Venetoclax resistance induced by activated T cells can be counteracted by sphingosine kinase inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Autores
Sarapura Martínez, Valeria Judith; Buonincontro, Brenda; Cassarino, María Chiara; Bernatowiez, Juliana; Colado, Ana; Cordini, Gregorio; Custidiano, Maria del Rosario; Mahuad, Carolina; Pavlovsky, Miguel A.; Bezares, Raimundo F.; Favale, Nicolas Octavio; Vermeulen, Mónica; Borge, Mercedes; Giordano, Mirta Nilda; Gamberale, Romina
Año de publicación
2023
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inglés
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The treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients with venetoclax-based regimens has demonstrated efficacy and a safety profile, but the emergence of resistant cells and disease progression is a current complication. Therapeutic target of sphingosine kinases (SPHK) 1 and 2 has opened new opportunities in the treatment combinations of cancer patients. We previously reported that the dual SPHK1/2 inhibitor, SKI-II enhanced the in vitro cell death triggered by fludarabine, bendamustine or ibrutinib and reduced the activation and proliferation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells. Since we previously showed that autologous activated T cells from CLL patients favor the activation of CLL cells and the generation of venetoclax resistance due to the upregulation of BCL-XL and MCL-1, we here aim to determine whether SPHK inhibitors affect this process. To this aim we employed the dual SPHK1/2 inhibitor SKI-II and opaganib, a SPHK2 inhibitor that is being studied in clinical trials. We found that SPHK inhibitors reduce the activation of CLL cells and the generation of venetoclax resistance induced by activated T cells mainly due to a reduced upregulation of BCL-XL. We also found that SPHK2 expression was enhanced in CLL cells by activated T cells of the same patient and the presence of venetoclax selects resistant cells with high levels of SPHK2. Of note, SPHK inhibitors were able to re-sensitize already resistant CLL cells to a second venetoclax treatment. Our results highlight the therapeutic potential of SPHK inhibitors in combination with venetoclax as a promising treatment option for the patients.
Fil: Sarapura Martínez, Valeria Judith. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Buonincontro, Brenda. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Cassarino, María Chiara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Bernatowiez, Juliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Colado, Ana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Cordini, Gregorio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas General San Martín; Argentina
Fil: Custidiano, Maria del Rosario. Instituto Alexander Fleming; Argentina
Fil: Mahuad, Carolina. Hospital Alemán; Argentina
Fil: Pavlovsky, Miguel A.. Fundación Para Combatir la Leucemia; Argentina
Fil: Bezares, Raimundo F.. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Agudos "Dr. Teodoro Álvarez"; Argentina
Fil: Favale, Nicolas Octavio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Físico-Química Biológicas "Prof. Alejandro C. Paladini". Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Físico-Química Biológicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Química Biológica. Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular; Argentina
Fil: Vermeulen, Mónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Microbiología. Cátedra de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología; Argentina
Fil: Borge, Mercedes. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Microbiología. Cátedra de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología; Argentina
Fil: Giordano, Mirta Nilda. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Microbiología. Cátedra de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología; Argentina
Fil: Gamberale, Romina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Microbiología. Cátedra de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología; Argentina
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ACTIVATED T CELLS
BCL-XL
CLL (CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA)
OPAGANIB
SKI-II
SPHINGOSINE KINASES
VENETOCLAX RESISTANCE
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spelling Venetoclax resistance induced by activated T cells can be counteracted by sphingosine kinase inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemiaSarapura Martínez, Valeria JudithBuonincontro, BrendaCassarino, María ChiaraBernatowiez, JulianaColado, AnaCordini, GregorioCustidiano, Maria del RosarioMahuad, CarolinaPavlovsky, Miguel A.Bezares, Raimundo F.Favale, Nicolas OctavioVermeulen, MónicaBorge, MercedesGiordano, Mirta NildaGamberale, RominaACTIVATED T CELLSBCL-XLCLL (CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA)OPAGANIBSKI-IISPHINGOSINE KINASESVENETOCLAX RESISTANCEhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3The treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients with venetoclax-based regimens has demonstrated efficacy and a safety profile, but the emergence of resistant cells and disease progression is a current complication. Therapeutic target of sphingosine kinases (SPHK) 1 and 2 has opened new opportunities in the treatment combinations of cancer patients. We previously reported that the dual SPHK1/2 inhibitor, SKI-II enhanced the in vitro cell death triggered by fludarabine, bendamustine or ibrutinib and reduced the activation and proliferation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells. Since we previously showed that autologous activated T cells from CLL patients favor the activation of CLL cells and the generation of venetoclax resistance due to the upregulation