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Lombardi AM, Sangiolo D, Vigna E. MET Oncogene Targeting for Cancer Immunotherapy. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6109. [PMID: 38892318 PMCID: PMC11173045 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25116109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2024] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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The MET receptor is one of the main drivers of 'invasive growth', a multifaceted biological response essential during embryonic development and tissue repair that is usurped by cancer cells to induce and sustain the malignant phenotype. MET stands out as one of the most important oncogenes activated in cancer and its inhibition has been explored since the initial era of cancer-targeted therapy. Different approaches have been developed to hamper MET signaling and/or reduce MET (over)expression as a hallmark of transformation. Considering the great interest gained by cancer immunotherapy, this review evaluates the opportunity of targeting MET within therapeutic approaches based on the exploitation of immune functions, either in those cases where MET impairment is crucial to induce an effective response (i.e., when MET is the driver of the malignancy), or when blocking MET represents a way for potentiating the treatment (i.e., when MET is an adjuvant of tumor fitness).
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, 10043 Torino, Italy; (A.M.L.); (D.S.)
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Ramesh S, Cifci A, Javeri S, Minne RL, Longhurst CA, Nickel KP, Kimple RJ, Baschnagel AM. MET Inhibitor Capmatinib Radiosensitizes MET Exon 14-Mutated and MET-Amplified Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2024; 118:1379-1390. [PMID: 37979706 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
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PURPOSE The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of inhibiting the MET receptor with capmatinib, a potent and clinically relevant ATP-competitive tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in combination with radiation in MET exon 14-mutated and MET-amplified non-small cell lung (NSCLC) cancer models. METHODS AND MATERIALS In vitro effects of capmatinib and radiation on cell proliferation, colony formation, MET signaling, apoptosis, and DNA damage repair were evaluated. In vivo tumor responses were assessed in cell line xenograft and patient-derived xenograft models. Immunohistochemistry was used to confirm the in vitro results. RESULTS In vitro clonogenic survival assays demonstrated radiosensitization with capmatinib in both MET exon 14-mutated and MET-amplified NSCLC cell lines. No radiation-enhancing effect was observed in MET wild-type NSCLC and a human bronchial epithelial cell line. Minimal apoptosis was detected with the combination of capmatinib and radiation. Capmatinib plus radiation compared with radiation alone resulted in inhibition of DNA double-strand break repair, as measured by prolonged expression of γH2AX. In vivo, the combination of capmatinib and radiation significantly delayed tumor growth compared with vehicle control, capmatinib alone, or radiation alone. Immunohistochemistry indicated inhibition of phospho-MET and phospho-S6 and a decrease in Ki67 with inhibition of MET. CONCLUSIONS Inhibition of MET with capmatinib enhances the effect of radiation in both MET exon 14-mutated and MET-amplified NSCLC models.
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- Shrey Ramesh
- Department of Human Oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Human Oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin; University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
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- Department of Human Oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin; University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
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Crepaldi T, Gallo S, Comoglio PM. The MET Oncogene: Thirty Years of Insights into Molecular Mechanisms Driving Malignancy. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:448. [PMID: 38675409 PMCID: PMC11054789 DOI: 10.3390/ph17040448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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The discovery and subsequent research on the MET oncogene's role in cancer onset and progression have illuminated crucial insights into the molecular mechanisms driving malignancy. The identification of MET as the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) receptor has paved the path for characterizing the MET tyrosine kinase activation mechanism and its downstream signaling cascade. Over the past thirty years, research has established the importance of HGF/MET signaling in normal cellular processes, such as cell dissociation, migration, proliferation, and cell survival. Notably, genetic alterations that lead to the continuous activation of MET, known as constitutive activation, have been identified as oncogenic drivers in various cancers. The genetic lesions affecting MET, such as exon skipping, gene amplification, and gene rearrangements, provide valuable targets for therapeutic intervention. Moreover, the implications of MET as a resistance mechanism to targeted therapies emphasize the need for combination treatments that include MET inhibitors. The intriguing "flare effect" phenomenon, wherein MET inhibition can lead to post-treatment increases in cancer cell proliferation, underscores the dynamic nature of cancer therapeutics. In human tumors, increased protein expression often occurs without gene amplification. Various mechanisms may cause an overexpression: transcriptional upregulation induced by other oncogenes; environmental factors (such as hypoxia or radiation); or substances produced by the reactive stroma, such as inflammatory cytokines, pro-angiogenic factors, and even HGF itself. In conclusion, the journey to understanding MET's involvement in cancer onset and progression over the past three decades has not only deepened our knowledge, but has also paved the way for innovative therapeutic strategies. Selective pharmacological inactivation of MET stands as a promising avenue for achieving cancer remission, particularly in cases where MET alterations are the primary drivers of malignancy.
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- Tiziana Crepaldi
- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10143 Orbassano, Italy; (T.C.); (S.G.)
- Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, SP142, Km 3.95, 10060 Candiolo, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10143 Orbassano, Italy; (T.C.); (S.G.)
- Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, SP142, Km 3.95, 10060 Candiolo, Italy
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- IFOM ETS—The AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Via Adamello 16, 20139 Milano, Italy
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Luo NY, Minne RL, Gallant JP, Gunaratne GS, West JL, Javeri S, Robertson AJ, Lake EW, Engle JW, Mixdorf JC, Aluicio-Sarduy E, Nickel KP, Hernandez R, Kimple RJ, Baschnagel AM, LeBeau AM. Development of an Engineered Single-Domain Antibody for Targeting MET in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Bioconjug Chem 2024; 35:389-399. [PMID: 38470611 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.4c00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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The Mesenchymal Epithelial Transition (MET) receptor tyrosine kinase is upregulated or mutated in 5% of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and overexpressed in multiple other cancers. We sought to develop a novel single-domain camelid antibody with high affinity for MET that could be used to deliver conjugated payloads to MET expressing cancers. From a naïve camelid variable-heavy-heavy (VHH) domain phage display library, we identified a VHH clone termed 1E7 that displayed high affinity for human MET and was cross-reactive with MET across multiple species. When expressed as a bivalent human Fc fusion protein, 1E7-Fc was found to selectively bind to EBC-1 (MET amplified) and UW-Lung 21 (MET exon 14 mutated) cell lines by flow cytometry and immunofluorescence imaging. Next, we investigated the ability of [89Zr]Zr-1E7-Fc to detect MET expression in vivo by PET/CT imaging. [89Zr]Zr-1E7-Fc demonstrated rapid localization and high tumor uptake in both xenografts with a %ID/g of 6.4 and 5.8 for EBC-1 and UW-Lung 21 at 24 h, respectively. At the 24 h time point, clearance from secondary and nontarget tissues was also observed. Altogether, our data suggest that 1E7-Fc represents a platform technology that can be employed to potentially both image and treat MET-altered NSCLC.
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- Natalie Y Luo
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, United States
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Kooltheat N, Noonong K, Hanson KM, Lao-On U. Phytochemical composition of the diethyl ether extract of Artemisia lactiflora Wall. ex DC and its antimetastatic activity in human lung cancer cells. Nat Prod Res 2024:1-7. [PMID: 38439740 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2024.2324114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
Abstract
Artemisia lactiflora Wall. ex DC. is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant used in the treatment of menstrual and hepatic disorders due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. However, its anti-metastatic activity, which is the clinical challenge of lung cancer treatment, has not yet been reported. From the diethyl ether extract of Artemisia lactiflora, the four terpenoids, including dihydroactinidiolide, megastigmatrienone, alpha-curcumene, and dehydrovomifoliol, were the most intense peaks observed using LC-MS/MS, whereas bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate was a contaminant. In a transwell assay, the A. lactiflora diethyl ether extract (32 μg/ml) and dihydroactinidiolide (250 μg/ml) markedly inhibited the migration and invasion of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells, similar to the standard anti-metastatic drug (capmatinib). Western blot analysis revealed that mesenchymal N-cadherin is downregulated in NSCLC cells under the treatment conditions. The potential anti-metastatic property of dihydroactinidiolide is promising as a new candidate anti-metastatic agent for lung cancer treatment.
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- Nateelak Kooltheat
- Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
- Research Excellence Center for Innovation and Health Products (RECIHP), Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
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- Department of Biological and Geographical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
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- Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
- Research Excellence Center for Innovation and Health Products (RECIHP), Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
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Sun D, Xing X, Wang Y, Hou H. MET fusions are targetable genomic variants in the treatment of advanced malignancies. Cell Commun Signal 2024; 22:20. [PMID: 38195556 PMCID: PMC10775437 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-023-01454-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024] Open
Abstract
Targeted therapy for malignancies has developed rapidly in recent years, benefiting patients harboring genetic mutations sensitive to relevant tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). With the development of targeted sequencing techniques, an increasing number of detectable genomic alterations in malignancies, including MET fusions, have been revealed. MET fusions, although rare among malignancies, might be functional driver genes that participate in activating downstream signaling pathways and promoting cell proliferation. Therefore, it is believed that MET fusions could be targetable genomic variants of MET, and inhibition of MET is considered an optionable therapeutic choice for patients harboring MET fusions. According to the summary presented in this review, we recommend MET-TKIs as suitable treatment agents for patients harboring primary MET fusions. For patients harboring acquired MET fusions after the development of resistance to TKIs targeting primary genomic alterations, such as sensitive EGFR mutations, treatment with a MET-TKI alone or in combination with TKIs targeting primary genomic alterations, such as EGFR-TKIs, is hypothesized to be a reasonable option for salvage treatment. In summary, MET fusions, despite their low incidence, should be taken into consideration when developing treatment strategies for cancer patients.
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- Dantong Sun
- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliation Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 59 Haier Road, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 7 Jiaxing Road, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
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Chauhan S, Sen S, Irshad K, Kashyap S, Pushker N, Meel R, Sharma MC. Receptor tyrosine kinase gene expression profiling of orbital rhabdomyosarcoma unveils MET as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target. Hum Cell 2024; 37:297-309. [PMID: 37914903 DOI: 10.1007/s13577-023-00993-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) serve as molecular targets for the development of novel personalized therapies in many malignancies. In the present study, expression pattern of receptor tyrosine kinases and its clinical significance in orbital RMS has been explored. Eighteen patients with histopathologically confirmed orbital RMS formed part of this study. Comprehensive q-PCR gene expression profiles of 19 RTKs were generated in the cases and controls. The patients were followed up for 59.53 ± 20.93 years. Clustering and statistical analysis tools were applied to identify the significant combination of RTKs associated with orbital rhabdomyosarcoma patients. mRNA overexpression of RTKs which included MET, AXL, EGFR was seen in 60-80% of cases; EGFR3, IGFR2, FGFR1, RET, PDGFR1, VEGFR2, PDGFR2 in 30-60% of cases; and EGFR4, FGFR3,VEGFR3 and ROS,IGFR1, EGFR1, FGFR2, VEGFR1 in 10-30% of cases. Immunoexpression of MET was seen in 89% of cases. A significant association was seen between MET mRNA and its protein expression. In all the cases MET gene expression was associated with worst overall survival (P = 0.03).There was a significant correlation of MET mRNA expression with RET, ROS, AXL, FGFR1, FGFR3, PDGFR1, IGFR1, VEGFR2, and EGFR3 genes. Association between MET gene and collective expression of RTKs was further evaluated by semi-supervised gene cluster analysis and Principal component analysis, which showed well-separated tumor clusters. MET gene overexpression could be a useful biomarker for identifying high risk orbital rhabdomyosarcoma patients. Well-separated tumor clusters confirmed the association between MET gene and collective expression of RTK genes. Therefore, the therapeutic potential of multi-kinase inhibitors targeting MET and the 9 other significant RTKs needs to be explored.
