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Kaistha BP, Kar G, Dannhorn A, Watkins A, Opoku-Ansah G, Ilieva K, Mullins S, Anderton J, Galvani E, Garcon F, Lapointe JM, Brown L, Hair J, Slidel T, Luheshi N, Ryan K, Hardaker E, Dovedi S, Kumar R, Wilkinson RW, Hammond SA, Eyles J. Efficacy and pharmacodynamic effect of anti-CD73 and anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies in combination with cytotoxic therapy: observations from mouse tumor models. Cancer Biol Ther 2024; 25:2296048. [PMID: 38206570 PMCID: PMC10793677 DOI: 10.1080/15384047.2023.2296048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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CD73 is a cell surface 5'nucleotidase (NT5E) and key node in the catabolic process generating immunosuppressive adenosine in cancer. Using a murine monoclonal antibody surrogate of Oleclumab, we investigated the effect of CD73 inhibition in concert with cytotoxic therapies (chemotherapies as well as fractionated radiotherapy) and PD-L1 blockade. Our results highlight improved survival in syngeneic tumor models of colorectal cancer (CT26 and MC38) and sarcoma (MCA205). This therapeutic outcome was in part driven by cytotoxic CD8 T-cells, as evidenced by the detrimental effect of CD8 depleting antibody treatment of MCA205 tumor bearing mice treated with anti-CD73, anti-PD-L1 and 5-Fluorouracil+Oxaliplatin (5FU+OHP). We hypothesize that the improved responses are tumor microenvironment (TME)-driven, as suggested by the lack of anti-CD73 enhanced cytopathic effects mediated by 5FU+OHP on cell lines in vitro. Pharmacodynamic analysis, using imaging mass cytometry and RNA-sequencing, revealed noteworthy changes in specific cell populations like cytotoxic T cells, B cells and NK cells in the CT26 TME. Transcriptomic analysis highlighted treatment-related modulation of gene profiles associated with an immune response, NK and T-cell activation, T cell receptor signaling and interferon (types 1 & 2) pathways. Inclusion of comparator groups representing the various components of the combination allowed deconvolution of contribution of the individual therapeutic elements; highlighting specific effects mediated by the anti-CD73 antibody with respect to immune-cell representation, chemotaxis and myeloid biology. These pre-clinical data reflect complementarity of adenosine blockade with cytotoxic therapy, and T-cell checkpoint inhibition, and provides new mechanistic insights in support of combination therapy.
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- Oncology R & D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Oncology R & D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
- Immunooncology, MorphoSys AG, Planegg, Germany
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- Oncology R & D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
- Translational Science, F-Star, Cambridge, UK
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- Imaging Sciences, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Oncology R & D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Oncology R & D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Oncology R & D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Oncology R & D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Oncology R & D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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Li D, Mei Q, Li G. scQA: A dual-perspective cell type identification model for single cell transcriptome data. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2024; 23:520-536. [PMID: 38235363 PMCID: PMC10791572 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2023.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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Single-cell RNA sequencing technologies have been pivotal in advancing the development of algorithms for clustering heterogeneous cell populations. Existing methods for utilizing scRNA-seq data to identify cell types tend to neglect the beneficial impact of dropout events and perform clustering focusing solely on quantitative perspective. Here, we introduce a novel method named scQA, notable for its ability to concurrently identify cell types and cell type-specific key genes from both qualitative and quantitative perspectives. In contrast to other methods, scQA not only identifies cell types but also extracts key genes associated with these cell types, enabling bidirectional clustering for scRNA-seq data. Through an iterative process, our approach aims to minimize the number of landmarks to approximately a dozen while maximizing the inclusion of quasi-trend-preserved genes with dropouts both qualitatively and quantitatively. It then clusters cells by employing an ingenious label propagation strategy, obviating the requirement for a predetermined number of cell types. Validated on 20 publicly available scRNA-seq datasets, scQA consistently outperforms other salient tools. Furthermore, we confirm the effectiveness and potential biological significance of the identified key genes through both external and internal validation. In conclusion, scQA emerges as a valuable tool for investigating cell heterogeneity due to its distinctive fusion of qualitative and quantitative facets, along with bidirectional clustering capabilities. Furthermore, it can be seamlessly integrated into border scRNA-seq analyses. The source codes are publicly available at https://github.com/LD-Lyndee/scQA.
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- Di Li
- Research Center for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, BNRIST Bioinformatics Division, Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Research Center for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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Zhang Y, Wang W, Liu Q, Jiang J, Zhao P, Huang C, Li Y, Fu Y. CD19 +CD73 + B cells infiltration indicates poor prognosis and unfavorable responses to immunotherapy in gastric cancer. Int Immunopharmacol 2024; 141:113002. [PMID: 39213870 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2024.113002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Revised: 08/19/2024] [Accepted: 08/20/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Cluster of Differentiation 73 (CD73) is expressed on immune cells and plays a significant role in tumor inhibition by suppressing antitumor immunity. The objectives of this study were to explore the expression and functional mechanisms of CD73 on B cells in patients with gastric cancer (GC). METHODS The prognostic significance of CD19+CD73+ B cells was evaluated in 390 GC patients through dual immunohistochemistry staining. Flow cytometry was employed to analyze the phenotype of the CD19 subpopulation using fresh tumor and non-tumor tissue samples from 8 GC patients. A bioinformatics analysis of CD19+CD73+ B cells was also performed within the scRNA-seq cohort, and the CD19+ B cell subtype was assessed using multiple immunofluorescence staining. RESULTS The infiltration of CD19+CD73+ B cells was observed to be elevated in gastric cancer (GC) tissue compared to normal tissues. A strong correlation was observed between high CD19+CD73+ B cell infiltration, poor overall survival, and diminished responsiveness to neoadjuvant immunotherapy in GC. These cells emerged as a novel subset of regulatory B cells (Bregs) linked to adenosine metabolism and the exhaustion of CD8+ T cells. The CD19+CD73+ B cells also correlated with the production of immunosuppressive cytokines IL-10 and TGFB1. Further analysis indicated an association between CD19+CD73+ B cells and advanced-stage GC. CONCLUSIONS The presence of CD19+CD73+ B cells in GC may serve as a prognostic indicator for clinical outcomes and a predictive marker for poor responsiveness to neoadjuvant immunotherapy. The correlation between the presence of CD19+CD73+ B cells and CD8+ T cell exhaustion, along with immunosuppression, highlights the tumor-promoting function of these cells.
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- Yawei Zhang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Surgery, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
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Zhang X, Yao J, Xie M, Liang Y, Lin X, Song J, Bao X, Ma X, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Han W, Pan L, Xue X. Tertiary lymphoid structures as potential biomarkers for cancer prediction and prognosis. Int Immunopharmacol 2024; 140:112790. [PMID: 39088920 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2024.112790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/03/2024]
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Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) are ectopic lymphocyte aggregates formed in non-lymphoid tissues, including cancers, and are loci for the generation of in situ anti-tumor immune responses, which play a crucial role in cancer control. The state of TLS presence in cancer and its composition can significantly impact the treatment response and prognosis of patients. TLSs have the potential to serve as predictive and prognostic biomarkers for cancer. However, the mechanisms underlying TLS formation in cancer and how the essential components of TLSs affect cancer are not fully understood. In this review, we summarized TLS formation in cancer, the value of the TLS in different states of existence, and its key constituents for cancer prediction and prognosis. Finally, we discussed the impact of cancer treatment on TLSs.
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- Xin Zhang
- School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, 261000, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100038, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100835, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100038, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100038, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, 261000, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, 261000, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100038, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shanxi, 710038, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100070, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100835, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442000, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100038, China.
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, 261000, China; Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100038, China.
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Zhu E, Xie Q, Huang X, Zhang Z. Application of spatial omics in gastric cancer. Pathol Res Pract 2024; 262:155503. [PMID: 39128411 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2024.155503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2024] [Revised: 07/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/27/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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Gastric cancer (GC), a globally prevalent and lethal malignancy, continues to be a key research focus. However, due to its considerable heterogeneity and complex pathogenesis, the treatment and diagnosis of gastric cancer still face significant challenges. With the rapid development of spatial omics technology, which provides insights into the spatial information within tumor tissues, it has emerged as a significant tool in gastric cancer research. This technology affords new insights into the pathology and molecular biology of gastric cancer for scientists. This review discusses recent advances in spatial omics technology for gastric cancer research, highlighting its applications in the tumor microenvironment (TME), tumor heterogeneity, tumor genesis and development mechanisms, and the identification of potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Moreover, this article highlights spatial omics' potential in precision medicine and summarizes existing challenges and future directions. It anticipates spatial omics' continuing impact on gastric cancer research, aiming to improve diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for patients. With this review, we aim to offer a comprehensive overview to scientists and clinicians in gastric cancer research, motivating further exploration and utilization of spatial omics technology. Our goal is to improve patient outcomes, including survival rates and quality of life.
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- Erran Zhu
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Grade 20, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Grade 20, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China
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- Excellent Class, Clinical Medicine, Grade 20, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China
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- Cancer Research Institute of Hengyang Medical College, University of South China; Key Laboratory of Cancer Cellular and Molecular Pathology of Hunan; Department of Pathology, Department of Pathology of Hengyang Medical College, University of South China; The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, China.
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Iwai Y, Baldwin XL, Feeney T, Agala CB, Yanagihara TK, Stein JN, Kim HJ, Spanheimer PM. Trends in the use of immunotherapy to treat soft tissue sarcoma. Am J Surg 2024; 236:115794. [PMID: 38879356 PMCID: PMC11392640 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.115794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 09/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND The role of immune-oncology (IO) therapy in soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is underexplored. This study characterized IO use in STS. METHODS This is a retrospective analysis of patients with a soft tissue mass in the National Cancer Database, 2011-2021. Patients were categorized by IO receipt status. Groupwise testing and proportional trend tests were performed with Chi-squared tests. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to assess factors associated with IO receipt. RESULTS Of the 103,092 patients with STS, 1935 (1.9 %) received or were recommended IO therapy. IO use increased 10-fold (0.24 %-2.5 % from 2011 to 2021; p < 0.0001). Patients had higher odds of receiving IO when having higher grade tumors and metastatic disease, and when treated at an academic research center (all p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS IO use in STS is low but increasing and primarily used in the metastatic setting. Future studies should identify biomarkers of IO response and facilitators for treatment receipt.
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- Yoshiko Iwai
- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Xue D, Hu S, Zheng R, Luo H, Ren X. Tumor-infiltrating B cells: Their dual mechanistic roles in the tumor microenvironment. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 179:117436. [PMID: 39270540 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.117436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2024] [Revised: 09/08/2024] [Accepted: 09/09/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024] Open
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The occurrence and development of tumors are closely associated with abnormalities in the immune system's structure and function, with tumor immunotherapy being intricately linked to the tumor microenvironment (TME). Early studies on lymphocytes within the TME primarily concentrated on T cells. However, as research has advanced, the multifaceted roles of tumor-infiltrating B cells (TIL-Bs) in tumor immunity, encompassing both anti-tumor and pro-tumor effects, have garnered increasing attention. This paper explored the composition of the TME and the biological characteristics of TIL-Bs, investigating the dual roles within the TME to offer new insights and strategies for tumor immunotherapy.
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- Demin Xue
- School of Chinese Classics, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China
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- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chinese Classics, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China
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- Department of Pulmonology, Hechi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangxi 547000, China
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- Department of Oncology II, Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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Huang H, Zhao G, Wang T, You Y, Zhang T, Chen X, Dong J, Gong L, Shang X, Cao F, Tang P, Jiang H, Wang P, Pang Q, Yan C, Zhang W. Survival benefit and spatial properties of tertiary lymphoid structures in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with neoadjuvant therapies. Cancer Lett 2024; 601:217178. [PMID: 39142497 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2024.217178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 07/15/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/16/2024]
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Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) were associated with survival in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) undergoing surgery alone (SA). However, their clinical relevance in neoadjuvant therapies remains less known. Here, we firstly investigated the presence, maturation and spatial distribution of TLSs in 359 ESCC patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT), neoadjuvant immunotherapy (NCI), neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT) or SA. We found mature TLS (MTLS) was an independent prognostic factor in ESCC. NCI group had the lowest immature TLS cases. NCRT group had the lowest MTLSs. MTLSs mostly located in stromal and normal compartments; these MTLSs were positively correlated with neoadjuvant therapy outcomes. NCI group displayed the highest T cells within 150 μm proximity of TLSs among the four groups. Most T cells were dispersed up to more than 150 μm from TLSs, while B cells remained concentrated within TLSs. Innate lymphoid cells and follicular dendritic cells infiltrated and connected with survival differently in NCRT and NCI groups compared with SA group. The novel PD-L1 combined positive score, NCPS, was positively connected with MTLSs and neoadjuvant therapy efficacy. ScRNA-seq analysis revealed TLS+ tumors had increased plasma cells, B cells, Th17, Tfh and Th1, and elevated exhausted CD8+ T cells that highly expressed checkpoint molecules and granzymes. Conclusively, MTLSs favored treatment outcome in ESCC patients receiving multiple neoadjuvant therapies. The spatial distribution of MTLSs was associated with multiregional immune status modified by the neoadjuvant therapies.
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- Hui Huang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Nutrition Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Immunology and Biotherapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Esophageal Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Esophageal Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Endoscopy Diagnosis and Therapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Esophageal Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Esophageal Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Immunology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Immunology and Biotherapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China.
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Chen C, Han J, He Q, Yao Q, Wang X, Peng Z, Sun Y, Ji J, Xing X. Tumor-infiltrating immune cell profiles and changes associate with additional trastuzumab in preoperative chemotherapy for patients with HER2-positive gastric cancer. Br J Cancer 2024:10.1038/s41416-024-02835-z. [PMID: 39313575 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-024-02835-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 08/12/2024] [Accepted: 08/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND HER2(+) gastric cancer (GC) can benefit from trastuzumab. However, the impact of additional trastuzumab in preoperative treatment on immune cells remains largely unknown. METHODS In cohort I, immune cells were detected by immunohistochemistry in 1321 patients. Then 88 HER2(+) patients received preoperative therapy were collected as cohort II. Immune cell profiles and changes were analyzed in paired pre- and post-operative specimens using multiple immunohistochemistry staining. RESULTS In the treatment-naive GC patients (n = 1002), CD3+ and CD8+ T cell infiltration was significantly lower in the HER2(+) GC patients together with higher FoxP3+ T cells compared with HER2(-). However, FoxP3+ T and CD20+ B cell infiltration was significantly higher in HER2(+) GC after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (n = 319). The trastuzumab-exposed group had higher CD8+ T and lower FoxP3+ T cell infiltration and CD8+ T cell was even more significant in responders. Additionally, tertiary lymphoid structure (TLS) density increased in invasion margin of residual tumors. Patients with lower TLS in the tumor core or lower FoxP3+ T cells had better overall survival in the trastuzumab-exposed group. CONCLUSION Addition of trastuzumab modulates the immune microenvironment, suggesting the potential mechanism of the favorable outcome of anti-HER2 therapy and providing a theoretical rationale for the combinational immunotherapy in resectable HER2(+) GC patients.
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- Cong Chen
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, 100142, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, 100142, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shenzhen Institute of Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, 518035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Pathology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, 100142, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, 100142, Beijing, China
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- Alpha X(Beijing) Biotech Co., Ltd., 102629, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Holistic Integrative Management of Gastrointestinal Cancers, Beijing Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Department of Pathology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, 100142, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Holistic Integrative Management of Gastrointestinal Cancers, Beijing Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, 100142, Beijing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Holistic Integrative Management of Gastrointestinal Cancers, Beijing Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, 100142, Beijing, China.
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He B, Dymond L, Wood KH, Bastow ER, Satiaputra J, Li J, Johansson-Percival A, Hamzah J, Kumarasinghe MP, Ballal M, Foo J, Johansson M, Ee HC, White SW, Winteringham L, Ganss R. Immune priming and induction of tertiary lymphoid structures in a cord-blood humanized mouse model of gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Oncoimmunology 2024; 13:2406576. [PMID: 39314905 PMCID: PMC11418220 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2024.2406576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2024] [Revised: 09/16/2024] [Accepted: 09/16/2024] [Indexed: 09/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) harbor diverse immune cell populations but so far immunotherapy in patients has been disappointing. Here, we established cord blood humanized mouse models of localized and disseminated GIST to explore the remodeling of the tumor environment for improved immunotherapy. Specifically, we assessed the ability of a cancer vascular targeting peptide (VTP) to bind to mouse and patient GIST angiogenic blood vessels and deliver the TNF superfamily member LIGHT (TNFS14) into tumors. LIGHT-VTP treatment of GIST in humanized mice improved vascular function and tumor oxygenation, which correlated with an overall increase in intratumoral human effector T cells. Concomitant with LIGHT-mediated vascular remodeling, we observed intratumoral high endothelial venules (HEVs) and tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS), which resemble spontaneous TLS found in GIST patients. Thus, by overcoming the limitations of immunodeficient xenograft models, we demonstrate the therapeutic feasibility of vascular targeting and immune priming in human GIST. Since TLS positively correlate with patient prognosis and improved response to immune checkpoint inhibition, vascular LIGHT targeting in GIST is a highly translatable approach to improve immunotherapeutic outcomes.
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- Bo He
- Cancer Microenvironment Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WesternAustralia, Australia
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- Translational Cancer Research Program, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WesternAustralia, Australia
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- Cancer Microenvironment Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WesternAustralia, Australia
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- Cancer Microenvironment Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WesternAustralia, Australia
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- Cancer Microenvironment Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WesternAustralia, Australia
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- Cancer Microenvironment Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WesternAustralia, Australia
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- Cancer Microenvironment Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WesternAustralia, Australia
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- Imaging & Therapy Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WesternAustralia, Australia
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- Department of General Surgery, Fiona Stanley Hospital, WesternAustralia, Australia
- Division of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, WesternAustralia, Australia
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- Division of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, WesternAustralia, Australia
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, QEII Medical Centre, Perth, WesternAustralia, Australia
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- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, QEII Medical Centre, Perth, WesternAustralia, Australia
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- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, QEII Medical Centre, Perth, WesternAustralia, Australia
- Division of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, WesternAustralia, Australia
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WesternAustralia, Australia
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- Translational Cancer Research Program, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WesternAustralia, Australia
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- Cancer Microenvironment Laboratory, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WesternAustralia, Australia
- Translational Cancer Research Program, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre and Centre for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WesternAustralia, Australia
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Robinson SI, Rochell RE, Penza V, Naik S. Translation of oncolytic viruses in sarcoma. MOLECULAR THERAPY. ONCOLOGY 2024; 32:200822. [PMID: 39040851 PMCID: PMC11261849 DOI: 10.1016/j.omton.2024.200822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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Sarcomas are a rare and highly diverse group of malignancies of mesenchymal origin. While sarcomas are generally considered resistant to immunotherapy, recent studies indicate subtype-specific differences in clinical response to checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) that are associated with distinct immune phenotypes present in sarcoma subtypes. Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are designed to selectively infect and kill tumor cells and induce intratumoral immune infiltration, enhancing immunogenicity and thereby sensitizing tumors to immunotherapy. Herein we review the accumulated clinical data evaluating OVs in sarcoma. Small numbers of patients with sarcoma were enrolled in early-stage OV trials as part of larger solid tumor cohorts demonstrating safety but providing limited insight into the biological effects due to the low patient numbers and lack of histologic grouping. Several recent studies have investigated talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC), an approved oncolytic herpes simplex virus (HSV-1), in combination therapy regimens in sarcoma patient cohorts. These studies have shown promising responses in heavily pre-treated and immunotherapy-resistant patients associated with increased intratumoral immune infiltration. As new and more potent OVs enter the clinical arena, prospective evaluation in subtype-specific cohorts with correlative studies to define biomarkers of response will be critical to advancing this promising approach for sarcoma therapy.
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- Steven I. Robinson
- Division of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Chen JH, Elmelech L, Tang AL, Hacohen N. Powerful microscopy technologies decode spatially organized cellular networks that drive response to immunotherapy in humans. Curr Opin Immunol 2024; 91:102463. [PMID: 39277910 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2024.102463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2024] [Revised: 08/22/2024] [Accepted: 08/24/2024] [Indexed: 09/17/2024]
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In tumors, immune cells organize into networks of different sizes and composition, including complex tertiary lymphoid structures and recently identified networks centered around the chemokines CXCL9/10/11 and CCL19. New commercially available highly multiplexed microscopy using cyclical RNA in situ hybridization and antibody-based approaches have the potential to establish the organization of the immune response in human tissue and serve as a foundation for future immunology research.
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- Jonathan H Chen
- Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Chicago, IL, USA; Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Center for Human Immunobiology, Chicago, IL, USA; Krantz Family Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pathology, MGH, Boston, MA, USA; Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Krantz Family Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pathology, MGH, Boston, MA, USA; Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Krantz Family Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA; Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Hao X, Shen Y, Liu J, Alexander A, Wu L, Xu Z, Yu L, Gao Y, Liu F, Chan HL, Li CH, Ding Y, Zhang W, Edwards DG, Chen N, Nasrazadani A, Ueno NT, Lim B, Zhang XHF. Solid tumour-induced systemic immunosuppression involves dichotomous myeloid-B cell interactions. Nat Cell Biol 2024:10.1038/s41556-024-01508-6. [PMID: 39266726 DOI: 10.1038/s41556-024-01508-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 09/14/2024]
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Solid tumours induce systemic immunosuppression that involves myeloid and T cells. B cell-related mechanisms remain relatively understudied. Here we discover two distinct patterns of tumour-induced B cell abnormality (TiBA; TiBA-1 and TiBA-2), both associated with abnormal myelopoiesis in the bone marrow. TiBA-1 probably results from the niche competition between pre-progenitor-B cells and myeloid progenitors, leading to a global reduction in downstream B cells. TiBA-2 is characterized by systemic accumulation of a unique early B cell population, driven by interaction with excessive neutrophils. Importantly, TiBA-2-associated early B cells foster the systemic accumulation of exhaustion-like T cells. Myeloid and B cells from the peripheral blood of patients with triple-negative breast cancer recapitulate the TiBA subtypes, and the distinct TiBA profile correlates with pathologic complete responses to standard-of-care immunotherapy. This study underscores the inter-patient diversity of tumour-induced systemic changes and emphasizes the need for treatments tailored to different B and myeloid cell abnormalities.
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- Xiaoxin Hao
- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- National Key Laboratory of Immunity and Inflammation, Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Suzhou, China
- McNair Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- McNair Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Graduate Program in Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Breast Medical Oncology and Morgan Welch IBC Research Program and Clinic, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Graduate Program in Cancer and Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Medical Scientist Training Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Graduate Program in Immunology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Breast Medical Oncology and Morgan Welch IBC Research Program and Clinic, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Breast Medical Oncology and Morgan Welch IBC Research Program and Clinic, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
- University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
- McNair Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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Gruel N, Quignot C, Lesage L, El Zein S, Bonvalot S, Tzanis D, Ait Rais K, Quinquis F, Manciot B, Vibert J, El Tannir N, Dahmani A, Derrien H, Decaudin D, Bièche I, Courtois L, Mariani O, Linares LK, Gayte L, Baulande S, Waterfall JJ, Delattre O, Pierron G, Watson S. Cellular origin and clonal evolution of human dedifferentiated liposarcoma. Nat Commun 2024; 15:7941. [PMID: 39266532 PMCID: PMC11393420 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52067-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2024] [Indexed: 09/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDLPS) is the most frequent high-grade soft tissue sarcoma subtype. It is characterized by a component of undifferentiated tumor cells coexisting with a component of well-differentiated adipocytic tumor cells. Both dedifferentiated (DD) and well-differentiated (WD) components exhibit MDM2 amplification, however their cellular origin remains elusive. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, DNA sequencing, in situ multiplex immunofluorescence and functional assays in paired WD and DD components from primary DDLPS tumors, we characterize the cellular heterogeneity of DDLPS tumor and micro-environment. We identify a population of tumor adipocyte stem cells (ASC) showing striking similarities with adipocyte stromal progenitors found in white adipose tissue. We show that tumor ASC harbor the ancestral genomic alterations of WD and DD components, suggesting that both derive from these progenitors following clonal evolution. Last, we show that DD tumor cells keep important biological properties of ASC including pluripotency and that their adipogenic properties are inhibited by a TGF-β-high immunosuppressive tumor micro-environment.
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- Nadège Gruel
- INSERM U830, Diversity and Plasticity of Childhood Tumors Lab, PSL Research University, Institut Curie Research Center, Paris, France
- Department of Translational Research, Institut Curie Research Center, Paris, France
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- INSERM U830, Diversity and Plasticity of Childhood Tumors Lab, PSL Research University, Institut Curie Research Center, Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, Institut Curie Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, Institut Curie Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Curie Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Curie Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Genetics, Institut Curie Hospital, Paris, France
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- INSERM U830, Diversity and Plasticity of Childhood Tumors Lab, PSL Research University, Institut Curie Research Center, Paris, France
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- INSERM U830, Diversity and Plasticity of Childhood Tumors Lab, PSL Research University, Institut Curie Research Center, Paris, France
- Drug Development Department, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Medico Scientific Program for Adult sarcomas, Institut Curie Research Center, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Department of translational Research, PSL Research University, Institut Curie Research Center, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Department of translational Research, PSL Research University, Institut Curie Research Center, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Department of translational Research, PSL Research University, Institut Curie Research Center, Paris, France
- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Curie Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Genetics, Institut Curie Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Genetics, Institut Curie Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, Institut Curie Hospital, Paris, France
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- INSERM U1194, Metabolism and Sarcoma, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- INSERM U1194, Metabolism and Sarcoma, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Curie Genomics of Excellence (ICGex) Platform, PSL Research University, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Translational Research, Institut Curie Research Center, Paris, France
- INSERM U830, Integrative Functional Genomics of Cancer Lab, PSL Research University, Institut Curie Research Center, Paris, France
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- INSERM U830, Diversity and Plasticity of Childhood Tumors Lab, PSL Research University, Institut Curie Research Center, Paris, France
- Department of Genetics, Institut Curie Hospital, Paris, France
- SIREDO Pediatric Oncology Center, Institut Curie Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Genetics, Institut Curie Hospital, Paris, France
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- INSERM U830, Diversity and Plasticity of Childhood Tumors Lab, PSL Research University, Institut Curie Research Center, Paris, France.
- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Curie Hospital, Paris, France.
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Jia W, Wu J, Zhang H, Wu Y, Liu D, Wang Z, Wang X, Li C, Hao C. Advancing treatment efficacy: combined therapy of eribulin, anlotinib, and camrelizumab in advanced or metastatic retroperitoneal liposarcoma. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2024; 16:17588359241276968. [PMID: 39281972 PMCID: PMC11402105 DOI: 10.1177/17588359241276968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 09/18/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Retroperitoneal liposarcoma (RLPS) typically shows limited response to standard chemotherapy, presenting a challenge in treating advanced or metastatic RLPS. Objective This study aimed to evaluate the potential advantages of a combined therapeutic strategy utilizing eribulin, anlotinib, and camrelizumab. Design Between December 2020 and March 2023, this retrospective study enrolled patients with advanced or metastatic RLPS who received treatment at Peking University Cancer Hospital Sarcoma Center. The treatment regimen involved eribulin plus anlotinib and camrelizumab administered every 3 weeks (Q3W). Methods Efficacy was assessed following the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1, while safety was evaluated using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0. Results The study included 47 patients with RLPS with a median age of 55.5 years. Patients received a median of 4.5 (range, 2-21) cycles of treatment. Notably, partial response was observed in 8 patients (18.2%), while 25 (56.8%) exhibited stable disease. The objective response rate (ORR) and disease control rate were 18.2% and 75%, respectively. Significant differences in ORR were observed among histological subtypes (well-differentiated vs de-differentiated vs myxoid: 0 vs 17.9% vs 50%; p = 0.039). Six patients underwent surgery before disease progression, and one patient with myxoid liposarcoma (MLPS) had a pathological complete response. With a median follow-up of 21.8 (range, 2.7-30.7) months, the median progression-free survival (mPFS) was 6.9 (95% confidence interval (CI), 4.7-9.1) months, and the 6-month PFS rate was 60.5%. Based on various histological subtypes, the mPFS was 8.4 (95% CI, 4.1-12.7) months with well-differentiated liposarcoma, 5.8 (95% CI, 3.3-8.3) months with de-differentiated liposarcoma and not reached with MLPS, respectively. Treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) of any grade occurred in 36 (76.6%) patients, with grade 3 or higher TRAEs in 21 (44.7%) patients. The most common TRAEs were neutropenia (53.2%), proteinuria (21.3%), and anorexia (21.3%). Conclusion The combined treatment strategy involving eribulin, anlotinib, and camrelizumab showed promising efficacy and manageable safety in patients with advanced or metastatic RLPS, particularly in those with MLPS.
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- Weiwei Jia
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Sarcoma Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Sarcoma Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Jilin Guowen Hospital, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Pathology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Sarcoma Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Sarcoma Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Sarcoma Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Sarcoma Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, 52 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100142, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Sarcoma Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, 52 Fucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100142, China
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Chen Y, Su Y, Cao X, Siavelis I, Leo IR, Zeng J, Tsagkozis P, Hesla AC, Papakonstantinou A, Liu X, Huang WK, Zhao B, Haglund C, Ehnman M, Johansson H, Lin Y, Lehtiö J, Zhang Y, Larsson O, Li X, de Flon FH. Molecular Profiling Defines Three Subtypes of Synovial Sarcoma. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2404510. [PMID: 39257029 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202404510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 09/12/2024]
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Synovial Sarcomas (SS) are characterized by the presence of the SS18::SSX fusion gene, which protein product induce chromatin changes through remodeling of the BAF complex. To elucidate the genomic events that drive phenotypic diversity in SS, we performed RNA and targeted DNA sequencing on 91 tumors from 55 patients. Our results were verified by proteomic analysis, public gene expression cohorts and single-cell RNA sequencing. Transcriptome profiling identified three distinct SS subtypes resembling the known histological subtypes: SS subtype I and was characterized by hyperproliferation, evasion of immune detection and a poor prognosis. SS subtype II and was dominated by a vascular-stromal component and had a significantly better outcome. SS Subtype III was characterized by biphasic differentiation, increased genomic complexity and immune suppression mediated by checkpoint inhibition, and poor prognosis despite good responses to neoadjuvant therapy. Chromosomal abnormalities were an independent significant risk factor for metastasis. KRT8 was identified as a key component for epithelial differentiation in biphasic tumors, potentially controlled by OVOL1 regulation. Our findings explain the histological grounds for SS classification and indicate that a significantly larger proportion of patients have high risk tumors (corresponding to SS subtype I) than previously believed.
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- Yi Chen
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, 10032, USA
- Department of Genetics and Development, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, 10032, USA
- Program for Mathematical Genomics, Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, 10032, USA
- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm, 17165, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm, 17165, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm, 17165, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm, 17165, Sweden
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, 999078, China
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17176, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Orthopedics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, 17176, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17176, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Orthopedics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, 17176, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
- Department of Breast Cancer, Endocrine Tumors and Sarcomas, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, 17176, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Pathology and Cancer Diagnostics, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, 17176, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm, 17165, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm, 17165, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Pathology and Cancer Diagnostics, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, 17176, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Pathology and Cancer Diagnostics, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, 17176, Sweden
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- Department of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110032, China
- Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors, Ministry of Education, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110122, China
- Institute of Health Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110122, China
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Solna, Stockholm, 17165, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Pathology and Cancer Diagnostics, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, 17176, Sweden
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Sun Y, Yinwang E, Wang S, Wang Z, Wang F, Xue Y, Zhang W, Zhao S, Mou H, Chen S, Jin L, Li B, Ye Z. Phenotypic and spatial heterogeneity of CD8 + tumour infiltrating lymphocytes. Mol Cancer 2024; 23:193. [PMID: 39251981 PMCID: PMC11382426 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-024-02104-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 08/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/11/2024] Open
Abstract
CD8+ T cells are the workhorses executing adaptive anti-tumour response, and targets of various cancer immunotherapies. Latest advances have unearthed the sheer heterogeneity of CD8+ tumour infiltrating lymphocytes, and made it increasingly clear that the bulk of the endogenous and therapeutically induced tumour-suppressive momentum hinges on a particular selection of CD8+ T cells with advantageous attributes, namely the memory and stem-like exhausted subsets. A scrutiny of the contemporary perception of CD8+ T cells in cancer and the subgroups of interest along with the factors arbitrating their infiltration contextures, presented herein, may serve as the groundwork for future endeavours to probe further into the regulatory networks underlying their differentiation and migration, and optimise T cell-based immunotherapies accordingly.
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- Yikan Sun
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Motor System Disease Research and Precision Therapy of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Motor System Disease Research and Precision Therapy of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Motor System Disease Research and Precision Therapy of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Motor System Disease Research and Precision Therapy of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Motor System Disease Research and Precision Therapy of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Motor System Disease Research and Precision Therapy of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Motor System Disease Research and Precision Therapy of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Motor System Disease Research and Precision Therapy of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Motor System Disease Research and Precision Therapy of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Motor System Disease Research and Precision Therapy of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Motor System Disease Research and Precision Therapy of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Key Laboratory of Motor System Disease Research and Precision Therapy of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Department of Orthopedics, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Orthopedics Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Key Laboratory of Motor System Disease Research and Precision Therapy of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Department of Orthopedics, Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
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Montégut L, Liu P, Zhao L, Pérez-Lanzón M, Chen H, Mao M, Zhang S, Derosa L, Naour JL, Lambertucci F, Mingoia S, Nogueira-Recalde U, Mena-Osuna R, Herranz-Montoya I, Djouder N, Baulande S, Pan H, Joseph A, Messaoudene M, Routy B, Fidelle M, Ahmed TB, Caron O, Busson P, Boulate D, Deschasaux-Tanguy M, Arnault N, Pol JG, Piaggio E, Touvier M, Zitvogel L, Delaloge S, Martins I, Kroemer G. Acyl-coenzyme a binding protein (ACBP) - a risk factor for cancer diagnosis and an inhibitor of immunosurveillance. Mol Cancer 2024; 23:187. [PMID: 39242519 PMCID: PMC11378439 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-024-02098-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 08/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/09/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The plasma concentrations of acyl coenzyme A binding protein (ACBP, also known as diazepam-binding inhibitor, DBI, or 'endozepine') increase with age and obesity, two parameters that are also amongst the most important risk factors for cancer. METHODS We measured ACBP/DBI in the plasma from cancer-free individuals, high-risk patients like the carriers of TP53 or BRCA1/2 mutations, and non-syndromic healthy subjects who later developed cancer. In mice, the neutralization of ACBP/DBI was used in models of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and breast cancer development and as a combination treatment with chemoimmunotherapy (chemotherapy + PD-1 blockade) in the context of NSCLC and sarcomas. The anticancer T cell response upon ACBP/DBI neutralization was characterized by flow cytometry and single-cell RNA sequencing. RESULTS Circulating levels of ACBP/DBI were higher in patients with genetic cancer predisposition (BRCA1/2 or TP53 germline mutations) than in matched controls. In non-syndromic cases, high ACBP/DBI levels were predictive of future cancer development, and especially elevated in patients who later developed lung cancer. In preclinical models, ACBP/DBI neutralization slowed down breast cancer and NSCLC development and enhanced the efficacy of chemoimmunotherapy in NSCLC and sarcoma models. When combined with chemoimmunotherapy, the neutralizing monoclonal antibody against ACBP/DBI reduced the frequency of regulatory T cells in the tumor bed, modulated the immune checkpoint profile, and increased activation markers. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that ACBP/DBI acts as an endogenous immune suppressor. We conclude that elevation of ACBP/DBI constitutes a risk factor for the development of cancer and that ACBP/DBI is an actionable target for improving cancer immunosurveillance.
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- Léa Montégut
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Inserm U1138, Paris, France
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Paris Saclay, Kremlin Bicêtre, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Inserm U1138, Paris, France
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Inserm U1138, Paris, France
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Inserm U1138, Paris, France
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Inserm U1138, Paris, France
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Paris Saclay, Kremlin Bicêtre, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Inserm U1138, Paris, France
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Inserm U1138, Paris, France
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Paris Saclay, Kremlin Bicêtre, Paris, France
- Equipe Labellisée Par la Ligue Contre le Cancer, Inserm U1015, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Inserm U1138, Paris, France
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Paris Saclay, Kremlin Bicêtre, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Inserm U1138, Paris, France
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Inserm U1138, Paris, France
- Department of Pharmacological sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italia
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Inserm U1138, Paris, France
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France
- Grupo de Investigación en Reumatología (GIR), Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Fundación Profesor Novoa Santos, A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Translational Research, Institute Curie Research Center, INSERM U932, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Growth Factors, Nutrients and Cancer Group, Molecular Oncology Programme, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas, CNIO, Madrid, 28029, Spain
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- Growth Factors, Nutrients and Cancer Group, Molecular Oncology Programme, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas, CNIO, Madrid, 28029, Spain
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- Institut Curie Genomics of Excellence (ICGex) Platform, Institut Curie Research Center, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Inserm U1138, Paris, France
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Paris Saclay, Kremlin Bicêtre, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Inserm U1138, Paris, France
- Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Axe cancer, Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, Canada
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- Axe cancer, Centre de recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, Canada
- Hemato-oncology Division, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Canada
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- Equipe Labellisée Par la Ligue Contre le Cancer, Inserm U1015, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- Pharmacology Department, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- Department of cancer Medicine, « INTERCEPTION » Program for Cancer Prevention, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- Department of cancer Medicine, « INTERCEPTION » Program for Cancer Prevention, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- CNRS UMR 9018-METSY, Gustave Roussy and Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Lung Transplantation and Esophageal Diseases, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France
- Faculté des sciences médicales et paramédicales, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
- COMPutational Oncology and pharmacology, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), INRIA-INSERM, Marseille, France
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- INRAE, CNAM, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Université Sorbonne Paris Nord and Université Paris Cité, Centre of Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), Inserm, Bobigny, F-93017, France
- Nutrition, Physical Activity And Cancer Research Network (NACRe Network), Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- INRAE, CNAM, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Université Sorbonne Paris Nord and Université Paris Cité, Centre of Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), Inserm, Bobigny, F-93017, France
- Nutrition, Physical Activity And Cancer Research Network (NACRe Network), Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Inserm U1138, Paris, France
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Translational Research, Institute Curie Research Center, INSERM U932, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- INRAE, CNAM, Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Université Sorbonne Paris Nord and Université Paris Cité, Centre of Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), Inserm, Bobigny, F-93017, France
- Nutrition, Physical Activity And Cancer Research Network (NACRe Network), Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Paris Saclay, Kremlin Bicêtre, Paris, France
- Equipe Labellisée Par la Ligue Contre le Cancer, Inserm U1015, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- Department of Biology, Center of Clinical Investigations in Biotherapies of Cancer (CICBT), BIOTHERIS, Villejuif, France
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- Equipe Labellisée Par la Ligue Contre le Cancer, Inserm U1015, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
- Department of cancer Medicine, « INTERCEPTION » Program for Cancer Prevention, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Inserm U1138, Paris, France.
