pyrimidinones and Adenocarcinoma-of-Lung

pyrimidinones has been researched along with Adenocarcinoma-of-Lung* in 21 studies

Reviews

2 review(s) available for pyrimidinones and Adenocarcinoma-of-Lung

ArticleYear
Trametinib in the treatment of multiple malignancies harboring MEK1 mutations.
    Cancer treatment reviews, 2019, Volume: 81

    The aberrant activation of RAS-derived mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway plays a prominent role in tumorigenesis of an array of malignancies. The reasons are usually the upstream activated mutations including mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1/2 (MEK1/2). As oncogenic mutations, MEK1 mutations have been observed in a variety of malignancies including melanoma, histiocytic neoplasms, colorectal cancer and lung cancer. Presently, the use of trametinib, a highly selective MEK1/2 inhibitor, was limited to BRAF mutations, according to the approvals of FDA. Therefore, we consider that this is a question worth studying that whether malignancies with MEK1 mutations are sensitive to the treatment of trametinib. This review discussed the function of MEK1 mutations, retrieved the frequency and distribution of MEK1 mutations in various malignancies, and reviewed the basic experiments and clinical case reports on trametinib in the treatment of cell lines or patients with MEK1 mutations. Most studies have demonstrated that trametinib was effective to cells or tumor patients harboring MEK1 mutations, which suggest that the MEK1 mutations might be potential indications of trametinib therapy. In addition, it was also reported that resistance was observed in the treatment of trametinib, suggesting that different MEK1 mutations may have different response to trametinib, and further studies are necessary to distinguish that which MEK1 mutations are appropriate for the treatment with trametinib and which are not.

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Asian People; Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell; Humans; Liver Neoplasms; Lung Neoplasms; MAP Kinase Kinase 1; Mice; Mutation; Neoplasms; NIH 3T3 Cells; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones

2019
GalNAc-T14 promotes metastasis through Wnt dependent HOXB9 expression in lung adenocarcinoma.
    Oncotarget, 2015, Dec-08, Volume: 6, Issue:39

    While metastasis, the main cause of lung cancer-related death, has been extensively studied, the underlying molecular mechanism remains unclear. A previous clinicogenomic study revealed that expression of N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase (GalNAc-T14), is highly inversely correlated with recurrence-free survival in those with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the underlying molecular mechanism(s) has not been determined. Here, we showed that GalNAc-T14 expression was positively associated with the invasive phenotype. Microarray and biochemical analyses revealed that HOXB9, the expression of which was increased in a GalNAc-T14-dependent manner, played an important role in metastasis. GalNAc-T14 increased the sensitivity of the WNT response and increased the stability of the β-catenin protein, leading to induced expression of HOXB9 and acquisition of an invasive phenotype. Pharmacological inhibition of β-catenin in GalNAc-T14-expressing cancer cells suppressed HOXB9 expression and invasion. A meta-analysis of clinical genomics data revealed that expression of GalNAc-T14 or HOXB9 was strongly correlated with reduced recurrence-free survival and increased hazard risk, suggesting that targeting β-catenin within the GalNAc-T14/WNT/HOXB9 axis may be a novel therapeutic approach to inhibit metastasis in NSCLC.

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; beta Catenin; Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Movement; Databases, Genetic; Disease-Free Survival; Gene Expression Profiling; Heterografts; Homeodomain Proteins; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Mice, Nude; N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; Phenotype; Protein Stability; Pyrimidinones; Time Factors; Transfection; Treatment Outcome; Wnt Signaling Pathway

2015

Other Studies

19 other study(ies) available for pyrimidinones and Adenocarcinoma-of-Lung

ArticleYear
Colon metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma with BRAF V600E mutation: A case report.
    Frontiers in immunology, 2022, Volume: 13

