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Akt Activation Mediates Acquired Resistance to Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitor BGJ398.

ABSTRACT: Activation of FGFR signaling through mutations, amplifications, or fusions involving FGFR1, 2, 3, or 4 is seen in multiple tumors, including lung, bladder, and cholangiocarcinoma. Currently, several clinical trials are evaluating the role of novel FGFR inhibitors in solid tumors. As we move forward with FGFR inhibitors clinically, we anticipate the emergence of resistance with treatment. Consequently, we sought to study the mechanism(s) of acquired resistance to FGFR inhibitors using annotated cancer cell lines. We identified cancer cell lines that have activating mutations in FGFR1, 2, or 3 and treated them chronically with the selective FGFR inhibitor, BGJ398. We observed resistance to chronic BGJ398 exposure in DMS114 (small-cell lung cancer, FGFR1 amplification) and RT112 (urothelial carcinoma, FGFR3 fusion/amplification) cell lines based on viability assays. Reverse-phase protein array (RPPA) analysis showed increased phosphorylation of Akt (T308 and S473) and its downstream target GSK3 (S9 and S21) in both the resistant cell lines when compared with matching controls. Results of RPPA were confirmed using immunoblots. Consequently, the addition of an Akt inhibitor (GSK2141795) or siRNA was able to restore sensitivity to BGJ398 in resistant cell lines. These data suggest a role for Akt pathway in mediating acquired resistance to FGFR inhibition. Mol Cancer Ther; 16(4); 614-24. ©2017 AACR.

SUBMITTER: Datta J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5539948 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Akt Activation Mediates Acquired Resistance to Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitor BGJ398.

Datta Jharna J Damodaran Senthilkumar S Parks Hannah H Ocrainiciuc Cristina C Miya Jharna J Yu Lianbo L Gardner Elijah P EP Samorodnitsky Eric E Wing Michele R MR Bhatt Darshna D Hays John J Reeser Julie W JW Roychowdhury Sameek S

Molecular cancer therapeutics 20170302 4

Activation of FGFR signaling through mutations, amplifications, or fusions involving <i>FGFR1, 2, 3</i>, or <i>4</i> is seen in multiple tumors, including lung, bladder, and cholangiocarcinoma. Currently, several clinical trials are evaluating the role of novel FGFR inhibitors in solid tumors. As we move forward with FGFR inhibitors clinically, we anticipate the emergence of resistance with treatment. Consequently, we sought to study the mechanism(s) of acquired resistance to FGFR inhibitors usi ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundInfigratinib (BGJ398) is a potent, selective fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) 1-3 inhibitor with significant activity in metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) bearing FGFR3 alterations. It can cause hyperphosphatemia due to the "on-target" class effect of FGFR1 inhibition.ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between hyperphosphatemia and treatment response in patients with mUC.InterventionOral infigratinib 125 mg/d for 21 d every 28 d.Design, setting, and participantsData from patients treated with infigratinib in a phase I trial with platinum-refractory mUC and activating FGFR3 alterations were retrospectively analyzed for clinical efficacy in relation to serum hyperphosphatemia. The relationship between plasma infigratinib concentration and phosphorous levels was also assessed.Outcome measurements and statistical analysisClinical outcomes were compared in groups with/without hyperphosphatemia.Results and limitationsOf the 67 patients enrolled, 48 (71.6%) had hyperphosphatemia on one or more laboratory tests. Findings in patients with versus without hyperphosphatemia were the following: overall response rate 33.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] 20.4-48.4) versus 5.3% (95% CI 0.1-26.0); disease control rate 75.0% (95% CI 60.4-86.4) versus 36.8% (95% CI 16.3-61.6). This trend was maintained in a 1-mo landmark analysis. Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic analysis showed that serum phosphorus levels and physiologic infigratinib concentrations were correlated positively. Key limitations include retrospective design, lack of comparator, and limited sample size.ConclusionsThis is the first published study to suggest that hyperphosphatemia caused by FGFR inhibitors, such as infigratinib, can be a surrogate biomarker for treatment response. These findings are consistent with other reported observations and will need to be validated further in a larger prospective trial.Patient summaryTargeted therapy is a new paradigm in treating bladder cancer. In a study using infigratinib, a drug that targets mutations in a gene called fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3), we found that elevated levels of phosphorous were associated with greater clinical benefit. In the future, these data may help inform treatment strategies.

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