Abstract
Medulloblastoma (MB) expresses Src kinase, while aurora kinase A overexpression correlates with poor survival. We thus investigated novel combination treatment with dasatinib and AT9283, inhibitors of Src and aurora kinase, respectively, on MB growth in vitro and in vivo. Treatment with each drug significantly reduced cell viability and combined treatment markedly potentiated this response. AT9283 induced p53 expression, autophagy, and G2/M cell-cycle arrest, while combined treatment induced S phase arrest. Dasatinib treatment caused tumor regression in vivo. Activated Src was detected in 44% MB analyzed. We conclude that further evaluation of this combination therapy for MB is highly warranted.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 68-76 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Cancer Letters |
Volume | 354 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aurora kinase
- Dasatinib
- Medulloblastoma
- Survival
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research