ArticleCancers2022
A Polytherapy Strategy Using Vincristine and ALK Inhibitors to Sensitise EML4-ALK-Positive NSCLC.
Article in Cancers, 2022. 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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- Nimodipine Used with Vincristine: Protects Schwann Cells and Neuronal Cells from Vincristine-Induced Cell Death but Increases Tumor Cell Susceptibility.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Network-based identification of key proteins and repositioning of drugs for non-small cell lung cancer.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2024Article
- EML4-ALK biology and drug resistance in non-small cell lung cancer: a new phase of discoveries.Molecular oncology · 2023Review
- Therapeutic Advances of Rare ALK Fusions in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Review
- Alternative Treatment Options to ALK Inhibitor Monotherapy for EML4-ALK-Driven Lung Cancer.Cancers · 2022Review
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Abstract
The oncogenic fusion of EML4-ALK is present in about 4-6% of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A targeted approach with ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has been proven highly effective in ALK-positive NSCLC patients. However, despite the initial responses, the outcome of the treatment is variable. Previous studies have shown that the differential response depends in part on the type of EML4-ALK variant. Here, we examined the combination of ALK inhibitors and microtubule poison, vincristine, in cells expressing EML4-ALK V1 and V3, the two most common variants in NSCLC. We showed that combination therapy of ALK-TKIs with vincristine had anti-proliferative effects and blocked RAS/MAPK, PI3K/AKT and JAK/STAT3 signalling pathways in EML4-ALK V1 but not V3 cells. Our results demonstrate that high levels of tubulin acetylation are associated with poor response to vincristine in EML4-ALK V3 cells. Additionally, we demonstrated differences in microtubule stability between the two EML4-ALK fusions. EML4-ALK V3 cells exhibited dynamic microtubules that confer poor response to vincristine compared to V1 cells. Hence, we suggested that the portion of EML4 in the fusion has an important role for the outcome of the combination treatment.
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