KRAS exon 2 mutations influence activity of regorafenib in an SW48-based disease model of colorectal cancer

Future Oncol. 2015;11(13):1919-29. doi: 10.2217/fon.15.97.

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the impact of KRAS mutation variants on the activity of regorafenib in SW48 colorectal cancer cells.

Materials & methods: Activity of regorafenib was evaluated in isogenic SW48 KRAS wild-type (WT) and mutant cells. Subcutaneous xenografts (KRAS WT and G12C mutant variants) in NOD/SCID mice were analyzed to elucidate the effect of regorafenib treatment in vivo.

Results: Compared with KRAS WT cells, all mutant variants seemed associated with some degree of resistance to regorafenib-treatment in vitro. In vivo, activation of apoptosis (TUNEL) and reduction of proliferation (Ki67) after treatment with regorafenib were more pronounced in KRAS WT tumors as compared with G12C variants.

Conclusion: In SW48 cells, exon 2 mutations of the KRAS gene may influence antitumor effects of regorafenib.

Keywords: ELK; KRAS; MAPK pathway; colorectal cancer; regorafenib.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / genetics*
  • Exons
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mutation
  • Phenylurea Compounds / administration & dosage*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras) / genetics*
  • Pyridines / administration & dosage*
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Substances

  • KRAS protein, human
  • Phenylurea Compounds
  • Pyridines
  • regorafenib
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)