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  3. The TPM3-NTRK1 rearrangement is a recurring event in colorectal carcinoma and is associated with tumor sensitivity to TRKA kinase inhibition

The TPM3-NTRK1 rearrangement is a recurring event in colorectal carcinoma and is associated with tumor sensitivity to TRKA kinase inhibition

  • Mol Oncol. 2014 Dec;8(8):1495-507. doi: 10.1016/j.molonc.2014.06.001.
Elena Ardini 1,  Roberta Bosotti 2,  Andrea Lombardi Borgia 2,  Cristina De Ponti 2,  Alessio Somaschini 2,  Rosaria Cammarota 2,  Nadia Amboldi 2,  Laura Raddrizzani 2,  Andrea Milani 2,  Paola Magnaghi 2,  Dario Ballinari 2,  Daniele Casero 2,  Fabio Gasparri 2,  Patrizia Banfi 2,  Nilla Avanzi 2,  Maria B Saccardo 2,  Rachele Alzani 2,  Tiziano Bandiera 2,  Eduard Felder 2,  Daniele Donati 2,  Enrico Pesenti 2,  Andrea Sartore-Bianchi 3,  Marcello Gambacorta 3,  Marco A Pierotti 4,  Salvatore Siena 3,  Silvio Veronese 3,  Arturo Galvani 2,  Antonella Isacchi 2
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Nerviano Medical Sciences S.r.l., Nerviano (Milan), Italy. Electronic address: elena.ardini@nervianoms.com.
  • 2 Nerviano Medical Sciences S.r.l., Nerviano (Milan), Italy.
  • 3 Niguarda Cancer Center, Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy.
  • 4 IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
PMID: 24962792 DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2014.06.001
Abstract

The NTRK1 gene encodes Tropomyosin-related kinase A (TrkA), the high-affinity Nerve Growth Factor Receptor. NTRK1 was originally isolated from a colorectal carcinoma (CRC) sample as component of a somatic rearrangement (TPM3-NTRK1) resulting in expression of the oncogenic chimeric protein TPM3-TRKA, but there has been no subsequent report regarding the relevance of this oncogene in CRC. The KM12 human CRC cell line expresses the chimeric TPM3-TRKA protein and is hypersensitive to TrkA kinase inhibition. We report the detailed characterization of the TPM3-NTRK1 genomic rearrangement in KM12 cells and through a cellular screening approach, the identification of NMS-P626, a novel highly potent and selective TrkA Inhibitor. NMS-P626 suppressed TPM3-TRKA phosphorylation and downstream signaling in KM12 cells and showed remarkable antitumor activity in mice bearing KM12 tumors. Finally, using quantitative Reverse Transcriptase PCR and immunohistochemistry (IHC) we identified the TPM3-NTRK1 rearrangement in a CRC clinical sample, therefore suggesting that this chromosomal translocation is indeed a low frequency recurring event in CRC and that such patients might benefit from therapy with TrkA kinase inhibitors.

Keywords

Colorectal cancer; Kinase inhibitor; NMS-P626; TPM3-NTRK1 rearrangement; TRKA.

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