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PMID | (22277784) | ||||||||||||
Authors | Katayama R, Shaw AT, Khan TM, Mino-Kenudson M, Solomon BJ, Halmos B, Jessop NA, Wain JC, Yeo AT, Benes C, Drew L, Saeh JC, Crosby K, Sequist LV, Iafrate AJ, Engelman JA | ||||||||||||
Title | Mechanisms of acquired crizotinib resistance in ALK-rearranged lung Cancers. | ||||||||||||
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Abstract Text | Most anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) are highly responsive to treatment with ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). However, patients with these cancers invariably relapse, typically within 1 year, because of the development of drug resistance. Herein, we report findings from a series of lung cancer patients (n = 18) with acquired resistance to the ALK TKI crizotinib. In about one-fourth of patients, we identified a diverse array of secondary mutations distributed throughout the ALK TK domain, including new resistance mutations located in the solvent-exposed region of the adenosine triphosphate-binding pocket, as well as amplification of the ALK fusion gene. Next-generation ALK inhibitors, developed to overcome crizotinib resistance, had differing potencies against specific resistance mutations. In addition to secondary ALK mutations and ALK gene amplification, we also identified aberrant activation of other kinases including marked amplification of KIT and increased autophosphorylation of epidermal growth factor receptor in drug-resistant tumors from patients. In a subset of patients, we found evidence of multiple resistance mechanisms developing simultaneously. These results highlight the unique features of TKI resistance in ALK-positive NSCLCs and provide the rationale for pursuing combinatorial therapeutics that are tailored to the precise resistance mechanisms identified in patients who relapse on crizotinib treatment. |
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Gene | Variant | Impact | Protein Effect | Variant Description | Associated with drug Resistance |
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ALK | G1202R | missense | unknown | ALK G1202R lies within the protein kinase domain of the Alk protein (UniProt.org). G1202R demonstrates increased colony formation, decreased Cdh1 expression, increased migration and invasion, increased expression of metastatic factors Cdh2, Vim, Mmp2, Mmp9, and Slug in cell culture in the context of EML4-ALK (PMID: 35085771), and drug resistance in the context of ALK fusions (PMID: 22277784, PMID: 24736079, PMID: 35085771), but has not been individually characterized and therefore, its effect on Alk protein function is unknown. | Y |
ALK | S1206Y | missense | unknown | ALK S1206Y lies within the protein kinase domain of the Alk protein (UniProt.org). S1206Y has been demonstrated to occur as a secondary drug resistance mutation in the context of ALK rearrangements (PMID: 22277784, PMID: 24675041, PMID: 25727400), but has not been biochemically characterized and therefore, its effect on Alk protein function is unknown (PubMed, Aug 2024). | Y |
ALK | T1151dup | duplication | unknown | ALK T1151dup indicates the insertion of the duplicate amino acid, threonine (T)-1151, in the protein kinase domain of the Alk protein (UniProt.org). T1151dup has been demonstrated to occur as a secondary drug resistance mutation in the context of EML4-ALK (PMID: 22277784, PMID: 20695522), but has not been biochemically characterized and therefore, its effect on Alk protein function is unknown (PubMed, Aug 2024). | Y |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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ALK rearrange ALK S1206Y | lung non-small cell carcinoma | resistant | Crizotinib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, transformed cells expressing ALK S1206Y in the context of EML4-ALK were resistant to Xalkori (crizotinib) in culture (PMID: 22277784). | 22277784 |
ALK rearrange ALK L1196M | lung non-small cell carcinoma | resistant | Crizotinib | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical case study, ALK L1196M was identified in biopsies from a non-small cell lung cancer patient harboring an ALK rearrangement who developed resistance to Xalkori (crizotinib) (PMID: 22277784). | 22277784 |
ALK fusion ALK G1202R KIT amp | lung non-small cell carcinoma | predicted - resistant | Crizotinib | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical study, an ALK G1202R secondary mutation as well as KIT amplification were identified in a patient with ALK fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer with resistance to Xalkori (crizotinib) (PMID: 22277784). | 22277784 |
EML4 - ALK ALK T1151dup | Advanced Solid Tumor | resistant | Crizotinib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, transformed cells expressing ALK T1151dup in the context of EML4-ALK were resistant to Xalkori (crizotinib) in culture (PMID: 22277784). | 22277784 |
EML4 - ALK ALK G1202R | Advanced Solid Tumor | resistant | Crizotinib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, transformed cells expressing ALK G1202R in the context of EML4-ALK were resistant to Xalkori (crizotinib) in culture (PMID: 22277784). | 22277784 |
EML4 - ALK ALK L1196M | Advanced Solid Tumor | resistant | Crizotinib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, transformed cells expressing ALK L1196M in the context of EML4-ALK were resistant to Xalkori (crizotinib) in culture (PMID: 22277784). | 22277784 |
ALK fusion ALK S1206Y | lung non-small cell carcinoma | predicted - resistant | Crizotinib | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical study, an ALK S1206Y secondary mutation in the context of an ALK fusion was associated with resistance to Xalkori (crizotinib) in a patient with non-small cell lung cancer (PMID: 22277784). | 22277784 |