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Elemam NM, Hotait HY, Saleh MA, El-Huneidi W, Talaat IM. Insulin-like growth factor family and prostate cancer: new insights and emerging opportunities. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 15:1396192. [PMID: 38872970 PMCID: PMC11169579 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1396192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men. The mammalian insulin-like growth factor (IGF) family is made up of three ligands (IGF-I, IGF-II, and insulin), three receptors (IGF-I receptor (IGF-1R), insulin receptor (IR), and IGF-II receptor (IGF-2R)), and six IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs). IGF-I and IGF-II were identified as potent mitogens and were previously associated with an increased risk of cancer development including prostate cancer. Several reports showed controversy about the expression of the IGF family and their connection to prostate cancer risk due to the high degree of heterogeneity among prostate tumors, sampling bias, and evaluation techniques. Despite that, it is clear that several IGF family members play a role in prostate cancer development, metastasis, and androgen-independent progression. In this review, we aim to expand our understanding of prostate tumorigenesis and regulation through the IGF system. Further understanding of the role of IGF signaling in PCa shows promise and needs to be considered in the context of a comprehensive treatment strategy.
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- Noha M. Elemam
- Clinical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Research Institute for Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Clinical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Research Institute for Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Research Institute for Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Basic Medical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Clinical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Research Institute for Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Macaulay VM, Lord S, Hussain S, Maroto JP, Jones RH, Climent MÁ, Cook N, Lin CC, Wang SS, Bianchini D, Bailey M, Schlieker L, Bogenrieder T, de Bono J. A Phase Ib/II study of IGF-neutralising antibody xentuzumab with enzalutamide in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Br J Cancer 2023; 129:965-973. [PMID: 37537253 PMCID: PMC10491782 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-023-02380-1] [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] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This multicentre, open-label, Phase Ib/II trial evaluated the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) 1/2 neutralising antibody xentuzumab plus enzalutamide in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). METHODS The trial included Phase Ib escalation and expansion parts and a randomised Phase II part versus enzalutamide alone. Primary endpoints in the Phase Ib escalation, Phase Ib expansion and Phase II parts were maximum tolerated dose (MTD), prostate-specific antigen response and investigator-assessed progression-free survival (PFS), respectively. Patients in the Phase Ib escalation and Phase II parts had progressed on/after docetaxel/abiraterone. RESULTS In the Phase Ib escalation (n = 10), no dose-limiting toxicities were reported, and xentuzumab 1000 mg weekly plus enzalutamide 160 mg daily (Xe1000 + En160) was defined as the MTD and recommended Phase 2 dose. In the Phase Ib expansion (n = 24), median PFS was 8.2 months, and one patient had a confirmed, long-term response. In Phase II (n = 86), median PFS for the Xe1000 + En160 and En160 arms was 7.4 and 6.2 months, respectively. Subgroup analysis suggested trends towards benefit with Xe1000 + En160 in patients whose tumours had high levels of IGF1 mRNA or PTEN protein. Overall, the combination was well tolerated. CONCLUSIONS Xentuzumab plus enzalutamide was tolerable but lacked antitumour activity in unselected patients with mCRPC. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION EudraCT number 2013-004011-41.
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- Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, London, UK
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd, Bracknell, Berkshire, UK
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- External Statistician on behalf of Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH & Co. KG, Staburo GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, London, UK.
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Matsushita M, Fujita K, Hatano K, De Velasco MA, Uemura H, Nonomura N. Connecting the Dots Between the Gut-IGF-1-Prostate Axis: A Role of IGF-1 in Prostate Carcinogenesis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:852382. [PMID: 35370981 PMCID: PMC8965097 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.852382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common malignancy in men worldwide, thus developing effective prevention strategies remain a critical challenge. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is produced mainly in the liver by growth hormone signaling and is necessary for normal physical growth. However, several studies have shown an association between increased levels of circulating IGF-1 and the risk of developing solid malignancies, including PCa. Because the IGF-1 receptor is overexpressed in PCa, IGF-1 can accelerate PCa growth by activating phosphoinositide 3-kinase and mitogen-activated protein kinase, or increasing sex hormone sensitivity. Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are beneficial gut microbial metabolites, mainly because of their anti-inflammatory effects. However, we have demonstrated that gut microbiota-derived SCFAs increase the production of IGF-1 in the liver and prostate. This promotes the progression of PCa by the activation of IGF-1 receptor downstream signaling. In addition, the relative abundance of SCFA-producing bacteria, such as Alistipes, are increased in gut microbiomes of patients with high-grade PCa. IGF-1 production is therefore affected by the gut microbiome, dietary habits, and genetic background, and may play a central role in prostate carcinogenesis. The pro-tumor effects of bacteria and diet-derived metabolites might be potentially countered through dietary regimens and supplements. The specific diets or supplements that are effective are unclear. Further research into the "Gut-IGF-1-Prostate Axis" may help discover optimal diets and nutritional supplements that could be implemented for prevention of PCa.
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- Makoto Matsushita
- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osakasayama, Japan
- *Correspondence: Kazutoshi Fujita,
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osakasayama, Japan
- Department of Genome Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osakasayama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kindai University, Osakasayama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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Saddozai UAK, Wang F, Akbar MU, Zhang L, An Y, Zhu W, Xie L, Li Y, Ji X, Guo X. Identification of Clinical Relevant Molecular Subtypes of Pheochromocytoma. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:605797. [PMID: 34234737 PMCID: PMC8256389 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.605797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Pheochromocytoma (PCC) is a rare neuroendocrine tumor of the adrenal gland with a high rate of mortality if diagnosed at a late stage. Common symptoms of pheochromocytoma include headache, anxiety, palpitation, and diaphoresis. Different treatments are under observation for PCC but there is still no effective treatment option. Recently, the gene expression profiling of various tumors has provided new subtype-specific options for targeted therapies. In this study, using data sets from TCGA and the GSE19422 cohorts, we identified two distinct PCC subtypes with distinct gene expression patterns. Genes enriched in Subtype I PCCs were involved in the dopaminergic synapse, nicotine addiction, and long-term depression pathways, while genes enriched in subtype II PCCs were involved in protein digestion and absorption, vascular smooth muscle contraction, and ECM receptor interaction pathways. We further identified subtype specific genes such as ALK, IGF1R, RET, and RSPO2 for subtype I and EGFR, ESR1, and SMO for subtype II, the overexpression of which led to cell invasion and tumorigenesis. These genes identified in the present research may serve as potential subtype-specific therapeutic targets to understand the underlying mechanisms of tumorigenesis. Our findings may further guide towards the development of targeted therapies and potential molecular biomarkers against PCC.
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- Umair Ali Khan Saddozai
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Gomal Center of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Informatics, Cell Signal Transduction Laboratory, Bioinformatics Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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Cecil D, Park KH, Curtis B, Corulli L, Disis MN. Type I T cells sensitize treatment refractory tumors to chemotherapy through inhibition of oncogenic signaling pathways. J Immunother Cancer 2021; 9:e002355. [PMID: 33762321 PMCID: PMC7993179 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-002355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The most common clinical outcome observed after treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor antibodies is disease stabilization. Using vaccines to generate high levels of tumor antigen-specific T-helper 1 (Th1), we show that tumors not eradicated by vaccination demonstrate prolonged disease stabilization. We evaluated the mechanism by which type I T cells inhibit disease progression and potentially influence the subsequent clinical response to standard therapy in treatment refractory cancers. METHODS We employed a meta-analysis of studies with tumor growth from four different vaccines in two different mammary cancer models. The T-cell subtype and cytokine essential for vaccine-induced tumor inhibition was determined by in vivo neutralization studies and immunohistochemistry. The role of interferon gamma (IFN-γ) in receptor tyrosine kinase and downstream signaling was determined by immunoblotting. The role of suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS1) on IFN-γ signaling was evaluated on SOCS1-silenced cells with immunoblotting and immunoprecipitation. The effect of vaccination on growth factor receptor signaling pathways, performed in both luminal (TgMMTVneu) and basal (C3(1)-Tag) mammary cancer models treated with paclitaxel or an anti-HER2-neu monoclonal antibody were assessed via immunoblotting. RESULTS Immunization with an epitope-based vaccine targeting a representative tumor antigen resulted in elevated tumor trafficking Tbet+CD4 T cells, decreased tumor proliferation and increased apoptosis compared with control vaccinated mice. The resulting disease stabilization was dependent on IFN-γ-secreting CD4+ T cells. In the presence of excess IFN-γ, SOCS1 became upregulated in tumor cells, bound insulin receptor, insulin like growth factor receptor 1 and epidermal growth factor receptor resulting in profound oncogenic signaling inhibition. Silencing SOCS1 restored growth factor receptor signaling and proliferation and prevented cell death. Similar signaling perturbations were detected in vaccinated mice developing antigen-specific Th1 cells. Vaccination synergized with standard therapies and restored disease sensitivity to treatment with both a neu-specific antibody and paclitaxel in TgMMTVneu and to paclitaxel in C3(1)-Tag. Combination of vaccination and chemotherapy or biological therapy was more effective than monotherapy alone in either model and resulted in complete resolution of disease in some individuals. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest the clinical activity of type I T cells extends beyond direct tumor killing and immune therapies designed to increase type I T cells and could be integrated into standard chemotherapy regimens to enhance therapeutic efficacy.
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- Denise Cecil
- UW Medicine Cancer Vaccine Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- UW Medicine Cancer Vaccine Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- UW Medicine Cancer Vaccine Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- UW Medicine Cancer Vaccine Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Holly JMP, Biernacka K, Perks CM. The role of insulin-like growth factors in the development of prostate cancer. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2020; 15:237-250. [PMID: 32441162 DOI: 10.1080/17446651.2020.1764844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Preclinical, clinical, and population studies have provided robust evidence for an important role for the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in the development of prostate cancer. AREAS COVERED An overview of the IGF system is provided. The evidence implicating the IGF system in the development of prostate cancer is summarized. The compelling evidence culminated in a number of clinical trials of agents targeting the system; the reasons for the failure of these trials are discussed. EXPERT OPINION Clinical trials of agents targeting the IGF system in prostate cancer were terminated due to limited objective clinical responses and are unlikely to be resumed unless a convincing predictive biomarker is identified that would enable the selection of likely responders. The aging population and increased screening will lead to greater diagnosis of prostate cancer. Although the vast majority will be indolent disease, the epidemics of obesity and diabetes will increase the proportion that progress to clinical disease. The increased population of worried men will result in more trials aimed to reduce the risk of disease progression; actual clinical endpoints will be challenging and the IGFs remain the best intermediate biomarkers to indicate a response that could alter the course of disease.
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- Jeff M P Holly
- IGFs & Metabolic Endocrinology Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Translational Health Science, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital , Bristol, UK
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- IGFs & Metabolic Endocrinology Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Translational Health Science, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital , Bristol, UK
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- IGFs & Metabolic Endocrinology Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Translational Health Science, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital , Bristol, UK
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Weyer-Czernilofsky U, Hofmann MH, Friedbichler K, Baumgartinger R, Adam PJ, Solca F, Kraut N, Nguyen HM, Corey E, Liu G, Sprenger CC, Plymate SR, Bogenrieder T. Antitumor Activity of the IGF-1/IGF-2-Neutralizing Antibody Xentuzumab (BI 836845) in Combination with Enzalutamide in Prostate Cancer Models. Mol Cancer Ther 2020; 19:1059-1069. [PMID: 32054790 PMCID: PMC10823795 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-19-0378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Androgen deprivation therapy and second-generation androgen receptor signaling inhibitors such as enzalutamide are standard treatments for advanced/metastatic prostate cancer. Unfortunately, most men develop resistance and relapse; signaling via insulin-like growth factor (IGF) has been implicated in castration-resistant prostate cancer. We evaluated the antitumor activity of xentuzumab (IGF ligand-neutralizing antibody), alone and in combination with enzalutamide, in prostate cancer cell lines (VCaP, DuCaP, MDA PCa 2b, LNCaP, and PC-3) using established in vitro assays, and in vivo, using LuCaP 96CR, a prostate cancer patient-derived xenograft (PDX) model. Xentuzumab + enzalutamide reduced the viability of phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN)-expressing VCaP, DuCaP, and MDA PCa 2b cells more than either single agent, and increased antiproliferative activity and apoptosis induction in VCaP. Xentuzumab or xentuzumab + enzalutamide inhibited IGF type 1 receptor and AKT serine/threonine kinase (AKT) phosphorylation in VCaP, DuCaP, and MDA PCa 2b cells; xentuzumab had no effect on AKT phosphorylation and proliferation in PTEN-null LNCaP or PC-3 cells. Knockdown of PTEN led to loss of antiproliferative activity of xentuzumab and reduced activity of xentuzumab + enzalutamide in VCaP cells. Xentuzumab + enzalutamide inhibited the growth of castration-resistant LuCaP 96CR PDX with acquired resistance to enzalutamide, and improved survival in vivo The data suggest that xentuzumab + enzalutamide combination therapy may overcome castration resistance and could be effective in patients who are resistant to enzalutamide alone. PTEN status as a biomarker of responsiveness to combination therapy needs further investigation.
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- Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co. KG, Vienna, Austria
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- Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co. KG, Vienna, Austria
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- Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co. KG, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine and GRECC VAPSHCS, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine and GRECC VAPSHCS, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine and GRECC VAPSHCS, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co. KG, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Urology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Simpson A, Petnga W, Macaulay VM, Weyer-Czernilofsky U, Bogenrieder T. Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF) Pathway Targeting in Cancer: Role of the IGF Axis and Opportunities for Future Combination Studies. Target Oncol 2017; 12:571-597. [PMID: 28815409 PMCID: PMC5610669 DOI: 10.1007/s11523-017-0514-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Despite a strong preclinical rationale for targeting the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis in cancer, clinical studies of IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R)-targeted monotherapies have been largely disappointing, and any potential success has been limited by the lack of validated predictive biomarkers for patient enrichment. A large body of preclinical evidence suggests that the key role of the IGF axis in cancer is in driving treatment resistance, via general proliferative/survival mechanisms, interactions with other mitogenic signaling networks, and class-specific mechanisms such as DNA damage repair. Consequently, combining IGF-targeted agents with standard cytotoxic agents, other targeted agents, endocrine therapies, or immunotherapies represents an attractive therapeutic approach. Anti-IGF-1R monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) do not inhibit IGF ligand 2 (IGF-2) activation of the insulin receptor isoform-A (INSR-A), which may limit their anti-proliferative activity. In addition, due to their lack of specificity, IGF-1R tyrosine kinase inhibitors are associated with hyperglycemia as a result of interference with signaling through the classical metabolic INSR-B isoform; this may preclude their use at clinically effective doses. Conversely, IGF-1/IGF-2 ligand-neutralizing mAbs inhibit proliferative/anti-apoptotic signaling via IGF-1R and INSR-A, without compromising the metabolic function of INSR-B. Therefore, combination regimens that include these agents may be more efficacious and tolerable versus IGF-1R-targeted combinations. Herein, we review the preclinical and clinical experience with IGF-targeted therapies to-date, and discuss the rationale for future combination approaches as a means to overcome treatment resistance.
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- Aaron Simpson
- Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Boehringer Ingelheim RCV, Dr. Boehringer Gasse 5-11, 1121, Vienna, Austria.
- Department of Urology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
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Nordstrand A, Bergström SH, Thysell E, Bovinder-Ylitalo E, Lerner UH, Widmark A, Bergh A, Wikström P. Inhibition of the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor potentiates acute effects of castration in a rat model for prostate cancer growth in bone. Clin Exp Metastasis 2017; 34:261-271. [PMID: 28447314 PMCID: PMC5442252 DOI: 10.1007/s10585-017-9848-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Prostate cancer (PCa) patients with bone metastases are primarily treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Less pronounced ADT effects are seen in metastases than in primary tumors. To test if acute effects of ADT was enhanced by concurrent inhibition of pro-survival insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), rats were inoculated with Dunning R3327-G tumor cells into the tibial bone marrow cavity and established tumors were treated with castration in combination with IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R) inhibitor NVP-AEW541, or by each treatment alone. Dunning R3327-G cells were stimulated by androgens and IGF-1 in vitro. In rat tibia, Dunning R3327-G cells induced bone remodeling, identified through increased immunoreactivity of osteoblast and osteoclast markers. Tumor cells occasionally grew outside the tibia, and proliferation and apoptotic rates a few days after treatment were evaluated by scoring BrdU- and caspase-3-positive tumor cells inside and outside the bone marrow cavity, separately. Apoptosis was significantly induced outside, but unaffected inside, the tibial bone by either castration or NVP-AEW541, and the maximum increase (2.7-fold) was obtained by the combined treatment. Proliferation was significantly reduced by NVP-AEW541, independently of growth site, although the maximum decrease (24%) was observed when NVP-AEW541 was combined with castration. Tumor cell IGF-1R immunoreactivity was evaluated in clinical PCa bone metastases (n = 61), and positive staining was observed in most cases (74%). In conclusion, IGF-1R inhibition may be evaluated in combination with ADT in patients with metastatic PCa, or in combination with therapies for the subsequent development of castration-resistant disease, although diverse responses could be anticipated depending on metastasis site.