    Symptomatic colon metastasis from primary lung cancer is rare in clinical practice. We report the case of a 58-year-old patient with advanced lung adenocarcinoma who developed abdominal symptoms, including abdominal distention and difficulty defecating, after immunotherapy and chemotherapy. The patient was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, and systemic positron emission tomography-computed tomography confirmed multiple lymph node, pleural, and adrenal metastases. Molecular detection indicated BRAF V600E mutation and high programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression. After first-line anti-programmed cell death protein 1 immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy, the nodes in the chest remarkably diminished. However, it was followed by colon obstruction, incomplete ileus, and bone metastasis. Endoscopic histological examination confirmed adenocarcinoma but could not identify primary or secondary tumors due to insufficient tissue. We performed colon resection to remove the obstruction, and postoperative tissue pathological microscopy confirmed metastasis from the lung adenocarcinoma. We corroborated the BRAF V600E mutation and high PD-L1 expression and supported the molecular features of lung adenocarcinoma. During hospitalization, the patient presented with unbearable pain in the bone metastases, and palliative radiotherapy was administered. Then, the patient received dabrafenib plus trametinib as the second-line therapy. This report discusses the clinical characteristics, pathology, imaging, molecular profile assessments, and treatment of primary lung adenocarcinoma with colon metastasis.

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; B7-H1 Antigen; Colonic Neoplasms; Humans; Imidazoles; Lung Neoplasms; Middle Aged; Mutation; Oximes; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones; Rectal Neoplasms

2022
Successful Switch to Vemurafenib Plus Cobimetinib After Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib Toxicity in BRAF
    Clinical lung cancer, 2021, Volume: 22, Issue:1

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Azetidines; Drug Substitution; Humans; Imidazoles; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Mutation; Oximes; Piperidines; Prognosis; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones; Vemurafenib

2021
Lung Adenocarcinoma With Primary LIMD1-BRAF Fusion Treated With MEK Inhibitor: A Case Report.
    Clinical lung cancer, 2021, Volume: 22, Issue:6

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Aged; Humans; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; LIM Domain Proteins; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; Mutation; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones

2021
Erlotinib and Trametinib in Patients With
    JCO precision oncology, 2021, Volume: 5

    Inhibition of the MEK/ERK pathway is critical for Bcl-2-like protein 11 (BIM)-mediated epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-induced apoptosis, and dysregulation of this pathway may be a mechanism of acquired resistance. Therefore, MEK inhibition with trametinib and an EGFR TKI may resensitize tumors with acquired resistance. Limited targeted therapies are available after progression on EGFR TKIs, and it is in this setting that we completed a phase I/II study of erlotinib and trametinib.. Patients with metastatic. Twenty-three patients were accrued; patients had received a median of two lines of prior TKI therapy (61% prior osimertinib), and 48% had acquired EGFR T790M. We confirmed one partial response (1/23, 4%, 95% CI, 0 to 22). The median progression-free survival was 1.8 months, and the median overall survival was 21 months. Diarrhea (87%), acneiform rash (87%), and fatigue (52%) were the most common treatment-related adverse events. Two patients who had tumor shrinkage both harbored a. Addition of trametinib to erlotinib in the acquired resistance setting in an unselected population is not efficacious. Future studies should focus on targeted therapies in molecularly selected populations. Acquired

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; ErbB Receptors; Erlotinib Hydrochloride; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Mutation; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones

2021
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis in a patient treated with dabrafenib and trametinib for BRAF V600E positive lung adenocarcinoma.
    BMC cancer, 2020, Mar-04, Volume: 20, Issue:1

