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ArticleMolecular therapy oncolytics2021

Modulation of mTOR and epigenetic pathways as therapeutics in gallbladder cancer.

Dong Yang, Tao Chen, Ming Zhan, Sunwang Xu, Xiangfan Yin, Qin Liu, Wei Chen, Yunhe Zhang, Dejun Liu, Jinchun Yan and 2 more

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Article in Molecular therapy oncolytics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Dong YangDepartment of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Tao ChenDepartment of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Ming ZhanDepartment of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Sunwang XuDepartment of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Xiangfan YinThe Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Qin LiuThe Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Wei ChenDepartment of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yunhe ZhangDepartment of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Dejun LiuDepartment of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Jinchun YanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital of Fudan University, 270 Dong An Road, Shanghai, China.
Qihong HuangShanghai Respiratory Research Institute, Shanghai, China.
Jian WangDepartment of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNRenji Hospital · CNThe Wistar Institute · USFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

Tumor Microenvironment and MetastasisP30CA010815 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI Luis J Montaner · 1985 to 2026
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NCI NIH HHS P30 CA010815
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most common malignancy of the biliary tract, with extremely dismal prognosis. Limited therapeutic options are available for GBC patients. We used whole-exome sequencing of human GBC to identify the ErbB and epigenetic pathways as two vulnerabilities in GBC. We screened two focused small-molecule libraries that target these two pathways using GBC cell lines and identified the mTOR inhibitor INK-128 and the histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor JNJ-26481585 as compounds that inhibited proliferation at low concentrations. Both significantly suppressed tumor growth and metastases in mouse models. Both synergized with the standard of care chemotherapeutic agent gemcitabine in cell lines and in mouse models. Furthermore, the activation of the mTOR pathway, measured by immunostaining for phosphorylated mTOR and downstream effector S6K1, is correlated with poor prognosis in GBC. Phosphorylated mTOR or p-S6K1 in clinical samples is an independent indicator for overall survival in GBC patients. Taken together, our findings suggest that mTOR inhibitors and HDAC inhibitors can serve as potential therapeutics for GBC, and the phosphorylation of mTOR and S6K1 may serve as biomarkers for GBC.

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