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6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology October 11-14, 2007 Dublin, Ireland This program is supported by educational grants from 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Dennis J. Slamon, MD, PhD Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, California John Crown, MD, MPH Head, Medical Oncology Research St Vincent’s Hospital Elm Park Dublin, Ireland Image crop is 3.5 x 5 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Program Overview Now in its sixth year, this annual symposium has a firmly established reputation as a premier meeting at which the world’s leading researchers gather to present and discuss new directions in oncology research with a focus on translating the most recent laboratory developments into improved clinical outcomes for cancer patients. Under the direction of John Crown, MD, MPH, and Dennis J. Slamon, MD, PhD, the program includes didactic presentations and interactive discussions. Faculty are carefully selected from among the researchers at the forefront of the translational work in the topic, whether from academia, government, or industry. The program encourages networking and interaction between the attendees and the renowned faculty members. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology About These Slides Users are encouraged to include these slides in their own presentations, but we ask that content and attribution not be changed. Users are asked to honor this intent. These slides may not be published or posted online or used for any other commercial purpose without written permission from Clinical Care Options. We are grateful to Hasan Korkaya, DVM, PhD, the chair of the session, who aided in the preparation of this slideset. We are also grateful to the speakers in the session who gave us permission to use a select group of their slides from the meeting to make this slideset possible: Michael Lahn, MD; James Carmichael, MD; Marian L. Waterman, PhD; and Hasan Korkaya, DVM, PhD. Disclaimer The materials published on the Clinical Care Options Web site reflect the views of the authors, not those of Clinical Care Options, LLC, the CME providers, or the companies providing educational grants. The materials may discuss uses and dosages for therapeutic products that have not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. A qualified healthcare professional should be consulted before using any therapeutic product discussed. Readers should verify all information and data before treating patients or using any therapies described in these materials. clinicaloptions.com/oncology Session VII: Malignant Stem Cells as Targets in Oncology Hasan Korkaya, DVM, PhD Research Fellow Internal Medicine Hematology/Oncology University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan The Role of TGF-β in Translational Medicine 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Cancer Stem Cell Concept In 1867, Cohnheim proposed that cancer originates from stem cells because of similarities between fetal development and certain types of tumors such as teratocarcinomas[1] Although the heterogeneity of tumor cells was known, Cohnheim’s hypothesis was not confirmed until 1994 when Lapidot and colleagues reported that acute myeloid leukemia is maintained by a rare population of stem cells[2] 1. Cohnheim J. Path Anat Physiol Klin Med. 1867;40:1-79. 2. Lapidot T, et al. Nature. 1994;367:645-648. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Cancer Stem Cell Concept: Tumor Resistance The cancer stem cell concept may explain why conventional therapies fail and provides molecular targets for the effective treatment of advanced tumors Researchers are actively studying how to target cellular self-renewal and differentiation pathways[1,2] 1. Shugar RC, et al. Gene Ther. 2007;Nov 8:[Epub ahead of print]. 2. Korkaya H, et al. BioDrugs. 2007;21:299-310. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Cancer Stem Cells: Malignant Transformation Malignant transformation of tissue stem cells is believed to result from dysregulation of self-renewal pathways including – PI3K-Akt[1,2] – Wnt/-catenin[3] – TGF-[4,5] – Tumor suppressor proteins: p53 and PTEN[6] The deregulation of such pathways has been reported in a number of malignancies including breast, colon, and prostate cancer 1. Takahashi K, et al. Biochem Soc Trans. 