Stress hormones promote EGFR inhibitor resistance in NSCLC: Implications for combinations with β-blockers
Nilsson MB, Sun H, Diao L, Tong P, Liu D, Li L, Fan Y, Poteete A, Lim SO, Howells K, Haddad V, Gomez D, Tran H, Pena GA, Sequist LV, Yang JC, Wang J, Kim ES, Herbst R, Lee JJ, Hong WK, Wistuba I, Hung MC, Sood AK, Heymach JV. Stress hormones promote EGFR inhibitor resistance in NSCLC: Implications for combinations with β-blockers. Science Translational Medicine 2017, 9 PMID: 29118262, PMCID: PMC5870120, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aao4307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAfatinibAMP-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEpinephrineErbB ReceptorsHumansInterleukin-6Lung NeoplasmsMutationNorepinephrineProtein Kinase CProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesQuinazolinesReceptors, Adrenergic, betaSignal TransductionXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerEGFR inhibitor resistanceΒ-blockersInhibitor resistanceStress hormonesLiver kinase B1Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistanceLower IL-6 concentrationsΒ-blocker useIL-6 concentrationsIL-6 inhibitionCell lung cancerTyrosine kinase inhibitor resistanceEGFR-TKI resistanceInterleukin-6 expressionKinase inhibitor resistanceChronic stress hormonesNSCLC patientsEGFR-TKIIL-6Lung cancerAR activationWorse outcomesNSCLC cellsTKI resistance