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HER2 mediates PSMA/mGluR1-driven resistance to the DS-7423 dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor in PTEN wild-type prostate cancer models

Gomez, V; Galazi, M; Weitsman, G; Monypenny, J; Al-Salemee, F; Barber, P; Ng, K; ... Ng, T; + view all (2022) HER2 mediates PSMA/mGluR1-driven resistance to the DS-7423 dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor in PTEN wild-type prostate cancer models. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics , 21 (4) pp. 667-676. 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-21-0320. Green open access

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Abstract

Prostate cancer remains a major cause of male mortality. Genetic alteration of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway is one of the key events in tumor development and progression in prostate cancer, with inactivation of the PTEN tumor suppressor being very common in this cancer type. Extensive evaluation has been performed on the therapeutic potential of PI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibitors and the resistance mechanisms arising in patients with PTEN-mutant background. However, in patients with a PTEN wild-type phenotype, PI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibitors have not demonstrated efficacy, and this remains an area of clinical unmet need. In this study, we have investigated the response of PTEN wild-type prostate cancer cell lines to the dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor DS-7423 alone or in combination with HER2 inhibitors or mGluR1 inhibitors. Upon treatment with the dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor DS-7423, PTEN wild-type prostate cancer CWR22/22RV1 cells upregulate expression of the proteins PSMA, mGluR1, and the tyrosine kinase receptor HER2, while PTEN-mutant LNCaP cells upregulate androgen receptor and HER3. PSMA, mGluR1, and HER2 exert control over one another in a positive feedback loop that allows cells to overcome treatment with DS-7423. Concomitant targeting of PI3K/mTOR with either HER2 or mGluR1 inhibitors results in decreased cell survival and tumor growth in xenograft studies. Our results suggest a novel therapeutic possibility for patients with PTEN wild-type PI3K/AKT-mutant prostate cancer based in the combination of PI3K/mTOR blockade with HER2 or mGluR1 inhibitors.

Type: Article
Title: HER2 mediates PSMA/mGluR1-driven resistance to the DS-7423 dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor in PTEN wild-type prostate cancer models
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-21-0320
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-21-0320
Language: English
Additional information: This open access article is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International (CC BY). 2022 The Authors; Published by the American Association for Cancer Research
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute > Research Department of Oncology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Respiratory Medicine
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10140167
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