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Schmid VK, Hobeika E. B cell receptor signaling and associated pathways in the pathogenesis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1339620. [PMID: 38469232 PMCID: PMC10926848 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1339620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
Abstract
B cell antigen receptor (BCR) signaling is a key driver of growth and survival in both normal and malignant B cells. Several lines of evidence support an important pathogenic role of the BCR in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The significant improvement of CLL patients' survival with the use of various BCR pathway targeting inhibitors, supports a crucial involvement of BCR signaling in the pathogenesis of CLL. Although the treatment landscape of CLL has significantly evolved in recent years, no agent has clearly demonstrated efficacy in patients with treatment-refractory CLL in the long run. To identify new drug targets and mechanisms of drug action in neoplastic B cells, a detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms of leukemic transformation as well as CLL cell survival is required. In the last decades, studies of genetically modified CLL mouse models in line with CLL patient studies provided a variety of exciting data about BCR and BCR-associated kinases in their role in CLL pathogenesis as well as disease progression. BCR surface expression was identified as a particularly important factor regulating CLL cell survival. Also, BCR-associated kinases were shown to provide a crosstalk of the CLL cells with their tumor microenvironment, which highlights the significance of the cells' milieu in the assessment of disease progression and treatment. In this review, we summarize the major findings of recent CLL mouse as well as patient studies in regard to the BCR signalosome and discuss its relevance in the clinics.
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- Institute of Immunology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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Ge F, Wang Y, Sharma A, Yang Y, Liu H, Essler M, Jaehde U, Schmidt-Wolf IGH. Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells in Combination with Heat Shock Protein 90 Inhibitors Functioning via the Fas/FasL Axis Provides Rationale for a Potential Clinical Benefit in Burkitt's lymphoma. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12476. [PMID: 37569852 PMCID: PMC10419260 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Constant efforts are being made to develop methods for improving cancer immunotherapy, including cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cell therapy. Numerous heat shock protein (HSP) 90 inhibitors have been assessed for antitumor efficacy in preclinical and clinical trials, highlighting their individual prospects for targeted cancer therapy. Therefore, we tested the compatibility of CIK cells with HSP90 inhibitors using Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) cells. Our analysis revealed that CIK cytotoxicity in BL cells was augmented in combination with independent HSP90 inhibitors 17-DMAG (17-dimethylaminoethylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin) and ganetespib. Interestingly, CIK cell cytotoxicity did not diminish after blocking with NKG2D (natural killer group 2, member D), which is a prerequisite for their activation. Subsequent analyses revealed that the increased expression of Fas on the surface of BL cells, which induces caspase 3/7-dependent apoptosis, may account for this effect. Thus, we provide evidence that CIK cells, either alone or in combination with HSP90 inhibitors, target BL cells via the Fas-FasL axis rather than the NKG2D pathway. In the context of clinical relevance, we also found that high expression of HSP90 family genes (HSP90AA1, HSP90AB1, and HSP90B1) was significantly associated with the reduced overall survival of BL patients. In addition to HSP90, genes belonging to the Hsp40, Hsp70, and Hsp110 families have also been found to be clinically significant for BL survival. Taken together, the combinatorial therapy of CIK cells with HSP90 inhibitors has the potential to provide clinical benefits to patients with BL.
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- Fangfang Ge
- Department of Integrated Oncology, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), University Hospital of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (F.G.); (Y.W.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Integrated Oncology, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), University Hospital of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (F.G.); (Y.W.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Integrated Oncology, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), University Hospital of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (F.G.); (Y.W.); (A.S.)
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; (Y.Y.); (H.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; (Y.Y.); (H.L.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany;
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Bonn, 53121 Bonn, Germany;
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- Department of Integrated Oncology, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO), University Hospital of Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany; (F.G.); (Y.W.); (A.S.)
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Iyer P, Wang L. Emerging Therapies in CLL in the Era of Precision Medicine. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:1583. [PMID: 36900373 PMCID: PMC10000606 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15051583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Over the past decade, the treatment landscape of CLL has vastly changed from the conventional FC (fludarabine and cyclophosphamide) and FCR (FC with rituximab) chemotherapies to targeted therapies, including inhibitors of Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) as well as inhibitors of BCL2. These treatment options dramatically improved clinical outcomes; however, not all patients respond well to these therapies, especially high-risk patients. Clinical trials of immune checkpoint inhibitors (PD-1, CTLA4) and chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T) or NK (CAR NK) cell treatment have shown some efficacy; still, long-term outcomes and safety issues have yet to be determined. CLL remains an incurable disease. Thus, there are unmet needs to discover new molecular pathways with targeted or combination therapies to cure the disease. Large-scale genome-wide whole-exome and whole-genome sequencing studies have discovered genetic alterations associated with disease progression, refined the prognostic markers in CLL, identified mutations underlying drug resistance, and pointed out critical targets to treat the disease. More recently, transcriptome and proteome landscape characterization further stratified the disease and revealed novel therapeutic targets in CLL. In this review, we briefly summarize the past and present available single or combination therapies, focusing on potential emerging therapies to address the unmet clinical needs in CLL.
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- Prajish Iyer
- Department of Systems Biology, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Comprehensive Cancer Center, Monrovia, CA 91007, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Comprehensive Cancer Center, Monrovia, CA 91007, USA
- Toni Stephenson Lymphoma Center, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA 91016, USA
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Hay J, Tarafdar A, Holroyd AK, Moka HA, Dunn KM, Alshayeb A, Lloyd BH, Cassels J, Malik N, Khan AF, Sou I, Lees J, Almuhanna HNB, Kalakonda N, Slupsky JR, Michie AM. PKCβ Facilitates Leukemogenesis in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia by Promoting Constitutive BCR-Mediated Signalling. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14236006. [PMID: 36497487 PMCID: PMC9735720 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14236006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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B cell antigen receptor (BCR) signalling competence is critical for the pathogenesis of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). Defining key proteins that facilitate these networks aid in the identification of targets for therapeutic exploitation. We previously demonstrated that reduced PKCα function in mouse hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HPSCs) resulted in PKCβII upregulation and generation of a poor-prognostic CLL-like disease. Here, prkcb knockdown in HSPCs leads to reduced survival of PKCα-KR-expressing CLL-like cells, concurrent with reduced expression of the leukemic markers CD5 and CD23. SP1 promotes elevated expression of prkcb in PKCα-KR expressing cells enabling leukemogenesis. Global gene analysis revealed an upregulation of genes associated with B cell activation in PKCα-KR expressing cells, coincident with upregulation of PKCβII: supported by activation of key signalling hubs proximal to the BCR and elevated proliferation. Ibrutinib (BTK inhibitor) or enzastaurin (PKCβII inhibitor) treatment of PKCα-KR expressing cells and primary CLL cells showed similar patterns of Akt/mTOR pathway inhibition, supporting the role for PKCβII in maintaining proliferative signals in our CLL mouse model. Ibrutinib or enzastaurin treatment also reduced PKCα-KR-CLL cell migration towards CXCL12. Overall, we demonstrate that PKCβ expression facilitates leukemogenesis and identify that BCR-mediated signalling is a key driver of CLL development in the PKCα-KR model.
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- Jodie Hay
- School of Cancer Sciences, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
- Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Gartnavel General Hospital, 21 Shelley Road, Glasgow G12 0ZD, UK
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- School of Cancer Sciences, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- School of Cancer Sciences, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- School of Cancer Sciences, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- School of Cancer Sciences, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
- Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Gartnavel General Hospital, 21 Shelley Road, Glasgow G12 0ZD, UK
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- Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7BE, UK
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- Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7BE, UK
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- School of Cancer Sciences, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
- Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Gartnavel General Hospital, 21 Shelley Road, Glasgow G12 0ZD, UK
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- School of Cancer Sciences, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- School of Cancer Sciences, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- School of Cancer Sciences, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- School of Cancer Sciences, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
- Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Gartnavel General Hospital, 21 Shelley Road, Glasgow G12 0ZD, UK
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- School of Cancer Sciences, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
- Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Gartnavel General Hospital, 21 Shelley Road, Glasgow G12 0ZD, UK
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- Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7BE, UK
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- Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7BE, UK
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- School of Cancer Sciences, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
- Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre, Gartnavel General Hospital, 21 Shelley Road, Glasgow G12 0ZD, UK
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-(0)141-301-7885
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Giannopoulos K, Karczmarczyk A, Karp M, Bojarska-Junak A, Kosior K, Kowal M, Tomczak W, Hus M, Machnicki M, Stokłosa T. In vivo, ex vivo and in vitro dasatinib activity in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Oncol Lett 2021; 21:285. [PMID: 33732361 PMCID: PMC7905539 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2021.12546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Dasatinib inhibits the breakpoint cluster region-Abelson murine leukemia 1 (BCR-ABL1) gene along with other kinases known to be overexpressed and abnormally active in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The current study used primary leukemic cells obtained from 53 patients with CLL that were treated with dasatinib. A 2,3-bis-(2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium-5-carboxanilide (XTT) assay and Annexin V staining was performed to assess the cytotoxic effects of dasatinib treatment. The XTT assay revealed that the median cytotoxicity of dasatinib was 8.30% (range, 0.00–77.89%). Due to high dispersion of dasatinib activity, patients were divided into sensitive (n=27; 50.94%; median cytotoxicity, 22.81%) and resistant groups (n=26; 49.06%; median cytotoxicity, 0.00%). A median cytotoxicity of 8.30% was selected as a cut off value. Using Annexin V staining and flow cytometry on exemplary sensitive and resistant CLL samples, it was revealed that 17.71 and 1.84% of cells were apoptotic, respectively. The current study presented a case of a patient with concomitant occurrence of CLL and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) with a major molecular response after dasatinib treatment. A simultaneous reduction of circulating CLL cells indicated in vivo anti-CLL activity induced by dasatinib. After an in vitro culture of the patient's mononuclear cells with subsequent dasatinib treatment, a higher percentage of CLL cells undergoing apoptosis was obsevered when compared with untreated samples (38.19 vs. 21.99%, respectively). Similarly, the percentage of CLL apoptotic cells (ΔΨmlow) measured by chloromethyl-X-rosamine was higher after incubation with dasatinib (7.28%) than in the negative control (2.86%). In conclusion, dasatinib induced antileukemic effects against CML and CLL cells. The results of the current study indicated that dasatinib may induce apoptosis ex vivo, in vitro and in vivo in CLL.
