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American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science Advances, 47(9), 2023

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk1098

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Patient-derived exosomes facilitate therapeutic targeting of oncogenic MET in advanced gastric cancer

This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

Gastric cancer (GC) with peritoneal metastases and malignant ascites continues to have poor prognosis. Exosomes mediate intercellular communication during cancer progression and promote therapeutic resistance. Here, we report the significance of exosomes derived from malignant ascites (EXO Ascites ) in cancer progression and use modified exosomes as resources for cancer therapy. EXO Ascites from patients with GC stimulated invasiveness and angiogenesis in an ex vivo three-dimensional autologous tumor spheroid microfluidic system. EXO Ascites concentration increased invasiveness, and blockade of their secretion suppressed tumor progression. In MET -amplified GC, EXO Ascites contain abundant MET; their selective delivery to tumor cells enhanced angiogenesis and invasiveness. Exosomal MET depletion substantially reduced invasiveness; an additive therapeutic effect was induced when combined with MET and/or VEGFR2 inhibition in a patient-derived MET -amplified GC model. Allogeneic MET-harboring exosome delivery induced invasion and angiogenesis in a MET non-amplified GC model. MET -amplified patient tissues showed higher exosome concentration than their adjacent normal tissues. Manipulating exosome content and production may be a promising complementary strategy against GC.