Simultaneous inhibition of IGF1R and EGFR enhances the efficacy of standard treatment for colorectal cancer by the impairment of DNA repair and the induction of cell death.

Autor: Oberthür R; Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany., Seemann H; Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany., Gehrig J; Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany., Rave-Fränk M; Department of Radiotherapy and Radio Oncology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany., Bremmer F; Institute of Pathology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany., Halpape R; Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany., Conradi LC; Department of General, Visceral and Paediatric Surgery, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany., Scharf JG; 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, HELIOS Hospital Erfurt, Germany., Burfeind P; Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany., Kaulfuß S; Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany. Electronic address: silke@kaulfuss.eu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Cancer letters [Cancer Lett] 2017 Oct 28; Vol. 407, pp. 93-105. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Aug 18.
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2017.08.009
Abstrakt: Overexpression and activation of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), such as the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R) and the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), are frequent phenomena in colorectal cancer (CRC). Here, we evaluated the effect and the cellular mechanisms of the simultaneous inhibition of these two RTKs both in vitro and in vivo in addition to a 5-fluoruracil (5-FU)-based radiochemotherapy (RCT), which is a standard treatment scheme for CRC. Using the small molecule inhibitors AEW541 and erlotinib, specific against IGF1R and EGFR, respectively, different CRC cell lines exhibited a reduced survival fraction after RCT, with the highest effect after the simultaneous inhibition of IGF1R/EGFR. In vivo, xenograft mice simultaneously treated with low dose AEW541/erlotinib plus RCT revealed a significant reduction in tumour volume and weight compared with the tumours of mice treated with either AEW541 or erlotinib alone. In vitro, the combined inhibition of IGF1R/EGFR resulted in a stronger reduction of downstream signalling, an increase in DNA double strand breaks (DSBs), apoptosis and mitotic catastrophe after RCT depending on the cell line. Moreover, the existence of IGF1R/EGFR heterodimers in CRC cells and human rectal cancer samples was proven. The heterodimerisation of these RTKs was dependent on the presence of both ligands, IGF-1 and EGF, and functional receptors. In conclusion, these results demonstrate that the strategy of targeting both IGF1R and EGFR, in addition to basic RCT, could be of intriguing importance in CRC therapy.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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