Abstract 1097: Surufatinib improved the radiation sensitivity of biliary cancer growth by reprograming of TAM and anti-angiogenesis

• Published in: Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) Vol. 83; no. 7_Supplement; p. 1097
• Main Authors: Ma, Hong, Huang, Ai, Xiao, Yong, Yao, Jing, Wang, Ningyu, Mei, Xiangping, Wen, Shaoshi, Lv, Xing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 04.04.2023
• ISSN: 1538-7445; 1538-7445
• DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.AM2023-1097

Abstract Background: Patients with Biliary tract cancer (BTC) have poor clinical outcomes. Radiation therapy is an adjunct strategy throughout biliary tract cancer treatment. The aim of the study was to explore the efficacy and mechanism of the radiosensitization of surufatinib(SF), an oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor with anti-angiogenic and immunomodulatory activities. Methods: The NOZ and TFK1 human BTC cell lines were treated with SF and/or radiation. Effects on cell viability and cell cycle progression were measured by CCK8, a clonogenic survival assay, and flow cytometry. Finally, the in vivo effect on the growth of NOZ xenografts was assessed in nude mice. F4/80, CD206, Ki67 and CD31 expression were employed in tumor samples. Results: SF inhibited the proliferation and enhanced the radiosensitivity in NOZ and TFK1 cells lines. SF combined with radiation increased cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase compared to the other treatments in the NOZ cell line (P<0.05). Similarly, cell cycle arrest occurred in the TFK1 cell line, (P<0.05). In vivo, SF plus radiation significantly inhibited the tumor growth compared to either agent independently. Conclusions: SF significantly increased the radiosensitivity of NOZ and TFK1 cells in vitro and in vivo. Radiation combined with SF inhibited tumor proliferation, increased apoptosis, prolonged G2/M arrest. SF decreased the number of blood vessels and reprogrammed the macrophages from M2 to M1. These data support the clinical trials of biologically targeted and conventional therapies in the treatment of cancer. Citation Format: Hong Ma, Ai Huang, Yong Xiao, Jing Yao, Ningyu Wang, Xiangping Mei, Shaoshi Wen, Xing Lv. Surufatinib improved the radiation sensitivity of biliary cancer growth by reprograming of TAM and anti-angiogenesis [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023; Part 1 (Regular and Invited Abstracts); 2023 Apr 14-19; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(7_Suppl):Abstract nr 1097.