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ArticleTargeted oncology2019

Acquired BRAF G469A Mutation as a Resistance Mechanism to First-Line Osimertinib Treatment in NSCLC Cell Lines Harboring an EGFR Exon 19 Deletion.

Silvia La Monica, Roberta Minari, Daniele Cretella, Mara Bonelli, Claudia Fumarola, Andrea Cavazzoni, Maricla Galetti, Graziana Digiacomo, Federica Riccardi, Pier Giorgio Petronini and 2 more

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Article in Targeted oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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Silvia La MonicaDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Roberta MinariMedical Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Daniele CretellaDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Mara BonelliDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Claudia FumarolaDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Andrea CavazzoniDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Maricla GalettiItalian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL) Research Center, Parma, Italy.
Graziana DigiacomoDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Federica RiccardiRegional Reference Centre for Inherited Bleeding Disorders, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Pier Giorgio PetroniniDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Marcello TiseoDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. marcello.tiseo@unipr.it.
Roberta AlfieriDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.

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Abstract

backgroundOsimertinib is a new third-generation, epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor highly selective for the epidermal growth factor receptor with both activating and T790M mutations. A recent phase III trial showed a statistically significant progression-free survival benefit with osimertinib vs. gefitinib or erlotinib as first-line treatment for EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer, and preliminary data are available on resistance mechanisms to first-line osimertinib therapy.

objectiveThe objective of this study was to examine potential in vitro mechanisms of acquired resistance to osimertinib in a cell model carrying an EGFR exon 19 deletion.

methodsPC9 cells were cultured in the presence of increasing concentrations of osimertinib (ranging from 10 to 500 nM) to generate resistant cells. Three clones resistant to osimertinib (half maximal inhibitory concentration > 1 μM) were isolated, genotyped by next-generation sequencing and tested for drug sensitivity. Cell proliferation and migration, cell death, and signaling transduction pathways were analyzed.

resultsOur study revealed that all the three resistant clones developed acquired resistance via the BRAF G469A mutation maintaining a constitutive activation of the ERK pathway. Stable transfection of PC9 and HCC827 cells with a plasmid containing BRAF G469A rendered the cells resistant to osimertinib. Treatment with selumetinib and trametinib, but not dabrafenib, restored the sensitivity to osimertinib and enhanced cell death in the resistant clones with the BRAF G469A mutation.

conclusionsOur in vitro studies revealed the BRAF G469A-activating mutation as a potential mechanism of acquired resistance to first-line osimertinib treatment, and provide a strategy of intervention to overcome this mechanism of resistance.

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AcrylamidesAniline CompoundsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsExonsGenotypeHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansIndolesLung NeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafAcrylamidesAniline CompoundsAntineoplastic AgentsBRAF protein, humanEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsIndolesosimertinibProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafPyrimidines

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