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Abstract A45: Protective autophagy elicited by RAF→MEK→ERK inhibition suggests a treatment strategy for RAS-driven cancers

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma was responsible for ~43,000 deaths in the USA in 2017 and is the epitome of a recalcitrant cancer driven by a pharmacologically intractable oncoprotein, KRAS. Although the clinical picture remains grim, the mechanisms by which key alterations in tumor suppressors and...

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Published in:Molecular cancer research 2020-05, Vol.18 (5_Supplement), p.A45-A45
Main Authors: Kinsey, Conan G., Camolotto, Soledad A., Boespflug, Amelie M., Gullien, Katrin P., Foth, Mona, Shea, Jill E., Seipp, Michael T., Yap, Jeffrey T., Burrell, Lance D., Lum, David H., Whisenant, Jonathan R., Gilcrease, Weldon, Cavalieri, Courtney C., Rehbein, Kaitrin M., Cutler, Stephanie L., Affolter, Kajsa E., Welm, Alana L., Welm, Bryan E., Scaife, Courtney L., Snyder, Eric L., McMahon, Martin
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description Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma was responsible for ~43,000 deaths in the USA in 2017 and is the epitome of a recalcitrant cancer driven by a pharmacologically intractable oncoprotein, KRAS. Although the clinical picture remains grim, the mechanisms by which key alterations in tumor suppressors and proto-oncogenes contribute to PDA have been dissected. Downstream of KRAS, the RAF→MEK→ERK signaling pathway plays a central role in pancreatic carcinogenesis. However, to date, pharmacologic inhibition of this pathway has provided no clinical benefit to PDA patients. Here we show that inhibition of KRAS→RAF→MEK→ERK signaling in PDA cell lines elicits autophagy, a process of cellular recycling that protects pancreatic cancer cells from the potentially cytotoxic effects of KRAS pathway inhibition. Furthermore, combined inhibition of MEK1/2 plus autophagy displays synergistic antiproliferative effects against PDA cell lines in vitro, and promotes regression of xenografted patient-derived PDA tumors in mice. Finally, treatment of a KRAS-mutated PDA patient on a compassionate basis with the combination of trametinib plus hydroxychloroquine resulted in a partial but nonetheless striking disease response. These data suggest that this combination therapy may represent a new strategy to target RAS-driven cancers such as PDA. Citation Format: Conan G. Kinsey, Soledad A. Camolotto, Amelie M. Boespflug, Katrin P. Gullien, Mona Foth, Jill E. Shea, Michael T. Seipp, Jeffrey T. Yap, Lance D. Burrell, David H. Lum, Jonathan R. Whisenant, Weldon Gilcrease, Courtney C. Cavalieri, Kaitrin M. Rehbein, Stephanie L. Cutler, Kajsa E. Affolter, Alana L. Welm, Bryan E. Welm, Courtney L. Scaife, Eric L. Snyder, Martin McMahon. Protective autophagy elicited by RAF→MEK→ERK inhibition suggests a treatment strategy for RAS-driven cancers [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference on Targeting RAS-Driven Cancers; 2018 Dec 9-12; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Mol Cancer Res 2020;18(5_Suppl):Abstract nr A45.
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