Mucosal tumor vaccination delivering endogenous tumor antigens protects against pulmonary breast cancer metastases

Autor: Claudia Gravekamp, Benjamin Frey, Carol Imanuel Geppert, Udo Gaipl, Michael Rückert, Anna Schmidt, Friederike Oltmanns, Ana Vieira Antão, Pascal Irrgang, Vera Viherlehto, Leticia Jörg, Jannik T Wagner, Ann-Sophie Flohr, Wibke Bayer, Matthias Tenbusch, Dennis Lapuente
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, Vol 12, Iss 3 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2051-1426
DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-008652
Popis: Background Generally, early-stage breast cancer has a good prognosis. However, if it spreads systemically, especially with pulmonary involvement, prospects worsen dramatically. Importantly, tumor-infiltrating T cells contribute to tumor control, particularly intratumoral T cells with a tissue-resident memory phenotype are associated with an improved clinical outcome.Methods Here, we use an adenoviral vector vaccine encoding endogenous tumor-associated antigens adjuvanted with interleukin-1β to induce tumor-specific tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM) in the lung for the prevention and treatment of pulmonary metastases in the murine 4T1 breast cancer model.Results The mucosal delivery of the vaccine was highly efficient in establishing tumor-specific TRM in the lung. Concomitantly, a single mucosal vaccination reduced the growth of pulmonary metastases and improved the survival in a prophylactic treatment. Vaccine-induced TRM contributed to these protective effects. In a therapeutic setting, the vaccination induced a pronounced T cell infiltration into metastases but resulted in only a minor restriction of the disease progression. However, in combination with stereotactic radiotherapy, the vaccine increased the survival time and rate of tumor-bearing mice.Conclusion In summary, our study demonstrates that mucosal vaccination is a promising strategy to harness the power of antitumor TRM and its potential combination with state-of-the-art treatments.
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