1
|
Yoneyama M, Zormpas-Petridis K, Robinson R, Sobhani F, Provenzano E, Steel H, Lightowlers S, Towns C, Castillo SP, Anbalagan S, Lund T, Wennerberg E, Melcher A, Coles CE, Roxanis I, Yuan Y, Somaiah N. Longitudinal assessment of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in primary breast cancer following neoadjuvant radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2024:S0360-3016(24)00566-2. [PMID: 38677525 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.04.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) have prognostic significance in several cancers, including breast. Despite interest in combining radiotherapy with immunotherapy, little is known about the effect of radiotherapy itself on the tumor-immune microenvironment, including TILs. Here, we interrogated longitudinal dynamics of tumor-infiltrating and systemic lymphocytes in patient samples taken before, during, and after neoadjuvant radiotherapy (NART), from XXX and XXX breast clinical trials. METHODS We manually scored stromal TILs (sTILs) from longitudinal tumor samples using standardized guidelines, as well as deep learning-based scores at cell-level (cTIL) and cell- and tissue-level combination analysis (SuperTIL). In parallel, we interrogated absolute lymphocyte counts from routine blood tests at corresponding timepoints during treatment. Exploratory analyses studied the relationship between TILs and pathological complete response (pCR) and long-term outcomes. RESULTS Patients receiving NART experienced a significant and uniform decrease in sTILs that did not recover at the time of surgery (P < 0.0001). This lymphodepletive effect was also mirrored in peripheral blood. Our "SuperTIL" deep learning score showed good concordance with manual sTILs, and importantly performed comparably to manual scores in predicting pCR from diagnostic biopsies. Analysis suggested an association between baseline sTILs and pCR, as well as sTILs at surgery and relapse, in patients receiving NART. CONCLUSIONS This study provides novel insights into TIL dynamics in the context of NART in breast cancer, and demonstrates the potential for artificial intelligence to assist routine pathology. We have identified trends which warrant further interrogation and have a bearing on future radio-immunotherapy trials.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Miki Yoneyama
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Konstantinos Zormpas-Petridis
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
| | - Ruth Robinson
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK; The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
| | - Faranak Sobhani
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Elena Provenzano
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
| | - Harriet Steel
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Sara Lightowlers
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
| | - Catherine Towns
- Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
| | - Simon P Castillo
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Selvakumar Anbalagan
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Tom Lund
- Integrated Pathology Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
| | - Erik Wennerberg
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Alan Melcher
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Charlotte E Coles
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
| | - Ioannis Roxanis
- The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Yinyin Yuan
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
| | - Navita Somaiah
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK; The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Hristova DB, Oliveira M, Wagner E, Melcher A, Harrington KJ, Belot A, Ferguson BJ. DNA-PKcs is required for cGAS/STING-dependent viral DNA sensing in human cells. iScience 2024; 27:108760. [PMID: 38269102 PMCID: PMC10805666 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
Abstract
To mount an efficient interferon response to virus infection, intracellular pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) sense viral nucleic acids and activate anti-viral gene transcription. The mechanisms by which intracellular DNA and DNA viruses are sensed are relevant not only to anti-viral innate immunity, but also to autoinflammation and anti-tumour immunity through the initiation of sterile inflammation by self-DNA recognition. The PRRs that directly sense and respond to viral or damaged self-DNA function by signaling to activate interferon regulatory factor (IRF)-dependent type one interferon (IFN-I) transcription. We and others have previously defined DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) as an essential component of the DNA-dependent anti-viral innate immune system. Here, we show that DNA-PK is essential for cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)- and stimulator of interferon genes (STING)-dependent IFN-I responses in human cells during stimulation with exogenous DNA and infection with DNA viruses.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Dayana B. Hristova
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK
| | - Marisa Oliveira
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK
| | - Emma Wagner
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK
| | - Alan Melcher
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW7 3RP, UK
| | | | - Alexandre Belot
- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Inserm, U1111, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
| | - Brian J. Ferguson
