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Yu HA, Baik C, Kim DW, Johnson ML, Hayashi H, Nishio M, Yang JCH, Su WC, Gold KA, Koczywas M, Smit EF, Steuer CE, Felip E, Murakami H, Kim SW, Su X, Sato S, Fan PD, Fujimura M, Tanaka Y, Patel P, Sternberg DW, Sellami D, Jänne PA. Translational insights and overall survival in the U31402-A-U102 study of patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd) in EGFR-mutated NSCLC. Ann Oncol 2024; 35:437-447. [PMID: 38369013 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) is broadly expressed in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and is the target of patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd), an antibody-drug conjugate consisting of a HER3 antibody attached to a topoisomerase I inhibitor payload via a tetrapeptide-based cleavable linker. U31402-A-U102 is an ongoing phase I study of HER3-DXd in patients with advanced NSCLC. Patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated NSCLC that progressed after EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) and platinum-based chemotherapy (PBC) who received HER3-DXd 5.6 mg/kg intravenously once every 3 weeks had a confirmed objective response rate (cORR) of 39%. We present median overall survival (OS) with extended follow-up in a larger population of patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC and an exploratory analysis in those with acquired genomic alterations potentially associated with resistance to HER3-DXd. PATIENTS AND METHODS Safety was assessed in patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC previously treated with EGFR TKI who received HER3-DXd 5.6 mg/kg; efficacy was assessed in those who also had prior PBC. RESULTS In the safety population (N = 102), median treatment duration was 5.5 (range 0.7-27.5) months. Grade ≥3 adverse events occurred in 76.5% of patients; the overall safety profile was consistent with previous reports. In 78/102 patients who had prior third-generation EGFR TKI and PBC, cORR by blinded independent central review (as per RECIST v1.1) was 41.0% [95% confidence interval (CI) 30.0% to 52.7%], median progression-free survival was 6.4 (95% CI 4.4-10.8) months, and median OS was 16.2 (95% CI 11.2-21.9) months. Patients had diverse mechanisms of EGFR TKI resistance at baseline. At tumor progression, acquired mutations in ERBB3 and TOP1 that might confer resistance to HER3-DXd were identified. CONCLUSIONS In patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC after EGFR TKI and PBC, HER3-DXd treatment was associated with a clinically meaningful OS. The tumor biomarker characterization comprised the first description of potential mechanisms of resistance to HER3-DXd therapy.
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MESH Headings
- Humans
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/genetics
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/mortality
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology
- Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Lung Neoplasms/genetics
- Lung Neoplasms/mortality
- Lung Neoplasms/pathology
- ErbB Receptors/genetics
- ErbB Receptors/antagonists & inhibitors
- Female
- Receptor, ErbB-3/genetics
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Aged
- Mutation
- Adult
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/adverse effects
- Aged, 80 and over
- Camptothecin/analogs & derivatives
- Camptothecin/therapeutic use
- Camptothecin/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/adverse effects
- Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies
- Immunoconjugates/therapeutic use
- Immunoconjugates/adverse effects
- Immunoconjugates/administration & dosage
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- H A Yu
- Department of Medicine, Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York.
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- University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, USA
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- Seoul National University College of Medicine and Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Sarah Cannon Research Institute at Tennessee Oncology, Nashville, USA
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- The Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City
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- National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, San Diego
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- Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, USA
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- Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Basking Ridge, USA
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- Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Basking Ridge, USA
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- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Basking Ridge, USA
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- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Basking Ridge, USA
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- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Basking Ridge, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
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Li WJ, Xie CY, Zhu X, Tang J, Wang L, Lou LG. SIBP-03, a novel anti-HER3 antibody, exerts antitumor effects and synergizes with EGFR- and HER2-targeted drugs. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2024; 45:857-866. [PMID: 38200149 PMCID: PMC10942974 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-023-01221-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
Abstract
HER3 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 3) acts through heterodimerization with EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) or HER2 to play an essential role in activating phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and AKT signaling-a crucial pathway that promotes tumor cell survival. HER3 is a promising target for cancer therapy, and several HER3-directed antibodies have already entered into clinical trials. In this study we characterized a novel anti-HER3 monoclonal antibody, SIBP-03. SIBP-03 (0.01-10 μg/mL) specifically and concentration-dependently blocked both neuregulin (NRG)-dependent and -independent HER3 activation, attenuated HER3-mediated downstream signaling and inhibited cell proliferation. This antitumor activity was dependent, at least in part, on SIBP-03-induced, cell-mediated cytotoxicity and cellular phagocytosis. Importantly, SIBP-03 enhanced the antitumor activity of EGFR- or HER2-targeted drugs (cetuximab or trastuzumab) in vitro and in vivo. The mechanisms underlying this synergy involve increased inhibition of HER3-mediated downstream signaling. Collectively, these results demonstrated that SIBP-03, which is currently undergoing a Phase I clinical trial in China, may offer a new treatment option for patients with cancers harboring activated HER3, particularly as part of a combinational therapeutic strategy.
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- Wen-Jing Li
- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Hassan G, Zahra MH, Seno A, Seno M. The significance of ErbB2/3 in the conversion of induced pluripotent stem cells into cancer stem cells. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2711. [PMID: 35177646 PMCID: PMC8854581 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-04980-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are suggested to be responsible for drug resistance and aggressive phenotypes of tumors. Mechanisms of CSC induction are still under investigation. Our lab has established a novel method to generate CSCs from iPSCs under a cancerous microenvironment mimicked by the conditioned medium (CM) of cancer-derived cells. Here, we analyzed the transcriptome of CSCs, which were converted from iPSCs with CM from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells. The differentially expressed genes were identified and used to explore pathway enrichment. From the comparison of the CSCs with iPSCs, genes with elevated expression were related to the ErbB2/3 signaling pathway. Inhibition of either ErbB2 with lapatinib as a tyrosine kinase inhibitor or ErbB3 with TX1-85-1 or siRNAs arrested cell proliferation, inhibited the in vitro tumorigenicity, and lead to loss of stemness in the converting cells. The self-renewal and tube formation abilities of cells were also abolished while CD24 and Oct3/4 levels were reduced, and the MAPK pathway was overactivated. This study shows a potential involvement of the ErbB2/ErbB3 pathway in CSC generation and could lead to new insight into the mechanism of tumorigenesis and the way of cancer prevention.
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- Ghmkin Hassan
- Department of Biotechnology and Drug Discovery, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, 3.1.1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
- Department of Genomic Oncology and Oral Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, 734-8553, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Drug Discovery, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, 3.1.1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Drug Discovery, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, 3.1.1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
- The Laboratory of Natural Food and Medicine, Co., Ltd., Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Drug Discovery, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, 3.1.1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
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Gil V, Miranda S, Riisnaes R, Gurel B, D'Ambrosio M, Vasciaveo A, Crespo M, Ferreira A, Brina D, Troiani M, Sharp A, Sheehan B, Christova R, Seed G, Figueiredo I, Lambros M, Dolling D, Rekowski J, Alajati A, Clarke M, Pereira R, Flohr P, Fowler G, Boysen G, Sumanasuriya S, Bianchini D, Rescigno P, Aversa C, Tunariu N, Guo C, Paschalis A, Bertan C, Buroni L, Ning J, Carreira S, Workman P, Swain A, Califano A, Shen MM, Alimonti A, Neeb A, Welti J, Yuan W, de Bono J. HER3 Is an Actionable Target in Advanced Prostate Cancer. Cancer Res 2021; 81:6207-6218. [PMID: 34753775 PMCID: PMC8932336 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-21-3360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [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] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
It has been recognized for decades that ERBB signaling is important in prostate cancer, but targeting ERBB receptors as a therapeutic strategy for prostate cancer has been ineffective clinically. However, we show here that membranous HER3 protein is commonly highly expressed in lethal prostate cancer, associating with reduced time to castration resistance (CR) and survival. Multiplex immunofluorescence indicated that the HER3 ligand NRG1 is detectable primarily in tumor-infiltrating myelomonocytic cells in human prostate cancer; this observation was confirmed using single-cell RNA sequencing of human prostate cancer biopsies and murine transgenic prostate cancer models. In castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patient-derived xenograft organoids with high HER3 expression as well as mouse prostate cancer organoids, recombinant NRG1 enhanced proliferation and survival. Supernatant from murine bone marrow-derived macrophages and myeloid-derived suppressor cells promoted murine prostate cancer organoid growth in vitro, which could be reversed by a neutralizing anti-NRG1 antibody and ERBB inhibition. Targeting HER3, especially with the HER3-directed antibody-drug conjugate U3-1402, exhibited antitumor activity against HER3-expressing prostate cancer. Overall, these data indicate that HER3 is commonly overexpressed in lethal prostate cancer and can be activated by NRG1 secreted by myelomonocytic cells in the tumor microenvironment, supporting HER3-targeted therapeutic strategies for treating HER3-expressing advanced CRPC. SIGNIFICANCE: HER3 is an actionable target in prostate cancer, especially with anti-HER3 immunoconjugates, and targeting HER3 warrants clinical evaluation in prospective trials.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological/pharmacology
- Apoptosis
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Camptothecin/analogs & derivatives
- Camptothecin/pharmacology
- Cell Proliferation
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Male
- Mice, Inbred NOD
- Mice, SCID
- Neuregulin-1/genetics
- Neuregulin-1/metabolism
- Organoids/drug effects
- Organoids/metabolism
- Organoids/pathology
- Prognosis
- Prospective Studies
- Prostatic Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Prostatic Neoplasms/genetics
- Prostatic Neoplasms/metabolism
- Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/genetics
- Receptor, ErbB-3/metabolism
- Survival Rate
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Tumor Microenvironment
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
- Mice
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Affiliation(s)
- Veronica Gil
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Oncology Research, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Institute of Oncology Research, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Oncology Research, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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- Institute of Oncology Research, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.
- The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Denlinger CS, Keedy VL, Moyo V, MacBeath G, Shapiro GI. Phase 1 dose escalation study of seribantumab (MM-121), an anti-HER3 monoclonal antibody, in patients with advanced solid tumors. Invest New Drugs 2021; 39:1604-1612. [PMID: 34250553 PMCID: PMC8541959 DOI: 10.1007/s10637-021-01145-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Background Overactivation of human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) triggers multiple intracellular pathways resulting in tumor cell survival. This Phase 1 study assessed the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of seribantumab, a fully human anti-HER3 monoclonal antibody. Methods Adult patients with advanced or refractory solid tumors were treated in six dose cohorts of seribantumab: 3.2, 6, 10, 15, or 20 mg/kg weekly, or 40 mg/kg loading dose followed by 20 mg/kg weekly maintenance dose (40/20 mg/kg) using a modified 3 + 3 dose escalation strategy with cohort expansion. Primary objectives were identification of a recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) and determination of objective response rate. Secondary objectives were assessment of safety, dose-limiting toxicities, and PK. Results Forty-four patients (26 dose escalation; 18 dose expansion) were enrolled. Seribantumab monotherapy was well tolerated with most adverse events being transient and mild to moderate (grade 1 or 2) in severity; maximum tolerated dose was not reached. The highest dose, 40/20 mg/kg, was identified as RP2D. Best response was stable disease, reported in 24% and 39% of patients during the dose escalation and expansion portions of the study, respectively. Seribantumab terminal half-life was ≈100 h; steady state concentrations were reached after 3–4 weekly doses. Conclusions Seribantumab monotherapy was well tolerated across all dose levels. Safety and PK data from this study support further seribantumab investigations in genomically defined populations. Clinical trial registration NCT00734305. August 12, 2008.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/adverse effects
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/pharmacokinetics
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage
- Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacokinetics
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Female
- Half-Life
- Humans
- Male
- Maximum Tolerated Dose
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
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- Crystal S Denlinger
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Department of Medicine (Hematology and Oncology), Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
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Wang Z, Goto Y, Allevato MM, Wu VH, Saddawi-Konefka R, Gilardi M, Alvarado D, Yung BS, O'Farrell A, Molinolo AA, Duvvuri U, Grandis JR, Califano JA, Cohen EEW, Gutkind JS. Disruption of the HER3-PI3K-mTOR oncogenic signaling axis and PD-1 blockade as a multimodal precision immunotherapy in head and neck cancer. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2383. [PMID: 33888713 PMCID: PMC8062674 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22619-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy has revolutionized head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) treatment, but <20% of patients achieve durable responses. Persistent activation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling circuitry represents a key oncogenic driver in HNSCC; however, the potential immunosuppressive effects of PI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibitors may limit the benefit of their combination with ICB. Here we employ an unbiased kinome-wide siRNA screen to reveal that HER3, is essential for the proliferation of most HNSCC cells that do not harbor PIK3CA mutations. Indeed, we find that persistent tyrosine phosphorylation of HER3 and PI3K recruitment underlies aberrant PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in PIK3CA wild type HNSCCs. Remarkably, antibody-mediated HER3 blockade exerts a potent anti-tumor effect by suppressing HER3-PI3K-AKT-mTOR oncogenic signaling and concomitantly reversing the immune suppressive tumor microenvironment. Ultimately, we show that HER3 inhibition and PD-1 blockade may provide a multimodal precision immunotherapeutic approach for PIK3CA wild type HNSCC, aimed at achieving durable cancer remission.
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- Zhiyong Wang
- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA.
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Yokoyama T, Ando T, Iwamoto R, Fuji D, Yamamoto M, Kawakami T. A human epidermal growth factor receptor 3/heregulin interaction inhibitor aptamer discovered using SELEX. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 553:148-153. [PMID: 33770580 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.03.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
The interaction of human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) and heregulin (HRG) is involved in resistance to human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted cancer treatment, such as therapies using anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody. Therefore, inhibition of the HER3/HRG interaction is potentially valuable therapeutic target for cancer treatment. In this study, we used in vitro selection, also known as systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) against the extracellular domain of human HER3, and discovered a novel RNA aptamer. Pull-down and bio-layer interferometry assays showed that RNA aptamer discovered specifically bound to HER3 with a dissociation constant (KD) of 700 nM. Pull-down assays using chemiluminescence detection also revealed that the HER3-binding RNA aptamer inhibited interactions between HER3 and human HRG. These results indicated that the novel HER3-binding RNA aptamer has potential to be used as basic tool in a range of applications involving HER3/HRG interactions, including research, therapeutic, and diagnostic applications.
