Pharmacogenomic landscape of patient-derived tumor cells informs precision oncology therapy

Nat Genet. 2018 Oct;50(10):1399-1411. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0209-6. Epub 2018 Sep 27.

Abstract

Outcomes of anticancer therapy vary dramatically among patients due to diverse genetic and molecular backgrounds, highlighting extensive intertumoral heterogeneity. The fundamental tenet of precision oncology defines molecular characterization of tumors to guide optimal patient-tailored therapy. Towards this goal, we have established a compilation of pharmacological landscapes of 462 patient-derived tumor cells (PDCs) across 14 cancer types, together with genomic and transcriptomic profiling in 385 of these tumors. Compared with the traditional long-term cultured cancer cell line models, PDCs recapitulate the molecular properties and biology of the diseases more precisely. Here, we provide insights into dynamic pharmacogenomic associations, including molecular determinants that elicit therapeutic resistance to EGFR inhibitors, and the potential repurposing of ibrutinib (currently used in hematological malignancies) for EGFR-specific therapy in gliomas. Lastly, we present a potential implementation of PDC-derived drug sensitivities for the prediction of clinical response to targeted therapeutics using retrospective clinical studies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / classification
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Biomarkers, Pharmacological / analysis
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics
  • Cell Lineage / drug effects
  • Cell Lineage / genetics
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / genetics*
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / drug effects
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Medical Oncology / methods
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy*
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Neoplasms / pathology
  • Panobinostat / therapeutic use
  • Patient-Centered Care / methods
  • Pharmacogenetics / methods*
  • Precision Medicine / methods*
  • Primary Cell Culture / methods
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Biomarkers, Pharmacological
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Panobinostat