MUC1-C Is a Common Driver of Acquired Osimertinib Resistance in NSCLC

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INTRODUCTION: Osimertinib is an irreversible EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor approved for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic NSCLC harboring EGFR exon 19 deletions or L858R mutations. Patients treated with osimertinib invariably develop acquired resistance by mechanisms involving additional EGFR mutations, MET amplification, and other pathways. There is no known involvement of the oncogenic MUC1-C protein in acquired osimertinib resistance.

METHODS: H1975/EGFR (L858R/T790M) and patient-derived NSCLC cells with acquired osimertinib resistance were investigated for MUC1-C dependence in studies of EGFR pathway activation, clonogenicity, and self-renewal capacity.

RESULTS: We reveal that MUC1-C is up-regulated in H1975 osimertinib drug-tolerant persister cells and is necessary for activation of the EGFR pathway. H1975 cells selected for stable osimertinib resistance (H1975-OR) and MGH700-2D cells isolated from a patient with acquired osimertinib resistance are found to be dependent on MUC1-C for induction of (1) phospho (p)-EGFR, p-ERK, and p-AKT, (2) EMT, and (3) the resistant phenotype. We report that MUC1-C is also required for p-EGFR, p-ERK, and p-AKT activation and self-renewal capacity in acquired osimertinib-resistant (1) MET-amplified MGH170-1D #2 cells and (2) MGH121 Res#2/EGFR (T790M/C797S) cells. Importantly, targeting MUC1-C in these diverse models reverses osimertinib resistance. In support of these results, high MUC1 mRNA and MUC1-C protein expression is associated with a poor prognosis for patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLCs.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings reveal that MUC1-C is a common effector of osimertinib resistance and is a potential target for the treatment of osimertinib-resistant NSCLCs.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer - 19(2024), 3 vom: 14. März, Seite 434-450

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Haratake, Naoki [VerfasserIn]
Ozawa, Hiroki [VerfasserIn]
Morimoto, Yoshihiro [VerfasserIn]
Yamashita, Nami [VerfasserIn]
Daimon, Tatsuaki [VerfasserIn]
Bhattacharya, Atrayee [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Keyi [VerfasserIn]
Nakashoji, Ayako [VerfasserIn]
Isozaki, Hideko [VerfasserIn]
Shimokawa, Mototsugu [VerfasserIn]
Kikutake, Chie [VerfasserIn]
Suyama, Mikita [VerfasserIn]
Hashinokuchi, Asato [VerfasserIn]
Takada, Kazuki [VerfasserIn]
Takenaka, Tomoyoshi [VerfasserIn]
Yoshizumi, Tomoharu [VerfasserIn]
Mitsudomi, Tetsuya [VerfasserIn]
Hata, Aaron N [VerfasserIn]
Kufe, Donald [VerfasserIn]

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3C06JJ0Z2O
Acrylamides
Aniline Compounds
EC 2.7.10.1
EC 2.7.11.1
EGFR
ErbB Receptors
Indoles
Journal Article
MUC1 protein, human
MUC1-C
Mucin-1
NSCLC
Osimertinib
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Pyrimidines
Resistance

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 16.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jtho.2023.10.017

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364168234