Methods and compositions for treating melanoma

Inventors have shown that targeting DDR1 and DDR2 collagen receptors by Imatinib resensitizes melanoma tumors to BRAFV600E to targeted therapy and normalizes the fibrotic stromal reaction. These findings provide the rationale to combine Imatinib (or other DDR inhibitors) and MAPK-targeting agents to disrupt the influence of the matrix microenvironment in order to delay or prevent the emergence of therapy-resistant cells. They have shown that inhibition of DDR1 and DDR2 kinase activities by Imatinib suppressed the protection of melanoma cells against Vemurafenib (BRAFi) and Trametinib (MEKi) co-drugging and led to cell cycle arrest and cell death. Similar biochemical cell cycle and apoptotic events were promoted in presence of Nilotinib. They validated this anti-tumor activity of Imatinib combined with Vemurafenib in a pre-clinical xenograft model of melanoma. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a method for treating melanoma in a subject in need thereof comprising a step of administering said subject with a therapeutically effective amount of : i) an inhibitor of BRAF, ii) an inhibitor of MEK, and iii) an inhibitor of DDR1/2.

Patent Application number: European Procedure (Patents) (EPA) - 20 Juin 2018 - 18 305 776.9
Inventors:
TARTARE-DECKERT SophieBERESTJUK IlonaDECKERT Marcel

Reference:

BIO18220-T1

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Patent filling date: 20-06-2018
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