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- Krzysztof Giannopoulos
- Department of Experimental Hematooncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin 20-093, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Hematooncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin 20-093, Poland
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- Department of Experimental Hematooncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin 20-093, Poland
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- Department of Hematooncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin 20-093, Poland
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- Department of Hematooncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin 20-093, Poland
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- Department of Hematooncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin 20-093, Poland
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- Department of Hematooncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin 20-093, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center for Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw 02-097, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center for Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw 02-097, Poland
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Constitutive activation of Lyn kinase enhances BCR responsiveness, but not the development of CLL in Eµ-TCL1 mice. Blood Adv 2020; 4:6106-6116. [PMID: 33351104 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020002584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) has been improved dramatically by inhibitors targeting B-cell receptor (BCR)-associated kinases. The tyrosine kinase Lyn is a key modulator of BCR signaling and shows increased expression and activity in CLL. To evaluate the functional relevance of Lyn for CLL, we generated a conditional knockin mouse model harboring a gain-of-function mutation of the Lyn gene (LynY508F), which was specifically expressed in the B-cell lineage (Lynup-B). Kinase activity profiling revealed an enhanced responsiveness to BCR stimulation in Lynup-B B cells. When crossing Lynup-B mice with Eµ-TCL1 mice (TCL1tg/wt), a transgenic mouse model for CLL, the resulting TCL1tg/wt Lynup-B mice showed no significant change of hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, bone marrow infiltration, or overall survival when compared with TCL1tg/wt mice. Our data also suggested that TCL1 expression has partially masked the effect of the Lynup-B mutation, because the BCR response was only slightly increased in TCL1tg/wt Lynup-B compared with TCL1tg/wt. In contrast, TCL1tg/wt Lynup-B were protected at various degrees against spontaneous apoptosis in vitro and upon treatment with kinase inhibitors targeting the BCR. Collectively, and consistent with our previous data in a Lyn-deficient CLL model, these data lend further suggest that an increased activation of Lyn kinase in B cells does not appear to be a major driver of leukemia progression and the level of increased BCR responsiveness induced by Lynup-B is insufficient to induce clear changes to CLL pathogenesis in vivo.
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A novel transgenic mouse strain expressing PKCβII demonstrates expansion of B1 and marginal zone B cell populations. Sci Rep 2020; 10:13156. [PMID: 32753714 PMCID: PMC7403146 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-70191-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Protein kinase Cβ (PKCβ) expressed in mammalian cells as two splice variants, PKCβI and PKCβII, functions in the B cell receptor (BCR) signaling pathway and contributes to B cell development. We investigated the relative role of PKCβII in B cells by generating transgenic mice where expression of the transgene is directed to these cells using the Eµ promoter (Eµ-PKCβIItg). Our findings demonstrate that homozygous Eµ-PKCβIItg mice displayed a shift from IgD+IgMdim toward IgDdimIgM+ B cell populations in spleen, peritoneum and peripheral blood. Closer examination of these tissues revealed respective expansion of marginal zone (MZ)-like B cells (IgD+IgM+CD43negCD21+CD24+), increased populations of B-1 cells (B220+IgDdimIgM+CD43+CD24+CD5+), and higher numbers of immature B cells (IgDdimIgMdimCD21neg) at the expense of mature B cells (IgD+IgM+CD21+). Therefore, the overexpression of PKCβII, which is a phenotypic feature of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cells, can skew B cell development in mice, most likely as a result of a regulatory influence on BCR signaling.
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Bruton's tyrosine kinase is at the crossroads of metabolic adaptation in primary malignant human lymphocytes. Sci Rep 2019; 9:11069. [PMID: 31363127 PMCID: PMC6667467 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47305-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In this work we explored metabolic aspects of human primary leukemic lymphocytes that hold a potential impact on the treatment of Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK)-driven diseases. Our results suggest that there is crosstalk between Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) signaling and bioenergetic stress responses. In primary chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) lymphocytes, pharmacological interference with mitochondrial ATP synthesis or glucose metabolism affects BTK activity. Conversely, an inhibitor of BTK used clinically (ibrutinib) induces bioenergetic stress responses that in turn affect ibrutinib resistance. Although the detailed molecular mechanisms are still to be defined, our work shows for the first time that in primary B cells, metabolic stressors enhance BTK signaling and suggest that metabolic rewiring to hyperglycemia affects ibrutinib resistance in TP53 deficient chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) lymphocytes.
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Hanna BS, Öztürk S, Seiffert M. Beyond bystanders: Myeloid cells in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Mol Immunol 2019; 110:77-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2017.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Brattås MK, Reikvam H, Tvedt THA, Bruserud Ø. Dasatinib as an investigational drug for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2019; 28:411-420. [PMID: 30916583 DOI: 10.1080/13543784.2019.1597052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with BCR-ABL1 translocation is an aggressive malignancy that is usually treated with intensive chemotherapy with the possibility of allogeneic stem cell transplantation. The encoded fusion protein may be important for leukemogenesis; clinical studies show that dasatinib has an antileukemic effect in combination with steroids alone or intensive chemotherapy. Areas covered: Relevant publications were identified through literature searches (the used terms being acute lymphoblastic leukemia plus dasatinib) in the PubMed database. We searched for original articles and reviews describing the pharmacology and clinical use of dasatinib in ALL with BCR-ABL1. The mechanism of action, pharmacology and clinical study findings are examined. Expert opinion: Dasatinib is associated with a high complete remission rate in ALL when used alone and in combination with steroids or intensive chemotherapy. However, mutations at T315 and F317 are associated with dasatinib resistance. Overall toxicity has been acceptable in these studies and no unexpected toxicity was observed. It is not known whether the antileukemic effect of dasatinib differs between subsets of BCR-ABL1+ patients or is attributed to inhibition of the fusion protein alone, or a combined effect on several kinases, and whether dasatinib-containing combination treatment should be preferred in these patients instead of other emerging strategies, e.g. monoclonal antibodies.
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- Marte Karen Brattås
- a Department of Medicine , Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital , Bergen , Norway
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- b Department of Medicine , Haukeland University Hospital , Bergen , Norway
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- b Department of Medicine , Haukeland University Hospital , Bergen , Norway.,c Section for Hematology, Department of Clinical Science , University of Bergen , Bergen , Norway
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Cosimo E, Tarafdar A, Moles MW, Holroyd AK, Malik N, Catherwood MA, Hay J, Dunn KM, Macdonald AM, Guichard SM, O'Rourke D, Leach MT, Sansom OJ, Cosulich SC, McCaig AM, Michie AM. AKT/mTORC2 Inhibition Activates FOXO1 Function in CLL Cells Reducing B-Cell Receptor-Mediated Survival. Clin Cancer Res 2019; 25:1574-1587. [PMID: 30559170 PMCID: PMC6398589 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-2036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine whether inhibition of mTOR kinase-mediated signaling represents a valid therapeutic approach for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Stratification of mTOR activity was carried out in patients with primary CLL samples and an aggressive CLL-like mouse model. The potency of dual mTOR inhibitor AZD8055 to induce apoptosis in primary CLL cells was assessed in the presence/absence of B-cell receptor (BCR) ligation. Furthermore, we addressed the molecular and functional impact of dual mTOR inhibition in combination with BTK inhibitor ibrutinib. RESULTS Differential regulation of basal mTORC1 activity was observed in poor prognostic CLL samples, with elevated p4EBP1T37/46 and decreased p70S6 kinase activity, suggesting that dual mTORC1/2 inhibitors may exhibit improved response in poor prognostic CLL compared with rapalogs. AZD8055 treatment of primary CLL cells significantly reduced CLL survival in vitro compared with rapamycin, preferentially targeting poor prognostic subsets and overcoming BCR-mediated survival advantages. Furthermore, AZD8055, and clinical analog AZD2014, significantly reduced CLL tumor load in mice. AKT substrate FOXO1, while overexpressed in CLL cells of poor prognostic patients in LN biopsies, peripheral CLL cells, and mouse-derived CLL-like cells, appeared to be inactive. AZD8055 treatment partially reversed FOXO1 inactivation downstream of BCR crosslinking, significantly inhibiting FOXO1T24 phosphorylation in an mTORC2-AKT-dependent manner, to promote FOXO1 nuclear localization, activity, and FOXO1-mediated gene regulation. FOXO1 activity was further significantly enhanced on combining AZD8055 with ibrutinib. CONCLUSIONS Our studies demonstrate that dual mTOR inhibitors show promise as future CLL therapies, particularly in combination with ibrutinib.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Disease Models, Animal
- Drug Synergism
- Female
- Forkhead Box Protein O1/genetics
- Forkhead Box Protein O1/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Humans
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/genetics
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/metabolism
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/mortality
- Male
- Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2/antagonists & inhibitors
- Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- Prognosis
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors/therapeutic use
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/antagonists & inhibitors
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism
- Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Treatment Outcome
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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Affiliation(s)
- Emilio Cosimo
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Histopathology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Garscube Estate, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Bioscience, Oncology, IMED Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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Kouzegaran S, Siroosbakht S, Farsad BF, Rezakhaniha B, Dormanesh B, Behnod V, Tanha AS. Elevated IL-17A and IL-22 regulate expression of inducible CD38 and Zap-70 in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. CYTOMETRY. PART B, CLINICAL CYTOMETRY 2018; 94:143-147. [PMID: 27718514 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.21487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Revised: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND In this study, we investigated the role and expression of interleukin (IL)-17A and IL-22 in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. METHODS We evaluated the expression of markers above on CLL by ELISA, qRT-PCR, flow cytometric analysis and nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test. RESULTS Quantitative RT-PCR revealed that the mRNA levels of IL-17A and IL-22 in PBMCs of CLL patients were upregulated compared with those from healthy subjects (mean ± SD: 1.96 ± 0.232 vs.0.72 ± 0.15, P < 0.001 and mean ± SD: 2.45 ± 0.534 vs.0.81 ± 0.26, P < 0.001, respectivily). In addition, findings showed that the IL-17A and IL-22 plasma level was significantly elevated than that from healthy control group (P < 0.001). The median IL-17A and IL-22 in CLL patients and healthy control group were 48.28 ± 17.2 pg mL-1 ; 20.01 ± 11.16 pg mL-1 and 58.68 ± 23.4 pg mL-1 ;16.47 ± 10.31 P < 0.001, respectively. The levels of IL-17A and IL-22 was not significantly associated with the different stages of disease (Rai stages; Kruskal-Wallis test P > 0.05).No significant relationship was found between expression of CD38 and higher median serum levels of IL-17A in patients, but patients with negative expression of ZAP-70 showed a significant association with higher median serum levels of IL-17A compared with healthy subjects. (57.84 pg mL-1 vs. 31.67 pg mL-1 ; P = 0.016). CONCLUSION IL-22 is elevated and associated with CD38 and Zap-70 expression in patients with CLL. No significant correlation was found between expression of CD38 and increased levels of IL-17A, negative expression of ZAP-70 showed a significant association with increased levels of IL-17A. © 2016 International Clinical Cytometry Society.
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- Samaneh Kouzegaran
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Department of Pharmacotherapy, IIran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Urology, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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Tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy-induced changes in humoral immunity in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2017; 143:1543-1554. [DOI: 10.1007/s00432-017-2378-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Guo A, Lu P, Coffey G, Conley P, Pandey A, Wang YL. Dual SYK/JAK inhibition overcomes ibrutinib resistance in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Cerdulatinib, but not ibrutinib, induces apoptosis of tumor cells protected by the microenvironment. Oncotarget 2017; 8:12953-12967. [PMID: 28088788 PMCID: PMC5355069 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.14588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Ibrutinib (BTK inhibitor) has generated remarkable responses in CLL. However, the drug, to a large extent, does not cause cell death directly and does not eradicate CLL malignant clones. Inability to eradicate CLL has fostered resistance generation. Once patients become resistant, they do poorly with a median survival of 3-4 months. Novel therapeutic strategies are needed to prevent resistance, improve treatment outcome and ultimately cure the disease. Herein, we explore dual targeting of the BCR and JAK-STAT pathways with a novel single agent, cerdulatinib, which selectively inhibits both SYK (a BCR component) and JAK kinases. We demonstrated that cerdulatinib delivered potent tumor inhibition in 60 primary CLL patient samples, especially in those with poor prognostic indicators. Importantly, cerdulatinib, but not ibrutinib, is able to overcome the support of microenvironment and induces CLL cell death at clinically achievable concentrations. Notably, cerdulatinib blocked proliferation of ibrutinib-resistant primary CLL cells and of BTKC481S-transfected/ibrutinib-resistant lymphoma cells. These anti-tumor effects are well correlated with the inhibition of BCR and JAK-STAT signaling and downstream inhibition of the functions of AKT, ERK and NFκB. Collectively, our results show that simultaneous targeting of BCR and JAK-STAT pathways is a more effective strategy relative to single BTK inhibition.
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- Ailin Guo
- Department of Pathology, Lymphoma Translational Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Lymphoma Translational Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Lymphoma Translational Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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The protein kinase C (PKC) family of serine/threonine protein kinases share structural homology, while exhibiting substantial functional diversity. PKC isoforms are ubiquitously expressed in tissues which makes it difficult to define roles for individual isoforms, with complexity compounded by the finding that PKC isoforms can co-operate with or antagonize other PKC family members. A number of studies suggest the involvement of PKC family members in regulating leukaemic cell survival and proliferation. Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), the most common leukaemia in the Western world, exhibits dysregulated expression of PKC isoforms, with recent reports indicating that PKCβ and δ play a critical role in B-cell development, due to their ability to link the B-cell receptor (BCR) with downstream signalling pathways. Given the prognostic significance of the BCR in CLL, inhibition of these BCR/PKC-mediated signalling pathways is of therapeutic relevance. The present review discusses the emerging role of PKC isoforms in the pathophysiology of CLL and assesses approaches that have been undertaken to modulate PKC activity.
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Bojarczuk K, Bobrowicz M, Dwojak M, Miazek N, Zapala P, Bunes A, Siernicka M, Rozanska M, Winiarska M. B-cell receptor signaling in the pathogenesis of lymphoid malignancies. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2015; 55:255-65. [PMID: 26227856 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2015.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 06/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling pathway plays a central role in B-lymphocyte development and initiation of humoral immunity. Recently, BCR signaling pathway has been shown as a major driver in the pathogenesis of B-cell malignancies. As a result, a vast array of BCR-associated kinases has emerged as rational therapeutic targets changing treatment paradigms in B cell malignancies. Based on high efficacy in early-stage clinical trials, there is rapid clinical development of inhibitors targeting BCR signaling pathway. Here, we describe the essential components of BCR signaling, their function in normal and pathogenic signaling and molecular effects of their inhibition in vitro and in vivo.
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- Kamil Bojarczuk
- Department of Immunology, Center for Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1A, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Zwirki I Wigury 61, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center for Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1A, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Zwirki I Wigury 61, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center for Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1A, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Zwirki I Wigury 61, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center for Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1A, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center for Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1A, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center for Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1A, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center for Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1A, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland; Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Zwirki I Wigury 61, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center for Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1A, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Center for Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1A, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland.
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Lyn sustains oncogenic signaling in chronic lymphocytic leukemia by strengthening SET-mediated inhibition of PP2A. Blood 2015; 125:3747-55. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-12-619155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Key Points
Cytosolic HSP90-bound Lyn mediates resistance to apoptosis by strengthening PP2A/SET interaction in CLL cells. FTY720-analogues antagonizing the PP2A/SET interaction and Lyn inhibitors may provide a therapeutic approach of CLL.
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Rex EB, Kim S, Wiener J, Rao NL, Milla ME, DiSepio D. Phenotypic Approaches to Identify Inhibitors of B Cell Activation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 20:876-86. [PMID: 25948491 PMCID: PMC4512518 DOI: 10.1177/1087057115585724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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An EPIC label-free phenotypic platform was developed to explore B cell receptor (BCR) and CD40R-mediated B cell activation. The phenotypic assay measured the association of RL non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma B cells expressing lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 (LFA-1) to intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1)-coated EPIC plates. Anti-IgM (immunoglobulin M) mediated BCR activation elicited a response that was blocked by LFA-1/ICAM-1 specific inhibitors and a panel of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors. LFA-1/ICAM-1 association was further increased on coapplication of anti-IgM and mega CD40L when compared to individual application of either. Anti-IgM, mega CD40L, or the combination of both displayed distinct kinetic profiles that were inhibited by treatment with a BTK inhibitor. We also established a FLIPR-based assay to measure B cell activation in Ramos Burkitt’s lymphoma B cells and an RL cell line. Anti-IgM-mediated BCR activation elicited a robust calcium response that was inhibited by a panel of BTK inhibitors. Conversely, CD40R activation did not elicit a calcium response in the FLIPR assay. Compared to the FLIPR, the EPIC assay has the propensity to identify inhibitors of both BCR and CD40R-mediated B cell activation and may provide more pharmacological depth or novel mechanisms of action for inhibition of B cell activation.
