Research Article

Targeting the FAK-Src Complex in Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors, Ewing Sarcoma, and Rhabdomyosarcoma

Table 4

FA, CI, and DRI values for defactinib and dasatinib combination treatment in DSRCT, ES, ARMS, and ERMS cell lines.

SubtypeCell lineFraction IC50FA-value (mean ± SD)CIDRI (def; das)

DSRCTJN-DSRCT-10.06250.101 ± 0.050.463(9.30; 2.81)
0.1250.202 ± 0.080.517(6.02; 2.85)
0.250.411 ± 0.100.532(4.16; 3.43)
0.50.736 ± 0.080.485(3.24; 5.69)
10.849 ± 0.010.685(2.02; 5.23)
20.870 ± 0.011.264(1.07; 3.04)
40.873 ± 0.012.500(0.54; 1.56)

ESTC320.06250.366 ± 0.060.576(12.7; 2.01)
0.1250.409 ± 0.130.783(7.28; 1.55)
0.250.484 ± 0.170.844(4.56; 1.60)
0.50.562 ± 0.150.939(2.87; 1.69)
10.671 ± 0.120.885(2.02; 2.56)
20.758 ± 0.071.000(1.39; 3.56)
40.774 ± 0.071.802(0.74; 2.20)

ARMSRh300.06250.155 ± 0.160.334(18.8; 3.57)
0.1250.176 ± 0.090.514(9.93; 2.42)
0.250.246 ± 0.140.515(6.16; 2.84)
0.50.440 ± 0.120.332(4.73; 8.30)
10.629 ± 0.030.342(3.44; 19.5)
20.741 ± 0.020.486(2.22; 27.9)
40.704 ± 0.021.088(1.02; 9.62)

ERMSRD0.06250.239 ± 0.030.083(22.9; 25.6)
0.1250.218 ± 0.030.177(10.7; 11.9)
0.250.281 ± 0.020.291(6.50; 7.29)
0.50.415 ± 0.030.411(4.56; 5.23)
10.557 ± 0.040.587(3.15; 3.70)
20.720 ± 0.030.876(1.55; 4.37)
40.758 ± 0.031.564(0.86; 2.46)

DSRCT: desmoplastic small round cell tumor; ES : Ewing sarcoma; ARMS: alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma; ERMS: embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma; FA-value: the fraction of cell viability affected by treatment; CI: combination index; DRI: dose reduction index; def: defactinib; das: dasatinib.