Detection of impaired homologous recombination repair in NSCLC cells and tissues

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Detection of impaired homologous recombination repair in NSCLC cells and tissues. / Birkelbach, Moritz; Ferraiolo, Natalie; Gheorghiu, Liliana; Pfäffle, Heike N; Daly, Benedict; Ebright, Michael I; Spencer, Cheryl; O'Hara, Carl; Whetstine, Johnathan R; Benes, Cyril H; Sequist, Lecia V; Zou, Lee; Dahm-Daphi, Jochen; Kachnic, Lisa A; Willers, Henning.

In: J THORAC ONCOL, Vol. 8, No. 3, 01.03.2013, p. 279-86.

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Birkelbach, M, Ferraiolo, N, Gheorghiu, L, Pfäffle, HN, Daly, B, Ebright, MI, Spencer, C, O'Hara, C, Whetstine, JR, Benes, CH, Sequist, LV, Zou, L, Dahm-Daphi, J, Kachnic, LA & Willers, H 2013, 'Detection of impaired homologous recombination repair in NSCLC cells and tissues', J THORAC ONCOL, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 279-86. https://doi.org/10.1097/JTO.0b013e31827ecf83

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Birkelbach, M., Ferraiolo, N., Gheorghiu, L., Pfäffle, H. N., Daly, B., Ebright, M. I., Spencer, C., O'Hara, C., Whetstine, J. R., Benes, C. H., Sequist, L. V., Zou, L., Dahm-Daphi, J., Kachnic, L. A., & Willers, H. (2013). Detection of impaired homologous recombination repair in NSCLC cells and tissues. J THORAC ONCOL, 8(3), 279-86. https://doi.org/10.1097/JTO.0b013e31827ecf83

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Birkelbach M, Ferraiolo N, Gheorghiu L, Pfäffle HN, Daly B, Ebright MI et al. Detection of impaired homologous recombination repair in NSCLC cells and tissues. J THORAC ONCOL. 2013 Mar 1;8(3):279-86. https://doi.org/10.1097/JTO.0b013e31827ecf83

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title = "Detection of impaired homologous recombination repair in NSCLC cells and tissues",
abstract = "INTRODUCTION: Homologous recombination repair (HRR) is a critical pathway for the repair of DNA damage caused by cisplatin or poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors. HRR may be impaired by multiple mechanisms in cancer, which complicates assessing the functional HRR status in cells. Here, we monitored the ability of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells to form subnuclear foci of DNA repair proteins as a surrogate of HRR proficiency.METHODS: We assessed clonogenic survival of 16 NSCLC cell lines in response to cisplatin, mitomycin C (MMC), and the PARP inhibitor olaparib. Thirteen tumor explants from patients with NSCLC were subjected to cisplatin ex vivo. Cells were assayed for foci of repair-associated proteins such as BRCA1, FANCD2, RAD51, and γ-H2AX.RESULTS: Four cell lines (25%) showed an impaired RAD51 foci-forming ability in response to cisplatin. Impaired foci formation correlated with cellular sensitivity to cisplatin, MMC and olaparib. Foci responses complemented or superseded genomic information suggesting alterations in the ATM/ATR and FA/BRCA pathways. Because baseline foci in untreated cells did not predict drug sensitivity, we adapted an ex vivo biomarker assay to monitor damage-induced RAD51 foci in NSCLC explants from patients. Ex vivo cisplatin treatment of explants identified two tumors (15%) exhibiting compromised RAD51 foci induction.CONCLUSIONS: A fraction of NSCLC harbors HRR defects that may sensitize the affected tumors to DNA-damaging agents including PARP inhibitors. We propose that foci-based functional biomarker assays represent a powerful tool for prospective determination of treatment sensitivity, but will require ex vivo techniques for induction of DNA damage to unmask the underlying HRR defect.",
keywords = "Antibiotics, Antineoplastic, Antineoplastic Agents, BRCA1 Protein, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Cisplatin, DNA Damage, Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group D2 Protein, Humans, Immunoenzyme Techniques, Lung Neoplasms, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Mitomycin, Phthalazines, Piperazines, Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases, Rad51 Recombinase, Recombination, Genetic, Recombinational DNA Repair, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Tumor Stem Cell Assay",
author = "Moritz Birkelbach and Natalie Ferraiolo and Liliana Gheorghiu and Pf{\"a}ffle, {Heike N} and Benedict Daly and Ebright, {Michael I} and Cheryl Spencer and Carl O'Hara and Whetstine, {Johnathan R} and Benes, {Cyril H} and Sequist, {Lecia V} and Lee Zou and Jochen Dahm-Daphi and Kachnic, {Lisa A} and Henning Willers",
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T1 - Detection of impaired homologous recombination repair in NSCLC cells and tissues

AU - Birkelbach, Moritz

AU - Ferraiolo, Natalie

AU - Gheorghiu, Liliana

AU - Pfäffle, Heike N

AU - Daly, Benedict

AU - Ebright, Michael I

AU - Spencer, Cheryl

AU - O'Hara, Carl

AU - Whetstine, Johnathan R

AU - Benes, Cyril H

AU - Sequist, Lecia V

AU - Zou, Lee

AU - Dahm-Daphi, Jochen

AU - Kachnic, Lisa A

AU - Willers, Henning

PY - 2013/3/1

Y1 - 2013/3/1

N2 - INTRODUCTION: Homologous recombination repair (HRR) is a critical pathway for the repair of DNA damage caused by cisplatin or poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors. HRR may be impaired by multiple mechanisms in cancer, which complicates assessing the functional HRR status in cells. Here, we monitored the ability of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells to form subnuclear foci of DNA repair proteins as a surrogate of HRR proficiency.METHODS: We assessed clonogenic survival of 16 NSCLC cell lines in response to cisplatin, mitomycin C (MMC), and the PARP inhibitor olaparib. Thirteen tumor explants from patients with NSCLC were subjected to cisplatin ex vivo. Cells were assayed for foci of repair-associated proteins such as BRCA1, FANCD2, RAD51, and γ-H2AX.RESULTS: Four cell lines (25%) showed an impaired RAD51 foci-forming ability in response to cisplatin. Impaired foci formation correlated with cellular sensitivity to cisplatin, MMC and olaparib. Foci responses complemented or superseded genomic information suggesting alterations in the ATM/ATR and FA/BRCA pathways. Because baseline foci in untreated cells did not predict drug sensitivity, we adapted an ex vivo biomarker assay to monitor damage-induced RAD51 foci in NSCLC explants from patients. Ex vivo cisplatin treatment of explants identified two tumors (15%) exhibiting compromised RAD51 foci induction.CONCLUSIONS: A fraction of NSCLC harbors HRR defects that may sensitize the affected tumors to DNA-damaging agents including PARP inhibitors. We propose that foci-based functional biomarker assays represent a powerful tool for prospective determination of treatment sensitivity, but will require ex vivo techniques for induction of DNA damage to unmask the underlying HRR defect.

AB - INTRODUCTION: Homologous recombination repair (HRR) is a critical pathway for the repair of DNA damage caused by cisplatin or poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors. HRR may be impaired by multiple mechanisms in cancer, which complicates assessing the functional HRR status in cells. Here, we monitored the ability of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells to form subnuclear foci of DNA repair proteins as a surrogate of HRR proficiency.METHODS: We assessed clonogenic survival of 16 NSCLC cell lines in response to cisplatin, mitomycin C (MMC), and the PARP inhibitor olaparib. Thirteen tumor explants from patients with NSCLC were subjected to cisplatin ex vivo. Cells were assayed for foci of repair-associated proteins such as BRCA1, FANCD2, RAD51, and γ-H2AX.RESULTS: Four cell lines (25%) showed an impaired RAD51 foci-forming ability in response to cisplatin. Impaired foci formation correlated with cellular sensitivity to cisplatin, MMC and olaparib. Foci responses complemented or superseded genomic information suggesting alterations in the ATM/ATR and FA/BRCA pathways. Because baseline foci in untreated cells did not predict drug sensitivity, we adapted an ex vivo biomarker assay to monitor damage-induced RAD51 foci in NSCLC explants from patients. Ex vivo cisplatin treatment of explants identified two tumors (15%) exhibiting compromised RAD51 foci induction.CONCLUSIONS: A fraction of NSCLC harbors HRR defects that may sensitize the affected tumors to DNA-damaging agents including PARP inhibitors. We propose that foci-based functional biomarker assays represent a powerful tool for prospective determination of treatment sensitivity, but will require ex vivo techniques for induction of DNA damage to unmask the underlying HRR defect.

KW - Antibiotics, Antineoplastic

KW - Antineoplastic Agents

KW - BRCA1 Protein

KW - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

KW - Cisplatin

KW - DNA Damage

KW - Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group D2 Protein

KW - Humans

KW - Immunoenzyme Techniques

KW - Lung Neoplasms

KW - Microscopy, Fluorescence

KW - Mitomycin

KW - Phthalazines

KW - Piperazines

KW - Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases

KW - Rad51 Recombinase

KW - Recombination, Genetic

KW - Recombinational DNA Repair

KW - Tumor Cells, Cultured

KW - Tumor Stem Cell Assay

U2 - 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31827ecf83

DO - 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31827ecf83

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 23399959

VL - 8

SP - 279

EP - 286

JO - J THORAC ONCOL

JF - J THORAC ONCOL

SN - 1556-0864

IS - 3

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