WEE Family Kinase Inhibitors Combined with Sorafenib Can Selectively Inhibit HCC Cell Proliferation.
Curr Cancer Drug Targets
; 2024 Jun 10.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Sorafenib is currently the first choice for the treatment of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, but its therapeutic effect is still limited.OBJECTIVES:
This study aims to examine whether WEE family kinase inhibitors can enhance the anticancer effect of sorafenib.METHODS:
We analyzed the expression levels of PKMYT1 kinase and WEE1 kinase in HCC, studied the inhibitory effect of PKMYT1 kinase inhibitor RP-6306, WEE1 kinase inhibitor adavosertib combined with sorafenib on the proliferation of HCC cells, and detected the effect of drug combination on CDK1 phosphorylation.RESULTS:
We found that PKMYT1 and WEE1 were upregulated in HCC and were detrimental to patient survival. Cell experiments showed that both RP-6306 and adavosertib (1-100 µM) inhibited the proliferation of HCC cell lines in a dose-dependent manner alone, and the combination of the two drugs had a synergistic effect. In HCC cell lines, sorafenib combined with RP-6306 or adavosertib showed a synergistic antiproliferation effect and less toxicity to normal cells. Sorafenib combined with RP-6306 and adavosertib further inhibited the proliferation of HCC cells and caused complete dephosphorylation of CDK1.CONCLUSION:
Taken together, our findings provide experimental evidence for the future use of sorafenib in combination with RP-6306 or adavosertib for the treatment of HCC.
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Curr Cancer Drug Targets
Assunto da revista:
ANTINEOPLASICOS
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NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China