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Osimertinib and pterostilbene in EGFR-mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Jillian Wilhelmina Paulina Bracht1, Niki Karachaliou1,2, Jordi Berenguer1, Carlos Pedraz-Valdunciel3, Martyna Filipska3, Carles Codony-Servat1, Jordi Codony-Servat1, Rafael Rosell1,3,4✉

1. Pangaea Oncology, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Quirón-Dexeus University Institute, Barcelona, Spain
2. Instituto Oncológico Dr Rosell (IOR), University Hospital Sagrat Cor, QuironSalud Group, Barcelona, Spain
3. Institut d'Investigació en Ciències Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
4. Institut Català d'Oncologia, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain

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Bracht JWP, Karachaliou N, Berenguer J, Pedraz-Valdunciel C, Filipska M, Codony-Servat C, Codony-Servat J, Rosell R. Osimertinib and pterostilbene in EGFR-mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Int J Biol Sci 2019; 15(12):2607-2614. doi:10.7150/ijbs.32889. https://www.ijbs.com/v15p2607.htm
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Monotherapy with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) still leads to incomplete responses in most EGFR-mutation positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, often due to acquired resistance through activation of parallel compensatory pathways. We have previously shown that co-targeting EGFR, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), and Src-yes-associated protein 1 (YAP1) was highly synergistic in vitro and in vivo. In the present study, we treated EGFR-mutation positive cell lines with the combination of osimertinib plus a natural compound, pterostilbene, which has been reported to abrogate Src and STAT3 activation.

Methods: Cell viability assays and immunoblotting were performed to reveal the mechanisms of action of pterostilbene, osimertinib and pterostilbene plus osimertinib in five EGFR-mutation positive NSCLC and one triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cell lines.

Results: Osimertinib plus pterostilbene yielded synergistic effects in all EGFR-mutation positive NSCLC cell lines investigated. Surprisingly, pterostilbene alone did not inhibit, nor downregulate Src phosphorylation in the EGFR-mutation positive NSCLC cell lines or the TNBC cell line, MDA-MB-231. However, the double combination of osimertinib plus pterostilbene reversed the osimertinib-induced STAT3, YAP1, and CUB domain-containing protein-1 (CDCP1) phosphorylation and slightly suppressed Src phosphorylation in PC9 and H1975 cells.

Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that pterostilbene may be used to abrogate the activated resistance pathways of single osimertinib treatment in EGFR-mutation positive NSCLC. Future studies should focus on in vivo translation and confirmation of these results.

Keywords: Pterostilbene, NSCLC, osimertinib, therapy resistance


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Bracht, J.W.P., Karachaliou, N., Berenguer, J., Pedraz-Valdunciel, C., Filipska, M., Codony-Servat, C., Codony-Servat, J., Rosell, R. (2019). Osimertinib and pterostilbene in EGFR-mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). International Journal of Biological Sciences, 15(12), 2607-2614. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.32889.

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Bracht, J.W.P.; Karachaliou, N.; Berenguer, J.; Pedraz-Valdunciel, C.; Filipska, M.; Codony-Servat, C.; Codony-Servat, J.; Rosell, R. Osimertinib and pterostilbene in EGFR-mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2019, 15 (12), 2607-2614. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.32889.

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Bracht JWP, Karachaliou N, Berenguer J, Pedraz-Valdunciel C, Filipska M, Codony-Servat C, Codony-Servat J, Rosell R. Osimertinib and pterostilbene in EGFR-mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Int J Biol Sci 2019; 15(12):2607-2614. doi:10.7150/ijbs.32889. https://www.ijbs.com/v15p2607.htm

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Bracht JWP, Karachaliou N, Berenguer J, Pedraz-Valdunciel C, Filipska M, Codony-Servat C, Codony-Servat J, Rosell R. 2019. Osimertinib and pterostilbene in EGFR-mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Int J Biol Sci. 15(12):2607-2614.

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