Modulation of intratumoural myeloid cells, the hallmark of the anti-tumour efficacy induced by a triple combination: tumour-associated peptide, TLR-3 ligand and α-PD-1.


Journal

British journal of cancer
ISSN: 1532-1827
Titre abrégé: Br J Cancer
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0370635

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
03 2021
Historique:
received: 20 05 2020
accepted: 10 12 2020
revised: 05 11 2020
pubmed: 4 2 2021
medline: 28 9 2021
entrez: 3 2 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Anti-programmed cell death 1 (PD-1)/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) show remarkable clinical anti-tumour efficacy. However, rational combinations are needed to extend the clinical benefit to primary resistant tumours. The design of such combinations requires the identification of the kinetics of critical immune cell populations in the tumour microenvironment. In this study, we compared the kinetics of immune cells in the tumour microenvironment upon treatment with immunotherapy combinations with different anti-tumour efficacies in the non-inflamed tumour model TC-1/A9. Tumour-bearing C57BL/6J mice were treated with all possible combinations of a human papillomavirus (HPV) E7 long peptide, polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (PIC) and anti-PD-1 mAb. Tumour growth and kinetics of the relevant immune cell populations were assessed over time. The involvement of key immune cells was confirmed by depletion with mAbs and immunophenotyping with multiparametric flow cytometry. The maximum anti-tumour efficacy was achieved after intratumoural administration of HPV E7 long peptide and PIC combined with the systemic administration of anti-PD-1 mAb. The intratumoural immune cell kinetics of this combination was characterised by a biphasic immune response. An initial upsurge of proinflammatory myeloid cells led to a further rise in effector CD8 The anti-tumour efficacy of a successful immunotherapy combination in a non-inflamed tumour model relies on an early inflammatory process that remodels the myeloid cell compartment.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Anti-programmed cell death 1 (PD-1)/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) show remarkable clinical anti-tumour efficacy. However, rational combinations are needed to extend the clinical benefit to primary resistant tumours. The design of such combinations requires the identification of the kinetics of critical immune cell populations in the tumour microenvironment.
METHODS
In this study, we compared the kinetics of immune cells in the tumour microenvironment upon treatment with immunotherapy combinations with different anti-tumour efficacies in the non-inflamed tumour model TC-1/A9. Tumour-bearing C57BL/6J mice were treated with all possible combinations of a human papillomavirus (HPV) E7 long peptide, polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (PIC) and anti-PD-1 mAb. Tumour growth and kinetics of the relevant immune cell populations were assessed over time. The involvement of key immune cells was confirmed by depletion with mAbs and immunophenotyping with multiparametric flow cytometry.
RESULTS
The maximum anti-tumour efficacy was achieved after intratumoural administration of HPV E7 long peptide and PIC combined with the systemic administration of anti-PD-1 mAb. The intratumoural immune cell kinetics of this combination was characterised by a biphasic immune response. An initial upsurge of proinflammatory myeloid cells led to a further rise in effector CD8
CONCLUSIONS
The anti-tumour efficacy of a successful immunotherapy combination in a non-inflamed tumour model relies on an early inflammatory process that remodels the myeloid cell compartment.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33531689
doi: 10.1038/s41416-020-01239-z
pii: 10.1038/s41416-020-01239-z
pmc: PMC8007692
doi:

Substances chimiques

Antibodies, Monoclonal 0
Drug Combinations 0
Ligands 0
PDCD1 protein, human 0
Peptide Fragments 0
Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor 0
Toll-Like Receptor 3 0

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1275-1285

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Auteurs

Sara Zalba (S)

Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain.

Virginia Belsúe (V)

Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain.
Program of Immunology and Immunotherapy, CIMA Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.

Brian Topp (B)

Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.

Dinesh de Alwis (D)

Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.

Maite Alvarez (M)

Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain.
Program of Immunology and Immunotherapy, CIMA Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.

Iñaki F Trocóniz (IF)

Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Program of Immunology and Immunotherapy, CIMA Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.

Pedro Berraondo (P)

Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain. pberraondol@unav.es.
Program of Immunology and Immunotherapy, CIMA Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. pberraondol@unav.es.
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain. pberraondol@unav.es.

María J Garrido (MJ)

Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. mgarrido@unav.es.
Program of Immunology and Immunotherapy, CIMA Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. mgarrido@unav.es.

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