Transcriptomics and transposon mutagenesis identify multiple mechanisms of resistance to the FGFR inhibitor AZD4547

Sjors M. Kas, Julian R. De Ruiter, Koen Schipper, Eva Schut, Lorenzo Bombardelli, Ellen Wientjens, Anne Paulien Drenth, Renske De Korte-Grimmerink, Lodewyk F.A. Wessels, More Authors

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleScientificpeer-review

27 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

In human cancers, FGFR signaling is frequently hyperactivated by deregulation of FGF ligands or by activating mutations in the FGFR receptors such as gene amplifications, point mutations, and gene fusions. As such, FGFR inhibitors are considered an attractive therapeutic strategy for patients with mutations in FGFR family members. We previously identified Fgfr2 as a key driver of invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) in an in vivo insertional mutagenesis screen using the Sleeping Beauty transposon system. Here we explore whether these FGFR-driven ILCs are sensitive to the FGFR inhibitor AZD4547 and use transposon mutagenesis in these tumors to identify potential mechanisms of resistance to therapy. Combined with RNA sequencing-based analyses of AZD4547-resistant tumors, our in vivo approach identified several known and novel potential resistance mechanisms to FGFR inhibition, most of which converged on reactivation of the canonical MAPK-ERK signaling cascade. Observed resistance mechanisms included mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain of FGFR2, overexpression of MET, inactivation of RASA1, and activation of the drug-efflux transporter ABCG2. ABCG2 and RASA1 were identified only from de novo transposon insertions acquired during AZD4547 treatment, demonstrating that insertional mutagenesis in mice is an effective tool for identifying potential mechanisms of resistance to targeted cancer therapies.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5668-5679
Number of pages12
JournalCancer Research
Volume78
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2018

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Transcriptomics and transposon mutagenesis identify multiple mechanisms of resistance to the FGFR inhibitor AZD4547'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this