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Characterization of an Oxaliplatin Sensitivity Predictor in a preclinical Murine Model of Colorectal Cancer

ABSTRACT: Despite advances in contemporary chemotherapeutic strategies, long term survival still remains elusive for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. A better understanding of the molecular markers of drug sensitivity to match therapy with patient is needed to improve clinical outcomes. In this study, we used in vitro drug sensitivity data from the NCI-60 cell lines together with their Affymetrix microarray data to develop a gene expression signature to predict sensitivity to oxaliplatin. In order to validate our oxaliplatin sensitivity signature, Patient-Derived Colorectal Cancer Explants (PDCCEs) were developed in NOD-SCID mice from resected human colorectal tumors. Analysis of gene expression profiles found similarities between the PDCCEs and their parental human tumors, suggesting their utility to study drug sensitivity in vivo. The oxaliplatin sensitivity signature was then validated in vivo with response data from 14 PDCCEs treated with oxaliplatin and was found to have an accuracy of 92.9% (Sensitivity=87.5%; Specificity=100%). Our findings suggest that PDCCEs can be a novel source to study drug sensitivity in colorectal cancer. Furthermore, genomic-based analysis has the potential to be incorporated into future strategies to optimize individual therapy for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE28691 | GEO | 2012/02/17

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA139021

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Purpose: Irinotecan (SN38) and oxaliplatin are chemotherapeutic agents used in the treatment of colorectal cancer. However, the frequent development of resistance to these drugs represents a considerable challenge in the clinic. Alus as retrotransposons comprise 11% of the human genome. Genomic toxicity induced by carcinogens or drugs can reactivate Alus by altering DNA methylation. Whether or not reactivation of Alus occurs in SN38 and oxaliplatin resistance remains unknown. Methods: We applied reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (RRBS) to investigate the DNA methylome in SN38- or oxaliplatin-resistant colorectal cancer cell line models. Moreover, we extended the RRBS analysis to tumor tissue from 14 patients with colorectal cancer who either did or did not benefit from capecitabine + oxaliplatin treatment. For the clinical samples, we applied a concept of DNA methylation entropy to estimate the diversity of DNA methylation states of the identified resistance phenotype-associated methylation loci observed in the cell line models. Results: We identified different loci being characteristic for the different resistant cell lines. Interestingly, 53% of the identified loci were Alu sequences -- especially the Alu Y subfamily. Furthermore, we identified an enrichment of Alu Y sequences that likely results from increased integration of new copies of Alu Y sequence in the drug-resistant cell lines. In the clinical samples, SOX1 and other SOX gene family members were shown to display variable DNA methylation states in their gene regions. The Alu Y sequences showed remarkable variation in DNA methylation states across the clinical samples. Our findings imply a crucial role of Alu Y in colorectal cancer drug resistance. Our study underscores the complexity of colorectal cancer aggravated by mobility of Alu elements and stresses the importance of personalized strategies, using a systematic and dynamic view, for effective cancer therapy. Investigation of the representive methylome of well-established SN38 and Oxaliplatin resistant cell line models and 14 clinical colorectal metastatic samples that have developed resistance to XELOX to review the epigenetic mechnism of the drug resistance.

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Characterization of an Oxaliplatin Sensitivity Predictor in a preclinical Murine Model of Colorectal Cancer

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