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France.
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Inserm U1138, Paris, France.
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Institut, Villejuif, France.
- Institut du Cancer Paris CARPEM, Department of Biology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, France.
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Wang J, Liang Y, Xue A, Xiao J, Zhao X, Cao S, Li P, Dong J, Li Y, Xu Z, Yang L. Intratumoral CXCL13 + CD160 + CD8 + T cells promote the formation of tertiary lymphoid structures to enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy in advanced gastric cancer. J Immunother Cancer 2024; 12:e009603. [PMID: 39244216 PMCID: PMC11381742 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2024-009603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/09/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Stage IV gastric cancer is a highly heterogeneous and lethal tumor with few therapeutic strategies. The combination of programmed cell death protein 1 inhibitors and chemotherapy is currently the standard frontline treatment regimen for advanced gastric cancer. Nevertheless, it remains a great challenge to screen the beneficiaries of immunochemotherapy and expand indications for this treatment regimen. METHODS We conducted a pathological assessment to ascertain the importance of tertiary lymphoid structures based on the tissue samples collected from patients with stage IV gastric cancer (n=15) both prior to and following immunochemotherapy treatment. Additionally, we used spatial (n=10) and single-cell transcriptional analysis (n=97) to investigate the key regulators of tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs). Multiplex immunofluorescence and image analysis (n=34) were performed to explore the association between tumor-infiltrating CXCL13+ CD160+ CD8+ T cells and TLSs. The relationship between CXCL13+ CD160+ CD8+ T cells and the responsiveness to immunotherapy was also evaluated by multiplex immunofluorescence and image analysis approaches (n=15). Furthermore, we explored the intrinsic characteristics of CXCL13+ CD160+ CD8+ T cells through various experimental techniques, including quantitative reverse transcription-PCR, western blot, and flow cytometry. RESULTS We found that responders exhibited higher levels of TLSs and CXCL13+ CD160+ CD8+ T cells in biopsy tissues prior to immunochemotherapy compared with non-responders. Following conversion therapy, responders also had a higher percentage of mature TLSs and a higher number of CXCL13+ CD160+ CD8+ T cells in surgical resections. Moreover, we discovered that vitamin B6 in CD160+ CD8+ T cells could reduce the ubiquitination modification of HIF-1α by MDM2, thereby attenuating the degradation of HIF-1α. Consequently, this led to the transcriptional upregulation of CXCL13 expression, facilitating the recruitment of CXCR5+ B cells and the formation of TLSs. CONCLUSION The number and maturity of TLSs, along with the extent of CXCL13+ CD160+ CD8+ T-cell infiltration, might function as potential indicators for assessing the effectiveness of immunotherapy in treating gastric malignancies. Furthermore, our research suggests that vitamin B6 could enhance the secretion of CXCL13 by CD160+ CD8+ T cells by reducing the degradation of HIF-1α. Additionally, we demonstrate that vitamin B6 supplementation or targeting pyridoxal kinase could substantially improve the efficacy of immunotherapies for gastric cancer.
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- Jiawei Wang
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Liu Y, Ye SY, He S, Chi DM, Wang XZ, Wen YF, Ma D, Nie RC, Xiang P, Zhou Y, Ruan ZH, Peng RJ, Luo CL, Wei PP, Lin GW, Zheng J, Cui Q, Cai MY, Yun JP, Dong J, Mai HQ, Xia X, Bei JX. Single-cell and spatial transcriptome analyses reveal tertiary lymphoid structures linked to tumour progression and immunotherapy response in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Nat Commun 2024; 15:7713. [PMID: 39231979 PMCID: PMC11375053 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52153-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Tertiary lymphoid structures are immune cell aggregates linked with cancer outcomes, but their interactions with tumour cell aggregates are unclear. Using nasopharyngeal carcinoma as a model, here we analyse single-cell transcriptomes of 343,829 cells from 77 biopsy and blood samples and spatially-resolved transcriptomes of 31,316 spots from 15 tumours to decipher their components and interactions with tumour cell aggregates. We identify essential cell populations in tertiary lymphoid structure, including CXCL13+ cancer-associated fibroblasts, stem-like CXCL13+CD8+ T cells, and B and T follicular helper cells. Our study shows that germinal centre reaction matures plasma cells. These plasma cells intersperse with tumour cell aggregates, promoting apoptosis of EBV-related malignant cells and enhancing immunotherapy response. CXCL13+ cancer-associated fibroblasts promote B cell adhesion and antibody production, activating CXCL13+CD8+ T cells that become exhausted in tumour cell aggregates. Tertiary lymphoid structure-related cell signatures correlate with prognosis and PD-1 blockade response, offering insights for therapeutic strategies in cancers.
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- Yang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- The Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518033, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510282, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- Department of Immunology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, P. R. China.
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211103, P. R. China.
- Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 30 Hospital Boulevard, 168583, Singapore, Singapore.
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Ma Y, Li X, Zhang J, Zhao X, Lu Y, Shen G, Wang G, Liu H, Hao J. Integrating tertiary lymphoid structure-associated genes into computational models to evaluate prognostication and immune infiltration in pancreatic cancer. J Leukoc Biol 2024; 116:589-600. [PMID: 38484172 DOI: 10.1093/jleuko/qiae067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 09/03/2024] Open
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by poor response to all therapeutic modalities and dismal prognosis. The presence of tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) in various solid cancers is of crucial prognostic significance, highlighting the intricate interplay between the tumor microenvironment and immune cells aggregation. However, the extent to which TLSs and immune status affect PDAC prognosis remains incompletely understood. Here, we sought to unveil the unique properties of TLSs in PDAC by leveraging both single-cell and bulk transcriptomics, culminating in a risk model that predicts clinical outcomes. We used TLS scores based on a 12-gene (CCL2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, CCL8, CCL18, CCL19, CCL21, CXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL11, and CXCL13) and 9-gene (PTGDS, RBP5, EIF1AY, CETP, SKAP1, LAT, CCR6, CD1D, and CD79B) signature, respectively, and examined their distribution in cell clusters of single-cell data from PDAC samples. The markers involved in these clusters were selected to develop a prognostic model using The Cancer Genome Atlas Program database as the training cohort and Gene Expression Omnibus database as the validation cohort. Further, we compared the immune infiltration, drug sensitivity, and enriched and differentially expressed genes between the high- and low-risk groups in our model. Therefore, we established a risk model that has significant implications for the prognostic assessment of PADC patients with remarkable differences in immune infiltration and chemosensitivity between the low- and high-risk groups. This paradigm established by TLS-related cell marker genes provides a prognostic prediction and a panel of novel therapeutic targets for exploring potential immunotherapy.
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- Ying Ma
- Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, West Huanhu Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, West Huanhu Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, West Huanhu Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, West Huanhu Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, West Huanhu Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, West Huanhu Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, West Huanhu Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Second Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, West Huanhu Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300060, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin Medical University, West Huanhu Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300060, China
- Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Medical University, West Huanhu Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, West Huanhu Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300060, China
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Spalato-Ceruso M, Ghazzi NE, Italiano A. New strategies in soft tissue sarcoma treatment. J Hematol Oncol 2024; 17:76. [PMID: 39218932 PMCID: PMC11368005 DOI: 10.1186/s13045-024-01580-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) have long been a formidable challenge in oncology, partly because of their rarity and diversity, which complicates large-scale studies and slows the advent of new treatments. Traditionally anchored by anthracycline-based chemotherapy, the landscape of STS treatment hasn't shifted dramatically in the past twenty years. However, recent strides in research are starting to paint a more hopeful picture. Leveraging advanced molecular profiling, researchers are now tailoring treatments to the unique genetic makeup of tumors, with targeted therapies showing promise. Innovations such as NTRK inhibitors for NTRK-rearranged sarcomas and gamma-secretase inhibitors for desmoid tumors are changing clinical practices. The rise of immunotherapy, including novel agents like LAG-3 inhibitors and bifunctional proteins that target both TGF-β and PD-L1, offers new avenues for treatment, particularly when combined with traditional therapies like chemotherapy. Meanwhile, the approval of epigenetic treatments for specific sarcoma subtypes heralds a new wave of strategy based on histological specificity, which could lead to more personalized and effective care. While challenges remain, the field of STS treatment is evolving, driven by a deeper understanding of the disease's biological underpinnings and a commitment to innovative research approaches.
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- Sarcoma Unit, Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France
- INSERM U1312, Bordeaux, France
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- Sarcoma Unit, Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France.
- INSERM U1312, Bordeaux, France.
- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
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Cao Y, Chang T, Schischlik F, Wang K, Sinha S, Hannenhalli S, Jiang P, Ruppin E. Inferring Characteristics of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment of Patients with HNSCC from Single-Cell Transcriptomics of Peripheral Blood. CANCER RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 2024; 4:2335-2348. [PMID: 39113621 PMCID: PMC11375407 DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-24-0092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2024] [Revised: 08/02/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024]
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In this study, we explore the possibility of inferring characteristics of the tumor immune microenvironment from the blood. Specifically, we investigate two datasets of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma with matched single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and tumor tissues. Our analysis shows that the immune cell fractions and gene expression profiles of various immune cells within the tumor microenvironment can be inferred from the matched PBMC scRNA-seq data. We find that the established exhausted T-cell signature can be predicted from the blood and serve as a valuable prognostic blood biomarker of immunotherapy response. Additionally, our study reveals that the inferred ratio between tumor memory B- and regulatory T-cell fractions is predictive of immunotherapy response and is superior to the well-established cytolytic and exhausted T-cell signatures. These results highlight the promising potential of PBMC scRNA-seq in cancer immunotherapy and warrant, and will hopefully facilitate, further investigations on a larger scale. The code for predicting tumor immune microenvironment from PBMC scRNA-seq, TIMEP, is provided, offering other researchers the opportunity to investigate its prospective applications in various other indications. SIGNIFICANCE Our work offers a new and promising paradigm in liquid biopsies to unlock the power of blood single-cell transcriptomics in cancer immunotherapy.
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- Yingying Cao
- Cancer Data Science Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland
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- Cancer Data Science Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland
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- Cancer Data Science Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland
- Boehringer Ingelheim RCV Gmbh & Co KG, Vienna, Austria
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- Cancer Data Science Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland
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- Cancer Data Science Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland
- NCI-Designated Cancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, San Diego, California
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- Cancer Data Science Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland
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- Cancer Data Science Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland
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- Cancer Data Science Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland
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Teillaud JL, Houel A, Panouillot M, Riffard C, Dieu-Nosjean MC. Tertiary lymphoid structures in anticancer immunity. Nat Rev Cancer 2024; 24:629-646. [PMID: 39117919 DOI: 10.1038/s41568-024-00728-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) are transient ectopic lymphoid aggregates where adaptive antitumour cellular and humoral responses can be elaborated. Initially described in non-small cell lung cancer as functional immune lymphoid structures associated with better clinical outcome, TLS have also been found in many other carcinomas, as well as melanomas and sarcomas, and associated with improved response to immunotherapy. The manipulation of TLS as a therapeutic strategy is now coming of age owing to the likely role of TLS in the improved survival of patients with cancer receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment. TLS have also garnered considerable interest as a predictive biomarker of the response to antitumour therapies, including immune checkpoint blockade and, possibly, chemotherapy. However, several important questions still remain regarding the definition of TLS in terms of both their cellular composition and functions. Here, we summarize the current views on the composition of TLS at different stages of their development. We also discuss the role of B cells and T cells associated with TLS and their dialogue in mounting antibody and cellular antitumour responses, as well as some of the various mechanisms that negatively regulate antitumour activity of TLS. The prognostic value of TLS to the clinical outcome of patients with cancer and the relationship between TLS and the response to therapy are then addressed. Finally, we present some preclinical evidence that favours the idea that manipulating the formation and function of TLS could lead to a potent next-generation cancer immunotherapy.
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- Jean-Luc Teillaud
- Sorbonne University UMRS1135, Paris, France
- Inserm U1135, Paris, France
- Center of Immunology and Microbial Infections (Cimi), Faculty of Health, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne University UMRS1135, Paris, France
- Inserm U1135, Paris, France
- Center of Immunology and Microbial Infections (Cimi), Faculty of Health, Paris, France
- Transgene, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- Sorbonne University UMRS1135, Paris, France
- Inserm U1135, Paris, France
- Center of Immunology and Microbial Infections (Cimi), Faculty of Health, Paris, France
- Sanofi, Vitry-sur-Seine, France
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- Sorbonne University UMRS1135, Paris, France
- Inserm U1135, Paris, France
- Center of Immunology and Microbial Infections (Cimi), Faculty of Health, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne University UMRS1135, Paris, France.
- Inserm U1135, Paris, France.
- Center of Immunology and Microbial Infections (Cimi), Faculty of Health, Paris, France.
