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ArticleCancer research2024

Targeting BCL2 with Venetoclax Enhances the Efficacy of the KRASG12D Inhibitor MRTX1133 in Pancreatic Cancer.

Jeffrey H Becker, Anastasia E Metropulos, Christina Spaulding, Alejandra M Marinelarena, Mario A Shields, Daniel R Principe, Thao D Pham, Hidayatullah G Munshi

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Article in Cancer research, 2024. 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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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jeffrey H Becker *Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.ORCID 0000-0001-7645-2466
Anastasia E Metropulos *Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.ORCID 0000-0003-0504-6270
Christina SpauldingDepartment of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.ORCID 0009-0004-3658-421X
Alejandra M MarinelarenaDepartment of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.ORCID 0000-0002-5638-2795
Mario A ShieldsDepartment of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.ORCID 0000-0002-3562-9875
Daniel R PrincipeDepartment of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.ORCID 0000-0003-4355-6597
Thao D PhamDepartment of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.ORCID 0000-0001-7547-0945
Hidayatullah G MunshiDepartment of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.ORCID 0000-0002-9552-0775

Funding

Tumor Environment and Metastasis (TEAM) Research ProgramP30CA060553 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LEONIDAS C. PLATANIAS · 1993 to 2026
$153.9M
Co-targeting BET Bromodomain Proteins and MNK Kinases in Pancreatic CancerR01CA265997 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Hidayatullah G. Munshi · 2022 to 2026
$2.4M
NU-TRIHO (Northwestern University Translational Research in Hematology-Oncology) Training ProgramT32CA268935 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI MAHA H HUSSAIN, Hidayatullah G. Munshi · 2023 to 2026
$985k
Role of MNK kinase pathway in regulating tumor immune microenvironment in pancreatic cancerI01BX005595 · VA · JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI MUNSHI, HIDAYATULLAH G. · 2022 to 2025
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American Cancer Society (ACS) IRG-21-144-270BLRD VA I01 BX005595National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA265997National Cancer Institute (NCI) T32CA268935NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553NCI NIH HHS R01 CA265997NCI NIH HHS T32 CA268935U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) I01BX005595
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MRTX1133 is currently being evaluated in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tumors harboring a KRASG12D mutation. Combination strategies have the potential to enhance the efficacy of MRTX1133 to further promote cell death and tumor regression. In this study, we demonstrated that MRTX1133 increased the levels of the proapoptotic protein BIM in PDAC cells and conferred sensitivity to the FDA-approved BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax. Combined treatment with MRTX1133 and venetoclax resulted in cell death and growth suppression in 3D cultures. BIM was required for apoptosis induced by the combination treatment. Consistently, BIM was induced in tumors treated with MRTX1133, and venetoclax enhanced the efficacy of MRTX1133 in vivo. Venetoclax could also resensitize MRTX1133-resistant PDAC cells to MRTX1133 in 3D cultures, and tumors established from resistant cells responded to the combination of MRTX1133 and venetoclax. These results provide a rationale for the clinical testing of MRTX1133 and venetoclax in patients with PDAC. Significance: The combination of MRTX1133 and the FDA-approved drug venetoclax promotes cancer cell death and tumor regression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, providing rationale for testing venetoclax with KRASG12D inhibitors in patients with pancreatic cancer.

Indexed as

Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalPancreatic NeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)SulfonamidesXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisCell Line, TumorDrug Resistance, NeoplasmDrug SynergismFemaleHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHumansBCL2 protein, humanBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingKRASG12D inhibitor MRTX1133KRAS protein, humanNaphthalenesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Sulfonamidesvenetoclax

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PMID39137400
PMCPMC11532783

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