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- Takumi Yokoyama
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Integrated Graduate School of Medicine, Engineering, and Agricultural Sciences, University of Yamanashi, 4-4-37 Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-8510, Japan
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Integrated Graduate School of Medicine, Engineering, and Agricultural Sciences, University of Yamanashi, 4-4-37 Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-8510, Japan
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Integrated Graduate School of Medicine, Engineering, and Agricultural Sciences, University of Yamanashi, 4-4-37 Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-8510, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Yamanashi, 4-4-37 Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-8510, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Applied Life Science, Integrated Graduate School of Medicine, Engineering, and Agricultural Sciences, University of Yamanashi, 4-4-37 Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-8510, Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Yamanashi, 4-4-37 Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-8510, Japan; JST, PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan.
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Rabia E, Garambois V, Hubert J, Bruciamacchie M, Pirot N, Delpech H, Broyon M, Theillet C, Colombo PE, Vie N, Tosi D, Gongora C, Khellaf L, Jarlier M, Radosevic-Robin N, Chardès T, Pèlegrin A, Larbouret C. Anti-tumoral activity of the Pan-HER (Sym013) antibody mixture in gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic cancer models. MAbs 2021; 13:1914883. [PMID: 33876707 PMCID: PMC8078530 DOI: 10.1080/19420862.2021.1914883] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Chemoresistance, particularly to gemcitabine, is a major challenge in pancreatic cancer. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and human epidermal growth factor receptors 2 and 3 (HER2, HER3) are expressed in many tumors, and they are relevant therapeutic targets due to their synergistic interaction to promote tumor aggressiveness and therapeutic resistance. Cocktails of antibodies directed against different targets are a promising strategy to overcome these processes. Here, we found by immunohistochemistry that these three receptors were co-expressed in 11% of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. We then developed gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic cancer cell models (SW-1990-GR and BxPC3-GR) and one patient-derived xenograft (PDX2846-GR) by successive exposure to increasing doses of gemcitabine. We showed that expression of EGFR, HER2 and HER3 was increased in these gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic cancer models, and that an antibody mixture against all three receptors inhibited tumor growth in mice and downregulated HER receptors. Finally, we demonstrated that the Pan-HER and gemcitabine combination has an additive effect in vitro and in mice xenografted with the gemcitabine-sensitive or resistant pancreatic models. The mixture of anti-EGFR, HER2 and HER3 antibodies is a good candidate therapeutic approach for gemcitabine-sensitive and -resistant pancreatic cancer.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies/pharmacology
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic/pharmacology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Deoxycytidine/analogs & derivatives
- Deoxycytidine/pharmacology
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- ErbB Receptors/antagonists & inhibitors
- ErbB Receptors/immunology
- ErbB Receptors/metabolism
- Female
- Humans
- Mice, Nude
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/immunology
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/metabolism
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology
- Receptor, ErbB-2/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-2/immunology
- Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/immunology
- Receptor, ErbB-3/metabolism
- Tumor Burden/drug effects
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
- Gemcitabine
- Mice
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Affiliation(s)
- Emilia Rabia
- Institut De Recherche En Cancérologie De Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM U1194, Université De Montpellier, Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Institut De Recherche En Cancérologie De Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM U1194, Université De Montpellier, Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Institut De Recherche En Cancérologie De Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM U1194, Université De Montpellier, Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Institut De Recherche En Cancérologie De Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM U1194, Université De Montpellier, Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Institut De Recherche En Cancérologie De Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM U1194, Université De Montpellier, Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
- BioCampus Montpellier, Université Montpellier, CNRS UAR3426, INSERM US09, Université De Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institut De Recherche En Cancérologie De Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM U1194, Université De Montpellier, Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Institut De Recherche En Cancérologie De Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM U1194, Université De Montpellier, Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
- BioCampus Montpellier, Université Montpellier, CNRS UAR3426, INSERM US09, Université De Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institut De Recherche En Cancérologie De Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM U1194, Université De Montpellier, Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Institut De Recherche En Cancérologie De Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM U1194, Université De Montpellier, Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Institut De Recherche En Cancérologie De Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM U1194, Université De Montpellier, Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
- Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Institut De Recherche En Cancérologie De Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM U1194, Université De Montpellier, Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Centre Jean Perrin, Université Clermont Auvergne, INSERM U1240, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Institut De Recherche En Cancérologie De Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM U1194, Université De Montpellier, Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Institut De Recherche En Cancérologie De Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM U1194, Université De Montpellier, Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Institut De Recherche En Cancérologie De Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM U1194, Université De Montpellier, Institut Régional Du Cancer De Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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Rau A, Kocher K, Rommel M, Kühl L, Albrecht M, Gotthard H, Aschmoneit N, Noll B, Olayioye MA, Kontermann RE, Seifert O. A bivalent, bispecific Dab-Fc antibody molecule for dual targeting of HER2 and HER3. MAbs 2021; 13:1902034. [PMID: 33752566 PMCID: PMC7993124 DOI: 10.1080/19420862.2021.1902034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Dual targeting of surface receptors with bispecific antibodies is attracting increasing interest in cancer therapy. Here, we present a novel bivalent and bispecific antagonistic molecule (Dab-Fc) targeting human epidermal growth factors 2 and 3 (HER2 and HER3) derived from the Db-Ig platform, which was developed for the generation of multivalent and multispecific antibody molecules. Dab-Fc comprises the variable domains of the anti-HER2 antibody trastuzumab and the anti-HER3 antibody 3-43 assembled into a diabody-like structure stabilized by CH1 and CL domains and further fused to a human γ1 Fc region. The resulting Dab-Fc 2 × 3 molecule retained unhindered binding to both antigens and was able to bind both antigens sequentially. In cellular experiments, the Dab-Fc 2 × 3 molecule strongly bound to different tumor cell lines expressing HER2 and HER3 and was efficiently internalized. This was associated with potent inhibition of the proliferation and migration of these tumor cell lines. Furthermore, IgG-like pharmacokinetics and anti-tumoral activity were demonstrated in a xenograft tumor model of the gastric cancer cell-line NCI-N87. These results illustrate the suitability of our versatile Db-Ig platform technology for the generation of bivalent bispecific molecules, which has been successfully used here for the dual targeting of HER2 and HER3.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Bispecific/pharmacokinetics
- Antibodies, Bispecific/pharmacology
- Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity/drug effects
- Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological/pharmacokinetics
- Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological/pharmacology
- Cell Movement/drug effects
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments/pharmacology
- MCF-7 Cells
- Mice, SCID
- Molecular Targeted Therapy
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Receptor, ErbB-2/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-2/immunology
- Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/immunology
- Receptor, ErbB-3/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Stomach Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Stomach Neoplasms/immunology
- Stomach Neoplasms/metabolism
- Stomach Neoplasms/pathology
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
- Mice
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Affiliation(s)
- Alexander Rau
- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
- Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology (SRCSB), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
- Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology (SRCSB), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
- Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology (SRCSB), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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Beauchamp RL, Erdin S, Witt L, Jordan JT, Plotkin SR, Gusella JF, Ramesh V. mTOR kinase inhibition disrupts neuregulin 1-ERBB3 autocrine signaling and sensitizes NF2-deficient meningioma cellular models to IGF1R inhibition. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100157. [PMID: 33273014 PMCID: PMC7949095 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.014960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Meningiomas (MNs), arising from the arachnoid/meningeal layer, are nonresponsive to chemotherapies, with ∼50% showing loss of the Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) tumor suppressor gene. Previously, we established NF2 loss activates mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) and mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 2 (mTORC2) signaling, leading to clinical trials for NF2 and MN. Recently our omics studies identified activated ephrin (EPH) receptor and Src family kinases upon NF2 loss. Here, we report increased expression of several ligands in NF2-null human arachnoidal cells (ACs) and the MN cell line Ben-Men-1, particularly neuregulin-1/heregulin (NRG1), and confirm increased NRG1 secretion and activation of V-ERB-B avian erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog 3 (ERBB3) receptor kinase. Conditioned-medium from NF2-null ACs or exogenous NRG1 stimulated ERBB3, EPHA2, and mTORC1/2 signaling, suggesting pathway crosstalk. NF2-null cells treated with an ERBB3-neutralizing antibody partially downregulated mTOR pathway activation but showed no effect on viability. mTORC1/2 inhibitor treatment decreased NRG1 expression and downregulated ERBB3 while re-activating pAkt T308, suggesting a mechanism independent of NRG1-ERBB3 but likely involving activation of another upstream receptor kinase. Transcriptomics after mTORC1/2 inhibition confirmed decreased ERBB3/ERBB4 while revealing increased expression of insulin-like growth factor receptor 1 (IGF1R). Drug treatment co-targeting mTORC1/2 and IGF1R/insulin receptor attenuated pAkt T308 and showed synergistic effects on viability. Our findings indicate potential autocrine signaling where NF2 loss leads to secretion/activation of NRG1-ERBB3 signaling. mTORC1/2 inhibition downregulates NRG1-ERBB3, while upregulating pAkt T308 through an adaptive response involving IGF1R/insulin receptor and co-targeting these pathways may prove effective for treatment of NF2-deficient MN.
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MESH Headings
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/pharmacology
- Autocrine Communication/genetics
- Benzamides/pharmacology
- Benzoxazoles/pharmacology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Movement/drug effects
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Humans
- Lapatinib/pharmacology
- Meningeal Neoplasms/genetics
- Meningeal Neoplasms/metabolism
- Meningeal Neoplasms/pathology
- Meningioma/genetics
- Meningioma/metabolism
- Meningioma/pathology
- Morpholines/pharmacology
- Neuregulin-1/antagonists & inhibitors
- Neuregulin-1/genetics
- Neuregulin-1/metabolism
- Neurofibromin 2/deficiency
- Neurofibromin 2/genetics
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/genetics
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism
- Pyrazoles/pharmacology
- Pyrimidines/pharmacology
- Receptor, EphA2/genetics
- Receptor, EphA2/metabolism
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/genetics
- Receptor, ErbB-3/metabolism
- Receptor, IGF Type 1/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, IGF Type 1/genetics
- Receptor, IGF Type 1/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Sirolimus/pharmacology
- TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
- TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics
- TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
- Transcriptome
- Triazines/pharmacology
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Affiliation(s)
- Roberta L Beauchamp
- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Rose M, Maurer A, Wirtz J, Bleilevens A, Waldmann T, Wenz M, Eyll M, Geelvink M, Gereitzig M, Rüchel N, Denecke B, Eltze E, Herrmann E, Toma M, Horst D, Grimm T, Denzinger S, Ecke T, Vögeli TA, Knuechel R, Maurer J, Gaisa NT. EGFR activity addiction facilitates anti-ERBB based combination treatment of squamous bladder cancer. Oncogene 2020; 39:6856-6870. [PMID: 32978523 PMCID: PMC7605436 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-020-01465-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Recent findings suggested a benefit of anti-EGFR therapy for basal-like muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). However, the impact on bladder cancer with substantial squamous differentiation (Sq-BLCA) and especially pure squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) remains unknown. Therefore, we comprehensively characterized pure and mixed Sq-BLCA (n = 125) on genetic and protein expression level, and performed functional pathway and drug-response analyses with cell line models and isolated primary SCC (p-SCC) cells of the human urinary bladder. We identified abundant EGFR expression in 95% of Sq-BLCA without evidence for activating EGFR mutations. Both SCaBER and p-SCC cells were sensitive to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs: erlotinib and gefitinib). Combined treatment with anti-EGFR TKIs and varying chemotherapeutics led to a concentration-dependent synergism in SCC cells according to the Chou-Talalay method. In addition, the siRNA knockdown of EGFR impaired SCaBER viability suggesting a putative "Achilles heel" of Sq-BLCA. The observed effects seem Sq-BLCA-specific since non-basal urothelial cancer cells were characterized by poor TKI sensitivity associated with a short-term feedback response potentially attenuating anti-tumor activity. Hence, our findings give further insights into a crucial, Sq-BLCA-specific role of the ERBB signaling pathway proposing improved effectiveness of anti-EGFR based regimens in combination with chemotherapeutics in squamous bladder cancers with wild-type EGFR-overexpression.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/pathology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cohort Studies
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/drug effects
- Drug Synergism
- ErbB Receptors/antagonists & inhibitors
- ErbB Receptors/genetics
- ErbB Receptors/metabolism
- Erlotinib Hydrochloride/pharmacology
- Erlotinib Hydrochloride/therapeutic use
- Female
- Gefitinib/pharmacology
- Gefitinib/therapeutic use
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Gene Knockdown Techniques
- Humans
- Male
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors/therapeutic use
- RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism
- Receptor, ErbB-2/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/metabolism
- Receptor, ErbB-4/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-4/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Urinary Bladder/pathology
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/genetics
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/pathology
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- Michael Rose
- Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology, University Clinic RWTH, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- IZKF Aachen, Medical Faculty of the RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Saarbrücken-Rastpfuhl, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Gustav Carus TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Urology, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Helios Hospital Bad Saarow, Bad Saarow, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology, University Clinic RWTH, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
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Colomba A, Fitzek M, George R, Weitsman G, Roberts S, Zanetti-Domingues L, Hirsch M, Rolfe DJ, Mehmood S, Madin A, Claus J, Kjaer S, Snijders AP, Ng T, Martin-Fernandez M, Smith DM, Parker PJ. A small molecule inhibitor of HER3: a proof-of-concept study. Biochem J 2020; 477:3329-3347. [PMID: 32815546 PMCID: PMC7489893 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20200496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Despite being catalytically defective, pseudokinases are typically essential players of cellular signalling, acting as allosteric regulators of their active counterparts. Deregulation of a growing number of pseudokinases has been linked to human diseases, making pseudokinases therapeutic targets of interest. Pseudokinases can be dynamic, adopting specific conformations critical for their allosteric function. Interfering with their allosteric role, with small molecules that would lock pseudokinases in a conformation preventing their productive partner interactions, is an attractive therapeutic strategy to explore. As a well-known allosteric activator of epidermal growth factor receptor family members, and playing a major part in cancer progression, the pseudokinase HER3 is a relevant context in which to address the potential of pseudokinases as drug targets for the development of allosteric inhibitors. In this proof-of-concept study, we developed a multiplex, medium-throughput thermal shift assay screening strategy to assess over 100 000 compounds and identify selective small molecule inhibitors that would trap HER3 in a conformation which is unfavourable for the formation of an active HER2-HER3 heterodimer. As a proof-of-concept compound, AC3573 bound with some specificity to HER3 and abrogated HER2-HER3 complex formation and downstream signalling in cells. Our study highlights the opportunity to identify new molecular mechanisms of action interfering with the biological function of pseudokinases.
