PMID- 18922904 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20081107 LR - 20220309 IS - 1538-7445 (Electronic) IS - 0008-5472 (Linking) VI - 68 IP - 20 DP - 2008 Oct 15 TI - Feedback mechanisms promote cooperativity for small molecule inhibitors of epidermal and insulin-like growth factor receptors. PG - 8322-32 LID - 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-07-6720 [doi] AB - Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR) can cooperate to regulate tumor growth and survival, and synergistic growth inhibition has been reported for combined blockade of EGFR and IGF-IR. However, in preclinical models, only a subset of tumors exhibit high sensitivity to this combination, highlighting the potential need for patient selection to optimize clinical efficacy. Herein, we have characterized the molecular basis for cooperative growth inhibition upon dual EGFR and IGF-IR blockade and provide biomarkers that seem to differentiate response. We find for epithelial, but not for mesenchymal-like, tumor cells that Akt is controlled cooperatively by EGFR and IGF-IR. This correlates with synergistic apoptosis and growth inhibition in vitro and growth regression in vivo upon combined blockade of both receptors. We identified two molecular aspects contributing to synergy: (a) inhibition of EGFR or IGF-IR individually promotes activation of the reciprocal receptor; (b) inhibition of EGFR-directed mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) shifts regulation of Akt from EGFR toward IGF-IR. Targeting the MAPK pathway through downstream MAPK/extracellular signal-regulated kinase kinase (MEK) antagonism similarly promoted IGF-driven pAkt and synergism with IGF-IR inhibition. Mechanistically, we find that inhibition of the MAPK pathway circumvents a negative feedback loop imposed on the IGF-IR- insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) signaling complex, a molecular scenario that parallels the negative feedback loop between mTOR-p70S6K and IRS-1 that mediates rapamycin-directed IGF-IR signaling. Collectively, these data show that resistance to inhibition of MEK, mTOR, and EGFR is associated with enhanced IGF-IR-directed Akt signaling, where all affect feedback loops converging at the level of IRS-1. FAU - Buck, Elizabeth AU - Buck E AD - Translational Research, Cancer Biology, OSI Pharmaceuticals, Farmingdale, New York 11735., USA. ebuck@osip.com FAU - Eyzaguirre, Alexandra AU - Eyzaguirre A FAU - Rosenfeld-Franklin, Maryland AU - Rosenfeld-Franklin M FAU - Thomson, Stuart AU - Thomson S FAU - Mulvihill, Mark AU - Mulvihill M FAU - Barr, Sharon AU - Barr S FAU - Brown, Eric AU - Brown E FAU - O'Connor, Mathew AU - O'Connor M FAU - Yao, Yan AU - Yao Y FAU - Pachter, Jonathan AU - Pachter J FAU - Miglarese, Mark AU - Miglarese M FAU - Epstein, David AU - Epstein D FAU - Iwata, Kenneth K AU - Iwata KK FAU - Haley, John D AU - Haley JD FAU - Gibson, Neil W AU - Gibson NW FAU - Ji, Qun-Sheng AU - Ji QS LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Cancer Res JT - Cancer research JID - 2984705R RN - 0 (3-(3-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)cyclobutyl)-1-(2-phenylquinolin-7-yl)imidazo(1,5-a)pyrazin-8-ylamine) RN - 0 (Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (IRS1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 0 (Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins) RN - 0 (Irs1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Pyrazines) RN - 0 (Quinazolines) RN - DA87705X9K (Erlotinib Hydrochloride) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (ErbB Receptors) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, IGF Type 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) SB - IM MH - Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/physiology MH - Animals MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Drug Synergism MH - ErbB Receptors/*antagonists & inhibitors/physiology MH - Erlotinib Hydrochloride MH - Feedback, Physiological MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Imidazoles/*pharmacology MH - Insulin Receptor Substrate Proteins MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects MH - Mice MH - Mice, Nude MH - Neoplasms, Experimental/drug therapy/pathology MH - Phosphorylation MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/physiology MH - Pyrazines/*pharmacology MH - Quinazolines/*pharmacology MH - Receptor, IGF Type 1/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects EDAT- 2008/10/17 09:00 MHDA- 2008/11/08 09:00 CRDT- 2008/10/17 09:00 PHST- 2008/10/17 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/11/08 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/10/17 09:00 [entrez] AID - 68/20/8322 [pii] AID - 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-07-6720 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Res. 2008 Oct 15;68(20):8322-32. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-07-6720.