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ArticleTranslational oncology2021

Anti-epidermal growth factor vaccine antibodies increase the antitumor activity of kinase inhibitors in ALK and RET rearranged lung cancer cells.

Jordi Codony-Servat, Silvia García-Roman, Miguel Ángel Molina-Vila, Jordi Bertran-Alamillo, Santiago Viteri, Erik d'Hondt, Rafael Rosell

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Article in Translational oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jordi Codony-ServatLaboratory of Oncology/Pangaea Oncology S.L., Quirón-Dexeus University Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
Silvia García-RomanLaboratory of Oncology/Pangaea Oncology S.L., Quirón-Dexeus University Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
Miguel Ángel Molina-VilaLaboratory of Oncology/Pangaea Oncology S.L., Quirón-Dexeus University Institute, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: mamolina@panoncology.com.
Jordi Bertran-AlamilloLaboratory of Oncology/Pangaea Oncology S.L., Quirón-Dexeus University Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
Santiago ViteriInstituto Oncológico Dr. Rosell (IOR), Quirón-Dexeus University Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
Erik d'HondtIn3Bio (Europe) Ltd, Aberdeen, UK.
Rafael RosellInstituto Oncológico Dr. Rosell (IOR), Quirón-Dexeus University Institute, Barcelona, Spain; Catalan Institute of Oncology, Badalona, Spain; Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
USP Institut Universitari Dexeus · ESInstituto Oncológico Dr. Rosell · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advanced NSCLC patients harboring EML4-ALK and CCDC6-RET rearrangements derive benefit from treatment with ALK and RET TKIs but not immune checkpoint inhibitors. New immunotherapeutic approaches, such as immunization against growth factors, can be of particular interest for combination treatment in these patients. Here, we investigated the effects of anti-EGF antibodies generated by vaccination (anti-EGF VacAbs), TKIs and combinations in EML4-ALK and CCDC6-RET NSCLC cell lines. We found that EGF and tumor growth factor alpha (TGFα) significantly decreased the antiproliferative activity of the RET inhibitor BLU-667 in CCDC6-RET cells and brigatinib, alectinib and crizotinib in EML4-ALK translocated cells. The addition of anti-EGF VacAbs reversed the effects of EGF and TGFα, potentiated the antitumor effects of the kinase inhibitors and delayed the appearance in vitro of resistant clones. Western blotting demonstrated that the combination of anti-EGF VacAbs with ALK or RET TKIs effectively suppressed EGFR downstream pathways in EML4-ALK translocated and CCDC6-RET cells, respectively. In conclusion, anti-EGF VacAbs significantly increased the antitumor activity of TKIs in ALK and RET-positive cell lines. Clinical trials of an EGF vaccine in combination with ALK and RET TKIs are warranted.

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