Expression of sorafenib targets in melanoma patients treated with carboplatin, paclitaxel and sorafenib.
Expression of sorafenib targets in melanoma patients treated with carboplatin, paclitaxel and sorafenib.
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索拉非尼靶标在用卡铂,紫杉醇和索拉非尼治疗的黑色素瘤患者中的表达。
DOI:
10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-2280
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发表时间:
2009-02-01
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Kluger HM
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Jilaveanu L;Zito C;Lee SJ;Nathanson KL;Camp RL;Rimm DL;Flaherty KT;Kluger HM
Sorafenib, a multi-target kinase inhibitor, inhibits members of the MAPK pathway and receptor tyrosine kinases, including VEGF-R2. Sorafenib, carboplatin and paclitaxel (SCP) has anti-tumor activity in melanoma patients, but no association was found between response and activating B-RafV600E mutations. We assessed expression of sorafenib targets in SCP-treated patient specimens and evaluated the association with response and progression free survival. Using Automated QUantitative Analysis (AQUA®), we quantified expression of VEGF-R1, VEGF-R2, VEGF-R3, FGF-R1, PDGF-Rβ, c-Kit, B-Raf, C-Raf, MEK1 and ERK1/2 in pre-treatment specimens from 46 patients. Furthermore, we assessed ERK1/2 expression in 429 archival melanomas. VEGF-R2 expression was significantly higher in patients with a complete or partial response (P=0.0435), whereas ERK1/2 was higher in patients who did not respond (P=0.0417). High ERK1/2 was an independent predictor of poor survival. High ERK1/2 was associated with decreased survival in the archival melanoma cohort, suggesting that high ERK1/2 expressing tumors are biologically more aggressive. All of the six patients with both high VEGF-R2 and low ERK1/2 responded to SCP. High VEGF-R2 expression is associated with response to SCP in melanoma, whereas high ERK1/2 is associated with resistance. Collection of specimens from SCP-treated melanoma patients in a cooperative group phase III trial comparing this regimen to the chemotherapy alone is ongoing, and confirmation of these findings is necessary. These markers might be useful for predicting response to sorafenib when given with other chemotherapies and in other diseases, resulting in possible elimination of unnecessary treatment of patients unlikely to respond.