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Chen J, Pang Y, Liao X, Zhou Y, Luo Q, Wu H, Zuo C, Zhang J, Lin Q, Chen X, Zhao L, Chen H. Development of [ 177Lu]Lu-LNC1010 for peptide receptor radionuclide therapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2024:10.1007/s00259-024-06874-9. [PMID: 39145784 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-024-06874-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 08/04/2024] [Indexed: 08/16/2024]
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PURPOSE Somatostatin Receptor 2 (SSTR2)-targeted radiopharmaceutical [68Ga]Ga-DOTATATE has potential advantages in the diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). This study introduces a novel long-lasting SSTR2 analogue, LNC1010, based on DOTATATE, a truncated Evans blue-binding moiety, and a polyethylene-glycol linker. We hypothesised that peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is more effective with [177Lu]Lu-LNC1010 than with [177Lu]Lu-DOTATATE in treating metastatic NPC. METHODS We assessed binding characteristics of LNC1010 in vitro using C666-1 NPC cells and in-vivo pharmacokinetics of [68Ga]Ga/[177Lu]Lu-LNC1010 in C666-1 NPC xenografts via PET and SPECT imaging, biodistribution studies, and PRRT, and compared them with [68Ga]Ga/[177Lu] Lu-labelled DOTATATE. Furthermore, a proof-of-concept approach for imaging and therapy was conducted in a patient with metastatic NPC. RESULTS LNC1010 exhibited strong uptake and specific affinity for SSTR2 in C666-1 NPC cells. PET and SPECT imaging demonstrated higher uptake and longer tumour retention of [68Ga]Ga/[177Lu]Lu-LNC1010 than [68Ga]Ga/[177Lu]Lu-DOTATATE in C666-1 NPC xenografts, indicating its suitability for PRRT applications in NPCs. Biodistribution studies confirmed the higher uptake and prolonged retention of [177Lu]Lu-LNC1010 than [177Lu]Lu-DOTATATE. In preclinical PRRT studies, [177Lu]Lu-LNC1010 showed greater inhibition of tumour growth in C666-1 NPC xenografts than [177Lu]Lu-DOTATATE. In a subsequent pilot clinical study, PRRT with [177Lu]Lu-LNC1010 achieved favourable therapeutic and negligible side effects in a patient with metastatic NPC. CONCLUSION [177Lu]Lu-LNC1010 demonstrated increased tumour uptake and prolonged retention in SSTR2-positive NPCs, with superior anti-tumour efficacy to that of [177Lu]Lu-DOTATATE in preclinical studies. These findings suggest that PRRT with [177Lu]Lu-LNC1010 is a promising treatment for advanced NPC, extending the clinical scope of PRRT beyond neuroendocrine tumours.
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- Jianhao Chen
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Minnan PET Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xiamen Cancer Center, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Minnan PET Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xiamen Cancer Center, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Surgery, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Clinical Imaging Research Centre, Centre for Translational Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Nanomedicine Translational Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos, Singapore, 138673, Singapore
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xiamen Cancer Center, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Minnan PET Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xiamen Cancer Center, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Laboratory of Xiamen Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Minnan PET Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Military Medical University (Shanghai Changhai Hospital), Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Surgery, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Clinical Imaging Research Centre, Centre for Translational Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Nanomedicine Translational Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos, Singapore, 138673, Singapore
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xiamen Cancer Center, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Surgery, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
- Clinical Imaging Research Centre, Centre for Translational Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
- Nanomedicine Translational Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos, Singapore, 138673, Singapore.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Minnan PET Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Xiamen Cancer Center, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
- Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Surgery, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
- Clinical Imaging Research Centre, Centre for Translational Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
- Nanomedicine Translational Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos, Singapore, 138673, Singapore.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Minnan PET Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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Sears T, Pagadala M, Castro A, Lee KH, Kong J, Tanaka K, Lippman S, Zanetti M, Carter H. Integrated germline and somatic features reveal divergent immune pathways driving ICB response. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.01.12.575430. [PMID: 38293085 PMCID: PMC10827124 DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.12.575430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Immune Checkpoint Blockade (ICB) has revolutionized cancer treatment, however mechanisms determining patient response remain poorly understood. Here we used machine learning to predict ICB response from germline and somatic biomarkers and interpreted the learned model to uncover putative mechanisms driving superior outcomes. Patients with higher T follicular helper infiltrates were robust to defects in the class-I Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC-I). Further investigation uncovered different ICB responses in MHC-I versus MHC-II neoantigen reliant tumors across patients. Despite similar response rates, MHC-II reliant responses were associated with significantly longer durable clinical benefit (Discovery: Median OS=63.6 vs. 34.5 months P=0.0074; Validation: Median OS=37.5 vs. 33.1 months, P=0.040). Characteristics of the tumor immune microenvironment reflected MHC neoantigen reliance, and analysis of immune checkpoints revealed LAG3 as a potential target in MHC-II but not MHC-I reliant responses. This study highlights the value of interpretable machine learning models in elucidating the biological basis of therapy responses.
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- Timothy Sears
- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA,, USA
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- Tumour Immunogenomics and Immunosurveillance Laboratory, University College London Cancer Institute, London, UK
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- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA USA
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- Division of Genomics and Precision Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA USA
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA USA
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA USA
- The Laboratory of Immunology, Moores Cancer Center and Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA USA
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- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA USA
- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA USA
- The Laboratory of Immunology, Moores Cancer Center and Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA USA
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Esfahani SA, De Aguiar Ferreira C, Summer P, Mahmood U, Heidari P. Addition of Peptide Receptor Radiotherapy to Immune Checkpoint Inhibition Therapy Improves Outcomes in Neuroendocrine Tumors. J Nucl Med 2023; 64:1056-1061. [PMID: 37024303 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.123.265391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are often diagnosed in advanced stages. Despite the advances in treatment approaches, including somatostatin analogs and peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT), these patients have no curative treatment option. Moreover, immunotherapy often yields modest results in NETs. We investigated whether combining PRRT using [177Lu]DOTATATE and immune checkpoint inhibition therapy improves treatment response in NETs. Methods: A gastroenteropancreatic NET model was generated by subcutaneous implantation of human QGP-1 cells in immune-reconstituted NOD.Cg-Prkdcscid Il2rgtm1Wjl /SzJ mice engrafted with human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (n = 96). Mice were randomly assigned to receive pembrolizumab (anti-PD1), [177Lu]DOTATATE (PRRT), simultaneous anti-PD1 and PRRT (S-PRRT), anti-PD1 on day 0 followed by PRRT on day 3 (delayed PRRT [D-PRRT]), PRRT on day 0 followed by anti-PD1 (early PRRT [E-PRRT]), or vehicle as control (n = 12/group). Human granzyme-B-specific [68Ga]NOTA-hGZP PET/MRI was performed before and 6 d after treatment initiation, as an indicator of T-cell activation. Response to treatment was based on tumor growth over 21 d and on histologic analyses of extracted tissues on flow cytometry for T cells, hematoxylin and eosin staining, and immunohistochemical staining. Results: [68Ga]NOTA-hGZP PET/MRI showed significantly increased uptake in tumors treated with E-PRRT, S-PRRT, and anti-PD1 on day 6 compared with baseline (SUVmax: 3.36 ± 0.42 vs. 0.73 ± 0.23; 2.36 ± 0.45 vs. 0.76 ± 0.30; 2.20 ± 0.20 vs. 0.72 ± 0.28, respectively; P < 0.001), whereas no significant change was seen in PET parameters in the D-PRRT, PRRT, or vehicle groups (P > 0.05). Ex vivo analyses confirmed the PET results showing the highest granzyme-B levels and T cells (specifically CD8-positive effector T cells) in the E-PRRT group, followed by the S-PRRT and anti-PD1 groups. Tumor growth follow-up showed the most significant tumor size reduction in the E-PRRT group (baseline to day 21, 205.00 ± 30.70 mm3 vs. 78.00 ± 11.75 mm3; P = 0.0074). Tumors showed less growth reduction in the PRRT, D-PRRT, and S-PRRT groups than in the E-PRRT group (P < 0.0001). The vehicle- and anti-PD-1-treated tumors showed continued growth. Conclusion: Combination of PRRT and anti-PD1 shows the most robust inflammatory response to NETs and a better overall outcome than immune checkpoint inhibition or PRRT alone. The most effective regimen is PRRT preceding anti-PD1 administration by several days.
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- Shadi A Esfahani
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; and
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts;
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Walters K, Stornetta A, Jacobs F, Villalta PW, Razzoli M, Grant M, Zordoky B, Bartolomucci A, Borgatti A, Balbo S. Identification of new candidate biomarkers to support doxorubicin treatments in canine cancer patients. BMC Vet Res 2021; 17:378. [PMID: 34876121 PMCID: PMC8650425 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-021-03062-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Both human and veterinary cancer chemotherapy are undergoing a paradigm shift from a “one size fits all” approach to more personalized, patient-oriented treatment strategies. Personalized chemotherapy is dependent on the identification and validation of biomarkers that can predict treatment outcome and/or risk of toxicity. Many cytotoxic chemotherapy agents, including doxorubicin, base their mechanism of action by interaction with DNA and disruption of normal cellular processes. We developed a high-resolution/accurate-mass liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry DNA screening approach for monitoring doxorubicin-induced DNA modifications (adducts) in vitro and in vivo. We used, for the first time, a new strategy involving the use of isotope-labeled DNA, which greatly facilitates adduct discovery. The overall goal of this work was to identify doxorubicin-DNA adducts to be used as biomarkers to predict drug efficacy for use in veterinary oncology. Results We used our novel mass spectrometry approach to screen for adducts in purified DNA exposed to doxorubicin. This initial in vitro screening identified nine potential doxorubicin-DNA adduct masses, as well as an intense signal corresponding to DNA-intercalated doxorubicin. Two of the adduct masses, together with doxorubicin and its metabolite doxorubicinol, were subsequently detected in vivo in liver DNA extracted from mice exposed to doxorubicin. Finally, the presence of these adducts and analytes was explored in the DNA isolated from dogs undergoing treatment with doxorubicin. The previously identified nine DOX-DNA adducts were not detected in these preliminary three samples collected seven days post-treatment, however intercalated doxorubicin and doxorubicinol were detected. Conclusions This work sets the stage for future evaluation of doxorubicin-DNA adducts and doxorubicin-related molecules as candidate biomarkers to personalize chemotherapy protocols for canine cancer patients. It demonstrates our ability to combine in one method the analysis of DNA adducts and DNA-intercalated doxorubicin and doxorubicinol. The last two analytes interestingly, were persistent in samples from canine patients undergoing doxorubicin chemotherapy seven days after treatment. The presence of doxorubicin in all samples suggests a role for it as a promising biomarker for use in veterinary chemotherapy. Future studies will involve the analysis of more samples from canine cancer patients to elucidate optimal timepoints for monitoring intercalated doxorubicin and doxorubicin-DNA adducts and the correlation of these markers with therapy outcome. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12917-021-03062-x.
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- Kristine Walters
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1365 Gortner Avenue, St Paul, MN, 55108, USA.,WestVet 24/7 Animal Emergency & Specialty Center, 5024 W Chinden Boulevard, Garden City, ID, 83714, USA
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, 2231 6th Street Southeast, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, 2231 6th Street Southeast, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.,Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, 2231 6th Street Southeast, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, 2231 6th Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, 308 Harvard Street S.E, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, 308 Harvard Street S.E, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, 2231 6th Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1365 Gortner Avenue, St Paul, MN, 55108, USA.,Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, 2231 6th Street Southeast, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.,Clinical Investigation Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, 2231 6th Street Southeast, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA. .,Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
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CD137 + T-Cells: Protagonists of the Immunotherapy Revolution. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13030456. [PMID: 33530328 PMCID: PMC7866028 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13030456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Simple Summary The CD137 receptor is expressed by activated antigen-specific T-cells. CD137+ T-cells were identified inside TILs and PBMCs of different tumor types and have proven to be the naturally occurring antitumor effector cells, capable of expressing a wide variability in terms of TCR specificity against both shared and neoantigenic tumor-derived peptides. The aim of this review is thus summarizing and highlighting their role as drivers of patients’ immune responses in anticancer therapies as well as their potential role in future and current strategies of immunotherapy. Abstract The CD137 receptor (4-1BB, TNF RSF9) is an activation induced molecule expressed by antigen-specific T-cells. The engagement with its ligand, CD137L, is capable of increasing T-cell survival, proliferation, and cytokine production. This allowed to identify the CD137+ T-cells as the real tumor-specific activated T-cell population. In fact, these cells express various TCRs that are specific for a wide range of tumor-derived peptides, both shared and neoantigenic ones. Moreover, their prevalence in sites close to the tumor and their unicity in killing cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo, raised particular interest in studying their potential role in different strategies of immunotherapy. They indeed showed to be a reliable marker able to predict patient’s outcome to immune-based therapies as well as monitor their response. In addition, the possibility of isolating and expanding this population, turned promising in order to generate effector antitumor T-cells in the context of adoptive T-cell therapies. CD137-targeting monoclonal antibodies have already shown their antitumor efficacy in cancer patients and a number of clinical trials are thus ongoing to test their possible introduction in different combination approaches of immunotherapy. Finally, the intracellular domain of the CD137 receptor was introduced in the anti-CD19 CAR-T cells that were approved by FDA for the treatment of pediatric B-cell leukemia and refractory B-cell lymphoma.
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Wang X, Wang F, Zhong M, Yarden Y, Fu L. The biomarkers of hyperprogressive disease in PD-1/PD-L1 blockage therapy. Mol Cancer 2020. [PMID: 32359357 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-020-01200-x.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), such as PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies (Abs) and anti-cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) Abs, are effective for patients with various cancers. However, low response rates to ICI monotherapies and even hyperprogressive disease (HPD) have limited the clinical application of ICIs. HPD is a novel pattern of progression, with an unexpected and fast progression in tumor volume and rate, poor survival of patients and early fatality. Considering the limitations of ICI due to HPD incidence, valid biomarkers are urgently needed to predict the occurrence of HPD and the efficacy of ICI. Here, we reviewed and summarized the known biomarkers of HPD, including tumor cell biomarkers, tumor microenvironment biomarkers, laboratory biomarkers and clinical indicators, which provide a potential effective approach for selecting patients sensitive to ICI cancer treatments.
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- Xueping Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Esophageal Cancer Institute, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Esophageal Cancer Institute, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Esophageal Cancer Institute, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100, Rehovot, Israel
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Esophageal Cancer Institute, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
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The biomarkers of hyperprogressive disease in PD-1/PD-L1 blockage therapy. Mol Cancer 2020; 19:81. [PMID: 32359357 PMCID: PMC7195736 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-020-01200-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), such as PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies (Abs) and anti-cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) Abs, are effective for patients with various cancers. However, low response rates to ICI monotherapies and even hyperprogressive disease (HPD) have limited the clinical application of ICIs. HPD is a novel pattern of progression, with an unexpected and fast progression in tumor volume and rate, poor survival of patients and early fatality. Considering the limitations of ICI due to HPD incidence, valid biomarkers are urgently needed to predict the occurrence of HPD and the efficacy of ICI. Here, we reviewed and summarized the known biomarkers of HPD, including tumor cell biomarkers, tumor microenvironment biomarkers, laboratory biomarkers and clinical indicators, which provide a potential effective approach for selecting patients sensitive to ICI cancer treatments.
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Ye L, Jia K, Wang L, Li W, Chen B, Liu Y, Wang H, Zhao S, He Y, Zhou C. CD137, an attractive candidate for the immunotherapy of lung cancer. Cancer Sci 2020; 111:1461-1467. [PMID: 32073704 PMCID: PMC7226203 DOI: 10.1111/cas.14354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Immunotherapy has become a hotspot in cancer therapy in recent years. Several immune checkpoints inhibitors have been used to treat lung cancer. CD137 is a kind of costimulatory molecule that mediates T cell activation, which regulates the activity of immune cells in a variety of physiological and pathological processes. Targeting CD137 or its ligand (CD137L) has been studied, aiming to enhance anticancer immune responses. Accumulating studies show that anti-CD137 mAbs alone or combined with other drugs have bright antitumor prospects. In the following, we reviewed the biology of CD137, the antitumor effects of anti-CD137 Ab monotherapy and the combined therapy in lung cancer.
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- Lingyun Ye
- Department of Medical OncologyShanghai Pulmonary HospitalTongji University Medical School Cancer InstituteTongji University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- Medical schoolTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Medical OncologyShanghai Pulmonary HospitalTongji University Medical School Cancer InstituteTongji University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- Medical schoolTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Medical OncologyShanghai Pulmonary HospitalTongji University Medical School Cancer InstituteTongji University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Medical OncologyShanghai Pulmonary HospitalTongji University Medical School Cancer InstituteTongji University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Medical OncologyShanghai Pulmonary HospitalTongji University Medical School Cancer InstituteTongji University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Medical OncologyShanghai Pulmonary HospitalTongji University Medical School Cancer InstituteTongji University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- Medical schoolTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Medical OncologyShanghai Pulmonary HospitalTongji University Medical School Cancer InstituteTongji University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- Medical schoolTongji UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of Medical OncologyShanghai Pulmonary HospitalTongji University Medical School Cancer InstituteTongji University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Medical OncologyShanghai Pulmonary HospitalTongji University Medical School Cancer InstituteTongji University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Department of Medical OncologyShanghai Pulmonary HospitalTongji University Medical School Cancer InstituteTongji University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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Scognamiglio G, Capone M, Mallardo D, Botti G, Ascierto PA, Madonna G. Multiplex immunohistochemistry assay to evaluate the melanoma tumor microenvironment. Methods Enzymol 2019; 635:21-31. [PMID: 32122547 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2019.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The tumor microenvironment (TME) is composed of a set of cellular compartments comprising vascular, neuroendocrine, stromal, epithelial and immune cells. These compartments constitute a heterogeneous and dynamic set, where intercellular communication is driven by a complex network of cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, and inflammatory and matrix remodeling enzymes. Based on this complexity, an increasing number of assays may be required to identify and locate specific proteins in the tissue section and the standard procedure is to perform one stain at a time on serial sections. Recently, interest in performing multiple assays on formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) specimens has gained ground, and is referred to as multiplexing, i.e., multiple staining of the same section at the same time. Multiple staining is a promising approach that may help to improve understanding of the interactions between the different cellular components of the TME, stratify cancer patients, and help clinicians in their patient management. In this chapter, we detail a simple methodological approach to perform multiple staining on the same section using tissue obtained from patients with melanoma. This procedure evaluates the presence and location of three different proteins, human leukocyte antigen (HLA), forkhead box protein 3 (FoxP3) and Granzyme B (GRZB).
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy.
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy
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Khunger A, Rytlewski JA, Fields P, Yusko EC, Tarhini AA. The impact of CTLA-4 blockade and interferon-α on clonality of T-cell repertoire in the tumor microenvironment and peripheral blood of metastatic melanoma patients. Oncoimmunology 2019; 8:e1652538. [PMID: 31646098 PMCID: PMC6791420 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2019.1652538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Patients with metastatic melanoma were treated with tremelimumab and interferon-α (IFN) in a previously reported clinical trial [NCT00610857]. Responses were assessed by RECIST criteria as complete (CR) or partial (PR), stable disease (SD) or progressive disease (PD). In this study, T-cell receptor (TCR) beta-chain repertoire was immunosequenced in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) specimens (N = 33) and tumor samples (N = 18) utilizing the immunoSEQ® Assay to determine repertoire clonality and T cell fractions at pre-treatment (tumor and PBMC), one month (PBMC) and 3 months (PBMC) time points and evaluate its association with clinical outcomes. In the pretreatment tumor microenvironment (TME), T cell clonality was significantly (p = .035) different and greater in patients who achieved disease control (CR, PR, SD) versus those with non-disease control (PD) as best response to treatment. Further, there was significantly (p = .001) increased TCR fraction in tissue of responders (CR, PR) versus non-responders (PD, SD). In examining T cell clonality in the circulation (PBMC), no significant associations were found in the pretreatment samples. However, early on-treatment (4 weeks) there was a significant decrease in T cell clonality that was associated with improved overall survival (p = .01) and progression-free survival (p = .04). In addition, analysis of temporal changes in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) and peripheral TCR repertoire revealed that responders had significantly higher clonal expansion of TIL in the circulation at 4 weeks than non-responders (p = .036). Our study provided interesting mechanistic data related to CTLA-4 Blockade and IFN and potential biomarkers of immunotherapeutic benefit.
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- Arjun Khunger
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Comprehensive Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA
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Zhao X, Chen X, Shen X, Tang P, Chen C, Zhu Q, Li M, Xia R, Yang X, Feng C, Zhu X, Zhu Y, Sun Z, Zhang X, Lu B, Wang X. IL-36β Promotes CD8 + T Cell Activation and Antitumor Immune Responses by Activating mTORC1. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1803. [PMID: 31447838 PMCID: PMC6692458 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Cytokine-amplified functional CD8+ T cells ensure effective eradication of tumors. Interleukin 36α (IL-36α), IL-36β, and IL-36γ share the same receptor complex, composed of the IL-36 receptor (IL-36R), and IL-1RAcP. Recently, we revealed that IL-36γ greatly promoted CD8+ T cell activation, contributing to antitumor immune responses. However, the underlying mechanism of IL-36-mediated CD8+ T cell activation remains understood. In the current study, we proved that IL-36β had the same effect on CD8+ T cell as IL-36γ, and uncovered that IL-36β significantly activated mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) of CD8+ T cells. When mTORC1 was inhibited by rapamycin, IL-36β-stimulated CD8+ T cell activation and expansion was drastically downregulated. Further, we elucidated that IL-36β-mediated mTORC1 activation was dependent on the pathway of phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K)/Akt, IκB kinase (IKK) and myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88). Inhibition of PI3K or IKK by inhibitor, or deficiency of MyD88, respectively, suppressed mTORC1 signal, causing arrest of CD8+ T cell activation. Additionally, it was validated that IL-36β significantly promoted mTORC1 activation and antitumor function of CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in vivo, resulting in inhibition of tumor growth and prolongation of survival of tumor-bearing mice. Taken together, we substantiated that IL-36β could promote CD8+ T cell activation through activating mTORC1 dependent on PI3K/Akt, IKK and MyD88 pathways, leading to enhancement of antitumor immune responses, which laid the foundations for applying IL-36β into tumor immunotherapy.
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- Xin Zhao
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, The Affiliated Hospital for Infectious Diseases of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, The Affiliated Hospital for Infectious Diseases of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Peking, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Department of Immunology, School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Institute of Medical Biotechnology, Suzhou Vocational Health College, Vocational Health College, Suzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Harder N, Schönmeyer R, Nekolla K, Meier A, Brieu N, Vanegas C, Madonna G, Capone M, Botti G, Ascierto PA, Schmidt G. Automatic discovery of image-based signatures for ipilimumab response prediction in malignant melanoma. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7449. [PMID: 31092853 PMCID: PMC6520405 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43525-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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In the context of precision medicine with immunotherapies there is an increasing need for companion diagnostic tests to identify potential therapy responders and avoid treatment coming along with severe adverse events for non-responders. Here, we present a retrospective case study to discover image-based signatures for developing a potential companion diagnostic test for ipilimumab (IPI) in malignant melanoma. Signature discovery is based on digital pathology and fully automatic quantitative image analysis using virtual multiplexing as well as machine learning and deep learning on whole-slide images. We systematically correlated the patient outcome data with potentially relevant local image features using a Tissue Phenomics approach with a sound cross validation procedure for reliable performance evaluation. Besides uni-variate models we also studied combinations of signatures in several multi-variate models. The most robust and best performing model was a decision tree model based on relative densities of CD8+ tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in the intra-tumoral infiltration region. Our results are well in agreement with observations described in previously published studies regarding the predictive value of the immune contexture, and thus, provide predictive potential for future development of a companion diagnostic test.
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences and Center for Basic and Clinical Immunology Research (CISI), University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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Chu DT, Bac ND, Nguyen KH, Tien NLB, Thanh VV, Nga VT, Ngoc VTN, Anh Dao DT, Hoan LN, Hung NP, Trung Thu NT, Pham VH, Vu LN, Pham TAV, Thimiri Govinda Raj DB. An Update on Anti-CD137 Antibodies in Immunotherapies for Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20081822. [PMID: 31013788 PMCID: PMC6515339 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20081822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Revised: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The selective expression of CD137 on cells of the immune system (e.g., T and DC cells) and oncogenic cells in several types of cancer leads this molecule to be an attractive target to discover cancer immunotherapy. Therefore, specific antibodies against CD137 are being studied and developed aiming to activate and enhance anti-cancer immune responses as well as suppress oncogenic cells. Accumulating evidence suggests that anti-CD137 antibodies can be used separately to prevent tumor in some cases, while in other cases, these antibodies need to be co-administered with other antibodies or drugs/vaccines/regents for a better performance. Thus, in this work, we aim to update and discuss current knowledge about anti-cancer effects of anti-CD137 antibodies as mono- and combined-immunotherapies.
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- Dinh-Toi Chu
- Faculty of Biology, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
- School of Odonto Stomatology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
- Institute of Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0372 Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Education and Training, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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- Institute of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Institute of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Institute for Research and Development, Duy Tan University, 03 Quang Trung, Danang 550000, Vietnam.
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- School of Odonto Stomatology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Faculty of Biology, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Faculty of Biology, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Faculty of Biology, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Faculty of Biology, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- AI Lab, Faculty of Information Technology, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.
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- Organ Transplantation Center, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Faculty of Odonto-Stomatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.
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Ghiringhelli F. Nouvelles stratégies innovantes en immunothérapie. Bull Cancer 2019; 105 Suppl 1:S101-S112. [PMID: 30595191 DOI: 10.1016/s0007-4551(18)30395-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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NOVEL STRATEGY IN ONCOIMMUNOLOGY Recent advances in immuno-oncology with the development of anti-PD1/PD-L1 antibodies are revolutionizing oncological management. Immuno-oncology I currently developing in most histological types of cancer. However, the rate of success of anti-PD1/PD-L1 antibodies in monotherapy is limited by a limited to a subpopulation of patients accounting for about 25-30 % of patients in most indications. The development of new strategies is based on this observation with the aim to predict response or enhancing response rate. Thus, we note the development of different strategies aimed at better selecting patients or combining inhibitory checkpoints with other therapies in order to increase their effectiveness. This review will study therapeutic test strategies to validate these new associations.
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- François Ghiringhelli
- Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 21000 Dijon, France; Centre Georges-François-Leclerc, département d'oncologie médicale, 1, rue du Professeur-Marion, 21000 Dijon, France; Inserm LNC U1231, 21000 Dijon, France.
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Cui C, Tian X, Wu J, Zhang C, Tan Q, Guan X, Dong B, Zhao M, Lu Z, Hao C. T cell receptor β-chain repertoire analysis of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in pancreatic cancer. Cancer Sci 2018; 110:61-71. [PMID: 30426614 PMCID: PMC6317932 DOI: 10.1111/cas.13877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Pancreatic cancer is lethal due to lack of perceptible symptoms and effective treatment methods. Immunotherapy may provide promising therapeutic choices for malignant tumors like pancreatic cancer. Tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) in tumor mesenchyme could recognize peptide antigens presented on the surface of tumor cells. The present study aimed to test the relationship between the T cell receptor (TCR) β repertoire of the tumor and peripheral blood, and also to investigate the intra‐tumor spatial heterogeneity of the TCR β repertoire in pancreatic cancer. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate the clonal composition of TCR β repertoire in TIL across the spatial extent of pancreatic cancer. In this study, we studied 5 patients who were diagnosed with primary pancreatic cancer. Ultra‐deep sequencing was used to assess the rearrangement of the TCR β‐chain (TCR β) gene. HE staining and immunohistochemistry of CD3, CD4, CD8 and HLA class I were used to show histopathology and immune conditions macroscopically. TIL repertoire showed that different regions of the same tumor showed a greater number of repertoire overlaps between each other than between peripheral blood, which suggested that T cell clones in pancreatic cancer might be quite different from those in peripheral blood. In contrast, intra‐tumoral TCR β repertoires were spatially homogeneous between different regions of a single tumor tissue. Based on these results, we speculated that the cellular adaptive immune response in pancreatic cancer was spatially homogeneous; this may pave the way for immunotherapy for the treatment of pancreatic cancer patients.
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- Can Cui
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Laboratory of Genetics, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Central Laboratory, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Pathology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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Yang B, Liu T, Qu Y, Liu H, Zheng SG, Cheng B, Sun J. Progresses and Perspectives of Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Antibody Therapy in Head and Neck Cancers. Front Oncol 2018; 8:563. [PMID: 30547012 PMCID: PMC6279860 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2018.00563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Head and neck cancer is the 6th most common malignancy worldwide and urgently requires novel therapy methods to change the situation of low 5-years survival rate and poor prognosis. Targeted therapy provides more precision, higher efficiency while lower adverse effects than traditional treatments like surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Blockade of PD-1 pathway with antibodies against PD-1 or PD-L1 is such a typical targeted therapy which reconstitutes anti-tumor activity of T cell in treatments of cancers, especially those highly expressing PD-L1, including head and neck cancers. There are many clinical trials all over the world and FDA has approved anti-PD-1/PD-L1 drugs for head and neck cancers. However, with the time going, the dark side of this therapy has emerged, including some serious side effects and drug resistance. Novel materials like nanoparticles and combination therapy have been developed to improve the efficacy. At the same time, standards for evaluation of activity and safety are to be established for this new therapy. Here we provide a systematic review with comprehensive depth on the application of anti-PD1/PD-L1 antibodies in head and neck cancer treatment: mechanism, drugs, clinical studies, influencing factors, adverse effects and managements, and the potential future developments.
