Abstract
Background: The 90-kDa heat-shock protein (HSP90) is a chaperone protein expressed at high levels in cancer cells and is involved in the folding or stabilization of several client proteins, including epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Ganetespib is a second-generation HSP90 inhibitor with a potent antitumor effect against various cancer types. Materials and Methods: This study examined the antitumor effect of ganetespib in EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells and experimentally established EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-resistant cells harboring various resistance mechanisms, including EGFR T790M mutation, met proto-oncogene amplification, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition. Results: Ganetespib showed a potent antitumor effect at low concentrations, suppressing EGFR-related downstream pathway molecules and inducing cleavage of poly ADP-ribose polymerase in all examined EGFR-TKI-resistant cell lines in vitro. Ganetespib also inhibited in vivo tumor growth in resistant cells harboring EGFR T790M. Conclusion: Ganetespib might be a promising
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1767-1775 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Anticancer research |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2019 |
Keywords
- Acquired drug resistance
- EGFR-TKI
- Ganetespib
- HSP90 inhibitor
- Non-small cell lung cancer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research