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ArticleMolecular cancer therapeutics2022

AXL Inhibitor TP-0903 Reduces Metastasis and Therapy Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer.

Yuqing Zhang, Emily N Arner, Ali Rizvi, Jason E Toombs, Huocong Huang, Steven L Warner, Jason M Foulks, Rolf A Brekken

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Article in Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yuqing Zhang *Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, Dallas, TX.ORCID 0000-0003-0740-5310
Emily N Arner *Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, Dallas, TX.
Ali RizviHamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, Dallas, TX.
Jason E ToombsHamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, Dallas, TX.
Huocong HuangHamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, Dallas, TX.
Steven L WarnerSumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology Inc., Lehi, Utah.ORCID 0000-0002-6596-1676
Jason M FoulksSumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology Inc., Lehi, Utah.
Rolf A BrekkenHamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, Dallas, TX. rolf.brekken@utsouthwestern.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-2704-2377
Texas Oncology · USThe University of Texas at Dallas · USSumitomo Dainippon Pharma (United States) · US

Funding

Transport Oncophysics CoreU54CA210181 · NCI · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI CHANG, JENNY C-N, SHEN, HAIFA · 2016 to 2020
$9.3M
Deciphering molecular mechanisms of Epithelial PlasticityK00CA253718 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BAKER, EMILY ARNER · 2022 to 2025
$397k
Deciphering molecular mechanisms underlying cellular plasticity and metastasisF99CA253718 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI BAKER, EMILY ARNER · 2020 to 2021
$74k
NCI NIH HHS F99 CA253718NCI NIH HHS K00 CA253718NCI NIH HHS U54 CA210181
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States with a 5-year survival less than 5%. Resistance to standard therapy and limited response to immune checkpoint blockade due to the immunosuppressive and stroma-rich microenvironment remain major challenges in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. A key cellular program involved in therapy resistance is epithelial plasticity, which is also associated with invasion, metastasis, and evasion of immune surveillance. The receptor tyrosine kinase AXL is a key driver of tumor cell epithelial plasticity. High expression and activity of AXL is associated with poor prognosis, metastasis, and therapy resistance in multiple types of cancer including pancreatic. Here, we show that an AXL inhibitor (TP-0903), has antitumor and therapy sensitizing effects in preclinical models of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA). We demonstrate that TP-0903 as a single agent or in combination with gemcitabine and/or anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) antibody has anti-metastatic and anti-tumor effects in PDA tumor bearing mice, leading to increased survival. In addition, gene expression analysis of tumors demonstrated upregulation of pro-inflammatory and immune activation genes in tumors from TP-0903-treated animals compared with the vehicle, indicating pharmacologic inhibition of AXL activation leads to an immunostimulatory microenvironment. This effect was augmented when TP-0903 was combined with gemcitabine and anti-PD1 antibody. These results provide clear rationale for evaluating TP-0903 in the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

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AnimalsAxl Receptor Tyrosine KinaseBenzenesulfonamidesCell Line, TumorHumansImmunotherapyMiceNeoplasm MetastasisPancreatic NeoplasmsProto-Oncogene ProteinsPyrimidinesReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSulfonamidesSurvival AnalysisTumor MicroenvironmentAxl Receptor Tyrosine KinaseBenzenesulfonamidesdubermatinibProto-Oncogene ProteinsPyrimidinesReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSulfonamides

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PMID34675118
PMCPMC8742768
OpenAlexW3205757108

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