TY - JOUR
T1 - DNA replication vulnerabilities render ovarian cancer cells sensitive to poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase inhibitors
AU - Taylor, Stephen
AU - Pillay, Nisha
AU - Tighe, Anthony
AU - Nelson, Louisa
AU - Littler, Samantha
AU - Coulson-Gilmer, Camilla
AU - Bah, Nourdine
AU - Golder, Anya
AU - James, Dominic
AU - Smith, Kate
AU - Jordan, Allan
AU - Morgan, Robert D.
AU - Ogilvie, Donald
AU - Jackson, Dean
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ccell.2019.02.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ccell.2019.02.004
M3 - Article
SN - 1535-6108
VL - 35
SP - 519
EP - 533
JO - Cancer Cell|Cancer Cell
JF - Cancer Cell|Cancer Cell
IS - 3
ER -