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Publication : Mutated FGFR1 is an oncogenic driver and therapeutic target in high-risk neuroblastoma.

First Author  Werr L Year  2026
Journal  J Clin Invest Volume  136
Issue  7 PubMed ID  41678281
Mgi Jnum  J:382946 Mgi Id  MGI:8317511
Doi  10.1172/JCI189152 Citation  Werr L, et al. (2026) Mutated FGFR1 is an oncogenic driver and therapeutic target in high-risk neuroblastoma. J Clin Invest 136(7)
abstractText  Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) is recurrently mutated at p.N546 in neuroblastoma. We examined whether mutant FGFR1 is an oncogenic driver, a predictive biomarker, and an actionable vulnerability in this malignancy. FGFR1 mutations at p.N546 were associated with high-risk disease and rapid tumor progression, resulting in dismal outcome for these patients. Ectopic expression of FGFR1N546K induced constitutive downstream signaling and IL-3-independent growth in Ba/F3 cells, indicating oncogene-addicted proliferation. In FGFR1N546K;MYCN transgenic mice, neuroblastoma developed within the first days of life, with fatal outcome within 3 weeks, reflecting the devastating clinical phenotypes of patients with FGFR1-mutant, high-risk neuroblastoma. Treatment with FGFR inhibitors impaired proliferation and pathway activation in FGFR1N546K-expressing Ba/F3 and patient-derived FGFR1N546K-mutant neuroblastoma cells and inhibited tumor growth in FGFR1N546K;MYCN transgenic mice and in a chemotherapy-resistant, patient-derived xenograft mouse model. In addition, partial regression of FGFR1N546K-mutant tumor lesions occurred upon treatment with the FGFR inhibitor futibatinib and low-intensity chemotherapy in a patient with refractory neuroblastoma. Together, our data demonstrate that FGFR1N546K is a strong oncogenic driver in neuroblastoma associated with failure of current standard chemotherapy and suggest potential clinical benefit of FGFR-directed therapies in patients with high-risk mutant FGFR1.
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