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- Elizabeth B Rex
- Discovery Sciences, Janssen Research and Development LLC, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Discovery Sciences, Janssen Research and Development LLC, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Immunology, Janssen Research and Development LLC, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Immunology, Janssen Research and Development LLC, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Discovery Sciences, Janssen Research and Development LLC, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Discovery Sciences, Janssen Research and Development LLC, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Hallek M. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia: 2015 Update on diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment. Am J Hematol 2015; 90:446-60. [PMID: 25908509 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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DISEASE OVERVIEW Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the commonest leukemia in western countries. The disease typically occurs in elderly patients and has a highly variable clinical course. Leukemic transformation is initiated by specific genomic alterations that impair apoptosis of clonal B-cells. DIAGNOSIS The diagnosis is established by blood counts, blood smears, and immunophenotyping of circulating B-lymphocytes, which identify a clonal B-cell population carrying the CD5 antigen as well as B-cell markers. PROGNOSIS Two prognostic staging systems exist, the Rai and Binet staging systems, which are established by physical examination and blood counts. Various biological and genetic markers also have prognostic value. Deletions of the short arm of chromosome 17 (del(17p)) predict resistance to available chemotherapies. Comprehensive prognostic scores are currently being developed. THERAPY Patients with active or symptomatic disease or with advanced Binet or Rai stages require therapy. For physical fit patients, chemoimmunotherapy with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab remains the current standard therapy. For unfit patients, treatment with an anti-CD20 antibody (obinutuzumab or rituximab or ofatumumab) plus a milder chemotherapy (Chlorambucil) may be applied. At relapse, the initial treatment may be repeated, if the treatment-free interval exceeds two to three years. If the disease relapses earlier, therapy should be changed using alternative agents such as bendamustine (plus rituximab), alemtuzumab, lenalidomide, ofatumumab, ibrutinib, or idelalisib. Patients with a del(17p) or TP53 mutation can be treated with ibrutinib or a combination of idelalisib and rituximab. An allogeneic SCT may be considered in relapsing patients with TP53 mutations or del(17p) or patients that are refractory to repeated chemoimmunotherapies. Future challenges: Several new agents (e.g., ibrutinib, idelalisib, obinutuzumab) hold the potential to improve the outcome of patients with CLL. However, their optimal use (in terms of combination, sequence, and duration) is unknown. Therefore, CLL patients should be treated in clinical trials whenever possible.
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- Michael Hallek
- Department I of Internal Medicine; Center for Integrated Oncology Köln Bonn, Center of Excellence on “Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases”, University of Cologne; Cologne Germany
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Oksvold MP, Duyvestyn JM, Dagger SA, Taylor SJ, Forfang L, Myklebust JH, Smeland EB, Langdon WY. The targeting of human and mouse B lymphocytes by dasatinib. Exp Hematol 2015; 43:352-363.e4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2015.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Revised: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Rodríguez-Vicente AE, Quwaider D, Benito R, Misiewicz-Krzeminska I, Hernández-Sánchez M, de Coca AG, Fisac R, Alonso JM, Zato C, de Paz JF, García JL, Sarasquete ME, Hernández JÁ, Corchado JM, González M, Gutiérrez NC, Hernández-Rivas JM. MicroRNA-223 is a novel negative regulator of HSP90B1 in CLL. BMC Cancer 2015; 15:238. [PMID: 25880332 PMCID: PMC4404064 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1212-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background MicroRNAs are known to inhibit gene expression by binding to the 3′UTR of the target transcript. Downregulation of miR-223 has been recently reported to have prognostic significance in CLL. However, there is no evidence of the pathogenetic mechanism of this miRNA in CLL patients. Methods By applying next-generation sequencing techniques we have detected a common polymorphism (rs2307842), in 24% of CLL patients, which disrupts the binding site for miR-223 in HSP90B1 3′UTR. We investigated whether miR-223 directly targets HSP90B1 through luciferase assays and ectopic expression of miR-223. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot were used to determine HSP90B1 expression in CLL patients. The relationship between rs2307842 status, HSP90B1 expression and clinico-biological data were assessed. Results HSP90B1 is a direct target for miR-223 by interaction with the putative miR-223 binding site. The analysis in paired samples (CD19+ fraction cell and non-CD19+ fraction cell) showed that the presence of rs2307842 and IGHV unmutated genes determined HSP90B1 overexpression in B lymphocytes from CLL patients. These results were confirmed at the protein level by western blot. Of note, HSP90B1 overexpression was independently predictive of shorter time to the first therapy in CLL patients. By contrast, the presence of rs2307842 was not related to the outcome. Conclusions HSP90B1 is a direct target gene of miR-223. Our results provide a plausible explanation of why CLL patients harboring miR-223 downregulation are associated with a poor outcome, pointing out HSP90B1 as a new pathogenic mechanism in CLL and a promising therapeutic target. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12885-015-1212-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ana E Rodríguez-Vicente
- Servicio de Hematología, IBSAL, IBMCC, CIC, Universidad de Salamanca, CSIC, Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Servicio de Hematología, IBSAL, IBMCC, CIC, Universidad de Salamanca, CSIC, Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Servicio de Hematología, IBSAL, IBMCC, CIC, Universidad de Salamanca, CSIC, Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Servicio de Hematología, IBSAL, IBMCC, CIC, Universidad de Salamanca, CSIC, Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain. .,National Medicines Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Servicio de Hematología, IBSAL, IBMCC, CIC, Universidad de Salamanca, CSIC, Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Servicio de Hematología, Hospital General de Segovia, Segovia, Spain.
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- Departamento de Informática y Automática, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Departamento de Informática y Automática, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León, (IECSCYL)-HUSAL, Castilla y León, Spain.
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- Servicio de Hematología, IBSAL, IBMCC, CIC, Universidad de Salamanca, CSIC, Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Informática y Automática, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Servicio de Hematología, IBSAL, IBMCC, CIC, Universidad de Salamanca, CSIC, Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Servicio de Hematología, IBSAL, IBMCC, CIC, Universidad de Salamanca, CSIC, Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Servicio de Hematología, IBSAL, IBMCC, CIC, Universidad de Salamanca, CSIC, Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain.
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Nakagawa R, Vukovic M, Tarafdar A, Cosimo E, Dunn K, McCaig AM, Holroyd A, McClanahan F, Ramsay AG, Gribben JG, Michie AM. Generation of a poor prognostic chronic lymphocytic leukemia-like disease model: PKCα subversion induces up-regulation of PKCβII expression in B lymphocytes. Haematologica 2015; 100:499-510. [PMID: 25616575 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2014.112276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Overwhelming evidence identifies the microenvironment as a critical factor in the development and progression of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, underlining the importance of developing suitable translational models to study the pathogenesis of the disease. We previously established that stable expression of kinase dead protein kinase C alpha in hematopoietic progenitor cells resulted in the development of a chronic lymphocytic leukemia-like disease in mice. Here we demonstrate that this chronic lymphocytic leukemia model resembles the more aggressive subset of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, expressing predominantly unmutated immunoglobulin heavy chain genes, with upregulated tyrosine kinase ZAP-70 expression and elevated ERK-MAPK-mTor signaling, resulting in enhanced proliferation and increased tumor load in lymphoid organs. Reduced function of PKCα leads to an up-regulation of PKCβII expression, which is also associated with a poor prognostic subset of human chronic lymphocytic leukemia samples. Treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia-like cells with the selective PKCβ inhibitor enzastaurin caused cell cycle arrest and apoptosis both in vitro and in vivo, and a reduction in the leukemic burden in vivo. These results demonstrate the importance of PKCβII in chronic lymphocytic leukemia-like disease progression and suggest a role for PKCα subversion in creating permissive conditions for leukemogenesis.
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- Rinako Nakagawa
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow The Babraham Institute, Cambridge
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
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- Centre for Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London
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- Department of Haemato-Oncology, King's College London, UK
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- Centre for Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
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Solárová Z, Mojžiš J, Solár P. Hsp90 inhibitor as a sensitizer of cancer cells to different therapies (review). Int J Oncol 2014; 46:907-26. [PMID: 25501619 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2014.2791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Hsp90 is a molecular chaperone that maintains the structural and functional integrity of various client proteins involved in signaling and many other functions of cancer cells. The natural inhibitors, ansamycins influence the Hsp90 chaperone function by preventing its binding to client proteins and resulting in their proteasomal degradation. N- and C-terminal inhibitors of Hsp90 and their analogues are widely tested as potential anticancer agents in vitro, in vivo as well as in clinical trials. It seems that Hsp90 competitive inhibitors target different tumor types at nanomolar concentrations and might have therapeutic benefit. On the contrary, some Hsp90 inhibitors increased toxicity and resistance of cancer cells induced by heat shock response, and through the interaction of survival signals, that occured as side effects of treatments, could be very effectively limited via combination of therapies. The aim of our review was to collect the data from experimental and clinical trials where Hsp90 inhibitor was combined with other therapies in order to prevent resistance as well as to potentiate the cytotoxic and/or antiproliferative effects.
