The HSP90 inhibitor NVP-AUY922 potently inhibits non-small cell lung cancer growth
Menée sur des lignées cellulaires de cancer du poumon non à petites cellules et à l'aide de xénogreffes, cette étude évalue les mécanismes d'action d'un composé appelé NVP-AUY922, un inhibiteur de la protéine de choc thermique HSP90
Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is involved in protein folding and functions as a chaperone for numerous client proteins, many of which are important in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) pathogenesis. We sought to define preclinical effects of the HSP90 inhibitor NVP-AUY922 and identify predictors of response. We assessed in vitro effects of NVP-AUY922 on proliferation and protein expression in NSCLC cell lines. We evaluated gene expression changes induced by NVP-AUY922 exposure. Xenograft models were evaluated for tumor control and biological effects. NVP-AUY922 potently inhibited in vitro growth in all 41 NSCLC cell lines evaluated with IC50 < 100 nM. IC100 (complete inhibition of proliferation) < 40 nM was seen in 36 of 41 lines. Consistent gene expression changes after NVP-AUY922 exposure involved a wide range of cellular functions, including consistently decreased dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) after exposure. NVP-AUY922 slowed growth of A549 (KRAS mutant) xenografts, and achieved tumor stability and decreased epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) protein expression in H1975 xenografts, a model harboring a sensitizing and a resistance mutation for EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the EGFR gene. This data will help inform the evaluation of correlative data from a recently completed phase II NSCLC trial and a planned phase IB trial of NVP-AUY922 in combination with pemetrexed in NSCLC.
http://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/early/2013/03/14/1535-7163.MCT-12-0998.abstract