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NK cell–mediated cytotoxicity contributes to tumor control by a cytostatic drug combination

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Ruscetti, Marcus, Leibold, Josef, Bott, Matthew J., Fennell, Myles, Kulick, Amanda, Salgado, Nelson R., Chen, Chi-Chao, Ho, Yu-jui +12 more·2018·Science

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Small molecules spark NK cell response: Immunotherapy is a powerful treatment for certain cancers. Yet for those patients that do not respond, simultaneous strategies that mobilize the immune system and directly target malignant cells may be more effective. Ruscetti et al. report that combining two clinically approved cancer drugs promoted immune surveillance and killing of KRAS-mutant lung tumors in mice (see the Perspective by Cornen and Vivier). The two small molecules—a mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitor and a cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor—induced natural killer (NK) cell recruitment and elimination of senescent lung cancer cells, which did not occur when either agent was used alone. Science , this issue p. 1416 ; see also p. 1355

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  • Immune surveillance and clearance of senescent cells is necessary to limit tumorigenesis in premalignant lesions and after cancer therapy.

    “The surveillance and clearance of senescent cells by the immune system is necessary in order to limit tumorigenesis in premalignant lesions and following cancer therapy155,156,159.”

    From Cellular senescence in ageing: from mechanisms to therapeutic opportunities (2021) · cites this paper as [159]

    In the paper’s discussion of combination-treated KRAS-mutant lung tumors (section labeled Abstract; page unavailable), NK-cell depletion prevented tumor regression and reduced the treatment’s survival benefit, supporting a role for immune clearance after this therapy. The discussion of premalignant cells concerns RB-mediated restraint of proliferation, not a demonstrated need for immune clearance of senescent cells in premalignant lesions. The claim also generalizes beyond the specific therapy and mouse models studied. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Ruscetti et al. showed that while palbociclib treatment of lung tumors alone induces features of senescence, its combination with the MEK inhibitor Trametinib (T/P) results in a stronger growth arrest and a more potent SASP.

    “Ruscetti et al. (2018) showed that while palbociclib treatment of lung tumors alone induces features of senescence, its combination with the MEK inhibitor Trametinib (T/P) results in a stronger growth arrest and a more potent SASP.”

    From Senescence and the SASP: many therapeutic avenues (2020) · cites this paper as Ruscetti et al. 2018

    The passage on senescence markers (section labeled Abstract; no page given) says only the combination produced significant senescence markers and a durable arrest; it does not establish that palbociclib alone induced features of senescence. The passages on proliferation and SASP expression support the claim that adding trametinib produced stronger growth inhibition and greater SASP-factor expression than either drug alone. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • T/P induces senescence in a KRAS-mutant lung cancer model and activates an immunomodulatory SASP, comprised of TNF-α and ICAM1, which promotes NK cell surveillance and tumor regression and prolongs survival.

    “Indeed, T/P induces senescence in a KRAS-mutant lung cancer model and activates an immunomodulatory SASP, comprised of TNF-α and intercellular adhesion molecule−1 (ICAM1). This promotes NK cell surveillance and tumor regression and prolongs survival (Ruscetti et al. 2018).”

    From Senescence and the SASP: many therapeutic avenues (2020) · cites this paper as Ruscetti et al. 2018

  • Combinations of inhibitors of MEK and CDK4/6 potently induced cellular senescence accompanied by NF-κB-driven SASP in a Kras-mutant-driven mouse model of lung cancer.

    “Combinations of inhibitors of MEK and CDK4/6 potently induced cellular senescence accompanied by NF- κB- driven SASP in a Kras - mutant- driven mouse model of lung cancer 151 .”

    From Senescence and cancer — role and therapeutic opportunities (2022) · cites this paper as [151]

  • In these mice, the SASP components TNFα and ICAM1 subsequently elicited natural killer (NK) cell-mediated immunosurveillance that contributed to tumour regression.

    “In these mice, the SASP components TNFα and ICAM1 subsequently elicited natural killer (NK) cell- mediated immunosurveillance that contributed to tumour regression 151 .”

    From Senescence and cancer — role and therapeutic opportunities (2022) · cites this paper as [151]

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Ruscetti, M., Leibold, J., Bott, M. J., Fennell, M., Kulick, A., Salgado, N. R., Chen, C.-C., Ho, Y.-J., Sanchez-Rivera, F. J., Feucht, J., Baslan, T., Tian, S., Chen, H.-A., Romesser, P. B., Poirier, J. T., Rudin, C. M., de Stanchina, E., Manchado, E., Sherr, C. J., & Lowe, S. W.
Affiliations
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
  • Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
  • Ruscetti, Marcus
  • Leibold, Josef
  • Bott, Matthew J.
  • Lowe, Scott W.
Venue
Science
Published
2018-12-21
Volume
362
Issue
6421
Pages
1416-1422
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2903803003
Cited by
415
References
42
Citations by year
2026: 40 · 2025: 62 · 2024: 67 · 2023: 51 · 2022: 64 · 2021: 44 · 2020: 57 · 2019: 28 · 2018: 1
FWCI
13.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (T32-CA160001, K12 CA184746, U54 OD020355 01)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Hanna Gray Fellow)
  • National Cancer Institute (PO1 CA129243-06, P30 CA008748 S5)
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (Center of Experimental Therapeutics, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy pilot grant, Single Cell Sequencing Initiative)
  • American Cancer Society (129040-PF-16-115-01-TBG)
  • American Association for Thoracic Surgery (Andrew Morrow Research Scholarship)
  • Stand Up To Cancer
  • Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center
  • German Research Foundation
  • William C. and Joyce C. O'Neil Charitable Trust
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Keywords
natural killer cells, NK cell cytotoxicity, KRAS-mutant lung cancer, MAPK inhibitors, cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors, drug combination therapy, cellular senescence, retinoblastoma protein, senescence-associated secretory phenotype, TNF-α, ICAM-1, tumor surveillance, tumor regression
MeSH terms
Aminopyridines, Animals, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Benzimidazoles, Cytotoxicity, Immunologic, Humans, Immunologic Surveillance, Killer Cells, Natural, Lung Neoplasms, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mutation, Piperazines, Purines, Pyridines, Pyridones, Pyrimidinones, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Retinoblastoma Protein, Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), Cellular Senescence, Apoptosis, Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6, Mice, Cytostatic Agents, Molecular Targeted Therapy

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