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Dual PI3K/mTOR inhibition shows antileukemic activity in MLL rearranged acute myeloid leukemia.
Leukemia 29, 828-838 (2015)
In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), several signaling pathways such as the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway are deregulated and constitutively activated as a consequence of genetic and cytogenetic abnormalities. We tested the effectiveness of PI3K/AKT/mTOR-targeting therapies and tried to identify alterations that associate with treatment sensitivity. By analyzing primary samples and cell lines, we observed a wide range of cytotoxic activity for inhibition of AKT (MK-2206), mTORC1 (Rapamycin) and PI3K/mTORC1/2 (BEZ-235) with a high sensitivity of cells carrying an MLL rearrangement. In vivo PI3K/mTOR inhibition delayed tumor progression, reduced tumor load and prolonged survival in an MLL-AF9(+)/FLT3-ITD(+) xenograft mouse model. By performing targeted amplicon sequencing in 38 MLL-AF9(+) and 125 cytogenetically normal AML patient samples, we found a high additional mutation rate for genes involved in growth factor signaling in 79% of all MLL-AF9(+) samples, which could lead to a possible benefit of this cohort. PI3K/mTOR inhibition for 24 hours led to the cross-activation of the ERK pathway. Further in vitro studies combining PI3K/mTOR and ERK pathway inhibition revealed highly synergistic effects in apoptosis assays. Our data implicate a possible therapeutic benefit of PI3K/mTOR inhibition in the MLL mutated subgroup. Inhibiting rescue pathways could improve the therapeutic efficacy of PI3K-targeted therapies in AML.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia; Nf-kappa-b; Hematopoietic Stem-cells; Constitutive Phosphorylation; Mek Inhibition; Breast-cancer; Aml; Mutations; Rapamycin; Target
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0887-6924
e-ISSN
1476-5551
Zeitschrift
Leukemia
Quellenangaben
Band: 29,
Heft: 4,
Seiten: 828-838
Verlag
Nature Publishing Group
Verlagsort
London
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
Institut(e)
Research Unit Gene Vector (AGV)
CCG Pathogenesis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (KKG-KPL)
CCG Hematopoetic Cell Transplants (IMI-KHZ)
CCG Pathogenesis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (KKG-KPL)
CCG Hematopoetic Cell Transplants (IMI-KHZ)