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Itraconazole Reversing Acquired Resistance to Osimertinib in NSCLC by Inhibiting the SHH/DUSP13B/p‐STAT3 Axis

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Zheng, Hongmei, Tang, Yaoxiang, Zang, Hongjing, Luo, Jiadi, Zhou, Hanqiong, Zhan, Yuting, Zou, Ying, Wen, Qiuyuan +2 more·2025·Advanced Science

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There is an urgent necessity to devise efficient tactics to tackle the inevitable development of resistance to osimertinib, which is a third‐generation epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor used in treating EGFR‐mutant nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study demonstrates that combining itraconazole with osimertinib synergistically reduces the proliferation and migration, enhances the apoptosis of osimertinib‐resistant cells, and effectively inhibits the growth of osimertinib‐resistant tumors. Mechanistically, itraconazole combined with osimertinib promotes the proteasomal degradation of sonic hedgehog (SHH), resulting in inactivation of the SHH/Dual‐specificity phosphatase 13B (DUSP13B)/p‐STAT3 and Hedgehog pathways, suppressing Myc proto‐oncogene protein (c‐Myc). Additionally, DUSP13B interacts with signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and modulates its phosphorylation. Interestingly, it is observed that SHH overexpression partially rescues the synergistic effects of this combination treatment strategy through the SHH/DUSP13B/p‐STAT3 signaling axis. Moreover, it is found that SHH, (GLI1), p‐STAT3, and DUSP13B play significant predictive roles in osimertinib resistance. In lung adenocarcinoma, p‐STAT3 is positively correlated with SHH but negatively correlated with DUSP13B. Together, these results highlight the crucial role of itraconazole in reversing the acquired resistance to osimertinib and provide a scientific rationale for the therapeutic strategy of combining osimertinib with itraconazole.

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Zheng, H., Tang, Y., Zang, H., Luo, J., Zhou, H., Zhan, Y., Zou, Y., Wen, Q., Ma, J., & Fan, S.
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  • Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (CN)
  • Central South University (CN)
Corresponding author
Fan, Songqing
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Advanced Science
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Wiley
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2024-12-25
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12
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7
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e2409416-e2409416
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2198-3844 (ISSN-L)
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  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (82272722, 81773218, 82102805, 82200019)
  • Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (2021JJ40890)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research
Keywords
itraconazole, osimertinib, acquired drug resistance, EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer, Sonic hedgehog, STAT3 phosphorylation, c-Myc, Hedgehog signaling, proteasomal degradation, combination therapy, lung adenocarcinoma, Gli1
MeSH terms
Proto-Oncogene Mas, Acrylamides, Aniline Compounds, Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Indoles, Lung Neoplasms, Pyrimidines, Signal Transduction, Apoptosis, Itraconazole, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, STAT3 Transcription Factor, Mice, Hedgehog Proteins

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