Institut Bergonié, Early Phase Trial and Sarcoma Units, 229 cours de l'Argonne, 33076, Bordeaux, CEDEX, France.
INSERM U1218, Bordeaux, France.
J Hematol Oncol. 2020 Apr 7;13(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s13045-020-00868-4.
Soft-tissue sarcomas represent a heterogeneous group of diseases with distinct genetic and clinical features accounting for up to 1% of cancer in adults and 15% of cancer in children. Epithelioid sarcoma is an extremely rare and aggressive tumor affecting young adults that is characterized by loss of INI1 expression. INI1 (SMARCB1, SNF5, BAF47) is a subunit of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex that opposes the enzymatic function of EZH2. When INI1 loses its regulatory function, EZH2 activity is de-regulated, allowing EZH2 to play a driving, oncogenic role. Tazemetostat, a specific EZH2 inhibitor, has just been approved for patients with advanced epithelioid sarcoma and represents a new therapeutic option in this devastating disease.
软组织肉瘤是一组具有不同遗传和临床特征的异质性疾病,占成人癌症的 1%,儿童癌症的 15%。上皮样肉瘤是一种罕见且侵袭性很强的肿瘤,主要发生于年轻人,其特征是 INI1 表达缺失。INI1(SMARCB1、SNF5、BAF47)是 SWI/SNF 染色质重塑复合物的一个亚基,该复合物可拮抗 EZH2 的酶功能。当 INI1 失去其调节功能时,EZH2 活性就会失调,从而使 EZH2 发挥驱动致癌的作用。特异性 EZH2 抑制剂塔西美坦刚刚被批准用于治疗晚期上皮样肉瘤患者,为这一毁灭性疾病提供了新的治疗选择。