    Dabrafenib and trametinib combination therapy is approved for the treatment of patients with BRAF V600E positive tumors including melanoma and lung cancer. The effect of BRAF and MEK inhibitors on the immune system is not fully understood although a number of case reports indicate autoimmune side effects related to the use of these drugs. Here, we discuss a case of a patient diagnosed with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) shortly after starting treatment with dabrafenib and trametinib for BRAF V600E positive metastatic lung adenocarcinoma.. A 57 years old female patient was diagnosed with recurrent lung adenocarcinoma following initial lobectomy for early stage disease. A BRAF V600E mutation was identified at the time of recurrence and she received combination dabrafenib and trametinib therapy. Shortly after commencement of treatment, she developed persistent fevers necessitating withholding both drugs. Pyrexia continued and was followed by left vision loss and acute kidney injury. Further rheumatological workup led to the unifying diagnosis of GPA. The patient was then treated with rituximab for GPA to the present date while all antineoplastic drugs were held. Lung cancer oligoprogression was addressed with radiation therapy and has not required further systemic treatment whereas GPA has been controlled to-date with rituximab.. This case report raises awareness among clinicians treating patients with lung cancer for the possibility of triggering a flare of autoimmune diseases like GPA in patients with BRAF V600E positive lung cancer receiving treatment with BRAF directed therapy.

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Amino Acid Substitution; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Female; Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis; Humans; Imidazoles; Lung Neoplasms; Middle Aged; Oximes; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones; Rituximab; Treatment Outcome

2020
Primary CNS Metastatic BRAF-mutated Lung Adenocarcinoma With Complete Intracranial Response to BRAF/MEK Inhibition.
    Clinical lung cancer, 2020, Volume: 21, Issue:6

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Aged; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Brain Neoplasms; Combined Modality Therapy; Humans; Imidazoles; Lung Neoplasms; MAP Kinase Kinase 1; Mutation; Oximes; Prognosis; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones; Radiosurgery

2020
Response to the Combination of Osimertinib and Trametinib in a Patient With EGFR-Mutant NSCLC Harboring an Acquired BRAF Fusion.
    Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, 2019, Volume: 14, Issue:10

    Topics: Acrylamides; Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Angiopoietin-Like Protein 6; Angiopoietin-like Proteins; Aniline Compounds; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; ErbB Receptors; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Middle Aged; Mutation; Neoplasm Metastasis; Oncogene Proteins, Fusion; Prognosis; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones

2019
Acquired BRAF V600E Mutation Mediated Resistance to Osimertinib and Responded to Osimertinib, Dabrafenib, and Trametinib Combination Therapy.
    Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, 2019, Volume: 14, Issue:10

    Topics: Acrylamides; Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Aged; Aniline Compounds; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Bone Neoplasms; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; ErbB Receptors; Humans; Imidazoles; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Mutation; Oximes; Prognosis; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones

2019
Acute encephalopathy secondary to dabrafenib and trametinib in BRAF-positive metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung.
    Journal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners, 2019, Volume: 25, Issue:6

    Acute encephalopathy secondary to targeted therapy with BRAF inhibitors is uncommon. There are few case reports in patients with metastatic melanoma who received treatment with dabrafenib and trametinib, and developed acute confusion. The encephalopathy appears to resolve after the discontinuation of offending drug, with patient returning to their baseline mentation and functional ability. The mechanism of the encephalopathy has been unclear. Unlike posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, which has been reported with vemurafenib and cobimetinib combination in melanoma patients, there are generally no acute imaging abnormalities observed (e.g. on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging brain scans). We report a case of acute encephalopathy in a patient with BRAF mutated metastatic lung cancer due to dabrafenib and trametinib treatment. With the increasing use of targeted therapies in lung cancer treatments, it is important for clinicians to be aware of potentially toxic effects of novel treatments.

