Amplification of EGFR Wild-Type Alleles in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells Confers Acquired Resistance to Mutation-Selective EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

In this study, we report that the Src–AKT pathway contributes to acquired resistance to these TKI. In addition, amplification of EGFR wild-type alleles but not mutant alleles was sufficient to confer acquired resistance. These findings underscore the importance of signals from wild-type EGFR alleles in acquiring resistance to mutant-selective EGFR-TKI. Our data provide evidence of wild-type allele-mediated resistance, a novel concept of acquired resistance in response to mutation-selective inhibitor therapy in cancer treatment. Cancer Res; 77(8); 2078–89. ©2017 AACR.

Source: Cancer Research - April 13, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Shigenari Nukaga, Hiroyuki Yasuda, Katsuya Tsuchihara, Junko Hamamoto, Keita Masuzawa, Ichiro Kawada, Katsuhiko Naoki, Shingo Matsumoto, Sachiyo Mimaki, Shinnosuke Ikemura, Koichi Goto, Tomoko Betsuyaku, Kenzo Soejima Tags: Therapeutics, Targets, and Chemical Biology Source Type: research