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Clinical Cancer Research Vol. 9, 1274-1283, April 2003
© 2003 American Association for Cancer Research

Experimental Therapeutics, Preclinical Pharmacology

ZD1839, a Specific Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, Induces the Formation of Inactive EGFR/HER2 and EGFR/HER3 Heterodimers and Prevents Heregulin Signaling in HER2-overexpressing Breast Cancer Cells1

Judit Anido, Pablo Matar, Joan Albanell, Marta Guzmán, Federico Rojo, Joaquin Arribas, Steve Averbuch and Jose Baselga2

Laboratory of Oncology Research, Medical Oncology Service, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona 08035, Spain [J. An., P. M., J. Al., M. G., F. R., J. Ar., J. B.]; Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain [J. B.]; and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, Delaware [S. A.]

Purpose: ZD1839 is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) that has shown clinical activity against EGFR-expressing tumors. Our aim was to explore the effects of ZD1839 in breast cancer cell lines expressing different levels of EGFR and the closely related HER2 receptor.

Experimental Design: We studied the growth-inhibitory effects of ZD1839 in a series of breast carcinoma cell lines. In HER2-overexpressing BT-474 breast cancer cells, we studied the effects of ZD1839 on cell growth and heterodimerization of receptors under basal and ligand-stimulated conditions.

Results: ZD1839 was an equally potent inhibitor of growth in breast cancer cells expressing high levels of EGFR and HER2. In BT-474 breast cancer cells, ZD1839 abolished EGF- and heregulin-induced activation of ErbB receptors and downstream signaling molecules. Because ZD1839 does not inhibit the HER2 tyrosine kinase in vitro, and because heregulin is a ligand that activates HER2 by binding to HER3 and HER4 but does not bind to the EGFR, our findings suggested that ZD1839 interfered with HER2 function in intact cells. Searching for mechanisms, we report that ZD1839 induces the formation of inactive unphosphorylated EGFR/HER2 and EGFR/HER3 heterodimers. Furthermore, ZD1839 completely abolishes basal and heregulin-induced formation of active phosphorylated HER2/HER3 heterodimers.

Conclusions: ZD1839 inhibits the growth of HER2-overexpressing breast cancer cells, possibly by sequestration of HER2 and HER3 receptors in an inactive heterodimer configuration with the EGFR. Our findings suggest that there is a strong rationale to conduct clinical trials of ZD1839 in patients with HER2-overexpressing breast tumors.




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