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- Audrey Colomba
- Protein Phosphorylation Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, U.K
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- Hit Discovery, Discovery Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, U.K
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- Structural Biology Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, London, U.K
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- Richard Dimbleby Department of Cancer Research, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, U.K
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- Central Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, U.K
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- Central Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, U.K
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- Central Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, U.K
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- Central Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, U.K
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- Protein Analysis and Proteomics Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, London, U.K
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- Hit Discovery, Discovery Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, U.K
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- Protein Phosphorylation Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, U.K
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- Structural Biology Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, London, U.K
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- Protein Analysis and Proteomics Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, London, U.K
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- Richard Dimbleby Department of Cancer Research, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, U.K
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- Central Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, U.K
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- Emerging Innovations Unit, Discovery Sciences, R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, U.K
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- Protein Phosphorylation Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, U.K
- CRUK KHP Centre, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, U.K
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Shu M, Gao F, Yu C, Zeng M, He G, Wu Y, Su Y, Hu N, Zhou Z, Yang Z, Xu L. Dual-targeted therapy in HER2-positive breast cancer cells with the combination of carbon dots/HER3 siRNA and trastuzumab. Nanotechnology 2020; 31:335102. [PMID: 32303014 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab8a8a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Dual-targeted therapy in HER2-positive breast cancer cells with the combination of carbon dots/HER3 siRNA and trastuzumab resulted in enhanced antitumor activity, which overcomes the resistance to trastuzumab monotherapy. Herein, we have developed branched polyethylenimine-functionalized carbon dot (BP-CD) nanocarriers, which exhibited efficient green fluorescent protein gene delivery and expression. The positively charged BP-CDs allowed for effective nucleic acid binding and displayed a highly efficient small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated delivery targeting of cancer cells. The transfection of BP-CDs and HER3 siRNA complexes down-regulated HER3 protein expression and induced significant cell growth inhibition in BT-474 cells. BP-CDs/HER3 siRNA complexes induced cell death of BT-474 cells through G0/G1 cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. The combined treatment of BP-CDs/HER3 siRNA complexes and trastuzumab caused greater cell growth suppression in BT-474 cells when compared to either agent alone. The findings suggest that this dual-targeted therapy with the combination of BP-CDs/HER3 siRNA and trastuzumab represents a promising approach in breast cancer.
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- Mengjun Shu
- Key Laboratory of Thin Film and Microfabrication (Ministry of Education), Department of Micro/Nano Electronics, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Center of Hydrogen Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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Reddy TP, Choi DS, Anselme AC, Qian W, Chen W, Lantto J, Horak ID, Kragh M, Chang JC, Rosato RR. Simultaneous targeting of HER family pro-survival signaling with Pan-HER antibody mixture is highly effective in TNBC: a preclinical trial with PDXs. Breast Cancer Res 2020; 22:48. [PMID: 32414394 PMCID: PMC7227035 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-020-01280-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER) family, notably EGFR, is overexpressed in most triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cases and provides cancer cells with compensatory signals that greatly contribute to the survival and development of resistance in response to therapy. This study investigated the effects of Pan-HER (Symphogen, Ballerup, Denmark), a novel mixture of six monoclonal antibodies directed against members of the HER family EGFR, HER2, and HER3, in a preclinical trial of TNBC patient-derived xenografts (PDXs). METHODS Fifteen low passage TNBC PDX tumor samples were transferred into the right mammary fat pad of mice for engraftment. When tumors reached an average size of 100-200 mm3, mice were randomized (n ≥ 6 per group) and treated following three 1-week cycles consisting of three times/week intraperitoneal (IP) injection of either formulation buffer (vehicle control) or Pan-HER (50 mg/kg). At the end of treatment, tumors were collected for Western blot, RNA, and immunohistochemistry analyses. RESULTS All 15 TNBC PDXs were responsive to Pan-HER treatment, showing significant reductions in tumor growth consistent with Pan-HER-mediated tumor downmodulation of EGFR and HER3 protein levels and significantly decreased activation of associated HER family signaling pathways AKT and ERK. Tumor regression was observed in five of the models, which corresponded to those PDX tumor models with the highest level of HER family activation. CONCLUSIONS The marked effect of Pan-HER in numerous HER family-dependent TNBC PDX models justifies further studies of Pan-HER in TNBC clinical trials as a potential therapeutic option.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Disease Models, Animal
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- ErbB Receptors/antagonists & inhibitors
- ErbB Receptors/genetics
- ErbB Receptors/metabolism
- Female
- Humans
- Mice
- Molecular Targeted Therapy
- Mutation
- Receptor, ErbB-2/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-2/genetics
- Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/genetics
- Receptor, ErbB-3/metabolism
- Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- Tejaswini P Reddy
- Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, 77807, USA
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- Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, 77807, USA
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- Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Symphogen A/S, Pederstrupvej 93, DK-2750, Ballerup, Denmark
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- Symphogen A/S, Pederstrupvej 93, DK-2750, Ballerup, Denmark
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- Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, 77807, USA
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- Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Thomas A, Virdee PS, Eatock M, Lord SR, Falk S, Anthoney DA, Turkington RC, Goff M, Elhussein L, Collins L, Love S, Moschandreas J, Middleton MR. Dual Erb B Inhibition in Oesophago-gastric Cancer (DEBIOC): A phase I dose escalating safety study and randomised dose expansion of AZD8931 in combination with oxaliplatin and capecitabine chemotherapy in patients with oesophagogastric adenocarcinoma. Eur J Cancer 2020; 124:131-141. [PMID: 31765988 PMCID: PMC6947485 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2019.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND AZD8931 has equipotent activity against epidermal growth factor receptor, erbB2, and erbB3. Primary objectives were to determine the recommended phase II dose (RP2D) of AZD8931 + chemotherapy, and subsequently assess safety/preliminary clinical activity in patients with operable oesophagogastric cancer (OGC). METHODS AZD8931 (20 mg, 40 mg or 60 mg bd) was given with Xelox (oxaliplatin + capecitabine) for eight 21-day cycles, continuously or with intermittent schedule (4 days on/3 off every week; 14 days on/7 off, per cycle) in a rolling-six design. Subsequently, patients with OGC were randomised 2:1 to AZD8931 + Xelox at RP2D or Xelox only for two cycles, followed by radical oesophagogastric surgery. Secondary outcomes were safety, complete resection (R0) rate, six-month progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival. RESULTS During escalation, four dose-limiting toxicities were observed among 24 patients: skin rash (1) and failure to deliver 100% of Xelox because of treatment-associated grade III-IV adverse events (AEs) (3: diarrhoea and vomiting; vomiting; fatigue). Serious adverse events (SAE) occurred in 15 of 24 (63%) patients. RP2D was 20-mg bd with the 4/3 schedule. In the expansion phase, 2 of 20 (10%) patients in the Xelox + AZD8931 group and 5/10 (50%) patients in the Xelox group had grade III-IV AEs. Six-month PFS was 85% (90% CI: 66%-94%) in Xelox + AZD8931 and 100% in Xelox alone. Seven deaths (35%) occurred with Xelox + AZD8931 and one (10%) with Xelox. R0 rate was 45% (9/20) with Xelox + AZD8931 and 90% (9/10) with Xelox-alone (P = 0.024). CONCLUSION Xelox + AZD8931 (20 mg bd 4/3 days) has an acceptable safety profile administered as neoadjuvant therapy in operable patients with OGC. (Trial registration: EudraCT 2011-003169-13, ISRCTN-68093791).
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- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre, Bristol, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Oncology Clinical Trials Office, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oncology Clinical Trials Office, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, UK
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Alonso-Valenteen F, Pacheco S, Srinivas D, Rentsendorj A, Chu D, Lubow J, Sims J, Miao T, Mikhael S, Hwang JY, Abrol R, Medina Kauwe LK. HER3-targeted protein chimera forms endosomolytic capsomeres and self-assembles into stealth nucleocapsids for systemic tumor homing of RNA interference in vivo. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:11020-11043. [PMID: 31617560 PMCID: PMC6868389 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
RNA interference represents a potent intervention for cancer treatment but requires a robust delivery agent for transporting gene-modulating molecules, such as small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). Although numerous molecular approaches for siRNA delivery are adequate in vitro, delivery to therapeutic targets in vivo is limited by payload integrity, cell targeting, efficient cell uptake, and membrane penetration. We constructed nonviral biomaterials to transport small nucleic acids to cell targets, including tumor cells, on the basis of the self-assembling and cell-penetrating activities of the adenovirus capsid penton base. Our recombinant penton base chimera contains polypeptide domains designed for noncovalent assembly with anionic molecules and tumor homing. Here, structural modeling, molecular dynamics simulations, and functional assays suggest that it forms pentameric units resembling viral capsomeres that assemble into larger capsid-like structures when combined with siRNA cargo. Pentamerization forms a barrel lined with charged residues mediating pH-responsive dissociation and exposing masked domains, providing insight on the endosomolytic mechanism. The therapeutic impact was examined on tumors expressing high levels of HER3/ErbB3 that are resistant to clinical inhibitors. Our findings suggest that our construct may utilize ligand mimicry to avoid host attack and target the siRNA to HER3+ tumors by forming multivalent capsid-like structures.
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- Felix Alonso-Valenteen
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Northridge, CA 91330, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
- Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Northridge, CA 91330, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
- Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Sequist LV, Gray JE, Harb WA, Lopez-Chavez A, Doebele RC, Modiano MR, Jackman DM, Baggstrom MQ, Atmaca A, Felip E, Provencio M, Cobo M, Adiwijaya B, Kuesters G, Kamoun WS, Andreas K, Pipas JM, Santillana S, Cho BC, Park K, Shepherd FA. Randomized Phase II Trial of Seribantumab in Combination with Erlotinib in Patients with EGFR Wild-Type Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Oncologist 2019; 24:1095-1102. [PMID: 30975923 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [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: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Seribantumab (MM-121) is a fully human IgG2 monoclonal antibody that binds to human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3/ErbB3) to block heregulin (HRG/NRG)-mediated ErbB3 signaling and induce receptor downregulation. This open-label, randomized phase 1/2 study evaluated safety and efficacy of seribantumab plus erlotinib in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Here, we report the activity of seribantumab plus erlotinib, versus erlotinib alone, in patients with EGFR wild-type tumors and describe the potential predictive power of HRG. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with EGFR wild-type NSCLC were assigned randomly to receive seribantumab + erlotinib or erlotinib alone. Patients underwent pretreatment core needle biopsy and archived tumor samples were collected to support prespecified biomarker analyses. RESULTS One hundred twenty-nine patients received seribantumab + erlotinib (n = 85) or erlotinib alone (n = 44). Median estimated progression-free survival (PFS) in the unselected intent-to-treat (ITT) population was 8.1 and 7.7 weeks in the experimental and control arm, respectively (hazard ratio [HR], 0.822; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.37-1.828; p = 0.63), and median estimated overall survival was 27.3 and 40.3 weeks in the experimental and control arm, respectively (HR, 1.395; 95% CI, 0.846 to 2.301; p = .1898) In patients whose tumors had detectable HRG mRNA expression, treatment benefit was observed in the seribantumab + erlotinib combination (HR, 0.35; 95% CI, 0.16-0.76; p = .008). In contrast, in patients whose tumors were HRG negative, the HR was 2.15 (95% CI, 0.97-4.76; p = .059, HRG-by-treatment interaction, p value = .0016). CONCLUSION The addition of seribantumab to erlotinib did not result in improved PFS in unselected patients. However, predefined retrospective exploratory analyses suggest that detectable HRG mRNA levels identified patients who might benefit from seribantumab. An ongoing clinical trial of seribantumab, in combination with docetaxel, is underway in patients with advanced NSCLC and high HRG mRNA expression (NCT02387216). IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE The poor prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) underscores the need for more effective treatment options, highlighting the unmet medical need in this patient population. The results of this study show that a novel biomarker, heregulin, may help to identify patients with advanced NSCLC who could benefit from treatment with seribantumab. On the basis of the observed safety profile and promising clinical efficacy, a prospective, randomized, open-label, international, multicenter phase II trial (SHERLOC, NCT02387216) is under way to investigate the efficacy and safety of seribantumab in combination with docetaxel in patients with heregulin-positive advanced adenocarcinoma.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/pharmacology
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/genetics
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/mortality
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology
- ErbB Receptors/antagonists & inhibitors
- ErbB Receptors/genetics
- Erlotinib Hydrochloride/pharmacology
- Erlotinib Hydrochloride/therapeutic use
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Lung/pathology
- Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Lung Neoplasms/genetics
- Lung Neoplasms/mortality
- Lung Neoplasms/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neuregulin-1/analysis
- Neuregulin-1/antagonists & inhibitors
- Patient Selection
- Progression-Free Survival
- Receptor, ErbB-3/analysis
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Retrospective Studies
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- Horizon Oncology Center, Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Institute of Clinical Research at Krankenhaus Nordwest, UCT-University Cancer Center, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Hospital Regional Universitario Málaga, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Ducret A, James I, Wilson S, Feilke M, Tebbe A, Dybowski N, Elschenbroich S, Klammer M, Blackler A, Liao WL, Tian Y, Friess T, Bossenmaier B, Dietmann G, Schaab C, Hembrough T, Ceppi M. Translation and evaluation of a pre-clinical 5-protein response prediction signature in a breast cancer phase Ib clinical trial. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0213892. [PMID: 30897176 PMCID: PMC6428264 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Human protein biomarker discovery relies heavily on pre-clinical models, in particular established cell lines and patient-derived xenografts, but confirmation studies in primary tissue are essential to demonstrate clinical relevance. We describe in this study the process that was followed to clinically translate a 5-protein response signature predictive for the activity of an anti-HER3 monoclonal antibody (lumretuzumab) originally measured in fresh frozen xenograft tissue. We detail the development, qualification, and validation of the multiplexed targeted mass spectrometry assay used to assess the signature performance in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded human clinical samples collected in a phase Ib trial designed to evaluate lumretuzumab in patients with metastatic breast cancer. We believe that the strategy delineated here provides a path forward to avoid the time- and cost-consuming step of having to develop immunological reagents against unproven targets. We expect that mass spectrometry-based platforms may become part of a rational process to rapidly test and qualify large number of candidate biomarkers to identify the few that stand a chance for further development and validation.
