Project description:Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are a rapidly developing therapeutic approach in cancer treatment that has shown remarkable efficacy in breast cancer. Despite the promising efficacy of anti-HER2 ADCs, many patients are still experiencing disease progression under treatment. Here, by analyzing the transcriptome data from patient-derived organoid models, I-SPY2 trial, and resistant cell lines, we identified that SNX10 deficiency conferred anti-HER2 ADCs resistance. Low levels of SNX10 attenuated HER2 recycling and promoted HER2 trafficking into lysosomes. We also noticed that the lack of interaction between SNX10 and the transcription factor STAT1 inhibited its activation, while STAT1 binds to the promoter region of RAB11A and regulates its transcription. Thus, the lack of SNX10 inhibited HER2 recycling by downregulating RAB11A, decreased cell-surface HER2, and caused anti-HER2 ADC resistance.
Project description:Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) are part of the tumor microenvironment that enable cancer cells to establish metastases, but the mechanisms of these interactions are not fully known. Herein, we identify a novel paracrine mechanism in which CAF-secreted asporin (ASPN) activates ErbB signaling and subsequent migration of adjacent metastatic prostate cancer cells. Our data support that ASPN binds directly to HER3 to induce HER2/HER3 heterodimerization and activation of the PI3-kinase and MAP-kinase pathways. Genetic and therapeutic inhibition of HER2/HER3 ablated ASPN-induced signaling and migration. Small molecule and antibody-drug conjugates targeting HER2/HER3 demonstrated efficacy in vitro, with near complete resolution of tumors in vivo. Clinically, over 50% of human prostate cancer metastases show expression of HER2/HER3, along with ASPN expressing CAF. Collectively, these findings support ASPN functions as a HER3 ligand to induce cellular migration which can be targeted with anti-HER2/HER3 therapies, highlighting the potential clinical benefit for patients with metastatic prostate cancer.
Project description:Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) are part of the tumor microenvironment that enable cancer cells to establish metastases, but the mechanisms of these interactions are not fully known. Herein, we identify a novel paracrine mechanism in which CAF-secreted asporin (ASPN) activates ErbB signaling and subsequent migration of adjacent metastatic prostate cancer cells. Our data support that ASPN binds directly to HER3 to induce HER2/HER3 heterodimerization and activation of the PI3-kinase and MAP-kinase pathways. Genetic and therapeutic inhibition of HER2/HER3 ablated ASPN-induced signaling and migration. Small molecule and antibody-drug conjugates targeting HER2/HER3 demonstrated efficacy in vitro, with near complete resolution of tumors in vivo. Clinically, over 50% of human prostate cancer metastases show expression of HER2/HER3, along with ASPN expressing CAF. Collectively, these findings support ASPN functions as a HER3 ligand to induce cellular migration which can be targeted with anti-HER2/HER3 therapies, highlighting the potential clinical benefit for patients with metastatic prostate cancer.
Project description:Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) are part of the tumor microenvironment that enable cancer cells to establish metastases, but the mechanisms of these interactions are not fully known. Herein, we identify a novel paracrine mechanism in which CAF-secreted asporin (ASPN) activates ErbB signaling and subsequent migration of adjacent metastatic prostate cancer cells. Our data support that ASPN binds directly to HER3 to induce HER2/HER3 heterodimerization and activation of the PI3-kinase and MAP-kinase pathways. Genetic and therapeutic inhibition of HER2/HER3 ablated ASPN-induced signaling and migration. Small molecule and antibody-drug conjugates targeting HER2/HER3 demonstrated efficacy in vitro, with near complete resolution of tumors in vivo. Clinically, over 50% of human prostate cancer metastases show expression of HER2/HER3, along with ASPN expressing CAF. Collectively, these findings support ASPN functions as a HER3 ligand to induce cellular migration which can be targeted with anti-HER2/HER3 therapies, highlighting the potential clinical benefit for patients with metastatic prostate cancer.
Project description:Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) are part of the tumor microenvironment that enable cancer cells to establish metastases, but the mechanisms of these interactions are not fully known. Herein, we identify a novel paracrine mechanism in which CAF-secreted asporin (ASPN) activates ErbB signaling and subsequent migration of adjacent metastatic prostate cancer cells. Our data support that ASPN binds directly to HER3 to induce HER2/HER3 heterodimerization and activation of the PI3-kinase and MAP-kinase pathways. Genetic and therapeutic inhibition of HER2/HER3 ablated ASPN-induced signaling and migration. Small molecule and antibody-drug conjugates targeting HER2/HER3 demonstrated efficacy in vitro, with near complete resolution of tumors in vivo. Clinically, over 50% of human prostate cancer metastases show expression of HER2/HER3, along with ASPN expressing CAF. Collectively, these findings support ASPN functions as a HER3 ligand to induce cellular migration which can be targeted with anti-HER2/HER3 therapies, highlighting the potential clinical benefit for patients with metastatic prostate cancer.
