Acute Sensitivity of Ph-like Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia to the SMAC-Mimetic Birinapant

Ph-like acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a genetically defined high-risk ALL subtype with a generally poor prognosis. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of birinapant, a small-molecule mimetic of the apoptotic regulator SMAC, against a diverse set of ALL subtypes. Birinapant exhibited potent and selective cytotoxicity against B-cell precursor ALL (BCP-ALL) cells that were cultured ex vivo or in vivo as patient-derived tumor xenografts (PDX). Cytotoxicity was consistently most acute in Ph-like BCP-ALL. Unbiased gene expression analysis of BCP-ALL PDX specimens identified a 68-gene signature associated with birinapant sensitivity, including an enrichment for genes involved in inflammatory response, hematopoiesis, and cell death pathways. All Ph-like PDXs analyzed clustered within this 68-gene classifier. Mechanistically, birinapant sensitivity was associated with expression of TNF receptor TNFR1 and was abrogated by interfering with the TNFα/TNFR1 interaction. In combination therapy, birinapant enhanced the in vivo efficacy of an induction-type regimen of vincristine, dexamethasone, and L-asparaginase against Ph-like ALL xenografts, offering a preclinical rationale to further evaluate this SMAC mimetic for BCP-ALL treatment. Cancer Res; 76(15); 4579-91. ©2016 AACR..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:76

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Cancer research - 76(2016), 15, Seite 4579

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Richmond, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Robbins, Alissa [Sonstige Person]
Evans, Kathryn [Sonstige Person]
Beck, Dominik [Sonstige Person]
Kurmasheva, Raushan T [Sonstige Person]
Billups, Catherine A [Sonstige Person]
Carol, Hernan [Sonstige Person]
Heatley, Sue [Sonstige Person]
Sutton, Rosemary [Sonstige Person]
Marshall, Glenn M [Sonstige Person]
White, Deborah [Sonstige Person]
Pimanda, John [Sonstige Person]
Houghton, Peter J [Sonstige Person]
Smith, Malcolm A [Sonstige Person]
Lock, Richard B [Sonstige Person]

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44.81

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doi:

10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-16-0523

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1980294542