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ArticleHeliyon2024

Synergistic effects of the combination of trametinib and alpelisib in anaplastic thyroid cancer with BRAF and PI3KCA co-mutations.

Chiao-Ping Chen, Shu-Fu Lin, Chun-Nan Yeh, Wen-Kuan Huang, Yi-Ru Pan, Yu-Tien Hsiao, Chih-Hong Lo, Chiao-En Wu

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chiao-Ping ChenDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Shu-Fu LinDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital (Built and Operated by Chang Gung Medical Foundation), College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chun-Nan YehLiver Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Wen-Kuan HuangDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Yi-Ru PanLiver Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Yu-Tien HsiaoDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chih-Hong LoDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chiao-En WuDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chang Gung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC), a rare and aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis, has shown promise with the approved dabrafenib/trametinib combination for BRAF Methods: A patient-derived xenograft (PDX) and primary cell line were obtained from an ATC patient with BRAF and PI3KCA co-mutation. Individual testing of targeted therapies against BRAF, MEK, and PI3KCA was followed by a combination treatment. Synergistic effects were evaluated using the combination index. Immunoblotting assessed the efficacy, with validation performed using a PDX model. Results: In this study, the ATC0802 cell line and PDX were established from a refractory ATC patient. NGS revealed BRAF and PI3KCA co-mutations pre- and post-dabrafenib/trametinib treatment. Trametinib/alpelisib combination showed synergy, suppressing both pERK and pAKT levels, unlike monotherapies or BRAF knockdown. The combination induced apoptosis and, in the PDX model, demonstrated superior tumor growth inhibition compared to monotherapies. Conclusions: The combination of trametinib and alpelisib showed promise as a strategy for treating ATC with co-mutations in BRAF and PI3KCA, both

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AlpelisibAnaplastic thyroid cancerBRAFDabrafetnibPI3KCATrametinib

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PMID38576565
PMCPMC10990975
OpenAlexW4393346615

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