Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor AT7519 as a Potential Drug for MYCN-Dependent Neuroblastoma.
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Date
2015-11-15Author
Dolman, MEM
Poon, E
Ebus, ME
den Hartog, IJM
van Noesel, CJM
Jamin, Y
Hallsworth, A
Robinson, SP
Petrie, K
Sparidans, RW
Kok, RJ
Versteeg, R
Caron, HN
Chesler, L
Molenaar, JJ
Type
Journal Article
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PURPOSE: MYCN-dependent neuroblastomas have low cure rates with current multimodal treatment regimens and novel therapeutic drugs are therefore urgently needed. In previous preclinical studies, we have shown that targeted inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) resulted in specific killing of MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma cells. This study describes the in vivo preclinical evaluation of the CDK inhibitor AT7519. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Preclinical drug testing was performed using a panel of MYCN-amplified and MYCN single copy neuroblastoma cell lines and different MYCN-dependent mouse models of neuroblastoma. RESULTS: AT7519 killed MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma cell lines more potently than MYCN single copy cell lines with a median LC50 value of 1.7 compared to 8.1 μmol/L (P = 0.0053) and a significantly stronger induction of apoptosis. Preclinical studies in female NMRI homozygous (nu/nu) mice with neuroblastoma patient-derived MYCN-amplified AMC711T xenografts revealed dose-dependent growth inhibition, which correlated with intratumoral AT7519 levels. CDK2 target inhibition by AT7519 was confirmed by significant reductions in levels of phosphorylated retinoblastoma (p-Rb) and nucleophosmin (p-NPM). AT7519 treatment of Th-MYCN transgenic mice resulted in improved survival and clinically significant tumor regression (average tumor size reduction of 86% at day 7 after treatment initiation). The improved efficacy of AT7519 observed in Th-MYCN mice correlated with higher tumor exposure to the drug. CONCLUSIONS: This study strongly suggests that AT7519 is a promising drug for the treatment of high-risk neuroblastoma patients with MYCN amplification.
Subject
Cell Line, Tumor
Animals
Humans
Mice
Neuroblastoma
Piperidines
Pyrazoles
Oncogene Proteins
Nuclear Proteins
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
Apoptosis
Cell Proliferation
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
Female
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2
N-Myc Proto-Oncogene Protein
Research team
Paediatric Solid Tumour Biology and Therapeutics
Pre-Clinical MRI
Language
eng
Date accepted
2015-07-09
License start date
2015-11
Citation
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2015, 21 (22), pp. 5100 - 5109
Publisher
AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH