Effective targeting of PDGFRA-altered high-grade glioma with avapritinib

IF 48.8 1区医学 Q1 CELL BIOLOGY Cancer Cell Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI:10.1016/j.ccell.2025.02.018

Lisa Mayr, Sina Neyazi, Kallen Schwark, Maria Trissal, Alexander Beck, Jenna Labelle, Sebastian K. Eder, Liesa Weiler-Wichtl, Joana G. Marques, Carlos A.O. de Biagi-Junior, Costanza Lo Cascio, Owen Chapman, Sunita Sridhar, Rishaan Kenkre, Aditi Dutta, Shanqing Wang, Jessica Wang, Olivia Hack, Andrezza Nascimento, Cuong M. Nguyen, Mariella G. Filbin

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PDGFRA is crucial to tumorigenesis and frequently genomically altered in high-grade glioma (HGG). In a comprehensive dataset of pediatric HGG (n = 261), we detect PDGFRA mutations and/or amplifications in 15% of cases, suggesting PDGFRA as a therapeutic target. We reveal that the PDGFRA/KIT inhibitor avapritinib shows (1) selectivity for PDGFRA inhibition, (2) distinct patterns of subcellular effects, (3) in vitro and in vivo activity in patient-derived HGG models, and (4) effective blood-brain barrier penetration in mice and humans. Furthermore, we report preliminary clinical real-world experience using avapritinib in pediatric and young adult patients with predominantly recurrent/refractory PDGFRA-altered HGG (n = 8). Our early data demonstrate that avapritinib is well tolerated and results in radiographic response in 3/7 cases, suggesting a potential role for avapritinib in the treatment of HGG with specific PDGFRA alterations. Overall, these translational results underscore the therapeutic potential of PDGFRA inhibition with avapritinib in HGG.

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Cancer Cell 医学-肿瘤学

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55.20

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1.20%

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179

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4-8 weeks

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