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ArticlePediatric blood & cancer2022

Bromodomain 4 inhibition leads to MYCN downregulation in Wilms tumor.

Andrew D Woods, Noah E Berlow, Michael V Ortiz, Filemon Dela Cruz, Armaan Siddiquee, Diego F Coutinho, Reshma Purohit, Katherine E Tranbarger Freier, Joel E Michalek, Melvin Lathara and 6 more

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Article in Pediatric blood & cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Andrew D WoodsChildren's Cancer Therapy Development Institute, Beaverton, Oregon, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7036-4796
Noah E BerlowChildren's Cancer Therapy Development Institute, Beaverton, Oregon, USA.
Michael V OrtizDepartment of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9379-314X
Filemon Dela CruzDepartment of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Armaan SiddiqueeDepartment of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Diego F CoutinhoDepartment of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Reshma PurohitChildren's Cancer Therapy Development Institute, Beaverton, Oregon, USA.
Katherine E Tranbarger FreierChildren's Cancer Therapy Development Institute, Beaverton, Oregon, USA.
Joel E MichalekDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Melvin LatharaOmics Data Automation Inc., Beaverton, Oregon, USA.
Kevin MatlockOmics Data Automation Inc., Beaverton, Oregon, USA.
Ganapati SrivivasaOmics Data Automation Inc., Beaverton, Oregon, USA.
Brigitte Royer-PokoraInstitute of Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5114-7801
Renata VeselskaDepartment of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-0048-9913
Andrew L KungDepartment of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Charles KellerChildren's Cancer Therapy Development Institute, Beaverton, Oregon, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2505-7487
Children's Cancer Therapy Development Institute · USMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USAutomatic Data Processing (United States) · USHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEMasaryk University · CZThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
MSK Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical OncologyK12CA184746 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI Omar Abdel-Wahab, Simon N. Powell · 2015 to 2026
$8.3M
NCI NIH HHS K12 CA184746NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWilms tumor is the most common childhood kidney cancer. Two distinct histological subtypes of Wilms tumor have been described: tumors lacking anaplasia (the favorable subtype) and tumors displaying anaplastic features (the unfavorable subtype). Children with favorable disease generally have a very good prognosis, whereas those with anaplasia are oftentimes refractory to standard treatments and suffer poor outcomes, leading to an unmet clinical need. MYCN dysregulation has been associated with a number of pediatric cancers including Wilms tumor. PROCEDURES: In this context, we undertook a functional genomics approach to uncover novel therapeutic strategies for those patients with anaplastic Wilms tumor. Genomic analysis and in vitro experimentation demonstrate that cell growth can be reduced by modulating MYCN overexpression via bromodomain 4 (BRD4) inhibition in both anaplastic and nonanaplastic Wilms tumor models.

resultsWe observed a time-dependent reduction of MYCN and MYCC protein levels upon BRD4 inhibition in Wilms tumor cell lines, which led to cell death and proliferation suppression. BRD4 inhibition significantly reduced tumor volumes in Wilms tumor patient-derived xenograft (PDX) mouse models.

conclusionsWe suggest that AZD5153, a novel dual-BRD4 inhibitor, can reduce MYCN levels in both anaplastic and nonanaplastic Wilms tumor cell lines, reduces tumor volume in Wilms tumor PDXs, and should be further explored for its therapeutic potential.

Indexed as

Kidney NeoplasmsWilms TumorAnaplasiaAnimalsBromodomain Containing ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsChildDown-RegulationFemaleHumansMaleMiceN-Myc Proto-Oncogene ProteinNuclear ProteinsTranscription FactorsBRD4 protein, humanBromodomain Containing ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsMYCN protein, humanN-Myc Proto-Oncogene ProteinNuclear ProteinsTranscription FactorsanaplasiaAZD5153BRD4MYCNWilms tumor

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PMID34693628
PMCPMC9450910
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