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Niu L, Chen T, Yang A, Yan X, Jin F, Zheng A, Song X. Macrophages and tertiary lymphoid structures as indicators of prognosis and therapeutic response in cancer patients. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2024; 1879:189125. [PMID: 38851437 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2024.189125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
Abstract
Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) can reflect cancer prognosis and clinical outcomes in various tumour tissues. Tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs) are indispensable components of the tumour microenvironment and play crucial roles in tumour development and immunotherapy. TAMs are associated with TLS induction via the modulation of the T cell response, which is a major component of the TLS. Despite their important roles in cancer immunology, the subtypes of TAMs that influence TLS and their correlation with prognosis are not completely understood. Here, we provide novel insights into the role of TAMs in regulating TLS formation. Furthermore, we discuss the prognostic value of these TAM subtypes and TLS, as well as the current antitumour therapies for inducing TLS. This study highlights an entirely new field of TLS regulation that may lead to the development of an innovative perspective on immunotherapy for cancer treatment.
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- Li Niu
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
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Zhang D, Schroeder A, Yan H, Yang H, Hu J, Lee MYY, Cho KS, Susztak K, Xu GX, Feldman MD, Lee EB, Furth EE, Wang L, Li M. Inferring super-resolution tissue architecture by integrating spatial transcriptomics with histology. Nat Biotechnol 2024; 42:1372-1377. [PMID: 38168986 PMCID: PMC11260191 DOI: 10.1038/s41587-023-02019-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
Abstract
Spatial transcriptomics (ST) has demonstrated enormous potential for generating intricate molecular maps of cells within tissues. Here we present iStar, a method based on hierarchical image feature extraction that integrates ST data and high-resolution histology images to predict spatial gene expression with super-resolution. Our method enhances gene expression resolution to near-single-cell levels in ST and enables gene expression prediction in tissue sections where only histology images are available.
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- Daiwei Zhang
- Statistical Center for Single-Cell and Spatial Genomics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Statistical Center for Single-Cell and Spatial Genomics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Statistical Center for Single-Cell and Spatial Genomics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Statistical Center for Single-Cell and Spatial Genomics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Statistical Center for Single-Cell and Spatial Genomics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Graduate Group in Genomics and Computational Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Renal, Electrolyte, and Hypertension Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Statistical Center for Single-Cell and Spatial Genomics, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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O'Hare M, Guidon AC. Peripheral nervous system immune-related adverse events due to checkpoint inhibition. Nat Rev Neurol 2024; 20:509-525. [PMID: 39122934 DOI: 10.1038/s41582-024-01001-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024]
Abstract
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized cancer therapy and are increasingly used to treat a wide range of oncological conditions, with dramatic benefits for many patients. Unfortunately, the resulting increase in T cell effector function often results in immune-related adverse events (irAEs), which can involve any organ system, including the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS). Neurological irAEs involve the PNS in two-thirds of affected patients. Muscle involvement (immune-related myopathy) is the most common PNS irAE and can be associated with neuromuscular junction involvement. Immune-related peripheral neuropathy most commonly takes the form of polyradiculoneuropathy or cranial neuropathies. Immune-related myopathy (with or without neuromuscular junction involvement) often occurs along with immune-related myocarditis, and this overlap syndrome is associated with substantially increased mortality. This Review focuses on PNS adverse events associated with immune checkpoint inhibition. Underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are discussed, including antigen homology between self and tumour, epitope spreading and activation of pre-existing autoreactive T cells. An overview of current approaches to clinical management is provided, including cytokine-directed therapies that aim to decouple anticancer immunity from autoimmunity and emerging treatments for patients with severe (life-threatening) presentations.
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- Meabh O'Hare
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, Department of Neurology, Boston, MA, USA.
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, Department of Neurology, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, Department of Neurology, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Zhao L, Jin S, Wang S, Zhang Z, Wang X, Chen Z, Wang X, Huang S, Zhang D, Wu H. Tertiary lymphoid structures in diseases: immune mechanisms and therapeutic advances. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2024; 9:225. [PMID: 39198425 PMCID: PMC11358547 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-024-01947-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 08/01/2024] [Indexed: 09/01/2024] Open
Abstract
Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) are defined as lymphoid aggregates formed in non-hematopoietic organs under pathological conditions. Similar to secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs), the formation of TLSs relies on the interaction between lymphoid tissue inducer (LTi) cells and lymphoid tissue organizer (LTo) cells, involving multiple cytokines. Heterogeneity is a distinguishing feature of TLSs, which may lead to differences in their functions. Growing evidence suggests that TLSs are associated with various diseases, such as cancers, autoimmune diseases, transplant rejection, chronic inflammation, infection, and even ageing. However, the detailed mechanisms behind these clinical associations are not yet fully understood. The mechanisms by which TLS maturation and localization affect immune function are also unclear. Therefore, it is necessary to enhance the understanding of TLS development and function at the cellular and molecular level, which may allow us to utilize them to improve the immune microenvironment. In this review, we delve into the composition, formation mechanism, associations with diseases, and potential therapeutic applications of TLSs. Furthermore, we discuss the therapeutic implications of TLSs, such as their role as markers of therapeutic response and prognosis. Finally, we summarize various methods for detecting and targeting TLSs. Overall, we provide a comprehensive understanding of TLSs and aim to develop more effective therapeutic strategies.
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- Lianyu Zhao
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- School of Stomatology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- School of Stomatology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- School of Stomatology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- School of Stomatology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- School of Stomatology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
- School of Stomatology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
- School of Stomatology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
- School of Stomatology, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
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White BS, de Reyniès A, Newman AM, Waterfall JJ, Lamb A, Petitprez F, Lin Y, Yu R, Guerrero-Gimenez ME, Domanskyi S, Monaco G, Chung V, Banerjee J, Derrick D, Valdeolivas A, Li H, Xiao X, Wang S, Zheng F, Yang W, Catania CA, Lang BJ, Bertus TJ, Piermarocchi C, Caruso FP, Ceccarelli M, Yu T, Guo X, Bletz J, Coller J, Maecker H, Duault C, Shokoohi V, Patel S, Liliental JE, Simon S, Saez-Rodriguez J, Heiser LM, Guinney J, Gentles AJ. Community assessment of methods to deconvolve cellular composition from bulk gene expression. Nat Commun 2024; 15:7362. [PMID: 39191725 PMCID: PMC11350143 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50618-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024] Open
Abstract
We evaluate deconvolution methods, which infer levels of immune infiltration from bulk expression of tumor samples, through a community-wide DREAM Challenge. We assess six published and 22 community-contributed methods using in vitro and in silico transcriptional profiles of admixed cancer and healthy immune cells. Several published methods predict most cell types well, though they either were not trained to evaluate all functional CD8+ T cell states or do so with low accuracy. Several community-contributed methods address this gap, including a deep learning-based approach, whose strong performance establishes the applicability of this paradigm to deconvolution. Despite being developed largely using immune cells from healthy tissues, deconvolution methods predict levels of tumor-derived immune cells well. Our admixed and purified transcriptional profiles will be a valuable resource for developing deconvolution methods, including in response to common challenges we observe across methods, such as sensitive identification of functional CD4+ T cell states.
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- Brian S White
- Sage Bionetworks, Seattle, WA, USA
- The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM U1138, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- INSERM U830 and Translational Research Department, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Programme Cartes d'Identité des Tumeurs, Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, Paris, France
- MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, the Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, School of Medicine, National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- BIOGEM Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Ariano Irpino, AV, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Heidelberg University, Faculty of Medicine, and Heidelberg University Hospital, Institute for Computational Biomedicine, Bioquant, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Department of Pathology, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Aacdemy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LABSIN), Engineering School, National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- BIOGEM Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Ariano Irpino, AV, Italy
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- BIOGEM Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Ariano Irpino, AV, Italy
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Stanford Functional Genomics Facility, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Institute for Immunity, Transplantation, and Infection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Institute for Immunity, Transplantation, and Infection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Stanford Functional Genomics Facility, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Translational Applications Service Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Translational Applications Service Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Heidelberg University, Faculty of Medicine, and Heidelberg University Hospital, Institute for Computational Biomedicine, Bioquant, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Xiao F, Zhou D, Cao M, Wu H, Zheng C, Rui K, Lu L. The emerging roles of B cells in cancer development. Cell Mol Immunol 2024:10.1038/s41423-024-01211-4. [PMID: 39187635 DOI: 10.1038/s41423-024-01211-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2024] [Accepted: 08/14/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024] Open
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- Fan Xiao
- Department of Pathology and Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenomics, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China
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- Centre for Oncology and Immunology, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Medical Immunology of Jiangsu University, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
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- Department of Pathology and Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
- Centre for Oncology and Immunology, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, China.
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Castenmiller SM, Kanagasabesan N, Guislain A, Nicolet BP, van Loenen MM, Monkhorst K, Veenhof AA, Smit EF, Hartemink KJ, Haanen JB, de Groot R, Wolkers MC. Tertiary lymphoid structure-related immune infiltrates in NSCLC tumor lesions correlate with low tumor-reactivity of TIL products. Oncoimmunology 2024; 13:2392898. [PMID: 39188755 PMCID: PMC11346574 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2024.2392898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 07/23/2024] [Accepted: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024] Open
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Adoptive transfer of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL therapy) has proven highly effective for treating solid cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, not all patients benefit from this therapy for yet unknown reasons. Defining markers that correlate with high tumor-reactivity of the autologous TIL products is thus key for achieving better tailored immunotherapies. We questioned whether the composition of immune cell infiltrates correlated with the tumor-reactivity of expanded TIL products. Unbiased flow cytometry analysis of immune cell infiltrates of 26 early-stage and 20 late-stage NSCLC tumor lesions was used for correlations with the T cell differentiation and activation status, and with the expansion rate and anti-tumor response of generated TIL products. The composition of tumor immune infiltrates was highly variable between patients. Spearman's Rank Correlation revealed that high B cell infiltration negatively correlated with the tumor-reactivity of the patient's expanded TIL products, as defined by cytokine production upon exposure to autologous tumor digest. In-depth analysis revealed that tumor lesions with high B cell infiltrates contained tertiary lymphoid structure (TLS)-related immune infiltrates, including BCL6+ antibody-secreting B cells, IgD+BCL6+ B cells and CXCR5+BLC6+ CD4+ T cells, and higher percentages of naïve CD8+ T cells. In conclusion, the composition of immune cell infiltrates in NSCLC tumors associates with the functionality of the expanded TIL product. Our findings may thus help improve patient selection for TIL therapy.
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- Suzanne M. Castenmiller
- Sanquin Blood Supply, Division Research Immunotherapy, and Landsteiner Laboratory and Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Sanquin Blood Supply, Division Research Immunotherapy, and Landsteiner Laboratory and Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Sanquin Blood Supply, Division Research Immunotherapy, and Landsteiner Laboratory and Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Sanquin Blood Supply, Division Research Immunotherapy, and Landsteiner Laboratory and Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Sanquin Blood Supply, Division Research Immunotherapy, and Landsteiner Laboratory and Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NKI-AvL), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NKI-AvL), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NKI-AvL), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NKI-AvL), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Division of Molecular Oncology and Immunology, Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NKI-AvL), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands
- Head of Melanoma Clinic, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Sanquin Blood Supply, Division Research Immunotherapy, and Landsteiner Laboratory and Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Hematology, LUMC, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Sanquin Blood Supply, Division Research Immunotherapy, and Landsteiner Laboratory and Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Yang Y, Chen X, Pan J, Ning H, Zhang Y, Bo Y, Ren X, Li J, Qin S, Wang D, Chen MM, Zhang Z. Pan-cancer single-cell dissection reveals phenotypically distinct B cell subtypes. Cell 2024; 187:4790-4811.e22. [PMID: 39047727 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Characterizing the compositional and phenotypic characteristics of tumor-infiltrating B cells (TIBs) is important for advancing our understanding of their role in cancer development. Here, we establish a comprehensive resource of human B cells by integrating single-cell RNA sequencing data of B cells from 649 patients across 19 major cancer types. We demonstrate substantial heterogeneity in their total abundance and subtype composition and observe immunoglobulin G (IgG)-skewness of antibody-secreting cell isotypes. Moreover, we identify stress-response memory B cells and tumor-associated atypical B cells (TAABs), two tumor-enriched subpopulations with prognostic potential, shared in a pan-cancer manner. In particular, TAABs, characterized by a high clonal expansion level and proliferative capacity as well as by close interactions with activated CD4 T cells in tumors, are predictive of immunotherapy response. Our integrative resource depicts distinct clinically relevant TIB subsets, laying a foundation for further exploration of functional commonality and diversity of B cells in cancer.
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- Yu Yang
- Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, and School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, and School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518132, China
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518132, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Liver Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, and School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, and School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, and School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, and School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, and School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518132, China.
