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Molecular therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma: what can we target? Dig Dis Sci 2014; 59:1688-97. [PMID: 24573715 PMCID: PMC4344119 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-014-3058-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Numerous signaling pathways, such as Ras/Raf/MAPK, have been implicated in hepatic carcinogenesis. There are at least 35 combination therapy studies for advanced stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ongoing, and numerous reagents are being tested targeting novel signaling cascades. The management of HCC has changed substantially in recent times, and the successful development of sorafenib has prompted further expansion on molecular targeted therapies to potentially inhibit different pathways in hepatocarcinogenesis.
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Donnellan PD, Kinsella BT. Immature and mature species of the human Prostacyclin Receptor are ubiquitinated and targeted to the 26S proteasomal or lysosomal degradation pathways, respectively. J Mol Signal 2009; 4:7. [PMID: 19781057 PMCID: PMC2760523 DOI: 10.1186/1750-2187-4-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2009] [Accepted: 09/25/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background The human prostacyclin receptor (hIP) undergoes agonist-induced phosphorylation, desensitisation and internalisation and may be recycled to the plasma membrane or targeted for degradation by, as yet, unknown mechanism(s). Results Herein it was sought to investigate the turnover of the hIP under basal conditions and in response to cicaprost stimulation. It was established that the hIP is subject to low-level basal degradation but, following agonist stimulation, degradation is substantially enhanced. Inhibition of the lysosomal pathway prevented basal and agonist-induced degradation of the mature species of the hIP (46-66 kDa). Conversely, inhibition of the proteasomal pathway had no effect on levels of the mature hIP but led to time-dependent accumulation of four newly synthesised immature species (38-44 kDa). It was established that both the mature and immature species of the hIP may be polyubiquitinated and this modification may be required for lysosomal sorting of the mature, internalised receptors and for degradation of the immature receptors by the 26S proteasomes through the ER-associated degradation (ERAD) process, respectively. Moreover, these data substantially advance knowledge of the factors regulating processing and maturation of the hIP, a complex receptor subject to multiple post-translational modifications including N-glycosylation, phosphorylation, isoprenylation, palmitoylation, in addition to polyubiquitination, as determined herein. Conclusion These findings indicate that the hIP is post-translationally modified by ubiquitination, which targets the immature species to the 26S proteasomal degradation pathway and the mature species to the lysosomal degradation pathway.
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- Peter D Donnellan
- School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Sciences, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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Mahalingam D, Kelly KR, Swords RT, Carew J, Nawrocki ST, Giles FJ. Emerging drugs in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 2009; 14:311-28. [PMID: 19466902 DOI: 10.1517/14728210902972502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the US. However, there is a growing belief that novel biological agents could improve survival of patients with this cancer. Gemcitabine-based chemotherapy remains the cornerstone treatment for advanced pancreatic cancers. So far, the current targeted agents that have been used in combination with gemcitabine have failed to improve clinical outcomes. This failure may stem from the heterogeneous molecular pathogenesis of pancreatic cancers, which involves several oncogenic pathways and defined genetic mutations. OBJECTIVE The aims of this review are: i) to define the existing treatments available at present for patients with pancreatic cancers in the neo-adjuvant, adjuvant, locally advanced and metastatic settings; ii) to highlight the molecular heterogeneity of the cancers and the rationale for targeting specific oncogenic pathways; iii) to give an overview of targeted agents that may potentially have an impact in the treatment of pancreatic cancers. CONCLUSIONS Molecular pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer involves several pathways and defined genetic mutations. Targeting these complex molecular pathways with a combination of novel biological and chemotherapeutic agents could potentially improve patient outcome.
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- Devalingam Mahalingam
- Institute of Drug Development, Division of Cancer Research and Therapy Center, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA.