2005;33:1522-1525. 2. Welham MJ, et al. Biochem Soc Trans. 2007;35(pt 2):225-228. 3. Tannishtha R, et al. Nature. 2005;434:843-850. 4. Ruscetti FW, et al. Oncogene. 2005;24:5751-5763. 5. Fortunel NO, et al. Blood. 2000;96:2022-2036. 6. Korkaya H, et al. BioDrugs. 2007;21:299-310. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Signal Transduction of TGF-ß TGF-ß ligands Receptor Receptor type II type I P P Smad 2,3 Smad 4 P P P Gene transcription or repression clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology TGF- in Cancer: Introduction Many advanced tumors have abrogated the TGF- growth inhibitory pathway Overexpression of TGF- has been observed in – Breast cancer – Prostate cancer – Colon cancer – Lung cancer TGF- overexpression correlates with poor prognosis in many tumor types Preclinical antitumor efficacy has been observed in mouse models with TGF-–neutralizing antibodies, soluble receptors, and small-molecule kinase inhibitors targeting the TGF-RI kinase clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology TGF- in Cancer: Tumorigenesis Normal epithelium Carcinoma in situ Invasive carcinoma Tumor cells Metastasis Growth factors T cells Fibrosis Immune suppression EMT TGF- TGF- TGF- IL-11 PTHrP Bone osteolysis Smooth muscle VEGF CTGF Vessels angiogenesis clinicaloptions.com/oncology TGF-–Associated Therapeutic Targets AP-12009 AP-11014 TGF- mRNA Vaccine NovaRx TGF- TGF- SR2F PKB/Akt TGF- DNA Lerdelimumab Metelimumab GC-1008 TGF- P II I P PI3 RhoA JNK P P SMAD2/3 Cytoplasm SMAD2/3 P LY580276 SB-505124 SD-208 TAK1 p38 Ras SMAD4 ERK1,2 Nucleus TF Lahn M, et al. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2005;14:629-643. TF Target gene expression 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology TGF- Inhibitors: Clinical Investigation Overview Compound Company/ Sponsor Preclinical Antitumor Activity Clinical Studies Antisense Oligonucleotide AP 12009 Antisense Pharma Glioblastoma Pancreatic cancer Phase I/II in glioblastoma AP 11014 Antisense Pharma NSCLC Prostate cancer Colon cancer N/A NovaRx Glioblastoma Phase I/II in glioblastoma Phase I/II in NSCLC NovaRx Lahn M, et al. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2005;14:629-643. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology TGF- Inhibitors: Clinical Investigation Overview (cont’d) Compound Company/Sponsor Preclinical Antitumor Activity Clinical Studies Large-Molecule Inhibitors Lerdelimumab CAT N/A N/A Metelimumab CAT/Genzyme N/A N/A GC-1008 CAT/Genzyme N/A Phase I NCI/NIH N/A N/A SR-2F Small-Molecule Inhibitors LY2157299 Eli Lilly & Co Breast cancer NSCLC Ongoing phase I study SB-505124 GlaxoSmithKline N/A N/A Biogen Mesothelioma N/A Scios Glioblastoma Multiple myeloma N/A SM16 SD-208 Lahn M, et al. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2005;14:629-643. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Patient Selection Strategies Patients with activated pSMAD in circulation or high levels of TGF-1 – Study JBAG: nondrug interventional trial to determine pharmacodynamic markers for future application in drug trials of LY2157299 – Patients with skeletal metastasis – Evaluation of pSMAD expression in PBMCs – Evaluation of TGF-1 levels Patients with a specific gene expression profile based on their original tumor biopsy (data not shown) Lahn M, et al. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2005;14:629-643. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology TGF-β in Cancer: Conclusions TGF- inhibitors may be appropriately used in patients with advanced metastatic malignancies Nonclinical data can be applied to establish PK/PD models and reduce the uncertainty in phase I studies Baseline patient selection methods may be used to further optimize the role of TGF- inhibitors either as single agents or in combination with other anticancer drugs clinicaloptions.com/oncology PARP Inhibition 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Targeting DNA Repair in Oncology: Rationale DNA damage frequently occurs in all cells Why is DNA repair a good target? DNA repair defects lead to increased cancer susceptibility and increased