Pharmacological targeting of the ephrin receptor kinase signalling by GLPG1790 in vitro and in vivo reverts oncophenotype, induces myogenic differentiation and radiosensitizes embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma cells.
Francesca MegiorniGiovanni Luca GravinaSimona CameroSimona CeccarelliAndrea Del FattoreVincenzo DesiderioFederica PapaccioHeather P McDowellRajeev ShuklaAntonio PizzutiFilip BeirinckxPhilippe PujuguetLaurent SaniereEllen Van der AarRoberto MaggioFrancesca De FeliceCinzia MarcheseCarlo DominiciVincenzo TomboliniClaudio FestucciaFrancesco MaramponPublished in: Journal of hematology & oncology (2017)
Taken together, our data suggest that altered EPH signalling plays a key role in ERMS development and that its pharmacological inhibition might represent a potential therapeutic strategy to impair stemness and to rescue myogenic program in ERMS cells.