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  • 机译 DIPG-10。 TP53途径改变正在推动弥漫性内源性胶质胶质瘤(DIPG)的放射抵抗
    摘要:Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG) are the most severe pediatric brain tumours. Though accepted as the main therapeutic, radiotherapy is only transiently efficient and not even in every patient. We previously identified an heterogeneous response to radiotherapy at diagnosis depending on the type of histone H3 mutated (Castel , 2015). We aimed at defining possible molecular determinants of this response to radiotherapy. We assessed response to ionizing radiations in a collection of DIPG cellular models derived from treatment-naïve biopsies reflecting the variability encountered in patients and correlated it to their principal molecular alterations. The 50% lethal dose of these DIPG cellular models ranged from 0.5 to 7 Gy and were correlated to time to progression after radiotherapy in the corresponding patients. We uncovered mutation as the main driver of increased radioresistance. We validated this finding in 4 isogenic pairs of DIPG cells with and knock-down, confirming the pivotal role of inactivation in inducing DIPG radioresistance irrespective of the type of canonical or variant histone H3 mutated. Clinical and radiological response to radiotherapy and overall survival of an extended cohort of 73 DIPG was analysed according to their genotype and we demonstrated that mutated patients had a poor response to radiotherapy. Using a kinome-wide synthetic lethality RNAi screen, we further identified target genes that can sensitize DIPG to ionizing radiations. CHK1 inhibition increases response to radiation specifically in cells and could be considered as a new therapeutic approach in this setting. In all, alterations drive radioresistance in DIPG cells and mutational status is a biomarker to predict poor response to radiotherapy in patients. These findings will allow defining more tailored radiotherapy in DIPG and suggesting alternative treatment strategies to mitigate radioresistance with for example CHK1 inhibitors.
  • 机译 DIPG-12。表征PPM1D突变在弥漫性内源性胶质神经胶质瘤(DIPGs)发病中的作用
    摘要:Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPGs) are universally fatal. Effective treatments are desperately needed. DIPGs harbor histone mutations ( or ) and also alterations that lead to growth factor receptor activation (such as amplification). We and others have found recurrent truncating mutation ( ) in up to 20% of all DIPGs, and they are mutually exclusive with mutations. We hypothesized that mutations are sufficient to induce oncogenesis and necessary for DIPG proliferation, and therefore represent a therapeutic target. To assess the ability of to cooperate with and activation to drive DIPG tumorigenesis, we overexpressed in mouse neural stem cells (mNSCs), along with the contextual and activating mutations. Overexpression of conferred a significant proliferative advantage to mNSCs in the presence of and overexpression. overexpression strongly suppressed formation and apoptosis in response to treatment with ionizing radiation. Overexpression of along with and was also sufficient to induce tumorigenesis . Furthermore, CRISPR-Cas9 mediated ablation of in a patient-derived mutant DIPG cell line significantly impaired the growth of these cells, suggesting that is a critical dependency in DIPG. Taken together, our study shows that is both an oncogene and dependency in mutant DIPG, and represents a potential therapeutic target.
  • 机译 DIPG-09。 H3.3内源性突变形式的CRISPR基因编辑定义癌基因组机制和新的治疗方法
    摘要:Pediatric high-grade gliomas often contain mutations in the gene encoding the histone variant H3.3 and more rarely in canonical histone H3 family genes, a feature distinguishing them from adult gliomas. To define specific functionally significant changes in epigenomic states driven by mutant H3.3, we have utilized CRISPR-Cas9 to introduce specific H3.3 mutations (K27M, G34R) into formerly H3.3 wildtype (WT) brain and glioma cells, while in parallel also precisely reverting the pre-existing K27M and G34R mutations in patient-derived glioma cells to WT. In each case, gene editing was conducted on endogenous H3F3A alleles. Analyses of this overall panel of H3.3 gene-edited cells indicate that CRISPR-introduced K27M or G34R mutations within formerly H3.3 WT cells leads to increased gliomatypic signatures: elevated expression of specific oncogenes as well as neurogenesis and Notch signaling pathway genes, and perturbation of specific histone post-translational marks. Conversely, gene editing-based reversion of histone mutations to WT in primary glioma cells partially reverses glioma-associated phenotypes. Gene editing of K27M also yields coherent phenotype changes in xenograft assays. K27M and G34R mutations appear to function via both shared and unique epigenomic mechanisms. Targeting the mutant H3.3 effector pathways identified by our analyses in our full panel of cells with specific inhibitory drugs plus or minus irradiation defines differential, largely opposite responses of the parental and gene-edited cells. These defined pathways may serve as entry points for development of novel therapies specific for H3.3-mutant pediatric glioma. Overall, this system of gene editing gain and loss of mutant H3.3 provides new insights into oncohistone mechanisms and therapeutic strategies.
