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Methylglyoxal Scavengers Resensitize KRAS-Mutated Colorectal Tumors to Cetuximab

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The use of cetuximab anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (anti-EGFR) antibodies has opened the era of targeted and personalized therapy in colorectal cancer (CRC). Poor response rates have been unequivocally shown in m

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Reference Id
5797
Evidence Id
22387
Core Evidence Id
22387
Source Reference Id
4835
Herb2 Reference Id
HBREF005632
Subject Paper Key
HBIN035246_32023458
Pubmed Id
32023458
Doi
10.1016/j.celrep.2020.01.012
Paper Title
Methylglyoxal Scavengers Resensitize KRAS-Mutated Colorectal Tumors to Cetuximab
Paper Abstract
The use of cetuximab anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (anti-EGFR) antibodies has opened the era of targeted and personalized therapy in colorectal cancer (CRC). Poor response rates have been unequivocally shown in mutant KRAS and are even observed in a majority of wild-type KRAS tumors. Therefore, patient selection based on mutational profiling remains problematic. We previously identified methylglyoxal (MGO), a by-product of glycolysis, as a metabolite promoting tumor growth and metastasis. Mutant KRAS cells under MGO stress show AKT-dependent survival when compared with wild-type KRAS isogenic CRC cells. MGO induces AKT activation through phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/mammalian target of rapamycin 2 (mTORC2) and Hsp27 regulation. Importantly, the sole induction of MGO stress in sensitive wild-type KRAS cells renders them resistant to cetuximab. MGO scavengers inhibit AKT and resensitize KRAS-mutated CRC cells to cetuximab in vivo. This study establishes a link between MGO and AKT activation and pinpoints this oncometabolite as a potential target to tackle EGFR-targeted therapy resistance in CRC.
Journal
Cell Rep
Publish Year
2020
Experiment Subject
patient; kras cells; kras-mutated crc cells; wild-type kras cells; wild-type kras isogenic crc cells
Experiment Type
Cell Experiment
Phenotype Related
Kras Tumors; Tumor; Colorectal Cancer
Paper Title Cn
Paper Title En
Methylglyoxal Scavengers Resensitize KRAS-Mutated Colorectal Tumors to Cetuximab
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