Therapeutic depletion of CCR8


Journal

Journal for immunotherapy of cancer
ISSN: 2051-1426
Titre abrégé: J Immunother Cancer
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101620585

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
02 2021
Historique:
accepted: 29 12 2020
entrez: 16 2 2021
pubmed: 17 2 2021
medline: 5 1 2022
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Modulation and depletion strategies of regulatory T cells (Tregs) constitute valid approaches in antitumor immunotherapy but suffer from severe adverse effects due to their lack of selectivity for the tumor-infiltrating (ti-)Treg population, indicating the need for a ti-Treg specific biomarker. We employed single-cell RNA-sequencing in a mouse model of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) to obtain a comprehensive overview of the tumor-infiltrating T-cell compartment, with a focus on ti-Treg subpopulations. These findings were validated by flow cytometric analysis of both mouse (LLC-OVA, MC38 and B16-OVA) and human (NSCLC and melanoma) tumor samples. We generated two CCR8-specific nanobodies (Nbs) that recognize distinct epitopes on the CCR8 extracellular domain. These Nbs were formulated as tetravalent Nb-Fc fusion proteins for optimal CCR8 binding and blocking, containing either an antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC)-deficient or an ADCC-prone Fc region. The therapeutic use of these Nb-Fc fusion proteins was evaluated, either as monotherapy or as combination therapy with anti-programmed cell death protein-1 (anti-PD-1), in both the LLC-OVA and MC38 mouse models. We were able to discern two ti-Treg populations, one of which is characterized by the unique expression of Collectively, our findings highlight the efficacy and safety of targeting CCR8 for the depletion of tumor-promoting ti-Tregs in combination with anti-PD-1 therapy.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Modulation and depletion strategies of regulatory T cells (Tregs) constitute valid approaches in antitumor immunotherapy but suffer from severe adverse effects due to their lack of selectivity for the tumor-infiltrating (ti-)Treg population, indicating the need for a ti-Treg specific biomarker.
METHODS
We employed single-cell RNA-sequencing in a mouse model of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) to obtain a comprehensive overview of the tumor-infiltrating T-cell compartment, with a focus on ti-Treg subpopulations. These findings were validated by flow cytometric analysis of both mouse (LLC-OVA, MC38 and B16-OVA) and human (NSCLC and melanoma) tumor samples. We generated two CCR8-specific nanobodies (Nbs) that recognize distinct epitopes on the CCR8 extracellular domain. These Nbs were formulated as tetravalent Nb-Fc fusion proteins for optimal CCR8 binding and blocking, containing either an antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC)-deficient or an ADCC-prone Fc region. The therapeutic use of these Nb-Fc fusion proteins was evaluated, either as monotherapy or as combination therapy with anti-programmed cell death protein-1 (anti-PD-1), in both the LLC-OVA and MC38 mouse models.
RESULTS
We were able to discern two ti-Treg populations, one of which is characterized by the unique expression of
CONCLUSIONS
Collectively, our findings highlight the efficacy and safety of targeting CCR8 for the depletion of tumor-promoting ti-Tregs in combination with anti-PD-1 therapy.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33589525
pii: jitc-2020-001749
doi: 10.1136/jitc-2020-001749
pmc: PMC7887378
pii:
doi:

Substances chimiques

Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological 0
CCR8 protein, human 0
Ccr8 protein, mouse 0
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors 0
Pdcd1 protein, mouse 0
Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor 0
Receptors, CCR8 0

Types de publication

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

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Informations de copyright

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Competing interests: HR and EA are employees of Oncurious NV. PM is a consultant to Oncurious NV.

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Auteurs

Helena Van Damme (H)

Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium.

Bruno Dombrecht (B)

VIB Discovery Sciences, VIB, Ghent, Belgium.

Máté Kiss (M)

Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium.

Heleen Roose (H)

Oncurious NV, Leuven, Belgium.

Elizabeth Allen (E)

Oncurious NV, Leuven, Belgium.

Eva Van Overmeire (E)

Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium.

Daliya Kancheva (D)

Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium.

Liesbet Martens (L)

VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium.
Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.

Aleksandar Murgaski (A)

Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium.

Pauline Madeleine Rachel Bardet (PMR)

Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium.

Gillian Blancke (G)

Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Host-Microbiota-Interaction Lab (HMI), VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.

Maude Jans (M)

Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Host-Microbiota-Interaction Lab (HMI), VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.

Evangelia Bolli (E)

Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium.

Maria Solange Martins (MS)

Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium.

Yvon Elkrim (Y)

Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium.

James Dooley (J)

Laboratory of Lymphocyte Signalling and Development, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.

Louis Boon (L)

Polpharma Biologics, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Julia Katharina Schwarze (JK)

Department of Medical Oncology, UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.

Frank Tacke (F)

Department of Medicine III, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

Kiavash Movahedi (K)

Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium.

Niels Vandamme (N)

Data Mining and Modelling for Biomedicine, VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.
Department of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.

Bart Neyns (B)

Department of Medical Oncology, UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.

Sebahat Ocak (S)

Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Pôle de Pneumologie, ORL et Dermatologie (PNEU), UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Division of Pneumology, CHU UCL Namur, Yvoir, Namur, Belgium.

Isabelle Scheyltjens (I)

Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium.

Lars Vereecke (L)

Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Host-Microbiota-Interaction Lab (HMI), VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium.

Frank Aboubakar Nana (FA)

Division of Pneumology, CHU UCL Namur, Yvoir, Namur, Belgium.
Division of Pneumology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.

Pascal Merchiers (P)

Oncurious NV, Leuven, Belgium.

Damya Laoui (D)

Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium dlaoui@vub.be Jo.Van.Ginderachter@vub.be.
Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium.

Jo Agnes Van Ginderachter (JA)

Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium dlaoui@vub.be Jo.Van.Ginderachter@vub.be.
Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium.

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