Journal
BIOMOLECULES
Volume 11, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biom11111695
Keywords
neuroblastoma; radionuclide therapy; p53; Lu-177-DOTATATE; radiosensitization; stapled peptides
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Funding
- Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund [PR2020-0023, TJ2021-0072]
- Stiftelsen Ulf Lundahls minnesfond
- Swedish Research Council [2020-01377]
- Swedish Cancer Society [CAN 2018/494, CAN 20 0191]
- Swedish Research Council [2020-01377] Funding Source: Swedish Research Council
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The study investigated the novel p53-stabilizing peptide VIP116 in neuroblastoma, both as monotherapy and in combination with Lu-177-DOTATATE. Results showed that VIP116 inhibited neuroblastoma cell growth, potentiated Lu-177-DOTATATE treatment, and demonstrated synergistic effects in combination therapy, making it a feasible treatment option for neuroblastoma.
p53 is involved in DNA damage response and is an exciting target for radiosensitization in cancer. Targeted radionuclide therapy against somatostatin receptors with Lu-177-DOTATATE is currently being explored as a treatment for neuroblastoma. The aim of this study was to investigate the novel p53-stabilizing peptide VIP116 in neuroblastoma, both as monotherapy and together with Lu-177-DOTATATE. Five neuroblastoma cell lines, including two patient-derived xenograft (PDX) lines, were characterized in monolayer cultures. Four out of five were positive for Lu-177-DOTATATE uptake. IC50 values after VIP116 treatments correlated with p53 status, ranging between 2.8-238.2 mu M. IMR-32 and PDX lines LU-NB-1 and LU-NB-2 were then cultured as multicellular tumor spheroids and treated with Lu-177-DOTATATE and/or VIP116. Spheroid growth was inhibited in all spheroid models for all treatment modalities. The most pronounced effects were observed for combination treatments, mediating synergistic effects in the IMR-32 model. VIP116 and combination treatment increased p53 levels with subsequent induction of p21, Bax and cleaved caspase 3. Combination treatment resulted in a 14-fold and 1.6-fold induction of MDM2 in LU-NB-2 and IMR-32 spheroids, respectively. This, together with differential MYCN signaling, may explain the varying degree of synergy. In conclusion, VIP116 inhibited neuroblastoma cell growth, potentiated Lu-177-DOTATATE treatment and could, therefore, be a feasible treatment option for neuroblastoma.
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