TP53 structure–function relationships in metastatic castrate-sensitive prostate cancer and the impact of APR-246 treatment

Tung Hoang, Philip Sutera, Triet Nguyen, Jinhee Chang, Shreya Jagtap, Yang Song, Amol C. Shetty, Dipanwita D. Chowdhury, Aaron Chan, Francesca A. Carrieri, Lara Hathout, Ronald Ennis, Salma K. Jabbour, Rahul Parikh, Jason Molitoris, Daniel Y. Song, Theodore DeWeese, Luigi Marchionni, Lei Ren, Amit SawantNicole Simone, Audrey Lafargue, Kim Van Der Eecken, Fred Bunz, Piet Ost, Phuoc T. Tran, Matthew P. Deek

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Abstract

Purpose: Despite well-informed work in several malignancies, the phenotypic effects of TP53 mutations in metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) progression and metastasis are not clear. We characterized the structure–function and clinical impact of TP53 mutations in mCSPC. Patients and Methods: We performed an international retrospective review of men with mCSPC who underwent next-generation sequencing and were stratified according to TP53 mutational status and metastatic burden. Clinical outcomes included radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) and overall survival (OS) evaluated with Kaplan–Meier and multivariable Cox regression. We also utilized isogenic cancer cell lines to assess the effect of TP53 mutations and APR-246 treatment on migration, invasion, colony formation in vitro, and tumor growth in vivo. Preclinical experimental observations were compared using t-tests and ANOVA. Results: Dominant-negative (DN) TP53 mutations were enriched in patients with synchronous (vs. metachronous) (20.7% vs. 6.3%, p < 0.01) and polymetastatic (vs. oligometastatic) (14.4% vs. 7.9%, p < 0.01) disease. On multivariable analysis, DN mutations were associated with worse rPFS (hazards ratio [HR] = 1.97, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.31–2.98) and overall survival [OS] (HR = 2.05, 95% CI: 1.14–3.68) compared to TP53 wild type (WT). In vitro, 22Rv1 TP53 R175H cells possessed stronger migration, invasion, colony formation ability, and cellular movement pathway enrichment in RNA sequencing analysis compared to 22Rv1 TP53 WT cells. Treatment with APR-246 reversed the effects of TP53 mutations in vitro and inhibited 22Rv1 TP53 R175H tumor growth in vivo in a dosage-dependent manner. Conclusions: DN TP53 mutations correlated with worse prognosis in prostate cancer patients and higher metastatic potential, which could be counteracted by APR-246 treatment suggesting a potential future therapeutic avenue.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)87-99
Number of pages13
JournalProstate
Volume84
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2024

Keywords

  • APR-246
  • TP53
  • dominant-negative TP53 mutations
  • invasion
  • mCSPC
  • metastasis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Urology

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