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- Annika Nordstrand
- Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biosciences, Pathology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Periodontology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.,Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition at Institute for Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biosciences, Pathology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biosciences, Pathology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
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Heidegger I, Massoner P, Sampson N, Klocker H. The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis as an anticancer target in prostate cancer. Cancer Lett 2015; 367:113-21. [PMID: 26231734 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2015.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Revised: 07/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in males. In recent years, several new targeting agents have been introduced for the treatment of advanced stages of the disease. However, development of resistance limits the efficacy of new drugs and there is a further need to develop additional novel treatment approaches. One of the most investigated targets in cancer research is the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis, whose receptors are overexpressed in several cancer entities including PCa. In preclinical studies in PCa, targeting of the IGF axis receptors showed promising anti-tumor effects. Currently available data on clinical studies do not meet the expectations for this new treatment approach. In this review we provide a summary of preclinical and clinical studies on the IGF axis in PCa including treatment with monoclonal antibodies and tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Moreover, we summarize preliminary results from ongoing studies and discuss limitations and side effects of the substances used. We also address the role of the IGF axis in the biomarkers setting including IGF-binding proteins and genetic variants.
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- Isabel Heidegger
- Division of Experimental Urology, Department of Urology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Experimental Urology, Department of Urology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Experimental Urology, Department of Urology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Division of Experimental Urology, Department of Urology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Yu EY, Li H, Higano CS, Agarwal N, Pal SK, Alva A, Heath EI, Lam ET, Gupta S, Lilly MB, Inoue Y, Chi KN, Vogelzang NJ, Quinn DI, Cheng HH, Plymate SR, Hussain M, Tangen CM, Thompson IM. SWOG S0925: A Randomized Phase II Study of Androgen Deprivation Combined With Cixutumumab Versus Androgen Deprivation Alone in Patients With New Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer. J Clin Oncol 2015; 33:1601-8. [PMID: 25847934 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.59.4127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Cixutumumab, formerly IMC-A12, is a recombinant human monoclonal immunoglobulin G1 antibody that targets insulin-like growth factor I receptor (IGF-IR). Cixutumumab was synergistic with castration in a hormone-sensitive prostate cancer xenograft model. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with new metastatic prostate cancer were randomly assigned within 30 days of initiating androgen deprivation (AD) to cixutumumab added to a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist with bicalutamide versus AD alone. With 180 patients and one-sided alpha of 0.10, there would be 90% power to detect an absolute 20% difference in undetectable prostate-specific antigen (PSA; ≤ 0.2 ng/mL) rate at 28 weeks (relative risk, 1.44); this end point was previously strongly correlated with survival. Secondary end points included the proportion of patients with PSA > 4.0 ng/mL, safety and tolerability, circulating tumor cell (CTC) levels, and seven plasma IGF-IR biomarkers. Fisher's exact test was used for the primary end point, and extended Mantel-Haenszel χ(2) test was used for three PSA response categories. RESULTS The trial accrued 210 eligible patients (105 randomly assigned to each arm). Patient characteristics were similar in both arms. Undetectable PSA rate was 42 (40.0%) of 105 for cixutumumab plus AD and 34 (32.3%) of 105 for AD alone (relative risk, 1.24; one-sided P = .16). Lower baseline CTCs (0 v 1 to 4 v ≥ 5/7.5 mL whole blood) were associated with higher rate of PSA response (three categories; P = .036) in 39 evaluable patients. IGF-IR biomarkers were not correlated with PSA outcome, and cixutumumab did not significantly change these biomarker levels. CONCLUSION Cixutumumab plus AD did not significantly increase the undetectable PSA rate in men with new metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. CTCs at baseline may carry prognostic value.
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- Evan Y Yu
- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Evan Y. Yu, Hongli Li, Celestia S. Higano, Heather H. Cheng, and Catherine M. Tangen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; Stephen R. Plymate, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Yoshio Inoue, Multicare Regional Cancer Center, Tacoma, WA; Neeraj Agarwal, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Sumanta K. Pal, City of Hope, Duarte; David I. Quinn, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Ajjai Alva, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Elisabeth I. Heath, Karmanos Cancer Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Elaine T. Lam, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; Shilpa Gupta, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida Morisani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL; Michael B. Lilly, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Kim N. Chi, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Nicholas J. Vogelzang, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV; and Ian M. Thompson Jr, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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Wu J, Yu E. Insulin-like growth factor receptor-1 (IGF-IR) as a target for prostate cancer therapy. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2015; 33:607-17. [PMID: 24414227 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-013-9482-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men each year. Androgen deprivation therapy is and has been the gold standard of care for advanced or metastatic prostate cancer for decades. While this treatment strategy initially shows benefit, eventually tumors recur as castration-resistant prostate cancer for which there are limited treatment options with only modest survival benefit. Upregulation of the insulin-like growth factor receptor type I (IGF-IR) signaling axis has been shown to drive the survival of prostate cancer cells in many studies. As many IGF-IR blockades have been developed, few have been tested preclinically and even fewer have entered clinical trials for prostate cancer therapy. In this review, we will update the most recent preclinical and clinical studies of IGF-IR therapy for prostate cancer. We will also discuss the challenges for IGF-IR targeted therapies to achieve clinical benefit for prostate cancer.
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- Jennifer Wu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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King H, Aleksic T, Haluska P, Macaulay VM. Can we unlock the potential of IGF-1R inhibition in cancer therapy? Cancer Treat Rev 2014; 40:1096-105. [PMID: 25123819 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2014.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Revised: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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IGF-1R inhibitors arrived in the clinic accompanied by optimism based on preclinical activity of IGF-1R targeting, and recognition that low IGF bioactivity protects from cancer. This was tempered by concerns about toxicity to normal tissue IGF-1R and cross-reactivity with insulin receptor (InsR). In fact, toxicity is not a show-stopper; the key issue is efficacy. While IGF-1R inhibition induces responses as monotherapy in sarcomas and with chemotherapy or targeted agents in common cancers, negative Phase 2/3 trials in unselected patients prompted the cessation of several Pharma programs. Here, we review completed and on-going trials of IGF-1R antibodies, kinase inhibitors and ligand antibodies. We assess candidate biomarkers for patient selection, highlighting the potential predictive value of circulating IGFs/IGFBPs, the need for standardized assays for IGF-1R, and preclinical evidence that variant InsRs mediate resistance to IGF-1R antibodies. We review hypothesis-led and unbiased approaches to evaluate IGF-1R inhibitors with other agents, and stress the need to consider sequencing with chemotherapy. The last few years were a tough time for IGF-1R therapeutics, but also brought progress in understanding IGF biology. Even failed studies include patients who derived benefit; they should be investigated to identify features distinguishing the tumors and host environment of responders from non-responders. We emphasize the importance of incorporating biospecimen collection into trial design, and wording patient consents to allow post hoc analysis of trial material as new data become available. Such information represents the key to unlocking the potential of this approach, to inform the next generation of trials of IGF signalling inhibitors.
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- Helen King
- St Catherine's College, University of Oxford, Manor Road, Oxford OX1 3UJ, UK.
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- Department of Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK.
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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- Department of Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK; Oxford Cancer Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LE, UK.
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Bu Y, Jia QA, Ren ZG, Zhang JB, Jiang XM, Liang L, Xue TC, Zhang QB, Wang YH, Zhang L, Xie XY, Tang ZY. Maintenance of stemness in oxaliplatin-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma is associated with increased autocrine of IGF1. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89686. [PMID: 24632571 PMCID: PMC3954560 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Evidence suggests that many types of cancers are composed of different cell types, including cancer stem cells (CSCs). We have previously shown that the chemotherapeutic agent oxaliplatin induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition, which is thought to be an important mechanism for generating CSCs. In the present study, we investigate whether oxaliplatin-treated cancer tissues possess characteristics of CSCs, and explore oxaliplatin resistance in these tissues. METHODS Hepatocellular carcinoma cells (MHCC97H cells) were subcutaneously injected into mice to form tumors, and the mice were intravenously treated with either oxaliplatin or glucose. Five weeks later, the tumors were orthotopically xenografted into livers of other mice, and these mice were treated with either oxaliplatin or glucose. Metastatic potential, sensitivity to oxaliplatin, and expression of CSC-related markers in the xenografted tumor tissues were evaluated. DNA microarrays were used to measure changes in gene expression as a result of oxaliplatin treatment. Additionally, an oxaliplatin-resistant cell line (MHCC97H-OXA) was established to assess insulin-like growth factor 1 secretion, cell invasion, cell colony formation, oxaliplatin sensitivity, and expression of CSC-related markers. The effects of an insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor inhibitor were also assessed. RESULTS Oxaliplatin treatment inhibited subcutaneous tumor growth. Tumors from oxaliplatin-treated mice that were subsequently xenografted into livers of other mice exhibited that decreasing sensitivity to oxaliplatin and increasing pulmonary metastatic potential. Among the expression of CSC-related proteins, the gene for insulin-like growth factor 1, was up-regulated expecially in these tumor tissues. Additionally, MHCC97H-OXA cells demonstrated that increasing cell invasion, colony formation, and expression of insulin-like growth factor 1 and CSC-related markers, whereas treatment with an inhibitor of the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor suppressed these effects. CONCLUSION Maintenance of stemness in oxaliplatin-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma cells is associated with increased autocrine of IGF1.
