RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Isoform switching as a mechanism of acquired resistance to isocitrate dehydrogenase inhibition JF bioRxiv FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory SP 381954 DO 10.1101/381954 A1 James J. Harding A1 Maeve A. Lowery A1 Alan H. Shih A1 Juan M. Schvartzman A1 Shengqi Hou A1 Christopher Famulare A1 Minal Patel A1 Mikhail Roshal A1 Richard K. G. Do A1 Ahmet Zehir A1 Daoqi You A1 S. Duygu Selcuklu A1 Agnes Viale A1 Martin S. Tallman A1 David M. Hyman A1 Ed Reznik A1 Lydia W.S. Finley A1 Elli Papaemmanuil A1 Alessandra Tosolini A1 Mark G. Frattini A1 Kyle J. MacBeth A1 Guowen Liu A1 Bin Fan A1 Sung Choe A1 Bin Wu A1 Yelena Y. Janjigian A1 Ingo K. Mellinghoff A1 Luis A. Diaz A1 Ross L. Levine A1 Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa A1 Eytan M. Stein A1 Andrew M. Intlekofer YR 2018 UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/08/01/381954.abstract AB Somatic mutations in cytosolic or mitochondrial isoforms of isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH1 or IDH2, respectively) contribute to oncogenesis via production of the metabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG). Isoform-selective IDH inhibitors suppress 2HG production and induce clinical responses in patients with IDH1- and IDH2-mutant malignancies. Despite the promising activity of IDH inhibitors, the mechanisms that mediate resistance to IDH inhibition are poorly understood. Here, we describe four clinical cases that identify mutant IDH isoform switching, either from mutant IDH1 to mutant IDH2 or vice versa, as a mechanism of acquired clinical resistance to IDH inhibition in solid and liquid tumors.Significance IDH-mutant cancers can develop resistance to isoform-selective IDH inhibition by “isoform switching” from mutant IDH1 to mutant IDH2 or vice versa, thereby restoring 2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG) production by the tumor. These findings underscore a role for continued 2HG production in tumor progression and suggest therapeutic strategies to prevent or overcome resistance.