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Targeting Histone Modification Crosstalk as a Therapeutic Strategy for EZH2-aberrant Solid Tumors

ABSTRACT: Mutations or aberrant upregulation of the histone methyltransferase EZH2 occur frequently in human cancers yet EZH2-targeted therapies have only shown very limited clinical benefits in hematological malignancies. We report here that upon EZH2 inhibition, MLL1 interacts with p300/CBP complex that directs H3K27me loss to gain of H3K27ac modification. This histone modification crosstalk leads to transcriptional reprogramming that restricts the therapeutic response to EZH2 inhibition. Concurrent inhibition of H3K27 methylation and acetylation results in transcriptional repression and growth dependency on the MAPK signaling pathway in a large cancer subset. In pre-clinical models encompassing a broad spectrum of EZH2-aberrant solid tumors, a combination of EZH2 and BRD4 inhibitors or a triple-combination including MAPK inhibition display robust efficacy with tolerable toxicity, in particular in liver and pancreatic cancers. Our results suggest an attractive precision treatment and patient stratification strategy for EZH2-aberrant tumors on the basis of intrinsic MLL1 expression and feedback MAPK activation.

ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens

SUBMITTER: Minjia Tan

PROVIDER: PXD010842 | iProX | Mon Sep 10 00:00:00 BST 2018

REPOSITORIES: iProX

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Targeting Epigenetic Crosstalk as a Therapeutic Strategy for EZH2-Aberrant Solid Tumors.

Huang Xun X Yan Juan J Zhang Min M Wang Yafang Y Chen Yi Y Fu Xuhong X Wei Rongrui R Zheng Xing-Ling XL Liu Zhiwei Z Zhang Xiong X Yang Hong H Hao Bingbing B Shen Yan-Yan YY Su Yi Y Cong Xiaoji X Huang Min M Tan Minjia M Ding Jian J Geng Meiyu M

Cell 20180913 1

Mutations or aberrant upregulation of EZH2 occur frequently in human cancers, yet clinical benefits of EZH2 inhibitor (EZH2i) remain unsatisfactory and limited to certain hematological malignancies. We profile global posttranslational histone modification changes across a large panel of cancer cell lines with various sensitivities to EZH2i. We report here oncogenic transcriptional reprogramming mediated by MLL1's interaction with the p300/CBP complex, which directs H3K27me loss to reciprocal H3K ...[more]

PMID: 30220457

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Project description:Mutations within the catalytic domain of the histone methyltransferase (HMT) EZH2 have been identified in subsets of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) patients. These genetic alterations are hypothesized to confer an oncogenic dependency on EZH2 enzymatic activity in these cancers. We previously reported the discovery of a potent, selective, S-adenosyl-methionine-competitive and orally bioavailable small molecule inhibitor of EZH2, EPZ-6438. EPZ-6438 selectively inhibits intracellular lysine 27 of histone H3 (H3K27) methylation in a concentration- and time-dependent manner in both EZH2 wild type and mutant lymphoma cells. Inhibition of H3K27 trimethylation (H3K27Me3) led to selective cell killing of human lymphoma cell lines bearing EZH2 catalytic domain point mutations. Treatment of xenograft-bearing mice with EPZ-6438 leads to dose-dependent tumor growth inhibition and eradication of genetically altered NHL with correlative diminution of H3K27Me3 levels in tumors and selected normal tissues. Mice dosed orally with EPZ-6438 for 28 days remained tumor free for up to 63 day after stopping compound treatment in two EZH2 mutant xenograft models. These data confirm the dependency of mutant NHL on EZH2 activity and portend the utility of EZH2-targeted drugs for the treatment of these genetically defined cancers. To identify potential biomarker and gain mechanistic insights in EPZ6438 treated lymphoma, lymphoma cell lines with or without EZH2 Y641 mutation were treated with EPZ6438 at Lowest Cytotoxic Concentration (LCC) and 10xLCC. Transcriptomes were profiled on Affemetrix U133 Plus2 chips. Differentially expressed genes and pathways upon compound treatment were anayzed. Lymphoma cell lines WSU-DLCL2, SU-DHL6, Pfeiffer, and Karpas422 were treated by EPZ6438 for 2 days, 4 days and 6 days. Treatment doses are LCC and 10xLCC of each cell lines. KARPAS_422, SUDHL6, and WSU_DLCL2 have the EZH2 Y641 mutation. PFEIFFER does not have the EZH2 Y641 mutation.

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Targeting Histone Modification Crosstalk as a Therapeutic Strategy for EZH2-aberrant Solid Tumors

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Targeting Epigenetic Crosstalk as a Therapeutic Strategy for EZH2-Aberrant Solid Tumors.

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