapy and may pave the way for additional therapeutics that target this important class of enzymes.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Pfizer, Groton, CT, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, USA
- Bristol Myers Squibb, Summit, NJ, USA
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- AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, USA
- Ipsen Biosciences, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, USA
- Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Calico Life Sciences, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Calico Life Sciences, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Calico Life Sciences, South San Francisco, CA, USA
- Vir Biotechnology, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Center for Cancer Research and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Colvin KJ, Killen HS, Kanter MJ, Halperin MC, Engel L, Dickinson MB, Fimmel AI, Holland JG, Currie PJ. Differential effects of intra-ventral tegmental area ghrelin and glucagon-like peptide-1 on the stimulatory action of D-amphetamine and cocaine-induced ethanol intake in male Sprague Dawley rats. Behav Brain Res 2021; 421:113726. [PMID: 34954300 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
In order to further elucidate the role of mesolimbic peptides in the expression of ethanol reward, the present study investigated the effects of ghrelin and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) on ethanol intake, in addition to ethanol intake stimulated by systemic d-amphetamine or cocaine treatment. While a number of studies suggest that ghrelin plays an important role in mesolimbic reward, emerging data now indicate that GLP-1 receptor mechanisms inhibit reward signaling, possibly by directly or indirectly inhibiting ghrelinergic activity within the mesolimbic system. In the present study all rats were initially habituated to a 6% ethanol solution. We then demonstrated that intraperitoneal injections of d-amphetamine and cocaine increased ethanol intake compared to the vehicle condition. In subsequent testing we examined the effects of ventral tegmental area (VTA) ghrelin or vehicle paired with a fixed dose of d-amphetamine or vehicle. In separate rats we then investigated the impact of the GLP-1 agonist exendin-4 (Ex-4), injected into the VTA, on ethanol intake alone, or when Ex-4 was co-administered with d-amphetamine or cocaine. Our results indicated that VTA ghrelin significantly increased ethanol intake, and most importantly, potentiated the effect of d-amphetamine and cocaine on ethanol consumption. Conversely, VTA Ex-4 inhibited ethanol intake and antagonized the stimulatory effect of d-amphetamine and cocaine on ethanol consumption. In a final study we further demonstrated that VTA Ex-4 treatment significantly inhibited the combined stimulatory effects of ghrelin paired with d-amphetamine or ghrelin paired with cocaine. Overall our findings are consistent with a critical role for both ghrelin and GLP-1 receptor mechanisms in mesolimbic ethanol reward circuitry. Moreover, our results further suggest that ghrelin and GLP-1 modulate the stimulatory effect of psychostimulants on ethanol intake.
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- Kayla J Colvin
- Department of Psychology, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97202, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97202, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97202, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97202, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97202, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97202, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97202, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97202, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97202, USA.
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