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ArticleOncotarget2017

Combined use of irinotecan with histone deacetylase inhibitor belinostat could cause severe toxicity by inhibiting SN-38 glucuronidation via UGT1A1.

Lingzhi Wang, Chong En Linus Chan, Andrea Li-Ann Wong, Fang Cheng Wong, Siew Woon Lim, Arunachalam Chinnathambi, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Lawrence Soon-U Lee, Ross Soo, Wei Peng Yong and 4 more

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14 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Lingzhi WangCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Chong En Linus ChanCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Andrea Li-Ann WongCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Fang Cheng WongCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Siew Woon LimDepartment of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Arunachalam ChinnathambiDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Sulaiman Ali AlharbiDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Lawrence Soon-U LeeDepartment of Pharmacology, National University Health System, Singapore.
Ross SooCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Wei Peng YongCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Soo Chin LeeCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Paul Chi-Lui HoDepartment of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Gautam SethiDepartment of Pharmacology, National University Health System, Singapore.
Boon Cher GohCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
National University Health System · SGNational University Cancer Institute, Singapore · SGNational University of Singapore · SGKing Saud University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SN-38, the active metabolite of irinotecan, and histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) such as belinostat, vorinostat and panobinostat, have all been shown to be deactivated by glucuronidation via UGTs. Since they all compete for UGTs for deactivation, we aimed to investigate the inhibitory effect of various HDACis on the glucuronidation of SN-38. This inhibitory effect was determined by measuring the formation rate of SN-38 glucuronide after SN-38 incubation with human recombinant UGT1A isoforms (1A1, 1A6, 1A7 and 1A9) and pooled human liver microsomes (HLM, wild type, UGT1A1*1*28 and UGT1A1*28*28 allelic variants), with and without HDACis. The data showed that belinostat at 100 and 200 µmol/L inhibited SN-38 glucuronidation via UGT1A1 in a dose-dependent manner, causing significant decrease in Vmax and CLint (p < 0.05) from 12.60 to 1.95 pmol/min/mg and 21.59 to 4.20 μL/min/mg protein respectively. Similarly, in HLMs, Vmax dropped from 41.13 to 10.54, 24.96 to 3.77 and 6.23 to 3.30 pmol/min/mg, and CLint reduced from 81.25 to 26.11, 29.22 to 6.10 and 5.40 to 1.34 µL/min/mg protein for the respective wild type, heterozygous and homozygous variants. Interestingly, belinostat at 200 µmol/L that is roughly equivalent to the average Cmax, 183 µmol/L of belinostat at a dose of 1,400 mg/m2 given intravenously once per day on days 1 to 5 every 3 weeks, was able to inhibit both heterozygous and homozygous variants to same extents (~64%). This highlights the potential clinical significance, as a large proportion of patients could be at risk of developing severe toxicity if irinotecan is co-administered with belinostat.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCamptothecinChromatography, LiquidDrug InteractionsGlucuronosyltransferaseHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHumansHydroxamic AcidsIrinotecanMass SpectrometryMicrosomes, LiverSulfonamidesUGT1A1 EnzymebelinostatCamptothecinGlucuronosyltransferaseHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHydroxamic AcidsIrinotecanSulfonamidesUGT1A1 Enzymebelinostatdrug-drug interactionsirinotecanSN-38UGT1A1

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