MBRS-16. HDAC AND NFκB ANTAGONISTS SYNERGISTICALLY INHIBIT GROWTH OF MYC-DRIVEN MEDULLOBLASTOMA
Year: 2018
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor and comprises at least four distinct biological subgroups. MYC-driven tumorigenesis constitutes a hallmark feature underlying Group 3 biology and metastatic dissemination at diagnosis or recurrence constitutes a major clinical problem in this highly aggressive subgroup. Employing our institutional drug screening platform, we evaluated an in-house library of over 200 histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) in various brain tumor cell lines and patient-derived primary cultures including glioblastoma (n=8), medulloblastoma (n=10) and atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (n=11). Thereby, we identified CI-994, a clinically established class I specific HDAC inhibitor, which selectively inhibited proliferation of MYC-driven medulloblastoma in our primary and secondary screen. We confirmed the MYC-dependent response in medulloblastoma cell lines with CRISPR/CAS9-based MYC overexpression compared to their isogenic controls with low MYC expression. Notably, inhibitor treatment resulted in significantly reduced MYC mRNA and protein expression levels, decreased cell viability and induction of apoptosis. Additionally, a screen for synergism with a clinical inhibitor library (clinical phase III/IV and approved chemotherapeutics) revealed favorable interaction with NFκB inhibition. Furthermore, integrated proteogenomics using RNA sequencing and proteomic profiling corroborated NFκB pathway activation upon CI-994 treatment. Finally, we demonstrated a significantly prolonged survival, a decrease in tumor growth and spinal metastasis in two orthotopic xenograft mouse models of MYC-driven medulloblastoma. In conclusion, our results suggest a MYC-dependent response to class I HDAC inhibition in medulloblastoma and provide compelling rationale for further development of a novel, potentially highly effective therapeutic strategy against the primary site and, importantly, the metastatic compartment.
Source: Neuro-Oncology
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4213104147