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Xie A, Odde S, Prasanna S, Doerksen RJ. Imidazole-containing farnesyltransferase inhibitors: 3D quantitative structure-activity relationships and molecular docking. J Comput Aided Mol Des 2009; 23:431-48. [PMID: 19479325 DOI: 10.1007/s10822-009-9278-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2008] [Accepted: 05/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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One of the most promising anticancer and recent antimalarial targets is the heterodimeric zinc-containing protein farnesyltransferase (FT). In this work, we studied a highly diverse series of 192 Abbott-initiated imidazole-containing compounds and their FT inhibitory activities using 3D-QSAR and docking, in order to gain understanding of the interaction of these inhibitors with FT to aid development of a rational strategy for further lead optimization. We report several highly significant and predictive CoMFA and CoMSIA models. The best model, composed of CoMFA steric and electrostatic fields combined with CoMSIA hydrophobic and H-bond acceptor fields, had r (2) = 0.878, q (2) = 0.630, and r (pred) (2) = 0.614. Docking studies on the statistical outliers revealed that some of them had a different binding mode in the FT active site based on steric bulk and available active site space, explaining why the predicted activities differed from the experimental activities.
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- Aihua Xie
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677-1848, USA
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Mahalingam D, Giles F. Challenges in developing targeted therapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2009; 12:1389-401. [PMID: 18851695 DOI: 10.1517/14728222.12.11.1389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is a leading cause of cancer deaths in the US. Gemcitabine-based chemotherapy remains the cornerstone treatment for advanced pancreatic cancers. Research into the molecular pathogenesis of pancreatic cancers has allowed scientists to understand the complex heterogeneous signals associated with them. Targeting these pathways with chemical inhibitors could improve patient outcome. OBJECTIVE To describe the molecular heterogeneity typical of pancreatic cancers and to discuss targeted therapies in development, and the challenges facing these agents. METHODS We reviewed Pub Med. literature, clinical trial database (clinicaltrials.gov), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) websites. CONCLUSIONS Molecular pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer involves multiple pathways and defined mutations. This molecular heterogeneity is a major reason for failure of targeted therapy. Targeting multiple oncogenic pathways using novel targeted therapies could improve patient survival.
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- Devalingam Mahalingam
- Institute of Drug Development, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Centre, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
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Chow LQM, Eckhardt SG, O’Bryant CL, Schultz MK, Morrow M, Grolnic S, Basche M, Gore L. A phase I safety, pharmacological, and biological study of the farnesyl protein transferase inhibitor, lonafarnib (SCH 663366), in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine in patients with advanced solid tumors. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2008; 62:631-46. [PMID: 18058098 PMCID: PMC2813768 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-007-0646-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2007] [Accepted: 11/12/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE This phase I study was conducted to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacological properties and biological activity of the combination of the lonafarnib, a farnesylproteintransferase (FTPase) inhibitor, with gemcitabine and cisplatin in patients with advanced solid malignancies. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN This was a single institution study to determine the maximal tolerated dose (MTD) of escalating lonafarnib (75-125 mg po BID) with gemcitabine (750-1,000 mg/m(2) on days 1, 8, 15) and fixed cisplatin (75 mg/m(2) day 1) every 28 days. Due to dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) of neutropenia and thrombocytopenia in initial patients, these patients were considered "heavily pre-treated" and the protocol was amended to limit prior therapy and re-escalate lonafarnib in "less heavily pre-treated patients" on 28-day and 21-day schedules. Cycle 1 and 2 pharmacokinetics (PK), and farnesylation of the HDJ2 chaperone protein and FPTase activity were analyzed. RESULTS Twenty-two patients received 53 courses of therapy. Nausea, vomiting, and fatigue were frequent in all patients. Severe toxicities were observed in 91% of patients: neutropenia (41%), nausea (36%), thrombocytopenia (32%), anemia (23%) and vomiting (23%). Nine patients withdrew from the study due to toxicity. DLTs of neutropenia, febrile neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and fatigue limited dose-escalation on the 28-day schedule. The MTD was established as lonafarnib 75 mg BID, gemcitabine 750 mg/m(2) days 1, 8, 15, and cisplatin 75 mg/m(2) in heavily pre-treated patients. The MTD in the less heavily pre-treated patients could not be established on the 28-day schedule as DLTs were observed at the lowest dose level, and dose escalation was not completed on the 21-day schedule due to early study termination by the Sponsor. No PK interactions were observed. FTPase inhibition was not observed at the MTD, however HDJ-2 gel shift was observed in one patient at the 100 mg BID lonafarnib dose. Anti-cancer activity was observed: four patients had stable disease lasting >2 cycles, one subject had a complete response, and another had a partial response, both with metastatic breast cancer. CONCLUSION Lonafarnib 75 mg BID, gemcitabine 750 mg/m(2) days 1, 8, 15, and cisplatin 75 mg/m(2) day 1 on a 28-day schedule was established as the MTD. Lonafarnib did not demonstrate FTPase inhibition at these doses. Despite the observed efficacy, substantial toxicity and questionable contribution of anti-tumor activity of lonafarnib to gemcitabine and cisplatin limits further exploration of this combination.
