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Shomali M, Cheng J, Koundinya M, Weinstein M, Malkova N, Sun F, Hebert A, Cindachao M, Hoffman D, McManus J, Levit M, Pollard J, Vincent S, Besret L, Adrian F, Winter C, El-Ahmad Y, Halley F, Hsu K, Lager J, Garcia-Echeverria C, Bouaboula M. Abstract P3-04-05: Identification of SAR439859, an orally bioavailable selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) that has strong antitumor activity in wild-type and mutant ER+ breast cancer models. Cancer Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs16-p3-04-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer accounts for 70% of all breast cancers and is primarily treated with endocrine therapy. Approximately 40% of patients on endocrine therapy will become resistant via a number of mechanisms. There is evidence that in many cases ER continues to play a central role, including mutations in ER leading to a constitutively active receptor. Estrogen receptor degraders like fulvestrant are effective in shutting down ER signaling; however, poor pharmaceutical properties limit fulvestrant clinical activity and prevent it from achieving maximum receptor blockade.
We describe the discovery of SAR439859, a novel, orally bioavailable SERD that is a potent antagonist and degrader of ER both in vitro and in vivo. SAR439859 has robust activity in multiple ER+ breast cancer cell lines including cells that are resistant to tamoxifen as well as cell lines harboring ER mutants. Across a large panel of ER+ cells, SAR439859 demonstrated broad and superior ER degradation activity than most SERDs undergoing clinical testing. This leads to a profound inhibition of ER signaling, better inhibition of cell growth and results in improved in vivo efficacy. SAR439859 demonstrated tumor regression in all ER+ BC models including MCF7-ESR1 mutant-Y537S model, as well as patient-derived xenograft model that is resistant to endocrine therapies. Furthermore, SAR439859 displays limited cross-resistance with other class of SERDs.
Taken together, these results suggest that SAR439859 would be of therapeutic benefit in metastatic BC setting for patients harboring wild type or mutant ER. SAR439859 is being advanced toward the clinic.
Citation Format: Shomali M, Cheng J, Koundinya M, Weinstein M, Malkova N, Sun F, Hebert A, Cindachao M, Hoffman D, McManus J, Levit M, Pollard J, Vincent S, Besret L, Adrian F, Winter C, El-Ahmad Y, Halley F, Hsu K, Lager J, Garcia-Echeverria C, Bouaboula M. Identification of SAR439859, an orally bioavailable selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) that has strong antitumor activity in wild-type and mutant ER+ breast cancer models [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2016 Dec 6-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P3-04-05.
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- M Shomali
- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, MA; Sanofi, Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
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Urbanska K, Trojanek J, Del Valle L, Eldeen MB, Hofmann F, Garcia-Echeverria C, Khalili K, Reiss K. Inhibition of IGF-I receptor in anchorage-independence attenuates GSK-3beta constitutive phosphorylation and compromises growth and survival of medulloblastoma cell lines. Oncogene 2006; 26:2308-17. [PMID: 17016438 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We have previously reported that insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) supports growth and survival of mouse and human medulloblastoma cell lines, and that IGF-I receptor (IGF-IR) is constitutively phosphorylated in human medulloblastoma clinical samples. Here, we demonstrate that a specific inhibitor of insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR), NVP-AEW541, attenuated growth and survival of mouse (BsB8) and human (D384, Daoy) medulloblastoma cell lines. Cell cycle analysis demonstrated that G1 arrest and apoptosis contributed to the action of NVP-AEW54. Interestingly, very aggressive BsB8 cells, which derive from cerebellar tumors of transgenic mice expressing viral oncoprotein (large T-antigen from human polyomavirus JC) became much more sensitive to NVP-AEW541 when exposed to anchorage-independent culture conditions. This high sensitivity to NVP-AEW54 in suspension was accompanied by the loss of GSK-3beta constitutive phosphorylation and was independent from T-antigen-mediated cellular events (Supplementary Materials). BsB8 cells were partially rescued from NVP-AEW541 by GSK3beta inhibitor, lithium chloride and were sensitized by GSK3beta activator, sodium nitroprusside (SNP). Importantly, human medulloblastoma cells, D384, which demonstrated partial resistance to NVP-AEW541 in suspension cultures, become much more sensitive following SNP-mediated GSK3beta dephosphorylation (activation). Our results indicate that hypersensitivity of medulloblastoma cells in anchorage-independence is linked to GSK-3beta activity and suggest that pharmacological intervention against IGF-IR with simultaneous activation of GSK3beta could be highly effective against medulloblastomas, which have intrinsic ability of disseminating the CNS via cerebrospinal fluid.
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- K Urbanska
- Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neurovirology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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Mitotic kinases are the ultimate target of pathways sensing genotoxic damage and impinging on the cell cycle machinery. Here, we provide evidence that Aurora A (AurA) was inhibited upon generation of double-strand breaks in DNA. We demonstrate that AurA was not downstream of CDK1 and that inhibition of AurA and CDK1 by DNA damage occurred independently. Using a cell line functionally deficient in Chk2, a selective Chk1 inhibitor and siRNA to Chk1, we show that DNA-damage signals were delivered to AurA through a Chk1-dependent pathway. With regard to the molecular mechanism of AurA inhibition, we found that the point mutation Ser(342)>Ala rendered AurA resistant to inhibition by DNA damage. By means of two distinct approaches we examined the impact of reconstitution of AurA activity in DNA-damaged cells: (i) transient expression of wild-type and Ser(342)>Ala mutant, but not kinase-dead, AurA led to bypass of the DNA damage block; (ii) direct transduction of highly active wt-AurA into G2 arrested cells precisely after induction of DNA damage resulted in mitotic entry. We show that the mechanism through which AurA allowed entry into mitosis was reactivation of CDK1, thus indicating that AurA plays a key role upstream of CDK1. A model depicting the possible role of AurA at the onset of mitosis and upon DNA damage is presented.
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- A Krystyniak
- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Fretz H, Furet P, Garcia-Echeverria C, Schoepfer J, Rahuel J. Structure-based design of compounds inhibiting Grb2-SH2 mediated protein-protein interactions in signal transduction pathways. Curr Pharm Des 2000; 6:1777-96. [PMID: 11102562 DOI: 10.2174/1381612003398546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Receptor protein tyrosine kinases are usually activated upon binding their growth factors, or other suitable ligands, to their extracellular domains. These activated receptors initiate cytoplasmic signalling cascades which, when aberrant, can result in different disease states, such as oncogenic transformation. Many receptor protein tyrosine kinases use Src homology 2 domains (SH2) to couple growth factor activation with intracellular signalling pathways to mediate cell control and other biological events. The characterization of the components involved in these signal transduction pathways has resulted in the identification of new attractive targets for therapeutic intervention. Such is the case for the protein-protein interactions involving the SH2 domain of growth factor receptor bound protein 2 (Grb2). Agents that specifically disrupt Grb2-SH2 binding interactions involved in aberrant signalling could potentially shut down these oncogenic pathways and thus block human malignancies. This paper reviews the structural characteristics of the Grb2-SH2 domain and the approaches which have been used to identify antagonists of the Grb2-SH2 domain. Examples have been selected from our own research to illustrate how the unique structural features of the ligand-bound Grb2-SH2 have been exploited to design potent and selective Grb2-SH2 antagonists.
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- H Fretz
- Oncology Research, Novartis Pharma Inc., Basel, CH-4002, Switzerland.
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Böttger A, Böttger V, Garcia-Echeverria C, Chène P, Hochkeppel HK, Sampson W, Ang K, Howard SF, Picksley SM, Lane DP. Molecular characterization of the hdm2-p53 interaction. J Mol Biol 1997; 269:744-56. [PMID: 9223638 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A number of viral oncogenes target the tumour suppressor protein p53 and inactivate its function. This is an important step in tumourogenesis. The cellular oncogene hdm2 acts through a similar mechanism. It binds the N terminus of p53, thereby interfering with the ability of p53 transcriptionally to activate genes responsible for growth arrest or apoptosis after genotoxic insults. The disruption of the interaction of the two proteins therefore comprises a promising therapeutic target for treatment of the subset of human cancers in which this pathway is active. In this paper we attempt to characterize the p53-hdm2 interaction biochemically. We analyse the potential of a series of peptide inhibitors, derived from previously described mdm2 binding peptide display phage, to disrupt this interaction in ELISA assays. We conclude that F19, W23 and L26 of p53 are critical contact points for p53 binding to hdm2. Furthermore, we show the potential of the monoclonal antibody 3G5 to interfere with binding of p53 to hdm2 in ELISA assays. Consequently, we define the binding site of 3G5 on hdm2 using overlapping peptides derived from the N terminus of hdm2 and phage display libraries. The result indicates L66, Y67 and E69 on hdm2 as critical binding points for 3G5. In electrophoretic mobility shift assay we demonstrate the formation of hdm2-p53 complexes that can be disrupted in the presence of 3G5 or inhibitory peptides. Finally, we describe the effects of NEM and DTT on the interaction between the two molecules in ELISA assays. All our results are discussed in the light of the recently published crystal structure of the mdm2-p53 complex. A striking correspondence between our findings and the crystal structure is revealed.
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- A Böttger
- Cancer Research Campaign Laboratories, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK
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