T cell characteristics associated with toxicity to immune checkpoint blockade in patients with melanoma

Autor: Alexander X. Lozano, Aadel A. Chaudhuri, Aishwarya Nene, Antonietta Bacchiocchi, Noah Earland, Matthew D. Vesely, Abul Usmani, Brandon E. Turner, Chloé B. Steen, Bogdan A. Luca, Ti Badri, Gunsagar S. Gulati, Milad R. Vahid, Farnaz Khameneh, Peter K. Harris, David Y. Chen, Kavita Dhodapkar, Mario Sznol, Ruth Halaban, Aaron M. Newman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nat Med
Popis: Severe immune-related adverse events (irAEs) occur in up to 60% of patients with melanoma treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). However, it is unknown whether a common baseline immunological state precedes irAE development. Here we applied mass cytometry by time of flight, single-cell RNA sequencing, single-cell V(D)J sequencing, bulk RNA sequencing and bulk T cell receptor (TCR) sequencing to study peripheral blood samples from patients with melanoma treated with anti-PD-1 monotherapy or anti-PD-1 and anti-CTLA-4 combination ICIs. By analyzing 93 pre- and early on-ICI blood samples and 3 patient cohorts (n = 27, 26 and 18), we found that 2 pretreatment factors in circulation-activated CD4 memory T cell abundance and TCR diversity-are associated with severe irAE development regardless of organ system involvement. We also explored on-treatment changes in TCR clonality among patients receiving combination therapy and linked our findings to the severity and timing of irAE onset. These results demonstrate circulating T cell characteristics associated with ICI-induced toxicity, with implications for improved diagnostics and clinical management.
Databáze: OpenAIRE