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- University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, CO, USA
- The Children’s Hospital, Denver, CO, USA
- University of Colorado Health Sciences Center at Fitzsimons, Mail Stop 8302, PO Box 6511, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Ito T, Tanaka H, Kimura A. Establishment and characterization of a novel imatinib-sensitive chronic myeloid leukemia cell line MYL, and an imatinib-resistant subline MYL-R showing overexpression of Lyn. Eur J Haematol 2007; 78:417-31. [PMID: 17432977 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2007.00835.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), resistance to imatinib is diverse. In addition to BCR-ABL-dependent mechanisms, BCR-ABL-independent mechanisms have been proposed. Here we established and characterized novel CML cell lines, an imatinib-sensitive cell line, MYL, and an imatinib-resistant subline, MYL-R. Treatment with imatinib inhibited phosphorylation of BCR-ABL and CrkL in both MYL and MYL-R, even though imatinib-induced apoptosis was preferentially observed in MYL than MYL-R, indicating that the resistance is based on a BCR-ABL-independent mechanism. MYL-R showed elevated expressions of Lyn mRNA, Lyn protein, phosphorylated Lyn, and phosphorylated STAT5. Silencing of Lyn by short-interfering RNA (siRNA) in MYL-R, but not in MYL, induced significant growth-inhibition, increased caspase-3 activity, and induced partial recovery from imatinib-resistance. Expression of Bcl-2, previously reported to be associated with Lyn-mediated resistance, was not elevated in MYL-R. Expression of Bim, which plays an important role in imatinib-induced cell-killing, was not suppressed in MYL-R. These results imply that diverse mechanisms of resistance exist among cell types. Treatment of MYL-R cells with various reagents known to have anti-leukemic activity revealed that zoledronic acid and the farnesyl transferase inhibitor (SCH 66336) showed strong synergism with imatinib; interferon alpha, PP2, CGP76030, and FK228 (depsipeptide) showed synergism; whereas soluble TRAIL and As2O3 showed additivity or antagonism, and 17-AAG and radicicol showed antagonism. Treatment with either PP2 or zoledronic acid induced greater growth-reduction in MYL-R than MYL. Taken together, Lyn may play an important role in imatinib-resistance in MYL-R. Some novel reagents, including siRNA targeting Lyn, may have good potential to overcome this resistance.
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- Takuo Ito
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Division of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Targeted therapies will advance the treatment of NSCLC as we improve our understanding of the underlying biology of NSCLC and enhance our ability to clinically target the optimal therapy to an individual's cancer. Ongoing translational research including tissue arrays, genomic, and proteomic studies will help to identify clinically useful biomarkers that will allow further classification of NSCLC and may allow accurate prediction of response to specific chemotherapeutic regimens. Advances in targeted therapy in NSCLC are already yielding exciting results, and promises to become an increasingly important adjunct to surgical management of NSCLC.
