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Kinase domain activation of FGFR2 yields high-grade lung adenocarcinoma sensitive to a pan-FGFR inhibitor in a mouse model of NSCLC.

Publication TypeJournal Article
AuthorsWong, KK, Tchaicha JH, Akbay EA, Altabef A., Mikse OR, Kikuchi E., Rhee K., Liao RG, Bronson RT, Sholl LM, Meyerson M., and Hammerman PS
AbstractSomatic mutations in Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 (FGFR2) are present in 4-5% of patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Amplification and mutations in FGFR genes have been identified in patients with NSCLC and clinical trials are testing the efficacy of anti-FGFR therapies. FGFR2 and other FGFR kinase family gene alterations have been found in both lung squamous cell carcinoma and lung adenocarcinoma though mouse models of FGFR driven lung cancers have not been reported. Here, we generated a genetically engineered mouse model (GEMM) of NSCLC driven by a kinase domain mutation in FGFR2. Combined with p53 ablation, primary grade III/IV adenocarcinoma was induced in the lung epithelial compartment exhibiting locally invasive and pleiotropic tendencies largely made up of multinucleated cells. Tumors were acutely sensitive to pan-FGFR inhibition. This is the first FGFR2-driven lung cancer GEMM, which can be applied across different cancer indications in a preclinical setting.
Year of Publication2014
JournalCancer research
Date Published (YYYY/MM/DD)2014/07/17
ISSN Number0008-5472
DOI10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-13-3218
PubMedhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25035393?dopt=Abstract