ArticleEvolution, medicine, and public health2025
Dual targeting of conserved cell cycle and transcription programs in advanced colorectal cancer by fadraciclib.
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Background and objectives: Control of cell division is tightly regulated in eukaryotic cells, and dysfunction in cell cycle checkpoints is a key hallmark of malignant transformation that promotes a fitness advantage over non-cancer cells. One of the most critical mechanisms of cell cycle regulation is via the cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), which connect resource availability sensing and growth signaling with cell division and transcription elongation processes. Novel combination therapy approaches to co-target cell cycle and transcriptional CDKs may improve cancer-specific targeting of CDK dysfunction. In the current study, we assessed the effectiveness of fadraciclib, a new CDK2/9 inhibitor, for the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer (CRC). Methodology: A panel of eighteen CRC patient-derived organoids (PDOs) was used to assess the efficacy of fadraciclib. Efficacy was further validated in patient-derived xenografts (PDXs). CDK2/9 target inhibition, cell cycle arrest, and cell killing mechanisms were investigated using western blotting, flow cytometry, and immunofluorescence staining, respectively. Results: CRC PDOs exhibited greater sensitivity to fadraciclib compared to chemotherapy and palbociclib. This efficacy was validated Conclusions and implications: Our results using patient-derived models suggest that fadraciclib is a promising therapy for advanced CRC by inhibiting CDKs 2 and 9, which affects critical pathways in cell cycle regulation and transcription.
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