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. 2014 Apr;35(4):859-66.
doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgt394. Epub 2013 Nov 30.

Combined inhibition of Notch and JAK/STAT is superior to monotherapies and impairs pancreatic cancer progression

Vindhya Palagani  1 , Przemyslaw Bozko, Mona El Khatib, Hanane Belahmer, Nathalia Giese, Bence Sipos, Nisar P Malek, Ruben R Plentz
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Combined inhibition of Notch and JAK/STAT is superior to monotherapies and impairs pancreatic cancer progression

Vindhya Palagani et al. Carcinogenesis. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive disease with a high rate of metastasis. Recent studies have indicated that Notch and janus kinase 2 (JAK2)/signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling pathways are both important for the initiation and progression of PDAC. The purpose of this study was to determine the outcome of targeting these two tumor signaling pathways simultaneously both in vitro and in vivo. We assessed the combinational effects of the γ-secretase inhibitor IX (GSI IX) and JAK2 inhibitor (AG-490) on growth and epithelial plasticity of human pancreatic cancer cell lines, and in a genetically engineered mouse model (Pdx1-Cre, LSL-KrasG12D, p53(lox/+)) of PDAC. Dual treatment with GSI IX and AG-490 significantly impaired cell proliferation, migration, invasion, soft agar growth and apoptosis when compared with monotherapies. Most importantly, combinational treatment significantly attenuates tumor progression in vivo and suppresses conversion from acinar-ductal-metaplasia to PDAC. Our results suggest that targeting Notch and JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathways simultaneously is superior to single inhibitions, supporting combined treatment by GSI IX and AG-490 as a potential therapeutic approach for PDAC. However, the study design limits the direct transfer into the clinic and the impact of dual treatment in patients with PDAC remains still to be determined.

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