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Supplementary Table 3 from AZD0364 Is a Potent and Selective ERK1/2 Inhibitor That Enhances Antitumor Activity in KRAS-Mutant Tumor Models when Combined with the MEK Inhibitor, Selumetinib

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posted on 2023-04-03, 18:27 authored by Vikki Flemington, Emma J. Davies, David Robinson, Linda C. Sandin, Oona Delpuech, Pei Zhang, Lyndsey Hanson, Paul Farrington, Sigourney Bell, Katarzyna Falenta, Francis D. Gibbons, Nicola Lindsay, Aaron Smith, Joanne Wilson, Karen Roberts, Michael Tonge, Philip Hopcroft, Sophie E. Willis, Martine P. Roudier, Claire Rooney, Elizabeth A. Coker, Patricia Jaaks, Mathew J. Garnett, Stephen E. Fawell, Clifford D. Jones, Richard A. Ward, Iain Simpson, Sabina C. Cosulich, J. Elizabeth Pease, Paul D. Smith

Cell lines defined as sensitive to AZD0364 from 747 cell panel screen

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The RAS-regulated RAF–MEK1/2–ERK1/2 (RAS/MAPK) signaling pathway is a major driver in oncogenesis and is frequently dysregulated in human cancers, primarily by mutations in BRAF or RAS genes. The clinical benefit of inhibitors of this pathway as single agents has only been realized in BRAF-mutant melanoma, with limited effect of single-agent pathway inhibitors in KRAS-mutant tumors. Combined inhibition of multiple nodes within this pathway, such as MEK1/2 and ERK1/2, may be necessary to effectively suppress pathway signaling in KRAS-mutant tumors and achieve meaningful clinical benefit. Here, we report the discovery and characterization of AZD0364, a novel, reversible, ATP-competitive ERK1/2 inhibitor with high potency and kinase selectivity. In vitro, AZD0364 treatment resulted in inhibition of proximal and distal biomarkers and reduced proliferation in sensitive BRAF-mutant and KRAS-mutant cell lines. In multiple in vivo xenograft models, AZD0364 showed dose- and time-dependent modulation of ERK1/2-dependent signaling biomarkers resulting in tumor regression in sensitive BRAF- and KRAS-mutant xenografts. We demonstrate that AZD0364 in combination with the MEK1/2 inhibitor, selumetinib (AZD6244 and ARRY142886), enhances efficacy in KRAS-mutant preclinical models that are moderately sensitive or resistant to MEK1/2 inhibition. This combination results in deeper and more durable suppression of the RAS/MAPK signaling pathway that is not achievable with single-agent treatment. The AZD0364 and selumetinib combination also results in significant tumor regressions in multiple KRAS-mutant xenograft models. The combination of ERK1/2 and MEK1/2 inhibition thereby represents a viable clinical approach to target KRAS-mutant tumors.

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