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Assessment of ABT-263 activity across a cancer cell line collection leads to a potent combination therapy for small-cell lung cancer

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Faber, Anthony C., Farago, Anna F., Costa, Carlotta, Dastur, Anahita, Gomez-Caraballo, Maria, Robbins, Rebecca, Wagner, Bethany L., Rideout, William M. +22 more·2015·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Abstract

Significance: Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive carcinoma with few effective treatment options beyond first-line chemotherapy. BH3 mimetics, such as ABT-263, promote apoptosis in SCLC cell lines, but early phase clinical trials demonstrated no significant clinical benefit. Here, we examine the sensitivity of a large panel of cancer cell lines, including SCLC, to ABT-263 and find that high Bcl2-interacting mediator of cell death (BIM) and low myeloid cell leukemia 1 (MCL-1) expression together predict sensitivity. SCLC cells relatively resistant to ABT-263 are sensitized by TORC1/2 inhibition via MCL-1 reduction. Combination of ABT-263 and TORC1/2 inhibition stabilizes or shrinks tumors in xenograft models, in autochthonous SCLC tumors in a genetically engineered mouse model, and in a patient-derived xenograft SCLC model. Collectively, these data support a compelling new therapeutic strategy for treating SCLC.

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Faber, A. C., Farago, A. F., Costa, C., Dastur, A., Gomez-Caraballo, M., Robbins, R., Wagner, B. L., Rideout, W. M., Jakubik, C. T., Ham, J., Edelman, E. J., Ebi, H., Yeo, A. T., Hata, A. N., Song, Y., Patel, N. U., March, R. J., Tam, A. T., Milano, R. J., Boisvert, J. L., Hicks, M. A., Elmiligy, S., Malstrom, S. E., Rivera, M. N., Harada, H., Windle, B. E., Ramaswamy, S., Benes, C. H., Jacks, T., & Engelman, J. A.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA 02129;
  • Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research At MIT (US)
  • Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
  • Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2015-03-03
Volume
112
Issue
11
Pages
E1288-96
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W1981797550
Cited by
127
References
46
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 7
FWCI
8.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Funders
  • HHS | NIH | National Cancer Institute (2P50 CA09057, R01CA40594, R01CA137008-01, 1U54HG006097-1, P30-CA14051)
  • U.S. Department of Defense (W81-XWH-13-1-0325)
  • Burroughs Wellcome Fund (n/a)
  • American Cancer Society (n/a)
  • Uniting Against Lung Cancer (n/a)
  • Lung Cancer Research Foundation (n/a)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Lung Cancer Research Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
Keywords
navitoclax, venetoclax, BH3 mimetics, small cell lung cancer, building information modeling, Mcl-1, Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, apoptosis, combination therapy, AZD8055, rapamycin, drug resistance, cancer cell line sensitivity, patient-derived xenografts, genetically engineered mouse models
MeSH terms
Bcl-2-Like Protein 11, Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1, Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2, Aniline Compounds, Animals, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Genetic Engineering, Humans, Lung Neoplasms, Membrane Proteins, Morpholines, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Remission Induction, Sulfonamides, Apoptosis, Inhibitory Concentration 50, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, Cell Line, Tumor, Multiprotein Complexes, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, Mice, Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases, Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein

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