18F-FDG PET as an imaging biomarker for the response to FGFR-targeted therapy of cancer cells via FGFR-initiated mTOR/HK2 axis

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Rationale: The overall clinical response to FGFR inhibitor (FGFRi) is far from satisfactory in cancer patients stratified by FGFR aberration, the current biomarker in clinical practice. A novel biomarker to evaluate the therapeutic response to FGFRi in a non-invasive and dynamic manner is thus greatly desired. Methods: Six FGFR-aberrant cancer cell lines were used, including four FGFRi-sensitive ones (NCI-H1581, NCI-H716, RT112 and Hep3B) and two FGFRi-resistant ones (primary for NCI-H2444 and acquired for NCI-H1581/AR). Cell viability and tumor xenograft growth analyses were performed to evaluate FGFRi sensitivities, accompanied by corresponding 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake assay. mTOR/PLCγ/MEK-ERK signaling blockade by specific inhibitors or siRNAs was applied to determine the regulation mechanism. Results: FGFR inhibition decreased the in vitro accumulation of 18F-FDG only in four FGFRi-sensitive cell lines, but in neither of FGFRi-resistant ones. We then demonstrated that FGFRi-induced transcriptional downregulation of hexokinase 2 (HK2), a key factor of glucose metabolism and FDG trapping, via mTOR pathway leading to this decrease. Moreover, 18F-FDG PET imaging successfully differentiated the FGFRi-sensitive tumor xenografts from primary or acquired resistant ones by the tumor 18F-FDG accumulation change upon FGFRi treatment. Of note, both 18F-FDG tumor accumulation and HK2 expression could respond the administration/withdrawal of FGFRi in NCI-H1581 xenografts correspondingly. Conclusion: The novel association between the molecular mechanism (FGFR/mTOR/HK2 axis) and radiological phenotype (18F-FDG PET uptake) of FGFR-targeted therapy was demonstrated in multiple preclinical models. The adoption of 18F-FDG PET biomarker-based imaging strategy to assess response/resistance to FGFR inhibition may benefit treatment selection for cancer patients.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Theranostics - 12(2022), 14 vom: 01., Seite 6395-6408

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jiang, Yuchen [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Qinghe [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Qinghui [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Xia [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Wan, Haiyan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Luting [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Yinglei [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Xiaoyu [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Dongze [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Hanyi [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Hu [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Ai, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Ruimin [VerfasserIn]

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18F-FDG
Biomarkers
EC 2.7.1.1
EC 2.7.11.1
EC 2.7.12.2
FGFR
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Glucose
Hexokinase
IY9XDZ35W2
Journal Article
MTOR/HK2
MTOR protein, human
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases
PET/CT
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
Therapeutic Response

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Date Completed 29.09.2022

Date Revised 18.10.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.7150/thno.74848

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM346842247