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- Zuzana Solárová
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, P.J. Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, P.J. Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic
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ten Hacken E, Burger JA. Microenvironment dependency in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: The basis for new targeted therapies. Pharmacol Ther 2014; 144:338-48. [PMID: 25050922 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2014.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 07/11/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is a prototype microenvironment-dependent B-cell malignancy, in which the neoplastic B cells co-evolve together with a supportive tissue microenvironment, which promotes leukemia cell survival, growth, and drug-resistance. Chemo-immunotherapy is an established treatment modality for CLL patients, resulting in high rates of responses and improved survival, especially in low-risk CLL. New, alternative treatments target B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling and the Chemokine (C-X-C motif) Receptor 4 (CXCR4)-Chemokine (C-X-C motif) Ligand 12 (CXCL12) axis, which are key pathways of CLL-microenvironment cross talk. The remarkable clinical efficacy of inhibitors targeting the BCR-associated kinases Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta (PI3Kδ) challenges established therapeutic paradigms and corroborates the central role of BCR signaling in CLL pathogenesis. In this review, we discuss the cellular and molecular components of the CLL microenvironment. We also describe the emerging therapeutic options for CLL patients, with a focus on inhibitors of CXCR4-CXCL12 and BCR signaling.
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- Elisa ten Hacken
- Department of Leukemia, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
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Slupsky JR. Does B cell receptor signaling in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cells differ from that in other B cell types? SCIENTIFICA 2014; 2014:208928. [PMID: 25101192 PMCID: PMC4102070 DOI: 10.1155/2014/208928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is an incurable malignancy of mature B cells. CLL is important clinically in Western countries because of its commonality and because of the significant morbidity and mortality associated with the progressive form of this incurable disease. The B cell receptor (BCR) expressed on the malignant cells in CLL contributes to disease pathogenesis by providing signals for survival and proliferation, and the signal transduction pathway initiated by engagement of this receptor is now the target of several therapeutic strategies. The purpose of this review is to outline current understanding of the BCR signal cascade in normal B cells and then question whether this understanding applies to CLL cells. In particular, this review studies the phenomenon of anergy in CLL cells, and whether certain adaptations allow the cells to overcome anergy and allow full BCR signaling to take place. Finally, this review analyzes how BCR signals can be therapeutically targeted for the treatment of CLL.
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- Joseph R. Slupsky
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, 6th Floor, Duncan Building, Daulby Street, Liverpool L69 3GA, UK
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Hojer C, Frankenberger S, Strobl LJ, Feicht S, Djermanovic K, Jagdhuber F, Hömig-Hölzel C, Ferch U, Ruland J, Rajewsky K, Zimber-Strobl U. B-cell expansion and lymphomagenesis induced by chronic CD40 signaling is strictly dependent on CD19. Cancer Res 2014; 74:4318-28. [PMID: 24938766 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-13-3274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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CD40, a member of the TNF receptor family, is expressed on all mature B cells and on most B-cell lymphomas. Recently, we have shown that constitutive activation of CD40 signaling in B cells induced by a fusion protein consisting of the transmembrane part of the Epstein-Barr viral latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) and the cytoplasmic part of CD40 (LMP1/CD40) drives B-cell lymphoma development in transgenic mice. Because LMP1/CD40-expressing B cells showed an upregulation of CD19, we investigated CD19's function in CD40-driven B-cell expansion and lymphomagenesis. Here, we demonstrate that ablation of CD19 in LMP1/CD40 transgenic mice resulted in a severe loss and reduced lifespan of mature B cells and completely abrogated development of B-cell lymphoma. CD19 is localized to lipid rafts and constitutively activated by the LMP1/CD40 fusion protein in B cells. We provide evidence that the improved survival and malignant transformation of LMP1/CD40-expressing B cells are dependent on activation of the MAPK Erk that is mediated through CD19 in a PI3K-dependent manner. Our data suggest that constitutively active CD40 is dependent on CD19 to transmit survival and proliferation signals. Moreover, we detected a similarly functioning prosurvival pathway involving phosphorylated CD19 and PI3K-dependent Erk phosphorylation in human diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cell lines. Our data provide evidence that CD19 plays an important role in transmitting survival and proliferation signals downstream of CD40 and therefore might be an interesting therapeutic target for the treatment of lymphoma undergoing chronic CD40 signaling.
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- Caroline Hojer
- Department of Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environment and Health (GmbH), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environment and Health (GmbH), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environment and Health (GmbH), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environment and Health (GmbH), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environment and Health (GmbH), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environment and Health (GmbH), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environment and Health (GmbH), Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Immune Regulation and Cancer, Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin-Buch, Germany
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- Department of Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environment and Health (GmbH), Munich, Germany.
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Dasatinib targets B-lineage cells but does not provide an effective therapy for myeloproliferative disease in c-Cbl RING finger mutant mice. PLoS One 2014; 9:e94717. [PMID: 24718698 PMCID: PMC3981816 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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This study aimed to determine whether the multi-kinase inhibitor dasatinib would provide an effective therapy for myeloproliferative diseases (MPDs) involving c-Cbl mutations. These mutations, which occur in the RING finger and linker domains, abolish the ability of c-Cbl to function as an E3 ubiquitin ligase and downregulate activated protein tyrosine kinases. Here we analyzed the effects of dasatinib in a c-Cbl RING finger mutant mouse that develops an MPD with a phenotype similar to the human MPDs. The mice are characterized by enhanced tyrosine kinase signaling resulting in an expansion of hematopoietic stem cells, multipotent progenitors and cells within the myeloid lineage. Since c-Cbl is a negative regulator of c-Kit and Src signaling we reasoned that dasatinib, which targets these kinases, would be an effective therapy. Furthermore, two recent studies showed dasatinib to be effective in inhibiting the in vitro growth of cells from leukemia patients with c-Cbl RING finger and linker domain mutations. Surprisingly we found that dasatinib did not provide an effective therapy for c-Cbl RING finger mutant mice since it did not suppress any of the hematopoietic lineages that promote MPD development. Thus we conclude that dasatinib may not be an appropriate therapy for leukemia patients with c-Cbl mutations. We did however find that dasatinib caused a marked reduction of pre-B cells and immature B cells which correlated with a loss of Src activity. This study is therefore the first to provide a detailed characterization of in vivo effects of dasatinib in a hematopoietic disorder that is driven by protein tyrosine kinases other than BCR-ABL.
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Danilov AV. Targeted therapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: past, present, and future. Clin Ther 2014; 35:1258-70. [PMID: 24054703 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2013.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2013] [Revised: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most prevalent leukemia in the western world. Recent advances in understanding the biology of B-cell malignancies have resulted in the development of novel agents targeting key prosurvival pathways in the neoplastic B cell. OBJECTIVE The goal of this article was to summarize current literature on the emerging therapeutic approaches in CLL and B-cell malignancies. METHODS A literature review was performed, identifying pathways and key clinical trials involving novel therapies in CLL, with special emphasis on B-cell receptor (BCR)-targeting agents. RESULTS Understanding the biology of the BCR-signaling pathway has led to identification of novel molecular targets. Most notably, inhibitors of Bruton tyrosine kinase and phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase-δ have entered clinical trials and demonstrated high response rates in CLL, including high-risk disease. Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors may evolve into an alternative therapeutic approach in CLL. New drugs that target molecules within and outside of the BCR-signaling pathway have shown promise in preclinical studies. CONCLUSIONS Both preclinical and early clinical trial results involving novel targeted therapies suggest that the standard treatment paradigm in CLL and B-cell malignancies will soon change. Particular attention should be paid to the BCR-targeting agents, whose favorable adverse effect profile may improve the lives of elderly patients with CLL.
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- Alexey V Danilov
- Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
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Kongnakorn T, Sterchele JA, Salvador CG, Getsios D, Mwamburi M. Economic implications of using bendamustine, alemtuzumab, or chlorambucil as a first-line therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia in the US: a cost-effectiveness analysis. CLINICOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2014; 6:141-9. [PMID: 24729719 PMCID: PMC3979694 DOI: 10.2147/ceor.s55095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The objective of this analysis was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of using bendamustine versus alemtuzumab or bendamustine versus chlorambucil as a first-line therapy in patients with Binet stage B or C chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in the US. METHODS A discrete event simulation of the disease course of CLL was developed to evaluate the economic implications of single-agent treatment with bendamustine, alemtuzumab, or chlorambucil, which are indicated for a treatment-naïve patient population with Binet stage B or C CLL. Data from clinical trials were used to create a simulated patient population, risk equations for progression-free survival and survival post disease progression, response rates, and rates of adverse events. Costs from a US health care payer perspective in 2012 US dollars, survival (life years), and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) were estimated over a patient's lifetime; all were discounted at 3% per year. RESULTS Compared with alemtuzumab, bendamustine was considered to be a dominant treatment providing greater benefit (6.10 versus 5.37 life years and 4.02 versus 3.45 QALYs) at lower cost ($78,776 versus $121,441). Compared with chlorambucil, bendamustine was associated with higher costs ($78,776 versus $42,337) but with improved health outcomes (6.10 versus 5.21 life years and 4.02 versus 3.30 QALYs), resulting in incremental cost-effectiveness ratios of $40,971 per life year gained and $50,619 per QALY gained. CONCLUSION Bendamustine is expected to provide cost savings and greater health benefit than alemtuzumab in treatment-naïve patients with CLL. Furthermore, it can be considered as a cost-effective treatment providing health benefits at an acceptable cost versus chlorambucil in the US.
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- formerly of Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc, Frazer, PA
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- Tufts University School of Medicine, Public Health and Community Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Hutchinson CV, Natarajan S, Johnson SM, Adams JA, Rees-Unwin KS, Burthem J. Lymphocytes from chronic lymphocytic leukaemia undergo ABL1-linked amoeboid motility and homotypic interaction as an early adaptive change to ex vivo culture. Exp Hematol Oncol 2014; 3:7. [PMID: 24618035 PMCID: PMC3995717 DOI: 10.1186/2162-3619-3-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2014] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Those stimuli that together promote the survival, differentiation and proliferation of the abnormal B-lymphocytes of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) are encountered within tissues, where together they form the growth-supporting microenvironment. Different tissue-culture systems promote the survival of the neoplastic lymphocytes from CLL, partly replicating the in vivo tissue environment of the disorder. In the present study, we focussed on the initial adaptive changes to the tissue culture environment focussing particularly on migratory behaviour and cellular interactions. METHODS A high-density CLL culture system was employed to test CLL cell-responses using a range of microscopic techniques and flow cytometric analyses, supported by mathematical measures of cell shape-change and by biochemical techniques. The study focussed on the evaluation of changes to the F-actin cytoskeleton and cell behaviour and on ABL1 signalling processes. RESULTS We showed that the earliest functional response by the neoplastic lymphocytes was a rapid shape-change caused through rearrangement of the F-actin cytoskeleton that resulted in amoeboid motility and promoted frequent homotypic interaction between cells. This initial response was functionally distinct from the elongated motility that was induced by chemokine stimulation, and which also characterised heterotypic interactions between CLL lymphocytes and accessory cells at later culture periods. ABL1 is highly expressed in CLL lymphocytes and supports their survival, it is also recognised however to have a major role in the control of the F-actin cytoskeleton. We found that the cytoplasmic fraction of ABL1 became co-localised with F-actin structures of the CLL lymphocytes and that the ABL1 substrate CRKL became phosphorylated during initial shape-change. The ABL-inhibitor imatinib mesylate prevented amoeboid movement and markedly reduced homotypic interactions, causing cells to acquire a globular shape to rearrange F-actin to a microvillus form that closely resembled that of CLL cells isolated directly from circulation. CONCLUSION We suggest that ABL1-induced amoeboid motility and homotypic interaction represent a distinctive early response to the tissue environment by CLL lymphocytes. This response is separate from that induced by chemokine or during heterotypic cell-contact, and may play a role in the initial entry and interactions of CLL lymphocytes in tissues.
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- Claire V Hutchinson
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, Haematological Oncology, University of Manchester, Level 5 Research St. Mary’s Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, Haematological Oncology, University of Manchester, Level 5 Research St. Mary’s Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, 550 Wilmslow Rd, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
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- Clinical Haematology, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, Haematological Oncology, University of Manchester, Level 5 Research St. Mary’s Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, Haematological Oncology, University of Manchester, Level 5 Research St. Mary’s Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
- Clinical Haematology, Central Manchester University Hospitals, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK
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BTK inhibition targets in vivo CLL proliferation through its effects on B-cell receptor signaling activity. Leukemia 2013; 28:649-57. [PMID: 24270740 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2013.358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Revised: 11/03/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Bruton agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase (BTK), a cytoplasmic protein tyrosine kinase, is a component of the B-cell receptor signaling pathway. Ibrutinib, a BTK inhibitor, has demonstrated a significant clinical activity against chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in early clinical trials. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of action would shed light on CLL pathophysiology and provide additional opportunities for the development of new therapies. In this study, we have chosen an in vivo approach by employing an ongoing phase 1b trial of ibrutinib. We prospectively collected and analyzed serial samples from the CLL patients before and after the initiation of ibrutinib. We found that the blockage of cell proliferation was one of the primary effects of ibrutinib against leukemic CLL cells in vivo. Using a co-culture system that induces CLL proliferation in vitro, analysis of several parameters, including Ki-67 expression and bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation, revealed that the proliferation of CLL cells was directly inhibited by ibrutinib. Furthermore, activities of BTK and phospholipase Cγ2 as well as downstream signaling molecules, AKT and ERK, were all coordinately downregulated over time in ibrutinib-treated patients. Our findings suggest that the cell proliferation is one of the essential properties of CLL. Blocking cell proliferation via inhibition of BTK-mediated signaling may contribute to clinical responses in ibrutinib-treated patients.
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Kater AP, Spiering M, Liu RD, Doreen Te Raa G, Slinger E, Tonino SH, Beckers MM, Daenen S, Doorduijn JK, Lankheet NAG, Luijks DM, Eldering E, van Oers MHJ. Dasatinib in combination with fludarabine in patients with refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a multicenter phase 2 study. Leuk Res 2013; 38:34-41. [PMID: 24238639 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2013.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Revised: 09/07/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Resistance to chemotherapy-induced apoptosis in CLL is associated with overexpression of antiapoptotic proteins induced by signals from the microenvironment. In vitro, dasatinib effectively inhibits expression of anti-apoptotic regulators and restores fludarabine sensitivity in activated CLL. The aim of this study was to evaluate efficacy of one cycle of dasatinib monotherapy (100mg/day, days 1-28) followed by combination of dasatinib with fludarabine (40mg/m²/day, days 1-3 every 28 day) for a total of 6 cycles in fludarabine-refractory CLL. The primary endpoint was overall response rate according to the IWCLL'08 criteria. 20 patients were enrolled: 18 completed at least one cycle of treatment of which 67% finished at least 2 cycles of combination treatment. 3 of these 18 patients reached a formal PR (16.7%). Majority of patients obtained some reduction in lymph node (LN) size. Most frequent toxicity was related to myelosuppression. NF-κB RNA expression levels of circulating CLL cells decreased whereas the levels of pro-apoptotic NOXA increased during treatment. In conclusion, dasatinib/fludarabine combination has modest clinical efficacy in fludarabine-refractory patients.
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- Arnon P Kater
- Department of Hematology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; LYMMCARE (Lymphoma and Myeloma Center Amsterdam), The Netherlands.
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- Department of Hematology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; LYMMCARE (Lymphoma and Myeloma Center Amsterdam), The Netherlands
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- University Medical Centre Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Slotervaart Hospital/The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Experimental Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; LYMMCARE (Lymphoma and Myeloma Center Amsterdam), The Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; LYMMCARE (Lymphoma and Myeloma Center Amsterdam), The Netherlands
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Han TT, Fan L, Li JY, Xu W. Role of chemokines and their receptors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: function in microenvironment and targeted therapy. Cancer Biol Ther 2013; 15:3-9. [PMID: 24149438 DOI: 10.4161/cbt.26607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Chemokines produced in distinct tissue microenvironments sustain migration of mature lymphocytes in lymphoglandula. Chemokine receptors expressed on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells regulate the migration of the leukemia cells within the bone marrow (BM), lymphoid organs in collaboration with chemokines. Chemokines form a pro-survival circuitry by regulating leukocyte trafficking, maintaining extended lymphocyte survival. Therefore, chemokines in tumor cell-microenvironment interactions represent a target for treatment of CLL. AMD3100 disrupts the CLL/microenvironment interactions and influences CXCL12/CXCR4 survival signaling. Fostamatinib, ibrutinib, and GS-1101 as B-cell receptor (BCR)-related kinase inhibitors inhibit BCR- and chemokine-receptor-signal-regulated kinase and have a good clinical response in CLL. Lenalidomide, sorafenib, and dasatinib are other additional drugs associated with chemokine in microenvironment. Inhibiting signaling through chemokine and microenvironment associated signaling are emerging as innovative therapeutic targets in CLL. In this article, we reviewed the role of chemokines in CLL microenvironment and novel therapeutics targeting CLL microenvironment.
