Project description:Transcription profiling by array of human pancreatic tumours in xenografts to investigate the antitumor activity and molecular effects of the novel Hsp 90 Inhibitor, IPI-504, in pancreatic cancer
Project description:Tumors from pancreatic cancer specimens obtained at surgery were used for efficacy testing and biologic analysis. These tumors were s.c. explanted in xenograft models for subsequent treatment experiments. This study aimed to assess the antitumor activity of the Hsp90 inhibitor, IPI-504, in pancreatic cancer and to determine the biological effects of the agent. Keywords: Pharmacogenetics
Project description:Tumors from pancreatic cancer specimens obtained at surgery were used for efficacy testing and biologic analysis. These tumors were s.c. explanted in xenograft models for subsequent treatment experiments. This study aimed to assess the antitumor activity of the Hsp90 inhibitor, IPI-504, in pancreatic cancer and to determine the biological effects of the agent. Experiment Overall Design: Five tumor samples were profiled in treated and untreated with IPI504. Untreated samples were profiled in duplicate. The overall design is to identify differentially expressed genes in IPI504 treated versus untreated.
Project description:IPI-504-06 is a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of IPI-504 as compared to placebo in patients with metastatic and/or unresectable GIST following failure of at least imatinib and sunitinib.
Approximately 195 patients will be randomized using a 2:1 ratio to receive either IPI-504 (N=130) or placebo (N=65). Upon unblinding, patients receiving either IPI-504 or placebo may receive IPI-504 in the open-label portion of the study if defined inclusion criteria are met.
Early and frequent imaging timepoints (Weeks 2, 5, 8, 14 and every 6 weeks thereafter) are incorporated into this study to capture progression events and limit patient exposure to ineffective agents.
Project description:Purpose: Deregulated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway signaling through AGC kinases including AKT, p70S6 kinase, PKA, SGK and Rho kinase, is a key driver of multiple cancers. The simultaneous inhibition of multiple AGC kinases may increase antitumor activity and minimize clinical resistance compared with a single pathway component. Experimental Design: We investigated the detailed pharmacology and antitumor activity of the novel clinical drug candidate AT13148, an oral ATP-competitive multi-AGC kinase inhibitor. Gene expression microarray studies were undertaken to characterize the molecular mechanisms of action of AT13148. Results: AT13148 caused substantial blockade of AKT, p70S6K, PKA, ROCK and SGK substrate phosphorylation and induced apoptosis in a concentration and time-dependent manner in cancer cells with clinically relevant genetic defects in vitro and in vivo. Antitumor efficacy in HER2-positive, PIK3CA-mutant BT474 breast, PTEN-deficient PC3 human prostate cancer and PTEN-deficient MES-SA uterine tumor xenografts was demonstrated. We show for the first time that induction of AKT phosphorylation at serine 473 by AT13148, as reported for other ATP-competitive inhibitors of AKT, is not a therapeutically relevant reactivation step. Gene expression studies showed that AT13148 has a predominant effect on apoptosis genes, whereas the selective AKT inhibitor CCT128930 modulates cell cycle genes. Induction of upstream regulators including IRS2 and PIK3IP1 due to compensatory feedback loops was observed. Conclusions: The clinical candidate AT13148 is a novel oral multi-AGC kinase inhibitor with potent pharmacodynamic and antitumor activity, which demonstrates a distinct mechanism of action from other AKT inhibitors. AT13148 will now be assessed in a first-in-human Phase I trial. The PTEN-deficient U87MG glioblastoma cell line was treated for 6 hours with vehicle control (DMSO) or to different concentrations of AT13148 and CCT128930 (0.1uM, 1xGI50 and 3XGI50).
Project description:The goal of this RNA-Seq analysis was to identify genes differentially expressed in a C. elegans strain expressing a neuron-specific or gut-specific hsp-90 hairpin RNAi construct compared to control animals of the same genetic background (strain AM994). Tissue-specific expression of an hsp-90 hairpin RNAi construct knocks down hsp-90 in a tissue-specific manner and induces transcellular chaperone signalling that enhances organismal proteostasis. This study aimed to identify components of the signalling pathway responsible for this effect.
Project description:Verteporfin (VP) inhibts colon cancer growth in vivo and in cell lines by inducing high molecular weight oligomerization of proteins. The antitumor effect of VP is independent of its YAP inhibitor activity. Tumor hypoxia contributes partly to antitumor effect of VP by impairing clearance of VP-induced high molecular weight aggregates.
Project description:The goal of this RNA-Seq analysis was to identify genes differentially expressed in a C. elegans strain overexpressing HSP-90 in the neurons compared to control (N2) animals. C. elegans overexpressing HSP-90 protein in the neurons activate transcellular chaperone signalling that enhances organismal proteostasis. This study aimed to identify components of the signalling pathway responsible for this effect.