Inhibition of the mTOR and MAPK pathways in the treatment of osteosarcoma Kathleen M. Diehl, M.D. FACS Assistant Professor University of Michigan
Background Osteosarcoma cell lines –SAOS-2, COL, OS-187 Rapamycin –Sirolimus –Natural macrolide antibiotic (anti-fungal) –Binds to FKBP12 inhibiting mTORC1 –Analogues CCI-779 (Wyeth) RAD001 (Novartis) AP23573 (Ariad)
Clinical Trials CCI-779 –I/II lung, breast, neuroendocrine, uterine, cervical, soft tissue sarcomas –III (RCCA) –PR 7-9% –SD 26-36% RAD001 –I/II, RCCA, solid tumors –PR 5-33% –SD % –Very high PR or SD rate soft tissue sarcoma AP23573 –I/II hematologic, solid tumors, sarcoma –PR 3-11% –SD 25% –100% of sarcoma patients had PR or SD –56% clinical improvement
PI3k IFG-1 Growth Factor Receptors Nutrients Hypoxia Stress PTEN IRS Ras bRaf ERK1/2 (p-MAPK) Proliferation Akt p70 s6K Survival and Cell Cycle Progression MEK1/2 TSC 1/2 Rheb AKT 4EBP mTOR TORC1 mTOR TORC2 elF4E uo-126 Rapamycin
IC50 Comparing Sensitivity Between Cell Lines
Flow Cytometry of Cells Treated for 48 hrs with Rapamycin
Decrease in cell cycle proteins cyclin D1 and cdk4 in OS-187 cells A B C A B C ControlTreated A = Cyclin D1 B = cdk4 C = Cyclin D3
Western blot 4EBP Cont hr24 hr p-4EBP 4EBP Cont hr24 hrs p-4EBP1 4EBP1 Cont hr 24 hrs p-4EBP1 4EBP1 COL OS-187 SAOS-2
Western blot 70S6k Note: lack of activity in COL and OS187 cells confirmed with 2-D gels for T389 and T at hrs. Cnt 1hr 8hr 24hr 1hr 8hr 24hr 1hr 8hr 24hr 50nM100nM200nM p-70 S6k 70 S6k Cont hr 24 hrs p-70 S6k 70 S6k Cont 24hrs8hrs1hr p-70 S6k 70 S6k COL OS-187 SAOS-2
Summary Treatment Osteosarcoma Cells with Rapamycin Concentration dependent decrease in cell growth and proliferation Associated with G1 arrest but not apoptosis Cell line dependent decrease in the phosphorylation of proteins of the mTOR pathway Decrease in cell cycle proteins
Proliferation Assays showing effectiveness of uo-126 in decreasing proliferation in these cells COL OS-187 SAOS-2
uo-126 Synthesized, in-vitro use Inhibits active and inactive MEK1/2 of the Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase Pathway Cellular proliferation
COL
OS-187 cells
SAOS-2 cells
2-phase Flow Cytometry showing apopotosis with the addition of uo-126 to Rapa in COL and OS-187 cells OS-187 Control OS-187 Rapa OS-187 Rapa uo-126 COL Control COL Rapa COL Rapa uo-126
Summary The addition of the MAPK pathway inhibitor uo-126 to Rapamycin resulted in –Synergistic decrease in proliferation in COL and OS-187 cells –Additive decrease in proliferation in SAOS-2 cells –Apoptosis
Conclusions The combination of inhibition of the mTOR and MAPK pathways shows promise for the treatment of osteosarcoma
Next Steps Confirmation with in-vivo model Comparison with inhibitors of other cell survival and proliferation pathways Comparison with other mTOR inhibitors
Acknowledgements Laurence BakerLaurence Baker Qi Wu Zhiyu Wang Dafydd Thomas Rashmi Chugh Kenine Comstock Carolyn Hoban Scott Schuetze David Lucas
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