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KRASG12D inhibition reprograms the microenvironment of early and advanced pancreatic cancer to promote FAS-mediated killing by CD8+ T cells

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Mahadevan, Krishnan K., McAndrews, Kathleen M., LeBleu, Valerie S., Yang, Sujuan, Lyu, Hengyu, Li, Bingrui, Sockwell, Amari M., Kirtley, Michelle L. +16 more·2023·Cancer Cell

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The KRAS G12D mutation is present in nearly half of pancreatic adenocarcinomas (PDAC). We investigated the effects of inhibiting the KRAS G12D mutant protein with MRTX1133, a non-covalent small molecule inhibitor of KRAS G12D, on early and advanced PDAC and its influence on the tumor microenvironment. Employing 16 different models of KRAS G12D-driven PDAC, we demonstrate that MRTX1133 reverses early PDAC growth, increases intratumoral CD8+ effector T cells, decreases myeloid infiltration, and reprograms cancer-associated fibroblasts. MRTX1133 leads to regression of both established PanINs and advanced PDAC. Regression of advanced PDAC requires CD8+ T cells and immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) synergizes with MRTX1133 to eradicate PDAC and prolong overall survival. Mechanistically, inhibition of KRAS G12D in advanced PDAC and human patient derived organoids induces FAS expression in cancer cells and facilitates CD8+ T cell-mediated death. Collectively, this study provides a rationale for a synergistic combination of MRTX1133 with ICB in clinical trials.

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  • Short-term treatment with MRTX1133 resulted in increases in CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in the orthotopic model.

    “Consistent with prior reports (32, 33), short-term treatment with MRTX1133 resulted in increases in CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in this orthotopic model (Supplementary Fig. S9A–S9C).”

    From Mechanisms of Resistance to Oncogenic KRAS Inhibition in Pancreatic Cancer (2024) · cites this paper as [32]

    The passage accompanying Figure 5 reports increased proportions of naïve CD4+ cells, CD8+ cells, and CD8+ effector cells after MRTX1133 treatment in the orthotopic KPC689 model. It does not specify that these T-cell increases followed short-term treatment, so the timing qualifier is not established by the cited passage (page unavailable). (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • MRTX1133 has been shown to confer robust short-term responses in genetically engineered mouse models of PDAC and displayed increased efficacy when combined with immune checkpoint blockade.

    “Moreover, MRTX1133 has been shown to confer robust short-term responses in genetically engineered mouse models (GEMM) of PDAC (33) and displayed increased efficacy when combined with immune checkpoint blockade (32).”
  • Recent preclinical work with MRTX1133 has demonstrated excellent responses in cell line and xenograft models of PDAC.

    “Recent preclinical work with MRTX1133 has demonstrated excellent responses in cell line and xenograft models of PDAC (30, 32).”
  • Combining MRTX1133 with one or more immune checkpoint blockades was more effective than MRTX1133 as a single agent in a murine model of PDAC.

    “Combining the KRAS G12D inhibitor MRTX1133 with one or more immune checkpoint blockades was more effective than MRTX1133 as a single agent in a murine model of PDAC [132].”
  • Addition of αCTLA-4 or αCTLA-4 with αPD-1 to MRTX1133 sustained tumor inhibition and facilitated immune-mediated cancer clearance in a murine PDAC model.

    “Unlike MRTX1133 monotherapy, which eventually allowed tumor escape leading to PDAC progression, the addition of either αCTLA-4 or αCTLA-4 with αPD-1 sustained tumor inhibition and facilitated immune-mediated cancer clearance [132].”

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Mahadevan, K. K., McAndrews, K. M., LeBleu, V. S., Yang, S., Lyu, H., Li, B., Sockwell, A. M., Kirtley, M. L., Morse, S. J., Moreno Diaz, B. A., Kim, M. P., Feng, N., Lopez, A. M., Guerrero, P. A., Paradiso, F., Sugimoto, H., Arian, K. A., Ying, H., Barekatain, Y., Sthanam, L. K., Kelly, P. J., Maitra, A., Heffernan, T. P., & Kalluri, R.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
  • Northwestern University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Maitra, Anirban
  • Heffernan, Timothy P.
  • Kalluri, Raghu
Venue
Cancer Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2023-09
Volume
41
Issue
9
Pages
1606-1620.e8
ISSN
1535-6108 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4386150010
Cited by
258
References
43
Citations by year
2026: 88 · 2025: 93 · 2024: 72 · 2023: 5
FWCI
31.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cancer Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Commons-TMC (Texas Medical Center) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Break Through Cancer
  • National Cancer Institute (P01 CA117969, P30CA16672, R35CA263815, U54CA274371)
  • Sid W. Richardson Foundation
  • Lustgarten Foundation
  • Johns Hopkins University
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
Keywords
KRAS G12D, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, MRTX1133, KRAS inhibitors, tumor microenvironment, CD8+ T cells, cancer-associated fibroblasts, myeloid cell infiltration, pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia, immune checkpoint blockade, combination therapy, patient-derived organoids
MeSH terms
Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring, Humans, Naphthalenes, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Tumor Microenvironment

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