Efficacy of Wee1 G2 Checkpoint Kinase and Mouse Double Minute 2 Homolog Inhibitors in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Determined by p53 Status.

ABSTRACT:

Background

KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase (KIT, CD117) and platelet-derived growth factor-alpha (PDGFRA) are key drivers of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), but resistance to targeted therapy often arises from tumor protein p53 (p53) alterations and loss of cell cycle control. However, the role of p53 status in GIST therapeutic potential has rarely been studied, so this study aimed to employ both wild-type and mutant p53 GIST models to investigate how p53 dysfunction influences the efficacy of p53 pathway-targeted therapies.

Methods

The efficacy of the mouse double minute 2 homolog (MDM2) inhibitor (HDM201) and the Wee1 G2 checkpoint kinase (Wee1) inhibitor (adavosertib) was confirmed in both p53 wild-type (p53 WT) and p53 mutant (p53 MT) GIST cells. The

SUBMITTER: Chen CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12573211 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature