Peripheral CD4 memory T cells predict the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Autor: Minehiko Inomata, Masahiro Matsumoto, Naoki Takata, Kana Hayashi, Zenta Seto, Takahiro Hirai, Kotaro Tokui, Chihiro Taka, Seisuke Okazawa, Kenta Kambara, Shingo Imanishi, Toshiro Miwa, Ryuji Hayashi, Shoko Matsui, Kazuyuki Tobe
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37736-3
Popis: Abstract Immune checkpoint inhibitors have significantly improved the prognosis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, compared with cytotoxic agents. However, the prediction of treatment response is often difficult, even after assessing the tumor programmed death-ligand 1 expression. We conducted this observational study to analyze the association between the differentiation of peripheral CD4 + T cells and the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. We enrolled patients who were diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer and received immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy between 2020 and 2022. Blood samples were collected at the start of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, and the expressions of PD-1, CCR7, and CD45RA in peripheral CD4 + T cells were analyzed by flow cytometry. The association between the findings of flow cytometry and survival after the initiation of the immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy was evaluated. Forty patients with non-small cell lung cancer were enrolled. The Cox proportional hazards model showed that an increased proportion of CD45RA-CD4 + T cells was associated with a reduced risk of progression after adjustment for performance status, tumor programmed death-ligand 1 expression level, mutation status of the epidermal growth factor receptor gene, and combined therapy with cytotoxic agents. The present study showed that the proportion of peripheral CD45RA- CD4 + T cells was associated with progression-free survival after the initiation of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, independent of several clinical factors.
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