SCI

16 July 2024

Anti-tumor efficacy of HRS-4642 and its potential combination with proteasome inhibition in KRAS G12D-mutant cancer

(Cancer Cell, IF: 48.8)

  • Caicun Zhou, Chongyang Li, Libo Luo, Xin Li, Keyi Jia, Ning He, Shiqi Mao, Wanying Wang, Chuchu Shao, Xinyu Liu, Kan Huang, Yaxin Yu, Xinlei Cai, Yingxue Chen, Zican Dai, Wei Li, Jia Yu, Jiayu Li, Feng Shen, Zaiyong Wang, Feng He, Xing Sun, Rongfu Mao, Wei Shi, Jun Zhang, Tao Jiang, Zhe Zhang, Fei Li, and Shengxiang Ren

  • CORRESPONDENCE TO: caicunzhou_dr@163.com (C.Z.), tonyjiangdr@163.com (T.J.), zhe.zhang.zz1@hengrui.com (Z.Z.), li_fei@fudan.edu.cn (F.L.), harry_ren@tongji.edu.cn (S.R.)

SUMMARY 摘要

KRAS G12D is the most frequently mutated oncogenic KRAS subtype in solid tumors and remains undruggable in clinical settings. Here, we developed a high affinity, selective, long-acting, and non-covalent KRAS G12D inhibitor, HRS-4642, with an affinity constant of 0.083 nM. HRS-4642 demonstrated robust efficacy against KRAS G12D-mutant cancers both in vitro and in vivo. Importantly, in a phase 1 clinical trial, HRS- 4642 exhibited promising anti-tumor activity in the escalating dosing cohorts. Furthermore, the sensitization and resistance spectrum for HRS-4642 was deciphered through genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 screening, which unveiled proteasome as a sensitization target. We further observed that the proteasome inhibitor, carfilzomib, improved the anti-tumor efficacy of HRS-4642. Additionally, HRS-4642, either as a single agent or in combination with carfilzomib, reshaped the tumor microenvironment toward an immune-permissive one. In summary, this study provides potential therapies for patients with KRAS G12D-mutant cancers, for whom effective treatments are currently lacking.

KRAS G12D是实体瘤中最常见的突变致癌KRAS亚型,在临床环境中仍无对应治疗药物。在这里,我们开发了一种高亲和力、选择性、长效和非共价的KRAS G12D抑制剂HRS-4642,其亲和力常数为0.083nM。HRS-4642在体外和体内均显示出对KRAS G12D突变癌症的强大疗效。重要的是,在1期临床试验中,HRS-4642在剂量递增的给药队列中显示出有前景的抗肿瘤活性。此外,通过全基因组CRISPR-Cas9筛选,破译了HRS-4642的致敏和耐药性谱,揭示蛋白酶体可作为致敏靶标。我们进一步观察到蛋白酶体抑制剂卡非佐米可提高HRS-4642的抗肿瘤疗效。此外,HRS-4642作为单一药物或与卡非佐米联合使用,将肿瘤微环境重塑为免疫允许的微环境。总之,这项研究为KRAS G12D突变癌症患者提供了潜在的治疗方法,而目前这些患者缺乏有效的治疗方法。