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- Axel Ducret
- Roche Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- A4P Consulting Ltd, Sandwich, United Kingdom
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- Roche Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Penzberg, Germany
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- Roche Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Penzberg, Germany
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- Oncoplex Diagnostics, Rockville, MD, United States of America
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- Oncoplex Diagnostics, Rockville, MD, United States of America
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- Oncoplex Diagnostics, Rockville, MD, United States of America
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- Roche Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Penzberg, Germany
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- Roche Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Penzberg, Germany
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- Roche Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Penzberg, Germany
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- Oncoplex Diagnostics, Rockville, MD, United States of America
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- Roche Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Penzberg, Germany
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Lamarca A, Galdy S, Barriuso J, Moghadam S, Beckett E, Rogan J, Backen A, Billington C, McNamara MG, Hubner RA, Cramer A, Valle JW. The HER3 pathway as a potential target for inhibition in patients with biliary tract cancers. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0206007. [PMID: 30335866 PMCID: PMC6193702 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Expression of human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER)2 and HER3 have been investigated in small BTC studies using variable scoring systems. METHODS HER2 and HER3 overexpression/amplification were explored following internationally agreed guidelines using immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescent in-situ hybridisation (FISH), respectively. Logistic regression and survival analysis (Kaplan Meier, Log rank test and Cox Regression) were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS Sixty-seven eligible patients with Stage I/II (31.3%) or III/IV (68.7%) disease at diagnosis were included. Membrane HER2 overexpression/amplification was identified in 1 patient (1%). HER3 overexpression was predominantly cytoplasmic; the rate of overexpression/amplification of HER3 in membrane and cytoplasm was 16% [ampullary cancer (AMP) (1/13; 8%), gallbladder cancer (GBC) (1/10; 10%), intra-hepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) (6/26; 23%), extra-hepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC) (3/18; 17%)] and 24% [AMP (1/13; 8%), GBC (1/10; 10%), ICC (10/26; 38%), ECC (4/18; 22%)], respectively. CONCLUSIONS A significant subset of patients with BTC expressed HER3. Inhibition of HER3 warrants further investigation. A better understanding of the downstream effects of HER3 in BTC requires further mechanistic investigations to identify new biomarkers and improve patient selection for future clinical trials.
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- Angela Lamarca
- Department of Medical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Unit of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology and Neuroendocrine Tumours, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Cancer Research Centre Biobank, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- The Christie Pathology Partnership, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Manchester Cancer Research Centre Biobank, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- The Christie Pathology Partnership, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- The Christie Pathology Partnership, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Schneeweiss A, Park-Simon TW, Albanell J, Lassen U, Cortés J, Dieras V, May M, Schindler C, Marmé F, Cejalvo JM, Martinez-Garcia M, Gonzalez I, Lopez-Martin J, Welt A, Levy C, Joly F, Michielin F, Jacob W, Adessi C, Moisan A, Meneses-Lorente G, Racek T, James I, Ceppi M, Hasmann M, Weisser M, Cervantes A. Phase Ib study evaluating safety and clinical activity of the anti-HER3 antibody lumretuzumab combined with the anti-HER2 antibody pertuzumab and paclitaxel in HER3-positive, HER2-low metastatic breast cancer. Invest New Drugs 2018; 36:848-859. [PMID: 29349598 PMCID: PMC6153514 DOI: 10.1007/s10637-018-0562-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
Purpose To investigate the safety and clinical activity of comprehensive human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER) family receptor inhibition using lumretuzumab (anti-HER3) and pertuzumab (anti-HER2) in combination with paclitaxel in patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Methods This phase Ib study enrolled 35 MBC patients (first line or higher) with HER3-positive and HER2-low (immunohistochemistry 1+ to 2+ and in-situ hybridization negative) tumors. Patients received lumretuzumab (1000 mg in Cohort 1; 500 mg in Cohorts 2 and 3) plus pertuzumab (840 mg loading dose [LD] followed by 420 mg in Cohorts 1 and 2; 420 mg without LD in Cohort 3) every 3 weeks, plus paclitaxel (80 mg/m2 weekly in all cohorts). Patients in Cohort 3 received prophylactic loperamide treatment. Results Diarrhea grade 3 was a dose-limiting toxicity of Cohort 1 defining the maximum tolerated dose of lumretuzumab when given in combination with pertuzumab and paclitaxel at 500 mg every three weeks. Grade 3 diarrhea decreased from 50% (Cohort 2) to 30.8% (Cohort 3) with prophylactic loperamide administration and omission of the pertuzumab LD, nonetheless, all patients still experienced diarrhea. In first-line MBC patients, the objective response rate in Cohorts 2 and 3 was 55% and 38.5%, respectively. No relationship between HER2 and HER3 expression or somatic mutations and clinical response was observed. Conclusions Combination treatment with lumretuzumab, pertuzumab and paclitaxel was associated with a high incidence of diarrhea. Despite the efforts to alter dosing, the therapeutic window remained too narrow to warrant further clinical development. TRIAL REGISTRATION on ClinicalTrials.gov with the identifier NCT01918254 first registered on 3rd July 2013.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/adverse effects
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/pharmacokinetics
- Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage
- Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacokinetics
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/administration & dosage
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/adverse effects
- Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Diarrhea/chemically induced
- Female
- Humans
- Hypokalemia/chemically induced
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Paclitaxel/administration & dosage
- Paclitaxel/adverse effects
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Receptor, ErbB-2/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-2/genetics
- Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/genetics
- Receptor, ErbB-3/metabolism
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- Andreas Schneeweiss
- National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecological Oncology and Clinical Research Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital del Mar, CIBERONC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
- Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecological Oncology and Clinical Research Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecological Oncology and Clinical Research Center, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Biomedical Health Research Institute INCLIVA, University of Valencia, Valencia and CIBERONC, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital del Mar, CIBERONC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Departments of Clinical Research Unit and Medical Oncology, Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France
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- Departments of Clinical Research Unit and Medical Oncology, Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France
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- Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Munich, Penzberg, Germany.
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- Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Welwyn, Welwyn Garden City, UK
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- Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Munich, Penzberg, Germany
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- Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Munich, Penzberg, Germany
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- Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Munich, Penzberg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Biomedical Health Research Institute INCLIVA, University of Valencia, Valencia and CIBERONC, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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McKnight BN, Kuda-Wedagedara ANW, Sevak KK, Abdel-Atti D, Wiesend WN, Ku A, Selvakumar D, Carlin SD, Lewis JS, Viola-Villegas NT. Imaging EGFR and HER3 through 89Zr-labeled MEHD7945A (Duligotuzumab). Sci Rep 2018; 8:9043. [PMID: 29899472 PMCID: PMC5998059 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27454-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Tumor resistance to treatment paved the way toward the development of single agent drugs that target multiple molecular signatures amplified within the malignancy. The discovered crosstalk between EGFR and HER3 as well as the role of HER3 in mediating EGFR resistance made these two receptor tyrosine kinases attractive targets. MEHD7945A or duligotuzumab is a single immunotherapy agent that dually targets both molecular signatures. In this study, a positron emission tomography (PET) companion diagnostic to MEHD7945A is reported and evaluated in pancreatic cancer. Tumor accretion and whole body pharmacokinetics of 89Zr-MEHD7945A were established. Specificity of the probe for EGFR and/or HER3 was further examined.
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Affiliation(s)
- Brooke N McKnight
- Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, 4100 John R. Street, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Beaumont Hospital, 3601 West 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA
- Program in Molecular Pharmacology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA
- Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, 4100 John R. Street, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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Watson SS, Dane M, Chin K, Tatarova Z, Liu M, Liby T, Thompson W, Smith R, Nederlof M, Bucher E, Kilburn D, Whitman M, Sudar D, Mills GB, Heiser LM, Jonas O, Gray JW, Korkola JE. Microenvironment-Mediated Mechanisms of Resistance to HER2 Inhibitors Differ between HER2+ Breast Cancer Subtypes. Cell Syst 2018; 6:329-342.e6. [PMID: 29550255 PMCID: PMC5927625 DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2018.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Revised: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Extrinsic signals are implicated in breast cancer resistance to HER2-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). To examine how microenvironmental signals influence resistance, we monitored TKI-treated breast cancer cell lines grown on microenvironment microarrays composed of printed extracellular matrix proteins supplemented with soluble proteins. We tested ~2,500 combinations of 56 soluble and 46 matrix microenvironmental proteins on basal-like HER2+ (HER2E) or luminal-like HER2+ (L-HER2+) cells treated with the TKIs lapatinib or neratinib. In HER2E cells, hepatocyte growth factor, a ligand for MET, induced resistance that could be reversed with crizotinib, an inhibitor of MET. In L-HER2+ cells, neuregulin1-β1 (NRG1β), a ligand for HER3, induced resistance that could be reversed with pertuzumab, an inhibitor of HER2-HER3 heterodimerization. The subtype-specific responses were also observed in 3D cultures and murine xenografts. These results, along with bioinformatic pathway analysis and siRNA knockdown experiments, suggest different mechanisms of resistance specific to each HER2+ subtype: MET signaling for HER2E and HER2-HER3 heterodimerization for L-HER2+ cells.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
- Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Databases, Genetic
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/drug effects
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/genetics
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Genes, erbB-2/drug effects
- Genes, erbB-2/genetics
- Genes, erbB-2/physiology
- High-Throughput Screening Assays/methods
- Humans
- Lapatinib/pharmacology
- MCF-7 Cells
- Mice
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met/antagonists & inhibitors
- Quinazolines/pharmacology
- Quinolines/pharmacology
- Receptor, ErbB-2/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Tumor Microenvironment/drug effects
- Tumor Microenvironment/genetics
- Tumor Microenvironment/physiology
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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Affiliation(s)
- Spencer S Watson
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Quantitative Imaging Systems LLC, 1410 NW Kearney Street, #1114, Portland, OR 97209, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Quantitative Imaging Systems LLC, 1410 NW Kearney Street, #1114, Portland, OR 97209, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, OHSU Center for Spatial Systems Biomedicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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Zuo BL, Yan B, Zheng GX, Xi WJ, Zhang X, Yang AG, Jia LT. Targeting and suppression of HER3-positive breast cancer by T lymphocytes expressing a heregulin chimeric antigen receptor. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2018; 67:393-401. [PMID: 29127433 PMCID: PMC11028200 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-017-2089-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 11/05/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Chimeric antigen receptor-modulated T lymphocytes (CAR-T) have emerged as a powerful tool for arousing anticancer immunity. Endogenous ligands for tumor antigen may outperform single-chain variable fragments to serve as a component of CARs with high cancer recognition efficacy and minimized immunogenicity. As heterodimerization and signaling partners for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), HER3/HER4 has been implicated in tumorigenic signaling and therapeutic resistance of breast cancer. In this study, we engineered T cells with a CAR consisting of the extracellular domain of heregulin-1β (HRG1β) that is a natural ligand for HER3/HER4, and evaluated the specific cytotoxicity of these CAR-T cells in cultured HER3 positive breast cancer cells and xenograft tumors. Our results showed that HRG1β-CAR was successfully constructed, and T cells were transduced at a rate of 50%. The CAR-T cells specifically recognized and killed HER3-overexpressing breast cancer cells SK-BR-3 and BT-474 in vitro, and displayed potent tumoricidal effect on SK-BR-3 xenograft tumor models. Our results suggest that HRG1β-based CAR-T cells effectively suppress breast cancer driven by HER family receptors, and may provide a novel strategy to overcome cancer resistance to HER2-targeted therapy.
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- Bai-Le Zuo
- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China.
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Hyman DM, Piha-Paul SA, Won H, Rodon J, Saura C, Shapiro GI, Juric D, Quinn DI, Moreno V, Doger B, Mayer IA, Boni V, Calvo E, Loi S, Lockhart AC, Erinjeri JP, Scaltriti M, Ulaner GA, Patel J, Tang J, Beer H, Selcuklu SD, Hanrahan AJ, Bouvier N, Melcer M, Murali R, Schram AM, Smyth LM, Jhaveri K, Li BT, Drilon A, Harding JJ, Iyer G, Taylor BS, Berger MF, Cutler RE, Xu F, Butturini A, Eli LD, Mann G, Farrell C, Lalani AS, Bryce RP, Arteaga CL, Meric-Bernstam F, Baselga J, Solit DB. HER kinase inhibition in patients with HER2- and HER3-mutant cancers. Nature 2018; 554:189-194. [PMID: 29420467 PMCID: PMC5808581 DOI: 10.1038/nature25475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 517] [Impact Index Per Article: 86.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Somatic mutations of ERBB2 and ERBB3 (which encode HER2 and HER3, respectively) are found in a wide range of cancers. Preclinical modelling suggests that a subset of these mutations lead to constitutive HER2 activation, but most remain biologically uncharacterized. Here we define the biological and therapeutic importance of known oncogenic HER2 and HER3 mutations and variants of unknown biological importance by conducting a multi-histology, genomically selected, 'basket' trial using the pan-HER kinase inhibitor neratinib (SUMMIT; clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT01953926). Efficacy in HER2-mutant cancers varied as a function of both tumour type and mutant allele to a degree not predicted by preclinical models, with the greatest activity seen in breast, cervical and biliary cancers and with tumours that contain kinase domain missense mutations. This study demonstrates how a molecularly driven clinical trial can be used to refine our biological understanding of both characterized and new genomic alterations with potential broad applicability for advancing the paradigm of genome-driven oncology.