  • 机译 DIPG-14。小儿弥漫性内源性胶质神经胶质瘤的多位立体定向针吸活检—一种安全的程序
    摘要:BACKGROUND: Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a highly malignant tumor raised from pons, causing various symptoms in affected cranial nerves. DIPG accounts for about 10% in tumors of central nervous system tumors in children. DIPG has a poor prognosis, with less than 10 percent of the children surviving for more than two years. OBJECTIVE: This study is a retrospective study in assessment of the safety of multisite stereotactic needle aspiration biopsy in children with DIPG. Furthermore, biological characteristics of DIPGs will be studied in advanced molecular pathology. METHOD: Clinical data of children with DIPG from December 2006 to July 2018 in Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine was collected and analyzed. Conditions of the patients in post stereotactic biopsy and follow-up period were compared with those with open biopsy. DNA methylation array (Illumina 850K) and H3K27M mutation measurement were conducted. RESULT: 66 patients with DIPG were enrolled with 35 males and 31 females. KPS score range of 50 to 80 points, the median was 60 points. 55 cases were positive in H3K27M test, 9 cases were negative in H3K27M test. The Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that there was no significant difference in survival by gender, biopsy methods and with/without chemotherapy. KPSs shifts were only found in 3 patients whose scores were lower than 40 before biopsy (either open or stereotactic biopsy). Different biopsy sites in multisite stereotactic biopsy showed different pathology characteristics in DIPG. CONCLUSION: DIPG is a deadly malignancy with poor prognosis. While, stereotactic biopsy is a promised safe procedure for patients and could provide valuable biological information for further research and target therapies.
  • 机译 DIPG-15。 PNOC-003:弥漫性内在性胶质神经胶质瘤儿童的精准药物治疗策略的临床效果
    摘要:OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the impact on overall survival at 12 months (OS12) of a personalized therapy plan based on tumor/germline whole exome (WES) and tumor RNA sequencing (RNAseq) of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). METHODS: We enrolled newly diagnosed DIPG patients ≤ 25 years of age. Tumors were sequenced and drug selection was performed using a custom drug-matching pipeline and pharmacopeia. A personalized treatment strategy using up to 4 FDA-approved drugs was determined by a specialized tumor board with target of 21 business days from biopsy. Patients were followed for adverse events (AEs) and OS12. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) was collected at diagnosis and with surveillance MRIs. Xenograft development and cell culture expansion were attempted for each patient. RESULTS: Nineteen patients (6 females; median age 6 years; range 4–25 years) followed therapy recommendations. Average mapped coverages for WES were 490X (tumor) and 194X (germline). An average of 245,951,030 total mapped reads was achieved for tumor RNA. Panobinostat was the most commonly recommended drug (n=12; 63%). The multi-agent therapy plan was well tolerated with mainly grade 1/2 AEs. Grade 3/4 AEs were predominantly hematologic, including thrombocytopenia (n=13; 22%) and neutropenia (n=16; 27%). The OS12 did not significantly differ from historical controls (OS12 0.47; 95% CI 0.24, 0.70) or from a feasibility cohort that did not follow tumor board recommendations (OS12 0.66; 95% CI 0.36, 0.97; p=0.34). Fourteen DIPG cell lines were established. CtDNA analysis at diagnosis confirmed the H3K27M mutation in 16/20 patients, known to harbor H3K27M in tumor. CONCLUSION: A multi-agent therapy recommendation based on WES and RNAseq analysis of DIPG tumors is feasible; however, there is no demonstrated impact on clinical outcome. This is likely due to lack of efficacious FDA-approved drugs that target key mutations in DIPG, as well as molecular evolution of these tumors.
