Biological Activity
GDC-0941, a selective and potent PI3K inhibitor, is highly efficacious both in combination with trastuzumab and in the treatment of trastuzumab-resistant cells and tumors. GDC-0941 inhibited the growth of >70% of breast cancer cell lines tested, with EC50's <1 µM. GDC-0941 also demonstrated antitumor activity in preclinical models of breast cancer.
Product Citations
Customer Product Validations & Biological Datas
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Source |
Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2018 Nov). Figure 3. GDC-0941 (AbMole Bioscience Inc.) |
Method |
oral gavage |
Cell Lines |
single mutant BRAFV600E mice |
Concentrations |
50 mg/kg |
Incubation Time |
10 days |
Results |
The selective BRAFV600E inhibitor PLX-4720 did not increase Nis mRNA transcription, nor did the PI3K inhibitor GDC-0941 alone or in combination with PD-325901 or PLX-4720. |
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Source |
Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research (2018). Figure 4. GDC-0941 (Abmole Bioscience) |
Method |
oral gavage |
Cell Lines |
BRAFV600E/PIK3CAH1047R double-mutant mouse |
Concentrations |
50 mg/kg |
Incubation Time |
10 days |
Results |
While Pi3K inhibition did not induced any change in Slc7a5 transcript abundance, MEK inhibition induced more than 50% reduction. |
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Source |
Molecular Cancer Research (2018). Figure 2. GDC-0941 (Abmole Bioscience) |
Method |
cell viability assay |
Cell Lines |
M-SCC-14A, UM-SCC-14B, and UM-SCC-14C cells |
Concentrations |
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Incubation Time |
72 hours |
Results |
Interestingly, pictilisib was less effective at impairing proliferation in UM-SCC-14B than in the other two matched cell lines. |
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Source |
BioRxiv (2017). Figure 6. GDC-0941 (Abmole Bioscience, Hong-Kong, China) |
Method |
western blot |
Cell Lines |
8505c cells |
Concentrations |
1 μM |
Incubation Time |
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Results |
Paradoxical ERK hyperphosphorylation was not detectable when cells were subjected to GDC-0941 in addition to PLX-4032 drug dilutions. When we treated them with the same concentrations of PLX-4032, 8505c and SW1736 cells did not exhibit paradoxical ERK activation. |
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Source |
BioRxiv (2017). Figure 4. GDC-0941 (Abmole Bioscience, Hong-Kong, China) |
Method |
paradoxical activation |
Cell Lines |
Thyroglobulin Cre ERT2 mice |
Concentrations |
50 mg/kg |
Incubation Time |
10 d |
Results |
Only GDC-0941 and drug combination treated animals showed tumor burden reduction. PLX-4720 treated animals displayed an elevation in tumor burden that was not statistically different from the controls but from the two other groups. |
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Source |
BioRxiv (2017). Figure 3. GDC-0941 (Abmole Bioscience, Hong-Kong, China) |
Method |
paradoxical activation |
Cell Lines |
Thyroglobulin Cre ERT2 mice |
Concentrations |
50 mg/kg |
Incubation Time |
70 d |
Results |
When treated with drug combination, ERK paradoxical activation was abolished resulting in ERK phosphorylation level comparable to controls. AKT phosphorylation was not affected by PLX-4720 while GDC-0941 treatment resulted in a small but significant reduction of AKT phosphorylation. |
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Source |
BioRxiv (2017). Figure 2. GDC-0941 (Abmole Bioscience, Hong-Kong, China) |
Method |
Histological presentation |
Cell Lines |
Thyroglobulin Cre ERT2 mice |
Concentrations |
50 mg/kg |
Incubation Time |
70 d |
Results |
GDC-0941-treated mice had smaller thyroid sections, while presenting a similar histology compared to controls (Fig. 2B) with a mixture of PTC containing small ATC foci. |
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Source |
BioRxiv (2017). Figure 1. GDC-0941 (Abmole Bioscience, Hong-Kong, China) |
Method |
tumor burden assay |
Cell Lines |
Thyroglobulin Cre ERT2 mice |
Concentrations |
50 mg/kg |
Incubation Time |
70 d |
Results |
GDC-0941 treated animals presented an initial tumor burden reduction of 20% then tumor size stabilized for the rest of the treatment period. Interestingly, when a drug combination of PLX-4720 and GDC-0941 was administered, mice showed a robust response with 60% lower tumor burden after 6 weeks followed by stabilization until the end of the experiment. |
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Source |
Oncotarget (2017). GDC-0941, Figure 4. (AbMole Bioscience, Hong-Kong, China) |
Method |
Western blot |
Cell Lines |
ATC cell |
Concentrations |
50 mg/kg |
Incubation Time |
24 h |
Results |
Interestingly, PD-325901 treated mice showed a clear improvement in histology with some almost normal follicles and smaller PTC areas. GDC-0941 did not induce a beneficial effect at the histological level. Finally, mice treated with the combination, although resulting in smaller sections, seemed to have a similar histological presentation to PD-325901 alone treated animals (Figure 4C). |
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Source |
