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Veliparib in combination with radiotherapy for the treatment of MGMT unmethylated glioblastoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The O ⁶ -methylguanine methyltransferase (MGMT) gene is frequently unmethylated in patients with glioblastoma (GBM), rendering them non-responsive to the standard treatment regime of surgery followed by concurrent radiotherapy (RT) and temozolomide. Here, we investigate the efficacy of adding a PARP inhibitor, veliparib, to radiotherapy to treat MGMT unmethylated GBM.

Methods

The inhibition of PARP with veliparib (ABT-888), a potent and orally bioavailable inhibitor in combination with RT was tested on a panel of patient derived cell lines (PDCLs) and patient-derived xenografts (PDX) models generated from GBM patients with MGMT unmethylated tumors.

Results

The combination of veliparib and RT inhibited colony formation in the majority of PDCLs tested. The PDCL, RN1 showed significantly reduced levels of the homologous repair protein, Mre11 and a heightened response to PARP inhibition measured by increased apoptosis and decreased colony formation. The oral administration of veliparib (12.5 mg/kg, twice daily for 5 days in a 28-day treatment cycle) in combination with whole brain RT (4 Gy) induced apoptosis (Tunel staining) and decreased cell proliferation (Ki67 staining) in a PDX of MGMT unmethylated GBM. Significantly longer survival times of the PDX treated with the combination treatment were recorded compared to RT only or veliparib only.

Conclusions

Our results demonstrate preclinical efficacy of targeting PARP at multiple levels and provide a new approach for the treatment of MGMT unmethylated GBM.

SUBMITTER: Jue TR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5356284 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Veliparib in combination with radiotherapy for the treatment of MGMT unmethylated glioblastoma.

Jue Toni Rose TR Nozue Kyoko K Lester Ashleigh J AJ Joshi Swapna S Schroder Lisette B W LB Whittaker Shane P SP Nixdorf Sheri S Rapkins Robert W RW Khasraw Mustafa M McDonald Kerrie L KL

Journal of translational medicine 20170317 1

<h4>Background</h4>The O <sup>6</sup> -methylguanine methyltransferase (MGMT) gene is frequently unmethylated in patients with glioblastoma (GBM), rendering them non-responsive to the standard treatment regime of surgery followed by concurrent radiotherapy (RT) and temozolomide. Here, we investigate the efficacy of adding a PARP inhibitor, veliparib, to radiotherapy to treat MGMT unmethylated GBM.<h4>Methods</h4>The inhibition of PARP with veliparib (ABT-888), a potent and orally bioavailable in ...[more]

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Veliparib in combination with radiotherapy for the treatment of MGMT unmethylated glioblastoma.

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Veliparib in combination with radiotherapy for the treatment of MGMT unmethylated glioblastoma.

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