  • 机译 DIPG-16。应用SIOPE DIPG注册生存预测工具来选择生存扩展目标以进行功率计算,以进行新的对流增强药物转运(CED)对流式药物性戊二酸神经胶质球蛋白(戊二酸)的临床试验
    摘要:INTRODUCTION: In diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) drug resistance is in part due to inadequate penetration of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) by systemically administered drugs. Convection enhanced drug delivery (CED) techniques have been established to bypass the BBB. Trial design to measure efficacy requires evidence to justify a power calculation. AIMS: To apply the SIOPe DIPG registry survival prediction tool (1) to a pilot cohort of children with DIPG treated with CED of carboplatin and sodium valproate. METHODS: Case note and imaging review of 9 children with typical DIPG on imaging, treated on a compassionate basis with CED intra-tumoural infusions of carboplatin (0.12 mg/ml) and sodium valproate (14.4 mg/ml), given after radiotherapy (n=9) and chemotherapy (n=4). Each had a skull-based Renishaw device placed with 4 micro-catheters located within the tumour mass. Up to 8 treatment cycles of CED infusions delivered through 2 pairs of catheters on 2 days to encompass the pontine tumour volume. Survival prediction was performed using clinical criteria: age, sex, duration of symptoms, prior chemotherapy; radiological criteria: absence of distant metastases; disease involving more than 50% of, and confined to, the pons, ring enhancement at diagnosis. RESULTS: Cases were categorized as intermediate or high-risk using SIOPe risk scoring with predicted median overall survival (OS) of 9.7, and 7.0 months, respectively. Four cases, who were categorized as high-risk, had median OS of 14.2 months. Five children, categorized as standard-risk, had median OS of 16.0 months. CONCLUSIONS: OS of CED treated cases compared favourably with the SIOPe DIPG registry survival prediction tool. This supports the justification of phase 2 trial of CED carboplatin and sodium valproate powered to detect at least a 4 month prolongation of survival.
  • 机译 DIPG-13。新型小鼠模型揭示了弥漫性内源性胶质神经胶质细胞中ACVR1突变作用的异常机制
    摘要:Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPGs) are aggressive pediatric brain tumors for which there is currently no effective treatment. Most DIPGs are driven by mutations in histone H3-encoding genes, and a subset of these tumors also carry gain-of-function mutations in , which encodes a BMP type I receptor. The oncogenic mechanisms of action of these mutations are currently unknown. Here, we generate a novel conditional knock-in mouse model of the most common mutation driving DIPG ( ). Glial cells carrying the mutation hyperactivate BMP signaling, exhibit enhanced proliferation, and expand throughout the brainstem . Unexpectedly, we observe that the mutation is sufficient to trigger an arrest in the differentiation of oligodendroglial lineage cells, a hallmark event in the formation of many types of gliomas including DIPGs. Mechanistically, this differentiation block is associated with upregulation of transcription factors that control the development of glial progenitors. Inactivation of these factors, which are highly expressed in human DIPGs, impairs the growth of patient-derived DIPG cells and enhances their sensitivity to treatment with a novel ACVR1 inhibitor. Collectively, our results describe a potential oncogenic mechanism of action for mutations, and suggest new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of DIPG.
  • 机译 DIPG-18。声波刺猬(SHH)信号可促进弥漫性内源性胶质胶质瘤(DIPG)的血脑屏障(BBB)完整性
    摘要:DIPG is the most common brainstem tumor in children and is uniformly fatal. The BBB is intact in DIPG and plays an active role in restricting the delivery of systemically administered therapies into the tumor. Recent studies have shown that SHH signalling plays a major role in the maintenance of BBB integrity and this pathway is highly active in DIPG. We hypothesized that SHH signalling in DIPG plays a critical role in maintaining BBB integrity. Primary DIPG PDX (patient derived xenografts) secretes significantly higher quantities (~2-fold) of SHH compared to astrocytes and human brain microvascular endothelial cells (hBMVECs), (ELISA, -value <0.0001). SHH and its pathway members were significantly higher in DIPG cells (>750-fold increase in mRNA) when compared to astrocytes or endothelial cells, (qRT-PCR, -value <0.0001). Western blot analyses of PDX showed increased expression of SHH when compared to controls and was confirmed in a cohort of 5 postmortem tumor samples by immunohistochemistry. analyses showed that hBMVECs treated with DIPG tumor-conditioned media significantly increased trans-endothelial electrical impedance (TEER) and decreased permeability to both low (NaFl) and high molecular weight (IR dye PEG 800) compounds, suggesting increased barrier properties. These results were also corroborated using SHH pathway agonists, while the antagonists decreased TEER/permeability. We will present data of ongoing studies of BBB permeability in an orthotopic DIPG tumor model using PDX and SHH antagonists (Vismodegib, PF5274857 hydrochloride). Our results suggest that SHH pathway is integral to BBB integrity in DIPG tumors and pharmacological inhibition of the SHH pathway may disrupt the BBB and improve the delivery of therapeutic agents in the treatment of DIPG.