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- Sheetal Chauhan
- Ocular Pathology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, Room No. 725, New Delhi, 110029, India
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- Ocular Pathology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, Room No. 725, New Delhi, 110029, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India
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- Ocular Pathology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, Room No. 725, New Delhi, 110029, India
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- Ophthalmoplasty Services, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Ophthalmoplasty Services, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India
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Fernandes M, Hoggard B, Jamme P, Paget S, Truong M, Grégoire V, Vinchent A, Descarpentries C, Morabito A, Stanislovas J, Farage E, Meneboo J, Sebda S, Bouchekioua‐Bouzaghou K, Nollet M, Humez S, Perera T, Fromme P, Grumolato L, Figeac M, Copin M, Tulasne D, Cortot AB, Kermorgant S, Kherrouche Z. MET exon 14 skipping mutation is a hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)-dependent oncogenic driver in vitro and in humanised HGF knock-in mice. Mol Oncol 2023; 17:2257-2274. [PMID: 36799689 PMCID: PMC10620121 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.13397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Exon skipping mutations of the MET receptor tyrosine kinase (METex14), increasingly reported in cancers, occur in 3-4% of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Only 50% of patients have a beneficial response to treatment with MET-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), underlying the need to understand the mechanism of METex14 oncogenicity and sensitivity to TKIs. Whether METex14 is a driver mutation and whether it requires hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) for its oncogenicity in a range of in vitro functions and in vivo has not been fully elucidated from previous preclinical models. Using CRISPR/Cas9, we developed a METex14/WT isogenic model in nontransformed human lung cells and report that the METex14 single alteration was sufficient to drive MET-dependent in vitro anchorage-independent survival and motility and in vivo tumorigenesis, sensitising tumours to MET-TKIs. However, we also show that human HGF (hHGF) is required, as demonstrated in vivo using a humanised HGF knock-in strain of mice and further detected in tumour cells of METex14 NSCLC patient samples. Our results also suggest that METex14 oncogenicity is not a consequence of an escape from degradation in our cell model. Thus, we developed a valuable model for preclinical studies and present results that have potential clinical implication.
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- Marie Fernandes
- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU LilleInstitut Pasteur de Lille, UMR9020 – UMR1277 - Canther – Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to TherapiesFrance
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU LilleInstitut Pasteur de Lille, UMR9020 – UMR1277 - Canther – Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to TherapiesFrance
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU LilleInstitut Pasteur de Lille, UMR9020 – UMR1277 - Canther – Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to TherapiesFrance
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU LilleInstitut Pasteur de Lille, UMR9020 – UMR1277 - Canther – Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to TherapiesFrance
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU LilleInstitut Pasteur de Lille, UMR9020 – UMR1277 - Canther – Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to TherapiesFrance
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU LilleInstitut Pasteur de Lille, UMR9020 – UMR1277 - Canther – Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to TherapiesFrance
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- Barts Cancer InstituteQueen Mary University of LondonUK
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, US 41 - UAR 2014 - PLBS, LilleFrance
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, US 41 - UAR 2014 - PLBS, LilleFrance
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- Barts Cancer InstituteQueen Mary University of LondonUK
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU LilleInstitut Pasteur de Lille, UMR9020 – UMR1277 - Canther – Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to TherapiesFrance
- Univ LilleDepartment of Pathology, CHU LilleFrance
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity College LondonUK
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- Univ Rouen Normandie, Inserm, NorDiC UMR 1239, 76000 RouenFrance
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, US 41 - UAR 2014 - PLBS, LilleFrance
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU LilleInstitut Pasteur de Lille, UMR9020 – UMR1277 - Canther – Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to TherapiesFrance
- Univ LilleDepartment of Pathology, CHU LilleFrance
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU LilleInstitut Pasteur de Lille, UMR9020 – UMR1277 - Canther – Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to TherapiesFrance
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU LilleInstitut Pasteur de Lille, UMR9020 – UMR1277 - Canther – Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to TherapiesFrance
- Univ. LilleThoracic Oncology Department, CHU LilleFrance
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU LilleInstitut Pasteur de Lille, UMR9020 – UMR1277 - Canther – Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to TherapiesFrance
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Ramesh S, Cifci A, Javeri S, Minne R, Longhurst CA, Nickel KP, Kimple RJ, Baschnagel AM. MET Inhibitor Capmatinib Radiosensitizes MET Exon 14-Mutated and MET-Amplified Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.10.26.564232. [PMID: 37961176 PMCID: PMC10634863 DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.26.564232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Purpose The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of inhibiting the MET receptor with capmatinib, a potent and clinically relevant ATP-competitive tyrosine kinase inhibitor, in combination with radiation in MET exon 14-mutated and MET-amplified non-small cell lung (NSCLC) cancer models. Methods and Materials In vitro effects of capmatinib and radiation on cell proliferation, colony formation, MET signaling, apoptosis, and DNA damage repair were evaluated. In vivo tumor responses were assessed in cell line xenograft and patient-derived xenograft models. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was used to confirm in vitro results. Results In vitro clonogenic survival assays demonstrated radiosensitization with capmatinib in both MET exon 14-mutated and MET-amplified NSCLC cell lines. No radiation-enhancing effect was observed in MET wild-type NSCLC and human bronchial epithelial cell line. Minimal apoptosis was detected with the combination of capmatinib and radiation. Capmatinib plus radiation compared to radiation alone resulted in inhibition of DNA double-strand break repair as measured by prolonged expression of γH2AX. In vivo, the combination of capmatinib and radiation significantly delayed tumor growth compared to vehicle control, capmatinib alone, or radiation alone. IHC indicated inhibition of phospho-MET and phospho-S6 and a decrease in Ki67 with inhibition of MET. Conclusions Inhibition of MET with capmatinib enhanced the effect of radiation in both MET exon 14-mutated and MET-amplified NSCLC models.
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- Shrey Ramesh
- Department of Human Oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Human Oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Human Oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Human Oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Human Oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Human Oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Human Oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Mortazavi M, Eskandari M, Moosavi F, Damghani T, Khoshneviszadeh M, Pirhadi S, Saso L, Edraki N, Firuzi O. Novel quinazoline-1,2,3-triazole hybrids with anticancer and MET kinase targeting properties. Sci Rep 2023; 13:14685. [PMID: 37673888 PMCID: PMC10482942 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41283-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
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Oncogenic activation of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) such as MET is associated with cancer initiation and progression. We designed and synthesized a new series of quinazoline derivatives bearing 1,2,3-triazole moiety as targeted anticancer agents. The MET inhibitory effect of synthesized compounds was assessed by homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence (HTRF) assay and western blot analysis. Sulforhodamine B assay was conducted to examine the antiproliferative effects of synthetic compounds against 6 cancer cell lines from different origins including MET-dependent AsPC-1, EBC-1 and MKN-45 cells and also Mia-Paca-2, HT-29 and K562 cells. The growth inhibitory effect of compounds in a three-dimensional spheroid culture was examined by acid phosphatase (APH) assay, while apoptosis induction was evaluated by Annexin V/propidium iodide method. Compound 8c bearing p-methyl benzyl moiety on the triazole ring exhibited the highest MET inhibitory capacity among tested agents that was further confirmed by western blot findings. Derivatives 8c and 8h exhibited considerable antiproliferative effects against all tested cell lines, with more inhibitory effects against MET-positive cells with IC50 values as low as 6.1 μM. These two agents also significantly suppressed cell growth in spheroid cultures and induced apoptosis in MET overexpressing AsPC-1 cells. Moreover, among a panel of 24 major oncogenic kinases, the PDGFRA kinase was identified as a target of 8c and 8h compounds. The docking study results of compounds 8c and 8h were in agreement with experimental findings. The results of the present study suggest that quinazoline derivatives bearing 1,2,3-triazole moiety may represent promising targeted anticancer agents.
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- Motahareh Mortazavi
- Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "Vittorio Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, P.Le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Albers J, Friese-Hamim M, Clark A, Schadt O, Walter-Bausch G, Stroh C, Johne A, Karachaliou N, Blaukat A. The Preclinical Pharmacology of Tepotinib-A Highly Selective MET Inhibitor with Activity in Tumors Harboring MET Alterations. Mol Cancer Ther 2023; 22:833-843. [PMID: 36999986 PMCID: PMC10320478 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-22-0537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
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The mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (MET) proto-oncogene encodes the MET receptor tyrosine kinase. MET aberrations drive tumorigenesis in several cancer types through a variety of molecular mechanisms, including MET mutations, gene amplification, rearrangement, and overexpression. Therefore, MET is a therapeutic target and the selective type Ib MET inhibitor, tepotinib, was designed to potently inhibit MET kinase activity. In vitro, tepotinib inhibits MET in a concentration-dependent manner irrespective of the mode of MET activation, and in vivo, tepotinib exhibits marked, dose-dependent antitumor activity in MET-dependent tumor models of various cancer indications. Tepotinib penetrates the blood-brain barrier and demonstrates strong antitumor activity in subcutaneous and orthotopic brain metastasis models, in-line with clinical activity observed in patients. MET amplification is an established mechanism of resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), and preclinical studies show that tepotinib in combination with EGFR TKIs can overcome this resistance. Tepotinib is currently approved for the treatment of adult patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer harboring MET exon 14 skipping alterations. This review focuses on the pharmacology of tepotinib in preclinical cancer models harboring MET alterations and demonstrates that strong adherence to the principles of the Pharmacological Audit Trail may result in a successful discovery and development of a precision medicine.
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- Joachim Albers
- Research Unit Oncology, the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Corporate Animal Using Vendor and Vivarium Governance (SQ-AV), Corporate Sustainability, Quality, Trade Compliance (SQ), Animal Affairs (SQ-A), the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Research Unit Oncology, EMD Serono Research and Development Institute, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts
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- Global Medicinal Chemistry, the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Research Unit Oncology, the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Clinical Biomarkers and Companion Diagnostics, the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Global Clinical Development Unit, the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Global Clinical Development Unit, the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Research Unit Oncology, the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Koch JP, Roth SM, Quintin A, Gavini J, Orlando E, Riedo R, Pozzato C, Hayrapetyan L, Aebersold R, Stroka DM, Aebersold DM, Medo M, Zimmer Y, Medová M. A DNA-PK phosphorylation site on MET regulates its signaling interface with the DNA damage response. Oncogene 2023; 42:2113-2125. [PMID: 37188738 PMCID: PMC10289896 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-023-02714-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The DNA damage response (DDR) is intertwined with signaling pathways downstream of oncogenic receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs). To drive research into the application of targeted therapies as radiosensitizers, a better understanding of this molecular crosstalk is necessary. We present here the characterization of a previously unreported MET RTK phosphosite, Serine 1016 (S1016) that represents a potential DDR-MET interface. MET S1016 phosphorylation increases in response to irradiation and is mainly targeted by DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK). Phosphoproteomics unveils an impact of the S1016A substitution on the overall long-term cell cycle regulation following DNA damage. Accordingly, the abrogation of this phosphosite strongly perturbs the phosphorylation of proteins involved in the cell cycle and formation of the mitotic spindle, enabling cells to bypass a G2 arrest upon irradiation and leading to the entry into mitosis despite compromised genome integrity. This results in the formation of abnormal mitotic spindles and a lower proliferation rate. Altogether, the current data uncover a novel signaling mechanism through which the DDR uses a growth factor receptor system for regulating and maintaining genome stability.
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- Jonas P Koch
- Department for BioMedical Research, Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
- Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
- Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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- Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
- Department for BioMedical Research, Visceral Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
- Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
- Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
- Faculty of Science, University of Zürich, 8057, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, Visceral Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for BioMedical Research, Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse 8, 3008, Bern, Switzerland.
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Wang C, Lu X. Targeting MET: Discovery of Small Molecule Inhibitors as Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Therapy. J Med Chem 2023. [PMID: 37262349 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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MET has been considered as a promising drug target for the treatment of MET-dependent diseases, particularly non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Small molecule MET inhibitors with mainly three types of binding modes (Ia/Ib, II, and III) have been developed. In this Review, we provide an overview of the structural features, activation mechanism, and dysregulation pathway of MET and summarize progress on the development and discovery strategies utilized for MET inhibitors as well as mechanisms of acquired resistance to current approved inhibitors. The insights will accelerate discovery of new generation MET inhibitors to overcome clinical acquired resistance.
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- Chaofan Wang
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Discovery of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, #855 Xingye Avenue, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Discovery of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, #855 Xingye Avenue, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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Sun D, Wu W, Wang L, Qu J, Han Q, Wang H, Song S, Liu N, Wang Y, Hou H. Identification of MET fusions as novel therapeutic targets sensitive to MET inhibitors in lung cancer. J Transl Med 2023; 21:150. [PMID: 36829199 PMCID: PMC9960416 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-03999-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Alterations in the MET gene, including amplifications and exon 14 skipping mutations, have been identified as actionable oncogenic alterations. However, MET fusions are rarely detected in lung cancer, and their sensitivity to therapeutics has not been systematically analyzed. METHODS The data from 30876 lung cancer patients from the LAVA database and 7966 patients from cBioPortal database were screened. Basic demographic and clinical information for the patients harboring MET fusions were collected. A lung squamous cell cancer patient harboring a novel EML4-MET fusion was treated with crizotinib. Additionally, a literature review was performed to summarize the cases of patients harboring MET fusions and their treatment information. RESULTS MET fusions were found in only 0.2% to 0.3% of lung cancer patients and appeared in almost all exons of the MET gene. Intragenic MET fusions were found in 52.6% (41/78) of the included patients. Crizotinib was effective for MET fusions, including a novel identified EML4-MET fusion, even after the failure of multiple lines of treatment. This result suggested that acquired MET fusions become more regionally selective, as they usually occurred in exons encoding the extracellular region. Interestingly, the MET-fused genes in primary MET fusions or acquired MET fusions were very different, which indicated the different functions and influences of the disease. CONCLUSION MET fusions are rare, and half of the fusion types were intragenic fusions. Lung cancer patients harboring primary or acquired MET fusions could benefit from crizotinib. In addition, EML4-MET was first reported in this study as a novel MET fusion type.
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- Dantong Sun
- grid.506261.60000 0001 0706 7839Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021 China ,grid.506261.60000 0001 0706 7839State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021 China
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- grid.506261.60000 0001 0706 7839State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021 China ,grid.413390.c0000 0004 1757 6938Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000 Guizhou Province China
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- grid.412532.3Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital &, Thoracic Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200433 China
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- grid.440144.10000 0004 1803 8437Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Jinan, 250117 Shandong China
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- grid.411642.40000 0004 0605 3760Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191 China
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- grid.412521.10000 0004 1769 1119Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 7 Jiaxing Road, Qingdao, 266000 Shandong China
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- grid.412521.10000 0004 1769 1119Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 7 Jiaxing Road, Qingdao, 266000 Shandong China
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- grid.412521.10000 0004 1769 1119Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 7 Jiaxing Road, Qingdao, 266000 Shandong China
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- grid.412521.10000 0004 1769 1119Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 59 Haier Road, Qingdao, 266000 Shandong China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 7 Jiaxing Road, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
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IQGAP1 Is a Phosphotyrosine-Regulated Scaffold for SH2-Containing Proteins. Cells 2023; 12:cells12030483. [PMID: 36766826 PMCID: PMC9913818 DOI: 10.3390/cells12030483] [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: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The scaffold protein IQGAP1 associates with over 150 interactors to influence multiple biological processes. The molecular mechanisms that underly spatial and temporal regulation of these interactions, which are crucial for proper cell functions, remain poorly understood. The receptor tyrosine kinase MET phosphorylates IQGAP1 on Tyr1510. Separately, Src homology 2 (SH2) domains mediate protein-protein interactions by binding specific phosphotyrosine residues. Here, we investigate whether MET-catalyzed phosphorylation of Tyr1510 of IQGAP1 regulates the docking of SH2-containing proteins. Using a peptide array, we identified SH2 domains from several proteins, including the non-receptor tyrosine kinases Abl1 and Abl2, that bind to the Tyr1510 of IQGAP1 in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. Using pure proteins, we validated that full-length Abl1 and Abl2 bind directly to phosphorylated Tyr1510 of IQGAP1. In cells, MET inhibition decreases endogenous IQGAP1 phosphorylation and interaction with endogenous Abl1 and Abl2, indicating that binding is regulated by MET-catalyzed phosphorylation of IQGAP1. Functionally, IQGAP1 modulates basal and HGF-stimulated Abl signaling. Moreover, IQGAP1 binds directly to MET, inhibiting its activation and signaling. Collectively, our study demonstrates that IQGAP1 is a phosphotyrosine-regulated scaffold for SH2-containing proteins, thereby uncovering a previously unidentified mechanism by which IQGAP1 coordinates intracellular signaling.
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Berges N, Klug JH, Eicher A, Loehr J, Schwarz D, Bomke J, Leuthner B, Perrin D, Schadt O. Differences in Sustained Cellular Effects of MET inhibitors Are Driven by Prolonged Target Engagement and Lysosomal Retention. Mol Pharmacol 2023; 103:77-88. [PMID: 36400432 DOI: 10.1124/molpharm.122.000590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Intracellular distribution of drug compounds is dependent on physicochemical characteristics and may have a significant bearing on the extent of target occupancy and, ultimately, drug efficacy. We assessed differences in the physicochemical profiles of MET inhibitors capmatinib, crizotinib, savolitinib, and tepotinib and their effects on cell viability and MET phosphorylation under steady-state and washout conditions (to mimic an open organic system) in a human lung cancer cell line. To examine the differences of the underlying molecular mechanisms at the receptor level, we investigated the residence time at the kinase domain and the cellular target engagement. We found that the ranking of the drugs for cell viability was different under steady-state and washout conditions and that under washout conditions, tepotinib displayed the most potent inhibition of phosphorylated MET. Postwashout effects were correlated with the partitioning of the drug into acidic subcellular compartments such as lysosomes, and the tested MET inhibitors were grouped according to their ability to access lysosomes (crizotinib and tepotinib) or not (capmatinib and savolitinib). Reversible lysosomal retention may represent a valuable intracellular storage mechanism for MET inhibitors, enabling prolonged receptor occupancy in dynamic, open-physiologic systems and may act as a local drug reservoir. The use of washout conditions to simulate open systems and investigate intracellular drug distribution is a useful characterization step that deserves further investigation. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Generally, determination of potency and receptor occupancy is performed under steady-state conditions. In vivo conditions are more complex due to concentration differences between compartments and equilibrium processes. Experiments under steady state cannot explore effects such as sustained target inhibition. This study has shown that differences between MET inhibitors are observable by applying washout conditions to in vitro assays. This important finding applies to most compound classes and may inspire readers to rethink their assay designs in the future.
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- Nina Berges
- The Healthcare Business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- The Healthcare Business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- The Healthcare Business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- The Healthcare Business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- The Healthcare Business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- The Healthcare Business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Li JJ, Zhang X, Sankar N, Espiritu L, Redkar S, Yu GL, Kizilbash SH. MET/HGF Coexpression as a Novel Predictive Biomarker for Response to MET Inhibitor Therapy in a Case of Psammomatous Melanotic Schwannoma. JCO Precis Oncol 2022; 6:e2200096. [PMID: 35675576 DOI: 10.1200/po.22.00096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Jenny J Li
- Division of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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To KKW, Cho WCS. Mesenchymal Epithelial Transition Factor (MET): A Key Player in Chemotherapy Resistance and an Emerging Target for Potentiating Cancer Immunotherapy. Curr Cancer Drug Targets 2022; 22:269-285. [PMID: 35255791 DOI: 10.2174/1568009622666220307105107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The MET protein is a cell surface receptor tyrosine kinase predominately expressed in epithelial cells. Upon binding of its only known ligand, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), MET homodimerizes, phosphorylates, and stimulates intracellular signalling to drive cell proliferation. Amplification or hyperactivation of MET is frequently observed in various cancer types and it is associated with poor response to conventional and targeted chemotherapy. More recently, emerging evidence also suggests that MET/HGF signalling may play an immunosuppressive role and it could confer resistance to cancer immunotherapy. In this review, we summarized the preclinical and clinical evidence of MET's role in drug resistance to conventional chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. Previous clinical trials investigating MET-targeted therapy in unselected or MET-overexpressing cancers yielded mostly unfavourable results. More recent clinical studies focusing on MET exon 14 alterations and MET amplification have produced encouraging treatment responses to MET inhibitor therapy. The translational relevance of MET inhibitor therapy to overcome drug resistance in cancer patients is discussed.
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- Kenneth K W To
- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Hu L, Fan M, Shi S, Song X, Wang F, He H, Qi B. Dual target inhibitors based on EGFR: Promising anticancer agents for the treatment of cancers (2017-). Eur J Med Chem 2022; 227:113963. [PMID: 34749202 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The EGFR family play a significant role in cell signal transduction and their overexpression is implicated in the pathogenesis of numerous human solid cancers. Inhibition of the EGFR-mediated signaling pathways by EGFR inhibitors is a widely used strategy for the treatment of cancers. In most cases, the EGFR inhibitors used in clinic were only effective when the cancer cells harbored specific activating EGFR mutations which appeared to preserve the ligand-dependency of receptor activation but altered the pattern of downstream signaling pathways. Moreover, cancer is a kind of multifactorial disease, and therefore manipulating a single target may result in treatment failure. Although drug combinations for the treatment of cancers proved to be successful, the use of two or more drugs concurrently still was a challenge in clinical therapy owing to various dose-limiting toxicities and drug-drug interactions caused by pharmacokinetic profiles changed. Therefore, a single drug targeting two or multiple targets could serve as an effective strategy for the treatment of cancers. In recent, drugs with diverse pharmacological effects have been shown to be more advantageous than combination therapies due to their lower incidences of side effects and more resilient therapies. Accordingly, dual target-single-agent strategy has become a popular field for cancer treatment, and researchers became more and more interest in the development of novel dual-target drugs in recent years. In this review, we briefly introduce the EGFR family proteins and synergisms between EGFR and other anticancer targets, and summarizes the development of potential dual target inhibitors based on wild-type and/or mutant EGFR for the treatment of solid cancers in the past five years. Additionally, the rational design and SARs of these dual target agents are also presented in detailed, which will lay a significant foundation for the further development of novel EGFR-based dual inhibitors with excellent druggability.
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- Liping Hu
- Department of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, 519041, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, 519041, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, 519041, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, 519041, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, 519041, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, 519041, Guangdong Province, China.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, 519041, Guangdong Province, China.
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Sun D, Tao J, Yan W, Zhu J, Zhou H, Sheng Y, Xue C, Li H, Hou H. Optimal Treatments for NSCLC Patients Harboring Primary or Acquired MET Amplification. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2022; 21:15330338221128414. [PMID: 36148917 PMCID: PMC9511535 DOI: 10.1177/15330338221128414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Background: In non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients harboring MET mutations, MET-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been proven to achieve a good response. However, the relative efficacy of different therapeutics in primary NSCLC patients with MET amplification and the treatment options for patients harboring acquired MET amplification after the failure of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-TKIs remain unclear. Methods: In total, 33 patients harboring primary MET amplification and 9 patients harboring acquired MET alterations identified by next-generation sequencing were enrolled. A retrospective analysis was conducted to compare the efficacy of different therapeutics. In addition, studies reporting various treatments for patients harboring MET alterations were included in the meta-analysis. Results: In our cohort of patients harboring primary MET amplification, crizotinib displayed better efficacy than immunotherapy and chemotherapy, as demonstrated both in first-line (P = .0378) and second-line treatment regimens (P = .0181). The disease control rates for crizotinib, immunotherapy, and chemotherapy were 81.8%, 72.7%, and 63.6%, respectively. In particular, the median progression-free survival (PFS) time after immunotherapy in patients harboring MET amplification and high programed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression (>50%) was only 77.5 days. The meta-analysis revealed that the median PFS times after crizotinib and immunotherapy were 4.57 and 2.94 months, respectively. In patients harboring acquired MET amplification, chemotherapy plus bevacizumab had superior efficacy (310.0 days vs 73.5 days, P = .0360) compared with MET-TKIs ± EGFR-TKIs. Conclusions: Immunotherapy showed a low response in patients harboring MET alterations, even those with concurrent high PD-L1 expression. MET-TKIs might be an optional treatment with worth-expecting efficacy. However, chemotherapy plus bevacizumab could benefit the subpopulation of patients harboring acquired MET amplification after the failure of EGFR-TKIs.
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- Dantong Sun
- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Precision Medicine Center of Oncology, 235960The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- 235960Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Precision Medicine Center of Oncology, 235960The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Precision Medicine Center of Oncology, 235960The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Oncology, The People's Hospital of Huangdao District, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Precision Medicine Center of Oncology, 235960The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Yanakieva D, Pekar L, Evers A, Fleischer M, Keller S, Mueller-Pompalla D, Toleikis L, Kolmar H, Zielonka S, Krah S. Beyond bispecificity: Controlled Fab arm exchange for the generation of antibodies with multiple specificities. MAbs 2022; 14:2018960. [PMID: 35014603 PMCID: PMC8757479 DOI: 10.1080/19420862.2021.2018960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Controlled Fab arm exchange (cFAE) has proven to be a generic and versatile technology for the efficient generation of IgG-like bispecific antibodies (DuoBodies or DBs), with several in clinical development and one product, amivantamab, approved by the Food and Drug Administration. In this study, we expand the cFAE-toolbox by incorporating VHH-modules at the C-termini of DB-IgGs, termed DB-VHHs. This approach enables the combinatorial generation of tri- and tetraspecific molecules with flexible valencies in a straightforward fashion. Using cFAE, a variety of multispecific molecules was produced and assessed for manufacturability and physicochemical characteristics. In addition, we were able to generate DB-VHHs that efficiently triggered natural killer cell mediated lysis of tumor cells, demonstrating the utility of this format for potential therapeutic applications.
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- Desislava Yanakieva
- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
- Protein Engineering and Antibody Technologies, Protein Engineering and Antibody Technologies, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Protein Engineering and Antibody Technologies, Protein Engineering and Antibody Technologies, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Protein Engineering and Antibody Technologies, Protein Engineering and Antibody Technologies, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Protein and Cell Sciences, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Protein and Cell Sciences, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Protein Engineering and Antibody Technologies, Protein Engineering and Antibody Technologies, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Protein Engineering and Antibody Technologies, Protein Engineering and Antibody Technologies, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Protein Engineering and Antibody Technologies, Protein Engineering and Antibody Technologies, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Yang X, Liao HY, Zhang HH. Roles of MET in human cancer. Clin Chim Acta 2021; 525:69-83. [PMID: 34951962 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2021.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
The MET proto-oncogene was first identified in osteosarcoma cells exposed to carcinogens. Although expressed in many normal cells, MET is overexpressed in many human cancers. MET is involved in the initiation and development of various human cancers and mediates proliferation, migration and invasion. Accordingly, MET has been successfully used as a biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis, survival, post-operative recurrence, risk assessment and pathologic grading, as well as a therapeutic target. In addition, recent work indicates that inhibition of MET expression and function has potential clinical benefit. This review summarizes the role, mechanism, and clinical significance of MET in the formation and development of human cancer.
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- Xin Yang
- The Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China; Department of Orthopaedics, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China; Department of Orthopaedics, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China; Department of Orthopaedics, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, PR China.
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Kang CH, Kim Y, Lee DY, Choi SU, Lee HK, Park CH. c-Met-Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells Demonstrate Anti-Tumor Effect in c-Met Positive Gastric Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13225738. [PMID: 34830894 PMCID: PMC8616279 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13225738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Simple Summary c-Met is known to be overexpressed in gastric cancers. Here, we developed anti-c-Met CAR T cell and measured its anti-tumor efficacy in vitro and in vivo. Our anti c-Met CAR T cells have shown selective killing of c-Met overexpressed gastric cancer cells. Based on our results, we suggest that anti-c-Met CAR T cell therapy could be effective for gastric cancer patients. Abstract Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) technology has been highlighted in recent years as a new therapeutic approach for cancer treatment. Although the impressive efficacy of CAR-based T cell adoptive immunotherapy has been observed in hematologic cancers, limited effect has been reported on solid tumors. Approximately 20% of gastric cancer (GC) patients exhibit a high expression of c-Met. We have generated an anti c-Met CAR construct that is composed of a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) of c-Met antibody and signaling domains consisting of CD28 and CD3ζ. To test the CAR construct, we used two cell lines: the Jurkat and KHYG-1 cell lines. These are convenient cell lines, compared to primary T cells, to culture and to test CAR constructs. We transduced CAR constructs into Jurkat cells by electroporation. c-Met CAR Jurkat cells secreted interleukin-2 (IL-2) only when incubated with c-Met positive GC cells. To confirm the lytic function of CAR, the CAR construct was transduced into KHYG-1, a NK/T cell line, using lentiviral particles. c-Met CAR KHYG-1 showed cytotoxic effect on c-Met positive GC cells, while c-Met negative GC cell lines were not eradicated by c-Met CAR KHYG-1. Based on these data, we created c-Met CAR T cells from primary T cells, which showed high IL-2 and IFN-γ secretion when incubated with the c-Met positive cancer cell line. In an in vivo xenograft assay with NSG bearing MKN-45, a c-Met positive GC cell line, c-Met CAR T cells effectively inhibited the tumor growth of MKN-45. Our results show that the c-Met CAR T cell therapy can be effective on GC.
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- Chung Hyo Kang
- Therapeutics & Biotechnology Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 34114, Korea; (C.H.K.); (Y.K.); (D.Y.L.); (S.U.C.); (H.K.L.)
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- Therapeutics & Biotechnology Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 34114, Korea; (C.H.K.); (Y.K.); (D.Y.L.); (S.U.C.); (H.K.L.)
- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology, Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea
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- Therapeutics & Biotechnology Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 34114, Korea; (C.H.K.); (Y.K.); (D.Y.L.); (S.U.C.); (H.K.L.)
- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
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- Therapeutics & Biotechnology Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 34114, Korea; (C.H.K.); (Y.K.); (D.Y.L.); (S.U.C.); (H.K.L.)
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- Therapeutics & Biotechnology Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 34114, Korea; (C.H.K.); (Y.K.); (D.Y.L.); (S.U.C.); (H.K.L.)
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- Therapeutics & Biotechnology Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 34114, Korea; (C.H.K.); (Y.K.); (D.Y.L.); (S.U.C.); (H.K.L.)
- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology, Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-42-860-7416; Fax: +82-42-861-4246
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Zhang X, Liu Y, Yu Z, Blumenstein M, Hutvagner G, Li J. Instance-based error correction for short reads of disease-associated genes. BMC Bioinformatics 2021; 22:142. [PMID: 34078284 PMCID: PMC8170817 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-021-04058-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Genomic reads from sequencing platforms contain random errors. Global correction algorithms have been developed, aiming to rectify all possible errors in the reads using generic genome-wide patterns. However, the non-uniform sequencing depths hinder the global approach to conduct effective error removal. As some genes may get under-corrected or over-corrected by the global approach, we conduct instance-based error correction for short reads of disease-associated genes or pathways. The paramount requirement is to ensure the relevant reads, instead of the whole genome, are error-free to provide significant benefits for single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) or variant calling studies on the specific genes. RESULTS To rectify possible errors in the short reads of disease-associated genes, our novel idea is to exploit local sequence features and statistics directly related to these genes. Extensive experiments are conducted in comparison with state-of-the-art methods on both simulated and real datasets of lung cancer associated genes (including single-end and paired-end reads). The results demonstrated the superiority of our method with the best performance on precision, recall and gain rate, as well as on sequence assembly results (e.g., N50, the length of contig and contig quality). CONCLUSION Instance-based strategy makes it possible to explore fine-grained patterns focusing on specific genes, providing high precision error correction and convincing gene sequence assembly. SNP case studies show that errors occurring at some traditional SNP areas can be accurately corrected, providing high precision and sensitivity for investigations on disease-causing point mutations.
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- Xuan Zhang
- Advanced Analytics Institute, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Advanced Analytics Institute, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Intelligent Computing and Information Processing of Ministry of Education and Hunan Key Laboratory for Computation and Simulation in Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China
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- Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Advanced Analytics Institute, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.