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- Ting-Ting Han
- Department of Hematology; the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University; Jiangsu Province Hospital; Nanjing, PR China
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- Department of Hematology; the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University; Jiangsu Province Hospital; Nanjing, PR China
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- Department of Hematology; the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University; Jiangsu Province Hospital; Nanjing, PR China
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- Department of Hematology; the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University; Jiangsu Province Hospital; Nanjing, PR China
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Herishanu Y, Katz BZ, Lipsky A, Wiestner A. Biology of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in different microenvironments: clinical and therapeutic implications. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2013; 27:173-206. [PMID: 23561469 DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2013.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is characterized by the accumulation of mature monoclonal B cells in peripheral blood, bone marrow, spleen, and lymph nodes. The trafficking, survival, and proliferation of CLL cells is tightly regulated by the surrounding tissue microenvironment and is mediated by antigenic stimulation, close interaction with various accessory cells and exposure to different cytokines, chemokines, and extracellular matrix components. In the last decade there have been major advances in the understanding of the reciprocal interactions between CLL cells and the various microenvironmental compartments. This article discusses the role of the microenvironment in the context of efforts to develop novel therapeutics that target the biology of CLL.
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- Yair Herishanu
- Hematology Institute, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv 64239, Israel
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Hallek M. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia: 2013 update on diagnosis, risk stratification and treatment. Am J Hematol 2013; 88:803-16. [PMID: 23720127 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2013] [Revised: 05/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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DISEASE OVERVIEW Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the commonest leukemia in western countries. The disease typically occurs in elderly patients and has a highly variable clinical course. Leukemic transformation is initiated by specific genomic alterations that impair apoptosis of clonal B-cells. DIAGNOSIS The diagnosis is established by blood counts, blood smears, and immunophenotyping of circulating B-lymphocytes, which identify a clonal B-cell population carrying the CD5 antigen as well as B-cell markers. PROGNOSIS Two prognostic staging systems exist, the Rai and Binet staging systems, which are established by physical examination and blood counts. Various biological and genetic markers also have prognostic value. Deletions of the short arm of chromosome 17 (del(17p)) predict resistance to most available therapies. THERAPY Patients with active or symptomatic disease or with advanced Binet or Rai stages require therapy. For physical fit patients, chemoimmunotherapy with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab represents the current standard therapy. For unfit patients, treatment with an anti-CD20 antibody plus a milder chemotherapy (chlorambucil) is currently established as standard treatment. At relapse, the initial treatment may be repeated, if the treatment-free interval exceeds two years. If the disease relapses earlier, alternative therapies such as bendamustine alone or with rituximab, alemtuzumab, lenalidomide, or ofatumumab should be used. Patients with a del(17p) or TP53 should be considered for an allogeneic SCT. FUTURE CHALLENGES Several new agents (e.g., ibrutinib, obinutuzumab) hold the potential to change standard of CLL treatment in the next 6-12 months. Therefore, CLL patients should be included into current clinical trials whenever possible.
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- Michael Hallek
- Department I of Internal Medicine; University of Cologne, Center for Integrated Oncology Köln Bonn, Center of Excellence on “Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases,”; Germany
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Ramsay AD, Rodriguez-Justo M. Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia--the role of the microenvironment pathogenesis and therapy. Br J Haematol 2013; 162:15-24. [PMID: 23617880 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL) is one of the more common forms of B cell malignancy. Although the condition has a variable clinical course, the trend is towards eventual relapse and the disease is considered incurable. Whilst the majority of the circulating CD5-positive neoplastic B cells are arrested in the G0 phase of the cell cycle, those in the bone marrow and lymphoid tissues proliferate at a rate of 0·1-1% of the entire clone per day. This proliferation is supported by the tissue microenvironment, which has been shown to induce upregulation of anti-apoptotic proteins and enhance the survival of the neoplastic cells. Microenvironmental factors are also thought to be important in tumour relapse and resistance to therapy. This review outlines the main signalling pathways involved in these tumour cell-stromal interactions, and includes potential therapeutic strategies based on the manipulation of key components within the CLL microenvironment.
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- Alan D Ramsay
- Department of Cellular Pathology, University College Hospital London, London, UK.
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Cosimo E, McCaig AM, Carter-Brzezinski LJM, Wheadon H, Leach MT, Le Ster K, Berthou C, Durieu E, Oumata N, Galons H, Meijer L, Michie AM. Inhibition of NF-κB-mediated signaling by the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor CR8 overcomes prosurvival stimuli to induce apoptosis in chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells. Clin Cancer Res 2013; 19:2393-405. [PMID: 23532892 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-12-2170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is currently incurable with standard chemotherapeutic agents, highlighting the need for novel therapies. Overcoming proliferative and cytoprotective signals generated within the microenvironment of lymphoid organs is essential for limiting CLL progression and ultimately developing a cure. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We assessed the potency of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor CR8, a roscovitine analog, to induce apoptosis in primary CLL from distinct prognostic subsets using flow cytometry-based assays. CLL cells were cultured in in vitro prosurvival and proproliferative conditions to mimic microenvironmental signals in the lymphoid organs, to elucidate the mechanism of action of CR8 in quiescent and proliferating CLL cells using flow cytometry, Western blotting, and quantitative real-time PCR. RESULTS CR8 was 100-fold more potent at inducing apoptosis in primary CLL cells than roscovitine, both in isolated culture and stromal-coculture conditions. Importantly, CR8 induced apoptosis in CD40-ligated CLL cells and preferentially targeted actively proliferating cells within these cultures. CR8 treatment induced downregulation of the antiapoptotic proteins Mcl-1 and XIAP, through inhibition of RNA polymerase II, and inhibition of NF-κB signaling at the transcriptional level and through inhibition of the inhibitor of IκB kinase (IKK) complex, resulting in stabilization of IκBα expression. CONCLUSIONS CR8 is a potent CDK inhibitor that subverts pivotal prosurvival and proproliferative signals present in the tumor microenvironment of CLL patient lymphoid organs. Our data support the clinical development of selective CDK inhibitors as novel therapies for CLL.
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- Emilio Cosimo
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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HS1 protein activation is differentially regulated by LYN kinase in CLL subsets. Dasatinib targets cytoskeletal activity, BCR signaling and survival of a sizable portion of patients with activated LYN/HS1.
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Stepanek O, Draber P, Drobek A, Horejsi V, Brdicka T. Nonredundant roles of Src-family kinases and Syk in the initiation of B-cell antigen receptor signaling. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 190:1807-18. [PMID: 23335753 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1202401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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When a BCR on a mature B cell is engaged by its ligand, the cell becomes activated, and the Ab-mediated immune response can be triggered. The initiation of BCR signaling is orchestrated by kinases of the Src and Syk families. However, the proximal BCR-induced phosphorylation remains incompletely understood. According to a model of sequential activation of kinases, Syk acts downstream of Src family kinases (SFKs). In addition, signaling independent of SFKs and initiated by Syk has been proposed. Both hypotheses lack sufficient evidence from relevant B cell models, mainly because of the redundancy of Src family members and the importance of BCR signaling for B cell development. We addressed this issue by analyzing controlled BCR triggering ex vivo on primary murine B cells and on murine and chicken B cell lines. Chemical and Csk-based genetic inhibitor treatments revealed that SFKs are required for signal initiation and Syk activation. In addition, ligand and anti-BCR Ab-induced signaling differ in their sensitivity to the inhibition of SFKs.
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- Ondrej Stepanek
- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic
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Gangemi S, Allegra A, Alonci A, Pace E, Ferraro M, Cannavò A, Penna G, Saitta S, Gerace D, Musolino C. Interleukin 22 is increased and correlated with CD38 expression in patients with B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2013; 50:39-40. [PMID: 22909798 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2012.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2012] [Revised: 07/20/2012] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A cell culture system that mimics chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells microenvironment for drug screening and characterization. Methods Mol Biol 2013; 986:217-26. [PMID: 23436415 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-311-4_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) is an incurable disease that warrants new therapeutic treatments. CLL cells accumulate in the peripheral blood, in the bone marrow and in secondary lymphoid organs. Unlike circulating CLL cells, CLL cells resident in these last two compartments display high chemoresistance and proliferative capacity. Given the importance of the microenvironment in this disease, strategies that aim to develop new therapeutic agents need to consider this critical factor. Various cell culture conditions have been described that attempt to emulate either the different types of microenvironments in which CLL cells are found or an individual component of a particular microenvironment. Here, a methodology that partially mimics the interaction between CLL cells and the CD3+ CD4+ CD154+ T cells is described. Moreover, within this method, two protocols are presented and compared that may partially recapitulate different physiological states. The methodology can be exploited for target validation and drug development in CLL.
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Niemann CU, Jones J, Wiestner A. Towards Targeted Therapy of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2013; 792:259-91. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8051-8_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AbstractChronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a malignancy of mature B cells that depend on host factors in the tissue microenvironment for survival and proliferation. In vitro, CLL cells rapidly undergo apoptosis unless microenvironmental factors are provided that support their survival. Signaling pathways activated in the microenvironment in vivo include the B-cell receptor (BCR) and NF-κB pathways. Thus, CLL is a disease “addicted to the host” and is dependent on pathways that promote normal B-cell development, expansion, and survival; this is particularly true in the case of the BCR signaling cascade. Small-molecule inhibitors of kinases that are essential for BCR signal transduction abrogate the stimulating effects of the microenvironment on CLL cells. The orally administered tyrosine kinase inhibitors fostamatinib and ibrutinib and the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor GS-1101 have induced impressive responses in relapsed and refractory CLL patients, mostly with moderate side effects. Reductions in lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly are seen within weeks and are frequently accompanied by a transient rise in absolute lymphocyte count that is asymptomatic and probably the result of changes in CLL cell trafficking. This review discusses the biologic basis for kinase inhibitors as targeted therapy of CLL and summarizes the exciting early clinical experience with these agents.
