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Efficacy of CDK4/6 inhibitors in preclinical models of malignant pleural mesothelioma

Aliagas, E.; Alay, A.; Martinez-Iniesta, M.; Hernandez-Madrigal, M.; Cordero, D.; Gausachs, M.; Pros, E.; Saigi, M.; Busacca, S.; Sharkley, A.; Dawson, A.; Palmero, R.; Padrones, S.; Aso, S.; Escobar, I.; Ramos, R.; Llatjos, R.; Vidal, A.; Varela, M.; Sanchez-Cespedes, M.; Fennell, D.; Munoz-Pinedo, C.; Villanueva, A.; Sole, X.; Nadal, E.

2021-02-08 cancer biology
10.1101/2021.02.08.430196 bioRxiv
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There is no effective therapy for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) who progressed to platinum-based chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Here, we investigate the antitumor activity of CDK4/6 inhibitors using in vitro and in vivo preclinical models of MPM. Based on publicly available transcriptomic data of MPM, patients with CDK4 or CDK6 overexpression had shorter overall survival. Treatment with abemaciclib or palbociclib at 100 nM significantly decreased cell proliferation in all cell models. Both CDK4/6 inhibitors significantly induced G1 cell cycle arrest thereby increasing cell senescence and increased the expression of interferon signaling pathway and tumor antigen presentation process in culture models of MPM. In vivo preclinical studies showed that palbociclib significantly reduced tumor growth and prolonged overall survival in a platinum-naive and platinum resistant MPM mouse model. Treatment of MPM with CDK4/6 inhibitors decreased cell proliferation, mainly by promoting cell cycle arrest at G1 and by induction of cell senescence. Our preclinical studies provide evidence for evaluating CDK4/6 inhibitors in the clinic for the treatment of MPM.

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