of BCL-XL and MCL-1, we here aim to determine whether SPHK inhibitors affect this process. To this aim we employed the dual SPHK1/2 inhibitor SKI-II and opaganib, a SPHK2 inhibitor that is being studied in clinical trials. We found that SPHK inhibitors reduce the activation of CLL cells and the generation of venetoclax resistance induced by activated T cells mainly due to a reduced upregulation of BCL-XL. We also found that SPHK2 expression was enhanced in CLL cells by activated T cells of the same patient and the presence of venetoclax selects resistant cells with high levels of SPHK2. Of note, SPHK inhibitors were able to re-sensitize already resistant CLL cells to a second venetoclax treatment. Our results highlight the therapeutic potential of SPHK inhibitors in combination with venetoclax as a promising treatment option for the patients.Fil: Sarapura Martínez, Valeria Judith. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Buonincontro, Brenda. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Cassarino, María Chiara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Bernatowiez, Juliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Colado, Ana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Cordini, Gregorio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas General San Martín; ArgentinaFil: Custidiano, Maria del Rosario. Instituto Alexander Fleming; ArgentinaFil: Mahuad, Carolina. Hospital Alemán; ArgentinaFil: Pavlovsky, Miguel A.. Fundación Para Combatir la Leucemia; ArgentinaFil: Bezares, Raimundo F.. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Agudos "Dr. Teodoro Álvarez"; ArgentinaFil: Favale, Nicolas Octavio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Físico-Química Biológicas "Prof. Alejandro C. Paladini". Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Físico-Química Biológicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Química Biológica. Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular; ArgentinaFil: Vermeulen, Mónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Microbiología. Cátedra de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología; ArgentinaFil: Borge, Mercedes. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Microbiología. Cátedra de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología; ArgentinaFil: Giordano, Mirta Nilda. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Microbiología. Cátedra de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología; ArgentinaFil: Gamberale, Romina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Microbiología. Cátedra de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología; ArgentinaFrontiers Media2023-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/227683Sarapura Martínez, Valeria Judith; Buonincontro, Brenda; Cassarino, María Chiara; Bernatowiez, Juliana; Colado, Ana; et al.; Venetoclax resistance induced by activated T cells can be counteracted by sphingosine kinase inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Frontiers Media; Frontiers in Oncology; 13; 1143881; 3-2023; 1-102234-943XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2023.1143881/fullinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3389/fonc.2023.1143881info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-10T13:08:19Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/227683instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-10 13:08:20.012CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Venetoclax resistance induced by activated T cells can be counteracted by sphingosine kinase inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title Venetoclax resistance induced by activated T cells can be counteracted by sphingosine kinase inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
spellingShingle Venetoclax resistance induced by activated T cells can be counteracted by sphingosine kinase inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Sarapura Martínez, Valeria Judith
ACTIVATED T CELLS
BCL-XL
CLL (CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA)
OPAGANIB
SKI-II
SPHINGOSINE KINASES
VENETOCLAX RESISTANCE
title_short Venetoclax resistance induced by activated T cells can be counteracted by sphingosine kinase inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_full Venetoclax resistance induced by activated T cells can be counteracted by sphingosine kinase inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_fullStr Venetoclax resistance induced by activated T cells can be counteracted by sphingosine kinase inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_full_unstemmed Venetoclax resistance induced by activated T cells can be counteracted by sphingosine kinase inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_sort Venetoclax resistance induced by activated T cells can be counteracted by sphingosine kinase inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sarapura Martínez, Valeria Judith
Buonincontro, Brenda
Cassarino, María Chiara
Bernatowiez, Juliana
Colado, Ana
Cordini, Gregorio
Custidiano, Maria del Rosario
Mahuad, Carolina
Pavlovsky, Miguel A.
Bezares, Raimundo F.
Favale, Nicolas Octavio
Vermeulen, Mónica
Borge, Mercedes
Giordano, Mirta Nilda
Gamberale, Romina
author Sarapura Martínez, Valeria Judith
author_facet Sarapura Martínez, Valeria Judith
Buonincontro, Brenda
Cassarino, María Chiara
Bernatowiez, Juliana
Colado, Ana
Cordini, Gregorio
Custidiano, Maria del Rosario
Mahuad, Carolina
Pavlovsky, Miguel A.
Bezares, Raimundo F.
Favale, Nicolas Octavio
Vermeulen, Mónica
Borge, Mercedes
Giordano, Mirta Nilda
Gamberale, Romina
author_role author
author2 Buonincontro, Brenda
Cassarino, María Chiara
Bernatowiez, Juliana
Colado, Ana
Cordini, Gregorio
Custidiano, Maria del Rosario
Mahuad, Carolina
Pavlovsky, Miguel A.
