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SHP2 inhibition prevents adaptive resistance to MEK inhibitors in multiple cancer models

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Fedele, Carmine, Ran, Hao, Diskin, Brian, Wei, Wei, Jen, Jayu, Geer, Mitchell J., Araki, Kiyomi, Ozerdem, Ugur +4 more·2018·Cancer Discovery

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Adaptive resistance to MEK inhibitors (MEKi) typically occurs via induction of genes for different receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) and/or their ligands, even in tumors of the same histotype, making combination strategies challenging. SHP2 (PTPN11) is required for RAS/ERK pathway activation by most RTKs and might provide a common resistance node. We found that combining the SHP2 inhibitor SHP099 with a MEKi inhibited the proliferation of multiple cancer cell lines in vitro. PTPN11 knockdown/MEKi treatment had similar effects, whereas expressing SHP099 binding–defective PTPN11 mutants conferred resistance, demonstrating that SHP099 is on-target. SHP099/trametinib was highly efficacious in xenograft and/or genetically engineered models of KRAS-mutant pancreas, lung, and ovarian cancers and in wild-type RAS-expressing triple-negative breast cancer. SHP099 inhibited activation of KRAS mutants with residual GTPase activity, impeded SOS/RAS/MEK/ERK1/2 reactivation in response to MEKi, and blocked ERK1/2-dependent transcriptional programs. We conclude that SHP099/MEKi combinations could have therapeutic utility in multiple malignancies. Significance: MEK inhibitors show limited efficacy as single agents, in part because of the rapid development of adaptive resistance. We find that SHP2/MEK inhibitor combinations prevent adaptive resistance in multiple cancer models expressing mutant and wild-type KRAS. Cancer Discov; 8(10); 1237–49. ©2018 AACR. See related commentary by Torres-Ayuso and Brognard, p. 1210. This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 1195

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Fedele, C., Ran, H., Diskin, B., Wei, W., Jen, J., Geer, M. J., Araki, K., Ozerdem, U., Simeone, D. M., Miller, G., Neel, B. G., & Tang, K. H.
Affiliations
  • NYU Langone Health (US)
  • 3Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York.
Corresponding author
  • Fedele, Carmine
  • Neel, Benjamin G.
  • Tang, Kwan Ho
Venue
Cancer Discovery
Published
2018-10-01
Volume
8
Issue
10
Pages
1237-1249
ISSN
  • 2159-8274 (ISSN-L)
  • 2159-8290
OpenAlex
W2883433181
Cited by
315
References
53
Citations by year
2026: 26 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 45 · 2022: 51 · 2021: 54 · 2020: 38 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 3
FWCI
10.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cancer Discovery (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
HHS | National Institutes of Health (NIH) (R01CA049152, R01CA131045)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
Keywords
SHP2, PTPN11, MEK inhibitors, adaptive drug resistance, SHP099, trametinib, KRAS mutation, Ras/ERK pathway, receptor tyrosine kinase, triple-negative breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, combination therapy, SOS1
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Mice, Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11

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