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Nenclares P, Larkeryd A, Manodoro F, Lee JY, Lalondrelle S, Gilbert DC, Punta M, O’Leary B, Rullan A, Sadanandam A, Chain B, Melcher A, Harrington KJ, Bhide SA. T-cell receptor determinants of response to chemoradiation in locally-advanced HPV16-driven malignancies. Front Oncol 2024; 13:1296948. [PMID: 38234396 PMCID: PMC10791873 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1296948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
Abstract
Background The effect of chemoradiation on the anti-cancer immune response is being increasingly acknowledged; however, its clinical implications in treatment responses are yet to be fully understood. Human papillomavirus (HPV)-driven malignancies express viral oncogenic proteins which may serve as tumor-specific antigens and represent ideal candidates for monitoring the peripheral T-cell receptor (TCR) changes secondary to chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Methods We performed intra-tumoral and pre- and post-treatment peripheral TCR sequencing in a cohort of patients with locally-advanced HPV16-positive cancers treated with CRT. An in silico computational pipeline was used to cluster TCR repertoire based on epitope-specificity and to predict affinity between these clusters and HPV16-derived epitopes. Results Intra-tumoral repertoire diversity, intra-tumoral and post-treatment peripheral CDR3β similarity clustering were predictive of response. In responders, CRT triggered an increase peripheral TCR clonality and clonal relatedness. Post-treatment expansion of baseline peripheral dominant TCRs was associated with response. Responders showed more baseline clustered structures of TCRs maintained post-treatment and displayed significantly more maintained clustered structures. When applying clustering by TCR-specificity methods, responders displayed a higher proportion of intra-tumoral TCRs predicted to recognise HPV16 peptides. Conclusions Baseline TCR characteristics and changes in the peripheral T-cell clones triggered by CRT are associated with treatment outcome. Maintenance and boosting of pre-existing clonotypes are key elements of an effective anti-cancer immune response driven by CRT, supporting a paradigm in which the immune system plays a central role in the success of CRT in current standard-of-care protocols.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Pablo Nenclares
- Radiotherapy and Imaging Division, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- Head and Neck Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
| | - Adrian Larkeryd
- Bioinformatics Unit, The Centre for Translational Immunotherapy, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Floriana Manodoro
- Genomics Facility, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Jen Y. Lee
- Radiotherapy and Imaging Division, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Susan Lalondrelle
- Radiotherapy and Imaging Division, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Duncan C. Gilbert
- Sussex Cancer Centre, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom
| | - Marco Punta
- Unit of Immunogenetic, Leukemia Genomics and Immunobiology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
| | - Ben O’Leary
- Radiotherapy and Imaging Division, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- Head and Neck Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
| | - Antonio Rullan
- Radiotherapy and Imaging Division, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- Head and Neck Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
| | - Anguraj Sadanandam
- Systems and Precision Cancer Medicine Team, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Benny Chain
- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, United Kingdom
| | - Alan Melcher
- Radiotherapy and Imaging Division, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Kevin J. Harrington
- Radiotherapy and Imaging Division, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- Head and Neck Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
| | - Shreerang A. Bhide
- Radiotherapy and Imaging Division, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- Head and Neck Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Khushalani NI, Harrington KJ, Melcher A, Bommareddy PK, Zamarin D. Breaking the barriers in cancer care: The next generation of herpes simplex virus-based oncolytic immunotherapies for cancer treatment. Mol Ther Oncolytics 2023; 31:100729. [PMID: 37841530 PMCID: PMC10570124 DOI: 10.1016/j.omto.2023.100729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Since the US Food and Drug Administration first approved talimogene laherparepvec for the treatment of melanoma in 2015, the field of oncolytic immunotherapy (OI) has rapidly evolved. There are numerous ongoing clinical studies assessing the clinical activity of OIs across a wide range of tumor types. Further understanding of the mechanisms underlying the anti-tumor immune response has led to the development of OIs with improved immune-mediated preclinical efficacy. In this review, we discuss the key approaches for developing the next generation of herpes simplex virus-based OIs. Modifications to the viral genome and incorporation of transgenes to promote safety, tumor-selective replication, and immune stimulation are reviewed. We also review the advantages and disadvantages of intratumoral versus intravenous administration, summarize clinical evidence supporting the use of OIs as a strategy to overcome resistance to immune checkpoint blockade, and consider emerging opportunities to improve OI efficacy in the combination setting.
