| Literature DB >> 22619567 |
Suzy Kim1, Rebecca D Dodd, Jeffrey K Mito, Yan Ma, Yongbaek Kim, Richard F Riedel, David G Kirsch.
Abstract
Recent advances in sarcoma genomics have identified novel mutations in the PI3K pathway in human sarcomas. Here, we use a mouse model of primary soft-tissue sarcoma for preclinical testing of doxorubicin and inhibitors of the PI3K pathway: BKM120 (PI3K inhibitor) and BEZ235 (a dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor). Doxorubicin-treated tumors (n = 15) showed a partial response rate of 6.6%, just as the majority of human sarcomas do not respond to doxorubicin. Treatment with BKM120 elicited a partial response in 50% of tumors (n = 10), which was also seen in combination with doxorubicin (n = 10). Additionally, BKM120 treatment produced a robust delay in tumor growth kinetics. BEZ235-treated tumors (n = 9) showed a complete response rate of 11.1%. Combining BEZ235 with doxorubicin (n = 10) increased the complete response rate to 50% (P = 0.035). These studies demonstrate that PI3K pathway inhibition is a viable and attractive target for soft-tissue sarcomas.Entities:
Year: 2012 PMID: 22619567 PMCID: PMC3350993 DOI: 10.1155/2012/680708
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sarcoma ISSN: 1357-714X
Figure 1Mouse sarcoma cell line 4515 treated with BEZ235 and BKM120. Cells were treated with 500 nM BEZ235 or 500 nm BKM120 for 18 hours. Western blot shows levels of total-S6 and phospho-S6.
Figure 2(a) Tumor volume of mice treated with vehicle alone (red) or doxorubicin alone (black). (b) Waterfall plot of tumor volume response for vehicle (black bars) and doxorubicin (shaded bars). Data is presented as percent maximal loss in tumor volume for animals responding to treatment and as percent maximal gain in tumor volume for nonresponders.
Figure 3(a) Tumor volume of mice treated with BKM120 alone (red) or BKM120+doxorubicin (black). The average growth of vehicle-treated tumors (blue) from Figure 2 is shown for comparison. (b) Waterfall plot of tumor volume response for BKM120 (black bars) and BKM120+doxorubicin (shaded bars). Data is presented as percent maximal loss in tumor volume for animals responding to treatment and as percent maximal gain in tumor volume for nonresponders. Tumors that began treatment below 250 mm3 are marked with an asterisk (∗).
Response rates of BKM120-treated tumors.
| Tumor response rate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete | Partial | All responders | |
| BKM120 | 0/10 | 5/10 | 5/10 (50%) |
| BKM120+Dox | 0/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 (60%) |
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| Total | 0/20 | 11/20 | 11/20 (55%) |
Response rates of BKM120-treated tumors stratified by initial tumor volume.
| Initial tumor volume |
| Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| <250 mm3 | >250 mm3 | |||
| BKM120 tx: complete responders | 0/14 | 0/6 | no | 0/20 (0%) |
| BKM120 tx: all responders | 8/14 | 3/6 | no | 11/20 (55%) |
Figure 4Time required for BKM120-treated tumors to triple in volume. A paired Student's t-test was performed. Groups statistically different from vehicle alone are marked with an # (P < 0.05), and groups statistically different from doxorubicin alone are marked with an ∗ (P < 0.05).
Figure 5(a) Tumor volume of mice treated with BEZ235 alone (red) or BEZ235+doxorubicin (black). The average growth of vehicle-treated tumors (blue) from Figure 2 is shown for comparison. (b) Waterfall plot of tumor volume response for BEZ235 (black bars) and BEZ235+doxorubicin (shaded bars). Data is presented as percent maximal loss in tumor volume for animals responding to treatment and as percent maximal gain in tumor volume for nonresponders. Tumors that began treatment below 250 mm3 are marked with an asterisk (∗).
Response rates of BEZ235-treated tumors.
| Tumor response rate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete | Partial | All responders | |
| BEZ235 | 1/9 | 2/9 | 3/9 (33%) |
| BEZ235+Dox | 5/10 | 3/10 | 8/10 (80%) |
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| Total | 6/19 | 5/19 | 11/19 (58%) |
Response rates of BEZ235-treated tumors stratified by initial tumor volume.
| Initial tumor volume |
| Total | ||
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| <250 mm3 | >250 mm3 | |||
| BEZ235 tx: complete responders | 5/13 | 1/6 | yes | 6/19 (32%) |
| BEZ235 tx: all responders | 9/13 | 2/6 | yes | 11/19 (58%) |
Toxicity of BEZ235 and BKM120 scored by percent loss in body weight.
| Number of mice with maximal loss in body weight | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–10% | >10% | # >15% | Total | |
| Doxorubicin alone | 0/8 (0%) | 0/8 (0%) | 0 | 0/8 (0%) |
| BEZ235+Dox | 2/10 (20%) | 5/10 (50%) | 2 | 7/10 (70%) |
| BKM120 alone | 3/10 (30%) | 2/10 (20%) | 0 | 5/10 (50%) |
| BKM120+Dox | 2/9 (22%) | 1/9 (11%) | 1 | 3/9 (33%) |