  • 机译 DIPG-19。癌症基因表达的逆转鉴定了弥漫性内源性胶质神经胶质瘤的新疗法
    摘要:INTRODUCTION: Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is an aggressive type of brainstem cancer that targets young children. Complete resection is not possible, and chemotherapy and radiotherapy are currently only palliative. To identify potential therapeutic agents, we used a recently developed computational pipeline to perform an screen for novel drugs. We then tested the identified drugs against a panel of patient-derived DIPG cell lines. METHODS: We used a systematic computational approach with publicly available databases of gene expression signatures in DIPG, as well as gene expression data of cancer cell lines before and after treatment in conjunction with a massive library of clinically available drugs. We identified three drug hits with the ability to reverse a DIPG gene signature to one that matches normal tissue background. We used three DIPG cell lines (SF8628, DIPG4, DIPG-NYU) along with immortalized normal human astrocytes (NHA) as control to test these drugs. Flow cytometry, immunoblot analysis, viability assays, and RNA-Seq before and after drug treatment were performed. experiments are currently underway. RESULTS: All three drugs showed potency against the primary DIPG4 cell line compared to NHA control. Triptolide showed the most potency against primary DIPG cell lines bearing H3K27M mutations (SF8628 and DIPG4, with IC50’s in the nanomolar range after 72 hours treatment), while the effect on DIPG cell line without H3K27M mutation (DIPG-NYU) was less potent. Immunoblot data also suggested a correlation between drug potency and H3K27M levels in these cell lines. CONCLUSION: Using a computational approach, we identified clinically available drugs with the ability to reverse DIPG gene expression signatures and significantly decreased the growth rate of primary DIPG cells . This novel approach can repurpose drugs and significantly decrease the cost and time normally required in drug discovery.
  • 机译 DIPG-20。儿童弥漫性内在性胶质神经胶质。多中心回顾性研究的分析结果
    摘要:BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES. We present the results of multicenter retrospective study in children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). DESIGN/METHODS. From January 2010 to October 2018 142 patients with DIPG were observed/treated in Rogachev’s center from 16 regional hospitals of Russia. All details of follow-up were available in 57 pts (40%). MRI was the main confirmation of diagnosis, 1 pt was biopsied, 2 – received partial resection. Histological types: 1 - DIPG, 1 - HGG, in 1 patient the biopsy wasn’t informative. The distribution on the age in 57 pts (median 60 mths, 17–180 m): 9 (15,8%) patients was younger than 3 years, 48 (84,2%) patients were older than 3 years. There were 29 (50.8%) girls and 28 (49.1%) boys. 48 patients (84%) who received RT/CHT, and 9 (15,7%) patients were not treated. RT was performed in 47 patients, among them 20 (42%) – with parallel Temozolomid (TMZ), in 1 - with Valproic acid. 27 patients (47%) showed positive response to the therapy. 16 patients (28%) received TMZ after radiation therapy, 8 (50%) of them had positive answer. 19 pts (33%) are alive. The median to the first progression after RT was 9 m (1–57 m). The median of OS 12 m (1–63 m). Among 20 pts, who received TMZ during RT 17 pts died (85%). Among 26 pts, who did not receive TMZ 15 pts died (57,7%). Salvage (second) RT was performed in 17 children (29%) among them only 2 pts (11,8%) are alive. CONCLUSIONS: It is well know that not any therapy of DIPG can provide long-term survival. Adding TMZ to RT and salvage RT does not improve the effect of primary and relapse treatment also in our cohort. Further research is needed in this area for the development of new treatment strategies.