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- Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, and School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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Chen YY, Wang PP, Hu Y, Yuan Y, Yang YS, Shi HS, Hao Q, Lin Z, Tian JF, Zheng Y, Liu T, Lin PP, Xu H, Ma XL, Yang L, Ding ZY. Clinical efficacy and immune response of neoadjuvant camrelizumab plus chemotherapy in resectable locally advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a phase 2 trial. Br J Cancer 2024:10.1038/s41416-024-02805-5. [PMID: 39164491 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-024-02805-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 07/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Neoadjuvant immunotherapy is under intensive investigation for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). This study assesses the efficacy and immune response of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy (nICT) in ESCC. METHODS In this phase II trial (ChiCTR2100045722), locally advanced ESCC patients receiving nICT were enrolled. The primary endpoint was the pathological complete response (pCR) rate. Multiplexed immunofluorescence, RNA-seq and TCR-seq were conducted to explore the immune response underlying nICT. RESULTS Totally 42 patients were enrolled, achieving a 27.0% pCR rate. The 1-year, 2-year DFS and OS rates were 89.2%, 64.4% and 97.3%, 89.2%, respectively. RNA-seq analysis highlighted T-cell activation as the most significantly enriched pathway. The tumour immune microenvironment (TIME) was characterised by high CD4, CD8, Foxp3, and PD-L1 levels, associating with better pathological regression (TRS0/1). TIME was categorised into immune-infiltrating, immune-tolerant, and immune-desert types. Notably, the immune-infiltrating type and tertiary lymphoid structures correlated with improved outcomes. In the context of nICT, TIM-3 negatively influenced treatment efficacy, while elevated TIGIT/PD-1 expression post-nICT correlated positively with CD8+ T cell levels. TCR-seq identified three TCR rearrangements, underscoring the specificity of T-cell responses. CONCLUSIONS Neoadjuvant camrelizumab plus chemotherapy is effective for locally advanced, resectable ESCC, eliciting profound immune response that closely associated with clinical outcomes.
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- Yue-Yun Chen
- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
- Department of Oncology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou International Campus, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
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Xi Z, Zhuang A, Li X, Ming TM, Cheng Y, Zhang C, Xie F, Wang Y, Yan G, Zheng J, Lin Z, Zhang G, Li H, Wu T, He Q, Li W. Exploring the biological behavior differences between retroperitoneal and non-retroperitoneal liposarcomas. Heliyon 2024; 10:e34878. [PMID: 39157358 PMCID: PMC11327569 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 07/13/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024] Open
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Background Liposarcoma is a malignant tumor that originates from adipose tissue and can occur in any part of the body. There is currently no clear conclusion on whether there are significant differences in prognosis between liposarcoma at different anatomical locations, especially retroperitoneal liposarcoma (RLPS) and non retroperitoneal liposarcoma (NRLPS). The aim of this study is to reveal whether there are differences in prognosis between these two locations of liposarcoma, and further explore the fundamental reasons behind these differences. Methods We conducted an in-depth investigation into the factors affecting the prognosis of patients with liposarcoma by analyzing the data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) database. Then, we used propensity score matching (PSM) to balance these prognostic factors for comparative analysis of survival between RLPS and NRLPS. In addition, by analyzing transcriptome and whole exome data from TCGA and the Japan Genotypic Phenotype Archive (JGA), we identified genes with significant expression differences and explored changes in the immune microenvironment. Result Through analysis of RLPS and NRLPS patients in the SEER database, we observed significant prognostic differences between the two groups, with RLPS exhibiting worse prognosis (p < 0.001). Even after adjusting for confounding factors through PSM, these survival rate differences remained significant, with RLPS still showing worse prognosis (p = 0.017). Furthermore, our analysis of transcriptomic data led to the identification of 467 differentially expressed genes. Additionally, we noted significant differences in the immune microenvironment and whole exome sequencing data between the two groups. Conclusion There are significant differences between patients with RLPS and NRLPS. Therefore, from clinical research to treatment strategies, RLPS and NRLPS should be considered as two distinct types of tumors, necessitating differentiated approaches for their study and treatment.
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- Zhe Xi
- Cancer Research Center, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, PR China
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- Cancer Research Center, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, PR China
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- Harvard University School of Public Health, USA
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- Tuerhong Maimaitiming, Department of Anorectal Surgery, Hotan People's Hospital, Xinjiang, PR China
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- Cancer Research Center, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, PR China
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- Cancer Research Center, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, PR China
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- Cancer Research Center, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, PR China
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- Cancer Research Center, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, PR China
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- Cancer Research Center, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, PR China
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- Cancer Research Center, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, PR China
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- Cancer Research Center, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, PR China
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- Cancer Research Center, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, PR China
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- Tuerhong Maimaitiming, Department of Anorectal Surgery, Hotan People's Hospital, Xinjiang, PR China
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- Cancer Research Center, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, PR China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Fujian, PR China
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- Cancer Research Center, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, PR China
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic & Organ Transplantation Surgery, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, PR China
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Steiner C, Denlinger N, Huang X, Yang Y. Stem-like CD8 + T cells in cancer. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1426418. [PMID: 39211052 PMCID: PMC11357971 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1426418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Stem-like CD8+ T cells (TSL) are a subset of immune cells with superior persistence and antitumor immunity. They are TCF1+ PD-1+ and important for the expansion of tumor specific CD8+ T cells in response to checkpoint blockade immunotherapy. In acute infections, naïve CD8+ T cells differentiate into effector and memory CD8+ T cells; in cancer and chronic infections, persistent antigen stimulation can lead to T cell exhaustion. Recent studies have highlighted the dichotomy between late dysfunctional (or exhausted) T cells (TLD) that are TCF1- PD-1+ and self-renewing TCF1+ PD-1+ TSL from which they derive. TCF1+ TSL cells are considered to have stem cell-like properties akin to memory T cell populations and can give rise to cytotoxic effector and transitory T cell phenotypes (TTE) which mediate tumor control. In this review, we will discuss recent advances made in research on the formation and expansion of TSL, as well as distinct niches required for their differentiation and maintenance in the setting of cancer. We will also discuss potential strategies to generate these cells, with clinical implications for stemness enhancement in vaccine design, immune checkpoint blockade (ICB), and adoptive T cell therapies.
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- Division of Hematology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Division of Hematology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, United States
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Zhang S, Deshpande A, Verma BK, Wang H, Mi H, Yuan L, Ho WJ, Jaffee EM, Zhu Q, Anders RA, Yarchoan M, Kagohara LT, Fertig EJ, Popel AS. Integration of Clinical Trial Spatial Multiomics Analysis and Virtual Clinical Trials Enables Immunotherapy Response Prediction and Biomarker Discovery. Cancer Res 2024; 84:2734-2748. [PMID: 38861365 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-24-0943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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Due to the lack of treatment options, there remains a need to advance new therapeutics in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The traditional approach moves from initial molecular discovery through animal models to human trials to advance novel systemic therapies that improve treatment outcomes for patients with cancer. Computational methods that simulate tumors mathematically to describe cellular and molecular interactions are emerging as promising tools to simulate the impact of therapy entirely in silico, potentially greatly accelerating delivery of new therapeutics to patients. To facilitate the design of dosing regimens and identification of potential biomarkers for immunotherapy, we developed a new computational model to track tumor progression at the organ scale while capturing the spatial heterogeneity of the tumor in HCC. This computational model of spatial quantitative systems pharmacology was designed to simulate the effects of combination immunotherapy. The model was initiated using literature-derived parameter values and fitted to the specifics of HCC. Model validation was done through comparison with spatial multiomics data from a neoadjuvant HCC clinical trial combining anti-PD1 immunotherapy and a multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor cabozantinib. Validation using spatial proteomics data from imaging mass cytometry demonstrated that closer proximity between CD8 T cells and macrophages correlated with nonresponse. We also compared the model output with Visium spatial transcriptomics profiling of samples from posttreatment tumor resections in the clinical trial and from another independent study of anti-PD1 monotherapy. Spatial transcriptomics data confirmed simulation results, suggesting the importance of spatial patterns of tumor vasculature and TGFβ in tumor and immune cell interactions. Our findings demonstrate that incorporating mathematical modeling and computer simulations with high-throughput spatial multiomics data provides a novel approach for patient outcome prediction and biomarker discovery. Significance: Incorporating mathematical modeling and computer simulations with high-throughput spatial multiomics data provides an effective approach for patient outcome prediction and biomarker discovery.
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- Shuming Zhang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Bloomberg-Kimmel Immunotherapy Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Convergence Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Bloomberg-Kimmel Immunotherapy Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Convergence Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Bloomberg-Kimmel Immunotherapy Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Convergence Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Convergence Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Bloomberg-Kimmel Immunotherapy Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Convergence Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Bloomberg-Kimmel Immunotherapy Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Convergence Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Bloomberg-Kimmel Immunotherapy Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Convergence Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Chen X, Wu P, Liu Z, Li T, Wu J, Zeng Z, Guo W, Xiong W. Tertiary lymphoid structures and their therapeutic implications in cancer. Cell Oncol (Dordr) 2024:10.1007/s13402-024-00975-1. [PMID: 39133439 DOI: 10.1007/s13402-024-00975-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/21/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024] Open
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Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) are ectopic lymphoid aggregates formed by the structured accumulation of immune cells such as B cells and T cells in non-lymphoid tissues induced by infection, inflammation, and tumors. They play a crucial role in the immune response, particularly in association with tumor development, where they primarily exert anti-tumor immune functions during tumorigenesis. Current research suggests that TLSs inhibit tumor growth by facilitating immune cell infiltration and are correlated with favorable prognosis in various solid tumors, serving as an indicator of immunotherapy effectiveness to some extent. Therefore, TLSs hold great promise as a valuable biomarker. Most importantly, immunotherapies aimed to prompting TLSs formation are anticipated to be potent adjuncts to current cancer treatment. This review focuses on the formation process of TLSs and their potential applications in cancer therapy.
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- Xun Chen
- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Departments of Cancer Research Institute, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Translational Biomedical Engineering, Urumqi, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Departments of Cancer Research Institute, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China.
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Translational Biomedical Engineering, Urumqi, China.
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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Yao X, He Y, Xiao C, Zhou R, Zhao C, Wang W. The Potential of Immunotherapy for SMARCA4-Deficient Undifferentiated Uterine Sarcoma (SDUS). Biomolecules 2024; 14:987. [PMID: 39199375 PMCID: PMC11352696 DOI: 10.3390/biom14080987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2024] [Revised: 07/30/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/01/2024] Open
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(1) Background: SMARCA4-deficient undifferentiated uterine sarcoma (SDUS) is a rare and aggressive cancer that urgently requires novel therapeutic strategies. Despite the proven efficacy of immunotherapy in various cancer types, its application in SDUS remains largely unexplored. This study aims to investigate the immune microenvironment of SDUS to evaluate the feasibility of utilizing immunotherapy. (2) Methods: Multiplex immunofluorescence (mIF) was employed to examine the immune microenvironment in two cases of SDUS in comparison to other subtypes of endometrial stromal sarcomas (ESSs). This research involved a comprehensive evaluation of immune cell infiltration, cellular interactions, and spatial organization within the tumor immune microenvironment (TiME). Statistical analysis was performed to assess differences in immune cell densities and interactions between SDUS and other ESSs. (3) Results: SDUS exhibited a significantly higher density of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), T helper (Th) cells, B cells, and macrophages compared to other ESSs. Notable cellular interactions included Th-CTL and Th-B cell interactions, which were more prominent in SDUS. The spatial analysis revealed distinct immune niches characterized by lymphocyte aggregation and a vascular-rich environment, suggesting an active and engaged immune microenvironment in SDUS. (4) Conclusions: The results suggest that SDUS exhibits a highly immunogenic TiME, characterized by substantial lymphocyte infiltration and dynamic cellular interactions. These findings highlight the potential of immunotherapy as an effective treatment approach for SDUS. However, given the small number of samples evaluated, these conclusions should be drawn with caution. This study underscores the importance of additional investigation into immune-targeted therapies for this challenging cancer subtype, with a larger sample size to validate and expand upon these preliminary findings.
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- Xiaohong Yao
- Department of Pathology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; (X.Y.); (Y.H.)
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- Department of Pathology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; (X.Y.); (Y.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; (C.X.); (R.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; (C.X.); (R.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; (C.X.); (R.Z.)
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- Department of Pathology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China; (X.Y.); (Y.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Sichuan University, Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
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Tian Y, Liu C, Yang W, Li X, Zhang M, Xiong Y, Ren X, Ma Z, Jin X, Wu Y, Dong X, Hu N, Xie Z, Qin Y, Wu S. Highlighting immune features of the tumor ecosystem and prognostic value of Tfh and Th17 cell infiltration in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by single-cell RNA-seq. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2024; 73:187. [PMID: 39093451 PMCID: PMC11297013 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-024-03767-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) typically present with a complex anatomical distribution, often accompanied by insidious symptoms. This combination contributes to its high incidence and poor prognosis. It is now understood that the immune features of cellular components within the tumor ecosystem and their complex interactions are critical factors influencing both tumor progression and the effective immune response. METHODS We obtained single-cell RNA sequencing data of 26,496 cells from three tumor tissues and five normal tissues and performed subsequent analyses. Immunohistochemical staining on tumor sections was used to validate the presence of malignant cells. Additionally, we included bulk RNA sequencing data from 502 HNSCC patients. Kaplan-Meier analysis and the log-rank test were employed to assess predictors of patient outcomes. RESULTS We identified three epithelial subclusters exhibiting immune-related features. These subclusters promoted the infiltration of T cells, dendritic cells, and monocytes into the tumor microenvironment. Additionally, cancer-associated fibroblasts displayed tumor-promoting and angiogenesis characteristics, contrasting with the predominant antigen-presenting and inflammatory roles observed in fibroblasts from normal tissues. Furthermore, tumor endothelial subsets exhibited a double-sided effect, promoting tumor progression and enhancing the effectiveness of immune response. Finally, follicular helper T cells and T helper 17 cells were found to be significantly correlated with improved outcomes in HNSCC patients. These CD4+ T cell subpopulations could promote the anti-tumor immune response by recruiting and activating B and T cells. CONCLUSION Our findings provide deeper insights into the immune features of the tumor ecosystem and reveal the prognostic significance of follicular helper T cells and T helper 17 cells. These findings may pave the way for the development of therapeutic approaches.
