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| Title: | Simvastatin Enhances the Effects of Radiotherapy and Cetuximab on a Cell Line (FaDu) Derived from a Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck |
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| Author: | Llobet, Lara I. de; Baro Serrano, Marta; Mesía, Ricard; Balart Serra, Josep |
| Abstract: | Radiotherapy (XRT) delivered with the antibody cetuximab is a standard treatment option for squamous cell carcinomas of head and neck (SCCNH). Cetuximab acts by blocking epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling to inhibit cancer progression. However, a significant percentage of patients will not respond to XRT and cetuximab. Statins reduce the synthesis of cholesterol and isoprenoid derivates that may be required for efficient EGFR signaling. We assessed whether the statin simvastatin could improve this combined therapy. In vitro, simvastatin enhanced the effects of XRT alone and in combination with cetuximab in wound healing, cell proliferation, and clonogenic assays in FaDu cells. These results were reflected in xenoimplanted tumors growing into subcutaneous tissue of athymic mice where concomitant treatment with simvastatin decreased tumor growth. Consistently, lower levels of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT-protein kinase B, and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 oncoproteins and higher levels of caspase-3 and apoptosis in cell cultures and xenografts were observed. The EGFR-overexpressing A431 cell line was used to reproduce these antitumor effects of simvastatin. Our findings suggest that simvastatin may improve the efficiency of concomitant XRT and cetuximab. Further investigation in the treatment of SCCNH is warranted. |
| Subject(s): | -Càncer -Medicaments antineoplàstics -Cancer -Antineoplastic agents |
| Rights: | cc by-nc-nd (c) Llobet et al., 2014
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| Document type: | Article Article - Published version |
| Published by: | Elsevier Science Inc |
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