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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2022

Role of chemokine-mediated angiogenesis in resistance towards crizotinib and its reversal by anlotinib in EML4-ALK positive NSCLC.

Shasha Wang, Ning Lou, Rongrong Luo, Xuezhi Hao, Yutao Liu, Lin Wang, Yuankai Shi, Xiaohong Han

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 17 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shasha WangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China.
Ning LouDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China.
Rongrong LuoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China.
Xuezhi HaoDepartment of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study On Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, No. 17, Panjiayuan Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100021, China.
Yutao LiuDepartment of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study On Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, No. 17, Panjiayuan Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100021, China.
Lin WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study On Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, No. 17, Panjiayuan Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100021, China.
Yuankai ShiDepartment of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical Study On Anticancer Molecular Targeted Drugs, No. 17, Panjiayuan Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100021, China. syuankai@cicams.ac.cn.
Xiaohong HanClinical Pharmacology Research Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, NMPA Key Laboratory for Clinical Research & Evaluation of Drug, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical PK & PD Investigation for Innovative Drugs, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No.1, Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China. hanxiaohong@pumch.cn.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNPeking Union Medical College Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe identification of early plasma biomarkers for clinical outcomes and drug resistance has key importance for risk stratification in anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Moreover, it remains unclear whether the anti-angiogenic drug anlotinib can reverse the resistance of ALK-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (ALK-TKI) crizotinib, and no research has explored the effect of anlotinib combined with crizotinib on ALK-positive patients.

methodsIn this study, 76 baseline and longitudinal plasma samples from 61 ALK-positive NSCLC patients receiving crizotinib treatment were analyzed by Luminex liquid suspension chip for 40 chemokines. RNA sequence (RNA-seq) was used to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between H3122 and H3122-crizotinib resistant (H3122CR) cells. Tube formation assay was performed to investigate the effect of chemokines on angiogenesis. And H3122CR-derived xenograft model was constructed to validate the efficacy and safety of anlotinib combined with crizotinib in vivo.

resultsBaseline and progression plasma samples detection suggested that CCL20 played a crucial role in monitoring and predicting the clinical response of crizotinib (hazard ratio for progression-free survival: 2.27 (1.13-4.58); for overall survival: 2.7 (1.23-5.8)). RNA-seq results for H3122 and H3122CR cells showed that high expression of chemokines and angiogenesis pathways were involved in crizotinib resistance. Subsequently, in vitro experiments indicated that CCL20 may induce crizotinib resistance by activation of angiogenesis via JAK2/STAT3-CCL20-VEGFA/IL6 axis. We further found that anti-angiogenic TKI anlotinib could reverse crizotinib resistance by inhibiting chemokines-induced angiogenesis, and anlotinib combined with crizotinib has a better antitumor effect than monotherapy in vitro & in vivo.

conclusionsOverall, CCL20-mediated angiogenesis is involved in crizotinib resistance and could be overcome by using anlotinib in EML4-ALK positive NSCLC. The combination of anlotinib and crizotinib is a promising strategy for patients resistant to ALK-TKIs.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungChemokine CCL20Drug Resistance, NeoplasmLung NeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicChemokinesCrizotinibHumansIndolesOncogene Proteins, FusionProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrazolesQuinolinesanlotinibCCL20 protein, humanChemokine CCL20ChemokinesCrizotinibEML4-ALK fusion protein, humanIndolesOncogene Proteins, FusionProtein Kinase InhibitorsPyrazolesQuinolinesALK-TKIsAngiogenesisAnlotinibBiomarkersChemokinesDrug resistance

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