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MET Exon 14 Skipping: A Case Study for the Detection of Genetic Variants in Cancer Driver Genes by Deep Learning. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22084217. [PMID: 33921709 PMCID: PMC8072630 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22084217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Disruption of alternative splicing (AS) is frequently observed in cancer and might represent an important signature for tumor progression and therapy. Exon skipping (ES) represents one of the most frequent AS events, and in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) MET exon 14 skipping was shown to be targetable. METHODS We constructed neural networks (NN/CNN) specifically designed to detect MET exon 14 skipping events using RNAseq data. Furthermore, for discovery purposes we also developed a sparsely connected autoencoder to identify uncharacterized MET isoforms. RESULTS The neural networks had a Met exon 14 skipping detection rate greater than 94% when tested on a manually curated set of 690 TCGA bronchus and lung samples. When globally applied to 2605 TCGA samples, we observed that the majority of false positives was characterized by a blurry coverage of exon 14, but interestingly they share a common coverage peak in the second intron and we speculate that this event could be the transcription signature of a LINE1 (Long Interspersed Nuclear Element 1)-MET (Mesenchymal Epithelial Transition receptor tyrosine kinase) fusion. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, our results indicate that neural networks can be an effective tool to provide a quick classification of pathological transcription events, and sparsely connected autoencoders could represent the basis for the development of an effective discovery tool.
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Yao HP, Tong XM, Wang MH. Oncogenic mechanism-based pharmaceutical validation of therapeutics targeting MET receptor tyrosine kinase. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2021; 13:17588359211006957. [PMID: 33868463 PMCID: PMC8020248 DOI: 10.1177/17588359211006957] [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: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Aberrant expression and/or activation of the MET receptor tyrosine kinase is
characterized by genomic recombination, gene amplification, activating mutation,
alternative exon-splicing, increased transcription, and their different
combinations. These dysregulations serve as oncogenic determinants contributing
to cancerous initiation, progression, malignancy, and stemness. Moreover,
integration of the MET pathway into the cellular signaling network as an
addiction mechanism for survival has made this receptor an attractive
pharmaceutical target for oncological intervention. For the last 20 years,
MET-targeting small-molecule kinase inhibitors (SMKIs), conventional therapeutic
monoclonal antibodies (TMABs), and antibody-based biotherapeutics such as
bispecific antibodies, antibody–drug conjugates (ADC), and dual-targeting ADCs
have been under intensive investigation. Outcomes from preclinical studies and
clinical trials are mixed with certain successes but also various setbacks. Due
to the complex nature of MET dysregulation with multiple facets and underlying
mechanisms, mechanism-based validation of MET-targeting therapeutics is crucial
for the selection and validation of lead candidates for clinical trials. In this
review, we discuss the importance of various types of mechanism-based
pharmaceutical models in evaluation of different types of MET-targeting
therapeutics. The advantages and disadvantages of these mechanism-based
strategies for SMKIs, conventional TMABs, and antibody-based biotherapeutics are
analyzed. The demand for establishing new strategies suitable for validating
novel biotherapeutics is also discussed. The information summarized should
provide a pharmaceutical guideline for selection and validation of MET-targeting
therapeutics for clinical application in the future.
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- Hang-Ping Yao
- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital and People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Nagamura Y, Miyazaki M, Nagano Y, Yuki M, Fukami K, Yanagihara K, Sasaki K, Sakai R, Yamaguchi H. PLEKHA5 regulates the survival and peritoneal dissemination of diffuse-type gastric carcinoma cells with Met gene amplification. Oncogenesis 2021; 10:25. [PMID: 33677467 PMCID: PMC7936979 DOI: 10.1038/s41389-021-00314-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Met gene amplification has been found in a subset of malignant carcinomas, including diffuse-type gastric carcinoma (DGC), which has a poor prognosis owing to rapid infiltrative invasion and frequent peritoneal dissemination. Met is considered a promising therapeutic target for DGC. However, DGC cells with Met gene amplification eventually acquire resistance to Met inhibitors. Therefore, identification of alternate targets that mediate Met signaling and confer malignant phenotypes is critical. In this study, we conducted a phosphoproteomic analysis of DGC cells possessing Met gene amplification and identified Pleckstrin Homology Domain Containing A5 (PLEKHA5) as a protein that is tyrosine-phosphorylated downstream of Met. Knockdown of PLEKHA5 selectively suppressed the growth of DGC cells with Met gene amplification by inducing apoptosis, even though they had acquired resistance to Met inhibitors. Moreover, PLEKHA5 silencing abrogated the malignant phenotypes of Met-addicted DGC cells, including peritoneal dissemination in vivo. Mechanistically, PLEKHA5 knockdown dysregulates glycolytic metabolism, leading to activation of the JNK pathway that promotes apoptosis. These results indicate that PLEKHA5 is a novel downstream effector of amplified Met and is required for the malignant progression of Met-addicted DGC.
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- Yuko Nagamura
- Department of Cancer Cell Research, Sasaki Institute, Sasaki Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cancer Cell Research, Sasaki Institute, Sasaki Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cancer Cell Research, Sasaki Institute, Sasaki Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cancer Cell Research, Sasaki Institute, Sasaki Foundation, Tokyo, Japan.,Laboratory of Genome and Biosignal, School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genome and Biosignal, School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Biomarker Discovery, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Peptidomics, Sasaki Institute, Sasaki Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cancer Cell Research, Sasaki Institute, Sasaki Foundation, Tokyo, Japan.
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Garon EB, Brodrick P. Targeted Therapy Approaches for MET Abnormalities in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Drugs 2021; 81:547-554. [PMID: 33638808 DOI: 10.1007/s40265-021-01477-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
The tyrosine kinase receptor mesenchymal epithelial transition (MET) is a proto-oncogene that, through the activation of the MET-hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) pathway, encodes a variety of biological processes, including cell development, proliferation, invasion, and migration. Abnormal activation of the MET pathway, occurring through MET protein overexpression, and gene amplification or mutation, can contribute to oncogenesis and has been implicated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Though it is associated with poor clinical outcome in NSCLCs, MET overexpression and its role as a therapeutic target remains somewhat elusive due to discrepancies in its occurrence. Unlike MET overexpression, MET amplification has demonstrated a stronger potential as a biomarker for therapeutic treatment, with clinical data indicating a compelling connection between a high MET gene copy number and a high response rate to targeted therapies. However, MET exon 14 skipping mutations, occurring in 3%-4 % of lung adenocarcinomas, are of particular interest, as tumors harboring these mutations have shown a significant response to MET inhibitors. Following the discovery of MET as a potential therapeutic target, extensive clinical studies have proposed three approaches to targeting MET: (1) MET tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), including crizotinib, capmatinib, tepotinib, savolinitib, and cabozantinib; (2) MET or HGF monoclonal antibodies, including emibetuzumab and ficlatuzumab; and (3) MET or HGF antibody drug conjugates, including telisotuzumab. Herein, we discuss the relevant clinical trials, particularly focusing on the efficacy as well as the safety and tolerability of the treatment options, in the promising field of targeting MET in NSCLC.
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- Edward B Garon
- David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Oh JW, Oh YJ, Han S, Her NG, Nam DH. High-Content Analysis-Based Sensitivity Prediction and Novel Therapeutics Screening for c-Met-Addicted Glioblastoma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13030372. [PMID: 33498427 PMCID: PMC7864197 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13030372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Real-time ex vivo drug testing tailors individual therapeutics based on predicted drug responses. Most technologies to date rely on conventional drug screening that provides low confidence data. Here, we present high-content analysis-based drug testing of glioblastoma patients to identify the right glioblastoma patients for a given drug. This generates multi-parameter biomarker and phenotype readouts providing a better reliability of the assay. Additionally, we showed a high-content drug repurposing screen and defined a new c-Met-inhibiting function of the CDK4/6 inhibitor Abemaciclib. Large-scale high throughput screening results demonstrate that Abemaciclib sensitivity in glioblastoma patients is highly correlated with the c-Met inhibitors sensitivity, further supporting the accuracy of the platform and important new clinical implications regarding multiple functions of Abemaciclib. Abstract (1) Background: Recent advances in precision oncology research rely on indicating specific genetic alterations associated with treatment sensitivity. Developing ex vivo systems to identify cancer patients who will respond to a specific drug remains important. (2) Methods: cells from 12 patients with glioblastoma were isolated, cultured, and subjected to high-content screening. Multi-parameter analyses assessed the c-Met level, cell viability, apoptosis, cell motility, and migration. A drug repurposing screen and large-scale drug sensitivity screening data across 59 cancer cell lines and patient-derived cells were obtained from 125 glioblastoma samples. (3) Results: High-content analysis of patient-derived cells provided robust and accurate drug responses to c-Met-targeted agents. Only the cells of one glioblastoma patient (PDC6) showed elevated c-Met level and high susceptibility to the c-Met inhibitors. Multi-parameter image analysis also reflected a decreased c-Met expression and reduced cell growth and motility by a c-Met-targeting antibody. In addition, a drug repurposing screen identified Abemaciclib as a distinct CDK4/6 inhibitor with a potent c-Met-inhibitory function. Consistent with this, we present large-scale drug sensitivity screening data showing that the Abemaciclib response correlates with the response to c-Met inhibitors. (4) Conclusions: Our study provides a new insight into high-content screening platforms supporting drug sensitivity prediction and novel therapeutics screening.
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- Jeong-Woo Oh
- Institute for Refractory Cancer Research, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, Korea; (J.-W.O.); (Y.J.O.)
- Department of Health Sciences & Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Science & Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351, Korea
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- Institute for Refractory Cancer Research, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, Korea; (J.-W.O.); (Y.J.O.)
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang 10408, Korea;
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- Institute for Refractory Cancer Research, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, Korea; (J.-W.O.); (Y.J.O.)
- R&D Center, AIMEDBIO Inc., Seoul 15835, Korea
- Correspondence: (N.-G.H.); (D.-H.N.); Tel.: +82-2-6285-0827
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- Institute for Refractory Cancer Research, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, Korea; (J.-W.O.); (Y.J.O.)
- Department of Health Sciences & Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Science & Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351, Korea
- Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351, Korea
- Correspondence: (N.-G.H.); (D.-H.N.); Tel.: +82-2-6285-0827
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Chemotherapy remains the mainstay of treatment in the majority of solid and haematological malignancies. Resistance to cytotoxic chemotherapy is a major clinical problem and substantial research is ongoing into potential methods of overcoming this resistance. One major target, the receptor tyrosine kinase MET, has generated increasing interest with multiple clinical trials in progress. Overexpression of MET is frequently observed in a range of different cancers and is associated with poor prognosis. Studies have shown that MET promotes resistance to targeted therapies, including those targeting EGFR, BRAF and MEK. More recently, several reports suggest that MET also contributes to cytotoxic chemotherapy resistance. Here we review the preclinical evidence of MET's role in chemotherapy resistance, the mechanisms by which this resistance is mediated and the translational relevance of MET inhibitor therapy for patients with chemotherapy resistant disease.
