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  2. Activity of the Type II JAK2 Inhibitor CHZ868 in B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Activity of the Type II JAK2 Inhibitor CHZ868 in B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

  • Cancer Cell. 2015 Jul 13;28(1):29-41. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2015.06.005.
Shuo-Chieh Wu 1 Loretta S Li 2 Nadja Kopp 1 Joan Montero 1 Bjoern Chapuy 1 Akinori Yoda 1 Amanda L Christie 1 Huiyun Liu 1 Alexandra Christodoulou 1 Diederik van Bodegom 1 Jordy van der Zwet 1 Jacob V Layer 1 Trevor Tivey 1 Andrew A Lane 1 Jeremy A Ryan 1 Samuel Y Ng 1 Daniel J DeAngelo 1 Richard M Stone 1 David Steensma 1 Martha Wadleigh 1 Marian Harris 3 Emeline Mandon 4 Nicolas Ebel 4 Rita Andraos 4 Vincent Romanet 4 Arno Dölemeyer 4 Dario Sterker 4 Michael Zender 4 Scott J Rodig 5 Masato Murakami 4 Francesco Hofmann 4 Frank Kuo 5 Michael J Eck 6 Lewis B Silverman 3 Stephen E Sallan 3 Anthony Letai 1 Fabienne Baffert 4 Eric Vangrevelinghe 4 Thomas Radimerski 4 Christoph Gaul 7 David M Weinstock 8
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
  • 2 Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
  • 3 Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
  • 4 Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, 4002 Basel, Switzerland.
  • 5 Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
  • 6 Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
  • 7 Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, 4002 Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: christoph.gaul@novartis.com.
  • 8 Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. Electronic address: dweinstock@partners.org.
Abstract

A variety of cancers depend on JAK2 signaling, including the high-risk subset of B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias (B-ALLs) with CRLF2 rearrangements. Type I JAK2 inhibitors induce paradoxical JAK2 hyperphosphorylation in these leukemias and have limited activity. To improve the efficacy of JAK2 inhibition in B-ALL, we developed the type II inhibitor CHZ868, which stabilizes JAK2 in an inactive conformation. CHZ868 potently suppressed the growth of CRLF2-rearranged human B-ALL cells, abrogated JAK2 signaling, and improved survival in mice with human or murine B-ALL. CHZ868 and dexamethasone synergistically induced Apoptosis in JAK2-dependent B-ALLs and further improved in vivo survival compared to CHZ868 alone. These data support the testing of type II JAK2 inhibition in patients with JAK2-dependent leukemias and other disorders.

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    99.56%, JAK2抑制剂
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