期刊
RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY
卷 116, 期 3, 页码 495-503出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.05.017
关键词
Radiosensitizer; SMAC-mimetic; IAP inhibitor; HNSCC
资金
- Debiopharm International SA, Switzerland
Background and purpose: Second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase (SMAC)-mimetics are a new class of targeted drugs that specifically induce apoptotic cancer cell death and block pro-survival signaling by antagonizing selected members of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) family. Material and methods: The present study was designed to investigate the radiosensitizing effect and optimal sequence of administration of the novel SMAC-mimetic Debio 1143 in vitro and in vivo. Apoptosis, alteration of DNA damage repair (DDR), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) signaling were examined. Results: In vitro, Debio 1143 displayed anti-proliferative activity and enhanced intrinsic radiation sensitivity in 5/6 head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cell lines in a synergistic manner. In vivo, Debio 1143 dose-dependently radio-sensitized FaDu and SQ20B xenografts, resulting in complete tumor regression in 8/10 FaDu-xenografted mice at the high dose level. At the molecular level, Debi. 1143 combined with radiotherapy (RT) induced enhancement of caspase-3 activity, increase in Annexin V-positive cells and karyopyknosis, and increase in TNF-alpha mRNA levels. Finally, in a neutralization experiment using a TNF-alpha-blocking antibody and a caspase inhibitor, it was shown that the radiosensitizing effect of Debio 1143 is mediated by caspases and TNF-alpha. Conclusions: These results demonstrate that the novel SMAC-mimetic Debio 1143 is a radiosensitizing agent that is worthy of further investigation in clinical trials in combination with radiotherapy. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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