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- Yang Bu
- Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
- Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Haikou People's Hospital, Haikou, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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de Bono JS, Piulats JM, Pandha HS, Petrylak DP, Saad F, Aparicio LMA, Sandhu SK, Fong P, Gillessen S, Hudes GR, Wang T, Scranton J, Pollak MN. Phase II randomized study of figitumumab plus docetaxel and docetaxel alone with crossover for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2014; 20:1925-34. [PMID: 24536060 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-13-1869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Figitumumab is a human IgG2 monoclonal antibody targeting insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R), with antitumor activity in prostate cancer. This phase II trial randomized chemotherapy-naïve men with progressing castration-resistant prostate cancer to receive figitumumab every 3 weeks with docetaxel/prednisone (Arm A) or docetaxel/prednisone alone (Arm B1). At progression on Arm B1, patients could cross over to the combination (Arm B2). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response was the primary endpoint; response assessment on the two arms was noncomparative and tested separately; H0 = 0.45 versus HA = 0.60 (α = 0.05; β = 0.09) for Arm A; H0 = 0.05 versus HA = 0.20 (α = 0.05, β = 0.10) for Arm B2. A comparison of progression-free survival (PFS) on Arms A and B1 was planned. RESULTS A total of 204 patients were randomized and 199 treated (Arm A: 97; Arm B1: 102); 37 patients crossed over to Arm B2 (median number of cycles started: Arm A = 8; B1 = 8; B2 = 4). PSA responses occurred in 52% and 60% of Arms A and B1, respectively; the primary PSA response objective in Arm A was not met. Median PFS was 4.9 and 7.9 months, respectively (HR = 1.44; 95% confidence interval, 1.06-1.96). PSA response rate was 28% in Arm B2. The figitumumab combination appeared more toxic, with more treatment-related grade 3/4 adverse events (75% vs. 56%), particularly hyperglycemia, diarrhea, and asthenia, as well as treatment-related serious adverse events (41% vs. 15%), and all-causality grade 5 adverse events (18% vs. 8%). CONCLUSION IGF-1R targeting may merit further evaluation in this disease in selected populations, but combination with docetaxel is not recommended.
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- Johann S de Bono
- Authors' Affiliations: Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research UK, Sutton; Institut Català d'Oncologia, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona; University of Surrey, Surrey, United Kingdom; Yale University Cancer Center, New Haven; Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal, Montreal; A Coruña University Hospital, A Coruña, Spain; Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Pfizer Inc, Groton, Connecticut; and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Preclinical efficacy of growth hormone-releasing hormone antagonists for androgen-dependent and castration-resistant human prostate cancer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111:1084-9. [PMID: 24395797 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1323102111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Advanced hormone-sensitive prostate cancer responds to androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT); however, therapeutic options for recurrent castration-resistant disease are limited. Because growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) and GHRH receptor (GHRH-R) are regulated in an autocrine fashion in prostate cancer, inhibition of GHRH-R represents a compelling approach to treatment. We investigated the effects of the latest series of improved, highly potent GHRH antagonists--MIA-602, MIA-606, and MIA-690--on the growth of androgen-dependent as well as castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) cells in vitro and in vivo. GHRH-R and its splice variant, SV1, were present in 22Rv1, LNCaP, and VCaP human prostate cancer cell lines. Androgen-dependent LNCaP and VCaP cells expressed higher levels of GHRH-R protein compared with castration-resistant 22Rv1 cells; however, 22Rv1 expressed higher levels of SV1. In vitro, MIA-602 decreased cell proliferation of 22Rv1, LNCaP, and VCaP prostate cancer cell lines by 70%, 61%, and 20%, respectively (all P < 0.05), indicating direct effects of MIA-602. In vivo, MIA-602 was more effective than MIA-606 and MIA-690 and decreased 22Rv1 xenograft tumor volumes in mice by 63% after 3 wk (P < 0.05). No noticeable untoward effects or changes in body weight occurred. In vitro, the VCaP cell line was minimally inhibited by MIA-602, but in vivo, this line showed a substantial reduction in growth of xenografts in response to MIA-602, indicating both direct and systemic inhibitory effects. MIA-602 also further inhibited VCaP xenografts when combined with ADT. This study demonstrates the preclinical efficacy of the GHRH antagonist MIA-602 for treatment of both androgen-dependent and CRPC.
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Johnson R, Sabnis N, McConathy WJ, Lacko AG. The potential role of nanotechnology in therapeutic approaches for triple negative breast cancer. Pharmaceutics 2013; 5:353-70. [PMID: 24244833 PMCID: PMC3826456 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics5020353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Triple Negative Breast Cancer, TNBC, a highly aggressive and metastatic type of breast cancer, is characterized by loss of expression of the estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and a lack of overexpression of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). It is a heterogeneous group of tumors with diverse histology, molecular uniqueness and response to treatment. Unfortunately, TNBC patients do not benefit from current anti-HER2 or hormone positive targeted breast cancer treatments; consequently, these patients rely primarily on chemotherapy. However, the 5-year survival rate for woman with metastatic TNBC is less than 30%. As a result of ineffective treatments, TNBC tumors often progress to metastatic lesions in the brain and lung. Brain metastases of invasive breast cancer are associated with 1 and 2 year survival rate of 20% and <2% respectively. Because the only current systemic treatment for TNBC is chemotherapy, alternative targeted therapies are urgently needed to improve the prognosis for TNBC patients. This review is focused on opportunities for developing new approaches for filling the current void in an effective treatment for TNBC patients.
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- Rebecca Johnson
- Institute for Cancer Research, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA; E-Mails: (R.J.); (N.S.)
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- Institute for Cancer Research, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA; E-Mails: (R.J.); (N.S.)
- LipoMedics LLC., Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA; E-Mail: (W.J.M.)
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- Institute for Cancer Research, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA; E-Mails: (R.J.); (N.S.)
- LipoMedics LLC., Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA; E-Mail: (W.J.M.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +1-817-735-2132
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Nordstrand A, Lundholm M, Larsson A, Lerner UH, Widmark A, Wikström P. Inhibition of the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor enhances effects of simvastatin on prostate cancer cells in co-culture with bone. CANCER MICROENVIRONMENT : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL CANCER MICROENVIRONMENT SOCIETY 2013; 6:231-40. [PMID: 23335094 PMCID: PMC3855371 DOI: 10.1007/s12307-013-0129-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2012] [Accepted: 01/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Prostate cancer (PC) bone metastases show weak responses to conventional therapies. Bone matrix is rich in growth factors, with insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) being one of the most abundant. IGF-1 acts as a survival factor for tumor cells and we speculate that bone-derived IGF-1 counteracts effects of therapies aimed to target bone metastases and, consequently, that therapeutic effects could be enhanced if given in combination with IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R) inhibitors. Simvastatin inhibits the mevalonate pathway and has been found to induce apoptosis of PC cells. The aims of this study were to confirm stimulating effects of bone-derived IGF-1 on PC cells and to test if IGF-1R inhibition enhances growth inhibitory effects of simvastatin on PC cells in a bone microenvironment. The PC-3 and 22Rv1 tumor cell lines showed significantly induced cell growth when co-cultured with neonatal mouse calvarial bones. The tumor cell IGF-1R was activated by calvariae-conditioned media and neutralization of bone-derived IGF-1 abolished the calvarium-induced PC-3 cell growth. Treatment of PC-3 and 22Rv1 cells with simvastatin, or the IGF-1R inhibitor NVP-AEW541, reduced tumor cell numbers and viability, and induced apoptosis. Combined simvastatin and NVP-AEW541 treatment resulted in enhanced growth inhibitory effects compared to either drug given alone. Effects of simvastatin involved down-regulation of IGF-1R in PC-3 and of constitutively active androgen receptor variants in 22Rv1 cells. In conclusion, we suggest that IGF-1 inhibition may be a way to strengthen effects of apoptosis-inducing therapies on PC bone metastases; a possibility that needs to be further tested in pre-clinical models.
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- Annika Nordstrand
- Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umeå University, 901 85 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biosciences, Pathology, Umeå University, 901 85 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Periodontology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research at Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umeå University, 901 85 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biosciences, Pathology, Umeå University, 901 85 Umeå, Sweden
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Over the past 7 decades androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) has been the cornerstone of treatment for metastatic non-castrate prostate cancer (NCPC); however, the mechanisms to achieve this goal have evolved over time to include not only bilateral orchiectomy and estrogens, but also gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists, antagonists, and the inclusion of androgen receptor (AR) blockade. Despite treatment with ADT, most men will progress to castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Over the last decade many new treatment options for CRPC have emerged. These new treatments also could have a meaningful role earlier in NCPC. In this review, we outline the biologic drivers of NCPC, review current standard therapy available for NCPC, and discuss the evolving role of new therapeutics in metastatic disease.
