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Prepublished online as a Blood First Edition Paper on August 21, 2003; DOI 10.1182/blood-2003-04-1074.

Submitted April 7, 2003
Accepted August 12, 2003
In vitro efficacy of combined treatment depends on the underlying mechanism of resistance in imatinib-resistant Bcr-Abl positive cell lines
Paul La Rosee, Kara Johnson, Amie S Corbin, Eric P Stoffregen, Erika M Moseson, Stephanie Willis, Michael M Mauro, Junia V Melo, Michael W Deininger, and Brian J Druker*
Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Oregon Health and Science University Cancer Institute, Portland, OR, USA; III. Medizinische Universitaetsklinik, Fakultaet fur klinische Medizin Mannheim der Universitaet Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
Department of Hematology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
* Corresponding author; email: drukerb{at}ohsu.edu.
Imatinib mesylate (GleevecTM, formerly STI571) is an effective therapy for all stages of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). While responses in chronic phase CML are generally durable, resistance develops in many patients with advanced disease. We evaluated novel antileukemic agents for their potential to overcome resistance in various imatinib-resistant cell lines. Using cell proliferation assays, we investigated whether different mechanisms of resistance to imatinib would alter the efficacy of arsenic trioxide (As2O3) or 5-Aza-2-deoxycytidine (decitabine) alone and in combination with imatinib. Our results indicate that resistance to imatinib induced by Bcr-Abl over-expression or by engineered expression of clinically relevant Bcr-Abl mutants does not induce cross-resistance to As2O3 or decitabine. Combined treatment with these agents and imatinib is beneficial in cell lines that have residual sensitivity to imatinib monotherapy, with synergistic growth inhibition achieved only at doses of imatinib that overcome resistance. In some imatinib-resistant cell lines, combination treatments that use low doses of imatinib lead to antagonism. Apoptosis studies suggest that this can be explained in part by the reduced pro-apoptotic activity of imatinib in resistant cell lines. This data underlines the importance of resistance-testing and provides a rational approach for dose adjusted administration of imatinib when combined with other agents.

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