| Autor: |
Arjun Khunger, Ghanashyam Sarikonda, Jennifer Tsau, Anil Pahuja, Zeni Alfonso, Jane Gao, Christian Laing, Christine Vaupel, Naveen Dakappagari, Ahmad A. Tarhini |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Translational Oncology, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp 101014- (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1936-5233 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.tranon.2021.101014 |
| Popis: |
Neoadjuvant therapy with ipilimumab in combination with high dose IFNα was evaluated in patients with locally/regionally advanced melanoma in a previously reported clinical trial [NCT01608594]. In this study, peripheral immune cell profiling was performed in order to investigate the underlying mechanisms of tumor immune susceptibility and resistance. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from treated patients (N = 28) were collected at baseline and then at 6-weeks, 3-months and 12-months. High complexity (14-color) flow cytometry, designed to detect key immunological biomarkers was used to evaluate the frequencies of immune cell subsets. Statistical significance was determined using R-package employing Kruskal's test. We found that higher levels of Th1 cells at baseline (defined as CD45RA- CCR6- CXCR3+ CCR4-) correlated with the preoperative radiological response (p = 0.007) while higher Th2 cells (defined as CD45RA- CCR6- CXCR3- CCR4+) were associated with progressive disease (p = 0.009). A multimarker score consisting of higher levels of Th1 cells and CD8+ central memory T-cells was associated with pathologic complete response (pCR) (p = 0.041) at surgical resection. On the other hand, high TIM3 expression on T-cells correlated with gross viable tumor (p = 0.047). With regard to immune related toxicity, higher levels of phenotypically naive (defined as CCR7+CD45RA+) and effector memory (defined as CCR7-CD45RO+) CD8+ T-cells (p = 0.014) or lower levels of Th2 cells were associated with lower toxicity (p = 0.024). Furthermore, a multimarker score consisting of higher CD19+ and CD8+ cells was associated with lower toxicity (p = 0.0014). In conclusion, our study yielded mechanistic insights related to the immune impact of CTLA4 blockade and IFNα and potential biomarkers of immune response and toxicity. |
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