Collapse
|
5
|
Gregucci F, Spada S, Barcellos-Hoff MH, Bhardwaj N, Chan Wah Hak C, Fiorentino A, Guha C, Guzman ML, Harrington K, Herrera FG, Honeychurch J, Hong T, Iturri L, Jaffee E, Karam SD, Knott SR, Koumenis C, Lyden D, Marciscano AE, Melcher A, Mondini M, Mondino A, Morris ZS, Pitroda S, Quezada SA, Santambrogio L, Shiao S, Stagg J, Telarovic I, Timmerman R, Vozenin MC, Weichselbaum R, Welsh J, Wilkins A, Xu C, Zappasodi R, Zou W, Bobard A, Demaria S, Galluzzi L, Deutsch E, Formenti SC. Updates on radiotherapy-immunotherapy combinations: Proceedings of 6 th annual ImmunoRad conference. Oncoimmunology 2023; 12:2222560. [PMID: 37363104 PMCID: PMC10286673 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2023.2222560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Focal radiation therapy (RT) has attracted considerable attention as a combinatorial partner for immunotherapy (IT), largely reflecting a well-defined, predictable safety profile and at least some potential for immunostimulation. However, only a few RT-IT combinations have been tested successfully in patients with cancer, highlighting the urgent need for an improved understanding of the interaction between RT and IT in both preclinical and clinical scenarios. Every year since 2016, ImmunoRad gathers experts working at the interface between RT and IT to provide a forum for education and discussion, with the ultimate goal of fostering progress in the field at both preclinical and clinical levels. Here, we summarize the key concepts and findings presented at the Sixth Annual ImmunoRad conference.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Fabiana Gregucci
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Miulli General Regional Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Bari, Italy
| | - Sheila Spada
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
| | - Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff
- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Nina Bhardwaj
- Precision Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
| | | | - Alba Fiorentino
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Miulli General Regional Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Bari, Italy
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, LUM University, Casamassima, Bari, Italy
| | - Chandan Guha
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
| | - Monica L. Guzman
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
| | - Kevin Harrington
- The Institute of Cancer Research/The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
| | - Fernanda G. Herrera
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, University of Lausanne and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at the Agora Cancer Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland
| | - Jamie Honeychurch
- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
| | - Theodore Hong
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Lorea Iturri
- Institut Curie, Université PSL, CNRS UMR3347, INSERM U1021, Signalisation Radiobiologie et Cancer, Orsay, France
| | - Elisabeth Jaffee
- Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
| | - Sana D. Karam
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
| | - Simon R.V. Knott
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
| | - Constantinos Koumenis
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
| | - David Lyden
- Children’s Cancer and Blood Foundation Laboratories, Departments of Pediatrics, and Cell and Developmental Biology, Drukier Institute for Children’s Health, Meyer Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
| | | | - Alan Melcher
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Michele Mondini
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France
- Université of Paris-Saclay, Saclay, France
- INSERM U1030, Radiothérapie Moléculaire et Innovation Thérapeutique, Villejuif, France
| | - Anna Mondino
- Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
| | - Zachary S. Morris
- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
| | - Sean Pitroda
- Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
| | - Sergio A. Quezada
- Cancer Immunology Unit, Research Department of Haematology, University College London Cancer Institute, London, UK
| | - Laura Santambrogio
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Caryl and Israel Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, New York, NY, USA
| | - Stephen Shiao
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
| | - John Stagg
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal, Faculty of Pharmacy, Montreal, Canada
| | - Irma Telarovic
- Laboratory for Applied Radiobiology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Robert Timmerman
- Departments of Radiation Oncology and Neurosurgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
| | - Marie-Catherine Vozenin
- Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology Service, Department of Oncology, CHUV, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
| | - Ralph Weichselbaum
- Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, Ludwig Center for Metastases Research, University of Chicago, IL, USA
| | - James Welsh
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
| | - Anna Wilkins
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, UK
| | - Chris Xu
- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
| | - Roberta Zappasodi
- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, New York, NY, USA
- Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Weiping Zou
- Departments of Surgery and Pathology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
| | | | - Sandra Demaria
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
| | - Lorenzo Galluzzi
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Caryl and Israel Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, New York, NY, USA
| | - Eric Deutsch
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France
- Université of Paris-Saclay, Saclay, France
- INSERM U1030, Radiothérapie Moléculaire et Innovation Thérapeutique, Villejuif, France
| | - Silvia C. Formenti
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Holmes M, Scott GB, Heaton S, Barr T, Askar B, Müller LM, Jennings VA, Ralph C, Burton C, Melcher A, Hillmen P, Parrish C, Errington-Mais F. Efficacy of Coxsackievirus A21 against drug-resistant neoplastic B cells. Molecular Therapy - Oncolytics 2023; 29:17-29. [PMID: 37077714 PMCID: PMC10106520 DOI: 10.1016/j.omto.2023.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
Abstract
Primary drug resistance and minimal residual disease are major challenges in the treatment of B cell neoplasms. Therefore, this study aimed to identify a novel treatment capable of eradicating malignant B cells and drug-resistant disease. Oncolytic viruses eradicate malignant cells by direct oncolysis and activation of anti-tumor immunity, have proven anti-cancer efficacy, and are safe and well tolerated in clinical use. Here, we demonstrate that the oncolytic virus coxsackievirus A21 can kill a range of B cell neoplasms, irrespective of an anti-viral interferon response. Moreover, CVA21 retained its capacity to kill drug-resistant B cell neoplasms, where drug resistance was induced by co-culture with tumor microenvironment support. In some cases, CVA21 efficacy was actually enhanced, in accordance with increased expression of the viral entry receptor ICAM-1. Importantly, the data confirmed preferential killing of malignant B cells and CVA21 dependence on oncogenic B cell signaling pathways. Significantly, CVA21 also activated natural killer (NK) cells to kill neoplastic B cells and drug-resistant B cells remained susceptible to NK cell-mediated lysis. Overall, these data reveal a dual mode of action of CVA21 against drug-resistant B cells and support the development of CVA21 for the treatment of B cell neoplasms.
Collapse
|
7
|
Korlimarla A, Hari PS, Prabhu J, Ragulan C, Patil Y, Snijesh VP, Desai K, Mathews A, Appachu S, Diwakar RB, Srinath BS, Melcher A, Cheang M, Sadanandam A. Corrigendum to "Comprehensive characterization of immune landscape of Indian and Western triple negative breast cancers": Translational Oncology 2022 Nov; 25:101511. Transl Oncol 2022; 27:101574. [PMID: 36517200 PMCID: PMC9782722 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2022.101574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Aruna Korlimarla
- St. John's Research Institute, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India,Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore, India
| | - PS Hari
- St. John's Research Institute, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India,Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore, India,Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Jyoti Prabhu
- St. John's Research Institute, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India
| | - Chanthirika Ragulan
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Yatish Patil
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - VP Snijesh
- St. John's Research Institute, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India
| | - Krisha Desai
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Aju Mathews
- MOSC Medical College, Kolenchery, Kerala, India
| | - Sandhya Appachu
- Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore, India
| | - Ravi B. Diwakar
- Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore, India
| | - BS Srinath
- Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore, India
| | - Alan Melcher
- Centre for Translational Immunotherapy, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Maggie Cheang
- Clinical Trials and Statistical Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Anguraj Sadanandam
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK,Centre for Translational Immunotherapy, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK,Centre for Global Oncology, Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK,Corresponding author: Anguraj Sadanandam, Ph.D., Centre for Global Oncology, Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton, SM2 5NG, United Kingdom; +0044-2034376440.
