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osimertinib resistance leptomeningeal carcinomatosis model of EGFR-mutant model

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K17213
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 53030:Respiratory medicine-related
Research InstitutionKitasato University

Principal Investigator

Otani Sakiko  北里大学, 医学部, 助教 (60439081)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
KeywordsEGFR陽性肺癌 / 髄膜癌腫症 / オシメルチニブ耐性 / EGFR変異肺癌 / KRAS変異 / 髄膜がん腫症SCIDマウス / MEK阻害薬 / オシメルチニブ / 薬剤耐性
Outline of Research at the Start

第3世代EGFRチロシンキナーゼ阻害薬であるオシメルチニブはEGFR陽性肺がん患者に対して無増悪生存期間を延長させ、中枢神経系(CNS)病変に対する有効性も高い。しかし、長期の治療により耐性となる再発症例が問題となりつつある。本研究は、臨床的に治療に難渋するEGFR変異肺がんの髄膜がん腫症に焦点を絞り、髄膜がん腫症におけるオシメルチニブ耐性機構を解明し、耐性を克服する治療法を見出す研究である。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to clarify the mechanism of resistance to osimertinib, a third-generation EGFR-TKI, in Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMC) and seek a novel therapeutic strategy. We induced osimertinib resistance in a mouse model of LMC using an EGFR-mutant NSCLC cell line (PC9) by continuous oral osimertinib treatment, established resistant cells and examined the resistance mechanism using next-generation sequencing. We detected the KRAS-G12V mutation in resistant cells. Experiments involving KRAS knockdown in resistant cells and KRAS-G12V overexpression in parental cells revealed the involvement of KRAS-G12V in osimertinib resistance. Cotreatment with trametinib and osimertinib resensitized the cells to osimertinib. Furthermore, in the mouse model of LMC with resistant cells, combined osimertinib and trametinib treatment successfully controlled LMC progression. These findings suggest a potential novel therapy against KRAS-G12V-harboring osimertinib-resistant LMC in EGFR-mutant NSCLC.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

オシメルチニブは、EGFR遺伝子変異陽性非小細胞肺癌患者対する標準治療薬であり、約70%の症例において奏効することが知られている。髄液移行性も高く中枢神経系(CNS)病変に対する有効性も高い一方、長期治療中に髄膜癌腫症や脳転移等のCNS転移が耐性獲得による病勢増悪の場となり患者のQOLを著しく低下させることが多い。本研究では、オシメルチニブ耐性LMC in vivo イメージングモデルから樹立したがん細胞株(GOR#2)よりKRAS-G12V変異を検出し、in vivoにおいてオシメルチニブとMEK阻害薬との併用で耐性を克服できる可能性が示されたことに大きな意義があるものと考える。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All 2021

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Trametinib overcomes KRAS-G12V-induced osimertinib resistance in a leptomeningeal carcinomatosis model of EGFR-mutant lung cancer2021

    • Author(s)
      Fukuda Koji、Otani Sakiko、Takeuchi Shinji、Arai Sachiko、Nanjo Shigeki、Tanimoto Azusa、Nishiyama Akihiro、Naoki Katsuhiko、Yano Seiji
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Science

      Volume: 112 Issue: 9 Pages: 3784-3795

    • DOI

      10.1111/cas.15035

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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