PMID- 26032687 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161213 LR - 20181202 IS - 1776-260X (Electronic) IS - 1776-2596 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 1 DP - 2016 Feb TI - Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Resensitize EGFR/EGFRvIII-Overexpressing, Erlotinib-Resistant Glioblastoma Cells to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition. PG - 29-40 LID - 10.1007/s11523-015-0372-y [doi] AB - Although the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is overexpressed and/or amplified in more than 50 % of all glioblastomas (GBM), therapeutic targeting of the EGFR has not yet been successful. Since histone deacetylases (HDAC) have been described as controlling EGFR expression, we combined the EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinib with different HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) and investigated the benefit of combinatorial therapy for glioblastoma cells. Using representative models of EGFR-amplified, erlotinib-sensitive and -resistant GBM with or without EGFRvIII expression, we determined proliferation, migration, and EGFR-dependent signaling in response to erlotinib and HDACi alone or in combination. HDACi significantly inhibited proliferation of erlotinib-resistant GBM cells, partially restored their sensitivity to erlotinib, and also significantly reduced proliferation of all treatment-naive cell lines tested. In combination with erlotinib, the development of resistance was prevented. The multitargeted EGFR/HDAC-inhibitor CUDC-101 exhibited similar effects. However, inhibition of cell migration was only achieved by targeting EGFR, and HDACi exhibited no additive effect. Mechanistically, we identified an HDACi-dependent decrease of EGFR/EGFRvIII protein expression underlying the anti-proliferative effects of HDACi. In conclusion, HDACi in combination with erlotinib might serve as a treatment option for newly diagnosed, treatment-naive tumors irrespective of their EGFR status, as well as for treatment-refractory, EGFR-overexpressing GBM. FAU - Liffers, Katrin AU - Liffers K AD - Laboratory for Brain Tumor Biology, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. FAU - Kolbe, Katarina AU - Kolbe K AD - Laboratory for Brain Tumor Biology, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. FAU - Westphal, Manfred AU - Westphal M AD - Laboratory for Brain Tumor Biology, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. FAU - Lamszus, Katrin AU - Lamszus K AD - Laboratory for Brain Tumor Biology, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. FAU - Schulte, Alexander AU - Schulte A AD - Laboratory for Brain Tumor Biology, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. aschulte@uke.de. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - France TA - Target Oncol JT - Targeted oncology JID - 101270595 RN - 0 (Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (epidermal growth factor receptor VIII) RN - DA87705X9K (Erlotinib Hydrochloride) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (ErbB Receptors) SB - IM MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Blotting, Western MH - Cell Movement/drug effects MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/*drug effects MH - ErbB Receptors/*antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism MH - Erlotinib Hydrochloride/*pharmacology MH - Glioblastoma/*drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors/*pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/*pharmacology MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics MH - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured EDAT- 2015/06/03 06:00 MHDA- 2016/12/15 06:00 CRDT- 2015/06/03 06:00 PHST- 2015/06/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/06/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/12/15 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s11523-015-0372-y [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11523-015-0372-y [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Target Oncol. 2016 Feb;11(1):29-40. doi: 10.1007/s11523-015-0372-y.