Shinkyo Yoon, Hannah Yang, Hyun-Min Ryu, Eunjin Lee, Yujin Jo, Seyoung Seo, Deokhoon Kim, Chang Hoon Lee, Wanlim Kim, Kyung Hae Jung, Sook Ryun Park, Eun Kyung Choi, Sang-We Kim, Kang-Seo Park, Dae Ho Lee
Cancer Res Treat. 2022;54(3):767-781. Published online September 30, 2021
Purpose
Heat shock protein-90 (HSP90) remains an important cancer target because of its involvement in multiple oncogenic protein pathways and biologic processes. Although many HSP90 inhibitors have been tested in the treatment of KRAS-mutant non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), most, including AUY922, have failed due to toxic effects and resistance generation, even though a modest efficacy has been observed for these drugs in clinical trials. In our present study, we investigated the novel mechanism of resistance to AUY922 to explore possible avenues of overcoming and want to provide some insights that may assist with the future development of successful next-generation HSP90 inhibitors.
Materials and Methods
We established two AUY922-resistant KRAS-mutated NSCLC cells and conducted RNA sequencing to identify novel resistance biomarker.
Results
We identified novel two resistance biomarkers. We observed that both integrin Av (ITGAv) and β3 (ITGB3) induce AUY922-resistance via focal adhesion kinase (FAK) activation, as well as an epithelial-mesenchymal transition, in both in vitro and in vivo xenograft model. mRNAs of both ITGAv and ITGB3 were also found to be elevated in a patient who had shown acquired resistance in a clinical trial of AUY922. ITGAv was induced by miR-142 downregulation, and ITGB3 was increased by miR-150 downregulation during the development of AUY922-resistance. Therefore, miR-150 and miR-142 overexpression effectively inhibited ITGAvB3-dependent FAK activation, restoring sensitivity to AUY922.
Conclusion
The synergistic co-targeting of FAK and HSP90 attenuated the growth of ITGAvB3-induced AUY922-resistant KRAS-mutated NSCLC cells in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that this combination may overcome acquired AUY922-resistance in KRAS-mutant NSCLC.
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Purpose
KRAS mutations have been used widely as prognostic or predictive marker in patients with
advanced colorectal cancer (CRC). However, it may be difficult to obtain a tumor tissue for
analyzing the status of KRAS mutation in large proportion of patients with advanced
disease.
Materials and Methods
We obtained pairs of tumor and serum samples from 65 patients with advanced CRC,
between March 2008 and July 2011. KRAS mutation status from the tumor samples was
analyzed by genomic polymerase chain reaction and direct sequence, and KRASmutation
status from the serum samples was determined by a genomic polymerase chain reaction–
restriction fragment length polymorphism assay.
Results
KRAS mutations were detected in the serum samples of 26 patients and in the tumor
samples of 31 patients. KRAS mutation status in the serum and tumor samples was
consistent in 44 of the 65 pairs (67.7%). There was a significant correlation between the
mutations detected in the serum sample and the mutations detected in the matched tumor
sample (correlation index, 0.35; p < 0.004). Twenty-two of the 57 patients (38.5%) received
anti-epidermal growth factor receptor therapy as any line therapy. There was no significant
difference in the overall survival (OS) in accordance to the status of KRASmutations in both
the serum and tumor samples (p > 0.05). In a multivariate analysis, liver metastasis and
no cytoreductive operation were independent prognostic factors for decreased OS.
Conclusion
The serum sample might alternatively be used when it is difficult to obtain tumor tissues
for analyzing the status of KRAS mutation in patients with advanced CRC.
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