Oncotarget (2017). GDC-0941, Figure 3. (AbMole Bioscience, Hong-Kong, China) |
Method |
Western blot |
Cell Lines |
ATC cell |
Concentrations |
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Incubation Time |
24 h |
Results |
ERK1/2 and AKT phosphorylation were assessed first to demonstrate the drug efficiency. ERK1/2 phosphorylation ratio (p-ERK1/2 normalized to total ERK) was strongly decreased in all cell lines when treated with PD-325901 alone or in combination with GDC-0941. Similarly, GDC-0941 induced a strong reduction of AKT phosphorylation ratio (Figure 3). |
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Source |
Oncotarget (2017). GDC-0941, Figure 2. (AbMole Bioscience, Hong-Kong, China) |
Method |
apoptosis assay |
Cell Lines |
OCUT-2 cells |
Concentrations |
1 μM |
Incubation Time |
24 h |
Results |
Only the OCUT-2 cell line already showed increased apoptosis (double positive annexinV and PI cells) when treated with the combination for 24 h (Figure 2A). However, after 48 h of combination treatment, all three cell lines (Figure 2B and Supplementary Figure 1) had elevated double positive annexinV/PI cells (late apoptosis) and annexinV positive cells (early apoptosis). |
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Source |
Oncotarget (2017). GDC-0941, Figure 1. (AbMole Bioscience, Hong-Kong, China) |
Method |
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Cell Lines |
SW1736 and OCUT-2 cell lines |
Concentrations |
2 μM, 400 nM, 80 nM, 16 nM, 3.2 nM |
Incubation Time |
72 h |
Results |
We investigated the effect of the drugs on cell cycling. PD-325901 alone or in combination with GDC-0941 induced a G1 cycle arrest in SW1736 and 8505c cell lines. However, in OCUT-2, a significant effect was only observed for the combination (Figure 1C). |
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Source |
Mol Cancer (2017). GDC-0941, Figure 5. (AbMole BioScience, Hongkong, China) |
Method |
cell proliferation assay |
Cell Lines |
NIH3T3 cells |
Concentrations |
0-100 nM |
Incubation Time |
16 h |
Results |
Combination treatment led to more effective abrogation of AKT phosphorylation than either tepotinib or pictilisib alone, but p-S6 levels were generally unaltered (Fig. 5b). |
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Source |
Mol Cancer (2017). GDC-0941, Figure 4. (AbMole BioScience, Hongkong, China) |
Method |
In vivo tumor growth delay experiments |
Cell Lines |
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Concentrations |
50 mg/kg |
Incubation Time |
5 d |
Results |
Comparison of average tumor sizes of vector vs. H1047R at the experimental endpoint showed significant resistance to tepotinib in H1047R tumors (p = 0.012), as well as higher efficacy of pictilisib in the same group (p = 0.026; Fig. 4d). |
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Source |
Mol Cancer (2017). GDC-0941, Figure 1. (AbMole BioScience, Hongkong, China) |
Method |
Cell viability/toxicity assays |
Cell Lines |
NIH3T3 cells |
Concentrations |
0-100 nM |
Incubation Time |
16 h |
Results |
PI3K inhibition by pictilisib was similarly effective in reducing p-AKT levels in these three cell lines, but at a concentration of 100 nM p-S6 levels were lower in cells harboring PIK3CA mutations (Fig. 1b). |
Protocol (for reference only)
Cell Experiment |
Cell lines |
U87MG cell line |
Preparation method |
Proliferation Assay. The human tumor cell lines used wereobtained from the ATCC. Cells were plated at 4 × 104 cells/ mL and cultured at 37 °C with 5% CO2 in DMEM supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum, and L-glutamine. Test compound was added to replicate wells in a volume of 10 µL such that the final DMSO concentration did not exceed 0.2%. After 4 days of incubation, 10 µL of Alamar Blue reagent was added and developed for 6 h at 37 °C before measuring the fluorescence excitation/emission (wavelength 540/595 nm) using a Victor plate reader. The reported IC50 values are means of at least two independent experiments with variations of less than 20%.
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Concentrations |
0~10µM |
Incubation time |
4 days |
Animal Experiment |
Animal models |
Human tumor xenografts of U87MG glioblastoma of female NCr athymic mice |
Formulation |
10% DMSO, 5% Tween 20, 85% water |
Dosages |
75 mg/kg once daily |
Administration |
oral gavage |
Chemical Information
Molecular Weight |
513.64 |
Formula |
C23H27N7O3S2 |
CAS Number |
957054-30-7
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Solubility (25°C) |
DMSO 40 mg/mL |
Storage |
Powder -20°C 3 years ; 4°C 2 years
In solvent -80°C 6 months ; -20°C 1 month
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References
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[2] Bressanin et al. Oncotarget. Harnessing the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Eliminating activity by targeting at different levels.
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[4] Wallin et al. Clin Cancer Res. GDC-0941, a novel class I selective PI3K inhibitor, enhances the efficacy of docetaxel in human breast cancer models by increasing cell death in vitro and in vivo.
[5] Foreman et al. Mol Cancer Ther. ErbB3 inhibitory surrobodies inhibit tumor cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo.