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AXL Is an Essential Factor and Therapeutic Target for Metastatic Ovarian Cancer

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Rankin, Erinn B., Fuh, Katherine C., Taylor, Tiffany E., Krieg, Adam J., Musser, Margaret, Yuan, Jenny, Wei, Kevin, Kuo, Calvin J. +2 more·2010·Cancer Research

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The receptor tyrosine kinase AXL is thought to play a role in metastasis; however, the therapeutic efficacy of an AXL-targeting agent remains largely untested in metastatic disease. In this study, we defined AXL as a therapeutic target for metastatic ovarian cancer. AXL is primarily expressed in metastases and advanced-stage human ovarian tumors but not in normal ovarian epithelium. Genetic inhibition of AXL in human metastatic ovarian tumor cells is sufficient to prevent the initiation of metastatic disease in vivo. Mechanistically, inhibition of AXL signaling in animals with metastatic disease results in decreased invasion and matrix metalloproteinase activity. Most importantly, soluble human AXL receptors that imposed a specific blockade of the GAS6/AXL pathway had a profound inhibitory effect on progression of established metastatic ovarian cancer without normal tissue toxicity. These results offer the first genetic validation of GAS6/AXL targeting as an effective strategy for inhibition of metastatic tumor progression in vivo. Furthermore, this study defines the soluble AXL receptor as a therapeutic candidate agent for treatment of metastatic ovarian cancer, for which current therapies are ineffective. Cancer Res; 70(19); 7570–9. ©2010 AACR.

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  • A growing body of literature supports an essential role for AXL in promoting metastasis within many tumor types, including breast, ovarian, and lung.

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Rankin, E. B., Fuh, K. C., Taylor, T. E., Krieg, A. J., Musser, M., Yuan, J., Wei, K., Kuo, C. J., Longacre, T. A., & Giaccia, A. J.
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
Corresponding author
Giaccia, Amato J.
Venue
Cancer Research
Published
2010-09-29
Volume
70
Issue
19
Pages
7570-7579
ISSN
  • 0008-5472 (ISSN-L)
  • 1538-7445
OpenAlex
W2132286757
Cited by
229
References
49
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11.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Cancer Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Cancer Institute (CA116685, P01CA067166, T32CA009151, T32CA09151, F32CA124082, CA 67166, R01CA116685, T32CA009302)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (U24DK085532, U01DK085527, U01DK085532)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy
Keywords
AXL receptor tyrosine kinase, metastatic ovarian cancer, therapeutic target, tumor invasion, matrix metalloproteinase activity, metastasis suppression
MeSH terms
Axl Receptor Tyrosine Kinase, Growth Arrest-Specific Protein 6, Adenoviridae, Animals, Female, Humans, Mice, Nude, Neoplasm Metastasis, Ovarian Neoplasms, Plasmids, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Signal Transduction, Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, RNA, Small Interfering, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Cell Line, Tumor, Mice

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