An allosteric inhibitor against the therapy-resistant mutant forms of EGFR in non-small cell lung cancer.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Source:

Nat Cancer, Volume 3, Issue 4, p.402-417 (2022)

Keywords:

Adenosine Triphosphate, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, ErbB Receptors, Humans, Lung Neoplasms, Mutation, Protein Kinase Inhibitors

Abstract:

<p>Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapy using small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) is initially efficacious in patients with EGFR-mutant lung cancer, although drug resistance eventually develops. Allosteric EGFR inhibitors, which bind to a different EGFR site than existing ATP-competitive EGFR TKIs, have been developed as a strategy to overcome therapy-resistant EGFR mutations. Here we identify and characterize JBJ-09-063, a mutant-selective allosteric EGFR inhibitor that is effective across EGFR TKI-sensitive and resistant models, including those with EGFR T790M and C797S mutations. We further uncover that EGFR homo- or heterodimerization with other ERBB family members, as well as the EGFR L747S mutation, confers resistance to JBJ-09-063, but not to ATP-competitive EGFR TKIs. Overall, our studies highlight the potential clinical utility of JBJ-09-063 as a single agent or in combination with EGFR TKIs to define more effective strategies to treat EGFR-mutant lung cancer.</p>

PDB: 
7JXQ
Detector: 
EIGER
Beamline: 
24-ID-E