PMID- 16675563 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20060821 LR - 20150204 IS - 1078-0432 (Print) IS - 1078-0432 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 9 DP - 2006 May 1 TI - Genomic alterations in human malignant glioma cells associate with the cell resistance to the combination treatment with tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand and chemotherapy. PG - 2716-29 AB - PURPOSE: Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is currently under clinical development as a cancer therapeutic agent. Many human malignant glioma cells, however, are resistant to TRAIL treatment. We, therefore, investigated the genomic alterations in TRAIL-resistant malignant glioma cells. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Seven glioma cell lines and two primary cultures were first analyzed for their sensitivity to TRAIL and chemotherapy and then examined for the genomic alterations in key TRAIL apoptotic genes by comparative genomic hybridization (CGH), G-banding/spectral karyotyping, and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). RESULTS: CGH detected loss of the chromosomal regions that contain the following genes: 8p12-p23 (DR4 and DR5), 2q33-34 (caspase-8), 11q13.3 (FADD), 22q11.2 (Bid), and 12q24.1-q24.3 (Smac/DIABLO) in TRAIL-resistant cell lines. Spectral karyotyping showed numerical and structural aberrations involving the chromosomal regions harboring these genes. A combination of G-banding/spectral karyotyping and FISH further defined the loss or gain of gene copy of these genes and further showed the simultaneous loss of one copy of DR4/DR5, caspase-8, Bid, and Smac in two near-triploid cell lines that were resistant to the combination treatment with TRAIL and chemotherapy. Loss of the caspase-8 locus was also detected in a primary culture in correlation with the culture resistance to the combined TRAIL and chemotherapy treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The study identifies chromosomal alterations in TRAIL apoptotic genes in the glioma cells that are resistant to the treatment with TRAIL and chemotherapy. These genetic alterations could be used to predict the responsiveness of malignant gliomas to TRAIL-based therapies in clinical treatment of the tumors. FAU - Li, Yueh-Chun AU - Li YC AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. FAU - Tzeng, Ching-Cherng AU - Tzeng CC FAU - Song, Jin H AU - Song JH FAU - Tsia, Fuu-Jen AU - Tsia FJ FAU - Hsieh, Lie-Jiau AU - Hsieh LJ FAU - Liao, Shu-Ju AU - Liao SJ FAU - Tsai, Chang-Hai AU - Tsai CH FAU - Van Meir, Erwin G AU - Van Meir EG FAU - Hao, Chunhai AU - Hao C FAU - Lin, Chyi-Chyang AU - Lin CC LA - eng GR - CA86335/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Clin Cancer Res JT - Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research JID - 9502500 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) SB - IM MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*therapeutic use MH - Brain Neoplasms/*drug therapy/*genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Chromosome Banding MH - Chromosome Mapping MH - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm MH - Glioma/*drug therapy/*genetics MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization MH - Karyotyping EDAT- 2006/05/06 09:00 MHDA- 2006/08/22 09:00 CRDT- 2006/05/06 09:00 PHST- 2006/05/06 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/08/22 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/05/06 09:00 [entrez] AID - 12/9/2716 [pii] AID - 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-1980 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Cancer Res. 2006 May 1;12(9):2716-29. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-1980.