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- Philip W Smith
- University of Virginia, School of Medicine, P.O. Box 800679, Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0679, USA
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Medeiros BC, Landau HJ, Morrow M, Lockerbie RO, Pitts T, Eckhardt SG. The farnesyl transferase inhibitor, tipifarnib, is a potent inhibitor of the MDR1 gene product, P-glycoprotein, and demonstrates significant cytotoxic synergism against human leukemia cell lines. Leukemia 2007; 21:739-46. [PMID: 17268526 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Farnesyl transferase inhibitors (FTIs) target signal-transduction pathways responsible for the proliferation and survival of hematologic malignancies, including acute myelogenous leukemias (AML). Lonafarnib has been shown to be a potent inhibitor of Pgp-mediated drug efflux. On the basis of these findings, we examined the Pgp-inhibitory properties of tipifarnib and assessed its activity when combined with anthracyclines. The effects of tipifarnib on cell proliferation, induction of apoptosis and inhibition of Pgp-mediated anthracycline efflux were analyzed in two human leukemia cell lines overexpressing Pgp (CCRF-CEM and KG1a). Measurement of residual daunorubicin (DNR)-mediated fluorescence after incubation with DNR and tipifarnib demonstrated that tipifarnib significantly inhibited DNR efflux in CCRF-CEM with an IC(50) value less than 0.5 microM. Proliferation and apoptosis assays after exposure to DNR in the presence or absence of tipifarnib demonstrated synergistic inhibition of cellular proliferation, and induction of apoptosis with the combination of tipifarnib and DNR. Similar data was obtained with an enantiomer of tipifarnib that possesses no FTI activity. Incubation with tipifarnib and DNR did not interfere with inhibition of the post-translational processing of HDJ-2. These data suggest that tipifarnib possesses Pgp-inhibitory activity in addition to its FTI activity. In high risk and refractory patients these properties may be exploited as a dual targeting mechanism in the therapy of AML.
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- B C Medeiros
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Protein Prenylation: An (Almost) Comprehensive Overview on Discovery History, Enzymology, and Significance in Physiology and Disease. MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s00706-006-0534-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Ghosal A, Chowdhury SK, Tong W, Hapangama N, Yuan Y, Su AD, Zbaida S. IDENTIFICATION OF HUMAN LIVER CYTOCHROME P450 ENZYMES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE METABOLISM OF LONAFARNIB (SARASAR). Drug Metab Dispos 2006; 34:628-35. [PMID: 16443667 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.105.007906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Lonafarnib (Sarasar), a farnesyl transferase inhibitor, is currently under development for the treatment of solid tumors. Incubation of lonafarnib with human liver microsomes resulted in the formation of four oxidative metabolites (M1, M2, M3, and M4). Minor to trace levels of these metabolites were detected in humans after multiple-dose administration of lonafarnib. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses exhibited a mass to charge ratio (m/z) for the (M+H)(+) ion of M1, M2, M3, and M4 at 653, 635, 669, and 653 Th, respectively. These metabolites, respectively, resulted from changes of +O, -2H, +2O, and +O relative to lonafarnib. Recombinant human CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 exhibited catalytic activity with respect to the formation of M1, M2, and M3, whereas CYP2C8 exhibited catalytic activity with respect to the formation of M4. There was a high correlation between the formation of M1, determined in 10 human liver microsomal samples, and 6beta-hydroxylation of testosterone catalyzed by CYP3A4/5 (r = 0.93). The IC(50) values of ketoconazole for inhibition of M1 and M2 were 0.61 and 0.92 microM, respectively. The formation of M4 by human liver microsomes was inhibited 72% by 50 microM quercetin, suggesting that the formation of M4 was mediated via CYP2C8. A CYP3A4/5-specific inhibitory monoclonal antibody inhibited the formation of M1, M2, and M3 by 85, 75, and 100%, respectively. In conclusion, the formation of metabolites M1, M2, and M3 from lonafarnib was mediated via CYP3A4 and CYP3A5.
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- Anima Ghosal
- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Schering-Plough Research Institute, 2015 Galloping Hill Rd., K-15-1945, Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA.
