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Synergistic antitumor effects of cMet inhibitor in combination with anti-VEGF in colorectal cancer patient-derived xenograft models

Xiangheng Chen1,2,3, Zhonghai Guan2, Jun Lu2, Haohao Wang2, Zhongkun Zuo1, Fei Ye1, Jiangsheng Huang1✉, Lisong Teng2✉

1. Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China;
2. Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China;
3. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, P. R. China;

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Chen X, Guan Z, Lu J, Wang H, Zuo Z, Ye F, Huang J, Teng L. Synergistic antitumor effects of cMet inhibitor in combination with anti-VEGF in colorectal cancer patient-derived xenograft models. J Cancer 2018; 9(7):1207-1217. doi:10.7150/jca.20964. https://www.jcancer.org/v09p1207.htm
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cMet signaling pathway is involved in the resistance to anti-VEGF therapy and cMet overexpression is associated with tumor progression and poor prognosis. In this study, the expression of cMet in 146 Chinese colorectal cancer (CRC) patients was examined by immunohistochemistry staining. Our data demonstrated that cMet overexpression rate was 42.5% (62/146) and cMet overexpression was closely correlated with distant metastasis of CRC. Using CRC patient-derived xenograft (PDX) mouse models we investigated antitumor activity of a novel selective cMet inhibitor volitinib alone or in combination with anti-VEGF inhibitor apatinib in vivo. Our results showed that combination treatment significantly inhibited tumor growth in two PDX models. While volitinib treatment alone induced moderate improvement in tumor growth inhibition, combination treatment synergistically reduced microvessel density, suppressed proliferation, and increased apoptosis in PDX models. Further analysis showed synergistic inhibition of MAPK and PI3K/Akt pathways by volitinib and apatinib. Taken together, our data provide a rationale to targeting both cMet and VEGF in the treatment of cMet overexpressing CRC in clinical trials.

Keywords: Colorectal cancer, cMet, PDX, Volitinib, Apatinib


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Chen, X., Guan, Z., Lu, J., Wang, H., Zuo, Z., Ye, F., Huang, J., Teng, L. (2018). Synergistic antitumor effects of cMet inhibitor in combination with anti-VEGF in colorectal cancer patient-derived xenograft models. Journal of Cancer, 9(7), 1207-1217. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.20964.

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Chen, X.; Guan, Z.; Lu, J.; Wang, H.; Zuo, Z.; Ye, F.; Huang, J.; Teng, L. Synergistic antitumor effects of cMet inhibitor in combination with anti-VEGF in colorectal cancer patient-derived xenograft models. J. Cancer 2018, 9 (7), 1207-1217. DOI: 10.7150/jca.20964.

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Chen X, Guan Z, Lu J, Wang H, Zuo Z, Ye F, Huang J, Teng L. Synergistic antitumor effects of cMet inhibitor in combination with anti-VEGF in colorectal cancer patient-derived xenograft models. J Cancer 2018; 9(7):1207-1217. doi:10.7150/jca.20964. https://www.jcancer.org/v09p1207.htm

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Chen X, Guan Z, Lu J, Wang H, Zuo Z, Ye F, Huang J, Teng L. 2018. Synergistic antitumor effects of cMet inhibitor in combination with anti-VEGF in colorectal cancer patient-derived xenograft models. J Cancer. 9(7):1207-1217.

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