Co-targeting CDK4/6 and AKT with endocrine therapy prevents progression in CDK4/6 inhibitor and endocrine therapy-resistant breast cancer

© 2021. The Author(s)..

CDK4/6 inhibitors (CDK4/6i) combined with endocrine therapy have shown impressive efficacy in estrogen receptor-positive advanced breast cancer. However, most patients will eventually experience disease progression on this combination, underscoring the need for effective subsequent treatments or better initial therapies. Here, we show that triple inhibition with fulvestrant, CDK4/6i and AKT inhibitor (AKTi) durably impairs growth of breast cancer cells, prevents progression and reduces metastasis of tumor xenografts resistant to CDK4/6i-fulvestrant combination or fulvestrant alone. Importantly, switching from combined fulvestrant and CDK4/6i upon resistance to dual combination with AKTi and fulvestrant does not prevent tumor progression. Furthermore, triple combination with AKTi significantly inhibits growth of patient-derived xenografts resistant to combined CDK4/6i and fulvestrant. Finally, high phospho-AKT levels in metastasis of breast cancer patients treated with a combination of CDK4/6i and endocrine therapy correlates with shorter progression-free survival. Our findings support the clinical development of ER, CDK4/6 and AKT co-targeting strategies following progression on CDK4/6i and endocrine therapy combination, and in tumors exhibiting high phospho-AKT levels, which are associated with worse clinical outcome.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: Nat Commun. 2021 Sep 16;12(1):5588. - PMID 34531405

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 12(2021), 1 vom: 25. Aug., Seite 5112

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alves, Carla L [VerfasserIn]
Ehmsen, Sidse [VerfasserIn]
Terp, Mikkel G [VerfasserIn]
Portman, Neil [VerfasserIn]
Tuttolomondo, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Gammelgaard, Odd L [VerfasserIn]
Hundebøl, Monique F [VerfasserIn]
Kaminska, Kamila [VerfasserIn]
Johansen, Lene E [VerfasserIn]
Bak, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Honeth, Gabriella [VerfasserIn]
Bosch, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Elgene [VerfasserIn]
Ditzel, Henrik J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

22X328QOC4
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6
EC 2.7.11.1
EC 2.7.11.22
Fulvestrant
Journal Article
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 24.09.2021

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Electronic

ErratumIn: Nat Commun. 2021 Sep 16;12(1):5588. - PMID 34531405

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-021-25422-9

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NLM329769766