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Huang CY, Stauffer TM, Strickland CL, Reader JC, Huang H, Li G, Cooper AB, Doll RJ, Ganguly AK, Baldwin JJ, Rokosz LL. Guiding farnesyltransferase inhibitors from an ECLiPS library to the catalytic zinc. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 16:507-11. [PMID: 16289818 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.10.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2005] [Revised: 10/18/2005] [Accepted: 10/19/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Farnesyltransferase inhibitors identified from an ECLiPS library were optimized using solution-phase synthesis. X-ray crystallography of inhibited complexes was used to identify substructures that coordinate to the active site zinc. The X-ray structures were ultimately used to guide the design of second-generation analogs with FTase IC(50)s of less than 1.0 nM.
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- Chia-Yu Huang
- Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, PO Box 5350, Princeton, NJ 08543-5350, USA
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Ferguson D, Rodriguez LE, Palma JP, Refici M, Jarvis K, O'Connor J, Sullivan GM, Frost D, Marsh K, Bauch J, Zhang H, Lin NH, Rosenberg S, Sham HL, Joseph IBJK. Antitumor activity of orally bioavailable farnesyltransferase inhibitor, ABT-100, is mediated by antiproliferative, proapoptotic, and antiangiogenic effects in xenograft models. Clin Cancer Res 2005; 11:3045-54. [PMID: 15837760 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-2041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the preclinical pharmacokinetics, antitumor efficacy, and mechanism of action of a novel orally active farnesyltransferase inhibitor, ABT-100. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN In vitro sensitivity of a panel of human cell lines was determined using proliferation and clonogenic assays. In vivo efficacy of ABT-100 was evaluated in xenograft models (flank or orthotopic) by assessing angiogenesis, proliferation, and apoptosis in correlation with pharmacokinetics. Efficacy of the racemate of ABT-100 (A-367074) was also compared with R115777 (tipifarnib). RESULTS ABT-100 inhibited proliferation of cells in vitro carrying oncogenic H-Ras (EJ-1 bladder; IC(50) 2.2 nmol/L), Ki-Ras (DLD-1 colon, MDA-MB-231 breast, HCT-116 colon, and MiaPaCa-2 pancreatic; IC(50) range, 3.8-9.2 nmol/L), and wild-type Ras (PC-3 and DU-145; IC(50), 70 and 818 nmol/L, respectively) as well as clonogenic potential. ABT-100 shows 70% to 80% oral bioavailability in mice. ABT-100 regressed EJ-1 tumors (2-12.5 mg/kg/d s.c., every day for 21 days) and showed significant efficacy in DLD-1, LX-1, MiaPaCa-2, or PC-3 tumor-bearing mice (6.25-50 mg/kg/d s.c. once daily or twice daily orally). A-367074 showed equivalent efficacy to R115777 given at approximately one-fourth the total dose of R115777 for a shorter duration (EJ-1 and LX-1). Antitumor activity was associated with decreased cell proliferation (Ki-67), increased apoptosis (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling), and decreased angiogenesis. A reduction in tumor angiogenic cytokine levels (vascular endothelial growth factor, basic fibroblast growth factor, and interleukin-8) correlated with a reduction in tumor vascularity (CD31). CONCLUSIONS Overall, ABT-100 has an acceptable pharmacokinetic profile, is well tolerated, and possesses broad-spectrum antitumor activity against a series of xenograft models similar to farnesyltransferase inhibitors in clinical development; therefore, it is an attractive candidate for clinical evaluation.
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O'Meara S, Kinsella B. The effect of the farnesyl protein transferase inhibitor SCH66336 on isoprenylation and signalling by the prostacyclin receptor. Biochem J 2005; 386:177-89. [PMID: 15469414 PMCID: PMC1134780 DOI: 10.1042/bj20041290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2004] [Revised: 10/05/2004] [Accepted: 10/06/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Like Ras, farnesylation of the IP (prostacyclin receptor) is required for its efficient intracellular signalling, and hence the IP represents a potential target for inhibition by FTIs [FTase (farnesyl protein transferase) inhibitors]. Herein, the effect of SCH66336 on the isoprenylation and function of the human and mouse IPs overexpressed in human embryonic kidney 293 cells, and by the IP endogenously expressed in human erythroleukaemia cells, was investigated. SCH66336 yielded concentration-dependent decreases in IP-mediated cAMP generation (IC50 0.27-0.62 nM), [Ca2+]i mobilization (IC50 26.6-48.3 nM) and IP internalization, but had no effect on signalling by the non-isoprenylated beta2 adrenergic receptor or b isoform of the TP (prostanoid thromboxane A2 receptor). Additionally, SCH66336 impaired IP-mediated crossdesensitization of TPa signalling (IC50 56.1 nM) and reduced farnesylation of the molecular chaperone protein HDJ-2 (IC50 3.1 nM). To establish whether farnesylation of the IP is inhibited and/or whether its 'CaaX motif' might undergo alternative geranylgeranylation in the presence of SCH66336, a series of chimaeric Ha (Harvey)-Ras fusions were generated by replacing its CaaX motif (-CVLS) with that of the IP (-CSLC) or, as controls, of Ki (Kirsten)-Ras 4B (-CVIM) or Rac 1 (-CVLL). Whereas SCH66336 had no effect on Ha-RasCVLL isoprenylation in vitro or in whole cells, it supported alternative geranylgeranylation of Ha-RasCVIM, but completely impaired isoprenylation of both Ha-RasCVLS and Ha-RasCSLC. These data confirm that the -CSLC motif of the IP is a direct target for inhibition by the FTI SCH66336, and in the presence of strong FTase inhibition, the IP does not undergo compensatory geranylgeranylation
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Key Words
- desensitization
- farnesyl protein transferase inhibitor
- isoprenylation
- prostacyclin receptor
- ras
- thromboxane a2
- β2ar, β2 adrenergic receptor
- [ca2+]i, intracellular calcium
- fbs, fetal bovine serum
- fpp, farnesyl pyrophosphate
- ftase, farnesyl protein transferase
- fti, farnesyl protein transferase inhibitor
- ggpp, geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate
- fura 2/am, fura 2 acetoxymethyl ester
- ggtase, geranylgeranyl protein transferase
- gpcr, g-protein-coupled receptor
- ha, haemagglutinin
- ha-ras, harvey ras
- hek, human embryonic kidney
- hel, human erythroleukaemia
- (h/m)ip, (human/mouse) prostacyclin receptor
- ki-ras, kirsten ras
- ldh, lactate dehydrogenase
- mva, mevalonolactone
- n-ras, neuronal ras
- pka, camp-dependent protein kinase
- plcβ, phospholipase cβ
- txa2, thromboxane a2
- tp, prostanoid txa2 receptor
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MESH Headings
- Adrenergic beta-Agonists/pharmacology
- Alkyl and Aryl Transferases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Amino Acid Motifs
- Animals
- Calcium Signaling/drug effects
- Carrier Proteins/metabolism
- Cell Line
- Cell Line, Tumor/metabolism
- Cyclic AMP/biosynthesis
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Endocytosis/drug effects
- Epoprostenol/analogs & derivatives
- Epoprostenol/pharmacology
- Farnesyltranstransferase
- HSP40 Heat-Shock Proteins
- Heat-Shock Proteins/metabolism
- Humans
- Iloprost/metabolism
- Isoproterenol/pharmacology
- Kidney
- Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute/pathology
- Mice
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Organophosphorus Compounds/metabolism
- Piperidines/pharmacology
- Proline/analogs & derivatives
- Proline/metabolism
- Propanolamines/metabolism
- Protein Prenylation/drug effects
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational/drug effects
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)/chemistry
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)/metabolism
- Pyridines/pharmacology
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2/drug effects
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2/genetics
- Receptors, Epoprostenol/drug effects
- Receptors, Epoprostenol/metabolism
- Receptors, Thromboxane A2, Prostaglandin H2/drug effects
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Transfection
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Affiliation(s)
- Sarah J. O'Meara
- Department of Biochemistry, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Ras proteins play fundamental roles in cell signal transduction pathways that regulate cell growth, differentiation, proliferation, and survival. ras mutations are among the most frequently encountered genetic abnormalities in human cancers and play a key role in tumorigenesis. The enzymatic attachment of a 15- or 20-carbon moiety to the Ras protein through farnesylation or geranylgeranylation, respectively, is a required step in the proper localization and activation of Ras. Inhibition of the catalytic enzymes, farnesyl transferase and geranylgeranyl transferase, is a novel, mechanism-based, targeted approach to cancer therapy development. Geranylgeranyl transferase inhibitors suppress tumor growth by accumulating cells in the G(1)/S cell cycle phase. One mechanism by which farnesyl transferase inhibitors suppress tumor growth is by inhibiting bipolar spindle formation, thereby blocking progression from prophase to metaphase. Although the exact molecular target responsible for the antitumor activity of farnesyl transferase inhibitors is unclear, at least in some tumor cells, inhibition of phosphoinositide-3-OH kinase/Akt-mediated cell survival pathways may play a critical role. Identifying the farnesylated proteins that are targeted by farnesyl transferase inhibitors and the tumor molecular signatures that dictate which set of patients will respond to farnesyl transferase inhibitors are critical end points for future mechanistic studies.
