The combination of NCB-0846 with cisplatin or etoposide was at best additive. In a subcutaneous xenograft in vivo model, pretreatment with NCB-0846 significantly enhanced the efficacy of IR and caused elevated necrosis in TNIKhigh LK2 tumors but not TNIKlow KNS62 tumors. Overall, these results indicate that TNIK inhibition may be a promising strategy to increase the efficacy of radiotherapy in LSCC patients with high TNIK expression.

Here we present structural insights into TNIK inhibitors targeting the ATP-binding site. We will discuss the effects of the binding of different chemical scaffolds of nanomolar inhibitors on the structure and function of TNIK.

This study proves that ZINC000040976869 and ZINC000008214460 are ideal lead compounds with inhibition targeting to TNIK. These compounds provide valuable ideas and information for the development of new colorectal cancer targeting drugs.

We have synthesized an oxetane derivative of the benzimidazole compound mebendazole (OBD9) with enhanced solubility and strong anti-cancer activity in multiple types of cancer cells, especially colorectal cancer (CRC)...Thus, OBD9 as a TNIK inhibitor blocks Wnt/beta-catenin signaling at the final step of transcriptional activation. We suggest that OBD9 provides a potential novel autophagy-mediated, Wnt-damping therapeutic strategy for the treatment of CRC.

The use of TNIKi achieves complete tumor control in 50% of mice when combined with checkpoint inhibitor targeting PD-1. These findings reveal immunogenic properties of TNIKi and indicate that the proportion of colorectal cancers responding to checkpoint therapy can be increased by combining it with immunogenic kinase inhibitors.

Our study supports 108600, an inhibitor that targets breast cancer stem cells, as a modulator of the immune microenvironment of TNBC. 108600 suppresses the Treg population among the TIL population and increases tumoral expression of PD-L1. Tregs have been associated with disease progression and metastases of TNBC.

In addition, the combination of ABT-263 and NCB-0846 exhibited synergistic effects in in vivo patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models with KRAS mutations. Our data provide a novel targeted combination treatment strategy for the CRC patient subgroup with KRAS or BRAF mutations.