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- Phillip L Palmbos
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5946, USA
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Dean JP, Sprenger CC, Wan J, Haugk K, Ellis WJ, Lin DW, Corman JM, Dalkin BL, Mostaghel E, Nelson PS, Cohen P, Montgomery B, Plymate SR. Response of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system to IGF-IR inhibition and androgen deprivation in a neoadjuvant prostate cancer trial: effects of obesity and androgen deprivation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013; 98:E820-8. [PMID: 23533230 PMCID: PMC4430583 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-3856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Prostate cancer patients at increased risk for relapse after prostatectomy were treated in a neoadjuvant study with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in combination with cixutumumab, an inhibitory fully human monoclonal antibody against IGF receptor 1 (IGF-IR). OBJECTIVE A clinical trial with prospective collection of serum and tissue was designed to test the potential clinical efficacy of neoadjuvant IGF-IR blockade combined with ADT in these patients. The effect of body mass index (BMI) on response of IGF-IR/insulin components to IGF-IR blockade was also examined. DESIGN Eligibility for the trial required the presence of high-risk prostate adenocarcinoma. Treatment consisted of bicalutamide, goserelin, and cixutumumab for 13 weeks before prostatectomy. Here we report on an analysis of serum samples from 29 enrolled patients. Changes in IGF and glucose homeostasis pathways were compared to control samples from patients in a concurrent clinical trial of neoadjuvant ADT alone. RESULTS Significant increases were seen in GH (P = .001), IGF-I (P < .0001), IGF-II (P = .003), IGF binding protein (IGFBP)-3 (P < .0001), C-peptide (P = .0038), and insulin (P = .05) compared to patients treated with ADT alone. IGFBP-1 levels were significantly lower in the cixutumumab plus ADT cohort (P = .001). No significant changes in blood glucose were evident. Patients with BMIs in the normal range had significantly higher GH (P < .05) and IGFBP-1 (P < 0.5) levels compared to overweight and obese patients. CONCLUSIONS Patients with IGF-IR blockade in combination with ADT demonstrated significant changes in IGF and glucose homeostasis pathway factors compared to patients receiving ADT alone. In the patients receiving combination therapy, patients with normal BMI had serum levels of glucose homeostasis components similar to individuals in the ADT-alone cohort, whereas patients with overweight and obese BMIs had serum levels that differed from the ADT cohort.
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Song K, Shankar E, Yang J, Bane KL, Wahdan-Alaswad R, Danielpour D. Critical role of a survivin/TGF-β/mTORC1 axis in IGF-I-mediated growth of prostate epithelial cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e61896. [PMID: 23658701 PMCID: PMC3641055 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Accepted: 03/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Survivin is a unique member of the inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) proteins that is overexpressed in numerous cancers through poorly defined mechanisms. One such mechanism may be through constitutive activation of the insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) signaling pathway, implicated in the development and progression of prostate cancer. Using the pre-neoplastic NRP-152 rat prostate cell line as a model, we showed that IGF-I induces Survivin expression, and that silencing Survivin by lentiviral-mediated small hairpin RNA (shRNA) represses IGF-I-stimulated cell growth, implicating Survivin as a mediator of this growth response. Moreover, our data support that the induction of Survivin by IGF-I occurs through a transcriptional mechanism that is mediated in part by the PI3K/Akt/mTORC1 pathway. Use of various Survivin promoter-luciferase constructs revealed that the CDE and CHR response elements in the proximal region of the Survivin promoter are involved in this IGF-I response. Transforming growth factor (TGF-β) signaling antagonists similarly activated the Surivin promoter and rendered cells refractory to further promoter activation by IGF-I. IGF-I suppressed levels of phospho-Smads 2 and 3 with kinetics similar to that of Survivin induction. Suppression of TGF-β signaling, either by TGF-β receptor kinase inhibitors or by silencing Smads 2 and 3, induced Survivin expression and promoted cell growth similar to that induced by IGF-I. TGF-β receptor antagonists also rescued cells from down-regulation of Survivin expression and growth suppression by pharmacological inhibitors of PI3K, Akt, MEK and mTOR. Sh-RNA gene silencing studies suggest that mTORC1 induces while mTORC2 represses the expression of Survivin by IGF-I. Taken together, these results suggest that IGF-I signaling through a PI3K/Akt/mTORC1 mechanism elevates expression of Survivin and promotes growth of prostate epithelial cells by suppressing Smad-dependent autocrine TGF-β signaling.
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- Kyung Song
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Laboratories, The Division of General Medical Sciences-Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Laboratories, The Division of General Medical Sciences-Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Laboratories, The Division of General Medical Sciences-Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Laboratories, The Division of General Medical Sciences-Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Fahrenholtz CD, Beltran PJ, Burnstein KL. Targeting IGF-IR with ganitumab inhibits tumorigenesis and increases durability of response to androgen-deprivation therapy in VCaP prostate cancer xenografts. Mol Cancer Ther 2013; 12:394-404. [PMID: 23348048 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-12-0648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in men. While tumors initially respond to androgen-deprivation therapy, the standard care for advanced or metastatic disease, tumors eventually recur as castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Upregulation of the insulin-like growth factor receptor type I (IGF-IR) signaling axis drives growth and progression of prostate cancer by promoting proliferation, survival, and angiogenesis. Ganitumab (formerly AMG 479) is a fully human antibody that inhibits binding of IGF-I and IGF-II to IGF-IR. We evaluated the therapeutic value of ganitumab in several preclinical settings including androgen-dependent prostate cancer, CRPC, and in combination with androgen-deprivation therapy. Ganitumab inhibited IGF-I-induced phosphorylation of the downstream effector AKT and reduced proliferation of multiple androgen-dependent and castration-resistant human prostate cancer cell lines in vitro. Ganitumab inhibited androgen-dependent VCaP xenograft growth and increased tumor-doubling time from 2.3 ± 0.4 weeks to 6.4 ± 0.4 weeks. Ganitumab blocked growth of castration-resistant VCaP xenografts for over 11.5 weeks of treatment. In contrast, ganitumab did not have appreciable effects on the castration-resistant CWR-22Rv1 xenograft model. Ganitumab was most potent against VCaP xenografts when combined with complete androgen-deprivation therapy (castration). Tumor volume was reduced by 72% after 4 weeks of treatment and growth suppression was maintained over 16 weeks of treatment. These data suggest that judicious use of ganitumab particularly in conjunction with androgen-deprivation therapy may be beneficial in the treatment of prostate cancer.
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- Cale D Fahrenholtz
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, 1600 NW 10th Ave, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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Chi KN, Gleave ME, Fazli L, Goldenberg SL, So A, Kollmannsberger C, Murray N, Tinker A, Pollak M. A Phase II Pharmacodynamic Study of Preoperative Figitumumab in Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2012; 18:3407-13. [DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-12-0482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Dasgupta S, Srinidhi S, Vishwanatha JK. Oncogenic activation in prostate cancer progression and metastasis: Molecular insights and future challenges. J Carcinog 2012; 11:4. [PMID: 22438770 PMCID: PMC3307249 DOI: 10.4103/1477-3163.93001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2011] [Accepted: 12/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death among men in the United States, and currently early diagnosis and appropriate treatment remain key approaches for patient care. Molecularly prostate cancer cells carry multiple perturbations that generate malignant phenotype capable of uncontrolled growth, survival, and invasion-metastasis to other organs. These alterations are acquired both by genetic and epigenetic changes in tumor cells resulting in the activation of growth factor receptors, signaling proteins, kinases, transcription factors and coregulators, and multiple proteases required for the progression of the disease. Recent advances provide novel insights into the molecular functions of these oncogenic activators, implicating potential therapeutic targeting opportunities for the treatment of prostate cancer.
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- Subhamoy Dasgupta
- Department of Molecular Biology and Immunology, and Institute for Cancer Research, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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Freeman MR, Yang W, Di Vizio D. Caveolin-1 and prostate cancer progression. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2012; 729:95-110. [PMID: 22411316 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1222-9_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Caveolin-1 was identified in the 1990s as a marker of aggressive prostate cancer. The caveolin-1 protein localizes to vesicular structures called caveolae and has been shown to bind and regulate many signaling proteins involved in oncogenesis. Caveolin-1 also has lipid binding properties and mediates aspects of cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism and can elicit biological responses in a paracrine manner when secreted. Caveolin-1 is also present in the serum of prostate cancer patients and circulating levels correlate with extent of disease. Current evidence indicates that increased expression of caveolin-1 in prostate adenocarcinoma cells and commensurate downregulation of the protein in prostate stroma, mediate progression to the castration-resistant phase of prostate cancer through diverse pathways. This chapter summarizes the current state of our understanding of the cellular and physiologic mechanisms in which caveolin-1 participates in the evolution of prostate cancer cell phenotypes.