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- Saïd M Sebti
- Drug Discovery Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA.
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Fu X, McAllister TL, Shi X, Thiruvengadam TK, Tann CH, Lee J. An Efficient One-Pot Process for 10-Bromo-8-chloro-5,6-dihydro-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridin-11-one, an Intermediate to SCH 66336. Org Process Res Dev 2003. [DOI: 10.1021/op034054f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Xiaoyong Fu
- Synthetic Chemistry Department, Schering-Plough Research Institute, 1011 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083, U.S.A
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- Synthetic Chemistry Department, Schering-Plough Research Institute, 1011 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083, U.S.A
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- Synthetic Chemistry Department, Schering-Plough Research Institute, 1011 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083, U.S.A
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- Synthetic Chemistry Department, Schering-Plough Research Institute, 1011 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083, U.S.A
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- Synthetic Chemistry Department, Schering-Plough Research Institute, 1011 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083, U.S.A
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- Synthetic Chemistry Department, Schering-Plough Research Institute, 1011 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083, U.S.A
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- Robert Roskoski
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1100 Florida Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA.
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Shen Q, Brown PH. Novel agents for the prevention of breast cancer: targeting transcription factors and signal transduction pathways. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia 2003; 8:45-73. [PMID: 14587863 DOI: 10.1023/a:1025783221557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Transformation of breast cells occurs through loss or mutation of tumor suppressor genes, or activation or amplification of oncogenes, leading to deregulation of signal transduction pathways, abnormal amplification of growth signals, and aberrant expression of genes that ultimately transform the cells into invasive cancer. The goal of cancer preventive therapy, or "chemoprevention," is to eliminate premalignant cells or to block the progression of normal cells into cancer. Multiple alterations in signal pathways and transcription factors are observed in mammary gland tumorigenesis. In particular, estrogen receptor (ER) deregulation plays a critical role in breast cancer development and progress, and targeting ER with selective ER modulators (SERMs) has achieved significant reduction of breast cancer incidence in women at high risk for breast cancer. However, not all breast cancer is prevented by SERMs, because 30-40% of the tumors are ER-negative. Other receptors for retinoids, vitamin D analogs and peroxisome proliferator-activiator, along with transcription factors such as AP-1, NF-kappaB, and STATs (signal transducers and activators of transcription) affect breast tumorigenesis. This is also true for the signal transduction pathways, for example cyclooxygenase 2 (Cox-2), HER2/neu, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and PI3K/Akt. Therefore, proteins in pathways that are altered during the process of mammary tumorigenesis may be promising targets of future chemopreventive drugs. Many newly-developed synthetic or natural compounds/agents are now under testing in preclinical studies and clinical trials. Receptor selective retinoids, receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), SERMs, Cox-2 inhibitors, and others are some of the promising novel agents for the prevention of breast cancer. The chemopreventive activity of these agents and other novel signal transduction inhibitors are discussed in this chapter.
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- Qiang Shen
- Breast Center, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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