Abstract
We studied the effect of everolimus, an inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) on human gastric cancer cell lines. Cell proliferation in 3 of 8 cell lines was effectively inhibited by everolimus. Basal phosphorylation level of 4E-BP1 (T37/46, T70) was significantly higher in everolimus-sensitive cells than in everolimus-resistant cells. In subcutaneous xenograft model, immunohistochemistry analysis revealed that everolimus-sensitive cells expressed high levels of phospho-4E-BP1 (T37/46). In conclusion, phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 may be a predictive biomarker of everolimus sensitivity in gastric cancer.
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