Targeting TRIP13 in favorable histology Wilms tumor with nuclear export inhibitors synergizes with doxorubicin

Commun Biol. 2024 Apr 8;7(1):426. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-06140-6.

Abstract

Wilms tumor (WT) is the most common renal malignancy of childhood. Despite improvements in the overall survival, relapse occurs in ~15% of patients with favorable histology WT (FHWT). Half of these patients will succumb to their disease. Identifying novel targeted therapies remains challenging in part due to the lack of faithful preclinical in vitro models. Here we establish twelve patient-derived WT cell lines and demonstrate that these models faithfully recapitulate WT biology using genomic and transcriptomic techniques. We then perform loss-of-function screens to identify the nuclear export gene, XPO1, as a vulnerability. We find that the FDA approved XPO1 inhibitor, KPT-330, suppresses TRIP13 expression, which is required for survival. We further identify synergy between KPT-330 and doxorubicin, a chemotherapy used in high-risk FHWT. Taken together, we identify XPO1 inhibition with KPT-330 as a potential therapeutic option to treat FHWTs and in combination with doxorubicin, leads to durable remissions in vivo.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • ATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular Activities / metabolism
  • Active Transport, Cell Nucleus
  • Apoptosis
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / metabolism
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Doxorubicin / pharmacology
  • Exportin 1 Protein
  • Humans
  • Hydrazines*
  • Karyopherins / genetics
  • Karyopherins / metabolism
  • Kidney Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Kidney Neoplasms* / genetics
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / genetics
  • Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / metabolism
  • Triazoles*
  • Wilms Tumor* / drug therapy
  • Wilms Tumor* / genetics

Substances

  • Exportin 1 Protein
  • selinexor
  • Karyopherins
  • Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear
  • Doxorubicin
  • TRIP13 protein, human
  • ATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular Activities
  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • Hydrazines
  • Triazoles