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Table 4 List of identified sensitivity and resistance markers to PARP inhibitors in the preclinical setting

From: Targeting PARP proteins in acute leukemia: DNA damage response inhibition and therapeutic strategies

Biomarker

Models

Mechanism

PARP Inhibitor

Effect

References

Fusion genes

     

RUNX1-RUNX1T1

mouse HSCs and primary AML

Downregulation of Rad51, ATM, BRCA1, and BRCA2

Olaparib, veliparib

Sensitive

[131, 132]

PML-RARA

mouse HSCs and primary AML

Downregulation of Rad51, ATM, BRCA1, and BRCA2

Olaparib, veliparib

Sensitive

[131]

KMT2A-MLLT3

mouse HSCs

HOXA9 overexpression

Olaparib, veliparib

Sensitive in combination with chemotherapy

[131, 133]

TCF3-HLF

ALL

MCPH1 downregulation and consequently HR deficiency

Olaparib

Sensitive

[134]

Activated signaling

     

FLT3-ITD

murine Lin-cKit + BM cells, primary AML

PARP1 downregulation

Olaparib, talazoparib

Resistant

[135]

FLT3-ITD

BaF3, MV4-11, murine Lin-cKit + BM cells, primary AML

FLT3i mediates the downregulation of BRCA1/2, PALB2 and RAD51

Olaparib, talazoparib

Synthetic lethal with FLT3i

[136]

FLT3-ITD;Tet2−/−

murine Lin-cKit + BM cells, primary AML

BRCA1 and LIG4 downregulation; inhibition of TGFβR downregulates ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2, DNA-PKcs and LIG4

Olaparib, talazoparib

Sensitive; synthetic lethal with FLT3i + TGFβRi

[135, 137]

FLT3-ITD;Tet2−/−; Dnmt3a-/-

murine Lin-cKit + BM cells, primary AML

BRCA1 and LIG4 downregulation

Olaparib, talazoparib

Sensitive

[135]

FLT3-ITD; Dnmt3a−/−

murine Lin-cKit + BM cells, primary AML

PARP1 downregulation

Olaparib, talazoparib

Resistant

[135]

RUNX1-RUNX1T1 and KIT mut

Kasumi-1, human Lin − CD34 + , primary AML

downregulation of BRCA1 and BRCA2 and the DNA-PK

Olaparib

Synthetic lethal with c-KITi

[138]

JAK2V617F

SET2, HEL, PDX

activation of the ATR-Chk1 pathway

Veliparib

Synthetic lethal with busulfan

[139]

Cohesin complex

     

STAG2,SMC1 and RAD21 mutations

U937, mouse HSCs and PDX

Accumulation of dsDNA breaks; stalled replication forks

Talazoparib

Sensitive

[140]

TP53

     

Trp53/Bcor mut

mouse HSCs

Not described

Talazoparib, veliparib

Sensitive

[141]

IDH1/2

     

IDH1/2 mutations

Primary AML, HCT116

Downregulation of ATM

Olaparib, talazoparib

Sensitive

[142, 143]

TET1

     

TET1 expression

T-ALL

Alteration in the expression of different DNA repair and cell cycle genes

Olaparib

Sensitive

[144]

  1. HSCs: hematopoietic stem cells; AML: acute myeloid leukemia; ALL: acute lymphoblastic leukemia; T-ALL: T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia; BM: bone marrow; ROS: reactive oxygen species; FLT3i: FLT3 inhibitor; c-KITi: c-KIT inhibitor; mut: mutated; PDX: patient derived xenograft; MPN: myeloproliferative neoplasm; CML: chronic myeloid leukemia