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Ozkan EE. Plasma and tissue insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR) as a prognostic marker for prostate cancer and anti-IGF-IR agents as novel therapeutic strategy for refractory cases: a review. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2011; 344:1-24. [PMID: 21782884 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2011] [Accepted: 07/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cancer database analysis indicates that prostate cancer is one of the most seen cancers in men meanwhile composing the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among developed countries. Current available therapies are surgery, radiotherapy and androgene ablation for prostate carcinoma. The response rate is as high nearly 90% however, most of these recur or become refractory and androgene independent (AI). Therefore recent studies intensified on molecular factors playing role on development of prostate carcinoma and novel treatment strategies targetting these factors and their receptors. Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and its primary receptor insulin-like growth factor receptor-I (IGF-IR) are among these factors. Biologic functions and role in malign progression are primarily achieved via IGF-IR which is a type 2 tyrosine kinase receptor. IGF-IR plays an important role in mitogenesis, angiogenesis, transformation, apoptosis and cell motility. It also generates intensive proliferative signals leading to carcinogenesis in prostate tissue. So IGF-IR and its associated signalling system have provoked considerable interest over recent years as a novel therapeutic target in cancer. In this paper it is aimed to sum up the lately published literature searching the relation of IGF-IR and prostate cancer in terms of incidence, pathologic features, and prognosis. This is followed by a discussion of the different possible targets within the IGF-1R system, and drugs developed to interact at each target. A systems-based approach is then used to review the in vitro and in vivo data in the published literature of the following compounds targeting IGF-1R components using specific examples: growth hormone releasing hormone antagonists (e.g. JV-1-38), growth hormone receptor antagonists (e.g. pegvisomant), IGF-1R antibodies (e.g. CP-751,871, AVE1642/EM164, IMC-A12, SCH-717454, BIIB022, AMG 479, MK-0646/h7C10), and IGF-1R tyrosine kinase inhibitors (e.g. BMS-536942, BMS-554417, NVP-AEW541, NVP-ADW742, AG1024, potent quinolinyl-derived imidazo (1,5-a)pyrazine PQIP, picropodophyllin PPP, nordihydroguaiaretic acid Insm-18/NDGA). And the other end point is to yield an overview on the recent progress about usage of this receptor as a novel anticancer agent of targeted therapies in treatment of prostate carcinoma.
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- Emine Elif Ozkan
- OSM Middle East Health Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Sanliurfa 63000, Turkey.
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Antonarakis ES, Armstrong AJ. Emerging therapeutic approaches in the management of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 2011; 14:206-18. [PMID: 21577233 PMCID: PMC4124621 DOI: 10.1038/pcan.2011.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2011] [Revised: 04/11/2011] [Accepted: 04/17/2011] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Although treatment options for men with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) have improved with the recent and anticipated approvals of novel immunotherapeutic, hormonal, chemotherapeutic and bone-targeted agents, clinical benefit with these systemic therapies is transient and survival times remain unacceptably short. Thus, we devote the second section of this two-part review to discussing emerging therapeutic paradigms and research strategies that are entering phase II and III clinical testing for men with metastatic CRPC. We will discuss a range of emerging hormonal, immunomodulatory, antiangiogenic, epigenetic and cell survival pathway inhibitors in current clinical trials, with an emphasis on how these therapies may complement our existing treatment options.
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- E S Antonarakis
- Prostate Cancer Research Program, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD 21231-1000, USA.
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Lycopene enhances docetaxel's effect in castration-resistant prostate cancer associated with insulin-like growth factor I receptor levels. Neoplasia 2011; 13:108-19. [PMID: 21403837 DOI: 10.1593/neo.101092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2010] [Revised: 10/16/2010] [Accepted: 10/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Docetaxel is currently the most effective drug for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), but it only extends life by an average of 2 months. Lycopene, an antioxidant phytochemical, has antitumor activity against prostate cancer (PCa) in several models and is generally safe. We present data on the interaction between docetaxel and lycopene in CRPC models. The growth-inhibitory effect of lycopene on PCa cell lines was positively associated with insulin-like growth factor I receptor (IGF-IR) levels. In addition, lycopene treatment enhanced the growth-inhibitory effect of docetaxel more effectively on DU145 cells with IGF-IR high expression than on those PCa cell lines with IGF-IR low expression. In a DU145 xenograft tumor model, docetaxel plus lycopene caused tumor regression, with a 38% increase in antitumor efficacy (P = .047) when compared with docetaxel alone. Lycopene inhibited IGF-IR activation through inhibiting IGF-I stimulation and by increasing the expression and secretion of IGF-BP3. Downstream effects include inhibition of AKT kinase activity and survivin expression, followed by apoptosis. Together, the enhancement of docetaxel's antitumor efficacy by lycopene supplementation justifies further clinical investigation of lycopene and docetaxel combination for CRPC patients. CRPC patients with IGF-IR-overexpressing tumors may be most likely to benefit from this combination.
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Antonarakis ES, Carducci MA. Future directions in castrate-resistant prostate cancer therapy. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2011; 8:37-46. [PMID: 21208854 DOI: 10.3816/cgc.2010.n.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Although several new therapies have recently become available for the treatment of castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), the disease remains universally incurable and demands novel therapeutic approaches. To this end, great strides have been made in our understanding of the biologic and molecular mechanisms driving prostate cancer growth and progression in the past few years, resulting in widespread clinical investigation of numerous new targeted therapies. This review will highlight some of the key therapeutic agents that (in the opinion of the authors) may have the largest effect on the future management of CRPC, with a focus on both molecular targets and clinical trial design. These agents include angiogenesis inhibitors, mTOR pathway inhibitors, apoptosis-inducing drugs, IGF pathway inhibitors, Src family inhibitors, Hedgehog pathway antagonists, epigenetic therapies, PARP inhibitors, and prodrug approaches. The future of CRPC therapy appears brighter than ever before.
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Buck E, Mulvihill M. Small molecule inhibitors of the IGF-1R/IR axis for the treatment of cancer. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2011; 20:605-21. [PMID: 21446886 DOI: 10.1517/13543784.2011.558501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R) is a receptor tyrosine kinase and is well established as a key regulator of tumor cell growth and survival. There is also a growing body of data to support a role for the structurally and functionally related insulin receptor (IR) in human cancer. Bidirectional crosstalk between IGF-1R and IR is observed, where specific inhibition of either receptor confers a compensatory increase in the activity for the reciprocal receptor, therefore dual inhibition of both IGF-1R and IR may be important for optimal efficacy. The importance of IGF-1R and IR as targets in cancer is further underscored by their contribution to resistance against both cytotoxic and molecularly targeted anti-cancer therapeutics. Currently, both IGF-1R-neutralizing antibodies and small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors of IGF-1R/IR are in clinical development. AREAS COVERED The importance of IGF-1R and IR as cancer targets and how IGF-1R/IR inhibitors may sensitize tumor cells to the anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects of other anti-tumor agents. The potential advantages of small molecule IGF-1R/IR inhibitors compared with IGF-1R-specific neutralizing antibodies, and the characteristics of small-molecule IGF-1R inhibitors that have entered clinical development. EXPERT OPINION Because of compensatory crosstalk between IGF-1R and IR, dual IGF-1R and IR tyrosine kinase inhibitors may have superior anti-tumor activity compared to anti-IGF-1R specific antibodies. The clinical success for IGF-1R/IR inhibitors may ultimately be dependent upon our ability to correctly administer these agents to the right niche patient subpopulation using single agent therapy, when appropriate, or using the right combination therapy.
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- Elizabeth Buck
- Translational Research, OSI Pharmaceuticals, Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA.
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Turney BW, Turner GDH, Brewster SF, Macaulay VM. Serial analysis of resected prostate cancer suggests up-regulation of type 1 IGF receptor with disease progression. BJU Int 2010; 107:1488-99. [PMID: 20840329 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2010.09556.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE • To compare immunostaining protocols using different antibodies for the type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R) in channel transurethal resection of the prostate (chTURP) chips, and to investigate how IGF-1R expression varies with time in serial prostate cancer specimens from individual patients. METHODS • We studied IGF-1R expression in 44 prostate cancer specimens from 18 patients who had undergone serial chTURP at least 3 months apart. • Retrospective analysis of the hospital notes was undertaken to obtain clinical information, including age, Gleason score, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, hormone treatment and metastatic disease status at the time of each operation. • After an optimization process using three commercially-available IGF-1R antibodies, we used two antibodies for semiquantititve immunostaining of serial chTURP chips. RESULTS • Santa Cruz antibody sc713 gave positive staining in IGF-1R null R- cells, and was not used further. Antibodies from Cell Signaling Technology (Beverly, MA, USA) (CS) and NeoMarkers Inc. (Fremont, CA, USA) (NM) did not stain R- cells and, in prostate tissue, showed staining of the glandular epithelium, with negligible stromal staining. All 44 chTURP samples contained identifiable malignant tissue and, of these, 73% and 64% scored moderately or strongly (score 3 or 4) with the CS and NM antibodies respectively. • There was significant correlation of IGF-1R scores of malignant tissue between the two antibodies (P < 0.001). By contrast, staining of benign glands showed poor correlation between antibodies: CS gave significantly weaker staining than malignant epithelium in the same sections (P < 0.001), whereas NM showed poor discrimination between malignant and benign glands. IGF-1R staining scores generated by the CS antibody were used to analyze the clinical data. • Most patients (six of seven) with falling IGF-1R staining scores were responding to androgen deprivation therapy (confirmed by PSA response) between operations. Conversely, in seven of eight patients who had progression to androgen-independence between procedures, IGF-1R levels increased or remained high. Finally, seven of 11 patients who developed radiologically confirmed metastases between procedures showed stable or increasing IGF-1R staining scores. CONCLUSION • The present study is the first to assess changes in IGF-1R expression in serial prostate cancer samples. The results obtained indicate that IGF-1R expression usually remains high throughout the course of histologically-proven disease progression in serial specimens, suggesting that the IGF-1R remains a valid treatment target for advanced prostate cancer.