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- David M. Hyman
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Vall d’Hebron
Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Vall d’Hebron
Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Massachusetts Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- START Madrid, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal
(CIOCC), Madrid, Spain
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- START Madrid, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal
(CIOCC), Madrid, Spain
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis,
MO, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Puma Biotechnology Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Puma Biotechnology Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Puma Biotechnology Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Lieu CH, Hidalgo M, Berlin JD, Ko AH, Cervantes A, LoRusso P, Gerber DE, Eder JP, Eckhardt SG, Kapp AV, Tsuhako A, McCall B, Pirzkall A, Uyei A, Tabernero J. A Phase Ib Dose-Escalation Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Cobimetinib and Duligotuzumab in Patients with Previously Treated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancers with Mutant KRAS. Oncologist 2017; 22:1024-e89. [PMID: 28592615 PMCID: PMC5599193 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Lessons Learned. Cobimetinib and duligotuzumab were well tolerated as single agents and in combination with other agents. The cobimetinib and duligotuzumab combination was associated with increased toxicity, most notably gastrointestinal, and limited efficacy in the patient population tested.
Background. KRAS‐mutant tumors possess abnormal mitogen‐activated protein kinases (MAPK) pathway signaling, leading to dysregulated cell proliferation. Cobimetinib blocks MAPK signaling. The dual‐action antibody duligotuzumab (MEHD7945A) inhibits ligand binding to both epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3). Blockade of EGFR/HER3 and inhibition of mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MEK) in KRAS‐mutant tumors may provide additive benefit. Methods. Patients with KRAS‐mutant solid tumors were eligible for this phase Ib dose‐escalation study with a planned expansion phase. Duligotuzumab was given intravenously (IV) at 1,100 mg every 2 weeks (q2w), while cobimetinib was given orally in a standard 3 + 3 design to identify the recommended phase II dose (RP2D). The primary objective was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of this combination. Results. Twenty‐three patients were enrolled. Dose‐limiting toxicities (DLTs) included grade 4 hypokalemia and grade 3 mucosal inflammation, asthenia, and dermatitis acneiform. Seventy percent of patients experienced grade 3 or worse adverse events (AEs). Five (22%) and 12 (52%) patients missed at least 1 dose of duligotuzumab and cobimetinib, respectively, and 9 (39%) patients required a cobimetinib dose reduction. Three (13%) patients discontinued due to an AE. Best response was limited to 9 patients with stable disease and 13 patients with progressive disease. Conclusion. Given the limited tolerability and efficacy of this combination, the study did not proceed to expansion stage and closed for enrollment.
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- Christopher H Lieu
- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- START Madrid, Centro Integral Oncologico Clara Campal (CIOCC), Madrid, Spain
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- UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Biomedical Research Institute INCLIVA, CIBERONC, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Yale Smilow Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Institute of Oncology, CIBERONC, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Thakur V, Lu J, Roscilli G, Aurisicchio L, Cappelletti M, Pavoni E, White WL, Bedogni B. The natural compound fucoidan from New Zealand Undaria pinnatifida synergizes with the ERBB inhibitor lapatinib enhancing melanoma growth inhibition. Oncotarget 2017; 8:17887-17896. [PMID: 28060735 PMCID: PMC5392294 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.14437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Melanoma remains one of the most aggressive and therapy-resistant cancers. Finding new treatments to improve patient outcomes is an ongoing effort. We previously demonstrated that melanoma relies on the activation of ERBB signaling, specifically of the ERBB3/ERBB2 cascade. Here we show that melanoma tumor growth is inhibited by 60% over controls when treated with lapatinib, a clinically approved inhibitor of ERBB2/EGFR. Importantly, tumor growth is further inhibited to 85% when the natural compound fucoidan from New Zealand U. pinnatifida is integrated into the treatment regimen. Fucoidan not only enhances tumor growth inhibition, it counteracts the morbidity associated with prolonged lapatinib treatment. Fucoidan doubles the cell killing capacity of lapatinib. These effects are associated with a further decrease in AKT and NFκB signaling, two key pathways involved in melanoma cell survival. Importantly, the enhancing cell killing effects of fucoidan can be recapitulated by inhibiting ERBB3 by either a specific shRNA or a novel, selective ERBB3 neutralizing antibody, reiterating the key roles played by this receptor in melanoma. We therefore propose the use of lapatinib or specific ERBB inhibitors, in combination with fucoidan as a new treatment of melanoma that potentiates the effects of the inhibitors while protecting from their potential side effects.
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- Varsha Thakur
- Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Brand TM, Hartmann S, Bhola NE, Peyser ND, Li H, Zeng Y, Isaacson Wechsler E, Ranall MV, Bandyopadhyay S, Duvvuri U, LaVallee TM, Jordan RCK, Johnson DE, Grandis JR. Human Papillomavirus Regulates HER3 Expression in Head and Neck Cancer: Implications for Targeted HER3 Therapy in HPV + Patients. Clin Cancer Res 2016; 23:3072-3083. [PMID: 27986750 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-2203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [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] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Purpose: Human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 plays an etiologic role in a growing subset of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC), where viral expression of the E6 and E7 oncoproteins is necessary for tumor growth and maintenance. Although patients with HPV+ tumors have a more favorable prognosis, there are currently no HPV-selective therapies. Recent studies identified differential receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) profiles in HPV+ versus HPV- tumors. One such RTK, HER3, is overexpressed and interacts with phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) in HPV+ tumors. Therefore, we investigated the role of HPV oncoproteins in regulating HER3-mediated signaling and determined whether HER3 could be a molecular target in HPV+ HNSCC.Experimental Design: HER3 was investigated as a molecular target in HPV+ HNSCC using established cell lines, patient-derived xenografts (PDX), and human tumor specimens. A mechanistic link between HPV and HER3 was examined by augmenting E6 and E7 expression levels in HNSCC cell lines. The dependency of HPV+ and HPV- HNSCC models on HER3 was evaluated with anti-HER3 siRNAs and the clinical stage anti-HER3 monoclonal antibody KTN3379.Results: HER3 was overexpressed in HPV+ HNSCC, where it was associated with worse overall survival in patients with pharyngeal cancer. Further investigation indicated that E6 and E7 regulated HER3 protein expression and downstream PI3K pathway signaling. Targeting HER3 with siRNAs or KTN3379 significantly inhibited the growth of HPV+ cell lines and PDXs.Conclusions: This study uncovers a direct relationship between HPV infection and HER3 in HNSCC and provides a rationale for the clinical evaluation of targeted HER3 therapy for the treatment of HPV+ patients. Clin Cancer Res; 23(12); 3072-83. ©2016 AACR.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/virology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Elafin/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation, Viral/genetics
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/genetics
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/pathology
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/virology
- Human papillomavirus 16/pathogenicity
- Humans
- Mice
- Molecular Targeted Therapy
- Oncogene Proteins, Viral/genetics
- Papillomavirus E7 Proteins/genetics
- Papillomavirus Infections/genetics
- Papillomavirus Infections/virology
- RNA, Small Interfering/administration & dosage
- RNA, Small Interfering/genetics
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/genetics
- Repressor Proteins/genetics
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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- Toni M Brand
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Departments of Orofacial Sciences and Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
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Iida M, Bahrar H, Brand TM, Pearson HE, Coan JP, Orbuch RA, Flanigan BG, Swick AD, Prabakaran PJ, Lantto J, Horak ID, Kragh M, Salgia R, Kimple RJ, Wheeler DL. Targeting the HER Family with Pan-HER Effectively Overcomes Resistance to Cetuximab. Mol Cancer Ther 2016; 15:2175-86. [PMID: 27422810 PMCID: PMC5010956 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-16-0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Cetuximab, an antibody against the EGFR, has shown efficacy in treating head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), metastatic colorectal cancer, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Despite the clinical success of cetuximab, many patients do not respond to cetuximab. Furthermore, virtually all patients who do initially respond become refractory, highlighting both intrinsic and acquired resistance to cetuximab as significant clinical problems. To understand mechanistically how cancerous cells acquire resistance, we previously developed models of acquired resistance using the H226 NSCLC and UM-SCC1 HNSCC cell lines. Cetuximab-resistant clones showed a robust upregulation and dependency on the HER family receptors EGFR, HER2, and HER3. Here, we examined pan-HER, a mixture of six antibodies targeting these receptors on cetuximab-resistant clones. In cells exhibiting acquired or intrinsic resistance to cetuximab, pan-HER treatment decreased all three receptors' protein levels and downstream activation of AKT and MAPK. This correlated with decreased cell proliferation in cetuximab-resistant clones. To determine whether pan-HER had a therapeutic benefit in vivo, we established de novo cetuximab-resistant mouse xenografts and treated resistant tumors with pan-HER. This regimen resulted in a superior growth delay of cetuximab-resistant xenografts compared with mice continued on cetuximab. Furthermore, intrinsically cetuximab-resistant HNSCC patient-derived xenograft tumors treated with pan-HER exhibited significant growth delay compared with vehicle/cetuximab controls. These results suggest that targeting multiple HER family receptors simultaneously with pan-HER is a promising treatment strategy for tumors displaying intrinsic or acquired resistance to cetuximab. Mol Cancer Ther; 15(9); 2175-86. ©2016 AACR.
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- Mari Iida
- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin. Radboud Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
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Le Clorennec C, Lazrek Y, Dubreuil O, Larbouret C, Poul MA, Mondon P, Melino G, Pèlegrin A, Chardès T. The anti-HER3 (ErbB3) therapeutic antibody 9F7-F11 induces HER3 ubiquitination and degradation in tumors through JNK1/2- dependent ITCH/AIP4 activation. Oncotarget 2016; 7:37013-37029. [PMID: 27203743 PMCID: PMC5095055 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
We characterized the mechanism of action of the neuregulin-non-competitive anti-HER3 therapeutic antibody 9F7-F11 that blocks the PI3K/AKT pathway, leading to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in vitro and regression of pancreatic and breast cancer in vivo. We found that 9F7-F11 induces rapid HER3 down-regulation. Specifically, 9F7-F11-induced HER3 ubiquitination and degradation in pancreatic, breast and prostate cancer cell lines was driven mainly by the itchy E3 ubiquitin ligase (ITCH/AIP4). Overexpression of the ITCH/AIP4 inhibitor N4BP1 or small-interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of ITCH/AIP4 inhibited HER3 ubiquitination/degradation and PI3K/AKT signaling blockade induced by 9F7-F11. Moreover, 9F7-F11-mediated JNK1/2 phosphorylation led to ITCH/AIP4 activation and recruitment to HER3 for receptor ubiquitination and degradation. ITCH/AIP4 activity was activated by the deubiquitinases USP8 and USP9X, as demonstrated by RNA interference. Taken together, our results suggest that 9F7-F11-induced HER3 ubiquitination and degradation in cancer cells mainly occurs through JNK1/2-dependent ITCH/AIP4 activation.
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- Christophe Le Clorennec
- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- INSERM, U1194 Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- ICM, Institut Régional du Cancer Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- INSERM, U1194 Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- ICM, Institut Régional du Cancer Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- Millegen SA, Labège, F-31670, France
- Institut Pasteur de Guyane, BP 6010, 97306, Cayenne Cedex, France
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- Millegen SA, Labège, F-31670, France
- GamaMabs Pharma SA, Centre Pierre Potier, ONCOPOLE, BP 50624, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- INSERM, U1194 Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- ICM, Institut Régional du Cancer Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- INSERM, U1194 Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- ICM, Institut Régional du Cancer Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
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- Millegen SA, Labège, F-31670, France
- LFB Biotechnologies, 59000, Lille, France
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- Biochemistry Laboratory, Instituto Dermopatico Dell'Immacolata, Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata,” 00133 Rome, Italy
- Toxicology Unit, Medical Research Council, Leicester University, Leicester LE1 9HN, United Kingdom
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- INSERM, U1194 Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- ICM, Institut Régional du Cancer Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- INSERM, U1194 Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
- ICM, Institut Régional du Cancer Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France
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Booth L, Roberts JL, Tavallai M, Chuckalovcak J, Stringer DK, Koromilas AE, Boone DL, McGuire WP, Poklepovic A, Dent P. [Pemetrexed + Sorafenib] lethality is increased by inhibition of ERBB1/2/3-PI3K-NFκB compensatory survival signaling. Oncotarget 2016; 7:23608-32. [PMID: 27015562 PMCID: PMC5029651 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.8281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
In the completed phase I trial NCT01450384 combining the anti-folate pemetrexed and the multi-kinase inhibitor sorafenib it was observed that 20 of 33 patients had prolonged stable disease or tumor regression, with one complete response and multiple partial responses. The pre-clinical studies in this manuscript were designed to determine whether [pemetrexed + sorafenib] -induced cell killing could be rationally enhanced by additional signaling modulators. Multiplex assays performed on tumor material that survived and re-grew after [pemetrexed + sorafenib] exposure showed increased phosphorylation of ERBB1 and of NFκB and IκB; with reduced IκB and elevated G-CSF and KC protein levels. Inhibition of JAK1/2 downstream of the G-CSF/KC receptors did not enhance [pemetrexed + sorafenib] lethality whereas inhibition of ERBB1/2/4 using kinase inhibitory agents or siRNA knock down of ERBB1/2/3 strongly promoted killing. Inhibition of ERBB1/2/4 blocked [pemetrexed + sorafenib] stimulated NFκB activation and SOD2 expression; and expression of IκB S32A S36A significantly enhanced [pemetrexed + sorafenib] lethality. Sorafenib inhibited HSP90 and HSP70 chaperone ATPase activities and reduced the interactions of chaperones with clients including c-MYC, CDC37 and MCL-1. In vivo, a 5 day transient exposure of established mammary tumors to lapatinib or vandetanib significantly enhanced the anti-tumor effect of [pemetrexed + sorafenib], without any apparent normal tissue toxicities. Identical data to that in breast cancer were obtained in NSCLC tumors using the ERBB1/2/4 inhibitor afatinib. Our data argue that the combination of pemetrexed, sorafenib and an ERBB1/2/4 inhibitor should be explored in a new phase I trial in solid tumor patients.