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Oh HN, Kwak AW, Lee MH, Kim E, Yoon G, Cho SS, Liu K, Chae JI, Shim JH. Targeted inhibition of c-MET by podophyllotoxin promotes caspase-dependent apoptosis and suppresses cell growth in gefitinib-resistant non-small cell lung cancer cells. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 80:153355. [PMID: 33039730 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lung cancer has the highest incidence and cancer-related mortality of all cancers worldwide. Its treatment is focused on molecular targeted therapy. c-MET plays an important role in the development and metastasis of various human cancers and has been identified as an attractive potential anti-cancer target. Podophyllotoxin (PPT), an aryltetralin lignan isolated from the rhizomes of Podophyllum species, has several pharmacological activities that include anti-viral and anti-cancer effects. However, the mechanism of the anti-cancer effects of PPT on gefitinib-sensitive (HCC827) or -resistant (MET-amplified HCC827GR) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells remains unexplored. PURPOSE In the present study, we investigated the underlying mechanisms of PPT-induced apoptosis in NSCLC cells and found that the inhibition of c-MET kinase activity contributed to PPT-induced cell death. METHODS The regulation of c-MET by PPT was examined by pull-down assay, ATP-competitive binding assay, kinase activity assay, molecular docking simulation, and Western blot analysis. The cell growth inhibitory effects of PPT on NSCLC cells were assessed using the MTT assay, soft agar assay, and flow cytometry analysis. RESULTS PPT could directly interact with c-MET and inhibit kinase activity, which further induced the apoptosis of HCC827GR cells. In contrast, PPT did not significantly affect EGFR kinase activity. PPT significantly inhibited the cell viability of HCC827GR cells, whereas the PPT-treated HCC827 cells showed a cell viability of more than 80%. PPT dose-dependently induced G2/M cell cycle arrest, as shown by the downregulation of cyclin B1 and cdc2, and upregulation of p27 expression in HCC827GR cells. Furthermore, PPT treatment induced Bad expression and downregulation of Mcl-1, survivin, and Bcl-xl expression, subsequently activating multi-caspases. PPT thereby induced caspase-dependent apoptosis in HCC827GR cells. CONCLUSION These results suggest the potential of PPT as a c-MET inhibitor to overcome tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance in lung cancer.
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- Ha-Na Oh
- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam 58554, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam 58554, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do 58245, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam 58554, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam 58554, Republic of Korea
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- China-US (Henan) Hormel Cancer Institute, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450008, P.R. China; Basic Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China
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- Department of Dental Pharmacology, School of Dentistry and Institute of Oral Bioscience, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam 58554, Republic of Korea; China-US (Henan) Hormel Cancer Institute, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450008, P.R. China; Department of Biomedicine, Health & Life Convergence Sciences, BK21 Four, College of Pharmacy, Mokpo National University, Jeonnam 58554, Republic of Korea.
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Hedman AC, McNulty DE, Li Z, Gorisse L, Annan RS, Sacks DB. Tyrosine phosphorylation of the scaffold protein IQGAP1 in the MET pathway alters function. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:18105-18121. [PMID: 33087447 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.015891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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IQGAP1 is a key scaffold protein that regulates numerous cellular processes and signaling pathways. Analogous to many other cellular proteins, IQGAP1 undergoes post-translational modifications, including phosphorylation. Nevertheless, very little is known about the specific sites of phosphorylation or the effects on IQGAP1 function. Here, using several approaches, including MS, site-directed mutagenesis, siRNA-mediated gene silencing, and chemical inhibitors, we identified the specific tyrosine residues that are phosphorylated on IQGAP1 and evaluated the effect on function. Tyr-172, Tyr-654, Tyr-855, and Tyr-1510 were phosphorylated on IQGAP1 when phosphotyrosine phosphatase activity was inhibited in cells. IQGAP1 was phosphorylated exclusively on Tyr-1510 under conditions with enhanced MET or c-Src signaling, including in human lung cancer cell lines. This phosphorylation was significantly reduced by chemical inhibitors of MET or c-Src or by siRNA-mediated knockdown of MET. To investigate the biological sequelae of phosphorylation, we generated a nonphosphorylatable IQGAP1 construct by replacing Tyr-1510 with alanine. The ability of hepatocyte growth factor, the ligand for MET, to promote AKT activation and cell migration was significantly greater when IQGAP1-null cells were reconstituted with IQGAP1 Y1510A than when cells were reconstituted with WT IQGAP1. Collectively, our data suggest that phosphorylation of Tyr-1510 of IQGAP1 alters cell function. Because increased MET signaling is implicated in the development and progression of several types of carcinoma, IQGAP1 may be a potential therapeutic target in selected malignancies.
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- Andrew C Hedman
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Discovery Analytical, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Discovery Analytical, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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Singh SS, Dahal A, Shrestha L, Jois SD. Genotype Driven Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Resistance, Pan Inhibitors and Immunotherapy. Curr Med Chem 2020; 27:5274-5316. [PMID: 30854949 DOI: 10.2174/0929867326666190222183219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Eighty-five percent of patients with lung cancer present with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Targeted therapy approaches are promising treatments for lung cancer. However, despite the development of targeted therapies using Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKI) as well as monoclonal antibodies, the five-year relative survival rate for lung cancer patients is still only 18%, and patients inevitably become resistant to therapy. Mutations in Kirsten Ras Sarcoma viral homolog (KRAS) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are the two most common genetic events in lung adenocarcinoma; they account for 25% and 20% of cases, respectively. Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) is a transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase, and ALK rearrangements are responsible for 3-7% of NSCLC, predominantly of the adenocarcinoma subtype, and occur in a mutually exclusive manner with KRAS and EGFR mutations. Among drug-resistant NSCLC patients, nearly half exhibit the T790M mutation in exon 20 of EGFR. This review focuses on some basic aspects of molecules involved in NSCLC, the development of resistance to treatments in NSCLC, and advances in lung cancer therapy in the past ten years. Some recent developments such as PD-1-PD-L1 checkpoint-based immunotherapy for NSCLC are also covered.
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- Sitanshu S Singh
- School of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA 71201, United States
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- School of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA 71201, United States
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- School of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA 71201, United States
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- School of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe LA 71201, United States
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Useckaite Z, Mukhopadhya A, Moran B, O'Driscoll L. Extracellular vesicles report on the MET status of their cells of origin regardless of the method used for their isolation. Sci Rep 2020; 10:19020. [PMID: 33149187 PMCID: PMC7642384 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75817-9] [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: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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MET pathway is an important actionable target across many solid tumour types and several MET inhibitors have been developed. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are proposed to be mini-maps of their cells of origin. However, the potential of EVs to report on the MET status of their cells of origin is unknown. After applying three proposed methods of EV separation from medium conditioned by three cell lines of known MET status, this study used an extensive range of methodologies to fundamentally characterise the resulting particles (nanoparticle tracking analysis, TEM, flow cytometry, immunoblotting) and their MET status (RT-qPCR and ELISAs). The results indicated that ultracentrifugation on density-gradient (UC-DG) consistently produced the most reliable data with regards to purest EVs. EV cargo reflected MET mRNA, total MET and pMET status of their cells of origin. In conclusion, to simply determine if the general contents of conditioned medium reflect the MET status of the conditioning cells, choice of method for initial EV separation may not be crucial. However, to be confident of specifically studying EVs and thus EV-MET cargo, UC-DG followed by extensive EV characterisation is necessary.
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- Zivile Useckaite
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.,Trinity St. James's Cancer Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland. .,Trinity St. James's Cancer Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Fujino T, Suda K, Mitsudomi T. Emerging MET tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 2020; 25:229-249. [PMID: 32615820 DOI: 10.1080/14728214.2020.1791821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Introduction MET aberrations, including MET exon 14 skipping mutation and amplification, are present in ~5% of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases, and these levels are comparable to the frequency of ALK fusion. MET amplification also occurs as an acquired resistance mechanism in EGFR-mutated NSCLC after EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) treatment failure. Therefore, the development of therapies for activated MET is urgently needed. Areas covered This review summarizes (1) the mechanisms and frequencies of MET aberrations in NSCLC, (2) the efficacies and toxicities of MET-TKIs under clinical development and (3) the mechanisms of inherent and acquired resistance to MET-TKIs. Expert opinion Type Ia, Ib and II MET-TKIs are currently under clinical development, and phase I/II studies have shown the potent activities of tepotinib, capmatinib and savolitinib; in fact, tepotinib and capmatinib were approved for use by health authorities. However, inherent and acquired resistance through on- and off-target mechanisms has been detected, and strategies to overcome this resistance are being developed.
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- Toshio Fujino
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine , Osaka-Sayama, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine , Osaka-Sayama, Japan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine , Osaka-Sayama, Japan
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Oberlick EM, Rees MG, Seashore-Ludlow B, Vazquez F, Nelson GM, Dharia NV, Weir BA, Tsherniak A, Ghandi M, Krill-Burger JM, Meyers RM, Wang X, Montgomery P, Root DE, Bieber JM, Radko S, Cheah JH, Hon CSY, Shamji AF, Clemons PA, Park PJ, Dyer MA, Golub TR, Stegmaier K, Hahn WC, Stewart EA, Schreiber SL, Roberts CWM. Small-Molecule and CRISPR Screening Converge to Reveal Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Dependencies in Pediatric Rhabdoid Tumors. Cell Rep 2020; 28:2331-2344.e8. [PMID: 31461650 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Revised: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Cancer is often seen as a disease of mutations and chromosomal abnormalities. However, some cancers, including pediatric rhabdoid tumors (RTs), lack recurrent alterations targetable by current drugs and need alternative, informed therapeutic options. To nominate potential targets, we performed a high-throughput small-molecule screen complemented by a genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 gene-knockout screen in a large number of RT and control cell lines. These approaches converged to reveal several receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) as therapeutic targets, with RTK inhibition effective in suppressing RT cell growth in vitro and against a xenograft model in vivo. RT cell lines highly express and activate (phosphorylate) different RTKs, creating dependency without mutation or amplification. Downstream of RTK signaling, we identified PTPN11, encoding the pro-growth signaling protein SHP2, as a shared dependency across all RT cell lines. This study demonstrates that large-scale perturbational screening can uncover vulnerabilities in cancers with "quiet" genomes.