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- Yan Tian
- Department of Medical Oncology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xi' an Aerospace General Hospital, Xian, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
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Langouo Fontsa M, Padonou F, Willard-Gallo K. Tumor-associated tertiary lymphoid structures in cancer: implications for immunotherapy. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2024; 20:839-847. [PMID: 39007892 DOI: 10.1080/1744666x.2024.2380892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) arise at chronic inflammatory sites where they function as miniature lymph nodes to generate immune responses, which can be beneficial or detrimental, in diseases as diverse as autoimmunity, chronic infections and cancer. A growing number of studies show that a TLS presence in tumors from cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors is closely linked with improved clinical outcomes. TLS may foster the generation of specific anti-tumor immune responses and immunological memory that recognizes a patient's own tumor. Due to repeated rounds of chronic inflammation, some tumor-associated TLS may be immunologically inactive, with immune checkpoint inhibitors functioning to revitalize them through pathway activation. AREAS COVERED This review summarizes work on TLS and how they mediate immune responses in human tumors. We also explore TLS as potential prognostic and predictive biomarkers for immunotherapy. EXPERT OPINION The presence of TLS in human tumors has been linked with a better clinical prognosis, response to treatment(s) and overall survival. TLS provide a structured microenvironment for the activation, expansion and maturation of immune cells at the tumor site. These activities can enhance the efficacy of immunotherapeutic treatments such as checkpoint inhibitors and cancer vaccines by revitalizing local anti-tumor immunity.
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- Mireille Langouo Fontsa
- Molecular Immunology Unit, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Molecular Immunology Unit, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Molecular Immunology Unit, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Polak R, Zhang ET, Kuo CJ. Cancer organoids 2.0: modelling the complexity of the tumour immune microenvironment. Nat Rev Cancer 2024; 24:523-539. [PMID: 38977835 DOI: 10.1038/s41568-024-00706-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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The development of neoplasia involves a complex and continuous interplay between malignantly transformed cells and the tumour microenvironment (TME). Cancer immunotherapies targeting the immune TME have been increasingly validated in clinical trials but response rates vary substantially between tumour histologies and are often transient, idiosyncratic and confounded by resistance. Faithful experimental models of the patient-specific tumour immune microenvironment, capable of recapitulating tumour biology and immunotherapy effects, would greatly improve patient selection, target identification and definition of resistance mechanisms for immuno-oncology therapeutics. In this Review, we discuss currently available and rapidly evolving 3D tumour organoid models that capture important immune features of the TME. We highlight diverse opportunities for organoid-based investigations of tumour immunity, drug development and precision medicine.
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- Roel Polak
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Miller DM, Shalhout SZ, Wright KM, Miller MA, Kaufman HL, Emerick KS, Reeder HT, Silk AW, Thakuria M. The prognostic value of the Merkel cell polyomavirus serum antibody test: A dual institutional observational study. Cancer 2024; 130:2670-2682. [PMID: 38696121 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive cancer with often poor outcomes. Limited biomarkers exist for predicting clinical outcomes. The Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) serum antibody test (AMERK) has shown potential for indicating better recurrence-free survival in a single-institution study. The study aimed to evaluate the link between initial AMERK serostatus and survival. Secondary objectives included examining the relationship between initial AMERK titer levels and tumor burden. METHODS A retrospective cohort study across two institutions analyzed patients tested with AMERK within 90 days of MCC diagnosis. Regression models assessed the association of survival outcomes with serostatus, considering various factors. The relationship between AMERK titer and tumor burden indicators was evaluated using ANOVA. Significance testing was exploratory, without a fixed significance level. RESULTS Of 261 MCC patients tested, 49.4% were initially seropositive (titer ≥75). Multivariable analysis showed that seropositivity improved recurrence, event-free, overall, and MCC-specific survival rates. Strong associations were found between initial AMERK titer and clinical, tumor, and nodal stages, tumor size, and disease extent. Notably, improved survival with seropositivity was observed only in patients with localized disease at initial presentation. CONCLUSION Circulating antibodies to MCPyV oncoproteins, as indicated by the AMERK test, are linked with better survival in MCC patients with localized disease at presentation. This could enhance patient risk profiling and treatment personalization. The study's retrospective nature and exploratory analysis are key limitations. PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a potentially aggressive skin cancer, and tools to predict patient outcomes are limited. A blood test called anti-Merkel cell panel (AMERK), which checks for specific antibodies related to this cancer, might give us some clues. In this study, we looked at 261 MCC patients who took the AMERK test within 90 days of diagnosis. We found that patients with an initial positive AMERK result tended to have better outcomes, especially if their cancer was in the early stages. However, it is important to note that this study has limitations, including using retrospective data and exploratory analyses.
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- David M Miller
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Mike Toth Head and Neck Cancer Research Center, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Mike Toth Head and Neck Cancer Research Center, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Biostatistics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Pasquali S, Vallacchi V, Lalli L, Collini P, Barisella M, Romagosa C, Bague S, Coindre JM, Dei Tos AP, Palmerini E, Quagliuolo V, Martin-Broto J, Lopez-Pousa A, Grignani G, Blay JY, Beveridge RD, Casiraghi E, Brich S, Renne SL, Bergamaschi L, Vergani B, Sbaraglia M, Casali PG, Rivoltini L, Stacchiotti S, Gronchi A. Spatial distribution of tumour immune infiltrate predicts outcomes of patients with high-risk soft tissue sarcomas after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. EBioMedicine 2024; 106:105220. [PMID: 39018755 PMCID: PMC11287012 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Anthracycline-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) may modify tumour immune infiltrate. This study characterized immune infiltrate spatial distribution after NAC in primary high-risk soft tissue sarcomas (STS) and investigate association with prognosis. METHODS The ISG-STS 1001 trial randomized STS patients to anthracycline plus ifosfamide (AI) or a histology-tailored (HT) NAC. Four areas of tumour specimens were sampled: the area showing the highest lymphocyte infiltrate (HI) at H&E; the area with lack of post-treatment changes (highest grade, HG); the area with post-treatment changes (lowest grade, LG); and the tumour edge (TE). CD3, CD8, PD-1, CD20, FOXP3, and CD163 were analyzed at immunohistochemistry and digital pathology. A machine learning method was used to generate sarcoma immune index scores (SIS) that predict patient disease-free and overall survival (DFS and OS). FINDINGS Tumour infiltrating lymphocytes and PD-1+ cells together with CD163+ cells were more represented in STS histologies with complex compared to simple karyotype, while CD20+ B-cells were detected in both these histology groups. PD-1+ cells exerted a negative prognostic value irrespectively of their spatial distribution. Enrichment in CD20+ B-cells at HI and TE areas was associated with better patient outcomes. We generated a prognostic SIS for each tumour area, having the HI-SIS the best performance. Such prognostic value was driven by treatment with AI. INTERPRETATION The different spatial distribution of immune populations and their different association with prognosis support NAC as a modifier of tumour immune infiltrate in STS. FUNDING Pharmamar; Italian Ministry of Health [RF-2019-12370923; GR-2016-02362609]; 5 × 1000 Funds-2016, Italian Ministry of Health; AIRC Grant [ID#28546].
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- Sandro Pasquali
- Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy.
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- Translational Immunology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Translational Immunology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy.
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- Soft Tissue Tumor Pathology Unit, Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Pathology Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Institut Bergonié, 33000, Bordeaux, France; INSERM U1218 ACTION, Institut Bergonié, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Surgical Pathology & Cytopathology Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Osteoncology, Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Innovative Therapies Unit IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Oncology Department, Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Carrer de Sant Quintí, 89, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Centre Léon Bérard & Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- AnacletoLab, Department of Computer Science "Giovanni degli Antoni", Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Soft Tissue Tumor Pathology Unit, Department of Advanced Diagnostics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Pathology Department, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Translational Immunology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Surgical Pathology & Cytopathology Unit, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Translational Immunology Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy.
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Sarcoma Service, Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy.
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Raniszewska A, Kwiecień I, Rutkowska E, Bednarek J, Sokołowski R, Miklusz P, Rzepecki P, Jahnz-Różyk K. Imbalance of B-Cell Subpopulations in the Microenvironment of Sarcoidosis or Lung Cancer. Cells 2024; 13:1274. [PMID: 39120304 PMCID: PMC11311476 DOI: 10.3390/cells13151274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2024] [Revised: 07/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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Although the role of T lymphocytes in sarcoidosis (SA) and lung cancer (LC) is quite well reported, the occurrence of B cells in disease microenvironments may suggest their potential role as natural modifiers of the immune response. The aim of this study was to investigate the B-cell profile and lymphocyte-related hematological parameters between patients with SA, LC and healthy controls (HCs). The cells were assessed by flow cytometry and a hematological analyzer in peripheral blood (PB) and material from lymph nodes (LNs) obtained by the EBUS/TBNA method. We showed that in SA patients, there were higher percentages of naïve B and CD21low B cells and a lower percentage of class-switched memory B cells than LC patients in LNs. We observed a higher median proportion of non-switched memory and transitional B cells in the PB of SA patients than in LC patients. We noticed the lowest median proportion of class-switched memory B cells in the PB from SA patients. LC patients had a higher percentage of RE-LYMP and AS-LYMP than SA patients. Our study presented a different profile of B-cell subpopulations in SA and LC patients, distinguishing dominant subpopulations, and showed the relocation from distant compartments of the circulation to the disease microenvironment, thus emphasizing their role.
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- Agata Raniszewska
- Laboratory of Hematology and Flow Cytometry, Department of Internal Medicine and Hematology, Military Institute of Medicine-National Research Institute, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland; (I.K.); (E.R.)
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- Laboratory of Hematology and Flow Cytometry, Department of Internal Medicine and Hematology, Military Institute of Medicine-National Research Institute, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland; (I.K.); (E.R.)
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- Laboratory of Hematology and Flow Cytometry, Department of Internal Medicine and Hematology, Military Institute of Medicine-National Research Institute, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland; (I.K.); (E.R.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Military Institute of Medicine, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland; (J.B.); (R.S.); (P.M.); (K.J.-R.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Military Institute of Medicine, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland; (J.B.); (R.S.); (P.M.); (K.J.-R.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Military Institute of Medicine, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland; (J.B.); (R.S.); (P.M.); (K.J.-R.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Hematology, Military Institute of Medicine-National Research Institute, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Military Institute of Medicine, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland; (J.B.); (R.S.); (P.M.); (K.J.-R.)
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Xie M, Lin X, Bao X, Liang Y, Deng H, Song J, Ma X, Zhang X, Yao J, Pan L, Xue X. Tertiary Lymphoid Structure in Tumor Microenvironment and Immunotherapy of Lung Cancer. Arch Bronconeumol 2024:S0300-2896(24)00285-0. [PMID: 39174437 DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2024.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/24/2024]
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors have opened an era of lung cancer therapy. However, a notable disparity exists in the efficacy of immunotherapy among individual patients. The tertiary lymphoid structure (TLS) is an ectopic lymphocyte aggregation that appears under pathological conditions and is the primary site of action for anti-tumor immunity. It is commonly reported that the presence of TLS within the tumor microenvironment (TME) relates to a favorable clinical prognosis and an excellent response to immunotherapy in lung cancer patients. A thorough understanding of TLS and its dynamic changes in TME has become an attractive focus for optimizing immunotherapy strategies for lung cancer. In this review, we comprehensively generalize the composition, formation, mechanism, detection methods of TLS, and summarize the role of TLS in lung cancer immunotherapy. Finally, induction of TLS is also discussed, which may provide more effective therapeutic strategies for lung cancer therapy.
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- Mei Xie
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Shandong Second Medical University, School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Shandong Second Medical University, School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Shandong Second Medical University, School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, People's Republic of China.
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Sadeghirad H, Monkman J, Tan CW, Liu N, Yunis J, Donovan ML, Moradi A, Jhaveri N, Perry C, Adams MN, O'Byrne K, Warkiani ME, Ladwa R, Hughes BGM, Kulasinghe A. Spatial dynamics of tertiary lymphoid aggregates in head and neck cancer: insights into immunotherapy response. J Transl Med 2024; 22:677. [PMID: 39049036 PMCID: PMC11267849 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-024-05409-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC) generally has a poor prognosis for patients with limited treatment options. While incorporating immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has now become the standard of care, the efficacy is variable, with only a subset of patients responding. The complexity of the tumor microenvironment (TME) and the role of tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) have emerged as critical determinants for immunotherapeutic response. METHODS In this study, we analyzed two independently collected R/M HNSCC patient tissue cohorts to better understand the role of TLS in response to ICIs. Utilizing a multi-omics approach, we first performed targeted proteomic profiling using the Nanostring GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler to quantify immune-related protein expression with spatial resolution. This was further characterized by spatially resolved whole transcriptome profiling of TLSs and germinal centers (GCs). Deeper single-cell resolved proteomic profiling of the TLSs was performed using the Akoya Biosciences Phenocycler Fusion platform. RESULTS Our proteomic analysis revealed the presence of T lymphocyte markers, including CD3, CD45, and CD8, expressing cells and upregulation of immune checkpoint marker PD-L1 within tumor compartments of patients responsive to ICIs, indicative of 'hot tumor' phenotypes. We also observed the presence of antigen-presenting cells marked by expression of CD40, CD68, CD11c, and CD163 with upregulation of antigen-presentation marker HLA-DR, in patients responding to ICIs. Transcriptome analysis of TLS and GCs uncovered a marked elevation in the expression of genes related to immune modulation, diverse immune cell recruitment, and a potent interferon response within the TLS structure. Notably, the distribution of TLS-tumor distance was found to be significantly different across response groups (H = 9.28, p = 0.026). The proximity of TLSs to tumor cells was found to be a critical indicator of ICI response, implying that patients with TLSs located further from tumor cells have worse outcomes. CONCLUSION The study underscores the multifaceted role of TLSs in modulating the immunogenic landscape of the TME in R/M HNSCC, likely influencing the efficacy of ICIs. Spatially resolved multi-omics approaches offer valuable insights into potential biomarkers for ICI response and highlight the importance of profiling the TME complexity when developing therapeutic strategies and patient stratification.
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- Habib Sadeghirad
- Frazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia
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- Frazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia
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- Frazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia
- Bioinformatics Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Bioinformatics Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
- South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute, The University of Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Frazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia
- Ian Frazer Centre for Children's Immunotherapy Research, Children's Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Frazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia
- Queensland Spatial Biology Centre, Wesley Research Institute, The Wesley Hospital, Auchenflower, QLD, Australia
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- Frazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia
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- Discovery Applications, Akoya Biosciences, The Spatial Biology Company, Marlborough, MA, USA
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- The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Frazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Frazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia.
- Queensland Spatial Biology Centre, Wesley Research Institute, The Wesley Hospital, Auchenflower, QLD, Australia.
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Quek C, Pratapa A, Bai X, Al-Eryani G, Pires da Silva I, Mayer A, Bartonicek N, Harvey K, Maher NG, Conway JW, Kasalo RJ, Ben Cheikh B, Braubach O, Palendira U, Saw RPM, Stretch JR, Shannon KF, Menzies AM, Scolyer RA, Long GV, Swarbrick A, Wilmott JS. Single-cell spatial multiomics reveals tumor microenvironment vulnerabilities in cancer resistance to immunotherapy. Cell Rep 2024; 43:114392. [PMID: 38944836 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024] Open
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Heterogeneous resistance to immunotherapy remains a major challenge in cancer treatment, often leading to disease progression and death. Using CITE-seq and matched 40-plex PhenoCycler tissue imaging, we performed longitudinal multimodal single-cell analysis of tumors from metastatic melanoma patients with innate resistance, acquired resistance, or response to immunotherapy. We established the multimodal integration toolkit to align transcriptomic features, cellular epitopes, and spatial information to provide deeper insights into the tumors. With longitudinal analysis, we identified an "immune-striving" tumor microenvironment marked by peri-tumor lymphoid aggregates and low infiltration of T cells in the tumor and the emergence of MITF+SPARCL1+ and CENPF+ melanoma subclones after therapy. The enrichment of B cell-associated signatures in the molecular composition of lymphoid aggregates was associated with better survival. These findings provide further insights into the establishment of microenvironmental cell interactions and molecular composition of spatial structures that could inform therapeutic intervention.
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- Camelia Quek
- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Cancer Ecosystems Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia; School of Clinical Medicine, St Vincent's Clinical Campus, UNSW Medicine & Health, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead and Blacktown Hospitals, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Enable Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Cancer Ecosystems Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia; School of Clinical Medicine, St Vincent's Clinical Campus, UNSW Medicine & Health, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Cancer Ecosystems Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Department of Melanoma and Surgical Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Department of Melanoma and Surgical Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Department of Melanoma and Surgical Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Sydney Head & Neck Cancer Institute, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse Cancer Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Department of Medical Oncology, Royal North Shore and Mater Hospitals, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital & NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Department of Medical Oncology, Royal North Shore and Mater Hospitals, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Cancer Ecosystems Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia; School of Clinical Medicine, St Vincent's Clinical Campus, UNSW Medicine & Health, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Le Saux O, Ardin M, Berthet J, Barrin S, Bourhis M, Cinier J, Lounici Y, Treilleux I, Just PA, Bataillon G, Savoye AM, Mouret-Reynier MA, Coquan E, Derbel O, Jeay L, Bouizaguen S, Labidi-Galy I, Tabone-Eglinger S, Ferrari A, Thomas E, Ménétrier-Caux C, Tartour E, Galy-Fauroux I, Stern MH, Terme M, Caux C, Dubois B, Ray-Coquard I. Immunomic longitudinal profiling of the NeoPembrOv trial identifies drivers of immunoresistance in high-grade ovarian carcinoma. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5932. [PMID: 39013886 PMCID: PMC11252308 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47000-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024] Open
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PD-1/PD-L1 blockade has so far shown limited survival benefit for high-grade ovarian carcinomas. By using paired samples from the NeoPembrOv randomized phase II trial (NCT03275506), for which primary outcomes are published, and by combining RNA-seq and multiplexed immunofluorescence staining, we explore the impact of NeoAdjuvant ChemoTherapy (NACT) ± Pembrolizumab (P) on the tumor environment, and identify parameters that correlated with response to immunotherapy as a pre-planned exploratory analysis. Indeed, i) combination therapy results in a significant increase in intraepithelial CD8+PD-1+ T cells, ii) combining endothelial and monocyte gene signatures with the CD8B/FOXP3 expression ratio is predictive of response to NACT + P with an area under the curve of 0.93 (95% CI 0.85-1.00) and iii) high CD8B/FOXP3 and high CD8B/ENTPD1 ratios are significantly associated with positive response to NACT + P, while KDR and VEGFR2 expression are associated with resistance. These results indicate that targeting regulatory T cells and endothelial cells, especially VEGFR2+ endothelial cells, could overcome immune resistance of ovarian cancers.
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- Olivia Le Saux
- "Cancer Immune Surveillance and Therapeutic Targeting" Laboratory, Cancer Research Center of Lyon, INSERM 1052-CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69008, Lyon, France
- Lyon University, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008, Lyon, France
- National Investigators Group for Ovarian and Breast Cancer Studies, Paris, France
- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008, Lyon, France
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- "Cancer Immune Surveillance and Therapeutic Targeting" Laboratory, Cancer Research Center of Lyon, INSERM 1052-CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69008, Lyon, France
- Lyon University, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008, Lyon, France
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- "Cancer Immune Surveillance and Therapeutic Targeting" Laboratory, Cancer Research Center of Lyon, INSERM 1052-CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69008, Lyon, France
- Lyon University, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008, Lyon, France
- Lyon Immunotherapy for Cancer Laboratory (LICL), Cancer Research Center of Lyon, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008, Lyon, France
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- Lyon Immunotherapy for Cancer Laboratory (LICL), Cancer Research Center of Lyon, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008, Lyon, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, PARCC, F-75015, Paris, France
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- "Cancer Immune Surveillance and Therapeutic Targeting" Laboratory, Cancer Research Center of Lyon, INSERM 1052-CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69008, Lyon, France
- Lyon University, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008, Lyon, France
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- "Cancer Immune Surveillance and Therapeutic Targeting" Laboratory, Cancer Research Center of Lyon, INSERM 1052-CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69008, Lyon, France
- Lyon University, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008, Lyon, France
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- Department of Anatomopathology, University hospital of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- National Investigators Group for Ovarian and Breast Cancer Studies, Paris, France
- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Jean Godinot, Reims, France
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- National Investigators Group for Ovarian and Breast Cancer Studies, Paris, France
- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Jean Perrin, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- National Investigators Group for Ovarian and Breast Cancer Studies, Paris, France
- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz, Lyon, France
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- Keen Eye Technologies-Paris, France, now Tribun Health, Paris, France
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- Department of Oncology, Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, Faculty of Medecine, Center of Translational Research in Onco-Hematology, Swiss Cancer Center Leman, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Synergie Lyon Cancer, Gilles Thomas Bioinformatics Platform, Centre Léon Bérard, CEDEX 08, F-69373, Lyon, France
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- Synergie Lyon Cancer, Gilles Thomas Bioinformatics Platform, Centre Léon Bérard, CEDEX 08, F-69373, Lyon, France
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- "Cancer Immune Surveillance and Therapeutic Targeting" Laboratory, Cancer Research Center of Lyon, INSERM 1052-CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69008, Lyon, France
- Lyon University, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008, Lyon, France
- Lyon Immunotherapy for Cancer Laboratory (LICL), Cancer Research Center of Lyon, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008, Lyon, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, PARCC, F-75015, Paris, France
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- Inserm U830, DNA Repair and Uveal Melanoma (D.R.U.M.) Team, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, 75005, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, PARCC, F-75015, Paris, France
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- "Cancer Immune Surveillance and Therapeutic Targeting" Laboratory, Cancer Research Center of Lyon, INSERM 1052-CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69008, Lyon, France
- Lyon University, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008, Lyon, France
- Lyon Immunotherapy for Cancer Laboratory (LICL), Cancer Research Center of Lyon, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008, Lyon, France
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- "Cancer Immune Surveillance and Therapeutic Targeting" Laboratory, Cancer Research Center of Lyon, INSERM 1052-CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69008, Lyon, France.
- Lyon University, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008, Lyon, France.
- Lyon Immunotherapy for Cancer Laboratory (LICL), Cancer Research Center of Lyon, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008, Lyon, France.
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- Lyon University, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008, Lyon, France.
- National Investigators Group for Ovarian and Breast Cancer Studies, Paris, France.
- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008, Lyon, France.
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Weng Y, Yuan J, Cui X, Wang J, Chen H, Xu L, Chen X, Peng M, Song Q. The impact of tertiary lymphoid structures on tumor prognosis and the immune microenvironment in non-small cell lung cancer. Sci Rep 2024; 14:16246. [PMID: 39009684 PMCID: PMC11250816 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64980-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024] Open
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a common malignancy whose prognosis and treatment outcome are influenced by many factors. Some studies have found that tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) in cancer may contribute to prognosis and the prediction of immunotherapy efficacy However, the combined role of TLSs in NSCLC remains unclear. We accessed The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases to obtain mRNA sequencing data and clinical information as the TCGA cohort, and used our own sample of 53 advanced NSCLC as a study cohort. The samples were divided into TLS+ and TLS- groups by pathological tissue sections. Patients of the TLS+ group had a better OS (p = 0.022), PFS (p = 0.042), and DSS (p = 0.004) in the TCGA cohort, and the results were confirmed by the study cohort (PFS, p = 0.012). Furthermore, our result showed that the count and size of TLSs are closely associated with the efficacy of immunotherapy. In addition, the TLS+ group was associated with better immune status and lower tumor mutation load. In the tumor microenvironment (TME), the expression levels of CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells of different phenotypes were associated with TLSs. Overall, TLSs are a strong predictor of survival and immunotherapeutic efficacy in advanced NSCLC, and T cell-rich TLSs suggest a more ordered and active immune response site, which aids in the decision-making and application of immunotherapy in the clinic.
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- Yiming Weng
- Department of Oncology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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- Department of Oncology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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Li X, Hou W, Xiao C, Yang H, Zhao C, Cao D. Panoramic tumor microenvironment in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Cell Oncol (Dordr) 2024:10.1007/s13402-024-00970-6. [PMID: 39008192 DOI: 10.1007/s13402-024-00970-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024] Open
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is notorious for its resistance to various treatment modalities. The genetic heterogeneity of PDAC, coupled with the presence of a desmoplastic stroma within the tumor microenvironment (TME), contributes to an unfavorable prognosis. The mechanisms and consequences of interactions among different cell types, along with spatial variations influencing cellular function, potentially play a role in the pathogenesis of PDAC. Understanding the diverse compositions of the TME and elucidating the functions of microscopic neighborhoods may contribute to understanding the immune microenvironment status in pancreatic cancer. As we delve into the spatial biology of the microscopic neighborhoods within the TME, aiding in deciphering the factors that orchestrate this intricate ecosystem. This overview delineates the fundamental constituents and the structural arrangement of the PDAC microenvironment, highlighting their impact on cancer cell biology.
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- Xiaoying Li
- Department of Abdominal Oncology, Division of Abdominal Tumor Multimodality Treatment, Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610017, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, Division of Abdominal Tumor Multimodality Treatment, Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610017, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China HospitaL, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610017, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, Division of Abdominal Tumor Multimodality Treatment, Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610017, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China HospitaL, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610017, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, Division of Abdominal Tumor Multimodality Treatment, Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610017, People's Republic of China.
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