PMID- 17121904 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070206 LR - 20211203 IS - 1078-0432 (Print) IS - 1078-0432 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 22 DP - 2006 Nov 15 TI - Combination mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor rapamycin and HSP90 inhibitor 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin has synergistic activity in multiple myeloma. PG - 6826-35 AB - PURPOSE: The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway and the heat shock protein family are up-regulated in multiple myeloma and are both regulators of the cyclin D/retinoblastoma pathway, a critical pathway in multiple myeloma. Inhibitors of mTOR and HSP90 protein have showed in vitro and in vivo single-agent activity in multiple myeloma. Our objective was to determine the effects of the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin and the HSP90 inhibitor 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG) on multiple myeloma cells. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Multiple myeloma cell lines were incubated with rapamycin (0.1-100 nmol/L) and 17-AAG (100-600 nmol/L) alone and in combination. RESULTS: In this study, we showed that the combination of rapamycin and 17-AAG synergistically inhibited proliferation, induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, induced cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase and caspase-8/caspase-9, and dysregulated signaling in the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT/mTOR and cyclin D1/retinoblastoma pathways. In addition, we showed that both 17-AAG and rapamycin inhibited angiogenesis and osteoclast formation, indicating that these agents target not only multiple myeloma cells but also the bone marrow microenvironment. CONCLUSIONS: These studies provide the basis for potential clinical evaluation of this combination for multiple myeloma patients. FAU - Francis, Lanie K AU - Francis LK AD - University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Alsayed, Yazan AU - Alsayed Y FAU - Leleu, Xavier AU - Leleu X FAU - Jia, Xiaoying AU - Jia X FAU - Singha, Ujjal K AU - Singha UK FAU - Anderson, Judith AU - Anderson J FAU - Timm, Michael AU - Timm M FAU - Ngo, Hai AU - Ngo H FAU - Lu, Ganwei AU - Lu G FAU - Huston, Alissa AU - Huston A FAU - Ehrlich, Lori A AU - Ehrlich LA FAU - Dimmock, Elizabeth AU - Dimmock E FAU - Lentzsch, Suzanne AU - Lentzsch S FAU - Hideshima, Teru AU - Hideshima T FAU - Roodman, G David AU - Roodman GD FAU - Anderson, Kenneth C AU - Anderson KC FAU - Ghobrial, Irene M AU - Ghobrial IM LA - eng PT - Evaluation Study PT - Journal Article 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 (Benzoquinones) RN - 0 (HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (Lactams, Macrocyclic) RN - 4GY0AVT3L4 (tanespimycin) RN - EC 2.7.- (Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - W36ZG6FT64 (Sirolimus) SB - IM MH - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/*therapeutic use MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Benzoquinones/administration & dosage/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Bone Marrow Cells/drug effects MH - Cell Cycle/drug effects MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Drug Synergism MH - HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Humans MH - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/metabolism MH - Lactams, Macrocyclic/administration & dosage/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Models, Biological MH - Multiple Myeloma/*drug therapy MH - Neovascularization, Physiologic/drug effects MH - Osteoclasts/cytology/drug effects MH - Protein Kinases/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Sirolimus/administration & dosage/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases EDAT- 2006/11/24 09:00 MHDA- 2007/02/07 09:00 CRDT- 2006/11/24 09:00 PHST- 2006/11/24 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/02/07 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/11/24 09:00 [entrez] AID - 12/22/6826 [pii] AID - 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-06-1331 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Nov 15;12(22):6826-35. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-06-1331.