This research proposal was conducted to understand molecular mechanisms of PI3K/Akt activation via IGF-1/IGF-1R causing sensitivity/resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) and to develop new therapeutic strategies in gastric cancer. I, first, i...
This research proposal was conducted to understand molecular mechanisms of PI3K/Akt activation via IGF-1/IGF-1R causing sensitivity/resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) and to develop new therapeutic strategies in gastric cancer. I, first, investigated if IGF-1/IGF-1R pathway is activated in a panel of genetically defined gastric cancer cell lines and then, tested if the IGF-1/IGF-1R pathway is effectively inhibited by IGF-1R TKIs. SNU-638SR, a Met TKI resistant cell line was activated IGF-1/IGF-1R pathway and is effectively inhibited growth and downstream signaling pathway by adding IGF-1R TKIs. Second, to study mechanisms of sensitivity to NVP-AWE541, a novel IGF-1R ihibitor, YCC cell lines were treated. Among them, only YCC-1 and YCC-10 were sensitive to NVP-AWE541. IGFBP-3 is a negative regulator of IGF-1/IGF-1R and is related to poor prognosis in various types of cancer. In this study, low expression of IGFBP-3 was correlated poor prognosis in early stage gstric cancer patients. Taken together, PI3K/Akt activation via IGF-1/IGF-1R is an important mechanism of TKI resisatnce and is considered as a promising target in gstric cancer. Therefore, it should be further investigated and validated in preclinical & clinical study.