Pan-Cancer Landscape and Analysis of ERBB2 Mutations Identifies Poziotinib as a Clinically Active Inhibitor and Enhancer of T-DM1 Activity

Jacqulyne P. Robichaux, Yasir Y. Elamin, R. S.K. Vijayan, Monique B. Nilsson, Lemei Hu, Junqin He, Fahao Zhang, Marlese Pisegna, Alissa Poteete, Huiying Sun, Shuai Li, Ting Chen, Han Han, Marcelo Vailati Negrao, Jordi Rodon Ahnert, Lixia Diao, Jing Wang, Xiuning Le, Funda Meric-Bernstam, Mark RoutbortBrent Roeck, Zane Yang, Victoria M. Raymond, Richard B. Lanman, Garrett M. Frampton, Vincent A. Miller, Alexa B. Schrock, Lee A. Albacker, Kwok kin Wong, Jason B. Cross, John V. Heymach

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Abstract

We characterized the landscape and drug sensitivity of ERBB2 (HER2) mutations in cancers. In 11 datasets (n = 211,726), ERBB2 mutational hotspots varied across 25 tumor types. Common HER2 mutants yielded differential sensitivities to eleven EGFR/HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in vitro, and molecular dynamics simulations revealed that mutants with a reduced drug-binding pocket volume were associated with decreased affinity for larger TKIs. Overall, poziotinib was the most potent HER2 mutant-selective TKI tested. Phase II clinical testing in ERBB2 exon 20-mutant non-small cell lung cancer resulted in a confirmed objective response rate of 42% in the first 12 evaluable patients. In pre-clinical models, poziotinib upregulated HER2 cell-surface expression and potentiated the activity of T-DM1, resulting in complete tumor regression with combination treatment.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)444-457.e7
JournalCancer cell
Volume36
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 14 2019

Keywords

  • ERBB2 mutant
  • HER2 mutant
  • NSCLC
  • T-DM1
  • TKI
  • exon 20
  • pan-cancer
  • poziotinib

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cell Biology
  • Cancer Research

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