Targeting NKG2A to boost anti-tumor CD8 T-cell responses in human colorectal cancer
| Autor: | Kathleen Ducoin, Romain Oger, Linda Bilonda Mutala, Cécile Deleine, Nicolas Jouand, Juliette Desfrançois, Juliette Podevin, Emilie Duchalais, Jonathan Cruard, Houssem Benlalam, Nathalie Labarrière, Céline Bossard, Anne Jarry, Nadine Gervois-Segain |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | OncoImmunology, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2162402X 2162-402X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/2162402X.2022.2046931 |
| Popis: | Recently, the inhibitory CD94/NKG2A receptor has joined the group of immune checkpoints (ICs) and its expression has been documented in NK cells and CD8+ T lymphocytes in several cancers and some infectious diseases. In colorectal cancer (CRC), we previously reported that NKG2A+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are predominantly CD8+ αβ T cells and that CD94 overexpression and/or its ligand HLA-E were associated with a poor prognosis. This study aimed to thoroughly characterize the NKG2A+ CD8+ TIL subpopulation and document the impact of NKG2A on anti-tumor responses in CRC. Our findings highlight new features of this subpopulation: (i) enrichment in colorectal tumors compared to paired normal colonic mucosa, (ii) their character as tissue-resident T cells and their majority terminal exhaustion status, (iii) co-expression of other ICs delineating two subgroups differing mainly in the level of NKG2A expression and the presence of PD-1, (iv) high functional avidity despite reduced proliferative capacity and finally (v) inhibition of anti-tumor reactivity that is overcome by blocking NKG2A. From a clinical point of view, these results open a promising alternative for immunotherapies based on NKG2A blockade in CRC, which could be performed alone or in combination with other IC inhibitors, adoptive cell transfer or therapeutic vaccination. |
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