Abstract 3578: A systematic NEN spheroid drug screen reveals a novel drug resistance mechanism in small bowel NETs
Abstract
Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are rare cancers that arise from neuroendocrine cells. NENs are classified as well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) and poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs). Small bowel NETs (SBNETs) and pancreatic NETs (PNETs) are generally slow growing but they commonly metastasize to the liver and can become aggressive cancers. NECs are rapidly growing, and patients have poor prognosis. Little is known about the drug sensitivity profile of SBNETs, PNETs and NECs due to a paucity of cellular and animal models of these malignancies. We have successfully cultured NEN cells from clinical samples as patient-derived spheroids (PDS) and showed that they express appropriate tumor markers. We systematically screened 20 NEN (12 SBNET, 5 PNET, and 3 NEC) spheroid cultures against a library of 175 compounds (147 FDA-approved anti-cancer drugs, 8 lab selected compounds, and 20 structurally diverse molecules) and compared their drug sensitivity profiles to identify the most effective drug classes and to better understand the biology of each NEN subtype. Top drug hits were validated for their anti-tumor properties in NEN PDS and patient-derived xenograft (PDX) mouse models. Our NEN PDS cultures identified common and unique drug sensitivity profiles for each type of NEN. SBNET spheroids were more resistant to many classes of anti-cancer drugs, which was due to overexpression of cytochrome P450 genes. Consistent with clinical findings, PNET…
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