PMID- 21168239 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20111121 LR - 20221207 IS - 1872-8332 (Electronic) IS - 0169-5002 (Linking) VI - 73 IP - 2 DP - 2011 Aug TI - Clinical and molecular evidences of epithelial to mesenchymal transition in acquired resistance to EGFR-TKIs. PG - 176-82 LID - 10.1016/j.lungcan.2010.11.011 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which was related with an acquired resistance to gefitinib, was found in the A549 lung cancer cell line. However, the clinical feasibility of this finding is still questionable. Here, we investigated whether EMT could be detected in a more clinically suitable situation using patient's tumor and cells with deletion mutation on exon 19 of EGFR gene. METHODS: HCC827 cell line was used to establish the subline resistant to EGFR-TKIs. The induction of EMT was analyzed by immunostainings and Western blots in resistant cells and biopsied tissue from a patient with acquired resistance to erlotinib. Migration and invasion assay was performed to characterize the resistant cells. EMT-related genes expression was evaluated by cDNA microarray. Phospho-receptor tyrosine kinase array analysis was carried out to find bypass activating signals such as MET. RESULTS: We found that EMT developed in a lung cancer patient who had an acquired resistance to erlotinib while there were no known resistant mechanisms such as T790M and MET amplification. CL-387,785-resistant cells (HCC827/CLR) were obtained by long-term exposure to increasing concentrations of CL-387,785 (an irreversible EGFR-TKI). The morphological and molecular maker changes compatible with EMT were also found in HCC827/CLR cells. However, there were also no secondary T790M mutation and MET amplification. Furthermore, the activity of most of tested RTKs including receptor HER family was decreased suggesting that there was no bypass activating signal leading to resistance. These cells showed an enhanced capability for migration ( approximately 1.6-fold) and invasion ( approximately 2.8-fold). CONCLUSION: EMT should be considered as one of possible mechanisms for the acquired resistance to EGFR-TKIs in lung cancer cells. CI - Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Chung, Jin-Haeng AU - Chung JH AD - Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea. FAU - Rho, Jin Kyung AU - Rho JK FAU - Xu, Xianhua AU - Xu X FAU - Lee, Jong Seok AU - Lee JS FAU - Yoon, Ho Il AU - Yoon HI FAU - Lee, Choon Taek AU - Lee CT FAU - Choi, Yun Jung AU - Choi YJ FAU - Kim, Hye-Ryoun AU - Kim HR FAU - Kim, Cheol Hyeon AU - Kim CH FAU - Lee, Jae Cheol AU - Lee JC LA - eng PT - Case Reports PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20101217 PL - Ireland TA - Lung Cancer JT - Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) JID - 8800805 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - 0 (Quinazolines) RN - 0W860991D6 (Deoxycytidine) RN - B4W27J1Z8B (CL 387785) RN - BG3F62OND5 (Carboplatin) RN - DA87705X9K (Erlotinib Hydrochloride) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (ErbB Receptors) RN - S65743JHBS (Gefitinib) RN - 0 (Gemcitabine) SB - IM MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*therapeutic use MH - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use MH - Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism MH - Carboplatin/administration & dosage MH - Carcinoma, Acinar Cell/diagnosis/drug therapy/secondary/surgery MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement MH - Cell Shape/drug effects MH - Deoxycytidine/administration & dosage/analogs & derivatives MH - *Drug Resistance, Neoplasm MH - *Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition MH - ErbB Receptors/*antagonists & inhibitors/genetics MH - Erlotinib Hydrochloride MH - Female MH - Gefitinib MH - Gene Expression Profiling MH - Humans MH - Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis/drug therapy/pathology/surgery MH - Middle Aged MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness MH - Pancreatic Neoplasms/drug therapy/pathology/secondary MH - Quinazolines/*pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Sequence Deletion MH - Gemcitabine EDAT- 2010/12/21 06:00 MHDA- 2011/12/13 00:00 CRDT- 2010/12/21 06:00 PHST- 2010/05/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2010/11/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2010/11/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2010/12/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/12/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/12/13 00:00 [medline] AID - S0169-5002(10)00546-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.lungcan.2010.11.011 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Lung Cancer. 2011 Aug;73(2):176-82. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2010.11.011. Epub 2010 Dec 17.