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Brain Diseases; Humans; Imidazoles; Male; Oximes; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones

2019
Adverse Event Management in Patients with
    The oncologist, 2019, Volume: 24, Issue:7

    Therapies for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) continue to become more sophisticated. Chemotherapeutics are giving way to newer approaches such as immune checkpoint inhibitors and targeted therapies for greater efficacy and improved outcomes. Dabrafenib plus trametinib combination therapy was first approved for the treatment of metastatic melanoma harboring the

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Cohort Studies; Disease Management; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Imidazoles; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Mutation; Oximes; Prognosis; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones; Survival Rate

2019
Clinical Benefit From BRAF/MEK Inhibition in a Double Non-V600E BRAF Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report.
    Clinical lung cancer, 2019, Volume: 20, Issue:3

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Aged; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; Humans; Imidazoles; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Mutation; Neoplasm Metastasis; Oximes; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones; Remission Induction; Treatment Outcome

2019
Response of BRAF
    Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, 2019, Volume: 14, Issue:5

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Aged; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Brain Neoplasms; Humans; Imidazoles; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Oximes; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones

2019
MCL1 inhibition enhances the therapeutic effect of MEK inhibitors in KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma cells.
    Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2019, Volume: 133

    MCL1 is an anti-apoptotic BCL2 family member that is highly expressed in various malignant tumors. However, little is known about the role of MCL1 in KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinomas. In this study, we aimed to clarify whether MCL1 could be a therapeutic target in KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinomas for which no effective molecular targeted drugs are available.. We examined to what extent MCL1 knockdown either alone or in combination with MEK inhibitor trametinib suppressed growth or induced apoptosis in the KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma cell line H441 and EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma cell line H1975. Furthermore, we investigated the therapeutic effects of dual inhibition of MCL1 and Bcl-xL, another anti-apoptotic BCL2 family member, in these two cell lines.. MCL1 knockdown alone did not induce apoptosis in H441 or H1975 cells. However, MCL1-depleted H441 and H1975 cells underwent apoptosis and decreased in number in the presence of trametinib. We also confirmed that combined therapy by MCL1 knockdown and trametinib almost completely suppressed the growth of H441 cells in vivo. Moreover, dual knockdown of MCL1 and Bcl-xL induced extensive apoptosis in H441 and H1975 cells.. These findings suggest that combined treatments of MCL1 knockdown and trametinib or dual inhibition of MCL1 and Bcl-xL would be effective therapies for lung adenocarcinomas including the KRAS-mutant subtype.

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; bcl-X Protein; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Female; Gene Knockdown Techniques; Genetic Therapy; Lung Neoplasms; Mice; Mice, Nude; Mutation; Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein; Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); Pyridones; Pyrimidinones; Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

2019
An Acquired NRAS Q61K Mutation in BRAF V600E-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma Resistant to Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib.
    Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, 2018, Volume: 13, Issue:8

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; Female; Humans; Imidazoles; Lung Neoplasms; Middle Aged; Mutation; Oximes; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones

2018
Survivin knockdown induces senescence in TTF‑1-expressing, KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinomas.
    International journal of oncology, 2018, Volume: 53, Issue:1

    Survivin plays a key role in regulating the cell cycle and apoptosis, and is highly expressed in the majority of malignant tumors. However, little is known about the roles of survivin in KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinomas. In the present study, we examined 28 KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma tissues and two KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma cell lines, H358 and H441, in order to elucidate the potential of survivin as a therapeutic target. We found that 19 (68%) of the 28 KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinomas were differentiated tumors expressing thyroid transcription factor‑1 (TTF‑1) and E-cadherin. Patients with tumors immunohistochemically positive for survivin (n=18) had poorer outcomes than those with survivin-negative tumors (n=10). In the H358 and H441 cells, which expressed TTF‑1 and E-cadherin, survivin knockdown alone induced senescence, not apoptosis. However, in monolayer culture, the H358 cells and H441 cells in which survivin was silenced, underwent significant apoptosis following combined treatment with ABT-263, a Bcl‑2 inhibitor, and trametinib, a MEK inhibitor. Importantly, the triple combination of survivin knockdown with ABT-263 and trametinib treatment, clearly induced cell death in a three-dimensional cell culture model and in an in vivo tumor xenograft model. We also observed that the growth of the H358 and H441 cells was slightly, yet significantly suppressed in vitro when TTF‑1 was silenced. These findings collectively suggest that the triple combination of survivin knockdown with ABT-263 and trametinib treatment, may be a potential strategy for the treatment of KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma. Furthermore, our findings indicate that the well‑differentiated type of KRAS-mutant lung tumors depends, at least in part, on TTF‑1 for growth.

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aniline Compounds; Cadherins; Carcinogenesis; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Cellular Senescence; DNA-Binding Proteins; Female; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; Gene Knockdown Techniques; Humans; Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; Lung Neoplasms; Male; MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 1; Middle Aged; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); Pyridones; Pyrimidinones; Sulfonamides; Survivin; Transcription Factors

2018
Trametinib downregulates survivin expression in RB1-positive KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma cells.
    Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2018, 06-18, Volume: 501, Issue:1

    High expression levels of survivin in KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinomas are linked with unfavorable patient outcomes, suggesting that survivin is a promising target for tumor treatment. We found that trametinib, a MEK inhibitor, downregulates survivin expression in the RB1-positive KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma cell lines H358 and H441. In these cell lines, trametinib treatment induced p21 expression and dephosphorylated RB1, leading to sustained suppression of survivin. Knockdown of p21 or RB1 restored survivin expression in trametinib-treated cells, at least partially, which supports the contribution of these molecules to trametinib-mediated survivin suppression. In RB1-negative KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma H2009 cells, survivin downregulation by trametinib was only slight and transient, and trametinib-resistant (TR) cells developed within 1 month of treatment. H2009 TR cells depended much more on survivin for survival than its parental cells, as evidenced by apoptosis induction when survivin was depleted. These findings collectively suggest that trametinib is effective for the treatment of RB1-positive KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinomas through sustained survivin suppression, but not for RB1-negative lung adenocarcinomas. Thus, the RB1 status could be a biomarker for trametinib application in KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinomas.

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Antineoplastic Agents; Biomarkers, Tumor; Cell Line, Tumor; Down-Regulation; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; Gene Knockdown Techniques; Humans; Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; Lung Neoplasms; Models, Biological; Mutation; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); Pyridones; Pyrimidinones; Retinoblastoma Binding Proteins; Survivin; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases

2018
A Transcriptional Signature Identifies LKB1 Functional Status as a Novel Determinant of MEK Sensitivity in Lung Adenocarcinoma.
    Cancer research, 2017, 01-01, Volume: 77, Issue:1

    LKB1 is a commonly mutated tumor suppressor in non-small cell lung cancer that exerts complex effects on signal transduction and transcriptional regulation. To better understand the downstream impact of loss of functional LKB1, we developed a transcriptional fingerprint assay representing this phenotype. This assay was predictive of LKB1 functional loss in cell lines and clinical specimens, even those without detected sequence alterations in the gene. In silico screening of drug sensitivity data identified putative LKB1-selective drug candidates, revealing novel associations not apparent from analysis of LKB1 mutations alone. Among the candidates, MEK inhibitors showed robust association with signature expression in both training and testing datasets independent of RAS/RAF mutations. This susceptibility phenotype is directly altered by RNA interference-mediated LKB1 knockdown or by LKB1 re-expression into mutant cell lines and is readily observed in vivo using a xenograft model. MEK sensitivity is dependent on LKB1-induced changes in AKT and FOXO3 activation, consistent with genomic and proteomic analyses of LKB1-deficient lung adenocarcinomas. Our findings implicate the MEK pathway as a potential therapeutic target for LKB1-deficient cancers and define a practical NanoString biomarker to identify functional LKB1 loss. Cancer Res; 77(1); 153-63. ©2016 AACR.

