Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Head Neck. 2011 Dec;33(12):1804-8. doi: 10.1002/hed.21478. Epub 2010 Jul 22.
Recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remains a difficult cancer to treat. Here, we describe a patient with HNSCC who had complete response to methotrexate (MTX) after progressing on multiple cytotoxic agents, cetuximab, and AMG-479 (monoclonal antibody against insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor [IGF-1R]).
The clinical information was collected by a retrospective medical record review under an Institutional Review Board-approved protocol. From 4 tumors and 2 normal mucosal epithelia, global gene expression, and IGF-1R and dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) protein levels were determined.
Effective target inhibition in the tumor was confirmed by the decreased protein levels of total and phospho-IGF-1R after treatment with AMG-479. Decreased level of DHFR and conversion of a gene expression profile associated with cetuximab-resistance to cetuximab-sensitivity were also observed.
This suggests that the combination of AMG-479 and MTX or cetuximab may be a promising therapeutic approach in refractory HNSCC.
复发性头颈部鳞状细胞癌(HNSCC)仍然是一种难以治疗的癌症。在这里,我们描述了一名 HNSCC 患者,在进展为多种细胞毒性药物、西妥昔单抗和 AMG-479(针对胰岛素样生长因子-1 受体 [IGF-1R] 的单克隆抗体)后,对甲氨蝶呤(MTX)有完全反应。
通过机构审查委员会批准的协议进行回顾性病历审查收集临床信息。从 4 个肿瘤和 2 个正常黏膜上皮中,测定了全球基因表达以及 IGF-1R 和二氢叶酸还原酶(DHFR)蛋白水平。
通过 AMG-479 治疗后,总 IGF-1R 和磷酸化 IGF-1R 的蛋白水平降低,证实了肿瘤中有效的靶抑制。还观察到 DHFR 水平降低以及与西妥昔单抗耐药相关的基因表达谱向西妥昔单抗敏感的转换。
这表明 AMG-479 和 MTX 或西妥昔单抗的联合可能是复发性 HNSCC 的一种有前途的治疗方法。