Inhibition of CDK4/6 by Palbociclib significantly extends survival in Medulloblastoma patient-derived xenograft mouse models
- Author(s)
- Cook Sangar, ML; Genovesi, LA; Nakamoto, MW; Davis, MJ; Knoblaugh, SE; Ji, P; Millar, A; Wainwright, B; Olson, JM;
- Details
- Publication Year 2017-09-01,Volume 7,Issue #9,Page pii: a025585
- Journal Title
- Clinical Cancer Research
- Publication Type
- Journal Article
- Abstract
- PURPOSE: <p>Bioinformatics analysis followed by in vivo studies in patient-derived xenograft models were used to identify and validate CDK 4/6 inhibition as an effective therapeutic strategy for medulloblastoma, particularly Group 3 MYC-amplified tumors which have the worst clinical prognosis.</p> <br />Experimental Design: <p>A protein interaction network derived from a Sleeping Beauty mutagenesis model of medulloblastoma was used to identify potential novel therapeutic targets. The top hit from this analysis was validated in vivo using patient-derived xenograft models of medulloblastoma implanted subcutaneously in the flank and orthotopically in the cerebellum of mice.</p> <br />Results: <p>Informatics analysis identified the CDK4/6/CYCLIN D/RB pathway as a novel "druggable" pathway for multiple subgroups of medulloblastoma. Palbociclib, a highly specific inhibitor of CDK4/6, was found to inhibit RB phosphorylation and cause G1 arrest in patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models of medulloblastoma. The drug caused rapid regression of Sonic hedgehog (SHH) and MYC-amplified Group 3 medulloblastoma subcutaneous tumors and provided a highly significant survival advantage to mice bearing MYC-amplified intracranial tumors. </p> <br />Conclusions:<br />Inhibition of CDK4/6 is potentially a highly effective strategy for the treatment of SHH and MYC-amplified Group 3 medulloblastoma.
- Publisher
- AACR
- Research Division(s)
- Bioinformatics
- PubMed ID
- 28637687
- Publisher's Version
- https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-16-2943
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