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Dejima H, Nakanishi H, Takeyama R, Nishida T, Yamauchi Y, Saito Y, Sakao Y. Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells and EGFR Mutation in Pulmonary Vein and Arterial Blood of Lung Cancer Patients Using a Newly Developed Immunocytology-Based Platform. Diagnostics (Basel) 2024; 14:2064. [PMID: 39335743 PMCID: PMC11431218 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14182064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2024] [Revised: 09/09/2024] [Accepted: 09/11/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors are powerful molecular targeted therapeutic agents for lung cancer. We recently developed an original immunocytology and glass slide-based circulating tumor cell (CTC) detection platform for both CTC enumeration and EGFR mutation analysis with DNA extracted from CTCs. METHODS Using this platform, we conducted a pilot clinical study for CTC enumeration in peripheral blood (PB), pulmonary arterial blood (PA), and pulmonary venous blood (PV) from 33 patients with lung cancer (Stage I-III) who underwent surgery, followed by digital PCR-based EGFR mutation analysis of CTCs in PV from 12 patients. RESULTS The results showed that CTC levels were significantly higher in PV and PA than in PB (p < 0.05, p < 0.01. respectively), with a notably greater number of small and large CTC clusters (p < 0.01). Genetic analysis of EGFR mutations of CTCs from PV (n = 12) revealed six mutations, including three Exon19del and three L856R, in CTCs and eight EGFR mutations, including five Exon19del and three L856R, in lung tumor tissue. CTC mutation status matched that of tissue samples in nine patients, was unmatched in two patients, and controversial in one patient, indicating a sensitivity of 0.75 (6/8) and specificity of 1.0 (4/4) with some false-negative results for the mutation analysis of CTCs. CONCLUSIONS This immunocytology-based CTC detection platform is a convenient method for detecting both CTC number and EGFR mutation status under microscopy, suggesting its potential as a liquid biopsy tool in the hospital for patients with lung cancer in some clinical settings.
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- Hitoshi Dejima
- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 1738605, Japan
- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Shin-Kuki General Hospital, Kuki 3468530, Japan
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pathology, Okazaki City Hospital, Okazaki 4440002, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 1738605, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 1738605, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 1738605, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 1738605, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 1738605, Japan
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Wu C, Zhong R, Wei T, Jin Y, He C, Li H, Cheng Y. Mechanism of targeting the mTOR pathway to regulate ferroptosis in NSCLC with different EGFR mutations. Oncol Lett 2024; 28:298. [PMID: 38751752 PMCID: PMC11094585 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2024.14431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
Abstract
Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-activating mutations can be treated with EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Although EGFR-TKI-targeted drugs bring survival promotion in patients with EGFR mutations, drug resistance is inevitable, so it is urgent to explore new treatments to overcome drug resistance. In addition, wild-type EGFR lacks targeted drugs, and new targeted therapies need to be explored. Ferroptosis is a key research direction for overcoming drug resistance. However, the role and mechanism of regulating ferroptosis in different EGFR-mutant NSCLC types remains unclear. In the present study, H1975 (EGFR T790M/L858R mutant), A549 (EGFR wild-type) and H3255 (EGFR L858R mutant) NSCLC cell lines were used. The expression of ferroptosis markers in these cell lines was detected using western blotting and reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. Cell viability was determined using the MTT assay and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were measured using flow cytometry. The results showed that, compared with EGFR wild-type/sensitive mutant cells, EGFR-resistant mutant cells were more sensitive to the ferroptosis inducer, erastin. Furthermore, the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, everolimus (RAD001), induced cell death in all three cell lines in a dose-dependent manner. The ferroptosis inhibitor, ferrostatin-1, could reverse cell death in EGFR-resistant mutant and EGFR wild-type cells induced by RAD001, but could not reverse cell death in EGFR-sensitive mutant cells. Compared with EGFR wild-type/sensitive mutant cells, EGFR-resistant mutant cells were more sensitive to RAD001 combined with erastin. In addition, a high-dose of RAD001 reduced the expression levels of ferritin heavy-chain polypeptide 1 (FTH1), glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and ferroportin and significantly increased ROS and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in EGFR-resistant mutant and EGFR wild-type cells. In the present study, GPX4 inhibitor only or combined with RAD001 inhibited the AKT/mTOR pathway in EGFR-resistant mutant cells. Therefore, the results of the present study suggested that inhibition of the mTOR pathway may downregulate the expression of ferroptosis-related proteins in EGFR-resistant and EGFR wild-type NSCLC cells, increase the ROS and MDA levels and ultimately induce ferroptosis.