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- Laurence Booth
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend, South Bend, IN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Gaborit N, Lindzen M, Yarden Y. Emerging anti-cancer antibodies and combination therapies targeting HER3/ERBB3. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2016; 12:576-92. [PMID: 26529100 PMCID: PMC4964743 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2015.1102809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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: 05/14/2015] [Revised: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Cancer progression depends on stepwise accumulation of oncogenic mutations and a select group of growth factors essential for tumor growth, metastasis and angiogenesis. Agents blocking the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR, also called HER1 and ERBB1) and the co-receptor called HER2/ERBB2 have been approved over the last decade as anti-cancer drugs. Because the catalytically defective member of the family, HER3/ERBB3, plays critical roles in emergence of resistance of carcinomas to various drugs, current efforts focus on antibodies and other anti-HER3/ERBB3 agents, which we review herein with an emphasis on drug combinations and some unique biochemical features of HER3/ERBB3.
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- Nadège Gaborit
- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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Juric D, Dienstmann R, Cervantes A, Hidalgo M, Messersmith W, Blumenschein GR, Tabernero J, Roda D, Calles A, Jimeno A, Wang X, Bohórquez SS, Leddy C, Littman C, Kapp AV, Shames DS, Penuel E, Amler LC, Pirzkall A, Baselga J. Safety and Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics of the First-in-Class Dual Action HER3/EGFR Antibody MEHD7945A in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Epithelial Tumors. Clin Cancer Res 2016; 21:2462-70. [PMID: 26034219 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-2412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [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: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The novel dual-action humanized IgG1 antibody MEHD7945A targeting HER3 and EGFR inhibits ligand-dependent HER dimer signaling. This phase I study evaluated the safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and antitumor activity of MEHD7945A. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Patients with locally advanced or metastatic epithelial tumors received escalating doses of MEHD7945A (1-30 mg/kg) every 2 weeks (q2w) until disease progression or intolerable toxicity. An expansion cohort was enrolled at the recommended phase II dose (14 mg/kg, q2w). Plasma samples, tumor biopsies, FDG-PET were obtained for assessment of pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamic modulation downstream of EGFR and HER3. RESULTS No dose-limiting toxicities or MEHD7945A-related grade ≥ 4 adverse events (AE) were reported in dose-escalation (n = 30) or expansion (n = 36) cohorts. Related grade 3 AEs were limited to diarrhea and nausea in the same patient (30 mg/kg). Related AEs in ≥20% of patients ≤24 hours after the first infusion included grade 1/2 headache, fever, and chills, which were managed with premedication and/or symptomatic treatment. Pharmacodynamic data indicated target inhibition in 25% of evaluable patients. Best response by RECIST included 2 confirmed partial responses in squamous cell carcinomas of head and neck (SCCHN) patients with high tumor tissue levels of the HER3 ligand heregulin; 14 patients had stable disease ≥8 weeks, including SCCHN (n = 3), colorectal cancer (n = 6), and non-small cell lung cancer (n = 3). CONCLUSIONS MEHD7945A was well-tolerated as single agent with evidence of tumor pharmacodynamic modulation and antitumor activity in SCCHN. Phase II studies were initiated with flat (nonweight-based) dosing at 1,100 mg q2w in SCCHN and colorectal cancer.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/adverse effects
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/pharmacokinetics
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/immunology
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/immunology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Cetuximab/administration & dosage
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions/classification
- Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions/pathology
- ErbB Receptors/antagonists & inhibitors
- ErbB Receptors/immunology
- Erlotinib Hydrochloride/administration & dosage
- Female
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/immunology
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/pathology
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin G/administration & dosage
- Immunoglobulin G/adverse effects
- Immunoglobulin G/immunology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Panitumumab
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/immunology
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
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- Dejan Juric
- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Institute INCLIVA, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Institute INCLIVA, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Kim J, Lee J, Kim C, Choi J, Kim A. Anti-cancer effect of metformin by suppressing signaling pathway of HER2 and HER3 in tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer cells. Tumour Biol 2015; 37:5811-9. [PMID: 26581908 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-4440-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Development of new therapeutic strategies is becoming increasingly important to overcome tamoxifen resistance. Recently, much interest has been focused on anti-tumor effects of metformin commonly used to treat type II diabetes. Increased protein expression and signaling of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family is a possible mechanism involved in tamoxifen resistance. Since HER2/HER3 heterodimers are able to induce strong downstream signaling and activate various biological responses such as cellular proliferation and growth, we investigated the anti-cancer effect of metformin by inhibition of signaling pathway via downregulation of HER2 and HER3 using tamoxifen-resistant MCF-7 (TR MCF-7) cells. Compared to MCF-7 cells, TR MCF-7 cells showed increased expression of EGFR, HER2, and HER3, and metformin inhibited the expression of these proteins in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Metformin inhibited activation of HER2 (Tyr1248)/HER3 (Tyr1289)/Akt (Ser473) as well as cell proliferation and colony formation by estrogenic promotion in MCF-7 and TR MCF-7 cells. Known as a HER3 ligand, heregulin (HRG)-β1-induced phosphorylation of HER2, HER3 and Akt, and protein interaction of HER2/HER3 and colony formation were inhibited by metformin in both cells. Consistent with the results in the two cell lines, we identified that metformin inhibited HER2/HER3/Akt signaling axis activated by HRG-β1 using the HER2 and HER3-overexpressing breast cancer cell line SK-BR-3. Lastly, lapatinib-induced HER3 upregulation was significantly inhibited by treatment of metformin in HER3 siRNA-transfected TR MCF-7 cells. These data suggest that metformin might overcome tamoxifen resistance through the inhibition of expression and signaling of receptor tyrosine kinase HER2 and HER3.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma/pathology
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal/pharmacology
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/drug effects
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/genetics
- Enzyme Induction/drug effects
- ErbB Receptors/biosynthesis
- Estradiol/pharmacology
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Genes, erbB-1
- Genes, erbB-2
- Humans
- Lapatinib
- MCF-7 Cells
- Metformin/pharmacology
- Neoplasm Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Neoplasm Proteins/biosynthesis
- Neoplasm Proteins/genetics
- Neuregulin-1/antagonists & inhibitors
- Neuregulin-1/physiology
- Quinazolines/antagonists & inhibitors
- Quinazolines/pharmacology
- RNA Interference
- RNA, Small Interfering/genetics
- Receptor, ErbB-2/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-2/biosynthesis
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/biosynthesis
- Receptor, ErbB-3/genetics
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Tamoxifen/pharmacology
- Tumor Stem Cell Assay
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- Jinkyoung Kim
- Department of Pathology, Korea University Guro Hospital, #148 Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 152-703, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Korea University, #73 Inchon-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-705, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Korea University Guro Hospital, #148 Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 152-703, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Korea University Guro Hospital, #148 Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 152-703, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Korea University Guro Hospital, #148 Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 152-703, Korea.
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Francis DM, Huang S, Armstrong EA, Werner LR, Hullett C, Li C, Morris ZS, Swick AD, Kragh M, Lantto J, Kimple RJ, Harari PM. Pan-HER Inhibitor Augments Radiation Response in Human Lung and Head and Neck Cancer Models. Clin Cancer Res 2015; 22:633-43. [PMID: 26420857 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-1664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Aberrant regulation of the EGF receptor family (EGFR, HER2, HER3, HER4) contributes to tumorigenesis and metastasis in epithelial cancers. Pan-HER represents a novel molecular targeted therapeutic composed of a mixture of six monoclonal antibodies against EGFR, HER2, and HER3. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN In the current study, we examine the capacity of Pan-HER to augment radiation response across a series of human lung and head and neck cancers, including EGFR inhibitor-resistant cell lines and xenografts. RESULTS Pan-HER demonstrates superior antiproliferative and radiosensitizing impact when compared with cetuximab. The mechanisms underlying these effects appear to involve attenuation of DNA damage repair, enhancement of programmed cell death, cell-cycle redistribution, and induction of cellular senescence. Combined treatment of Pan-HER with single or fractionated radiation in human tumor xenografts reveals a potent antitumor and regrowth delay impact compared with Pan-HER or radiation treatment alone. CONCLUSIONS These data highlight the capacity of Pan-HER to augment radiation response in lung and head and neck cancer models and support investigation of Pan-HER combined with radiation as a promising clinical therapeutic strategy.
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- David M Francis
- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
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Das S, Sondarva G, Viswakarma N, Nair RS, Osipo C, Tzivion G, Rana B, Rana A. Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) Impedes MLK3 Kinase Activity to Support Breast Cancer Cell Survival. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:21705-12. [PMID: 26152725 PMCID: PMC4571892 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.655563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2015] [Revised: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is amplified in ∼ 15-20% of human breast cancer and is important for tumor etiology and therapeutic options of breast cancer. Up-regulation of HER2 oncogene initiates cascades of events cumulating to the stimulation of transforming PI3K/AKT signaling, which also plays a dominant role in supporting cell survival and efficacy of HER2-directed therapies. Although investigating the underlying mechanisms by which HER2 promotes cell survival, we noticed a profound reduction in the kinase activity of a pro-apoptotic mixed lineage kinase 3 (MLK3) in HER2-positive (HER2+) but not in HER2-negative (HER2-) breast cancer tissues, whereas both HER2+ and HER2- tumors expressed a comparable level of MLK3 protein. Furthermore, the kinase activity of MLK3 was inversely correlated with HER2+ tumor grades. Moreover, HER2-directed drugs such as trastuzumab and lapatinib as well as depletion of HER2 or HER3 stimulated MLK3 kinase activity in HER2+ breast cancer cell lines. In addition, the noted inhibitory effect of HER2 on MLK3 kinase activity was mediated via its phosphorylation on Ser(674) by AKT and that pharmacological inhibitors of PI3K/AKT prevented trastuzumab- and lapatinib-induced stimulation of MLK3 activity. Consistent with the pro-apoptotic function of MLK3, stable knockdown of MLK3 in the HER2+ cell line blunted the pro-apoptotic effects of trastuzumab and lapatinib. These findings suggest that HER2 activation inhibits the pro-apoptotic function of MLK3, which plays a mechanistic role in mediating anti-tumor activities of HER2-directed therapies. In brief, MLK3 represents a newly recognized integral component of HER2 biology in HER2+ breast tumors.
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- Subhasis Das
- From the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics and
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- From the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics and
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- From the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics and
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- Department of Pathology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois 60153
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- Cancer Institute and Department of Biochemistry, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39216
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois 60153, and Hines Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Hines, Illinois 60141
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- From the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Hines Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Hines, Illinois 60141
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Mancini M, Gaborit N, Lindzen M, Salame TM, Dall'Ora M, Sevilla-Sharon M, Abdul-Hai A, Downward J, Yarden Y. Combining three antibodies nullifies feedback-mediated resistance to erlotinib in lung cancer. Sci Signal 2015; 8:ra53. [PMID: 26038598 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aaa0725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [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: 12/28/2022]
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Despite initial responses to targeted kinase inhibitors, lung cancer patients presenting with primary epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations acquire resistance, often due to a second-site mutation (T790M). However, clinical trials found no survival benefits in patients treated with a monoclonal antibody (mAb) to EGFR that should block activation of the mutated receptor and thus bypass resistance to molecules that target the catalytic or ATP-binding site. Using cell lines with the T790M mutation, we discovered that prolonged exposure to mAbs against only the EGFR triggered network rewiring by (i) stimulating the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway; (ii) inducing the transcription of HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) and HER3, which encode other members of the EGFR family, and the gene encoding HGF, which is the ligand for the receptor tyrosine kinase MET; and (iii) stimulating the interaction between MET and HER3, which promoted MET activity. Supplementing the EGFR-specific mAb with those targeting HER2 and HER3 suppressed these compensatory feedback loops in cultured lung cancer cells. The triple mAb combination targeting all three receptors prevented the activation of ERK, accelerated the degradation of the receptors, inhibited the proliferation of tumor cells but not of normal cells, and markedly reduced the growth of tumors in mice xenografted with cells that were resistant to combined treatment with erlotinib and the single function-blocking EGFR mAb. These findings uncovered feedback loops that enable resistance to treatment paradigms that use a single antibody and indicate a new strategy for the treatment of lung cancer patients.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Neoplasm/pharmacology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/drug effects
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/genetics
- ErbB Receptors/antagonists & inhibitors
- ErbB Receptors/genetics
- ErbB Receptors/metabolism
- Erlotinib Hydrochloride
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Lung Neoplasms/genetics
- Lung Neoplasms/metabolism
- Lung Neoplasms/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Nude
- Receptor, ErbB-2/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-2/genetics
- Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/genetics
- Receptor, ErbB-3/metabolism
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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- Maicol Mancini
- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Biological Services, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel. Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Signal Transduction Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London WC2A 3LY, UK. Lung Cancer Group, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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Lyu H, Huang J, Edgerton SM, Thor AD, He Z, Liu B. Increased erbB3 promotes erbB2/neu-driven mammary tumor proliferation and co-targeting of erbB2/erbB3 receptors exhibits potent inhibitory effects on breast cancer cells. Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2015; 8:6143-6156. [PMID: 26261492 PMCID: PMC4525826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 05/31/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The kinase deficient erbB3 receptor frequently co-expresses and interacts with erbB2 in human breast cancer to activate the oncogenic signaling pathways, and thus promote breast cancer cell survival/proliferation. In the current study, we discovered that the expression of endogenous mouse erbB3 was increased in the mammary tumors-derived from wild type (wt) rat erbB2/neu-transgenic mice, and the co-expression of erbB2 and erbB3 significantly promoted mammary tumor proliferation in vivo. Co-immunoprecipitation assays detected a heterodimeric complex consisting of the transgene encoded protein rat erbB2 and the endogenous mouse erbB3 in the mammary tumors. Specific knockdown of mouse erbB3 dramatically inhibited proliferation of the mammary tumor cell lines-derived from the transgenic mice. Elevated expression of erbB3 protein, but not mRNA, was abserved in human breast cancer cells upon ectopic expression of erbB2. Additional studies revealed that overexpression of erbB2 downregulated three erbB3-targeting miRNAs, miR-125a, miR-125b, and miR-205, whereas the erbB2 kinase inhibitor (lapatinib) significantly enhanced expression of the three miRNAs in breast cancer cells, suggesting that erbB2 might regulate erbB3 expression through a miRNA-dependent mechanism. Furthermore, an anti-erbB3 monoclonal IgG1 antibody (Ab) in combination with Herceptin mainly inactivated Akt and significantly inhibited proliferation of erbB2-overexpressing breast cancer cells. Collectively, our data indicate that increased expression of erbB3 plays a pivotal role in activating downstream PI-3K/Akt pathway and promoting erbB2-driven mammary/breast tumorigenesis. Simultaneous targeting of erbB2 and erbB3 with two IgG1 Abs may be an effective strategy to treat breast cancer patients whose tumors overexpress both erbB2 and erbB3.