sensitivity to DNA-damaging agents Normal cells have multiple DNA repair pathways but some are lost in cancer cells Inhibiting DNA repair in cancer cells that have impaired repair pathways leads to selective cell killing and an increased therapeutic ratio Novel targeted therapeutic approach clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Types of DNA Damage and Repair Type of damage: Repair pathway: Singlestrand breaks Doublestrand breaks Base Recombinational repair excision repair HR Repair enzymes: O6Bulky alkylguanine adducts Insertions and deletions Mismatch repair NucleotideDirect excision reversal repair NHEJ PARP ATM DNA-PK XP, poly- MSH2, AGT merases MLH1 clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology PARP and Base Excision Repair DNA damage PARP NAD+ poly(ADP-ribose) PARP recruitment PARP activation and assembly of repair factors PARP PARG PARP XRCC1 LigIII pol β PAR degradation via PARG PNK 1 XRCC1 LigIII PNK 1 End processing, gap filling, and ligation clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Targeted Killing of Cancer Cells With Defective DNA-Repair Mechanisms Double-stranded break Cancer cell with defective repair Normal cell Repair by HR pathway Survival BRCA deficient or deficiency of other HR proteins No repair (No HR pathway) Cell death Exploits inherent weakness of cancer cells that have defective DNA repair clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Inhibition of DNA Repair in Cancer Cells AB Loss of repair pathway B AB Genomic instability Tumor cell Healthy cell B AB Pathway B inhibitor Death Survival clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology DNA Repair Inhibitors in Cancer Cells: 2 Modes of Action Potentiation – Inhibition of DNA repair following DNA-damaging agents – Original hypothesis Synthetic lethality – Selected cancer cells lose DNA repair pathways, whereas normal cells remain unaffected – Targeting these defective cells may cause selective cell kill with an increased therapeutic ratio – May allow for a novel targeted approach to cancer treatment clinicaloptions.com/oncology StrongResearch familyinhistory 6th International Symposium on Translational Oncology Ovarian BRCA1-/23 mm clinicaloptions.com/oncology Unpublished data. 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Hereditary Ovarian Cancer: Responses and CA-125 Levels BRCA1 185delAG mutation 1400 300 1000 PR+ CA-125 (U/mL) 600 0 50 100 150 -100 -250 -150 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 -40 -20 50 100 -20 BRCA1 185delAG mutation 200 PR+ 79% decline*† 50 150 150 BRCA1 4184delTCAA mutation 93% decline* -50 0 50 0 20 16 40 60 80 100 120 BRCA1 4693delAA mutation 12 8 PR 36% decline 0 20 40 *GCIG CA-125 response. (Rustin G, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2004;22:4035-4036) †Ongoing response. Unpublished data. 0 150 PR 50 -350 -50 250 350 Family history 150 76% decline*† 100 200 250 SD+ 200 98% decline*† 200 -100 -50 BRCA1 185delAG mutation 400 60 80 100 -20 -10 PR+ 4 Nonsecretor† 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Days clinicaloptions.com/oncology The Role of HER2 in Regulating Cancer Stem Cell Self-Renewal 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology HER2 in Malignant Transformation of Mammary Epithelium HER2 is amplified in 20% to 30% of human breast cancers and is associated with a poor clinical outcome[1] Although trastuzumab produces significant clinical benefit in the treatment of HER2-amplified breast tumors, one third of patients do not respond to trastuzumab and a majority of initial responders demonstrate disease progression within 1 year of treatment[2,3] 1. Slamon DJ, et al. Science. 1989;244:707-712. 2. Miller KD. Oncologist. 2004;9(suppl 3):16-19. 3. Seidman AD, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2001;19:2587-2595. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Potential Mechanisms of Trastuzumab Resistance Cell signaling pathways, including PTEN, PI3K/Akt, and IGF-I, have been implicated in the resistance of breast tumors to trastuzumab therapy The mechanism of resistance is not well understood Nagata Y, et al. Cancer Cell. 2004;6:117-127. Chan CT, et al. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2005;91:187-201. Grothey A, et al. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 1999;125:166-173. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Malignant Transformation of Mammary Stem Cells Wnt/-catenin Notch, Hedgehog Bmi-1 Self renewal HER2 PI3-K/Akt SC SCSC PTEN Cancer stem cell p53 SC Mutations, deregulation of pathways Early progenitor cells Cancer stem cell ER+ Progenitor cells Differentiation Myoepithelial cells Alveolar epithelial cells Ductal epithelial cells clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Advanced Tumors: Targeting and Elimination of Cancer Stem Cells Normal stem cell CSC Dead CSC Differentiated cell Dead cell Tumor regrowth Tumor shrinkage CSC targeted therapies Conventional therapies Elimination Elimination of tumor of CSCs Differentiation of CSCs Elimination of tumor Korkaya H, et al. BioDrugs. 2007;21:299-310. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Identifying Cancer Stem Cells in Tumors Tumor Type Acute myeloid leukemia Breast Brain Colon Head and neck Prostate Metastatic melanoma Colorectal Pancreatic Lung adenocarcinoma Bone sarcoma Tang C, et al. FASEB J. 2007;11:[Epub ahead of print]. Cell Surface Markers CD34+CD38CD44+CD24-ESA+ CD133+ CD133+ CD44+ CD44+ CD20+ EpCAMhighCD44+CD166+ CD24+CD44+ESA+ Scal+CD45-Pecam-CD34+ Strol+CD105+CD44+ clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology GFP HER2 HER2 Increases Mammosphere Formation in Normal Mammary Cells HER2 Suspension culture counts Tubulin HER2 400 DsRed Control HER2 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 1 Unpublished data. GFP 2 # passages 3 clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology HER2 Expression in NMEC Cells Increases Outgrowths in Mice H&E H&E SMA Ki67 HER2 DsRed 10x 40x Cell # Unsorted Aldefluor Positive Aldefluor Negative Constructs 10,000 5000 5000 500 250 5000 250 DsRed 8 2 4 0 0 0 0 HER2 23 11 53 5 3 0 0 Unpublished data. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Aldefluor-Positive Cells (%) HER2 Overexpression Expands Aldefluor-Positive Cell Populations 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 MCF7DsRed Unpublished data. MCF7- Sum149- Sum149- Sum159- Sum159HER2 DsRed HER2 DsRed HER2 clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Tumor Initiation by Aldefluor-Positive Breast Cancer Cells Primary tumor Sum159-HER2 Cells Aldefluor - 0.08% 36% + HER2 DEAB inhibited Secondary tumor 0.1% Unpublished data. DEAB inhibited 37% clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology ALDH+ ALDH- 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 MCF7DsRed Unpublished data. MCF7HER2 Invading Cells/Well Invading Cells/Well Invasive Potential Observed With Aldefluor-Positive Breast Cancer Cells ALDH+ ALDH- 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 SUM159DsRed SUM159HER2 clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Trastuzumab Treatment: Resistant and Sensitive Breast Cancer Cell Lines Aldefluor-Positive Cells (%) 40 Trastuzumab Trastuzumab+ 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Sum159DsRed Unpublished data. Sum159HER2 MDA-MB453 JIMT-1 clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Akt Phosphorylation of Resistant and Sensitive Breast Cancer Cell Lines MDA-MB-453 Trastuzumab - + Sum159-HER2 - + pHER2 HER2 pAkt Tubulin Unpublished data. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Embryonic and Adult Stem Cell SelfRenewal and Maintenance The PI3K/Akt pathway is important for the survival and maintenance of pluripotent embryonic stem cells[1] This pathway also plays a role in adult stem cell selfrenewal[2] Increased Akt activation appears to mediate the resistance of cancer stem cells to chemotherapy[3] 1. Takahashi K, et al. Biochem Soc Trans. 2005;33(pt 6);1522-1525. 2. Welham MJ, et al. Biochem Soc Trans. 2007;35(pt 2):225-228. 3. Ma S, et al. Oncogene. 2007;[Epub ahead of print]. clinicaloptions.com/oncology The Wnt/Beta-Catenin Pathway 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Cancers Linked to Aberrant Wnt Signaling Overexpression of Wnt ligands Overexpression of frizzled receptors Colon cancer Colon cancer Breast cancer Breast cancer Melanoma Head and neck cancer Head and neck cancers Gastric cancer Lung cancers Synovial sarcoma Gastric cancer Loss of APC function Mesothelioma Colon cancer Barrett’s esophagus Barrett’s esophagus Barker N, et al. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006;5:991-1014. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Cancers Linked to Aberrant Wnt Signaling (cont’d) -catenin gain-of-function Other Wnt signaling components Colon cancer Colon cancer Gastric cancer Mesothelioma Hepatocellular cancer Cervical cancer Hepatoblastoma Bladder cancer Wilms’ tumor Prostate cancer Endometrial ovarian cancer Breast cancer Adrenocortical tumors Leukemia Pilomatricoma Non-small-cell lung cancer Loss of Axin 1/2 function Colon cancer (microsatellite instability) Hepatocellular cancer Hepatoblastomas Barker N, et al. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006;5:991-1014. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Wnt Signaling and Stem Cells Hematopoietic stem cells – Self-renewal of HSCs, HSC proliferation[1,2] Intestinal epithelial cells – TCF-4 necessary for stem cell compartments in mouse intestine[3] Skin – -catenin overexpression causes higher density of hair follicle formation[4] – Deletion of -catenin or LEF1 eliminates hair follicles[5] Wound repair Follicular neogenesis in skin after wound repair is dependent on Wnt signaling[6] 1. Reya T, et al. Nature. 2003;423:409-414. 2. Willert K, et al. Nature. 2003;423:448-452. 3. Korinek V, et al. Nat Genet. 1998;19:379-383. 4. Gat U, et al. Cell. 1998;95:605-614. 5. Huelsken J, et al. Cell. 2001;105:533-545. 6. Ito M, et al. Nature. 2007;447:316-320. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Wnt Signal Transduction E-cadherin GSK3 CK1 APC WTX Axin -catenin LEF/TCF QuickTime™ and a TIFF (LZW) decompressor are needed to see this picture. QuickTime™ and a TIFF (LZW) decompressor are needed to see this picture. QuickTime™ and a TIFF (LZW) decompressor are needed to see this picture. QuickTime™ and a TIFF (LZW) decompressor are needed to see this picture. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Wnt Signaling and Cancer Stem Cells Chronic myelogenous leukemia: Wnt signaling increases self-renewal capacity in blast crisis and in imatinib-resistant cancers; increases in nuclear -catenin and LEF1 have also been detected -catenin -catenin Blast crisis granulocyte macrophage precursors CML stem cells Multipotent progenitors Jamieson CH, et al. N Engl J Med. 2004;351:657-667. Blasts Pro-T cells T cells Pro-B cells B cells clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Wnt Signaling: Mechanism of Action and Biological Outcome Treatment of mES cells (no feeder layer, no serum) with Wnt3a plus IQ-1 enabled long-term culture of embryoid bodies (48 days) with maintenance of pluripotency Miyabayashi T, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007;104:5668-5673. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Targeting Wnt Signal Transduction NSAIDs reduce levels of -catenin in adenomatous polyps and colon cancer cell lines – aspirin, indomethacin, sulindac – rofecoxib, celecoxib, valdecoxib – NO-ASA (NO-releasing aspirin) ? -catenin Barker N, et al. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006;997-1014. clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Small-Molecule Inhibitors -catenin/TCF interactions - HTS of natural compounds LEAD IC50 PKF115-584 3.2 M PKF222-815 4.1 M CGP049090 Lepourcelet M, et al. Cancer Cell. 2004;5:91-102. 8.7 M clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Stem Cell Differentiation in Intestine Differentiation: Goblet cells Enterocytes Enteroendocrine Progenitor cells Ki-67 positive Stem cells Differentiated Paneth cells Wnt Notch clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology Stem Cell Differentiation Pathways in Intestine Differentiation: Goblet cells Enterocytes Enteroendocrine Notch ? Progenitor cells Stem cells Differentiated Paneth cells Wnt Wnt clinicaloptions.com/oncology 6th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology More Hematology/Oncology Available Online! Medical Meeting Coverage: key data plus Expert Analysis panel discussions exploring clinical implications Treatment Updates: comprehensive programs covering the most important new concepts Interactive Cases: test your ability to manage patients clinicaloptions.com/oncology clinicaloptions.com/oncology