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- Chunjiao Wu
- Phase I Clinical Research Ward, Jilin Cancer Hospital, Changchun, Jilin 130000, P.R. China
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- Translational Cancer Research Lab, Jilin Cancer Hospital, Changchun, Jilin 130000, P.R. China
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics for Lung Cancer, Changchun, Jilin 130000, P.R. China
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- Biobank, Jilin Cancer Hospital, Changchun, Jilin 130000, P.R. China
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- Biobank, Jilin Cancer Hospital, Changchun, Jilin 130000, P.R. China
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- Biobank, Jilin Cancer Hospital, Changchun, Jilin 130000, P.R. China
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- Translational Cancer Research Lab, Jilin Cancer Hospital, Changchun, Jilin 130000, P.R. China
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics for Lung Cancer, Changchun, Jilin 130000, P.R. China
- Biobank, Jilin Cancer Hospital, Changchun, Jilin 130000, P.R. China
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- Translational Cancer Research Lab, Jilin Cancer Hospital, Changchun, Jilin 130000, P.R. China
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics for Lung Cancer, Changchun, Jilin 130000, P.R. China
- Department of Medical Thoracic Oncology, Jilin Cancer Hospital, Changchun, Jilin 130000, P.R. China
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Araki T, Kanda S, Obara M, Agatsuma T, Kakizaki Y, Hama M, Yamamoto H, Takada M, Yamamoto M, Matsuo A, Kondo D, Komatsu M, Sonehara K, Tateishi K, Hanaoka M, Koizumi T. EGFR-TKI rechallenge in patients with EGFR-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer who progressed after first-line osimertinib treatment: A multicenter retrospective observational study. Respir Investig 2024; 62:262-268. [PMID: 38245931 DOI: 10.1016/j.resinv.2024.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Rechallenge therapy with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) is known to confer some clinical benefit for patients with metastatic EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, little is known about the efficacy of EGFR-TKI rechallenge after resistance to first-line (1L) osimertinib. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of EGFR-TKI rechallenge therapy after resistance to 1L osimertinib in a Japanese clinical setting. METHODS Between April 2018 and August 2022, 26 patients who progressed after treatment with 1L osimertinib and received EGFR-TKI rechallenge were included in this multicenter retrospective analysis. Patients in whom 1L osimertinib was discontinued owing to toxicity and had subsequent disease progression were also included in the analysis. RESULTS Overall, the objective response rate for rechallenge therapy was 23.1%. The disease control rate was 53.9%, and the median progression-free survival (PFS) was 3.4 months. Patients who discontinued 1L osimertinib for toxicity had a higher response rate (42.9% vs. 15.8%) and longer PFS than those who discontinued it due to disease progression (median: 11.4 vs. 2.7 months, P = 0.001). Three patients (11.5%) developed rechallenge therapy-associated pneumonitis, two of which were grade ≥3. CONCLUSIONS Rechallenge with EGFR-TKI after 1L osimertinib resistance showed limited clinical efficacy. However, it could be considered as a subsequent salvage therapeutic option for patients in whom 1L osimertinib was discontinued owing to toxicity.
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- Taisuke Araki
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shinshu University Hospital, 3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shinshu Ueda Medical Center, 1-27-21, Midorigaoka, Ueda, Nagano, 386-8610, Japan
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- Lung Cancer and Respiratory Disease Center, Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital, 1-1-1, Fujimi, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-8506, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Society Suwa Hospital, 5-11-50, Kogandori Suwa, Nagano, 390-0027, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Iida Municipal Hospital, 438, Yawatamachi, Iida, 395-0814, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Jiseikai Aizawa Hospital, 2-5-1, Honjo, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8510, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Society Nagano Hospital, 5-22-1, Wakasato, Nagano, Nagano, 380-8582, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Minaminagano Medical Center, 666-1, Shinonoiai, Shinonoi General Hospital, 388-8004, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hokushin General Hospital, 1-5-63, Nishi, Nakano, Nagano, 383-8505, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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