Abstract
Inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) have demonstrated efficacy in women with BRCA-mutant ovarian cancer. However, because only 15-20% of cases harbour BRCA mutations, additional strategies are required. Here, we show that a subset of ovarian cancer cell lines and ex vivo models derived from patient biopsies are intrinsically sensitive to a first-in-class poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG) inhibitor. Sensitivity is due to underlying DNA replication vulnerabilities that cause persistent fork stalling and replication catastrophe. PARG inhibition is synthetic lethal with DNA replication genes, allowing additional models to be sensitized by CHK1 inhibitors. Because PARG and PARP inhibitor sensitivity are mutually exclusive, our observations demonstrate that PARG inhibitors have therapeutic potential to complement PARP inhibitor strategies in the treatment of ovarian cancer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 519-533 |
Journal | Cancer Cell|Cancer Cell |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 18 Mar 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |