Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Head and Neck Cancer Response to Programmed Cell Death Protein-1 Targeting and Differential Expression of Immunological Markers: A Case Report.

Autor: Merhi M; National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.; Translational Cancer Research Facility and Clinical Trial Unit, Interim Translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Raza A; National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.; Translational Cancer Research Facility and Clinical Trial Unit, Interim Translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Inchakalody VP; National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.; Translational Cancer Research Facility and Clinical Trial Unit, Interim Translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Nashwan AJJ; National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.; Translational Cancer Research Facility and Clinical Trial Unit, Interim Translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Allahverdi N; National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.; Translational Cancer Research Facility and Clinical Trial Unit, Interim Translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Krishnankutty R; Interim Translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Uddin S; Interim Translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Zar Gul AR; National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Al Homsi MU; National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Dermime S; National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.; Translational Cancer Research Facility and Clinical Trial Unit, Interim Translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Frontiers in immunology [Front Immunol] 2018 Jul 30; Vol. 9, pp. 1769. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jul 30 (Print Publication: 2018).
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01769
Abstrakt: Targeting the programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1)/PD-1 ligand (PD-L1) pathway has been shown to enhance T cell-mediated antitumor immunity. Clinical responses are limited to subgroups of patients. The search for biomarkers of response is a strategy to predict response and outcome of PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint intervention. The NY-ESO-1 cancer testis antigen has been considered as a biomarker in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients and can induce both specific NY-ESO-1 antibody and T cells responses. Here, we correlated clinical responsiveness to anti-PD-1 (nivolumab) treatment with immunity to NY-ESO-1 in a patient with recurrent HNSCC. The patient was treated with second-line treatment of nivolumab and had a stable disease for over 7 months. His NY-ESO-1 antibody was found to be lower after the third (**** p  < 0.0001) and the fifth (**** p  < 0.0001) cycles of treatment compared to base line, and this was in line with the stability of the disease. The NY-ESO-1-specific T cells response of the patient was found to be increased after the third and the fifth (** p  = 0.002) cycles of treatment but had a significant decline after progression (** p  = 0.0028). The PD-1 expression by the patient's T cells was reduced 15-folds after nivolumab treatment and was uniquely restricted to the CD8 + T cells population. Several cytokines/chemokines involved in immune activation were upregulated after nivolumab treatment; two biomarkers were reduced at progression [interleukin (IL)-10: **** p  < 0.0001 and CX3CL1: **** p  < 0.0001]. On the other hand, some cytokines/chemokines contributing to immune inhibition were downregulated after nivolumab treatment; two biomarkers were increased at progression (IL-6: **** p  < 0.0001 and IL-8: **** p  < 0.0001). This data support the notion that the presence of anti-NY-ESO-1 integrated immunity and some cytokines/chemokines profile may potentially identify a response to PD-1 blockade in HNSCC patients.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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