Project description:Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) are part of the tumor microenvironment that enable cancer cells to establish metastases, but the mechanisms of these interactions are not fully known. Herein, we identify a novel paracrine mechanism in which CAF-secreted asporin (ASPN) activates ErbB signaling and subsequent migration of adjacent metastatic prostate cancer cells. Our data support that ASPN binds directly to HER3 to induce HER2/HER3 heterodimerization and activation of the PI3-kinase and MAP-kinase pathways. Genetic and therapeutic inhibition of HER2/HER3 ablated ASPN-induced signaling and migration. Small molecule and antibody-drug conjugates targeting HER2/HER3 demonstrated efficacy in vitro, with near complete resolution of tumors in vivo. Clinically, over 50% of human prostate cancer metastases show expression of HER2/HER3, along with ASPN expressing CAF. Collectively, these findings support ASPN functions as a HER3 ligand to induce cellular migration which can be targeted with anti-HER2/HER3 therapies, highlighting the potential clinical benefit for patients with metastatic prostate cancer.
Project description:Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) are part of the tumor microenvironment that enable cancer cells to establish metastases, but the mechanisms of these interactions are not fully known. Herein, we identify a novel paracrine mechanism in which CAF-secreted asporin (ASPN) activates ErbB signaling and subsequent migration of adjacent metastatic prostate cancer cells. Our data support that ASPN binds directly to HER3 to induce HER2/HER3 heterodimerization and activation of the PI3-kinase and MAP-kinase pathways. Genetic and therapeutic inhibition of HER2/HER3 ablated ASPN-induced signaling and migration. Small molecule and antibody-drug conjugates targeting HER2/HER3 demonstrated efficacy in vitro, with near complete resolution of tumors in vivo. Clinically, over 50% of human prostate cancer metastases show expression of HER2/HER3, along with ASPN expressing CAF. Collectively, these findings support ASPN functions as a HER3 ligand to induce cellular migration which can be targeted with anti-HER2/HER3 therapies, highlighting the potential clinical benefit for patients with metastatic prostate cancer.
Project description:Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) are part of the tumor microenvironment that enable cancer cells to establish metastases, but the mechanisms of these interactions are not fully known. Herein, we identify a novel paracrine mechanism in which CAF-secreted asporin (ASPN) activates ErbB signaling and subsequent migration of adjacent metastatic prostate cancer cells. Our data support that ASPN binds directly to HER3 to induce HER2/HER3 heterodimerization and activation of the PI3-kinase and MAP-kinase pathways. Genetic and therapeutic inhibition of HER2/HER3 ablated ASPN-induced signaling and migration. Small molecule and antibody-drug conjugates targeting HER2/HER3 demonstrated efficacy in vitro, with near complete resolution of tumors in vivo. Clinically, over 50% of human prostate cancer metastases show expression of HER2/HER3, along with ASPN expressing CAF. Collectively, these findings support ASPN functions as a HER3 ligand to induce cellular migration which can be targeted with anti-HER2/HER3 therapies, highlighting the potential clinical benefit for patients with metastatic prostate cancer.
Project description:Background: The addition of the anti-HER2 antibody pertuzumab to trastuzumab/chemotherapy treatment in HER2+ breast cancer significantly improves clinical outcome. Concomitantly, the drug-antibody conjugate T-DM1 (trastuzumab-emantasine) has demonstrated efficacy, at least equal, to the combination of trastuzumab/chemotherapy. Scientific, economic and health challenges emerge from the clinical use of these novel anti-HER2 antibodies, aimed to identify new resistance mechanisms and to select the target breast cancer population. Objectives: (1) To identify primary resistance mechanisms to anti-HER2 antibodies trastuzumab, pertuzumab, and to the combined trastuzumab/pertuzumab or pertuzumab/T-DM1 therapy, (2) To identify acquired resistance mechanisms to anti-HER2 antibodies trastuzumab, pertuzumab, and to the combined trastuzumab/pertuzumab or pertuzumab/T-DM1 therapy, (3) To develop new combinations of anti-HER2 antibodies with other targeted therapies.
Project description:Antibody-based therapeutics encompass diverse modalities for targeting tumor cells, among which antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and extracellular targeted protein degradation (eTPD) specifically depend on efficient lysosomal trafficking for activity. However, many tumor antigens exhibit poor internalization, limiting ADC effectiveness. To address this, we developed low-density lipoprotein receptor-targeting chimeras (LIPTACs), leveraging the constitutive endocytic and recycling activity of the low-density LDLR to enhance lysosomal delivery. LIPTACs enable robust degradation of diverse extracellular membrane proteins, including neo-epitopes on RAS-driven cancer cells. Moreover, by coupling LIPTACs with cytotoxic payloads to generate degrader-drug conjugates, we achieve superior intracellular delivery and enhanced cytotoxicity compared to conventional ADCs.