Cited by 11PARP inhibition in cancer therapyBRCA gene mutations in cancerOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatment

PARP Inhibitors Display Differential Efficacy in Models of BRCA Mutant High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

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Dickson, Kristie-Ann, Xie, Tao, Evenhuis, Christian, Ma, Yue, Marsh, Deborah J.·2021·International Journal of Molecular Sciences

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Several poly (adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors are now in clinical use for tumours with defects in BReast CAncer genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 that result in deficient homologous recombination repair (HRR). Use of olaparib, niraparib or rucaparib for the treatment of high-grade serous ovarian cancer, including in the maintenance setting, has extended both progression free and overall survival for women with this malignancy. While different PARP inhibitors (PARPis) are mechanistically similar, differences are apparent in their chemical structures, toxicity profiles, PARP trapping abilities and polypharmacological landscapes. We have treated ovarian cancer cell line models of known BRCA status, including the paired cell lines PEO1 and PEO4, and UWB1.289 and UWB1.289+BRCA1, with five PARPis (olaparib, niraparib, rucaparib, talazoparib and veliparib) and observed differences between PARPis in both cell viability and cell survival. A cell line model of acquired resistance to veliparib showed increased resistance to the other four PARPis tested, suggesting that acquired resistance to one PARPi may not be able to be rescued by another. Lastly, as a proof of principle, HRR proficient ovarian cancer cells were sensitised to PARPis by depletion of BRCA1. In the future, guidelines will need to emerge to assist clinicians in matching specific PARPis to specific patients and tumours.

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  • Functional analyses, alongside molecular assays, are required to confirm the predicted response of women with ovarian cancer to PARP inhibitors such as olaparib, niraparib and rucaparib.

    “Functional analyses, alongside molecular assays, are required to confirm the predicted response of women with ovarian cancer to PARPis such as the FDA-approved drugs olaparib, niraparib and rucaparib (Dickson et al., 2021; Lee et al., 2021; Valabrega et al., 2021).”

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Authors
Dickson, K.-A., Xie, T., Evenhuis, C., Ma, Y., & Marsh, D. J.
Affiliations
University of Technology Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author
Marsh, Deborah J.
Venue
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2021-08-07
Volume
22
Issue
16
Pages
8506
ISSN
1422-0067 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3192400176
Cited by
11
References
59
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5
FWCI
0.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
University of Technology Sydney
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › PARP inhibition in cancer therapy
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
Keywords
PARP inhibitors, high-grade serous ovarian cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2, homologous recombination deficiency, olaparib, niraparib, rucaparib, talazoparib, veliparib, acquired drug resistance, PARP trapping, maintenance therapy
MeSH terms
Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors, Female, Humans, Models, Biological, Mutation, Ovarian Neoplasms, BRCA1 Protein, BRCA2 Protein, Cell Line, Tumor

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