Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Cha Len Lee , Sinead Toomey , Mattia Cremona , Julie A. Workman , Bryan Hennessy
Background: Combinative inhibitors with multiple actions to target downstream effectors are good strategy to reduce resistance occurrence. This is a preclinical study to evaluate efficacy of Palbociclib (P; CDK4/6 inhibitor) in combination with either Gedatolisib (G; P13K/mTOR dual inhibitors) or PD0325901 (PD; MEK 1/2 inhibitor) in CRC cell models. Methods: Five CRC cell lines with hot-spots mutations in PI3K and MAPK pathways genes are used. Cell growth assay is used to evaluate antiproliferative response to P, G and PD alone and in combination. RPPA is used to clarify the role actions of combinative drugs on resistance development and new druggable proteins. Paired t-test is used. Results: All cell lines except LS1034 (IC50=7.2µM) were sensitive to G. LS411N and SNUC4 were sensitive to P whereas Caco2, DLD1 and LS1034 were resistant (IC50>15µM). All cells lines were sensitive to PD. When tested in combination, P+G has synergistic response in all cells lines, except for LS411N (CI=0.9; p=0.02). P+G is highly synergistic in LS1034 with KRAS mutation (CI=0.1; p=0.11). P+G is also synergistic in DLD1 with co-occurring PIK3CA and KRAS mutations (CI=0.6; p=0.04). P+PD is synergistic in all cells lines except for LS411N. In SNUC4 with PIK3CA mutation, both drug combinations have equal synergism (CI=0.5; p<0.05). RPPA analysis is in progress and will be included in final abstract. Conclusions: This offers good rationale for further clinical development of P+G as beneficial therapy in treatment-resistant CRC patients. P+G offers better alternative to P+PD since MEK inhibitor resistance had been associated with tumours harbouring KRAS with(out) PIK3CA mutations. BRAFV600E and ERBB2 mutations are useful negative predictors in this cohort.
Cells & Mutational Status | Drug Combination | CI | p-value |
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Caco2 | P+PD | 0.6 | 0.11 |
Wild-Type | P+G | 0.3 | 0.007 |
DLD1 | P+PD | 0.1 | 0.004 |
KRAS(G13D); PIK3CA(E545K) | P+G | 0.6 | 0.04 |
LS411N | P+PD | Not Reached | 0.16 |
BRAFV600E | P+G | 0.9 (Additive) | 0.02 |
SNUC4 | P+PD | 0.5 | 0.0001 |
PIK3CA(E545G) | P+G | 0.5 | 0.0005 |
LS1034 | P+PD | 0.3 | 0.06 |
KRAS(A146T) | P+G | 0.1 | 0.11 |
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