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- Bo Yang
- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Rheumatology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, United States
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- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Durvalumab: a newly approved checkpoint inhibitor for the treatment of urothelial carcinoma. Curr Probl Cancer 2018; 43:181-194. [PMID: 30270097 DOI: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2018.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Until a recent introduction to checkpoint inhibitors, there were limited second-line chemotherapy options for urothelial carcinoma (UC) patients with disease progression after first-line, platinum-based treatment. Outcomes for patients with advanced disease over the past 30 years have highlighted a need for new and better therapy. In response to evolving interest, durvalumab (MEDI4736) was introduced as a potential treatment for advanced stages of UC. Durvalumab is a selective, high-affinity, human IgG1 kappa monoclonal antibody engineered with a triple mutation to reduce toxicity. This checkpoint inhibitor has shown promise in advanced UC and is currently the topic of much discussion in the cancer research community. This review article will explore the details surrounding durvalumab, while also giving a brief overview of additional immunotherapeutic agents utilized for UC.
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Madonna G, Ballesteros-Merino C, Feng Z, Bifulco C, Capone M, Giannarelli D, Mallardo D, Simeone E, Grimaldi AM, Caracò C, Botti G, Fox BA, Ascierto PA. PD-L1 expression with immune-infiltrate evaluation and outcome prediction in melanoma patients treated with ipilimumab. Oncoimmunology 2018; 7:e1405206. [PMID: 30524879 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2017.1405206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Tumor microenvironment may have a key role in providing immunological markers that can help predict clinical response to treatment with checkpoint inhibitors. We investigated whether the baseline expression of PD-L1 in advanced melanoma patients treated with ipilimumab may correlate with clinical outcome. Methods: PD-L1 expression was assessed in 114 patients with advanced melanoma treated with ipilimumab and, in a cohort of 77 patients, a comprehensive assessment using multispectral imaging to assess the presence and distribution of CD3+, CD8+, CD163+, FOXP3+ and PD-L1+ cells inside and at periphery of the tumor was performed. Results: PD-L1 status alone was not a predictive biomarker for response or survival. There was an association between clinical benefit from ipilimumab therapy with the coexistence of low densities of CD8+ and high densities of CD163+ PD-L1+ cells at the periphery of the tumor. Conclusions: To explain the association of this peculiar microenvironment with clinical benefit from ipilimumab, we proposed a model where baseline CD8 cells levels are low due to inhibitory effect of Tregs and to pro-tumor activity of TAM M2 (CD163+ PD-L1+ cells). Ipilimumab treatment causes a decrease of Treg cells, mediated by ADCC from macrophages, with a concomitant change in TAM polarization that switches from M2 to M1 with a subsequent attraction of CD8 cells and the increase of antitumor response.
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- Gabriele Madonna
- Melanoma Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Robert W. Franz Cancer Research Center, Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Providence Cancer Center, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
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- Robert W. Franz Cancer Research Center, Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Providence Cancer Center, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA.,Department of Cancer Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Robert W. Franz Cancer Research Center, Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Providence Cancer Center, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA.,Department of Pathology, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
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- Melanoma Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Melanoma Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Melanoma Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Melanoma Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Melanoma and Sarcoma Surgery Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Pathology, IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Fondazione "G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Robert W. Franz Cancer Research Center, Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Providence Cancer Center, Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA.,Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Melanoma Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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Fuentes-Antrás J, Provencio M, Díaz-Rubio E. Hyperprogression as a distinct outcome after immunotherapy. Cancer Treat Rev 2018; 70:16-21. [PMID: 30053725 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2018.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Cancer research is living a time of unparalleled expectations around immunotherapy, a therapeutic strategy that materializes the elegant idea of weaponizing our immune system to eradicate tumor cells. In an everchanging standard of care, a growing number of studies have shown that immunotherapy may accelerate tumor progression in a significant subset of patients ranging from 4% to 29% across multiple histologies. The identification of hyperprogression poses a challenge for RECIST criteria, which fail to capture pre- and post-treatment tumor growth kinetics at early times of disease. To this end, parameters such as the TGR (Tumor Growth Rate), TGK (Tumor Growth Kinetics), and TTF (Time to Treatment Failure) have been proposed. Although the definition of hyperprogression is not consistent among research groups, it may be depicted as a RECIST progression at the first on-treatment scan with at least a doubling in growth pace when comparing pre- and post-treatment periods. Unlike pseudoprogression, patients displaying hyperprogression present worse survival outcomes. This phenomenon has been independently associated to older age, higher metastatic load, and previous irradiation, but remarkably failed to show association to tumor burden or aggressive pre-treatment growth. Despite the pivotal interest of recognizing subjects at increased risk of hyperprogression, only MDM2 amplification and EGFR aberrations have been described as potential biomarkers and require further validation. In addition, tumor mutation burden and circulating DNA may be valuable to this purpose. This work provides an update on epidemiology, clinical predictors, biomarkers, and a plausible molecular rationale of hyperprogressive disease after immunotherapy.
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- J Fuentes-Antrás
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
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- Derpartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Cancer Translational Unit, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, IdISCC, CIBERONC, Madrid, Spain
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Zhang W, Wu S, Guo K, Hu Z, Peng J, Li J. Correlation and clinical significance of LC3, CD68+ microglia, CD4+ T lymphocytes, and CD8+ T lymphocytes in gliomas. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2018; 168:167-174. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.02.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Ghiringhelli F. WITHDRAWN: Nouvelles stratégies innovantes en immunothérapie. Bull Cancer 2018:S0007-4551(18)30114-0. [PMID: 29704931 DOI: 10.1016/j.bulcan.2018.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- François Ghiringhelli
- Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 21000 Dijon, France; Centre Georges-François-Leclerc, département d'oncologie médicale, 1, rue du Professeur-Marion, 21000 Dijon, France; Inserm LNC U1231, 21000 Dijon, France.
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Fulcher CD, Haigentz M, Ow TJ. AHNS Series: Do you know your guidelines? Principles of treatment for locally advanced or unresectable head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck 2018; 40:676-686. [PMID: 29171929 PMCID: PMC5849482 DOI: 10.1002/hed.25025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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This article is a continuation of the "Do You Know Your Guidelines" series, initiated by the Education committee of the American Head and Neck Society. Treatment guidelines for advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma are reviewed here, including the critical roles of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and the recent application of immunotherapy agents. We will be limiting this discussion to include cancers of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx. It should be noted that much of the article pertains to human papillomavirus (HPV)-negative oropharyngeal cancer where applicable, as HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma carries a different natural history, different prognosis, and now different staging criteria. Additionally, the article will not include information on nasopharyngeal or sinus cancers, as these latter topics are covered in separate "Do you know your guidelines?" installments and these diagnoses carry somewhat different approaches to diagnosis and management that diverge from the focus of this article.
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- Cory D. Fulcher
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Medicine (Oncology), Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Department of Medicine (Oncology), Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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Marconcini R, Spagnolo F, Stucci LS, Ribero S, Marra E, Rosa FD, Picasso V, Di Guardo L, Cimminiello C, Cavalieri S, Orgiano L, Tanda E, Spano L, Falcone A, Queirolo P. Current status and perspectives in immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma. Oncotarget 2018; 9:12452-12470. [PMID: 29552325 PMCID: PMC5844761 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.23746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Metastatic melanoma was the first malignancy in which immune checkpoint inhibitors demonstrated their successful efficacy. Currently, the knowledge on the interaction between the immune system and malignant disease is steadily increasing and new drugs and therapeutic strategies are overlooking in the clinical scenario. To provide a comprehensive overview of immune modulating drugs currently available in the treatment of melanoma as well as to discuss of possible future strategies in the metastatic melanoma setting, the present review aims at analyzing controversial aspects about the optimal immunomodulating treatment sequences, the search for biomarkers of efficacy of immunocheckpoint inhibitors, and innovative combinations of drugs currently under investigation.
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- Riccardo Marconcini
- Unit of Medical Oncology 2, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria
Pisana, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and
Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS AOU San Martino-Istituto
Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and
Clinical Oncology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Dermatologic Clinic, Department of Medical Sciences,
University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Dermatologic Clinic, Department of Medical Sciences,
University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei
Tumori, IRST IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS AOU San Martino-Istituto
Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
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- AOU Cagliari, Department of Medical Oncology, University of
Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS AOU San Martino-Istituto
Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS AOU San Martino-Istituto
Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
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- Unit of Medical Oncology 2, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria
Pisana, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and
Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS AOU San Martino-Istituto
Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
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- Unit of Medical Oncology 2, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria
Pisana, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and
Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy
- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS AOU San Martino-Istituto
Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and
Clinical Oncology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
- Dermatologic Clinic, Department of Medical Sciences,
University of Turin, Turin, Italy
- Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei
Tumori, IRST IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan,
Italy
- AOU Cagliari, Department of Medical Oncology, University of
Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Contreras-Sandoval AM, Merino M, Vasquez M, Trocóniz IF, Berraondo P, Garrido MJ. Correlation between anti-PD-L1 tumor concentrations and tumor-specific and nonspecific biomarkers in a melanoma mouse model. Oncotarget 2018; 7:76891-76901. [PMID: 27764774 PMCID: PMC5363557 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Blockade of PD-L1 with specific monoclonal antibodies (anti-PD-L1) represents a therapeutic strategy to increase the capability of the immune system to modulate the tumor immune-resistance. The relationship between anti-PD-L1 tumor exposition and anti-tumor effect represents a challenge that has been addressed in this work through the identification of certain biomarkers implicated in the antibody's mechanism of action, using a syngeneic melanoma mouse model. The development of an in-vitro/in-vivo platform has allowed us to investigate the PD-L1 behavior after its blockage with anti-PD-L1 at cellular level and in animals. In-vitro studies showed that the complex PD-L1/anti-PD-L1 was retained mainly at the cell surface. The antibody concentration and time exposure affected directly the recycling or ligand turnover. In-vivo studies showed that anti-PD-L1 was therapeutically active at all stage of the disease, with a rapid onset, a low but durable efficacy and non-relevant toxic effect. This efficacy measured as tumor shrinkage correlated with tumor-specific infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), which increased as antibody tumor concentrations increased. Both, TILS and antibody concentrations followed similar kinetic patterns, justifying the observed anti-PD-L1 rapid onset. Interestingly, peripheral lymphocytes (PBLs) behave as infiltrating lymphocytes, suggesting that these PBLs might be considered as a possible biomarker for antibody activity.
