Comprehensive targeting of resistance to inhibition of RTK signaling pathways by using glucocorticoids.
A549 Cells
Animals
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Cytokines
/ metabolism
Disease Models, Animal
Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
/ drug effects
ErbB Receptors
/ drug effects
Female
Glucocorticoids
/ pharmacology
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Mice
Mice, Inbred NOD
Mice, SCID
Mice, Transgenic
Prednisone
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
/ pharmacology
STAT3 Transcription Factor
/ metabolism
Signal Transduction
/ drug effects
Thalidomide
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Up-Regulation
Journal
Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 12 2021
01 12 2021
Historique:
received:
23
02
2021
accepted:
09
11
2021
entrez:
2
12
2021
pubmed:
3
12
2021
medline:
29
12
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Inhibition of RTK pathways in cancer triggers an adaptive response that promotes therapeutic resistance. Because the adaptive response is multifaceted, the optimal approach to blunting it remains undetermined. TNF upregulation is a biologically significant response to EGFR inhibition in NSCLC. Here, we compared a specific TNF inhibitor (etanercept) to thalidomide and prednisone, two drugs that block TNF and also other inflammatory pathways. Prednisone is significantly more effective in suppressing EGFR inhibition-induced inflammatory signals. Remarkably, prednisone induces a shutdown of bypass RTK signaling and inhibits key resistance signals such as STAT3, YAP and TNF-NF-κB. Combined with EGFR inhibition, prednisone is significantly superior to etanercept or thalidomide in durably suppressing tumor growth in multiple mouse models, indicating that a broad suppression of adaptive signals is more effective than blocking a single component. We identify prednisone as a drug that can effectively inhibit adaptive resistance with acceptable toxicity in NSCLC and other cancers.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34853306
doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27276-7
pii: 10.1038/s41467-021-27276-7
pmc: PMC8636603
doi:
Substances chimiques
Cytokines
0
Glucocorticoids
0
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
0
STAT3 Transcription Factor
0
Stat3 protein, mouse
0
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
0
Thalidomide
4Z8R6ORS6L
EGFR protein, mouse
EC 2.7.10.1
ErbB Receptors
EC 2.7.10.1
Prednisone
VB0R961HZT
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
7014Subventions
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R01 CA197796
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R01 CA246807
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : S10 OD023552
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : P30 CA142543
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R01 CA244212
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : K24 CA201543
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : P50 CA070907
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : U01 CA176284
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : R01 CA194578
Pays : United States
Organisme : BLRD VA
ID : I01 BX002559
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2021. This is a U.S. Government work and not under copyright protection in the US; foreign copyright protection may apply.
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