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- Benjamin W Turney
- Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Urology, Cancer and Haematology Centre, The Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, UK
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Schayek H, Seti H, Greenberg NM, Sun S, Werner H, Plymate SR. Differential regulation of insulin-like growth factor-I receptor gene expression by wild type and mutant androgen receptor in prostate cancer cells. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2010; 323:239-45. [PMID: 20417685 PMCID: PMC2896981 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2010.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2009] [Revised: 03/31/2010] [Accepted: 04/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The progression of prostate cancer from an organ-confined, androgen-sensitive disease to a metastatic one is associated with dysregulation of androgen receptor (AR)-regulated target genes and with a decrease in insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR) expression. To investigate the differential effects of wild type (wt) and mutant AR on IGF-IR levels we employed a series of isogenic prostate-derived cell lines and human xenografts. We show that basal and phosphorylated IGF-IR levels progressively decreased as prostate cancer cells became more tumorigenic and metastatic. In addition, we show that wt, but not mutant, AR along with dihydrotestosterone treatment increased IGF-IR promoter activity and endogenous IGF-IR levels. ChIP analysis show enhanced AR binding to the IGF-IR promoter in AR-overexpressing cells. Finally, wt AR-overexpressing cells display an enhanced proliferation rate. In summary, we provide evidence that activated wt AR enhances IGF-IR transcription in prostate cancer cells via a mechanism that involves AR binding to the IGF-IR promoter. AR mutations alter the ability of the mutated protein to regulate IGF-IR expression. Our results suggest that prostate cancer progression is associated with a decrease in IGF-IR expression that could be the result of impaired ability of AR to stimulate IGF-IR gene expression.
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- Hagit Schayek
- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Medicine, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, U.S.A
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- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
- Corresponding author: Haim Werner, Ph.D., Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel. Phone: 972-3-6408542; Fax: 972-3-6406087;
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- Department of Medicine, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, U.S.A
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Lopez-Barcons LA. Serially heterotransplanted human prostate tumours as an experimental model. J Cell Mol Med 2010; 14:1385-95. [PMID: 19874422 PMCID: PMC3829006 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00957.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2009] [Accepted: 10/19/2009] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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* Introduction * Serially heterotransplanted human tumours in immunosuppressed mice: similarity to the tumour of origin - Cytological and histological analysis - Karyotype - Marker expression - Other PC markers - Tumour cell proliferation and frequency of mitosis - Vasculature - Stromal compartment - Heterotransplant hormone dependency - Androgen dependent - Partially androgen dependent - Androgen independent - Metastases * Conclusions Preclinical research on prostate cancer (PC) therapies uses several models to represent the human disease accurately. A common model uses patient prostate tumour biopsies to develop a cell line by serially passaging and subsequent implantation, in immunodeficient mice. An alternative model is direct implantation of patient prostate tumour biopsies into immunodeficient mice, followed by serial passage in vivo. The purpose of this review is to compile data from the more than 30 years of human PC serial heterotransplantation research. Serially heterotransplanted tumours are characterized by evaluating the histopathology of the resulting heterotransplants, including cellular differentiation, karyotype, marker expression, hormone sensitivity, cellular proliferation, metastatic potential and stromal and vascular components. These data are compared with the initial patient tumour specimen and, depending on available information, the patient's clinical outcome was compared with the heterotransplanted tumour. The heterotansplant model is a more accurate preclinical model than older generation serially passaged or genetic models to investigate current and newly developed androgen-deprivation agents, antitumour compounds, anti-angiogenic drugs and positron emission tomography radiotracers, as well as new therapeutic regimens for the treatment of PC.
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- Lluis-A Lopez-Barcons
- Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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Antonarakis ES, Carducci MA, Eisenberger MA. Novel targeted therapeutics for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Cancer Lett 2010; 291:1-13. [PMID: 19717225 PMCID: PMC4029098 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2009.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2009] [Revised: 08/06/2009] [Accepted: 08/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Virtually all patients that succumb to prostate cancer die of metastatic castration-resistant disease. Although docetaxel is the standard of care for these patients and is associated with a modest prolongation of survival, there is an urgent need for novel treatment strategies for metastatic prostate cancer. In the last several years, great strides have been made in our understanding of the biological and molecular mechanisms driving prostate cancer growth and progression, and this has resulted in widespread clinical testing of numerous new targeted therapies. This review discusses some of the key therapeutic agents that have emerged for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in the last 5years, with an emphasis on both molecular targets and clinical trial design. These agents include mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway inhibitors, anti-angiogenic drugs, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors, insulin-like growth factor (IGF) pathway inhibitors, apoptosis-inducing drugs, endothelin receptor antagonists, receptor activator of nuclear factor kappaB (RANK) ligand inhibitors, vitamin D analogues, cytochrome P17 enzyme inhibitors, androgen receptor modulators, epigenetic therapies, vaccine therapies, and cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen (CTLA)-4 blocking agents.
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- Emmanuel S Antonarakis
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD 21231, United States.
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Fizazi K, Sternberg CN, Fitzpatrick JM, Watson RW, Tabesh M. Role of targeted therapy in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. BJU Int 2010; 105:748-67. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2010.09236.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Furukawa J, Wraight CJ, Freier SM, Peralta E, Atley LM, Monia BP, Gleave ME, Cox ME. Antisense oligonucleotide targeting of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) in prostate cancer. Prostate 2010; 70:206-18. [PMID: 19790231 DOI: 10.1002/pros.21054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Altered expression of insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R) is associated with castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) progression. We hypothesize that increased expression and/or responsiveness of IGF-IR may promote disease progression. This study assesses ATL1101, a 2'-MOE-modified antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) targeting human IGF-IR, with regard to potency and anti-cancer activity in androgen-responsive (LNCaP) and -independent (PC3) prostate cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. METHODS IGF-IR mRNA and protein expression was assessed in ATL1101- and control oligonucleotides (ODN)-treated prostate cancer cells by QT-PCR and immunoblotting. The effect of IGF-1R ASO on cell growth and apoptosis in vitro was examined by crystal violet assay, flow cytometry, and expression and activation state of downstream signaling targets was examined by immunoblotting. In vivo growth of subcutaneous xenografts was performed in nude mice treated with intraperitoneally administered ATL1101 or control ODN by measuring tumor volume of PC3 xenografts in intact mice, and tumor volume and serum prostate-specific antigen levels in castrated mice harboring LNCaP xenografts. RESULTS We observed dose- and sequence-specific suppression of IGF-IR mRNA and protein expression in ATL1101-treated cells in vitro. Suppressed IGF-IR expression correlated with decreased proliferation and increased apoptosis of PC3 cells under standard culture conditions and of LNCaP cells under androgen-deprived culture conditions. ATL1101 suppressed PC3 tumor growth as a monotherapy and delayed CRPC progression of LNCaP xenografts. CONCLUSIONS This study reports the first preclinical proof-of-principle data that this novel IGF-IR ASO selectively suppresses IGF-1R expression, suppresses growth of CRPC tumors, and delays CRPC progression in vitro and in vivo.
