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Targeted inhibition of MEK1 by cobimetinib leads to differentiation and apoptosis
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Singh A
; Ruan Y
; Tippett T
; Narendran A
J Exp Clin Cancer Res
2015[Sep]; 34
(1
): 104
PMID26384788
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BACKGROUND: Neuroblastoma (NB) is one of the most common childhood malignancies.
Currently, high risk NB carries a poor outcome and significant treatment related
toxicities and, thus has been a focus for new therapeutics research in pediatric
oncology. In this study, we evaluated the effects of the MEK inhibitor
cobimetinib, as a single agent and in combinations, on the growth, survival and
differentiation properties against a molecularly representative panel of NB cell
lines. METHODS: In vitro anti-proliferative activity of cobimetinib alone or in
combination was investigated by cell viability assays and its target modulatory
activity was evaluated using phospho-kinases antibody arrays and western blot
analysis. To determine the effect of combination with cis-RA on differentiation
and resulting enhanced cellular cytotoxicity, the expression of glial fibrillary
acidic protein (GFAP) and microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) expression
levels were examined by immuno-fluorescence. RESULTS: Our findings show that
cobimetinib alone induced a concentration-dependent loss of cell viability in all
NB cell lines. In addition, cobimetinib showed feedback activation of MEK1/2, and
the dephosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2) and
c-RAF, providing information on the biological correlates of MEK inhibition in
NB. Combined treatment with cis-RA, led to differentiation and enhanced
sensitization of NB cells lines to cobimetinib. CONCLUSION: Collectively, our
results provide evidence that cobimetinib, in combination with cis-RA, represents
a feasible option to develop novel treatment strategies for refractory NB.