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Journal Article

PMID

(31937621)

Authors

Ghosh C, Kumar S, Kushchayeva Y, Gaskins K, Boufraqech M, Wei D, Gara SK, Zhang L, Zhang YQ, Shen M, Mukherjee S, Kebebew E

Title

A Combinatorial Strategy for Targeting BRAFV600E-Mutant Cancers with BRAFV600E Inhibitor (PLX4720) and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (Ponatinib).

Journal	Vol	Issue	Date	Pages	Journal Short Title
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research	26	8	2020 Apr 15	2022-2036	Clin Cancer Res

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Abstract Text

Most aggressive thyroid cancers are commonly associated with a BRAFV600E mutation. Preclinical and clinical data in BRAFV600E cancers suggest that combined BRAF and MEK inhibitor treatment results in a response, but resistance is common. One mechanism of acquired resistance is through persistent activation of tyrosine kinase (TK) signaling by alternate pathways. We hypothesized that combination therapy with BRAF and multitargeting TK inhibitors (MTKI) might be more effective in BRAFV600E thyroid cancer than in single-agent or BRAF and MEK inhibitors.The combined drug activity was analyzed to predict any synergistic effect using high-throughput screening (HTS) of active drugs. We performed follow-up in vitro and in vivo studies to validate and determine the mechanism of action of synergistic drugs.The MTKI ponatinib and the BRAF inhibitor PLX4720 showed synergistic activity by HTS. This combination significantly inhibited proliferation, colony formation, invasion, and migration in BRAFV600E thyroid cancer cell lines and downregulated pERK/MEK and c-JUN signaling pathways, and increased apoptosis. PLX4720-resistant BRAFV600E cells became sensitized to the combination treatment, with decreased proliferation at lower PLX4720 concentrations. In an orthotopic thyroid cancer mouse model, combination therapy significantly reduced tumor growth (P < 0.05), decreased the number of metastases (P < 0.05), and increased survival (P < 0.05) compared with monotherapy and vehicle control.Combination treatment with ponatinib and PLX4720 exhibited significant synergistic anticancer activity in preclinical models of BRAFV600E thyroid cancer, in addition to overcoming PLX4720 resistance. Our results suggest this combination should be tested in clinical trials.

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Molecular Profile	Treatment Approach

Gene Name	Source	Synonyms	Protein Domains	Gene Description	Gene Role

Therapy Name	Drugs	Efficacy Evidence	Clinical Trials

Drug Name	Trade Name	Synonyms	Drug Classes	Drug Description

Gene	Variant	Impact	Protein Effect	Variant Description	Associated with drug Resistance

Molecular Profile	Indication/Tumor Type	Response Type	Therapy Name	Approval Status	Evidence Type	Efficacy Evidence	References
BRAF V600E	thyroid cancer	sensitive	Ponatinib + Vemurafenib	Preclinical - Cell culture	Actionable	In a preclinical study, Iclusig (ponatinib) and Zelboraf (vemurafenib) treatment synergistically inhibited proliferation of thyroid cancer cells harboring BRAF V600E in culture (PMID: 31937621).	31937621
BRAF V600E	thyroid cancer	sensitive	PLX4720 + Ponatinib	Preclinical - Cell line xenograft	Actionable	In a preclinical study, Iclusig (ponatinib) and PLX4720 treatment demonstrated synergy, and inhibited Erk, Mek, and c-jun phosphorylation, reduced cell proliferation, colony formation, and migration, and induced apoptosis in thyroid cancer cells harboring BRAF V600E and in PLX4720-resistant cells harboring BRAF V600E in culture, and inhibited tumor growth, reduced lung and liver metastases, and increased survival in cell line xenograft models (PMID: 31937621).	31937621