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- Elaine M Oberlick
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institute, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center and Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Ludwig Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center and Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
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Yang H, Zhou Z, Lin L, Yang M, Li C, Li Z, Yu X, Lizaso A, Han-Zhang H, Li B, Xiang J, Mao X, Xu Q, Zhang Y, Yang N. Characterization of MET exon 14 alteration and association with clinical outcomes of crizotinib in Chinese lung cancers. Lung Cancer 2020; 148:113-121. [PMID: 32889305 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2020.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most studies on MET exon 14 (MET-ex14) alteration, defined as an oncogenic driver, have been carried out among Caucasians; similar studies among Chinese people are limited. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the genomic profiles of 11,306 Chinese patients with various stages of lung cancer to investigate the prevalence of MET-ex14. Survival outcomes were analyzed in evaluable patients who received front-line crizotinib (n = 44) or chemotherapy (n = 14). RESULTS MET-ex14 alterations were identified in 125 patients, a frequency of 1.1 %, which is much lower than that in Caucasians (∼2.7 %). We found that MET-ex14 alterations were more likely to be detected in older patients (median age 69.0 years, p <0.001). Among evaluable patients harboring MET-ex14 alterations, longer progression-free survival (PFS) was observed with crizotinib than with chemotherapy (8.5 months versus 4.0 months, p = 0.041), but there was no difference in overall survival (OS, 11.3 months versus 12.0 months, p = 0.66). No significant difference in PFS or OS was found among MET splice-site variants or when there were concurrent TP53 alterations. Concurrent MET amplification results in a shorter PFS (4.2 months versus 8.5 months, p = 0.029) but a comparable OS (7.8 months versus 14.0 months, p = 0.12). Patients with undetectable baseline plasma MET-ex14 had a trend of longer PFS (p = 0.097) but comparable OS (p = 0.18). A novel MET Y1003C mutation was detected and demonstrated a clinical response to crizotinib. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrated a prevalence of 1.1 % for MET-ex14 alterations among the Chinese population. Our study also contributes to a better understanding of molecular factors that are associated with clinical outcomes of patients with MET exon 14 alterations.
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- Haiyan Yang
- Department of Medical Oncology, Lung Cancer and Gastrointestinal Unit, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Shanghai Lung Cancer Center, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China; Department of Thoracic Oncology, Tianjin Lung Cancer Center, Tianjin Cancer Institute & Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Changzhou Second People's Hospital Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Respiration, The First People's Hospital of Changzhou, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Shanghai Lung Cancer Center, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Burning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, China
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- Burning Rock Biotech, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Lung Cancer and Gastrointestinal Unit, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Lung Cancer and Gastrointestinal Unit, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
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Wang Q, Peng H, Qi X, Wu M, Zhao X. Targeted therapies in gynecological cancers: a comprehensive review of clinical evidence. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2020; 5:137. [PMID: 32728057 PMCID: PMC7391668 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-020-0199-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Advanced and recurrent gynecological cancers are associated with poor prognosis and lack of effective treatment. The developments of the molecular mechanisms on cancer progression provide insight into novel targeted therapies, which are emerging as groundbreaking and promising cancer treatment strategies. In gynecologic malignancies, potential therapeutic targeted agents include antiangiogenic agents, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, tumor-intrinsic signaling pathway inhibitors, selective estrogen receptor downregulators, and immune checkpoint inhibitors. In this article, we provide a comprehensive review of the clinical evidence of targeted agents in gynecological cancers and discuss the future implication.
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- Qiao Wang
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Development and Related Diseases of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Development and Related Diseases of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Development and Related Diseases of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, 58203, USA
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Development and Related Diseases of Women and Children Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, P.R. China.
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Recondo G, Che J, Jänne PA, Awad MM. Targeting MET Dysregulation in Cancer. Cancer Discov 2020; 10:922-934. [PMID: 32532746 PMCID: PMC7781009 DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-19-1446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Aberrant MET signaling can drive tumorigenesis in several cancer types through a variety of molecular mechanisms including MET gene amplification, mutation, rearrangement, and overexpression. Improvements in biomarker discovery and testing have more recently enabled the selection of patients with MET-dependent cancers for treatment with potent, specific, and novel MET-targeting therapies. We review the known oncologic processes that activate MET, discuss therapeutic strategies for MET-dependent malignancies, and highlight emerging challenges in acquired drug resistance in these cancers. SIGNIFICANCE: Increasing evidence supports the use of MET-targeting therapies in biomarker-selected cancers that harbor molecular alterations in MET. Diverse mechanisms of resistance to MET inhibitors will require the development of novel strategies to delay and overcome drug resistance.
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- Gonzalo Recondo
- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Belfer Center for Applied Cancer Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Guo R, Luo J, Chang J, Rekhtman N, Arcila M, Drilon A. MET-dependent solid tumours - molecular diagnosis and targeted therapy. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2020; 17:569-587. [PMID: 32514147 DOI: 10.1038/s41571-020-0377-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Attempts to develop MET-targeted therapies have historically focused on MET-expressing cancers, with limited success. Thus, MET expression in the absence of a genomic marker of MET dependence is a poor predictor of benefit from MET-targeted therapy. However, owing to the development of more sensitive methods of detecting genomic alterations, high-level MET amplification and activating MET mutations or fusions are all now known to be drivers of oncogenesis. MET mutations include those affecting the kinase or extracellular domains and those that result in exon 14 skipping. The activity of MET tyrosine kinase inhibitors varies by MET alteration category. The likelihood of benefit from MET-targeted therapies increases with increasing levels of MET amplification, although no consensus exists on the optimal diagnostic cut-off point for MET copy number gains identified using fluorescence in situ hybridization and, in particular, next-generation sequencing. Several agents targeting exon 14 skipping alterations are currently in clinical development, with promising data available from early-phase trials. By contrast, the therapeutic implications of MET fusions remain underexplored. Here we summarize and evaluate the utility of various diagnostic techniques and the roles of different classes of MET-targeted therapies in cancers with MET amplification, mutation and fusion, and MET overexpression.
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- Robin Guo
- Thoracic Oncology Service, Division of Solid Tumor Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Division of Solid Tumor Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Thoracic Oncology Service, Division of Solid Tumor Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. .,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
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Effect of Ephedra Herb on Erlotinib Resistance in c-Met-Overexpressing Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cell Line, H1993, through Promotion of Endocytosis and Degradation of c-Met. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2020. [DOI: 10.1155/2020/7184129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) are used to treat non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), harboring an EGFR-activating mutation. However, acquired resistance to these treatments emerges after a few years. One of causes of resistance to EGFR-TKIs is a high level of c-Met amplification or c-Met protein overexpression/hyperactivation. Therefore, combination therapy with EGFR-TKIs and a c-Met inhibitor is thought to be effective treatment for patients with NSCLC resistance carrying c-Met amplification and/or protein hyperactivation. Ephedra Herb is a crude drug and is used in Japan as a component in many Kampo formulae. We previously reported that Ephedra Herb extract (EHE) inhibits HGF-induced phosphorylation of c-Met by preventing c-Met tyrosine kinase activity. Thus, we investigated the combination effect of EHE and erlotinib, an EGFR-TKI, on growth of H1993 cells, an erlotinib-resistant NSCLC cell line with overexpression of c-Met. The EHE and erlotinib combination proved to be effective in suppression of the growth of H1993 xenograft tumors and on inhibition of proliferation of H1993 cells, suggesting that EHE is effective in rescuing NSCLC cells from erlotinib resistance. Moreover, EHE not only inhibited the phosphorylation of c-Met, but also downregulated the expression of c-Met by facilitating clathrin-mediated endocytosis and lysosomal degradation of c-Met. EHE also promoted downregulation of the expression of EGFR and phosphorylation of EGFR. Ephedrine alkaloids-free Ephedra Herb extract (EFE) had the same effects as EHE, and the 40% MeOH fraction from EFE, which mainly contained the high-molecular mass condensed tannins, decreased the expression levels of c-Met, pMet, EGFR, and pEGFR to almost the same level as EFE. These results suggest that recovery from resistance to erlotinib by EHE is derived from the high-molecular mass condensed tannins and that EHE may be suitable for treatment of c-Met-overexpressing NSCLC with resistance to EGFR-TKIs.
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Delineation of cell death mechanisms induced by synergistic effects of statins and erlotinib in non-small cell lung cancer cell (NSCLC) lines. Sci Rep 2020; 10:959. [PMID: 31969600 PMCID: PMC6976657 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-57707-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) have been shown to overcome tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) resistance in epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells in vivo and in vitro. However, little is known about the putative induction of non-apoptotic cell death pathways by statins. We investigated the effects of pitavastatin and fluvastatin alone or in combination with erlotinib in three NSCLC cell lines and examined the activation of different cell death pathways. We assessed apoptosis via fluorometric caspase assay and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP) cleavage. Furthermore, annexinV/propidium iodide (PI) flow cytometry was performed. Small molecule inhibitors benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethyl ketone (zVAD), necrostatin 1 (Nec1), ferrostatin 1 (Fer1), Ac-Lys-Lys-Norleucinal (Calp1) were used to characterise cell death pathway(s) putatively (co-)activated by pitavastatin/erlotinib co-treatment. Synergism was calculated by additivity and isobolographic analyses. Pitavastatin and fluvastatin induced cell death in EGFR TKI resistant NSCLC cells lines A549, Calu6 and H1993 as shown by caspase 3 activation and PARP cleavage. Co-treatment of cells with pitavastatin and the EGFR TKI erlotinib resulted in synergistically enhanced cytotoxicity compared to pitavastatin monotherapy. Flow cytometry indicated the induction of alternative regulated cell death pathways. However, only co-treatment with mevalonic acid (Mev) or the pan-caspase inhibitor zVAD could restore cell viability. The results show that cytotoxicity mediated by statin/erlotinib co-treatment is synergistic and can overcome erlotinib resistance in K-ras mutated NSCLC and relies only on apoptosis.
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Van Der Steen N, Keller K, Dekker H, Porcelli L, Honeywell RJ, Van Meerloo J, Musters RJP, Kathmann I, Frampton AE, Liu DSK, Ruijtenbeek R, Rolfo C, Pauwels P, Giovannetti E, Peters GJ. Crizotinib sensitizes the erlotinib resistant HCC827GR5 cell line by influencing lysosomal function. J Cell Physiol 2020; 235:8085-8097. [PMID: 31960422 PMCID: PMC7540474 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In non-small cell lung cancer, sensitizing mutations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) or cMET amplification serve as good biomarkers for targeted therapies against EGFR or cMET, respectively. Here we aimed to determine how this different genetic background would affect the interaction between the EGFR-inhibitor erlotinib and the cMET-inhibitor crizotinib. To unravel the mechanism of synergy we investigated the effect of the drugs on various parameters, including cell cycle arrest, migration, protein phosphorylation, kinase activity, the expression of drug efflux pumps, intracellular drug concentrations, and live-cell microscopy. We observed additive effects in EBC-1, H1975, and HCC827, and a strong synergism in the HCC827GR5 cell line. This cell line is a clone of the HCC827 cells that harbor an EGFR exon 19 deletion and has been made resistant to the EGFR-inhibitor gefitinib, resulting in cMET amplification. Remarkably, the intracellular concentration of crizotinib was significantly higher in HCC827GR5 compared to the parental HCC827 cell line. Furthermore, live-cell microscopy with a pH-sensitive probe showed a differential reaction of the pH in the cytoplasm and the lysosomes after drug treatment in the HCC827GR5 in comparison with the HCC827 cells. This change in pH could influence the process of lysosomal sequestration of drugs. These results led us to the conclusion that lysosomal sequestration is involved in the strong synergistic reaction of the HCC827GR5 cell line to crizotinib-erlotinib combination. This finding warrants future clinical studies to evaluate whether genetic background and lysosomal sequestration could guide tailored therapeutic interventions.
