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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05626-2
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- DallaPezze Family Foundation
- NIH/NCI [RO1CA175370]
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EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors cause dramatic responses in EGFR-mutant lung cancer, but resistance universally develops. The involvement of beta-catenin in EGFR TKI resistance has been previously reported, however, the precise mechanism by which beta-catenin activation contributes to EGFR TKI resistance is not clear. Here, we show that EGFR inhibition results in the activation of beta-catenin signaling in a Notch3-dependent manner, which facilitates the survival of a subset of cells that we call adaptive persisters. We previously reported that EGFR-TKI treatment rapidly activates Notch3, and here we describe the physical association of Notch3 with beta-catenin, leading to increased stability and activation of beta-catenin. We demonstrate that the combination of EGFR-TKI and a beta-catenin inhibitor inhibits the development of these adaptive persisters, decreases tumor burden, improves recurrence free survival, and overall survival in xenograft models. These results supports combined EGFR-TKI and beta-catenin inhibition in patients with EGFR mutant lung cancer.
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