The combination of vorinostat and AZD1775 inhibits tumor growth and angiogenesis <i>in vivo</i> in an orthotopic mouse model of oral cancer and prolongs animal survival.<b>Conclusions:</b> Vorinostat synergizes with AZD1775 in HNSCC cells with mutant p53 <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> A strategy combining HDAC and WEE1 inhibition deserves further clinical investigation in patients with advanced HNSCC.<i></i>.
These results indicate that HNSCC cells expressing high-risk p53 mutations are significantly sensitized to cisplatin therapy by the selective wee-1 kinase inhibitor, supporting the clinical evaluation of MK-1775 in combination with cisplatin for the treatment of patients with TP53 mutant HNSCC.
In this study, we investigated the chemosensitizing efficacy of the selective Wee-1 kinase inhibitor, AZD-1775, in HPV(+) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).