TY - JOUR
T1 - Suppression of tumor invasion and metastasis by concurrent inhibition of c-Met and VEGF signaling in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
AU - Sennino, Barbara
AU - Ishiguro-Oonuma, Toshina
AU - Wei, Ying
AU - Naylor, Ryan M.
AU - Williamson, Casey W.
AU - Bhagwandin, Vikash
AU - Tabruyn, Sebastien P.
AU - You, Weon Kyoo
AU - Chapman, Harold A.
AU - Christensen, James G.
AU - Aftab, Dana T.
AU - McDonald, Donald M.
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - Invasion and metastasis increase after the inhibition of VEGF signaling in some preclinical tumor models. In the present study we asked whether selective VEGF inhibition is sufficient to increase invasion and metastasis and whether selective c-Met inhibition is sufficient to block this effect. Treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in RIPTag2 mice with a neutralizing anti-VEGF antibody reduced tumor burden but increased tumor hypoxia, hypoxia-inducible factor-1α, and c-Met activation and also increased invasion and metastasis. However, invasion and metastasis were reduced by concurrent inhibition of c-Met by PF- 04217903 or PF-02341066 (crizotinib). A similar benefit was found in orthotopic Panc-1 pancreatic carcinomas treated with sunitinib plus PF-04217903 and in RIP-Tag2 tumors treated with XL184 (cabozantinib), which simultaneously blocks VEGF and c-Met signaling. These findings document that invasion and metastasis are promoted by selective inhibition of VEGF signaling and can be reduced by the concurrent inhibition of c-Met. SIGNIFICANCE: This report examines the mechanism of increased tumor aggressiveness after anti- VEGF therapy and presents evidence for roles of vascular pruning, hypoxia, and c-Met activation. The results show that simultaneous inhibition of c-Met and VEGF signaling not only slows tumor growth but also reduces invasion and metastasis.
AB - Invasion and metastasis increase after the inhibition of VEGF signaling in some preclinical tumor models. In the present study we asked whether selective VEGF inhibition is sufficient to increase invasion and metastasis and whether selective c-Met inhibition is sufficient to block this effect. Treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in RIPTag2 mice with a neutralizing anti-VEGF antibody reduced tumor burden but increased tumor hypoxia, hypoxia-inducible factor-1α, and c-Met activation and also increased invasion and metastasis. However, invasion and metastasis were reduced by concurrent inhibition of c-Met by PF- 04217903 or PF-02341066 (crizotinib). A similar benefit was found in orthotopic Panc-1 pancreatic carcinomas treated with sunitinib plus PF-04217903 and in RIP-Tag2 tumors treated with XL184 (cabozantinib), which simultaneously blocks VEGF and c-Met signaling. These findings document that invasion and metastasis are promoted by selective inhibition of VEGF signaling and can be reduced by the concurrent inhibition of c-Met. SIGNIFICANCE: This report examines the mechanism of increased tumor aggressiveness after anti- VEGF therapy and presents evidence for roles of vascular pruning, hypoxia, and c-Met activation. The results show that simultaneous inhibition of c-Met and VEGF signaling not only slows tumor growth but also reduces invasion and metastasis.
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U2 - 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-11-0240
DO - 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-11-0240
M3 - Article
C2 - 22585997
AN - SCOPUS:84863704553
SN - 2159-8274
VL - 2
SP - 270
EP - 287
JO - Cancer discovery
JF - Cancer discovery
IS - 3
ER -