| |
Collapse
|
8
|
Murray J, Cruickshank C, Bird T, Bell P, Braun J, Chuter D, Ferreira MR, Griffin C, Hassan S, Hujairi N, Melcher A, Miles E, Naismith O, Panades M, Philipps L, Reid A, Rekowski J, Sankey P, Staffurth J, Syndikus I, Tree A, Wilkins A, Hall E. PEARLS - A multicentre phase II/III trial of extended field radiotherapy for androgen sensitive prostate cancer patients with PSMA-avid pelvic and/or para-aortic lymph nodes at presentation. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol 2022; 37:130-136. [PMID: 36238579 PMCID: PMC9550847 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2022.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
PEARLS is a multi-stage randomised controlled trial for prostate cancer patients with pelvic and/or para-aortic PSMA-avid lymph node disease at presentation. The aim of the trial is to determine whether extending the radiotherapy field to cover the para-aortic lymph nodes (up to L1/L2 vertebral interspace) can improve outcomes for this patient group.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Julia Murray
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | | | - Thomas Bird
- University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
| | | | - John Braun
- RMH Radiotherapy Focus Group & RMH Biomedical Research Centre Consumer Group, Sutton, UK
| | - Dave Chuter
- NCRI Consumer Forum, London, UK
- NCRI Living With & Beyond Cancer (Acute and Toxicities Workstream), London, UK
| | | | | | | | | | - Alan Melcher
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Elizabeth Miles
- Radiotherapy Trials QA Group (RTTQA), Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, UK
| | - Olivia Naismith
- Radiotherapy Trials QA Group (RTTQA), Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
| | | | - Lara Philipps
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Alison Reid
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
| | | | - Pete Sankey
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK
| | - John Staffurth
- Velindre University NHS Trust and Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
| | | | - Alison Tree
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Anna Wilkins
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Emma Hall
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | | |
Collapse
|
9
|
Gazinska P, Milton C, Iacovacci J, Ward J, Buus R, Alaguthurai T, Graham R, Akarca A, Lips E, Naidoo K, Wesseling J, Marafioti T, Cheang M, Gillett C, Wu Y, Khan A, Melcher A, Salgado R, Dowsett M, Tutt A, Roxanis I, Haider S, Irshad S. Dynamic Changes in the NK-, Neutrophil-, and B-cell Immunophenotypes Relevant in High Metastatic Risk Post Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy-Resistant Early Breast Cancers. Clin Cancer Res 2022; 28:4494-4508. [PMID: 36161312 PMCID: PMC9561554 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-0543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE To identify potential immune targets in post-neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC)-resistant triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and ER+HER2- breast cancer disease. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Following pathology review, 153 patients were identified as having residual cancer burden (RCB) II/III disease (TNBC n = 80; ER+HER2-n = 73). Baseline pre-NAC samples were available for evaluation for 32 of 80 TNBC and 36 of 73 ER+HER2- cases. Bright-field hematoxylin and eosin assessment allowed for tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) evaluation in all cases. Multiplexed immunofluorescence was used to identify the abundance and distribution of immune cell subsets. Levels of checkpoints including PD-1/PD-L1 expression were also quantified. Findings were then validated using expression profiling of cancer and immune-related genes. Cytometry by time-of-flight characterized the dynamic changes in circulating immune cells with NAC. RESULTS RCB II/III TNBC and ER+HER2- breast cancer were immunologically "cold" at baseline and end of NAC. Although the distribution of immune cell subsets across subtypes was similar, the mRNA expression profiles were both subtype- and chemotherapy-specific. TNBC RCB II/III disease was enriched with genes related to neutrophil degranulation, and displayed strong interplay across immune and cancer pathways. We observed similarities in the dynamic changes in B-cell biology following NAC irrespective of subtype. However, NAC induced changes in the local and circulating tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) that varied by subtype and response. Specifically, in TNBC residual disease, we observed downregulation of stimulatory (CD40/OX40L) and inhibitory (PD-L1/PD-1) receptor expression and an increase in NK cell populations (especially non-cytolytic, exhausted CD56dimCD16-) within both the local TIME and peripheral white cell populations. CONCLUSIONS This study identifies several potential immunologic pathways in residual disease, which may be targeted to benefit high-risk patients.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Patrycja Gazinska
- Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Charlotte Milton
- School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, UK
| | - Jacopo Iacovacci
- Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Joseph Ward
- Targeted Therapy Team, The Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, London, UK
| | - Richard Buus
- Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Thanussuyah Alaguthurai
- Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Breast Cancer Now Research Unit, King's College London, London, UK
| | - Rosalind Graham
- School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, UK
| | - Ayse Akarca
- Department of Cellular Pathology, University College London, London, UK
| | - Esther Lips
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
| | - Kalnisha Naidoo
- Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Jelle Wesseling
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pathology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
| | | | - Maggie Cheang
- Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Cheryl Gillett
- Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Yin Wu
- School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, UK
| | - Aadil Khan
- Targeted Therapy Team, The Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, London, UK
| | - Alan Melcher
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Roberto Salgado
- Division of Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Pathology, GZA-ZNA Hospitals, Antwerp, Belgium
| | - Mitch Dowsett
- Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Ralph Lauren Centre for Breast Cancer Research, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
| | - Andrew Tutt
- Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Breast Cancer Now Research Unit, King's College London, London, UK
- Oncology and Haematology Directorate, Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
| | - Ioannis Roxanis
- Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Syed Haider
- Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Sheeba Irshad
- School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, UK
- Breast Cancer Now Research Unit, King's College London, London, UK
- Oncology and Haematology Directorate, Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Clinician Scientist, London, UK
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
Short S, Kendall J, West E, Chalmers A, McBain C, Melcher A, Collinson F, Phillip R, Brown S, Samson A. P11.64.A Long-term follow up and translational data from the ReoGlio phase Ib trial of GM-CSF and intravenous pelareorep (Reovirus) alongside standard of care in GBM. Neuro Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac174.253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
BACKGROUND
We previously reported safety data from a phase Ib, open-label study of intravenous oncolytic virus pelareorep with GM-CSF alongside standard chemoradiotherapy in newly diagnosed glioblastoma confirming that the combination is well tolerated. We now report on long-term follow up and analysis of translational samples from tumour and blood in a subset of patients.
METHODS
15 patients with newly diagnosed GBM were treated with GM-CSF 50μg subcutaneously on days 1-3 and intravenous pelareorep on days 4-5 in weeks 1 and 4 of chemoradiotherapy, and subsequently in week 1 of each adjuvant temozolomide course: 7 patients received 1x1010TCID50 (dose level 1); 8 received 3x1010TCID50 (dose level 2). The primary objective was to determine the maximum tolerated dose of pelareorep and GM-CSF with standard chemoradiotherapy. Following a protocol amendment we also collected survival data in all patients up to August 2021. Serial blood samples were taken from three patients, at baseline, during chemoradiotherapy and in the first adjuvant cycle. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were analysed for immune checkpoint expression by flow cytometry, RNAseq gene expression and T-cell receptor clonality, whilst plasma cytokines were quantified by Luminex.
RESULTS
This combination was well tolerated with 87% of patients completing treatment as planned. Survival data analysis showed that median OS was 12.6 months in dose level 1 and 16.1 months in dose level 2, median OS for all patients was 13.1 months. The 24-month survival estimate for all patients was 25.0%, 16.7% for dose level 1 and 33.3% for dose level 2. One patient in dose level 1 remains alive at 43 months post registration without further treatment. Laboratory data showed that pelareorep infusion resulted in inflammatory cytokine and chemokine secretion, immune checkpoint modulation, and upregulation of inflammatory pathways. There was also increased peripheral clonal tumour-specific T-cell proliferation following pelareorep infusion.
CONCLUSION
Although based on small numbers, these long-term follow up data suggest this may be an active combination in a subset of GBM patients. Translational data confirm that pelareorep potentially activates tumour-targeting immune pathways in GBM, with consequential immune checkpoint modulation. These data support a combination clinical trial of pelareorep, radiotherapy and immune checkpoint blockade in GBM.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- S Short
- University of Leeds , Leeds , United Kingdom
| | - J Kendall
- University of Leeds , Leeds , United Kingdom
| | - E West
- University of Leeds , Leeds , United Kingdom
| | - A Chalmers
- University of Glasgow , Glasgow , United Kingdom
| | - C McBain
- The Christie Hospital, Manchester , Manchester , United Kingdom
| | - A Melcher
- Institute of Cancer Research , London , United Kingdom
| | - F Collinson
- University of Leeds , Leeds , United Kingdom
| | - R Phillip
- University of Leeds , Leeds , United Kingdom
| | - S Brown
- University of Leeds , Leeds , United Kingdom
| | - A Samson
- University of Leeds , Leeds , United Kingdom
| |
Collapse
|
11
|
Korlimarla A, Ps H, