Virus-like particle-mediated delivery of structure-selected neoantigens demonstrates immunogenicity and antitumoral activity in mice.

Cancer vaccine Immunotherapy Neoantigen T cell response Virus-like particle

Journal

Journal of translational medicine
ISSN: 1479-5876
Titre abrégé: J Transl Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101190741

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
03 Jan 2024
Historique:
received: 23 10 2023
accepted: 28 12 2023
medline: 4 1 2024
pubmed: 4 1 2024
entrez: 4 1 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Neoantigens are patient- and tumor-specific peptides that arise from somatic mutations. They stand as promising targets for personalized therapeutic cancer vaccines. The identification process for neoantigens has evolved with the use of next-generation sequencing technologies and bioinformatic tools in tumor genomics. However, in-silico strategies for selecting immunogenic neoantigens still have very low accuracy rates, since they mainly focus on predicting peptide binding to Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules, which is key but not the sole determinant for immunogenicity. Moreover, the therapeutic potential of neoantigen-based vaccines may be enhanced using an optimal delivery platform that elicits robust de novo immune responses. We developed a novel neoantigen selection pipeline based on existing software combined with a novel prediction method, the Neoantigen Optimization Algorithm (NOAH), which takes into account structural features of the peptide/MHC-I interaction, as well as the interaction between the peptide/MHC-I complex and the TCR, in its prediction strategy. Moreover, to maximize neoantigens' therapeutic potential, neoantigen-based vaccines should be manufactured in an optimal delivery platform that elicits robust de novo immune responses and bypasses central and peripheral tolerance. We generated a highly immunogenic vaccine platform based on engineered HIV-1 Gag-based Virus-Like Particles (VLPs) expressing a high copy number of each in silico selected neoantigen. We tested different neoantigen-loaded VLPs (neoVLPs) in a B16-F10 melanoma mouse model to evaluate their capability to generate new immunogenic specificities. NeoVLPs were used in in vivo immunogenicity and tumor challenge experiments. Our results indicate the relevance of incorporating other immunogenic determinants beyond the binding of neoantigens to MHC-I. Thus, neoVLPs loaded with neoantigens enhancing the interaction with the TCR can promote the generation of de novo antitumor-specific immune responses, resulting in a delay in tumor growth. Vaccination with the neoVLP platform is a robust alternative to current therapeutic vaccine approaches and a promising candidate for future personalized immunotherapy.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Neoantigens are patient- and tumor-specific peptides that arise from somatic mutations. They stand as promising targets for personalized therapeutic cancer vaccines. The identification process for neoantigens has evolved with the use of next-generation sequencing technologies and bioinformatic tools in tumor genomics. However, in-silico strategies for selecting immunogenic neoantigens still have very low accuracy rates, since they mainly focus on predicting peptide binding to Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules, which is key but not the sole determinant for immunogenicity. Moreover, the therapeutic potential of neoantigen-based vaccines may be enhanced using an optimal delivery platform that elicits robust de novo immune responses.
METHODS METHODS
We developed a novel neoantigen selection pipeline based on existing software combined with a novel prediction method, the Neoantigen Optimization Algorithm (NOAH), which takes into account structural features of the peptide/MHC-I interaction, as well as the interaction between the peptide/MHC-I complex and the TCR, in its prediction strategy. Moreover, to maximize neoantigens' therapeutic potential, neoantigen-based vaccines should be manufactured in an optimal delivery platform that elicits robust de novo immune responses and bypasses central and peripheral tolerance.
RESULTS RESULTS
We generated a highly immunogenic vaccine platform based on engineered HIV-1 Gag-based Virus-Like Particles (VLPs) expressing a high copy number of each in silico selected neoantigen. We tested different neoantigen-loaded VLPs (neoVLPs) in a B16-F10 melanoma mouse model to evaluate their capability to generate new immunogenic specificities. NeoVLPs were used in in vivo immunogenicity and tumor challenge experiments.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Our results indicate the relevance of incorporating other immunogenic determinants beyond the binding of neoantigens to MHC-I. Thus, neoVLPs loaded with neoantigens enhancing the interaction with the TCR can promote the generation of de novo antitumor-specific immune responses, resulting in a delay in tumor growth. Vaccination with the neoVLP platform is a robust alternative to current therapeutic vaccine approaches and a promising candidate for future personalized immunotherapy.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38172991
doi: 10.1186/s12967-023-04843-8
pii: 10.1186/s12967-023-04843-8
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Subventions

Organisme : Departament de Salut, Generalitat de Catalunya
ID : 2021 SGR 00452
Organisme : Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
ID : PID2019-106370RB-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033
Organisme : Secretaria d'Universitats i Recerca - Generalitat de Catalunya
ID : 2022FI_B00698

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© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Ana Barajas (A)

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Crta del Canyet S/N., 08916, Badalona, Spain.
University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Vic, Spain.

Pep Amengual-Rigo (P)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain.

Anna Pons-Grífols (A)

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Crta del Canyet S/N., 08916, Badalona, Spain.
Univeritat Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), Cerdanyola, Spain.

Raquel Ortiz (R)

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Crta del Canyet S/N., 08916, Badalona, Spain.
Univeritat Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), Cerdanyola, Spain.

Oriol Gracia Carmona (O)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain.

Victor Urrea (V)

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Crta del Canyet S/N., 08916, Badalona, Spain.

Nuria de la Iglesia (N)

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Crta del Canyet S/N., 08916, Badalona, Spain.

Juan Blanco-Heredia (J)

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Crta del Canyet S/N., 08916, Badalona, Spain.

Carla Anjos-Souza (C)

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Crta del Canyet S/N., 08916, Badalona, Spain.

Ismael Varela (I)

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Crta del Canyet S/N., 08916, Badalona, Spain.

Benjamin Trinité (B)

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Crta del Canyet S/N., 08916, Badalona, Spain.

Ferran Tarrés-Freixas (F)

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Crta del Canyet S/N., 08916, Badalona, Spain.

Carla Rovirosa (C)

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Crta del Canyet S/N., 08916, Badalona, Spain.

Rosalba Lepore (R)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain.

Miguel Vázquez (M)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain.

Leticia de Mattos-Arruda (L)

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Crta del Canyet S/N., 08916, Badalona, Spain.

Alfonso Valencia (A)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain.

Bonaventura Clotet (B)

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Crta del Canyet S/N., 08916, Badalona, Spain.
University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Vic, Spain.
Infectious Diseases Department, Germans Trias I Pujol Hospital, Badalona, Spain.

Carmen Aguilar-Gurrieri (C)

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Crta del Canyet S/N., 08916, Badalona, Spain. caguilar@irsicaixa.es.

Victor Guallar (V)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain.
Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain.

Jorge Carrillo (J)

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Crta del Canyet S/N., 08916, Badalona, Spain.
CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Madrid, Spain.

Julià Blanco (J)

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, Crta del Canyet S/N., 08916, Badalona, Spain.
University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Vic, Spain.
CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Madrid, Spain.
Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Badalona, Spain.

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