Tumor cure by radiation therapy and checkpoint inhibitors depends on pre-existing immunity

Autor: Marka R. Crittenden, Lauren Zebertavage, Gwen Kramer, Shelly Bambina, David Friedman, Victoria Troesch, Tiffany Blair, Jason R. Baird, Alejandro Alice, Michael J. Gough
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25482-w
Popis: Abstract Radiation therapy is a source of tumor antigen release that has the potential to serve as an endogenous tumor vaccination event. In preclinical models radiation therapy synergizes with checkpoint inhibitors to cure tumors via CD8 T cell responses. To evaluate the immune response initiated by radiation therapy, we used a range of approaches to block the pre-existing immune response artifact initiated by tumor implantation. We demonstrate that blocking immune responses at tumor implantation blocks development of a tumor-resident antigen specific T cell population and prevents tumor cure by radiation therapy combined with checkpoint immunotherapy. These data demonstrate that this treatment combination relies on a pre-existing immune response to cure tumors, and may not be a solution for patients without pre-existing immunity.
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