| Autor: |
Jack Y. Lee, Bianca Nguyen, Anandaroop Mukhopadhyay, Mia Han, Jun Zhang, Ravindra Gujar, Jon Salazar, Reneta Hermiz, Lauren Svenson, Erica Browning, H. Kim Lyerly, David A. Canton, Daniel Fisher, Adil Daud, Alain Algazi, Joseph Skitzki, Christopher G. Twitty |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Molecular Therapy: Oncolytics, Vol 25, Iss , Pp 174-188 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2372-7705 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.omto.2022.04.005 |
| Popis: |
Clinical studies have demonstrated that local expression of the cytokine IL-12 drives interferon-gamma expression and recruits T cells to the tumor microenvironment, ultimately yielding durable systemic T cell responses. Interrogation of longitudinal biomarker data from our late-stage melanoma trials identified a significant on-treatment increase of intratumoral CXCR3 transcripts that was restricted to responding patients, underscoring the clinical relevance of tumor-infiltrating CXCR3+ immune cells. In this study, we sought to understand if the addition of DNA-encodable CXCL9 could augment the anti-tumor immune responses driven by intratumoral IL-12. We show that localized IL-12 and CXCL9 treatment reshapes the tumor microenvironment to promote dendritic cell licensing and CD8+ T cell activation. Additionally, this combination treatment results in a significant abscopal anti-tumor response and provides a concomitant benefit to anti-PD-1 therapies. Collectively, these data demonstrate that a functional tumoral CXCR3/CXCL9 axis is critical for IL-12 anti-tumor efficacy. Furthermore, restoring or amplifying the CXCL9 gradient in the tumors via intratumoral electroporation of plasmid CXCL9 can not only result in efficient trafficking of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells into the tumor but can also reshape the microenvironment to promote systemic immune response. |
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