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ArticleCancer research2023

Dual Inhibition of KRASG12D and Pan-ERBB Is Synergistic in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.

Kevin Christian Montecillo Gulay, Xinlian Zhang, Vasiliki Pantazopoulou, Jay Patel, Edgar Esparza, Deepa Sheik Pran Babu, Satoshi Ogawa, Jonathan Weitz, Isabella Ng, Evangeline S Mose and 4 more

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Article in Cancer research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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67citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Kevin Christian Montecillo GulayDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.ORCID 0000-0002-9568-3590
Xinlian ZhangDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health, Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.ORCID 0000-0002-0913-1205
Vasiliki PantazopoulouSalk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, California.ORCID 0000-0002-5965-5795
Jay PatelDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.ORCID 0000-0002-3823-6831
Edgar EsparzaDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.ORCID 0000-0002-9879-4800
Deepa Sheik Pran BabuDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.ORCID 0009-0003-2357-5237
Satoshi OgawaSalk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, California.ORCID 0000-0003-4970-4212
Jonathan WeitzDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.ORCID 0000-0003-0216-7990
Isabella NgDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.ORCID 0009-0004-1277-0421
Evangeline S MoseDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.ORCID 0009-0000-6493-3860
Minya PuDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health, Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.ORCID 0009-0005-3908-4760
Dannielle D EngleSalk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, California.ORCID 0000-0003-1876-7675
Andrew M LowyDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.ORCID 0000-0002-7106-0735
Hervé TiriacDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.ORCID 0000-0001-5039-6750
University of California San Diego · USSalk Institute for Biological Studies · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Fabien Delerue · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
VIRAL MALIGNANCYP30CA023100 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Jesse Nodora · 1985 to 2026
$124.9M
UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research InstituteUL1TR001442 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI FIRESTEIN, GARY S, HOGARTH, MICHAEL · 2015 to 2024
$88.3M
Project 3: The AMPK Autophagy Pathway as a Metabolic Liability in Pancratic Ductal AdenocarcinomaP01CA265762 · NCI · SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES · PI TONY R. HUNTER · 2023 to 2026
$14.6M
Functional Proteomics by Reverse Phase Protein Array in CancerR50CA221675 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI LU, YILING · 2017 to 2021
$726k
Illumina NovaSeq 6000 Sequencing SystemS10OD026929 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI JEPSEN, KRISTEN LYNN · 2019 to 2019
$600k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001442NCI NIH HHS P01 CA265762NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023100NCI NIH HHS R50 CA221675NIH HHS S10 OD026929
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal cancer with a low survival rate. Recently, new drugs that target KRASG12D, a common mutation in PDAC, have been developed. We studied one of these compounds, MRTX1133, and found it was specific and effective at low nanomolar concentrations in patient-derived organoid models and cell lines harboring KRASG12D mutations. Treatment with MRTX1133 upregulated the expression and phosphorylation of EGFR and HER2, indicating that inhibition of ERBB signaling may potentiate MRTX1133 antitumor activity. Indeed, the irreversible pan-ERBB inhibitor, afatinib, potently synergized with MRTX1133 in vitro, and cancer cells with acquired resistance to MRTX1133 in vitro remained sensitive to this combination therapy. Finally, the combination of MRTX1133 and afatinib led to tumor regression and longer survival in orthotopic PDAC mouse models. These results suggest that dual inhibition of ERBB and KRAS signaling may be synergistic and circumvent the rapid development of acquired resistance in patients with KRAS mutant pancreatic cancer. SIGNIFICANCE: KRAS-mutant pancreatic cancer models, including KRAS inhibitor-resistant models, show exquisite sensitivity to combined pan-ERBB and KRAS targeting, which provides the rationale for testing this drug combination in clinical trials.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalPancreatic NeoplasmsAfatinibAnimalsCell Line, TumorErbB ReceptorsHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingMiceMutationNaphthalenesProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)AfatinibErbB ReceptorsHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingKRASG12D inhibitor MRTX1133NaphthalenesProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)

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PMID37378556
PMCPMC10502451
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