  • 机译 DIPG-17。通过调节生物能途径改善内源性人胶神经胶质瘤的放射敏感性
    摘要:Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is the leading cause of brain tumor-related death in children and radiotherapy (RT) is the only form of treatment that offers a transient benefit. Following completion of RT, almost all DIPG recur locally secondary to radioresistance. Therefore, the identification of therapeutic targets that modulate the radiosensitivity of DIPG cells offers a pathway to the development of effective therapies. In the present study, anti-diabetic biguanides (metformin and phenformin) and a pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase inhibitor (DCA) have been tested in combination with RT on patient-derived DIPG cultures. As a single agent, a superior anti-proliferative activity was observed from phenformin, which reduced the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC ) values to 20- to 30-fold compared to metformin. When combined with DCA, the co-treatment led to a consistent synergistic inhibition, with a broad range of combinatorial doses showing combination index (CI) less than 1. DIPG cells treated with phenformin and/or DCA were more sensitive to RT showing significantly less clonogenicity when triple combination was applied. Mechanistically, apoptosis was induced by the combination, evidenced by the upregulation of apoptotic markers (cleaved PARP and cleaved caspase 3) and downregulation of anti-apoptotic marker MCL-1. Additionally, the combination synergistically induced higher level of Reactive Oxygen Species, which further upregulated gamma-H2AX, a hallmark of DNA double-strand breaks. Moreover, PARP, a key enzyme that is responsible for single-strand breaks, was also inhibited by the combinatorial treatment, indicating another layer of radiosensitizing machinery. Taken together, this study provides the proof of concept that dual-blockade of bioenergetic pathways can more effectively improve the radiosensitivity of DIPG cells. We are currently evaluating the efficacy of triple combination with phenformin, DCA and RT on a cohort of patient-derived xenograft models of DIPG to validate our findings.
  • 机译 DIPG-22。遗传建模将RAS和MYC隐含为H3K27M驱动的癌的主要上位激活转录目标。
    摘要:Histone 3 mutations at lysine 27 (H3K27M) are frequent drivers of midline gliomagenesis, occurring in ~80% of diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG) and leading to widespread H3K27me3 changes through PRC2 inhibition. Although H3K27M mutations appear to cooperate with additional mutations including and , the exact oncogenic function of H3K27M is unknown, and models have not yielded tumors driven by H3K27M alone. Here we created a genetic mouse model by microinjection, expressing H3.3K27M under control of the promoter, which is active in the brain from approximately E14.5, primarily in radial glia and astrocyte precursors, but also allows expression in non-brain developing and adult tissues. H3.3K27M expression in the developing brainstem led to SOX10 upregulation via loss of H3K27me3 at the promoter, resulting in an expression profile consistent with K27M-mutant DIPG, including an oligodendrocyte precursor cell (OPC) signature along with RAS and EMT activation. H3.3K27M induced tumors in multiple organs that were driven by K27M alone and, when combined with loss, led to primary high-grade gliomas. The tumors had a cell-type independent expression signature featuring RAS and MYC activation, which overlapped with human DIPG and pointed to a core K27M transcriptome. Furthermore, as in human DIPG, mouse tumors spontaneously mutated the RAS pathway and MYC to lock in pathway activation. Our data suggest that RAS and MYC are core pathways that will need to be targeted in order to effectively treat this devastating disease.
  • 机译 DIPG-24。内源性胶质神经胶质瘤表现出高基底DNA损伤,并且易受DNA损伤修复途径的抑制。
    摘要:BACKGROUNDL Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs) are fatal childhood gliomas and radiotherapy is the only modality that prolongs survival; however, all patients progress with no long term survivors, indicating an urgent need to develop new treatment approaches. METHODS: Genome wide CRISPR screen was used to identify the cellular pathway(s) critical for DIPG cell survival and doxycycline inducible shRNA were used for temporal knockdown of gene expression. Colony formation assays were performed to monitor effects on cell proliferation, comet assay and immunoflourescence based gamma-H2AX foci detection were used for DNA damage assessment, and caspase3/7 activity measured apoptosis. RESULTS: Our preliminary studies to understand radio- and chemo-resistance mechanisms in DIPGs uncovered high levels of persistent basal DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) in the majority of analyzed DIPG cell lines compared to neural stem cells and astrocytes, a phenomenon that promotes oncogenic potential. The basal increase in DSBs was independent of H3.3K27M mutational status. To pinpoint the molecular mechanism(s) that support proliferation and survival of DIPG cells with highly damaged DNA, we performed unbiased CRISPR screens in unperturbed cells and preliminary results suggest an addiction of DIPG cells to specific DSB repair factors. Further analyses confirmed this intrinsic reliance of DIPG cells on specific DSB repair pathways and the key role of DNA repair mechanisms in suppressing DNA damage induced apoptotic cell death. CONCLUSION: DIPG cells exhibit persistent DNA damage. To evade catastrophic genomic instability and cell death, DIPG cells hijack DNA repair pathways. Therefore, a promising therapy against DIPG would include inhibition of specific DNA damage response pathways that allow DIPGs to survive persistent DNA damage.
  • 机译 DIPG-23。可溶性Panobinostat(MTX110)在临床前内在性邦定神经胶质瘤(DIPG)模型中的功效
    摘要:INTRODUCTION: Large drug screening and preclinical studies identified the pan-histone deacetylate inhibitor panobinostat as a promising treatment for DIPG. However, blood brain barrier functional integrity in DIPG limits drug penetration and remains a key cause of resistance to therapies. Therefore, we explored the therapeutic potential of water-soluble formulation of panobinostat MTX110 in our preclinical models and tested the efficacy in DIPG in vivo models using convection-enhanced delivery (CED). METHODS: CellTiter-Glo assay was used assess antiproliferative effects in DIPG derived cell lines (SF8628, NEM157, SF10423, SF10693). Effect on cell cycle was assessed using FACS analysis. To test safety, concentrations from 30 uM to 3000 uM were administered via CED into the striatum of the rat brain. In vivo activity of MTX110 via CED was assessed using a DIPG patient derived model (SF8628). RESULTS: MTX100 showed a strong antiproliferative and cytostatic effect on halting progression through G0/G1 in all tested DIPG cell lines with similar efficacy than the original formulation at submicromolar concentrations. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed no significant changes in doses up to 1000uM. CED of 100uM MTX110 significantly prolonged survival (control: median survival 52 days; MTX CED: median survival 64 days; p=0.0372). CONCLUSION: Our study confirmed that CED administration of MTX110 provides a potent antitumor effect. An ongoing trial is testing the safety and efficacy of CED of MTX110 in newly diagnosed patients.
  • 机译 DIPG-21。胶质瘤在神经回路中的电整合
    摘要:Pediatric high-grade gliomas (pHGGs) are a lethal group of cancers whose progression is robustly regulated by neuronal activity. Activity-regulated release of growth factors into the tumor microenvironment represents part of the mechanism by which neuronal activity influences pHGG growth, but this alone is insufficient to explain the magnitude of the effect that activity exerts on glioma progression. Here, we report that neuron-glioma interactions include bona fide synaptic communication. Single cell transcriptomic analyses of primary pediatric and adult glioma samples reveal unambiguous expression of synaptic genes by malignant glioma cells. Whole cell patch clamp recordings from xenografted, pediatric patient-derived glioma cells revealed the existence of AMPAR-mediated excitatory neurotransmission between pre-synaptic glutamatergic neurons and post-synaptic glioma cells. Millisecond timescale excitatory post-synaptic currents (EPSCs) that are depolarizing were observed in a subpopulation of pHGG cells and are associated with activity-induced glioma cell calcium transients. These excitatory axon-glioma synapses are reminiscent of the axon-glial synapses formed between neurons and oligodendrocyte precursor cells. A second electrophysiological response characterized by a prolonged (>1 sec) depolarization in response to neuronal activity was also observed. These longer duration currents are blocked by gap junction inhibitors, supporting the concept that gap junction-mediated tumor interconnections, such as observed with tumor microtubes, can function as an electrically coupled network. As neurotransmitter-mediated depolarization of normal neural precursor cells can profoundly affect precursor cell proliferation, differentiation and survival, we tested the hypothesis that depolarizing currents in pediatric glioma cells promote tumor growth. Using optogenetic techniques to depolarize xenografted pHGG cells expressing channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2), we found that glioma depolarization robustly promoted proliferation, while expression of a dominant-negative AMPAR subunit (GluA2) that blocks neuron-glioma signaling inhibited pHGG xenograft growth and extended mouse survival. These findings suggest that integration of pediatric glioma into neural circuits promotes tumor progression.
  • 机译 DIPG-25。靶向MAPK通路的遗传改变赋予DIPG一项临床试验中曲美替尼的临床敏感性
    摘要:The survival of children with DIPG remains dismal, and new treatments are desperately needed. The development of patient-specific and models represents one such opportunity, however the time taken to establish such models and the rapid disease progression has been thought to limit the utility of such an approach. We sought to explore a co-clinical trial model for DIPG patients enrolled in an ongoing biopsy-stratified study in order to identify rational therapeutic options with individualised preclinical evidence as to their efficacy. To date we have established novel patient-derived cultures from biopsy specimens of 11 patients, in both 2D (laminin matrix) and 3D (neurosphere) conditions, as well as orthotopic xenografts , with a high concordance in their molecular profile compared to the original tumour specimen (methylation BeadArray, exome, RNA sequencing). Cells were screened against a series of common and bespoke FDA-approved drugs based upon previous evidence in DIPG and/or the specific molecular alterations found in the patient sample. We identified a high degree of sensitivity to the MEK inhibitor trametinib (GI50 23-312nM) in samples which harboured genetic alterations targeting the MAPK pathway, specifically the non-canonical _G469V mutation and those affecting (N564D, H450E_VF_ins), with assessment of tumour volume by MRI. Allelic imbalance of _N564D by stochastic selection was observed in two independent cultures from the same patient showing a greater response to trametinib (6.4-fold) as well as a decreased sensitivity to dasatinib in the mutant-enriched culture (38-fold). RNAseq of the cultures revealed differential gene expression associated with hypoxia and interferon signalling linked to drug sensitivity. These data show the feasibility in generating patient-specific, testable hypotheses that may be clinically translated in a subset of patients, and we are currently exploring parallel resistance modelling to further inform novel treatment strategies at tumour progression.
  • 机译 DIPG-26。 ACVR1 R206H与H3.1K27M合作促进弥漫性内在性邦定胶质细胞增生
    摘要:Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is an incurable pediatric brain tumor, resulting in the death of 200–300 children each year in the United States. Recently it was discovered that approximately 25% of all DIPG cases harbor activating mutations, a gene that encodes Activin A receptor (ALK2), a receptor in the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) pathway, and that DIPGs with ALK2 mutations commonly harbor an H3.1K27M mutation. Herein, we used the RCAS/TVA retroviral system to study the effects of mutations and H3.1K27M on DIPG pathogenesis. expression of R206H with and without H3.1K27M in nestin-expressing brainstem progenitors resulted in upregulation of mesenchymal markers and revealed Stat3 activation by gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) analysis. Neonatal expression of R206H or G328V in combination with H3.1K27M and p53 deletion in nestin-expressing brainstem progenitors induced glioma-like lesions expressing mesenchymal markers along with Stat3 activation but were not sufficient for full gliomagenesis . In combination with platelet-derived growth factor A (PDGFA) signaling, R206H and H3.1K27M significantly decreased survival and increased tumor incidence. We demonstrate that targeting the BMP signaling may be an effective therapeutic strategy to treat R206H mutant DIPGs as exogenous Noggin expression at tumor initiation significantly increased tumor latency and treatment of R206H mutant murine DIPGs with LDN212854, an inhibitor, significantly prolonged their survival. We confirm relevance of our model to the human disease as human DIPG models with mutations were also sensitive to treatment with LDN212854 . Altogether, our studies demonstrate that R206H and H3.1K27M promote tumor initiation, accelerate gliomagenesis, promote a mesenchymal profile in part due to Stat3 activation, and identify LDN212854 as a promising compound to treat children with DIPG.
  • 机译 DIPG-27。优化临床试验设计:非人类原始模型中马立佐米和PANOBINOSTAT的药代动力学
    摘要:BACKGROUND: Pre-clinical determination of disease-specific activity, effective dosing, safety, pharmacokinetics, and CNS delivery can optimize clinical trial designs. The proteasome inhibitor, marizomib, together with the HDAC inhibitor, panobinostat, is active and synergistic in pre-clinical DIPG studies, with target concentrations of 20 and 100 nM, respectively. The adult maximum tolerated dose (MTD) for marizomib is 0.8 mg/m . We evaluated the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics in a non-human primate model, predictive of pediatric patients. METHODS: Marizomib was administered (10-minute intravenous infusion) at three dose levels: 0.02 (n=4), 0.04 (n=5), and 0.06 mg/kg (n=1), equivalent to human doses (HED) of 0.4, 0.8, and 1.1 mg/m , respectively. Marizomib (dose 0.04 mg/kg) was subsequently administered (n=4) 1-hr post-panobinostat (dose 1 mg/kg, HED 20 mg/m , p.o.). Drug concentrations were determined by LC-MS/MS using validated assays and PK parameters calculated via noncompartmental methods. RESULTS: Marizomib +/- panobinostat was tolerable with the exception of one animal (single agent marizomib, dose 0.06 mg/kg, HED= 1.2 mg/m ) that expired 12–20 hr post administration; no clear etiology was found at necropsy. Remaining adverse events were Gr 1, 2 with the exception of lymphocytopenia, Gr 3 (n=2). Marizomib demonstrated rapid plasma clearance (1.22–10.25 L/min), short plasma half-life (4.45–8.24 min), non-linear increase in AUC , and no significant difference across dose levels. Conversely, in CSF, there was a trend toward increasing exposure with increasing dose. T was longer in CSF than blood (18–25 min vs. 4–7 min, respectively). Comparing marizomib PK before and after panobinostat, t and clearance were similar (mean 7.80 vs. 9.49 min, and 6.04 vs. 4.24 L/min, respectively); CSF AUC increased, 65.69 vs. 121.68 min*nM, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Marizomib penetrates into the CNS and CSF exposure was higher after panobinostat. This combination warrants clinical evaluation in DIPG; correlation of results with preclinical findings is planned.
