Estrogen receptor inhibition mediates radiosensitization of ER-positive breast cancer models.
Autor: | Michmerhuizen AR; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.; Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Lerner LM; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Pesch AM; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.; Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Ward C; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Schwartz R; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Wilder-Romans K; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Liu M; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Nino C; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.; Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Jungles K; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.; Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Azaria R; Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Jelley A; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Zambrana Garcia N; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Harold A; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Zhang A; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Wharram B; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Hayes DF; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Rae JM; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.; Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Pierce LJ; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Speers CW; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. cspeers@med.umich.edu.; Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. cspeers@med.umich.edu. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | NPJ breast cancer [NPJ Breast Cancer] 2022 Mar 10; Vol. 8 (1), pp. 31. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 10. |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41523-022-00397-y |
Abstrakt: | Endocrine therapy (ET) is an effective first-line therapy for women with estrogen receptor-positive (ER + ) breast cancers. While both ionizing radiation (RT) and ET are used for the treatment of women with ER+ breast cancer, the most effective sequencing of therapy and the effect of ET on tumor radiosensitization remains unclear. Here we sought to understand the effects of inhibiting estrogen receptor (ER) signaling in combination with RT in multiple preclinical ER+ breast cancer models. Clonogenic survival assays were performed using variable pre- and post-treatment conditions to assess radiosensitization with estradiol, estrogen deprivation, tamoxifen, fulvestrant, or AZD9496 in ER+ breast cancer cell lines. Estrogen stimulation was radioprotective (radiation enhancement ratios [rER]: 0.51-0.82). Conversely, when given one hour prior to RT, ER inhibition or estrogen depletion radiosensitized ER+ MCF-7 and T47D cells (tamoxifen rER: 1.50-1.60, fulvestrant rER: 1.76-2.81, AZD9496 rER: 1.33-1.48, estrogen depletion rER: 1.47-1.51). Combination treatment resulted in an increase in double-strand DNA (dsDNA) breaks as a result of inhibition of non-homologous end joining-mediated dsDNA break repair with no effect on homologous recombination. Treatment with tamoxifen or fulvestrant in combination with RT also increased the number of senescent cells but did not affect apoptosis or cell cycle distribution. Using an MCF-7 xenograft model, concurrent treatment with tamoxifen and RT was synergistic and resulted in a significant decrease in tumor volume and a delay in time to tumor doubling without significant toxicity. These findings provide preclinical evidence that concurrent treatment with ET and RT may be an effective radiosensitization strategy. (© 2022. The Author(s).) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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