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Bicocca VT, Chang BH, Masouleh BK, Muschen M, Loriaux MM, Druker BJ, Tyner JW. Crosstalk between ROR1 and the Pre-B cell receptor promotes survival of t(1;19) acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer Cell 2012; 22:656-67. [PMID: 23153538 PMCID: PMC3500515 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2012.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2011] [Revised: 03/22/2012] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We report that t(1;19) ALL cells universally exhibit expression of and dependence on the cell surface receptor ROR1. We further identify t(1;19) ALL cell sensitivity to the kinase inhibitor dasatinib due to its inhibition of the pre-B cell receptor (pre-BCR) signaling complex. These phenotypes are a consequence of developmental arrest at an intermediate/late stage of B-lineage maturation. Additionally, inhibition of pre-BCR signaling induces further ROR1 upregulation, and we identify distinct ROR1 and pre-BCR downstream signaling pathways that are modulated in a counterbalancing manner-both leading to AKT phosphorylation. Consistent with this, AKT phosphorylation is transiently eliminated after dasatinib treatment, but is partially restored following dasatinib potentiation of ROR1 expression. Consequently, ROR1 silencing accentuates dasatinib killing of t(1;19) ALL cells.
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- Vincent T Bicocca
- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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McCaig AM, Cosimo E, Leach MT, Michie AM. Dasatinib inhibits CXCR4 signaling in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cells and impairs migration towards CXCL12. PLoS One 2012; 7:e48929. [PMID: 23133664 PMCID: PMC3487834 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Chemokines and their ligands play a critical role in enabling chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) cells access to protective microenvironmental niches within tissues, ultimately resulting in chemoresistance and relapse: disruption of these signaling pathways has become a novel therapeutic approach in CLL. The tyrosine kinase inhibitor dasatinib inhibits migration of several cell lines from solid-organ tumours, but effects on CLL cells have not been reported. We studied the effect of clinically achievable concentrations of dasatinib on signaling induced by the chemokine CXCL12 through its' receptor CXCR4, which is highly expressed on CLL cells. Dasatinib pre-treatment inhibited Akt and ERK phosphorylation in CLL cells upon stimulation with CXCL12. Dasatinib also significantly diminished the rapid increase in actin polymerisation observed in CLL cells following CXCL12 stimulation. Moreover, the drug significantly inhibited chemotaxis in a transwell assay, and reduced the percentage of cells able to migrate beneath a CXCL12-expressing murine stromal cell line. Dasatinib also abrogated the anti-apoptotic effect of prolonged CXCL12 stimulation on cultured CLL cells. These data suggest that dasatinib, akin to other small molecule kinase inhibitors targeting the B-cell receptor signaling pathway, may redistribute CLL cells from protective tissue niches to the peripheral blood, and support the investigation of dasatinib in combination strategies.
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- Alison M McCaig
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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Tyner JW, Yang WF, Bankhead A, Fan G, Fletcher LB, Bryant J, Glover JM, Chang BH, Spurgeon SE, Fleming WH, Kovacsovics T, Gotlib JR, Oh ST, Deininger MW, Zwaan CM, Den Boer ML, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM, O'Hare T, Druker BJ, Loriaux MM. Kinase pathway dependence in primary human leukemias determined by rapid inhibitor screening. Cancer Res 2012; 73:285-96. [PMID: 23087056 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-12-1906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Kinases are dysregulated in most cancers, but the frequency of specific kinase mutations is low, indicating a complex etiology in kinase dysregulation. Here, we report a strategy to rapidly identify functionally important kinase targets, irrespective of the etiology of kinase pathway dysregulation, ultimately enabling a correlation of patient genetic profiles to clinically effective kinase inhibitors. Our methodology assessed the sensitivity of primary leukemia patient samples to a panel of 66 small-molecule kinase inhibitors over 3 days. Screening of 151 leukemia patient samples revealed a wide diversity of drug sensitivities, with 70% of the clinical specimens exhibiting hypersensitivity to one or more drugs. From this data set, we developed an algorithm to predict kinase pathway dependence based on analysis of inhibitor sensitivity patterns. Applying this algorithm correctly identified pathway dependence in proof-of-principle specimens with known oncogenes, including a rare FLT3 mutation outside regions covered by standard molecular diagnostic tests. Interrogation of all 151 patient specimens with this algorithm identified a diversity of kinase targets and signaling pathways that could aid prioritization of deep sequencing data sets, permitting a cumulative analysis to understand kinase pathway dependence within leukemia subsets. In a proof-of-principle case, we showed that in vitro drug sensitivity could predict both a clinical response and the development of drug resistance. Taken together, our results suggested that drug target scores derived from a comprehensive kinase inhibitor panel could predict pathway dependence in cancer cells while simultaneously identifying potential therapeutic options.
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- Jeffrey W Tyner
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Lipchik AM, Killins RL, Geahlen RL, Parker LL. A peptide-based biosensor assay to detect intracellular Syk kinase activation and inhibition. Biochemistry 2012; 51:7515-24. [PMID: 22920457 DOI: 10.1021/bi300970h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) has been implicated in a number of pathologies including cancer and rheumatoid arthritis and thus has been pursued as a novel therapeutic target. Because of the complex relationship between Syk's auto- and other internal phosphorylation sites, scaffolding proteins, enzymatic activation state and sites of phosphorylation on its known substrates, the role of Syk's activity in these diseases has not been completely clear. To approach such analyses, we developed a Syk-specific artificial peptide biosensor (SAStide) to use in a cell-based assay for direct detection of intracellular Syk activity and inhibition in response to physiologically relevant stimuli in both laboratory cell lines and primary splenic B cells. This peptide contains a sequence derived from known Syk substrate preference motifs linked to a cell permeable peptide, resulting in a biosensor that is phosphorylated in live cells in a Syk-dependent manner, thus serving as a reporter of Syk catalytic activity in intact cells. Because the assay is compatible with live, primary cells and can report pharmacodynamics for drug action on an intended target, this methodology could be used to facilitate a better understanding of Syk's function and the effect of its inhibition in disease.
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- Andrew M Lipchik
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and Purdue Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a malignancy of mature B cells that depend on host factors in the tissue microenvironment for survival and proliferation. In vitro, CLL cells rapidly undergo apoptosis unless microenvironmental factors are provided that support their survival. Signaling pathways activated in the microenvironment in vivo include the B-cell receptor (BCR) and NF-κB pathways. Thus, CLL is a disease "addicted to the host" and is dependent on pathways that promote normal B-cell development, expansion, and survival; this is particularly true in the case of the BCR signaling cascade. Small-molecule inhibitors of kinases that are essential for BCR signal transduction abrogate the stimulating effects of the microenvironment on CLL cells. The orally administered tyrosine kinase inhibitors fostamatinib and ibrutinib and the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor GS-1101 have induced impressive responses in relapsed and refractory CLL patients, mostly with moderate side effects. Reductions in lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly are seen within weeks and are frequently accompanied by a transient rise in absolute lymphocyte count that is asymptomatic and probably the result of changes in CLL cell trafficking. This review discusses the biologic basis for kinase inhibitors as targeted therapy of CLL and summarizes the exciting early clinical experience with these agents.
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Best OG, Mulligan SP. Heat shock protein-90 inhibitor, NVP-AUY922, is effective in combination with fludarabine against chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells cultured on CD40L-stromal layer and inhibits their activated/proliferative phenotype. Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 53:2314-20. [PMID: 22646928 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2012.698278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) involves disease infiltration into active proliferation centers within the lymph nodes and marrow. Successful treatment of CLL must involve targeting the leukemic cells in these supportive microenvironments. Our recent data suggest that inhibition of heat shock protein-90 (Hsp90) may be an effective treatment for CLL. We sought to further these data to determine whether the Hsp90 inhibitor, AUY922 (Novartis), is effective against CLL cells in a supportive in vitro environment. AUY922 significantly attenuated changes in immunophenotype and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling induced by CD40L-fibroblast co-culture but had no effect on the viability of CLL cells in this model. However, AUY922 in combination with fludarabine was significantly more effective at inducing apoptosis in cells in co-culture than either drug alone, an effect that was irrespective of ATM/TP53 dysfunction. In conclusion, our data suggest that further studies and clinical trials of AUY922 in combination with fludarabine may be warranted.
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- O Giles Best
- Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Kuckertz M, Patz M, Veldurthy A, Gehrke I, Claasen J, Frenzel LP, Wendtner CM, Hallek M, Krause G. Comparison of the Effects of Two Kinase Inhibitors, Sorafenib and Dasatinib, on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Cells. Oncol Res Treat 2012; 35:420-6. [DOI: 10.1159/000341081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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