Better to be alone than in bad company: The antagonistic effect of cisplatin and crizotinib combination therapy in non-small cell lung cancer

Nele Van Der Steen, Christophe Deben, Vanessa Deschoolmeester, An Wouters, Filip Lardon, Christian Rolfo, Paul Germonpré, Elisa Giovannetti, Godefridus J Peters, Patrick Pauwels

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Abstract

AIM: To investigate the potential benefit of combining the cMET inhibitor crizotinib and cisplatin we performed in vitro combination studies.

METHODS: We tested three different treatment schemes in four non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines with a different cMET/epidermal growth factor receptor genetic background by means of the sulforhodamine B assay and performed analysis with Calcusyn.

RESULTS: All treatment schemes showed an antagonistic effect in all cell lines, independent of the cMET status. Despite their different genetic backgrounds, all cell lines (EBC-1, HCC827, H1975 and LUDLU-1) showed antagonistic combination indexes ranging from 1.3-2.7. These results were independent of the treatment schedule.

CONCLUSION: These results discourage further efforts to combine cMET inhibition with cisplatin chemotherapy in NSCLC.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)425-432
Number of pages8
JournalWorld journal of clinical oncology
Volume7
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Dec 2016

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