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- Ana M Contreras-Sandoval
- School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Program of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Navarra, 31008, Spain
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- School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Program of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Navarra, 31008, Spain
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- School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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Balatoni T, Mohos A, Papp E, Sebestyén T, Liszkay G, Oláh J, Varga A, Lengyel Z, Emri G, Gaudi I, Ladányi A. Tumor-infiltrating immune cells as potential biomarkers predicting response to treatment and survival in patients with metastatic melanoma receiving ipilimumab therapy. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2018; 67:141-151. [PMID: 28988380 PMCID: PMC11028067 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-017-2072-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Monoclonal antibodies targeting immune checkpoints are gaining ground in the treatment of melanoma and other cancers, and considerable effort is made to identify biomarkers predicting the efficacy of these therapies. Our retrospective study was performed on surgical tissue samples (52 lymph nodes and 34 cutaneous/subcutaneous metastases) from 30 patients with metastatic melanoma treated with ipilimumab. Using a panel of 11 antibodies against different immune cell types, intratumoral immune cell densities were determined and evaluated in relation to response to ipilimumab treatment and disease outcome. For most markers studied, median immune cell densities were at least two times higher in lymph node metastases compared to skin/subcutaneous ones; therefore, the prognostic and predictive associations of immune cell infiltration were evaluated separately in the two groups of metastases as well as in all samples as a whole. Higher prevalence of several immune cell types was seen in lymph node metastases of the responders compared to non-responders, particularly FOXP3+ cells and CD8+ T lymphocytes. In subcutaneous or cutaneous metastases, on the other hand, significant difference could be observed only in the case of CD16 and CD68. Associations of labeled cell densities with survival were also found for most cell types studied in nodal metastases, and for CD16+ and CD68+ cells in skin/s.c. metastatic cases. Our results corroborate the previous findings suggesting an association between an immunologically active tumor microenvironment and response to ipilimumab treatment, and propose new potential biomarkers for predicting treatment efficacy and disease outcome.
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- Tímea Balatoni
- Department of Oncodermatology, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- 1st Institute of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Surgical and Molecular Pathology, National Institute of Oncology, 7-9. Ráth György u., Budapest, H-1122, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology, St. John's Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Oncodermatology, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Oncodermatology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- National Korányi Institute of TB and Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Surgical and Molecular Pathology, National Institute of Oncology, 7-9. Ráth György u., Budapest, H-1122, Hungary.
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Tucci M, Passarelli A, Mannavola F, Stucci LS, Ascierto PA, Capone M, Madonna G, Lopalco P, Silvestris F. Serum exosomes as predictors of clinical response to ipilimumab in metastatic melanoma. Oncoimmunology 2017; 7:e1387706. [PMID: 29308314 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2017.1387706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Revised: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Immunotherapy is effective in metastatic melanoma (MM) but most studies failed in discovering a biomarker predictive of clinical response. Exosomes (Exo) from melanoma cells are detectable in sera of MM patients similarly to those produced by immune cells that control the tumor progression. Here, we investigated by flow-cytometry the levels of Exo from both T-cells and dendritic cells (DCs) in 59 patients with MM treated with IPI and the relative expression of PD-1, CD28 and ICOS as well as CD80 and CD86. We found a significant increment of PD-1 and CD28 expression in patients achieving a clinical response reflected by improvement of both PFS and OS. Furthermore, MM patients receiving IPI who showed extended PFS underwent increased expression of CD80 and CD86 on DC-derived Exo at the end of treatment. These results suggest a possible association of both PD-1 and CD28 up-regulation on immune cell-derived Exo in patients with better clinical response to IPI.
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- Marco Tucci
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapy Unit, 'G. Pascale Tumor National Institute' - Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapy Unit, 'G. Pascale Tumor National Institute' - Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Melanoma, Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapy Unit, 'G. Pascale Tumor National Institute' - Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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Predicting response and toxicity to immune checkpoint inhibitors using routinely available blood and clinical markers. Br J Cancer 2017; 117:913-920. [PMID: 28950287 PMCID: PMC5625676 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2017] [Revised: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are an important development in the treatment of advanced cancer. A substantial proportion of patients treated with ICI do not respond, and additionally patients discontinue treatment due to adverse effects. While many novel biological markers related to the specific mechanisms of ICI actions have been investigated, there has also been considerable research to identify routinely available blood and clinical markers that may predict response to ICI therapy. If validated, these markers have the advantage of being easily integrated into clinical use for nominal expense. Several markers have shown promise, including baseline and post-treatment changes in leucocyte counts, lactate dehydrogenase and C-reactive protein. While promising, the results between studies have been inconsistent due to small sample sizes, follow-up time and variability in the assessed markers. To date, research on routinely available blood and clinical markers has focussed primarily on ICI use in melanoma, the use of ipilimumab and on univariate associations, but preliminary evidence is emerging for other cancer types, other ICIs and for combining markers in multivariable clinical prediction models.
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Inhibitors of Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Antigen 4 and Programmed Death 1/Programmed Death 1 Ligand for Metastatic Melanoma, Dual Versus Monotherapy-Summary of Advances and Future Directions for Studying These Drugs. Cancer J 2017; 23:3-9. [PMID: 28114249 DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Immense progress in the field of cancer immunotherapy has garnered several novel and successful treatments for metastatic melanoma. Beginning with therapies targeting cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4), objective response rates, overall survival, and long-term survival were significantly increased when compared with glycoprotein 100 vaccine therapies. Expanding the breadth of therapies aimed to "release the breaks" on the active immune system, anti-programmed death 1 (PD-1) and anti-programmed death 1 ligand (PD-L1) therapies further improved overall survival, progression-free survival, and objective tumor response while exhibiting more favorable safety profiles compared with ipilimumab and to chemotherapy agents. Given the power of these agents as monotherapies, a combination approach sought to combine the anti-CTLA agent ipilimumab and anti-PD-1 agent, nivolumab, to form a double-pronged attack and target several mechanisms within the active immune system. Given the promise in elevated response rates and progression-free survival, the future appears promising along the immunotherapy front. Continuing the push for progress, biomarkers to uncover the profile of responders to the various therapies will become vital in the treatment of metastatic melanoma patients. Here, we highlight the advances of CTLA-4 and PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in the metastatic melanoma setting and discuss future directions for uncovering the full potential of these therapies.
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Dick J, Lang N, Slynko A, Kopp-Schneider A, Schulz C, Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss A, Enk AH, Hassel JC. Use of LDH and autoimmune side effects to predict response to ipilimumab treatment. Immunotherapy 2017; 8:1033-44. [PMID: 27485076 DOI: 10.2217/imt-2016-0083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ipilimumab is a cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 antibody that enhances T-cell activity and proliferation. METHODS In a retrospective analysis of 86 patients the clinical benefits of ipilimumab treatment were correlated with laboratory and clinical data. RESULTS A lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) value within the normal range before the start of therapy was significantly correlated with better OS (p ≤ 0.009). An increase in LDH level after two cycles was indicative of a poor outcome, and was significantly negatively correlated with treatment response and overall survival and progression-free survival. 42% of all patients suffered from autoimmune toxicity (CTCAE grades 2-4). The occurrence of autoimmune toxicity clearly correlated with clinical benefit. CONCLUSION Changes in LDH level and side effects correlate with response to therapy and survival.
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- J Dick
- Department of Dermatology & National Centre for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology & National Centre for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Centre DKFZ, Department of Biostatistics, Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Centre DKFZ, Department of Biostatistics, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology & National Centre for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology & National Centre for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology & National Centre for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Gnjatic S, Bronte V, Brunet LR, Butler MO, Disis ML, Galon J, Hakansson LG, Hanks BA, Karanikas V, Khleif SN, Kirkwood JM, Miller LD, Schendel DJ, Tanneau I, Wigginton JM, Butterfield LH. Identifying baseline immune-related biomarkers to predict clinical outcome of immunotherapy. J Immunother Cancer 2017; 5:44. [PMID: 28515944 PMCID: PMC5432988 DOI: 10.1186/s40425-017-0243-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
As cancer strikes, individuals vary not only in terms of factors that contribute to its occurrence and development, but as importantly, in their capacity to respond to treatment. While exciting new therapeutic options that mobilize the immune system against cancer have led to breakthroughs for a variety of malignancies, success is limited to a subset of patients. Pre-existing immunological features of both the host and the tumor may contribute to how patients will eventually fare with immunotherapy. A broad understanding of baseline immunity, both in the periphery and in the tumor microenvironment, is needed in order to fully realize the potential of cancer immunotherapy. Such interrogation of the tumor, blood, and host immune parameters prior to treatment is expected to identify biomarkers predictive of clinical outcome as well as to elucidate why some patients fail to respond to immunotherapy. To approach these opportunities for progress, the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) reconvened the Immune Biomarkers Task Force. Comprised of an international multidisciplinary panel of experts, Working Group 4 sought to make recommendations that focus on the complexity of the tumor microenvironment, with its diversity of immune genes, proteins, cells, and pathways naturally present at baseline and in circulation, and novel tools to aid in such broad analyses.
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- Sacha Gnjatic
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, S5-105, 1470 Madison Avenue, Box 1128, New York, NY 10029 USA
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- Head of Immunology Section, University of Verona, Piazzale Le L. A. Scuro, 10, Verona, Italy
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- Immodulon Therapeutics Ltd, Stockley Park, 6-9 The Square, Uxbridge, UK
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- Princess Margaret Hospital/Ontario Cancer Institute, RM 9-622, 610 University Ave, Toronto, ON Canada
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- University of Washington, Tumor Vaccine Group, 850 Mercer Street, Box 358050, Seattle, WA 98109 USA
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- INSERM - Cordeliers Research Center, Integrative Cancer Immunology Laboratory, 15 rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, Paris, France
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- CanImGuide Therapeutics AB, Domkyrkovägen 23, Hoellviken, Sweden
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- Duke University Medical Center, 308 Research Drive, LSRC, Room C203, Box 3819, Durham, NC 27708 USA
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- Roche Innovation Center Zurich, Wagistrasse 18, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University, 1120 15th Street, CN-2101A, Augusta, GA 30912 USA
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- University of Pittsburgh, Hillman Cancer Center-Research Pavilion, 5117 Centre Avenue, Suite 1.32, Pittsburg, PA 15213 USA
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, 1 Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157 USA
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- Medigene Immunotherapies GmbH, Lochhamer Strasse 11, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- MacroGenics, Inc., 9704 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 USA
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, 5117 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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Belmar NA, Chan SW, Fox MI, Samayoa JA, Stickler MM, Tran NN, Akamatsu Y, Hollenbaugh D, Harding FA, Alvarez HM. Murinization and H Chain Isotype Matching of the Anti-GITR Antibody DTA-1 Reduces Immunogenicity-Mediated Anaphylaxis in C57BL/6 Mice. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 198:4502-4512. [PMID: 28446565 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1601512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Recent advances in immuno-oncology have shown that the immune system can be activated to induce long-term, durable antitumor responses. For immuno-oncology drug development, immune activation is often explored using rat Abs in immunocompetent mouse models. Although these models can be used to show efficacy, antidrug immune responses to experimental protein-based therapeutics can arise. Immunogenicity of surrogate Abs may therefore represent an important obstacle to the evaluation of the antitumor efficacy of immunomodulator Abs in syngeneic models. A recent publication has shown that anti-glucocorticoid-induced TNFR family-related protein agonistic Ab DTA-1 (rat or murinized IgG2a) can induce the development of anaphylaxis in C57BL/6 mice upon repeated i.p. dosing because of an anti-idiotypic anti-drug Ab immune response. This study was undertaken to address the impact of the immunogenicity derived from the Fc and variable domains. To this end, chimerized (rat V domains/mouse constant regions) and murinized (95% mouse sequence) DTA-1-based surrogate Abs with a murine IgG2c H chain isotype were created. Chimerization and murinization of DTA-1 did not affect receptor binding and glucocorticoid-induced TNFR family-related protein-induced T cell agonistic properties. Similar in vivo antitumor efficacy and intratumoral CD8+/regulatory T cells were also observed. Finally, treatment of C57BL/6 mice with the chimerized and murinized DTA-1 Abs on a C57BL/6-matched IgG2c isotype resulted in reduced development and severity of anaphylaxis as measured by decline of body temperature, behavioral effects, serum IL-4, IgE, and anti-drug Ab levels. These results suggest that careful murinization and selection of a strain-matched H chain isotype are critical to generate ideal surrogate Abs for testing immuno-oncology mechanisms in vivo.
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- Nicole A Belmar
- Oncology Biologics Department, AbbVie Biotherapeutics Inc., Redwood City, CA 94063
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- Oncology Biologics Department, AbbVie Biotherapeutics Inc., Redwood City, CA 94063
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- Oncology Biologics Department, AbbVie Biotherapeutics Inc., Redwood City, CA 94063
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- Oncology Biologics Department, AbbVie Biotherapeutics Inc., Redwood City, CA 94063
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- Oncology Biologics Department, AbbVie Biotherapeutics Inc., Redwood City, CA 94063
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- Oncology Biologics Department, AbbVie Biotherapeutics Inc., Redwood City, CA 94063
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- Oncology Biologics Department, AbbVie Biotherapeutics Inc., Redwood City, CA 94063
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- Oncology Biologics Department, AbbVie Biotherapeutics Inc., Redwood City, CA 94063
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- Oncology Biologics Department, AbbVie Biotherapeutics Inc., Redwood City, CA 94063
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- Oncology Biologics Department, AbbVie Biotherapeutics Inc., Redwood City, CA 94063
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Stroncek DF, Butterfield LH, Cannarile MA, Dhodapkar MV, Greten TF, Grivel JC, Kaufman DR, Kong HH, Korangy F, Lee PP, Marincola F, Rutella S, Siebert JC, Trinchieri G, Seliger B. Systematic evaluation of immune regulation and modulation. J Immunother Cancer 2017; 5:21. [PMID: 28331613 PMCID: PMC5359947 DOI: 10.1186/s40425-017-0223-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cancer immunotherapies are showing promising clinical results in a variety of malignancies. Monitoring the immune as well as the tumor response following these therapies has led to significant advancements in the field. Moreover, the identification and assessment of both predictive and prognostic biomarkers has become a key component to advancing these therapies. Thus, it is critical to develop systematic approaches to monitor the immune response and to interpret the data obtained from these assays. In order to address these issues and make recommendations to the field, the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer reconvened the Immune Biomarkers Task Force. As a part of this Task Force, Working Group 3 (WG3) consisting of multidisciplinary experts from industry, academia, and government focused on the systematic assessment of immune regulation and modulation. In this review, the tumor microenvironment, microbiome, bone marrow, and adoptively transferred T cells will be used as examples to discuss the type and timing of sample collection. In addition, potential types of measurements, assays, and analyses will be discussed for each sample. Specifically, these recommendations will focus on the unique collection and assay requirements for the analysis of various samples as well as the high-throughput assays to evaluate potential biomarkers.
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- David F Stroncek
- Department of Transfusion Medicine, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, Room 3C720, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, 5117 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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- Roche Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology & Immunobiology, Yale University, 333 Cedar Street, Box 208021, New Haven, CT 06510 USA
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- GI-Malignancy Section, Thoracic and GI Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10 Room 12 N226, 9000 Rockville, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Division of Translational Medicine, Sidra Medical and Research Center, PO Box 26999, Al Luqta Street, Doha, Qatar
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- Merck Research Laboratories, PO Box 1000, UG 3CD28, North Wales, PA 19454 USA
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- Dermatology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, MSC 1908, Bethesda, MD 20892-1908 USA
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- GI-Malignancy Section, Thoracic and GI Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10 Room 12 N226, 9000 Rockville, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Department of Immuno-Oncology, City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010 USA
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- Division of Translational Medicine, Sidra Medical and Research Center, PO Box 26999, Al Luqta Street, Doha, Qatar
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- The John van Geest Cancer Research Centre, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus, Nottingham, NG11 8NS UK
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- CytoAnalytics, 3500 South Albion Street, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 USA
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- Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 37/Room 4146, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Institute of Medical Immunology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Str. 2, Halle, Germany
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Pagès F, Granier C, Kirilovsky A, Elsissy C, Tartour E. Biomarqueurs prédictifs de réponse aux traitements bloquant les voies de costimulation inhibitrices. Bull Cancer 2017; 103 Suppl 1:S151-S159. [PMID: 28057179 DOI: 10.1016/s0007-4551(16)30373-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Immunotherapies targeting co-inhibitory receptors recently open a new promising approach of cancer treatment. Indeed, an objective clinical response was observed after treatment by anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1 in many indications but the treatment still failed in 70 to 80 % of cases treated. Given the adverse effects and the high cost of these therapies, there is a need for the development of biomarkers. This review focus on potential predictive biomarkers. In peripheral blood, high level of Il-2 soluble receptor at baseline and absence of ICOS+ CD4-T lymphocytes induction may be associated with the absence of clinical response for melanoma patients treated by ipilimumab (anti-CTLA-4). PD-L1 - PD-1 ligand- expression on cancer lung adenocarcinoma and melanoma is associated with an improved clinical response to anti-PD-1/PD-L1. Nevertheless, a standardization of the biological assays is needed before a clinical translation. CD8-T cell tumor infiltration seems to be a prerequisite to an optimal clinical response after anti-PD-1/PD-L1 administration. In situ high mutational load is associated with a CD8-T cell infiltration and a higher rate of anti-PD-1 and anti-CTLA-4 response. If we consider a more holistic approach, the role of the gut microbiota in the response to these treatments is now well established in pre-clinical experiments. The universal marker is not identified so far, but the reliable marker should be in the tumor compartment and combining multiples markers could be suitable to predict response in different contexts.
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- Franck Pagès
- Service d'immunologie biologique, plateforme d'immunomonitoring, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, France; Centre de recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, eq15, UMRS 1138, Paris, France.
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- Université Paris-Descartes, Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, INSERM U970, Paris, France
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- Service d'immunologie biologique, plateforme d'immunomonitoring, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, France; Centre de recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, eq15, UMRS 1138, Paris, France
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- Service d'immunologie biologique, plateforme d'immunomonitoring, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, France; Centre de recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, eq15, UMRS 1138, Paris, France
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- Service d'immunologie biologique, plateforme d'immunomonitoring, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, France; Université Paris-Descartes, Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, INSERM U970, Paris, France.
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BACKGROUND Although patients diagnosed with melanoma that is confined to the skin have a five-year survival rate of 98%, this number drops to 16% with widely metastatic disease. Melanoma rates have been steadily increasing since the 1970s, but cytotoxic chemotherapy generally prolongs survival by about four months. Nivolumab is an effective immunotherapy agent. OBJECTIVES This article discusses the use of nivolumab for metastatic melanoma. METHODS Clinical trial and early postmarketing data were reviewed. FINDINGS In clinical trials, patients with advanced melanoma experienced partial sustained responses to nivolumab, a new targeted immunotherapy agent, for more than one year. Nivolumab helps the immune system mobilize lymphocytes that have been inactivated by melanoma cells, enhancing the body's ability to recognize the cancer as abnormal. Compared to conventional chemotherapy, nivolumab has been shown to greatly improve survival in widespread, inoperable malignant melanoma. Oncology nurses will administer, monitor, and educate patients about nivolumab.
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Tallerico R, Cristiani CM, Staaf E, Garofalo C, Sottile R, Capone M, Pico de Coaña Y, Madonna G, Palella E, Wolodarski M, Carannante V, Mallardo D, Simeone E, Grimaldi AM, Johansson S, Frumento P, Gulletta E, Anichini A, Colucci F, Ciliberto G, Kiessling R, Kärre K, Ascierto PA, Carbone E. IL-15, TIM-3 and NK cells subsets predict responsiveness to anti-CTLA-4 treatment in melanoma patients. Oncoimmunology 2016; 6:e1261242. [PMID: 28344869 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2016.1261242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Revised: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Despite the success of immune checkpoint blockade in melanoma, the majority of patients do not respond. We hypothesized that the T and NK cell subset frequencies and expression levels of their receptors may predict responses and clinical outcome of anti-CTLA-4 treatment. We thus characterized the NK and T cell phenotype, as well as serum levels of several cytokines in 67 melanoma patients recruited in Italy and Sweden, using samples drawn prior to and during treatment. Survival correlated with low expression of the inhibitory receptor TIM-3 on circulating T and NK cells prior to and during treatment and with the increased frequency of mature circulating NK cells (defined as CD3-CD56dim CD16+) during treatment. Survival also correlated with low levels of IL-15 in the serum. Functional experiments in vitro demonstrated that sustained exposure to IL-15 enhanced the expression of PD-1 and TIM-3 on both T and NK cells, indicating a causative link between high IL-15 levels and enhanced expression of TIM-3 on these cells. Receptor blockade of TIM-3 improved NK cell-mediated elimination of melanoma metastasis cell lines in vitro. These observations may lead to the development of novel biomarkers to predict patient response to checkpoint blockade treatment. They also suggest that induction of additional checkpoints is a possibility that needs to be considered when treating melanoma patients with IL-15.
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- Rossana Tallerico
- Tumor Immunology and Immunopathology Laboratory, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus - Germaneto , Catanzaro, Italy
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- Tumor Immunology and Immunopathology Laboratory, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus - Germaneto , Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology, Cell and Tumorbiology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
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- Tumor Immunology and Immunopathology Laboratory, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus - Germaneto , Catanzaro, Italy
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- Tumor Immunology and Immunopathology Laboratory, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus - Germaneto, Catanzaro, Italy; Department of Microbiology, Cell and Tumorbiology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Melanoma Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale ," Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
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- Melanoma Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale ," Napoli, Italy
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- Tumor Immunology and Immunopathology Laboratory, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus - Germaneto , Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Cell and Tumorbiology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
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- Melanoma Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale ," Napoli, Italy
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- Melanoma Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale ," Napoli, Italy
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- Melanoma Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale ," Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology, Cell and Tumorbiology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet Statistical Core Facility, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus - Germaneto , Catanzaro, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Department of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine , Milan, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cambridge Clinical School , Cambridge, UK
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- Scientific Directorate, IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale ," Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Cell and Tumorbiology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
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- Melanoma Cancer Immunotherapy and Innovative Therapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale ," Napoli, Italy
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- Tumor Immunology and Immunopathology Laboratory, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus - Germaneto, Catanzaro, Italy; Department of Microbiology, Cell and Tumorbiology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Damuzzo V, Solito S, Pinton L, Carrozzo E, Valpione S, Pigozzo J, Arboretti Giancristofaro R, Chiarion-Sileni V, Mandruzzato S. Clinical implication of tumor-associated and immunological parameters in melanoma patients treated with ipilimumab. Oncoimmunology 2016; 5:e1249559. [PMID: 28123888 PMCID: PMC5215225 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2016.1249559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Revised: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Ipilimumab, the first immune-checkpoint inhibitor extending overall survival (OS) in metastatic melanoma patients, has a survival benefit only in a proportion of patients and the development of reliable predictive biomarkers is still an unmet need. To meet this request, we used a multivariate statistical approach to test whether myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) or other tumor-associated and immunological parameters may serve as predictive or prognostic biomarkers in melanoma patients receiving ipilimumab. By using a standardized approach to determine the circulating levels of four MDSC subsets, we observed a significant expansion of three MDSC subsets at baseline, as compared to controls and, upon treatment, that high levels of CD14+/IL4Rα+ MDSCs were an independent prognostic factor of reduced OS. On the contrary, longer OS was associated to low levels of the proinflammatory proteins IL-6 and CRP and tumor-associated factors S100B and LDH both at baseline and after treatment. Increasing number of total T cells and especially of PD-1+/CD4+ T cells were associated with better prognosis, and upregulation of PD-1+ expression on CD4+ T cells upon treatment was associated with lower toxicity. As several parameters were associated to OS, we included these factors in a multivariate survival model, and we identified IL-6 and ECOG PS as independent biomarkers associated with improved OS, whereas high levels of LDH and CD14+/IL4Rα+ MDSCs were negative independent markers of reduced OS.
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- Oncology and Immunology Section, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Oncology and Immunology Section, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Oncology and Immunology Section, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Oncology and Immunology Section, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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Alexander GS, Palmer JD, Tuluc M, Lin J, Dicker AP, Bar-Ad V, Harshyne LA, Louie J, Shaw CM, Hooper DC, Lu B. Immune biomarkers of treatment failure for a patient on a phase I clinical trial of pembrolizumab plus radiotherapy. J Hematol Oncol 2016; 9:96. [PMID: 27663515 PMCID: PMC5034602 DOI: 10.1186/s13045-016-0328-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pembrolizumab is a monoclonal antibody that is designed against programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1). Pembrolizumab and other immunocheckpoint-blocking monoclonal antibodies work by modulating a patient's own immune system to increase anti-tumor activity. While immunocheckpoint blockade has shown promising results, only 20-40 % of patients experience objective clinical benefit. Differences in individual tumor biology and the presence multiple immune checkpoints present a challenge for treatment. Because radiotherapy has immunomodulatory effects on the tumor microenvironment, it has the potential to synergize with immunotherapy and augment tumor response. NCT02318771 is a phase 1 clinical trial designed to investigate the immunomodulatory effects of radiation therapy in combination with pembrolizumab. CASE PRESENTATION The patient is a 64-year-old male with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma, Fuhrman grade 4, pathologically staged as T3 N0. Metastatic disease was well controlled for several years with sunitinib. Following disease progression, he was switched to axitinib. When disease progression continued, the patient was enrolled in NCT02318771, a phase 1 clinical trial combining radiotherapy and pembrolizumab. The patient experienced unusually rapid disease progression during treatment, which was confirmed by repeated CT scans to rule out pseudoprogression. Tissue biopsies and peripheral blood draws were obtained before, during, and after treatment. Samples were analyzed to provide plausible rationale for rapid treatment failure. CONCLUSIONS Biomarker analysis demonstrated an absence of TILs, which may be a cause of treatment failure as pembrolizumab works through T cell-dependent mechanisms. Furthermore, the presence of other non-redundant immune checkpoints in the periphery and tumor microenvironment presents a treatment challenge. Additionally, the radiation dose and fractionation schedule may have played a role in treatment failure as these factors play a role in the effect radiotherapy on the tumor microenvironment as well as the potential for synergy with immunotherapy. TRIAL REGISTRATION An Exploratory Study to Investigate the Immunomodulatory Activity of Radiation Therapy (RT) in Combination With MK-3475 in Patients With Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck, Renal Cell Cancer, Melanoma and Lung Cancer, NCT02318771 .
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- Gregory S Alexander
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Bodine Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Bodine Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Bodine Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Bodine Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Bodine Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 111 South 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA.
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Arenberger P, Fialova A, Gkalpakiotis S, Pavlikova A, Puzanov I, Arenbergerova M. Melanoma antigens are biomarkers for ipilimumab response. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016; 31:252-259. [PMID: 27557295 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.13940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Novel immunotherapy modalities significantly improve survival of patients with metastatic melanoma. However, CTLA-4-blocking monoclonal antibody ipilimumab is effective only in a small proportion of patients. Biomarkers for prediction of treatment response are indispensably needed. OBJECTIVE To determine the utility of multimarker detection of circulating melanoma cells as prognostic and pharmacodynamic biomarker in patients with metastatic melanoma treated with ipilimumab. METHODS Patients (n = 62) with metastatic melanoma in unresectable stage III or metastatic stage IV treated with ipilimumab were recruited prospectively. The values of four melanoma markers on circulating cells Melan-A, gp100, MAGE-3 and melanoma inhibitory antigen prior to the treatment and within the therapy were compared to the data collected at baseline - after the melanoma surgery. RESULTS The immunotherapy pretreatment marker level was found to be prognostic of overall survival; lower levels were linked to longer survival time. Moreover, longitudinal follow-up of melanoma markers in patients treated with ipilimumab correlates with therapy response. A decline of marker levels by >30% at week 6 (in 83% of the responding subjects) to week 9 (in all responders) of ipilimumab administration was associated with response to therapy. Elevation of the tumour markers during the treatment precedes clinical progression and gives an early warning of treatment failure. CONCLUSION Melanoma circulating cells hold potential as predictive and pharmacodynamic biomarker of immunotherapy.
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- P Arenberger
- Department of Dermatovenereology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Faculty Hospital of Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Faculty Hospital of Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Faculty Hospital of Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Laboratory Diagnostics, Faculty Hospital of Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Dermatovenereology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Faculty Hospital of Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic
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The immune microenvironment is considered a major obstacle to generating an effective antitumor immune response. Checkpoint inhibitors manipulate the co-stimulatory response between antigen-presenting cells and immune cells-or between the tumor and immune cells-to elicit an antitumor immune response that would have otherwise been suppressed. Checkpoint inhibitors have shown great promise in the clinics, and some inhibitors such as anti-CTLA-4 antibodies and anti-PD-1 antibodies have gained FDA approval for certain tumors. Here we will discuss the current state of checkpoint inhibitors, biomarker strategies, and management of associated toxicities in glioblastoma.
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- William T Curry
- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (W.T.C.); Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (W.T.C.); Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (M.L.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (W.T.C.); Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (W.T.C.); Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (M.L.)
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Srivastava RM, Trivedi S, Concha-Benavente F, Gibson SP, Reeder C, Ferrone S, Ferris RL. CD137 Stimulation Enhances Cetuximab-Induced Natural Killer: Dendritic Cell Priming of Antitumor T-Cell Immunity in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2016; 23:707-716. [PMID: 27496866 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-0879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Revised: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PURPOSE Cetuximab, an EGFR-specific antibody (mAb), modestly improves clinical outcome in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). Cetuximab mediates natural killer (NK) cell:dendritic cell (DC) cross-talk by cross-linking FcγRIIIa, which is important for inducing antitumor cellular immunity. Cetuximab-activated NK cells upregulate the costimulatory receptor CD137 (4-1BB), which, when triggered by agonistic mAb urelumab, might enhance NK-cell functions, to promote T-cell-based immunity. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN CD137 expression on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes was evaluated in a prospective cetuximab neoadjuvant trial, and CD137 stimulation was evaluated in a phase Ib trial, in combining agonistic urelumab with cetuximab. Flow cytometry and cytokine release assays using NK cells and DC were used in vitro, testing the addition of urelumab to cetuximab-activated NK, DC, and cross presentation to T cells. RESULTS CD137 agonist mAb urelumab enhanced cetuximab-activated NK-cell survival, DC maturation, and tumor antigen cross-presentation. Urelumab boosted DC maturation markers, CD86 and HLA DR, and antigen-processing machinery (APM) components TAP1/2, leading to increased tumor antigen cross-presentation. In neoadjuvant cetuximab-treated patients with HNC, upregulation of CD137 by intratumoral, cetuximab-activated NK cells correlated with FcγRIIIa V/F polymorphism and predicted clinical response. Moreover, immune biomarker modulation was observed in an open label, phase Ib clinical trial, of patients with HNC treated with cetuximab plus urelumab. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest a beneficial effect of combination immunotherapy using cetuximab and CD137 agonist in HNC. Clin Cancer Res; 23(3); 707-16. ©2016 AACR.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. .,Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,Cancer Immunology Program, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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INTRODUCTION Gastric and oesophageal cancers are a pressing global health problem with high mortality rates and poor outcomes for advanced disease. The mainstay of treatment in the palliative setting has traditionally been chemotherapy, which accrues only modest survival benefits. As with other cancer types, there is increasing interest in the use of immunotherapy approaches to improve outcomes. AREAS COVERED This paper reviews the aetiological and genetic characteristics of oesophagogastric (OG) cancers relevant to the application of immunotherapy and outlines the historical, present-day and potential future applications of immunotherapy in their management. EXPERT OPINION The use of agents targeting the PD1 pathway have led to impressive and durable responses in a minority of OG cancer patients and it would be expected that combinatorial approaches with chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other biological agents will improve responses further. Identification of clinically robust biomarkers is crucial in refining such approaches moving forwards. The application of modern sequencing technology to the development of personalized neoantigen-based vaccines represents an exciting amalgamation of genomics and immunotherapy, with potentially important clinical implications in OG cancer.
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- Michael Davidson
- a The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust , Gastro-Intestinal Cancer Research Department , London , United Kingdom
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- a The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust , Gastro-Intestinal Cancer Research Department , London , United Kingdom
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Ashizawa T, Iizuka A, Nonomura C, Kondou R, Maeda C, Miyata H, Sugino T, Mitsuya K, Hayashi N, Nakasu Y, Maruyama K, Yamaguchi K, Katano I, Ito M, Akiyama Y. Antitumor Effect of Programmed Death-1 (PD-1) Blockade in Humanized the NOG-MHC Double Knockout Mouse. Clin Cancer Res 2016; 23:149-158. [PMID: 27458246 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-0122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Revised: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Humanized mouse models using NOD/Shi-scid-IL2rγnull (NOG) and NOD/LtSz-scid IL2rγnull (NSG) mouse are associated with several limitations, such as long incubation time for stem cell engraftment and the development of xenograft versus host disease in mice injected with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). To solve problems, we used humanized major histocompatibility class I- and class II-deficient NOG mice (referred to as NOG-dKO) to evaluate the antitumor effect of anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) antibody. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Humanized NOG-dKO mice, in which human PBMCs and human lymphoma cell line SCC-3, or glioblastoma cell line U87 were transplanted, were used as an immunotherapy model to investigate the effect of anti-PD-1 antibody. A biosimilar anti-PD-1 mAb generated in our laboratory was administered to humanized NOG-dKO mice transplanted with tumors. RESULTS Within 4 weeks after transplantation, human CD45+ cells in antibody-treated mice constituted approximately 70% of spleen cells. The injection of anti-PD-1 antibody reduced by more 50% the size of SCC-3 and U87 tumors. In addition, induction of CTLs against SCC-3 cells and upregulation of natural killer cell activity was observed in the antibody-treated group. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte profiling showed that more exhausted marker (PD1+TIM3+LAG3+) positive T cells maintained in anti-PD-1 antibody-treated tumor. A greater number of CD8+ and granzyme-producing T cells infiltrated the tumor in mice treated with the anti-PD-1 antibody. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that NOG-dKO mice might serve as a good humanized immunotherapy model to evaluate the efficacy of anti-PD-1 antibody prior to the clinical treatment. Clin Cancer Res; 23(1); 149-58. ©2016 AACR.
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- Tadashi Ashizawa
- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Experimental Animal Facility, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan. .,Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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Gandolfi G, Dallaglio K, Longo C, Moscarella E, Lallas A, Alfano R, Argenziano G, Ciarrocchi A. Contemporary and potential future molecular diagnosis of melanoma. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2016; 16:975-85. [DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2016.1206473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- G. Gandolfi
- Laboratory of Translational Research, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Skin Cancer Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Skin Cancer Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Skin Cancer Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Surgery and Emergency Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Skin Cancer Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Dermatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Research, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Akiyama Y, Nonomura C, Kondou R, Miyata H, Ashizawa T, Maeda C, Mitsuya K, Hayashi N, Nakasu Y, Yamaguchi K. Immunological effects of the anti-programmed death-1 antibody on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Int J Oncol 2016; 49:1099-107. [PMID: 27573705 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2016.3586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Immune checkpoint antibody-mediated blockade has gained attention as a new cancer immunotherapy strategy. Accumulating evidence suggests that this therapy imparts a survival benefit to metastatic melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer patients. A substantial amount of data on immune checkpoint antibodies has been collected from clinical trials; however, the direct effect of the antibodies on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) has not been exclusively investigated. In this study, we developed an anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) antibody (with biosimilarity to nivolumab) and examined the effects of the antibody on PBMCs derived from cancer patients. Specifically, we investigated the effects of the anti-PD-1 antibody on proliferation, cytokine production, cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and regulatory T cells. These investigations yielded several important results. First, the anti-PD-1 antibody had no obvious effect on resting PBMCs; however, high levels of the anti-PD-1 antibody partly stimulated PBMC proliferation when accompanied by an anti-CD3 antibody. Second, the anti-PD-1 antibody restored the growth inhibition of anti-CD3 Ab-stimulated PBMCs mediated by PD-L1. Third, the anti-PD-1 antibody exhibited a moderate inhibitory effect on the induction of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) by anti-CD3 antibody stimulation. Additionally, the presence of the anti-PD-1 antibody promoted antigen-specific CTL induction, which suggests that combining anti-PD-1 antibody and conventional immunotherapy treatments may have beneficial effects. These results indicate that specific cellular immunological mechanisms are partly responsible for the antitumor effect exhibited by the anti-PD-1 antibody against advanced cancers in clinical trials.
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- Yasuto Akiyama
- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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- Immunotherapy Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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- Office of The President, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777, Japan
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McNamara MJ, Hilgart-Martiszus I, Barragan Echenique DM, Linch SN, Kasiewicz MJ, Redmond WL. Interferon-γ Production by Peripheral Lymphocytes Predicts Survival of Tumor-Bearing Mice Receiving Dual PD-1/CTLA-4 Blockade. Cancer Immunol Res 2016; 4:650-7. [DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-16-0022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Iwamoto N, Shimada T, Terakado H, Hamada A. Validated LC–MS/MS analysis of immune checkpoint inhibitor Nivolumab in human plasma using a Fab peptide-selective quantitation method: nano-surface and molecular-orientation limited (nSMOL) proteolysis. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2016; 1023-1024:9-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2016] [Revised: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Larimer BM, Wehrenberg-Klee E, Caraballo A, Mahmood U. Quantitative CD3 PET Imaging Predicts Tumor Growth Response to Anti-CTLA-4 Therapy. J Nucl Med 2016; 57:1607-1611. [PMID: 27230929 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.116.173930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors have made rapid advances, resulting in multiple Food and Drug Administration-approved therapeutics that have markedly improved survival. However, these benefits are limited to a minority subpopulation that achieves a response. Predicting which patients are most likely to benefit would be valuable for individual therapy optimization. T-cell markers such as CD3-by examining active recruitment of the T cells responsible for cancer-cell death-represent a more direct approach to monitoring tumor immune response than pretreatment biopsy or genetic screening. This approach could be especially effective as numerous different therapeutic strategies emerge, decreasing the need for drug-specific biomarkers and instead focusing on T-cell infiltration, which has been previously correlated with treatment response. METHODS A CD3 PET imaging agent targeting T cells was synthesized to test the role of such imaging as a predictive marker. The 89Zr-p-isothiocyanatobenzyl-deferoxamine-CD3 PET probe was assessed in a murine tumor xenograft model of anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) immunotherapy of colon cancer. RESULTS Imaging on day 14 revealed 2 distinct groups of mice stratified by PET signal intensity. Although there was no significant difference in tumor volume on the day of imaging, in the high-uptake group subsequent measurements revealed significantly smaller tumors than in either the low-uptake group or the untreated controls. In contrast, there was no significant difference in the size of tumors between the low-uptake and untreated control mice. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that high CD3 PET uptake in the anti-CTLA-4-treated mice correlated with subsequent reduced tumor volume and was a predictive biomarker of response.
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- Benjamin M Larimer
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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The treatment of metastatic melanoma is rapidly changing. In 2002, the BRAF mutation was described in over 50% of melanomas and led to the first BRAF inhibitor, vemurafenib, being approved for clinical use in 2011. Clinical responses are often rapid but duration of response is limited due to the development of resistance. MEK is the next downstream target from BRAF in the MAP kinase pathway. Trametinib was the first MEK inhibitor to be approved for clinical use in 2013. Preclinical studies demonstrated a delay in resistance and a reduction in cutaneous toxicity by combined BRAF and MEK inhibition. Here, we review the rationale for clinical development of trametinib and give an update on recent clinical trials of trametinib alone and in combination with braf inhibition in melanoma.
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- Neha Chopra
- Mount Vernon Hospital, Medical Oncology, Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 2RN, UK
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Successful Immunotherapy against a Transplantable Mouse Squamous Lung Carcinoma with Anti–PD-1 and Anti-CD137 Monoclonal Antibodies. J Thorac Oncol 2016; 11:524-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Revised: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Vormehr M, Diken M, Boegel S, Kreiter S, Türeci Ÿ, Sahin U. Mutanome directed cancer immunotherapy. Curr Opin Immunol 2016; 39:14-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2015.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Revised: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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