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- Hui Lyu
- Cancer Research Institute and Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, CO, USA
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- Cancer Research Institute and Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Cancer Research Institute and Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, CO, USA
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Gu J, Yang J, Chang Q, Liu Z, Ghayur T, Gu J. Identification of Anti-EGFR and Anti-ErbB3 Dual Variable Domains Immunoglobulin (DVD-Ig) Proteins with Unique Activities. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0124135. [PMID: 25997020 PMCID: PMC4440733 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and receptor tyrosine-protein kinase 3 (ErbB3) are two well-established targets in cancer therapy. There is significant crosstalk among these two receptors and others. To block signaling from both EGFR and ErbB3, we generated anti-EGFR and anti-ErbB3 DVD-Ig proteins. Two DVD-Ig proteins maintained the functions of the combination of the two parental antibodies. The DVD-Ig proteins inhibit cell signaling and proliferation in A431 and FaDu cells while half DVD-Ig proteins lost proliferation inhibition function. Interestingly, in the presence of β-Heregulin (HRG), the DVD-Ig proteins show synergies with respect to inhibiting cell proliferation. The DVD-Ig proteins downregulate EGFR protein expression in the presence of HRG, which may be due to receptor internalization. Furthermore, the DVD-Ig proteins remarkably disrupt β-Heregulin binding to FaDu cells.
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- Jinming Gu
- AbbVie Bioresearch Center, R&D, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605, United States of America
- * E-mail: (Jinming Gu); (Jijie Gu)
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- AbbVie Bioresearch Center, R&D, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605, United States of America
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- AbbVie Bioresearch Center, R&D, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605, United States of America
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- Cancer Research, R&D, AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, Illinois, 60064, United States of America
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- AbbVie Bioresearch Center, R&D, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605, United States of America
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- AbbVie Bioresearch Center, R&D, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605, United States of America
- * E-mail: (Jinming Gu); (Jijie Gu)
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Thomas G, ChardèS T, Gaborit N, Mollevi C, Leconet W, Robert B, Radosevic-Robin N, Penault-Llorca F, Gongora C, Colombo PE, Lazrek Y, Bras-Goncalves R, Savina A, Azria D, Bazin H, PèLegrin A, Larbouret C. HER3 as biomarker and therapeutic target in pancreatic cancer: new insights in pertuzumab therapy in preclinical models. Oncotarget 2014; 5:7138-48. [PMID: 25216528 PMCID: PMC4196190 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
The anti-HER2 antibody pertuzumab inhibits HER2 dimerization and affects HER2/HER3 dimer formation and signaling. As HER3 and its ligand neuregulin are implicated in pancreatic tumorigenesis, we investigated whether HER3 expression could be a predictive biomarker of pertuzumab efficacy in HER2low-expressing pancreatic cancer. We correlated in vitro and in vivo HER3 expression and neuregulin dependency with the inhibitory effect of pertuzumab on cell viability and tumor progression. HER3 knockdown in BxPC-3 cells led to resistance to pertuzumab therapy. Pertuzumab treatment of HER3-expressing pancreatic cancer cells increased HER3 at the cell membrane, whereas the anti-HER3 monoclonal antibody 9F7-F11 down-regulated it. Both antibodies blocked HER3 and AKT phosphorylation and inhibited HER2/HER3 heterodimerization but affected differently HER2 and HER3 homodimers. The pertuzumab/9F7-F11 combination enhanced tumor inhibition and the median survival time in mice xenografted with HER3-expressing pancreatic cancer cells. Finally, HER2 and HER3 were co-expressed in 11% and HER3 alone in 27% of the 45 pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas analyzed by immunohistochemistry. HER3 is essential for pertuzumab efficacy in HER2low-expressing pancreatic cancer and HER3 expression might be a predictive biomarker of pertuzumab efficacy in such cancers. Further studies in clinical samples are required to confirm these findings and the interest of combining anti-HER2 and anti-HER3 therapeutic antibodies.
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- GaëLle Thomas
- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France; INSERM, Unit 896, Montpellier, F-34298, France; Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, F-34298, France; ICM, Montpellier, France
- Institut Roche de Recherche et Médecine Translationnelle, Boulogne Bilancourt, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France; INSERM, Unit 896, Montpellier, F-34298, France; Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, F-34298, France; ICM, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France; INSERM, Unit 896, Montpellier, F-34298, France; Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, F-34298, France; ICM, Montpellier, France
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- Unité de Biostatistiques, ICM Val d'Aurelle, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France; INSERM, Unit 896, Montpellier, F-34298, France; Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, F-34298, France; ICM, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France; INSERM, Unit 896, Montpellier, F-34298, France; Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, F-34298, France; ICM, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Biopathology, The Jean Perrin Comprehensive Cancer Center and ERTICa Research Group, University of Auvergne EA4677, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Biopathology, The Jean Perrin Comprehensive Cancer Center and ERTICa Research Group, University of Auvergne EA4677, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France; INSERM, Unit 896, Montpellier, F-34298, France; Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, F-34298, France; ICM, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France; INSERM, Unit 896, Montpellier, F-34298, France; Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, F-34298, France; ICM, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France; INSERM, Unit 896, Montpellier, F-34298, France; Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, F-34298, France; ICM, Montpellier, France
- Millegen SA, F-31681, Labège, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France; INSERM, Unit 896, Montpellier, F-34298, France; Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, F-34298, France; ICM, Montpellier, France
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- Roche SAS Scientific Partnerships, Boulogne Billancourt, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France; INSERM, Unit 896, Montpellier, F-34298, France; Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, F-34298, France; ICM, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France; INSERM, Unit 896, Montpellier, F-34298, France; Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, F-34298, France; ICM, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, F-34298, France; INSERM, Unit 896, Montpellier, F-34298, France; Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, F-34298, France; ICM, Montpellier, France
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Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality in the world. HER family tyrosine kinases play a critical role in the development of gastric cancer. The HER family of receptor tyrosine kinases includes EGF receptor (EGFR), HER2, HER3, and HER4. Targeted drugs antineoplastic therapies such as EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors have application with confrontation of gastric cancer. However, less attention has been paid to the oncogenic functions of HER3 essepecially in the gastric cancer due to its lack of intrinsic kinase activity. Recent work, however, has placed the role of HER3 in gastric cancer in the spotlight as a key signaling hub in several contexts. First, HER3 overexpression may be associated with poor prognosis and unfavorable survival mediated by PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Second, a large amount of direct evidence has emerged the benefit of anti-HER3 agents in combination with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors as well as anti-HER2 agents in gastric cancer. Furthermore, we can further elucidate the relationship between HER3 and MET inhibitors in gastric cancer that the development of resistance to MET inhibitors may result from the overexpression of HER3. This review focuses on the current achievements of the relationship between HER3 and gastric cancer in vivo and in vitro, the development of HER3 molecule-targeted therapy, additionally, the challenge which we will meet in the future.
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- Liying Wang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China.
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- Mark M Moasser
- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Jiang N, Wang D, Hu Z, Shin HJC, Qian G, Rahman MA, Zhang H, Amin ARMR, Nannapaneni S, Wang X, Chen Z, Garcia G, MacBeath G, Shin DM, Khuri FR, Ma J, Chen ZG, Saba NF. Combination of anti-HER3 antibody MM-121/SAR256212 and cetuximab inhibits tumor growth in preclinical models of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Mol Cancer Ther 2014; 13:1826-36. [PMID: 24748655 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-13-1093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [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: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
The EGFR monoclonal antibody cetuximab is the only approved targeted agent for treating head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Yet resistance to cetuximab has hindered its activity in this disease. Intrinsic or compensatory HER3 signaling may contribute to cetuximab resistance. To investigate the therapeutic benefit of combining MM-121/SAR256212, an anti-HER3 monoclonal antibody, with cetuximab in HNSCC, we initially screened 12 HNSCC cell lines for total and phosphorylated levels of the four HER receptors. We also investigated the combination of MM-121 with cetuximab in preclinical models of HNSCC. Our results revealed that HER3 is widely expressed and activated in HNSCC cell lines. MM-121 strongly inhibited phosphorylation of HER3 and AKT. When combined with cetuximab, MM-121 exerted a more potent antitumor activity through simultaneously inhibiting the activation of HER3 and EGFR and consequently the downstream PI3K/AKT and ERK pathways in vitro. Both high and low doses of MM-121 in combination with cetuximab significantly suppressed tumor growth in xenograft models and inhibited activations of HER3, EGFR, AKT, and ERK in vivo. Our work is the first report on this new combination in HNSCC and supports the concept that HER3 inhibition may play an important role in future therapy of HNSCC. Our results open the door for further mechanistic studies to better understand the role of HER3 in resistance to EGFR inhibitors in HNSCC.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Apoptosis/immunology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/immunology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/therapy
- Cell Growth Processes/drug effects
- Cell Growth Processes/immunology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cetuximab
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/immunology
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/therapy
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Mice
- Mice, Nude
- Random Allocation
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/immunology
- Signal Transduction
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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- Ning Jiang
- Authors' Affiliations: State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute Emory University School of Medicine
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute Emory University School of Medicine
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute Emory University School of Medicine
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute Emory University School of Medicine
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute Emory University School of Medicine
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute Emory University School of Medicine
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute Emory University School of Medicine
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute Emory University School of Medicine
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute Emory University School of Medicine
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute Emory University School of Medicine
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- Authors' Affiliations: State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute Emory University School of Medicine;
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute Emory University School of Medicine;
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Tao JJ, Castel P, Radosevic-Robin N, Elkabets M, Auricchio N, Aceto N, Weitsman G, Barber P, Vojnovic B, Ellis H, Morse N, Viola-Villegas NT, Bosch A, Juric D, Hazra S, Singh S, Kim P, Bergamaschi A, Maheswaran S, Ng T, Penault-Llorca F, Lewis JS, Carey LA, Perou CM, Baselga J, Scaltriti M. Antagonism of EGFR and HER3 enhances the response to inhibitors of the PI3K-Akt pathway in triple-negative breast cancer. Sci Signal 2014; 7:ra29. [PMID: 24667376 PMCID: PMC4283215 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2005125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [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: 11/02/2022]
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Both abundant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR or ErbB1) and high activity of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-Akt pathway are common and therapeutically targeted in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, activation of another EGFR family member [human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) (or ErbB3)] may limit the antitumor effects of these drugs. We found that TNBC cell lines cultured with the EGFR or HER3 ligand EGF or heregulin, respectively, and treated with either an Akt inhibitor (GDC-0068) or a PI3K inhibitor (GDC-0941) had increased abundance and phosphorylation of HER3. The phosphorylation of HER3 and EGFR in response to these treatments was reduced by the addition of a dual EGFR and HER3 inhibitor (MEHD7945A). MEHD7945A also decreased the phosphorylation (and activation) of EGFR and HER3 and the phosphorylation of downstream targets that occurred in response to the combination of EGFR ligands and PI3K-Akt pathway inhibitors. In culture, inhibition of the PI3K-Akt pathway combined with either MEHD7945A or knockdown of HER3 decreased cell proliferation compared with inhibition of the PI3K-Akt pathway alone. Combining either GDC-0068 or GDC-0941 with MEHD7945A inhibited the growth of xenografts derived from TNBC cell lines or from TNBC patient tumors, and this combination treatment was also more effective than combining either GDC-0068 or GDC-0941 with cetuximab, an EGFR-targeted antibody. After therapy with EGFR-targeted antibodies, some patients had residual tumors with increased HER3 abundance and EGFR/HER3 dimerization (an activating interaction). Thus, we propose that concomitant blockade of EGFR, HER3, and the PI3K-Akt pathway in TNBC should be investigated in the clinical setting.
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- Jessica J. Tao
- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Box 20, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Biopathology, Centre Jean Perrin, 58 rue Montalembert, 63011 Clermont-Ferrand, France
- ERTICA EA4677, University of Auvergne, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Box 20, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Richard Dimbleby Department of Cancer Research, Randall Division of Cell & Molecular Biophysics and Division of Cancer Studies, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology, Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Institute for Mathematical and Molecular Bio-medicine, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology, Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Randall Division of Cell & Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Box 20, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Box 20, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Depart-ment of Radiology and Program in Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Box 20, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Prometheus Therapeutics & Diagnostics, 9410 Carroll Park Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Prometheus Therapeutics & Diagnostics, 9410 Carroll Park Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Prometheus Therapeutics & Diagnostics, 9410 Carroll Park Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 524 Burrill Hall, 407 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Richard Dimbleby Department of Cancer Research, Randall Division of Cell & Molecular Biophysics and Division of Cancer Studies, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
- UCL Cancer Institute, Paul O'Gorman Building, University College London, London WC1E 6DD, UK
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- Department of Biopathology, Centre Jean Perrin, 58 rue Montalembert, 63011 Clermont-Ferrand, France
- ERTICA EA4677, University of Auvergne, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Depart-ment of Radiology and Program in Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 170 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Box 20, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Box 20, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Abstract
ErbB3 receptors are unique members of the erbB receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), which are often aberrantly expressed and/or activated in human cancers. Unlike other members in the family, erbB3 lacks or has impaired kinase activity. To transduce cell signaling, erbB3 has to interact with other RTKs and to be phosphorylated by its interactive partners, of those, erbB2 is the most important one. ErbB3 is frequently co-expressed with other RTKs in cancer cells to activate oncogenic signaling, such as phosphoinositide-3-kinase/protein kinase B (Akt) pathway, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK)/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway, Janus kinase (Jak)/signal transducer and activator of transcription (Stat) pathway, etc. and thereby promote tumorigenesis. Numerous studies have demonstrated that activation of erbB3 signaling plays an important role in the progression of a variety of tumor types, such as erbB2-overexpressing breast cancer, castration-resistant prostate cancer, platinum refractory/resistant ovarian cancer, epidermal growth factor receptor TKI-resistant non-small-cell lung cancer, and others. Basic research on the underlying mechanisms implicated the functions of erbB3 as a major cause of treatment failure in cancer therapy. Thus, concomitant inhibition of erbB3 is thought to be required to overcome the resistance and to effectively treat human cancers. This review focuses on the latest advances in our understanding of erbB3-initiated signaling in the development of resistance to cancer treatments.
