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Gene Expression profile of Cetuximab response in Colorectal Cancer Derived Xenograft

ABSTRACT: EGFR blockade by the monoclonal antibodies cetuximab or panitumumab causes objective tumor regressions in selected patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). However, residual disease reservoirs almost invariably remain even after maximal response to therapy, leading to treatment failure and tumor relapse. Using mCRC patient-derived xenografts (PDXs), we observed that residual cancer cells surviving EGFR inhibition exhibited gene expression patterns reminiscent of a quiescent subpopulation of normal intestinal secretory precursors with Paneth-cell traits. These drug-tolerant cells had reduced expression of EGFR-activating ligands, consistent with lower EGFR dependence, and displayed higher HER2/HER3 pathway activity and persistent PI3K signaling. Mechanistically, cell fate reprogramming towards the Paneth cell-like phenotype was mediated by inactivation of YAP – a master regulator of intestinal epithelium recovery after injury – following cetuximab-induced neutralization of the MAPK cascade. Clinically, tumors from patients in whom cetuximab was not effective were enriched for markers of secretory commitment/Paneth-cell differentiation. In PDX therapeutic experiments, Pan-HER antibodies minimized residual disease burden and induced long-term tumor control after treatment discontinuation. We propose that tolerance to EGFR inhibition in CRC is typified by the adaptive disengagement of an in-built lineage program that jointly drives intestinal regenerative signaling and tumorigenesis. Further, our findings motivate therapeutic strategies to pre-emptively target residual disease before acquisition of irreversible resistance.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE108277 | GEO | 2020/05/06

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:KRAS mutation is a negative predictive factor for treatment with anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibodies in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Novel predictive markers are required to further improve the selection of patients for this treatment. Here, we assessed the influence of modification of KRAS by gene copy number aberration (CNA) and microRNAs (miRNAs) in correlation to clinical outcome in mCRC patients treated with cetuximab in combination with chemotherapy and bevacizumab. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded primary tumour tissue was used from 34 mCRC patients in a phase III trial, who were selected based upon their good (n=17) or poor (n=17) progression-free survival (PFS) upon treatment with cetuximab in combination with capecitabine, oxaliplatin, and bevacizumab. Gene copy number at the KRAS locus was assessed using high resolution genome-wide array CGH and the expression levels of 17 miRNAs targeting KRAS were determined by real-time PCR. Good response was associated with 12p12.1 copy number loss, even in patients with a KRAS mutation, while copy number gain in wild-type KRAS patients was correlated with a poor response. In KRAS mutated tumours increased miR-200b and decreased miR-143 expression were associated with a good response. In wild-type KRAS patients, miRNA expression did not predict response in a multivariate model. Thus, assessment of KRAS CNA and miRNAs targeting KRAS might further optimize the selection of patients eligible for anti-EGFR therapy. Copy number detection was performed using NimbleScan and Nexus software Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded primary tumour tissue was used from 34 metastisized colorectal cancer patients in a phase III trial (CKTO 2005-02; ClinTrials.gov NCT00208546) of the Dutch Colorectal Cancer Group (DCCG), who were selected based upon their good (n=17) or poor (n=17) progression-free survival (PFS) upon treatment with cetuximab in combination with capecitabine, oxaliplatin, and bevacizumab.

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Gene Expression profile of Cetuximab response in Colorectal Cancer Derived Xenograft

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