Bezares, Raimundo F.
Favale, Nicolas Octavio
Vermeulen, Mónica
Borge, Mercedes
Giordano, Mirta Nilda
Gamberale, Romina
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ACTIVATED T CELLS
BCL-XL
CLL (CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA)
OPAGANIB
SKI-II
SPHINGOSINE KINASES
VENETOCLAX RESISTANCE
topic ACTIVATED T CELLS
BCL-XL
CLL (CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA)
OPAGANIB
SKI-II
SPHINGOSINE KINASES
VENETOCLAX RESISTANCE
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients with venetoclax-based regimens has demonstrated efficacy and a safety profile, but the emergence of resistant cells and disease progression is a current complication. Therapeutic target of sphingosine kinases (SPHK) 1 and 2 has opened new opportunities in the treatment combinations of cancer patients. We previously reported that the dual SPHK1/2 inhibitor, SKI-II enhanced the in vitro cell death triggered by fludarabine, bendamustine or ibrutinib and reduced the activation and proliferation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells. Since we previously showed that autologous activated T cells from CLL patients favor the activation of CLL cells and the generation of venetoclax resistance due to the upregulation of BCL-XL and MCL-1, we here aim to determine whether SPHK inhibitors affect this process. To this aim we employed the dual SPHK1/2 inhibitor SKI-II and opaganib, a SPHK2 inhibitor that is being studied in clinical trials. We found that SPHK inhibitors reduce the activation of CLL cells and the generation of venetoclax resistance induced by activated T cells mainly due to a reduced upregulation of BCL-XL. We also found that SPHK2 expression was enhanced in CLL cells by activated T cells of the same patient and the presence of venetoclax selects resistant cells with high levels of SPHK2. Of note, SPHK inhibitors were able to re-sensitize already resistant CLL cells to a second venetoclax treatment. Our results highlight the therapeutic potential of SPHK inhibitors in combination with venetoclax as a promising treatment option for the patients.
Fil: Sarapura Martínez, Valeria Judith. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Buonincontro, Brenda. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Cassarino, María Chiara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Bernatowiez, Juliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Colado, Ana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Cordini, Gregorio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Hospital de Clínicas General San Martín; Argentina
Fil: Custidiano, Maria del Rosario. Instituto Alexander Fleming; Argentina
Fil: Mahuad, Carolina. Hospital Alemán; Argentina
Fil: Pavlovsky, Miguel A.. Fundación Para Combatir la Leucemia; Argentina
Fil: Bezares, Raimundo F.. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Agudos "Dr. Teodoro Álvarez"; Argentina
Fil: Favale, Nicolas Octavio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Físico-Química Biológicas "Prof. Alejandro C. Paladini". Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Físico-Química Biológicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Química Biológica. Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular; Argentina
Fil: Vermeulen, Mónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Microbiología. Cátedra de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología; Argentina
Fil: Borge, Mercedes. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Microbiología. Cátedra de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología; Argentina
Fil: Giordano, Mirta Nilda. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Microbiología. Cátedra de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología; Argentina
Fil: Gamberale, Romina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Medicina Experimental. Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Microbiología. Cátedra de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología; Argentina
description The treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients with venetoclax-based regimens has demonstrated efficacy and a safety profile, but the emergence of resistant cells and disease progression is a current complication. Therapeutic target of sphingosine kinases (SPHK) 1 and 2 has opened new opportunities in the treatment combinations of cancer patients. We previously reported that the dual SPHK1/2 inhibitor, SKI-II enhanced the in vitro cell death triggered by fludarabine, bendamustine or ibrutinib and reduced the activation and proliferation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells. Since we previously showed that autologous activated T cells from CLL patients favor the activation of CLL cells and the generation of venetoclax resistance due to the upregulation of BCL-XL and MCL-1, we here aim to determine whether SPHK inhibitors affect this process. To this aim we employed the dual SPHK1/2 inhibitor SKI-II and opaganib, a SPHK2 inhibitor that is being studied in clinical trials. We found that SPHK inhibitors reduce the activation of CLL cells and the generation of venetoclax resistance induced by activated T cells mainly due to a reduced upregulation of BCL-XL. We also found that SPHK2 expression was enhanced in CLL cells by activated T cells of the same patient and the presence of venetoclax selects resistant cells with high levels of SPHK2. Of note, SPHK inhibitors were able to re-sensitize already resistant CLL cells to a second venetoclax treatment. Our results highlight the therapeutic potential of SPHK inhibitors in combination with venetoclax as a promising treatment option for the patients.
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