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Authors | Byron SA, Loch DC, Wellens CL, Wortmann A, Wu J, Wang J, Nomoto K, Pollock PM | ||||||||||||
Title | Sensitivity to the MEK inhibitor E6201 in melanoma cells is associated with mutant BRAF and wildtype PTEN status. | ||||||||||||
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Abstract Text | Melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer, but recent advances in molecularly targeted agents against the Ras/Raf/MAPK pathway demonstrate promise as effective therapies. Despite these advances, resistance remains an issue, as illustrated recently by the clinical experience with vemurafenib. Such acquired resistance appears to be the result of parallel pathway activation, such as PI3K, to overcome single-agent inhibition. In this report, we describe the cytotoxicity and anti-tumour activity of the novel MEK inhibitor, E6201, in a broad panel of melanoma cell lines (n = 31) of known mutational profile in vitro and in vivo. We further test the effectiveness of combining E6201 with an inhibitor of PI3K (LY294002) in overcoming resistance in these cell lines.The majority of melanoma cell lines were either sensitive (IC50 < 500 nM, 24/31) or hypersensitive (IC50 < 100 nM, 18/31) to E6201. This sensitivity correlated with wildtype PTEN and mutant BRAF status, whereas mutant RAS and PI3K pathway activation were associated with resistance. Although MEK inhibitors predominantly exert a cytostatic effect, E6201 elicited a potent cytocidal effect on most of the sensitive lines studied, as evidenced by Annexin positivity and cell death ELISA. Conversely, E6201 did not induce cell death in the two resistant melanoma cell lines tested. E6201 inhibited xenograft tumour growth in all four melanoma cell lines studied to varying degrees, but a more pronounced anti-tumour effect was observed for cell lines that previously demonstrated a cytocidal response in vitro. In vitro combination studies of E6201 and LY294002 showed synergism in all six melanoma cell lines tested, as defined by a mean combination index < 1.Our data demonstrate that E6201 elicits a predominantly cytocidal effect in vitro and in vivo in melanoma cells of diverse mutational background. Resistance to E6201 was associated with disruption of PTEN and activation of downstream PI3K signalling. In keeping with these data we demonstrate that co-inhibition of MAPK and PI3K is effective in overcoming resistance inherent in melanoma. |
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Gene Name | Source | Synonyms | Protein Domains | Gene Description | Gene Role |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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E6201 | FLT3 Inhibitor 69 MEK1 Inhibitor 26 | E6201 is a dual inhibitor of MEK1 and FLT3, which may lead to decreased tumor cell growth (Blood Nov 2013, 122 (21) 2683; PMID: 23039341, PMID: 29867224, PMID: 30264293). |
Gene | Variant | Impact | Protein Effect | Variant Description | Associated with drug Resistance |
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Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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BRAF mutant | melanoma | sensitive | E6201 | Preclinical | Actionable | In a preclinical study, E6201 inhibited proliferation of several melanoma cell lines in culture and hypersensitivity was associated with BRAF mutations (PMID: 23039341). | 23039341 |
BRAF mut PTEN wild-type | melanoma | sensitive | E6201 | Preclinical - Cell line xenograft | Actionable | In a preclinical study, E6201 resulted in a cytocidal response in PTEN wild-type melanoma cell lines harboring BRAF mutations in culture and inhibited tumor growth in cell line xenograft models (PMID: 23039341). | 23039341 |
BRAF mut PTEN mut | melanoma | decreased response | E6201 | Preclinical - Cell line xenograft | Actionable | In a preclinical study, E6201 resulted in a cytostatic response in melanoma cell lines harboring both BRAF and PTEN mutations in culture and only inhibited tumor growth at very high doses in cell line xenograft models (PMID: 23039341). | 23039341 |
PTEN wild-type | melanoma | sensitive | E6201 | Preclinical | Actionable | In a preclinical study, E6201 inhibited proliferation of several melanoma cell lines in culture and sensitivity was associated with wild-type PTEN (PMID: 23039341). | 23039341 |
BRAF mutant | melanoma | sensitive | E6201 + LY294002 | Preclinical | Actionable | In a preclinical study, E6201 and LY294002 synergistically inhibited proliferation of melanoma cell lines harboring BRAF mutations in culture, regardless of PTEN mutation status (PMID: 23039341). | 23039341 |
HRAS wild-type | melanoma | sensitive | E6201 | Preclinical | Actionable | In a preclinical study, E6201 inhibited proliferation of several melanoma cell lines in culture and hypersensitivity was associated with wild-type HRAS (PMID: 23039341). | 23039341 |
NRAS wild-type | melanoma | sensitive | E6201 | Preclinical | Actionable | In a preclinical study, E6201 inhibited proliferation of several melanoma cell lines in culture and hypersensitivity was associated with wild-type NRAS (PMID: 23039341). | 23039341 |