Kinome reprogramming of G2/M kinases and repression of MYCN contribute to superior efficacy of lorlatinib in ALK-driven neuroblastoma
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ABSTRACT: Mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain of the Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) oncogene in neuroblastoma occur most frequently at one of three hotspot amino acid residues, with the F1174* and F1245* variants conferring de novo resistance to first and second generation ALK inhibitors including crizotinib and ceritinib. Lorlatinib, a third generation ALK/ROS inhibitor, overcomes de novo resistance and induces complete tumor regressions in patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models unresponsive to crizotinib. Lorlatinib has now completed Phase 1 testing in children and adults with relapsed/refractory ALK-driven neuroblastoma, and entered pivotal Phase 3 testing within the Children’s Oncology Group. To define mechanisms underlying the superior activity of lorlatinib, we utilized a chemical proteomics approach to quantitatively measure functional kinome dynamics in response to the ALK inhibitors lorlatinib and crizotinib, in clinically relevant ALK-driven neuroblastoma PDX models. Lorlatinib was a markedly more potent inhibitor of ALK and preferentially downregulated several kinases implicated in G2/M cell cycle transition compared to crizotinib. Lorlatinib treatment also led to the repression of MYCN expression and its occupancy at promoters of the same G2/M kinases. These data providing mechanistic insight in neuroblastoma into the far improved efficacy of lorlatinib over crizotinib for the treatment of ALK-driven neuroblastoma.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE273349 | GEO | 2024/07/29
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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