  • 机译 DIPG-28。小儿弥漫性内源性胶质神经胶质瘤中的NTRK融合
    摘要:Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs) are effectively incurable brainstem tumors with extraordinarily limited treatment options. Decades of clinical trials of largely nonspecific, cytotoxic chemotherapies have failed to improve these outcomes, demonstrating the need to identify and validate druggable biologic targets within this disease. fusions are found in a broad range of pediatric cancers, including high-grade gliomas and a subset of DIPGs. Phase 1/2 studies of TRK inhibitors have demonstrated good tolerability, effective CNS penetration, and promising objective responses across all patients with TRK-fusion-positive cancers, but their use has not been explored in -positive DIPG. We describe the clinical and molecular features of four patients with biopsy-proven DIPG found to harbor fusions. Next generation sequencing was used to define TRK breakpoints and characterize co-mutations in these patients. We employed single-cell RNA-seq on a single patient tumor to examine the heterogeneity of the -fusion-positive cells within the bulk tumor population. Recognition of fusions in a subset of DIPGs and demonstration of the relevance of these fusions highlights the ongoing need for broad molecular characterization of these tumors and may justify inclusion of -positive DIPG patients in ongoing TRK-inhibitor trials.
  • 机译 DIPG-29。 DFMO和Panobinostat靶向LIN28和HDAC在DIPG中降低细胞存活率
    摘要:BACKGROUND: Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is an aggressive pediatric cancer with a poor prognosis of < 10% overall survival at 2 years from diagnosis. Due to their location DIPG presents a therapeutic challenge with radiation as the mainstay of therapy. Over 80% of DIPG tumors harbor a K27M mutation in genes encoding H3 histone variants, causing epigenetic dysregulation. Previous work has shown that treatment with the histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor Panobinostat decreases DIPG tumor growth and viability in preclinical studies. In addition, LIN28 and MYCN have been shown to portend poor prognosis in CNS tumors. DFMO (α-difluoromethylornithine) has been shown to reverse this Lin28/let-7 axis and suppress MYCN in neuroblastoma cells and improve overall survival in neuroblastoma patients. Therefore, we hypothesize this may be effective in DIPG and combined with panobinostat. METHODS: DNA/RNA sequencing of 11 DIPG cell lines were evaluated for mutation and pathway analysis. High-throughput drug testing of 88 drugs was completed in DIPG cell lines which identified Panobinostat and DFMO as potential therapies for DIPG. Testing of these in combination studies using CellTiter-Glo, western blots and flow cytometry was performed to evaluate response and mechanism. RESULTS: RNA sequencing of 11 DIPG cell lines identified upregulation of HIST1H3B, HMGA2, LIN28 and MYCN. DFMO reduces cell viability of DIPG cells in a time and dose dependent manner as shown by cell viability assay and flow cytometry. This reduction in viability is further enhanced with the addition of Panobinostat. Western blot and flow cytometry confirm that DFMO suppresses LIN28 in DIPG. CONCLUSION: Due to the importance of epigenetic dysregulation and the upregulation of the LIN28 pathway in DIPG tumors we demonstrated that the combined treatment of Panobinostat and DFMO is a viable therapeutic option for DIPG and will be tested in an upcoming clinical trial.

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