PMID- 32988886 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201007 LR - 20211204 IS - 1791-7530 (Electronic) IS - 0250-7005 (Linking) VI - 40 IP - 10 DP - 2020 Oct TI - FGF Expression in HPV16-positive and -negative SCC After Treatment With Small-molecule Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Everolimus. PG - 5621-5630 LID - 10.21873/anticanres.14575 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Targeted therapies in the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are subject to extensive research. Different mutations of genes belonging to the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family have been detected in HNSCC. In this study, we examined the expression of FGF1 and FGF2 after treatment with small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and an inhibitor of mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) in vitro using human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive and -negative SCC lines. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cells of two human HPV-negative cell lines (UMSCC-11A/-14C) and one HPV-positive cell line (CERV196) were incubated with 20 mumol/l of erlotinib, gefitinib, nilotinib, dasatinib, or everolimus for 24-96 h. Cell proliferation was assessed by proliferation assay and the protein concentrations of FGF1 and FGF2 by sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. For statistical analysis, the results were compared with those for untreated HPV-negative SCC cells. RESULTS: FGF1 and FGF2 were detected in all three tested cell lines. The tested TKIs significantly (p<0.05 reduced) FGF1 expression in the UMSCC-11A cell line within the first 24 h. At later time points, the tested TKIs and everolimus significantly (p<0.05) increased FGF1 and FGF2 expression in HPV-negative and -positive cancer cell lines. The effect was stronger in the HPV-positive cell line. CONCLUSION: Alterations in FGF signalling are considered to be relevant drivers of tumourigenesis in some HNSCCs. Our results show that the expression of FGF1 and -2 can be influenced effectively by small-molecule TKIs and everolimus. Based on our data, future research should include combinations of specific FGF inhibitors, mTOR inhibitors and other TKIs in the treatment of HNSCC and research on FGF-mediated drug escape mechanisms. CI - Copyright(c) 2020, International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. George J. Delinasios), All rights reserved. FAU - Huber, Lena AU - Huber L AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany lena.huber@umm.de. FAU - Birk, Richard AU - Birk R AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Marburg, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany. FAU - Knuettel, Manuel AU - Knuettel M AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. FAU - Rotter, Nicole AU - Rotter N AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. FAU - Aderhold, Christoph AU - Aderhold C AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. FAU - Scherl, Claudia AU - Scherl C AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. FAU - Lammert, Anne AU - Lammert A AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. FAU - Jungbauer, Frederic AU - Jungbauer F AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. FAU - Kramer, Benedikt AU - Kramer B AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Greece TA - Anticancer Res JT - Anticancer research JID - 8102988 RN - 0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 62031-54-3 (Fibroblast Growth Factors) RN - 9HW64Q8G6G (Everolimus) RN - DA87705X9K (Erlotinib Hydrochloride) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - RBZ1571X5H (Dasatinib) RN - S65743JHBS (Gefitinib) SB - IM MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Dasatinib/pharmacology MH - Erlotinib Hydrochloride/pharmacology MH - Everolimus/*pharmacology MH - Fibroblast Growth Factors/antagonists & inhibitors/*genetics MH - Gefitinib/pharmacology MH - Human papillomavirus 16/drug effects/pathogenicity MH - Humans MH - Papillomaviridae/drug effects/pathogenicity MH - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck/*drug therapy/genetics/pathology/virology MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/*genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - FGF OT - Fibroblast growth factor OT - HNSCC OT - HPV OT - everolimus OT - head and neck squamous cell carcinoma OT - mTOR inhibitors OT - tyrosine kinase inhibitors EDAT- 2020/09/30 06:00 MHDA- 2020/10/08 06:00 CRDT- 2020/09/29 05:31 PHST- 2020/07/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/08/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/08/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/09/29 05:31 [entrez] PHST- 2020/09/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/10/08 06:00 [medline] AID - 40/10/5621 [pii] AID - 10.21873/anticanres.14575 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Anticancer Res. 2020 Oct;40(10):5621-5630. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.14575.