Target engagement imaging of PARP inhibitors in small-cell lung cancer

Nat Commun. 2018 Jan 12;9(1):176. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-02096-w.

Abstract

Insufficient chemotherapy response and rapid disease progression remain concerns for small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Oncologists rely on serial CT scanning to guide treatment decisions, but this cannot assess in vivo target engagement of therapeutic agents. Biomarker assessments in biopsy material do not assess contemporaneous target expression, intratumoral drug exposure, or drug-target engagement. Here, we report the use of PARP1/2-targeted imaging to measure target engagement of PARP inhibitors in vivo. Using a panel of clinical PARP inhibitors, we show that PARP imaging can quantify target engagement of chemically diverse small molecule inhibitors in vitro and in vivo. We measure PARP1/2 inhibition over time to calculate effective doses for individual drugs. Using patient-derived xenografts, we demonstrate that different therapeutics achieve similar integrated inhibition efficiencies under different dosing regimens. This imaging approach to non-invasive, quantitative assessment of dynamic intratumoral target inhibition may improve patient care through real-time monitoring of drug delivery.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / enzymology
  • Mice, Inbred NOD
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mice, SCID
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy / methods*
  • Phthalazines / pharmacology
  • Piperazines / pharmacology
  • Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1 / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1 / metabolism
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Small Cell Lung Carcinoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Small Cell Lung Carcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Small Cell Lung Carcinoma / enzymology
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays*

Substances

  • Phthalazines
  • Piperazines
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors
  • talazoparib
  • Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1
  • olaparib