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- Junya Furukawa
- Vancouver Prostate Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Sprenger CCT, Haugk K, Sun S, Coleman I, Nelson PS, Vessella RL, Ludwig DL, Wu JD, Plymate SR. Transforming Growth Factor-{beta}-Stimulated Clone-22 Is an Androgen-Regulated Gene That Enhances Apoptosis in Prostate Cancer following Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Receptor Inhibition. Clin Cancer Res 2009; 15:7634-7641. [PMID: 19996218 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-09-0264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE: Inhibition of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling using the human IGF-I receptor monoclonal antibody A12 is most effective at inducing apoptosis in prostate cancer xenografts in the presence of androgen. We undertook this study to determine mechanisms for increased apoptosis by A12 in the presence of androgens. Experimental Methods: The castrate-resistant human xenograft LuCaP 35 V was implanted into intact or castrate severe combined immunodeficient mice and treated with A12 weekly. After 6 weeks of tumor growth, animals were sacrificed and tumors were removed and analyzed for cell cycle distribution/apoptosis and cDNA arrays were done. RESULTS: In castrate mice, the tumors were delayed in G(2) with no apoptosis; in contrast, tumors from intact mice underwent apoptosis with either G(1) or G(2) delay. Transforming growth factor-beta-stimulated clone-22 (TSC-22) was significantly elevated in tumors from the intact mice compared with castrate mice, especially in those tumors with the highest levels of apoptosis. To further determine the function of TSC-22, we transfected various human prostate cancer cell lines with a plasmid expressing TSC-22. Cell lines overexpressing TSC-22 showed an increase in apoptosis and a delay in G(1). When these cell lines were placed subcutaneously in athymic nude mice, a decreased number of animals formed tumors and the rate of tumor growth was decreased compared with control tumors. CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that IGF-I receptor inhibition in the presence of androgen has an enhanced effect on decreasing tumor growth, in part, through increased expression of the tumor suppressor gene TSC-22. (Clin Cancer Res 2009;15(24):7634-41).
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- Cynthia C T Sprenger
- Authors' Affiliations: Departments of Medicine and Urology, University of Washington; Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Health Care System; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington and Imclone Systems, Inc., New York, New York
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Commentary on Selective inhibition of CYP17 with abiraterone acetate is highly active in the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer. Urol Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2009.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Signalling pathways in prostate carcinogenesis: potentials for molecular-targeted therapy. Clin Sci (Lond) 2009; 117:209-28. [PMID: 19663810 DOI: 10.1042/cs20080391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Prostate cancer represents a major health issue and its incidence is rising globally. In developed countries, prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the second most common cause of death from cancer in men. Androgen deprivation reduces tumour activity in approx. 80% of patients with advanced disease, but most tumours relapse within 2 years to an incurable hormone-resistant state. Even for patients with early disease at the time of diagnosis, a proportion of patients will unfortunately develop relapsed disease following radical therapy. Treatment options for patients with hormone-resistant prostate cancer are very limited and, even with toxic therapy, such as docetaxel, the life expectancy is only improved by a median of 2 months. Advances in molecular oncology have identified key signalling pathways that are considered to be driving events in prostate carcinogenesis. The activation of multiple signalling pathways increases further the possibility of cross-talk among 'linear' signalling cascades. Hence signalling networks that may incorporate distinct pathways in prostate cancer, particularly in hormone-resistant disease, are increasingly appreciated in drug development programmes. With the development of potent small-molecule inhibitors capable of specifically suppressing the activities of individual 'linear' cascades, it may be that, by combining these agents as guided by the molecular signature of prostate cancer, a more efficient therapeutic regime may be developed. Therefore the present review focuses on evidence of abnormal signalling in prostate cancer and the potential of these targets in drug development, and incorporates key findings of relevant clinical trials to date.
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Zheng D, Kurenova E, Ucar D, Golubovskaya V, Magis A, Ostrov D, Cance WG, Hochwald SN. Targeting of the protein interaction site between FAK and IGF-1R. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 388:301-5. [PMID: 19664602 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.07.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2009] [Accepted: 07/30/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The interaction of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) plays an important role in cancer cell survival. Targeting this interaction with small molecule drugs could be a novel strategy in cancer therapy. By a series of pull-down assays using GST-tagged FAK fragments and His-tagged IGF-1R intracellular fragments, we showed that the FAK-NT2 (a.a. 127-243) domain directly interacts with the N-terminal part of the IGF-1R intracellular domain. Overexpressed FAK-NT2 domain was also shown to co-localize with IGF-1R in pancreatic cells. Computational modeling was used to predict the binding configuration of these two domains and to screen for small molecules binding to the interaction site. This strategy successfully identified a lead compound that disrupts FAK/IGF-1R interaction.
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- Donghang Zheng
- Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Emerging role of insulin-like growth factor receptor inhibitors in oncology: early clinical trial results and future directions. Oncogene 2009; 28:3009-21. [PMID: 19581933 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2009.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Preclinical evidence that targeting the insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-IR) is effective in cancer treatment has been accumulating for almost two decades. Efforts to develop drugs began in the late 1990s, and initial data from clinical trials were reported in 2006. The biological rationale for IGF-IR targeting has potential relevance to many tumor types, and early results have justified expanded programs to evaluate IGF-IR-targeting agents in many areas of clinical need. More than two dozen drug candidates have been developed and clinical trials are underway for at least 12 of these. Early clinical trials reveal an acceptable safety profile together with pharmacodynamic evidence that the receptor can be successfully targeted. It is premature to draw conclusions regarding efficacy, but well-documented instances of single-agent activity were noted during phase I evaluations, and recent evidence from a phase II study suggests that co-administration of an anti-IGF-IR antibody with chemotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer improves objective response rate and progression-free survival. With more than 70 trials involving a variety of drug candidates underway, the IGF-IR is becoming one of the most intensively investigated molecular targets in oncology. Early results justify the continuation of ongoing research across a broad range of cancer indications.
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Chitnis MM, Yuen JSP, Protheroe AS, Pollak M, Macaulay VM. The type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor pathway. Clin Cancer Res 2008; 14:6364-70. [PMID: 18927274 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-07-4879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 329] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Research conducted over the past two decades has shown the importance of the type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF1R) in tumorigenesis, metastasis, and resistance to existing forms of cancer therapy. The IGF1R itself has only recently been accepted as a credible treatment target, however, perhaps reflecting the potential problems for drug design posed by normal tissue IGF1R expression, and close homology with the insulin receptor. Currently approximately 12 anti-IGF1R therapeutics are undergoing clinical evaluation, including blocking antibodies and tyrosine kinase inhibitors. This review will summarize the principal signaling pathways activated by IGF1R and the preclinical data that validated this receptor as a treatment target. We will review clinical progress in the testing of IGF1R inhibitory drug candidates, the relative benefits and potential toxicities of coinhibition of the insulin receptor, and the rationale for combining IGF1R blockade with other cancer treatments. An understanding of IGF1R signaling is important because it will guide the incorporation of appropriate molecular markers into clinical trial design. This will be key to the identification of patients most likely to benefit, and so will influence the ability of IGF1R inhibition to make the transition from experimental intervention to clinical therapy.
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Kojima S, Inahara M, Suzuki H, Ichikawa T, Furuya Y. Implications of insulin-like growth factor-I for prostate cancer therapies. Int J Urol 2008; 16:161-7. [PMID: 19183230 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2008.02224.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In the last decade, abundant evidence has suggested that the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) family comprises a multi-component network of molecules involved in the regulation of both physiological and pathological growth processes in the prostate. The IGF axis plays an important role in the tumorigenesis and neoplastic growth of prostate cancer. Epidemiological observations indicate that circulating IGF-I levels are positively associated with increased risk of prostate cancer. Activation of IGF-I receptor (IGF-IR) by IGF-I has mitogenic and anti-apoptotic effects on normal and malignant prostate cells. Therapeutic alternatives in men with progressive prostate cancer after androgen ablation are very limited and more effective therapies are needed for such patients. Inactivation of the IGF-I axis represents a potential target to treat androgen-independent prostate cancer. This review addresses epidemiological studies of IGF-I and therapeutic strategies including reduction of IGF-I levels, inhibition of IGF-IR and the signaling mechanisms involved.
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- Satoko Kojima
- Department of Urology, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara, Chiba, Japan.
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Insulin and insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) are well known as key regulators of energy metabolism and growth. There is now considerable evidence that these hormones and the signal transduction networks they regulate have important roles in neoplasia. Epidermiological, clinical and laboratory research methods are being used to investigate novel cancer prevention and treatment strategies related to insulin and IGF signalling. Pharmacological strategies under study include the use of novel receptor-specific antibodies, receptor kinase inhibitors and AMP-activated protein kinase activators such as metformin. There is evidence that insulin and IGF signalling may also be relevant to dietary and lifestyle factors that influence cancer risk and cancer prognosis. Recent results are encouraging and have justified the expansion of many translational research programmes.
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- Michael Pollak
- Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Yuen JSP, Macaulay VM. Targeting the type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor as a treatment for cancer. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2008; 12:589-603. [PMID: 18410242 DOI: 10.1517/14728222.12.5.589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF1R) plays a critical role in transformation, invasion and apoptosis protection, and is an attractive cancer treatment target. OBJECTIVE To review IGF1R antibodies and kinase inhibitors that are in preclinical and clinical development, and to discuss questions that will influence the success of this approach in clinical practice. METHODS This review is drawn from published literature, meeting abstracts and online resources. RESULTS/CONCLUSION IGF1R blockade is generally well tolerated although it can induce hyperglycaemia. Single-agent activity has been documented in Ewing's sarcoma but not thus far in common solid tumours. Key issues include identification of factors that influence sensitivity to IGF1R blockade, and how most effectively to combine IGF1R inhibitors with other treatments.
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Affiliation(s)
- John S P Yuen
- Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, IGF Group, Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
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