Palbociclib Renders Human Papilloma Virus-Negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Vulnerable to the Senolytic Agent Navitoclax.
Palbociclib Renders Human Papilloma Virus-Negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Vulnerable to the Senolytic Agent Navitoclax.
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10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-20-0915
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2021-05
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Ow TJ
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Gadsden NJ;Fulcher CD;Li D;Shrivastava N;Thomas C;Segall JE;Prystowsky MB;Schlecht NF;Gavathiotis E;Ow TJ
We demonstrate that inhibition of cyclin dependent kinases 4/6 (CDK4/6) leads to senescence in human papillomavirus (HPV)-negative (−) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), but not in HPV-positive (+) HNSCC. The BCL-2 family inhibitor, navitoclax, has been shown to eliminate senescent cells effectively. We evaluated the efficacy of combining palbociclib and navitoclax in HPV- HNSCC. Three HPV- HNSCC cell lines (CAL27, HN31, PCI15B) and three HPV+ HNSCC cell lines (UPCI-SCC-090, UPCI-SCC-154, UM-SCC-47) were treated with palbociclib. Treatment drove reduced expression of phosphorylated Rb (p-Rb) and phenotypic evidence of senescence in all HPV- cell lines, while HPV+ cell lines did not display a consistent response by Rb or p-Rb and did not exhibit morphologic changes of senescence in response to palbociclib. In addition, treatment of HPV- cells with palbociclib increased both β-galactosidase protein expression and BCL-xL protein expression compared to untreated controls in HPV- cells. Co-expression of p-galactosidase and BCL-xL occurred consistently indicating elevated BCL-xL expression in senescent cells. Combining palbociclib with navitoclax led to decreased HPV- HNSCC cell survival and led to increased apoptosis levels in HPV- cell lines compared to each agent given alone.