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Adenocarcinoma of Lung; AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; Animals; Benzimidazoles; Biomarkers, Tumor; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; Female; Heterografts; Humans; Immunoblotting; Lung Neoplasms; MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases; MAP Kinase Signaling System; Mice; Mice, Inbred NOD; Mice, SCID; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones; Transcriptome

2017
Identification of an "Exceptional Responder" Cell Line to MEK1 Inhibition: Clinical Implications for MEK-Targeted Therapy.
    Molecular cancer research : MCR, 2016, Volume: 14, Issue:2

    The identification of somatic genetic alterations that confer sensitivity to pharmacologic inhibitors has led to new cancer therapies. To identify mutations that confer an exceptional dependency, shRNA-based loss-of-function data were analyzed from a dataset of numerous cell lines to reveal genes that are essential in a small subset of cancer cell lines. Once these cell lines were determined, detailed genomic characterization from these cell lines was utilized to ascertain the genomic aberrations that led to this extreme dependency. This method, in a large subset of lung cancer cell lines, yielded a single lung adenocarcinoma cell line, NCI-H1437, which is sensitive to RNA interference of MAP2K1 expression. Notably, NCI-H1437 is the only lung cancer cell line included in the dataset with a known activating mutation in MAP2K1 (Q56P). Subsequent validation using shRNA and CRISPR-Cas9 confirmed MAP2K1 dependency. In vitro and in vivo inhibitor studies established that NCI-H1437 cells are sensitive to MEK1 inhibitors, including the FDA-approved drug trametinib. Like NCI-H1437 cells, the MAP2K1-mutant cell lines SNU-C1 (colon) and OCUM-1 (gastric) showed decreased viability after MAP2K1 depletion via Cas9-mediated gene editing. Similarly, these cell lines were particularly sensitive to trametinib treatment compared with control cell lines. On the basis of these data, cancers that harbor driver mutations in MAP2K1 could benefit from treatment with MEK1 inhibitors. Furthermore, this functional data mining approach provides a general method to experimentally test genomic features that confer dependence in tumors.. Cancers with an activated RAS/MAPK pathway driven by oncogenic MAP2K1 mutations may be particularly sensitive to MEK1 inhibitor treatments.

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Animals; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Survival; Computational Biology; Drug Delivery Systems; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; MAP Kinase Kinase 1; Mice; Mutation; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones; RNA Interference; Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

2016
A combinatorial strategy for treating KRAS-mutant lung cancer.
    Nature, 2016, 06-30, Volume: 534, Issue:7609

    Therapeutic targeting of KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma represents a major goal of clinical oncology. KRAS itself has proved difficult to inhibit, and the effectiveness of agents that target key KRAS effectors has been thwarted by activation of compensatory or parallel pathways that limit their efficacy as single agents. Here we take a systematic approach towards identifying combination targets for trametinib, a MEK inhibitor approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, which acts downstream of KRAS to suppress signalling through the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade. Informed by a short-hairpin RNA screen, we show that trametinib provokes a compensatory response involving the fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) that leads to signalling rebound and adaptive drug resistance. As a consequence, genetic or pharmacological inhibition of FGFR1 in combination with trametinib enhances tumour cell death in vitro and in vivo. This compensatory response shows distinct specificities: it is dominated by FGFR1 in KRAS-mutant lung and pancreatic cancer cells, but is not activated or involves other mechanisms in KRAS wild-type lung and KRAS-mutant colon cancer cells. Importantly, KRAS-mutant lung cancer cells and patients’ tumours treated with trametinib show an increase in FRS2 phosphorylation, a biomarker of FGFR activation; this increase is abolished by FGFR1 inhibition and correlates with sensitivity to trametinib and FGFR inhibitor combinations. These results demonstrate that FGFR1 can mediate adaptive resistance to trametinib and validate a combinatorial approach for treating KRAS-mutant lung cancer.

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Adenocarcinoma of Lung; Animals; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Cell Death; Cell Proliferation; Colonic Neoplasms; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; Enzyme Activation; Feedback, Physiological; Female; Humans; Imidazoles; Lung Neoplasms; MAP Kinase Signaling System; Mice; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; Mutant Proteins; Mutation; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Phosphorylation; Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); Pyridazines; Pyridones; Pyrimidinones; Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1; Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

2016