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- Youngseok Lee
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Li C, Brand TM, Iida M, Huang S, Armstrong EA, van der Kogel A, Wheeler DL. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) blockade with U3-1287/AMG888 enhances the efficacy of radiation therapy in lung and head and neck carcinoma. Discov Med 2013; 16:79-92. [PMID: 23998444 PMCID: PMC3901945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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HER3 is a member of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family of receptor tyrosine kinases. In the present study, we investigated the capacity of the HER3 blocking antibody, U3-1287/AMG888, to modulate the in vitro and in vivo radiation response of human squamous cell carcinomas of the lung and head and neck. We screened a battery of cell lines from these tumors for HER3 expression and demonstrated that all cell lines screened exhibited expression of HER3. Importantly, U3-1287/AMG888 treatment could block both basal HER3 activity and radiation induced HER3 activation. Proliferation assays indicated that HER3 blockade could decrease the proliferation of both HNSCC cell line SCC6 and NSCLC cell line H226. Further, we demonstrated that U3-1287/AMG888 can sensitize cells to radiation in clonogenic survival assays, in addition to increasing DNA damage as detected via λ-H2AX immunofluorescence. To determine if U3-1287/AMG888 could enhance radiation sensitivity in vivo we performed tumor growth delay experiments using SCC6, SCC1483, and H226 xenografts. The results of these experiments indicated that the combination of U3-1287/AMG888 and radiation could decrease tumor growth in studies using single or fractionated doses of radiation. Analysis of HER3 expression in tumor samples indicated that radiation treatment activated HER3 in vivo and that U3-1287/AMG888 could abrogate this activation. Immunohistochemistry analysis of SCC6 tumors treated with both U3-1287/AMG888 and a single dose of radiation demonstrated that various cell survival and proliferation markers could be reduced. Collectively our findings suggest that U3-1287/AMG888 in combination with radiation has an impact on cell and tumor growth by increasing DNA damage and cell death. These findings suggest that HER3 may play an important role in response to radiation therapy and blocking its activity in combination with radiation may be of therapeutic benefit in human tumors.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
- Antibodies, Neoplasm/pharmacology
- Antibodies, Neutralizing
- Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies
- Cell Death/drug effects
- Cell Death/genetics
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Survival/drug effects
- Cell Survival/genetics
- DNA Damage
- Enzyme Induction/drug effects
- Enzyme Induction/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/enzymology
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/genetics
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/pathology
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/therapy
- Heterografts
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms/enzymology
- Lung Neoplasms/genetics
- Lung Neoplasms/pathology
- Lung Neoplasms/therapy
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Nude
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/biosynthesis
- Receptor, ErbB-3/genetics
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- Chunrong Li
- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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Park NJ, Wang X, Diaz A, Goos-Root DM, Bock C, Vaught JD, Sun W, Strom CM. Measurement of cetuximab and panitumumab-unbound serum EGFR extracellular domain using an assay based on slow off-rate modified aptamer (SOMAmer) reagents. PLoS One 2013; 8:e71703. [PMID: 23990977 PMCID: PMC3749190 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Response to cetuximab (Erbitux®) and panitumumab (Vectibix®) varies among individuals, and even those who show response ultimately gain drug resistance. One possible etiologic factor is differential interaction between the drug and target. We describe the development of an assay based on Slow Off-rate Modified Aptamer (SOMAmer™) reagents that can distinguish drug-bound from unbound epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Methods This quantitative assay uses a SOMAmer reagent specific for EGFR extracellular domain (ECD) as a capturing reagent. Captured SOMAmer is quantitated using PCR. Linearity and accuracy (recovery) of the assay were assessed using normal sera and purified EGFR ECD. Results This EGFR ECD assay showed linearity between 2.5 and 600 ng/mL. Average recovery was 101%. The assay detected EGFR but showed little cross-reactivity to other ErbB proteins: 0.4% for ErbB2, 6.9% for ErbB3, and 1.3% for ErbB4. Preincubation of normal serum with either cetuximab or panitumumab resulted in a dose-dependent decrease in EGFR ECD levels measured using the SOMAmer assay; preincubation did not affect measurement with an ELISA. Conclusions This SOMAmer-based serum EGFR ECD assay accurately and specifically measures EGFR in serum. Detection of significant amounts of drug-unbound EGFR in patients undergoing cetuximab or panitumumab treatment could be an indicator of poor drug response. Further studies are needed to evaluate the utility of the assay as an indicator of drug efficacy or as a guide to dosing.
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MESH Headings
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/metabolism
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/metabolism
- Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage
- Antineoplastic Agents/metabolism
- Aptamers, Nucleotide/genetics
- Aptamers, Nucleotide/metabolism
- Binding Sites
- Binding, Competitive
- Biomarkers/blood
- Cetuximab
- Clinical Laboratory Techniques/methods
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- ErbB Receptors/antagonists & inhibitors
- ErbB Receptors/blood
- ErbB Receptors/metabolism
- Humans
- Panitumumab
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Receptor, ErbB-2/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-2/blood
- Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/blood
- Receptor, ErbB-3/metabolism
- Receptor, ErbB-4
- Reproducibility of Results
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- Noh Jin Park
- Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California, United States of America
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- Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California, United States of America
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- Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California, United States of America
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- Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California, United States of America
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- SomaLogic Incorporated, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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- Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California, United States of America
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- Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California, United States of America
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Teixidó C, Marés R, Aracil M, Ramón y Cajal S, Hernández-Losa J. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers and HER3 expression are predictors of elisidepsin treatment response in breast and pancreatic cancer cell lines. PLoS One 2013; 8:e53645. [PMID: 23320098 PMCID: PMC3539985 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Elisidepsin (elisidepsin trifluoroacetate, Irvalec®, PM02734) is a new synthetic depsipeptide, a result of the PharmaMar Development Program that seeks synthetic products of marine origin-derived compounds. Elisidepsin is a drug with antiproliferative activity in a wide range of tumors. In the present work we studied and characterized the mechanisms associated with sensitivity and resistance to elisidepsin treatment in a broad panel of tumor cell lines from breast and pancreas carcinomas, focusing on different factors involved in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and the use of HER family receptors in predicting the in vitro drug response. Interestingly, we observed that the basal protein expression levels of EMT markers show a significant correlation with cell viability in response to elisidepsin treatment in a panel of 12 different breast and pancreatic cancer cell lines. In addition, we generated three elisidepsin treatment-resistant cell lines (MCF-7, HPAC and AsPC-1) and analyzed the pattern of expression of different EMT markers in these cells, confirming that acquired resistance to elisidepsin is associated with a switch to the EMT state. Furthermore, a direct correlation between basal HER3 expression and sensitivity to elisidepsin was observed; moreover, modulation of HER3 expression levels in different cancer cell lines alter their sensitivities to the drug, making them more resistant when HER3 expression is downregulated by a HER3-specific short hairpin RNA and more sensitive when the receptor is overexpressed. These results show that HER3 expression is an important marker of sensitivity to elisidepsin treatment.
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- Cristina Teixidó
- Molecular Pathology Group, Vall d’Hebron Research Institute, Universidad Autonoma of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Molecular Pathology Group, Vall d’Hebron Research Institute, Universidad Autonoma of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Universidad Autonoma of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Universidad Autonoma of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Schaefer G, Haber L, Crocker LM, Shia S, Shao L, Dowbenko D, Totpal K, Wong A, Lee CV, Stawicki S, Clark R, Fields C, Lewis Phillips GD, Prell RA, Danilenko DM, Franke Y, Stephan JP, Hwang J, Wu Y, Bostrom J, Sliwkowski MX, Fuh G, Eigenbrot C. A two-in-one antibody against HER3 and EGFR has superior inhibitory activity compared with monospecific antibodies. Cancer Cell 2011; 20:472-86. [PMID: 22014573 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 266] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2010] [Revised: 06/17/2011] [Accepted: 09/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Extensive crosstalk among ErbB/HER receptors suggests that blocking signaling from more than one family member may be essential to effectively treat cancer and limit drug resistance. We generated a conventional IgG molecule MEHD7945A with dual HER3/EGFR specificity by phage display engineering and used structural and mutational studies to understand how a single antigen recognition surface binds two epitopes with high affinity. As a human IgG1, MEHD7945A exhibited dual action by inhibiting EGFR- and HER3-mediated signaling in vitro and in vivo and the ability to engage immune effector functions. Compared with monospecific anti-HER antibodies, MEHD7945A was more broadly efficacious in multiple tumor models, showing that combined inhibition of EGFR and HER3 with a single antibody is beneficial.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Bispecific/chemistry
- Antibodies, Bispecific/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Bispecific/toxicity
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/adverse effects
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
- Antibody Specificity
- Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Agents/toxicity
- Binding Sites, Antibody
- Binding, Competitive
- Cetuximab
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- ErbB Receptors/antagonists & inhibitors
- ErbB Receptors/chemistry
- ErbB Receptors/immunology
- Female
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin G/adverse effects
- Immunoglobulin G/chemistry
- Immunoglobulin G/therapeutic use
- MAP Kinase Signaling System
- Macaca fascicularis
- Mice
- Phosphorylation
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/chemistry
- Receptor, ErbB-3/immunology
- Signal Transduction
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- Gabriele Schaefer
- Department of Research Oncology, Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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Djerf Severinsson EA, Trinks C, Gréen H, Abdiu A, Hallbeck AL, Stål O, Walz TM. The pan-ErbB receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor canertinib promotes apoptosis of malignant melanoma in vitro and displays anti-tumor activity in vivo. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011; 414:563-8. [PMID: 21982771 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.09.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2011] [Accepted: 09/22/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The ErbB receptor family has been suggested to constitute a therapeutic target for tumor-specific treatment of malignant melanoma. Here we investigate the effect of the pan-ErbB tyrosine kinase inhibitor canertinib on cell growth and survival in human melanoma cells in vitro and in vivo. Canertinib significantly inhibited growth of cultured melanoma cells, RaH3 and RaH5, in a dose-dependent manner as determined by cell counting. Half-maximum growth inhibitory dose (IC(50)) was approximately 0.8 μM and by 5 μM both cell lines were completely growth-arrested within 72 h of treatment. Incubation of exponentially growing RaH3 and RaH5 with 1 μM canertinib accumulated the cells in the G(1)-phase of the cell cycle within 24h of treatment without induction of apoptosis as determined by flow cytometry. Immunoblot analysis showed that 1 μM canertinib inhibited ErbB1-3 receptor phosphorylation with a concomitant decrease of Akt-, Erk1/2- and Stat3 activity in both cell lines. In contrast to the cytostatic effect observed at doses ≤ 5μM canertinib, higher concentrations induced apoptosis as demonstrated by the Annexin V method and Western blot analysis of PARP cleavage. Furthermore, canertinib significantly inhibited growth of RaH3 and RaH5 melanoma xenografts in nude mice. Pharmacological targeting of the ErbB receptors may prove successful in the treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma.
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- Emelie A Djerf Severinsson
- Division of Oncology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, S-581 85 Linköping, Sweden.
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Carver BS, Chapinski C, Wongvipat J, Hieronymus H, Chen Y, Chandarlapaty S, Arora VK, Le C, Koutcher J, Scher H, Scardino PT, Rosen N, Sawyers CL. Reciprocal feedback regulation of PI3K and androgen receptor signaling in PTEN-deficient prostate cancer. Cancer Cell 2011; 19:575-86. [PMID: 21575859 PMCID: PMC3142785 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 916] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2010] [Revised: 02/24/2011] [Accepted: 04/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Prostate cancer is characterized by its dependence on androgen receptor (AR) and frequent activation of PI3K signaling. We find that AR transcriptional output is decreased in human and murine tumors with PTEN deletion and that PI3K pathway inhibition activates AR signaling by relieving feedback inhibition of HER kinases. Similarly, AR inhibition activates AKT signaling by reducing levels of the AKT phosphatase PHLPP. Thus, these two oncogenic pathways cross-regulate each other by reciprocal feedback. Inhibition of one activates the other, thereby maintaining tumor cell survival. However, combined pharmacologic inhibition of PI3K and AR signaling caused near-complete prostate cancer regressions in a Pten-deficient murine prostate cancer model and in human prostate cancer xenografts, indicating that both pathways coordinately support survival.
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MESH Headings
- Androgen Antagonists/pharmacology
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/pharmacology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Feedback, Physiological
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, Reporter
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, SCID
- Mice, Transgenic
- Nuclear Proteins/metabolism
- PTEN Phosphohydrolase/deficiency
- PTEN Phosphohydrolase/genetics
- Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/metabolism
- Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
- Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/metabolism
- Prostatic Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Prostatic Neoplasms/enzymology
- Prostatic Neoplasms/genetics
- Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/antagonists & inhibitors
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/genetics
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/metabolism
- RNA Interference
- Receptor, ErbB-2/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism
- Receptor, ErbB-3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, ErbB-3/metabolism
- Receptors, Androgen/drug effects
- Receptors, Androgen/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Time Factors
- Transcription, Genetic
- Transfection
- Tumor Burden/drug effects
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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- Brett S Carver
- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
- Department of Surgery and Division of Urology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
- Department of Surgery and Division of Urology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Department of Surgery and Division of Urology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
| | - Charles L Sawyers
- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065
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