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- Nele Van Der Steen
- Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Department of Pathology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.,Laboratory of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam Universities Medical Centers, VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam Universities Medical Centers, VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam Universities Medical Centers, VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Experimental Pharmacology Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy
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- Laboratory of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam Universities Medical Centers, VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam Universities Medical Centers, VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cancer, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cancer, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Pamgene International BV, PamGene, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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- Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Phase I-Early Clinical Trials Unit, Oncology Department, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Department of Pathology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam Universities Medical Centers, VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Cancer Pharmacology Lab, AIRC Start-Up Unit, Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza, Pisa, Italy
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- Laboratory of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam Universities Medical Centers, VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Zhang X, Goldstein DY, Khader SN. Educational Case: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Pathologic Diagnosis and Molecular Understanding. Acad Pathol 2019; 6:2374289519881951. [PMID: 31696153 PMCID: PMC6822184 DOI: 10.1177/2374289519881951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology. For additional information, and a full list of learning objectives for all three competencies, see http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2374289517715040.
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- Xi Zhang
- Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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Ebert K, Mattes J, Kunzke T, Zwingenberger G, Luber B. MET as resistance factor for afatinib therapy and motility driver in gastric cancer cells. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0223225. [PMID: 31557260 PMCID: PMC6763200 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The therapeutic options for advanced gastric cancer are still limited. Several drugs targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor family have been developed. So far, the HER2 antibody trastuzumab is the only drug targeting the HER-family that is available to gastric cancer patients. The pan-HER inhibitor afatinib is currently investigated in clinical trials and shows promising results in cell culture experiments and patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models. However, some cell lines do not respond to afatinib treatment. The determination of resistance factors in these cell lines can help to find the best treatment option for gastric cancer patients. In this study, we analyzed the role of MET as a resistance factor for afatinib therapy in a gastric cancer cell line. MET expression in afatinib-resistant MET-amplified Hs746T cells was reduced by means of siRNA transfection. The effects of MET knockdown on signal transduction, cell proliferation and motility were examined. In addition to the manual assessment of cell motility, a computational motility analysis involving parameters such as (approximate) average speed, displacement entropy or radial effectiveness was realized. Moreover, the impact of afatinib was compared between MET knockdown cells and control cells. MET knockdown in Hs746T cells resulted in impaired signal transduction and reduced cell proliferation and motility. Moreover, the afatinib resistance of Hs746T cells was reversed after MET knockdown. Therefore, the amplification of MET is confirmed as a resistance factor in gastric cancer cells. Whether MET is a useful resistance marker for afatinib therapy or other HER-targeting drugs in patients should be investigated in clinical trials.
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- Karolin Ebert
- Technische Universität München, Fakultät für Medizin, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Institut für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie, Trogerstr, München, Germany
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- MATTES Medical Imaging GmbH, Softwarepark, Hagenberg, Austria
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- Technische Universität München, Fakultät für Medizin, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Institut für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie, Trogerstr, München, Germany
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- Technische Universität München, Fakultät für Medizin, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Institut für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie, Trogerstr, München, Germany
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- Technische Universität München, Fakultät für Medizin, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Institut für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie, Trogerstr, München, Germany
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Lv PC, Yang YS, Wang ZC. Recent Progress in the Development of Small Molecule c-Met Inhibitors. Curr Top Med Chem 2019; 19:1276-1288. [PMID: 31526339 DOI: 10.2174/1568026619666190712205353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
C-Met, also referred to as Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor (HGFR), is a heterodimeric
receptor tyrosine kinase. It has been determined that c-Met gene mutations, overexpression, and amplification
also occur in a variety of human tumor types, and these events are closely related to the aberrant
activation of the HGF/c-Met signaling pathway. Meanwhile, high c-Met expression is closely associated
with poor prognosis in cancer patients. The c-Met kinase has emerged as an attractive target for developing
antitumor agents. In this review, we cover the recent advances on the small molecule c-Met inhibitors
discovered from 2018 until now, with a main focus on the rational design, synthesis and structureactivity
relationship analysis.
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- Peng-Cheng Lv
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, IN 47907, United States
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Andres F, Iamele L, Meyer T, Stüber JC, Kast F, Gherardi E, Niemann HH, Plückthun A. Inhibition of the MET Kinase Activity and Cell Growth in MET-Addicted Cancer Cells by Bi-Paratopic Linking. J Mol Biol 2019; 431:2020-2039. [PMID: 30930049 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2018] [Revised: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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MET, the product of the c-MET proto-oncogene, and its ligand hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) control survival, proliferation and migration during development and tissue regeneration. HGF/SF-MET signaling is equally crucial for growth and metastasis of a variety of human tumors, but resistance to small-molecule inhibitors of MET kinase develops rapidly and therapeutic antibody targeting remains challenging. We made use of the designed ankyrin repeat protein (DARPin) technology to develop an alternative approach for inhibiting MET. We generated a collection of MET-binding DARPins covering epitopes in the extracellular MET domains and created comprehensive sets of bi-paratopic fusion proteins. This new class of molecules efficiently inhibited MET kinase activity and downstream signaling, caused receptor downregulation and strongly inhibited the proliferation of MET-dependent gastric carcinoma cells carrying MET locus amplifications. MET-specific bi-paratopic DARPins may represent a novel and potent strategy for therapeutic targeting of MET and other receptors, and this study has elucidated their mode of action.
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- Fabio Andres
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Garcia C, Buffet C, El Khattabi L, Rizk-Rabin M, Perlemoine K, Ragazzon B, Bertherat J, Cormier F, Groussin L. MET overexpression and activation favors invasiveness in a model of anaplastic thyroid cancer. Oncotarget 2019; 10:2320-2334. [PMID: 31040922 PMCID: PMC6481343 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.26798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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In thyroid cancers, MET receptor overexpression has been associated with higher risk of metastatic progression. In this study, it was shown that the anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC)-derived TTA1 cell line overexpressed MET. By using FISH and relative quantification by qPCR, it was demonstrated that this overexpression resulted from a MET amplification with more than 20 copies. As expected, MET overexpression led to its constitutive activation and upregulated signaling towards the MAPK, PI3K/AKT, STAT3 and NF-κB pathways. Since the usual feature of MET-amplified cell lines is the "MET addiction" for their cell proliferation, the effect of the highly selective ATP competitive MET inhibitor PHA665752 was analyzed. While PHA665752 strongly inhibited the MAPK pathway, it did not reduce cell proliferation in TTA1 cells (IC50 = 4100 nM). This resistance to PHA665752 of the TTA1 cell line was demonstrated to be related to EGFR-MET functional cross-talk and PI3K/AKT and NF-κB signaling. Nevertheless, PHA665752 suppressed the anchorage-independent growth capacity of the TTA1 cell line and reduced cell migration and invasion in a transwell assay. The role of activated MET in these neoplastic properties of the TTA1 cells was also proved with si-MET-RNA targeting. Thus, this work highlights the TTA1 cell line as the first model of MET amplification in an ATC cell line, which leads to MET constitutive activation and underlies its neoplastic properties. Besides being a useful model for MET inhibitors screening, the TTA1 cell line also supports the argument for searching for MET amplification in ATC, as it could have therapeutic implications.
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- Cyril Garcia
- INSERM Unité 1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8104, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées BEGIN, Saint-Mandé, France
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- INSERM Unité 1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8104, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM Unité 1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8104, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Cytogenetics Laboratory, APHP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- INSERM Unité 1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8104, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM Unité 1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8104, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM Unité 1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8104, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM Unité 1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8104, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Department of Endocrinology, APHP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- INSERM Unité 1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8104, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM Unité 1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8104, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Department of Endocrinology, APHP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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Carlisle JW, Ramalingam SS. Role of osimertinib in the treatment of EGFR-mutation positive non-small-cell lung cancer. Future Oncol 2019; 15:805-816. [DOI: 10.2217/fon-2018-0626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Mutations in the EGFR occur in approximately 10–35% of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Osimertinib is a third-generation oral small molecule inhibitor of EGFR, active against the common targetable activating EGFR mutations in L858R and exon 19 deletion; it also inhibits the T790M mutation. It was initially developed and approved for the treatment of acquired resistance to EGFR inhibition mediated by the T790M pathway activation. Recently, the FLAURA trial showed significantly improved progression-free survival with osimertinib compared with the first generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors gefitinib or erlotinib; this has led to its approval by US FDA and European Medicines Agency (EMA) as frontline therapy. Ongoing studies will define the resistance mechanisms to osimertinib, novel combination approaches and role in earlier stages of NSCLC.
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- Jennifer W Carlisle
- Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Martin V, Chiriaco C, Modica C, Acquadro A, Cortese M, Galimi F, Perera T, Gammaitoni L, Aglietta M, Comoglio PM, Vigna E, Sangiolo D. Met inhibition revokes IFNγ-induction of PD-1 ligands in MET-amplified tumours. Br J Cancer 2019; 120:527-536. [PMID: 30723303 PMCID: PMC6461865 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-018-0315-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Interferon-induced expression of programmed cell death ligands (PD-L1/PD-L2) may sustain tumour immune-evasion. Patients featuring MET amplification, a genetic lesion driving transformation, may benefit from anti-MET treatment. We explored if MET-targeted therapy interferes with Interferon-γ modulation of PD-L1/PD-L2 in MET-amplified tumours. METHODS PD-L1/PD-L2 expression and signalling pathways downstream of MET or Interferon-γ were analysed in MET-amplified tumour cell lines and in patient-derived tumour organoids, in basal condition, upon Interferon-γ stimulation, and after anti-MET therapy. RESULTS PD-L1 and PD-L2 were upregulated in MET-amplified tumour cells upon Interferon-γ treatment. This induction was impaired by JNJ-605, a selective inhibitor of MET kinase activity, and MvDN30, an antibody inducing MET proteolytic cleavage. We found that activation of JAKs/ STAT1, signal transducers downstream of the Interferon-γ receptor, was neutralised by MET inhibitors. Moreover, JAK2 and MET associated in the same signalling complex depending on MET phosphorylation. Results were confirmed in MET-amplified organoids derived from human colorectal tumours, where JNJ-605 treatment revoked Interferon-γ induced PD-L1 expression. CONCLUSIONS These data show that in MET-amplified cancers, treatment with MET inhibitors counteracts the induction of PD-1 ligands by Interferon-γ. Thus, therapeutic use of anti-MET drugs may provide additional clinical benefit over and above the intended inhibition of the target oncogene.
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- Valentina Martin
- Medical Oncology Division, Experimental Cell Therapy, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Laboratory of Gene Transfer, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
- Laboratory of Molecular Therapeutics and Exploratory Research, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Division, Experimental Cell Therapy, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Laboratory of Gene Transfer, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Cancer Medicine, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Division, Experimental Cell Therapy, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Division, Experimental Cell Therapy, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Therapeutics and Exploratory Research, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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- Laboratory of Gene Transfer, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy.
- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Candiolo, Torino, Italy.
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- Medical Oncology Division, Experimental Cell Therapy, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
- Department of Oncology, University of Torino, Candiolo, Torino, Italy
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