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ArticleBlood advances2025

BH3 mimetic drugs overcome the microenvironment-induced resistance to crizotinib in ALK+ anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

Claudia Pignataro, Pietro Zoppoli, Luca Vincenzo Cappelli, Liron Yoffe, Marta Moretti, Mariapaola Izzo, Selene Mallia, Clarisse Kayembe, Abigail Taylor, Gianluca Petrillo and 16 more

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Claudia PignataroDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-3926-1195
Pietro ZoppoliDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7860-9655
Luca Vincenzo CappelliDepartment of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8090-3880
Liron YoffeInstitute for Computational Biomedicine, and Caryl and Israel Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.ORCID 0000-0002-3040-8205
Marta MorettiDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4705-6442
Mariapaola IzzoDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Selene MalliaLaboratory of Translational Research, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9739-885X
Clarisse KayembeDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
Abigail TaylorDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
Gianluca PetrilloDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0719-7072
Alessandra AffinitoDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3887-6513
Cristina QuintavalleInstitute of Endotypes in Oncology, Metabolism and Immunology "G. Salvatore," Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7432-9170
Giada De LucaInstitute of Endotypes in Oncology, Metabolism and Immunology "G. Salvatore," Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-4390-6494
Martina MascoloDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Sara VerdeDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata," Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-3298-5748
Aurelia FraticelliDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata," Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0002-0602-9499
Alessia CiarrocchiLaboratory of Translational Research, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5541-2075
Paolo SalernoDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Enrico De SmaeleDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4524-4423
Antonio Francesco CampeseDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Valentina FragliassoLaboratory of Translational Research, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4189-0316
Robin FoàDepartment of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe MerlaDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5078-928X
Giorgio InghiramiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.ORCID 0000-0001-5566-0864
Gerolama CondorelliDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Danilo FioreDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3004-6862

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractResistance to first-line chemotherapies and crizotinib in anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) represents a significant challenge, often leading to a dismal outcome. Despite recent advancements, the dissection of the intrinsic and extrinsic molecular alterations underlying crizotinib resistance in ALCL is still poorly understood. Here, we transcriptionally unraveled the bidirectional interplay between anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-driven ALCL (ALK+ ALCL) and stromal cells in the presence of crizotinib at bulk and single-cell levels and identified that the microenvironment provides prosurvival signals leading to crizotinib persistence in ALK+ ALCL. We detected increased B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2) expression and downregulation of pathways related to apoptosis in crizotinib-persister ALK+ ALCL cells. Furthermore, we predicted in silico the ligand-receptor interactions between tumoral and stromal cells, supporting their contribution to ALCL pathogenesis mainly participating in the adhesion/membrane transport, triggering receptors, and promoting activation and microenvironment stimulation in lymphoma cells. Finally, we explored the effect of crizotinib in combination with BH3 mimetics. Pharmacologic and genetic ablation of anti-apoptotic targets displayed a significant synergistic effect with crizotinib, overcoming the stroma-mediated protection of lymphoma cells on drug treatment. Thus, BCL2/B-cell lymphoma-extra large (BCL-XL) targeting is synthetic lethal with crizotinib exposure in ALK+ ALCL and represents an intrinsic- and extrinsic-mediated targetable vulnerability in lymphoma cells challenged with crizotinib. Our data support the evaluation of BCL2 targeting in crizotinib-based regimens in the management of patients with ALK+ ALCL.

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Anaplastic Lymphoma KinaseAntineoplastic AgentsCrizotinibDrug Resistance, NeoplasmLymphoma, Large-Cell, AnaplasticTumor MicroenvironmentApoptosisCell Line, TumorHumansProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2ALK protein, humanAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseAntineoplastic AgentsCrizotinibProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2

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