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- Title
Targeting β-catenin overcomes MEK inhibition resistance in colon cancer with KRAS and PIK3CA mutations.
- Authors
Moon, Jai-Hee; Hong, Seung-Woo; Kim, Jeong Eun; Shin, Jae-Sik; Kim, Jin-Sun; Jung, Soo-A; Ha, Seung Hee; Lee, Seul; Kim, Joseph; Lee, Dae Hee; Park, Yoon Sun; Kim, Dong Min; Park, Sang-Soo; Hong, Jun Ki; Kim, Do Yeon; Kim, Eun Ho; Jung, Joonyee; Kim, Mi Jin; Kim, Seung-Mi; Deming, Dustin A.
- Abstract
Background: Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MEK 1/2) are central components of the RAS signalling pathway and are attractive targets for cancer therapy. These agents continue to be investigated in KRAS mutant colon cancer but are met with significant resistance. Clinical investigations have demonstrated that these strategies are not well tolerated by patients. Methods: We investigated a biomarker of response for MEK inhibition in KRAS mutant colon cancers by LC-MS/MS analysis. We tested the MEK inhibitor in PIK3CA wild(wt) and mutant(mt) colon cancer cells. In addition, we tested the combinational effects of MEK and TNKS inhibitor in vitro and in vivo. Results: We identified β-catenin, a key mediator of the WNT pathway, in response to MEK inhibitor. MEK inhibition led to a decrease in β-catenin in PIK3CA wt colon cancer cells but not in mt. Tumour regression was promoted by combination of MEK inhibition and NVP-TNS656, which targets the WNT pathway. Furthermore, inhibition of MEK promoted tumour regression in colon cancer patient-derived xenograft models expressing PIK3CA wt. Conclusions: We propose that inhibition of the WNT pathway, particularly β-catenin, may bypass resistance to MEK inhibition in human PIK3CA mt colon cancer. Therefore, we suggest that β-catenin is a potential predictive marker of MEK inhibitor resistance.
- Publication
British Journal of Cancer, 2019, Vol 120, Issue 9, p941
- ISSN
0007-0920
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41416-019-0434-5