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ArticleCancer chemotherapy and pharmacology2018

Targeting BRCA1/2 deficient ovarian cancer with CNDAC-based drug combinations.

Xiaojun Liu, Yingjun Jiang, Billie Nowak, Bethany Qiang, Nancy Cheng, Yuling Chen, William Plunkett

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Article in Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Xiaojun LiuDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1901 East Road, 77054, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1744-6899
Yingjun JiangDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1901 East Road, 77054, Houston, TX, USA.
Billie NowakDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1901 East Road, 77054, Houston, TX, USA.
Bethany QiangDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1901 East Road, 77054, Houston, TX, USA.
Nancy ChengDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1901 East Road, 77054, Houston, TX, USA.
Yuling ChenDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1901 East Road, 77054, Houston, TX, USA.
William PlunkettDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1901 East Road, 77054, Houston, TX, USA. wplunket@mdanderson.org.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON SPORE IN OVARIAN CANCERP50CA083639 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI BAST, ROBERT C · 1999 to 2015
$33.0M
BIOCHEMICAL BASIS FOR THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITYR01CA028596 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI PLUNKETT, WILLIAM K · 1985 to 2015
$3.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS P50 CA083639NCI NIH HHS R01 CA028596
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe mechanism of action of CNDAC (2'-C-cyano-2'-deoxy-1-β-D-arabino-pentofuranosyl-cytosine) is unique among deoxycytidine analogs because upon incorporation into DNA it causes a single strand break which is converted to a double strand break after DNA replication. This lesion requires homologous recombination (HR) for repair. CNDAC, as the parent nucleoside, DFP10917, and as an oral prodrug, sapacitabine, are undergoing clinical trials for hematological malignancies and solid tumors. The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential of CNDAC for the therapy of ovarian cancer (OC).

methodsDrug sensitivity was evaluated using a clonogenic survival assay. Drug combination effects were quantified by median effect analysis.

resultsOC cells lacking function of the key HR genes, BRCA1 or BRCA2, were more sensitive to CNDAC than corresponding HR proficient cells. The sensitization was associated with greater levels of DNA damage in response to CNDAC at clinically achievable concentrations, manifested as chromosomal aberrations. Three classes of CNDAC-based drug combinations were investigated. First, the PARP1 inhibitors, rucaparib and talazoparib, were selectively synergistic with CNDAC in BRCA1/2 deficient OC cells (combination index < 1) at a relatively low concentration range. Second, cisplatin and oxaliplatin had additive combination effects with CNDAC (combination index ~ 1). Finally, paclitaxel and docetaxel achieved additive cell-killing effects with CNDAC at concentration ranges of the taxanes similar for both BRCA1/2 deficient and proficient OC cells.

conclusionsThis study provides mechanistic rationales for combining CNDAC with PARP inhibitors, platinum compounds and taxanes in ovarian cancer lacking BRCA1/2 function.

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Antineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinCell Line, TumorChromosome AberrationsCytarabineDNA DamageDrug SynergismFemaleHumansOrganoplatinum CompoundsOvarian NeoplasmsPoly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1Tumor Stem Cell Assay2'-cyano-2'-deoxyarabinofuranosylcytosineAntineoplastic AgentsBRCA1 ProteinBRCA1 protein, humanBRCA2 ProteinBRCA2 protein, humanCytarabineOrganoplatinum CompoundsPARP1 protein, humanPoly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1Clonogenic survivalCNDACDrug combinationPARP inhibitorPlatinum compoundTaxane

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PMID29189915
PMCPMC5777892
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