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SF3B1 Mutations Are Associated with Resistance to Non-Genotoxic MDM2 Inhibition in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Lookup NU author(s): Erhan Aptullahoglu, Dr Jonathan Wallis, Dr Helen Marr, Dr Elaine WillmoreORCiD, Professor John LunecORCiD

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Abstract

© 2023 by the authors.Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous malignancy affecting older individuals. There are a number of current treatment options for CLL, including monoclonal antibodies, targeted drugs, chemotherapy, and different combinations of these. However, for those patients who are intrinsically treatment resistant, or relapse following initial responses, novel targeted therapies are still needed. Targeting the mouse double-minute-2 human homolog (MDM2), a primary negative regulator of p53, is an appealing therapeutic strategy for non-genotoxic reactivation of p53, since the TP53 gene is in its wild-type state at diagnosis in approximately 90% of patients. Mutated SF3B1 and TP53 are both associated with more aggressive disease, resistance to therapies and poorer overall survival for CLL. In this study, we performed a screen for SF3B1 and TP53 mutations and tested RG7388 (idasanutlin), a second-generation MDM2 inhibitor, in a cohort of CLL primary patient samples. SF3B1 mutations were detected in 24 of 195 cases (12.3%) and found associated with poor overall survival (hazard ratio [HR] 2.12, p = 0.032) and high CD38 expression (median CD38 (%) 32 vs. 5; p = 0.0087). The novel striking finding of this study was an independent link between SF3B1 mutational status and poor response to RG7388. Overall, SF3B1 mutations in CLL patient samples were associated with resistance to treatment with RG7388 ex vivo, and patients with the wild type for both SF3B1 and TP53 are more likely to benefit from treatment with MDM2 inhibitors.


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Author(s): Aptullahoglu E, Wallis JP, Marr H, Marshall S, Bown N, Willmore E, Lunec J

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Year: 2023

Volume: 24

Issue: 14

Print publication date: 02/07/2023

Online publication date: 12/07/2023

Acceptance date: 30/06/2023

Date deposited: 08/09/2023

ISSN (print): 1661-6596

ISSN (electronic): 1422-0067

Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241411335

DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411335

Data Access Statement: The data presented in this study and released under a CC-BY 4.0 license are available upon request from the corresponding authors.

PubMed id: 37511096


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Funding

Funder referenceFunder name
13034Bloodwise (Formerly Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research)
BH152495
BH152694
Cancer Research UK
Blood Cancer UK
C2215/A21421
JGW Paterson Foundation
Newcastle Healthcare Charity
Turkish Ministry of National Education

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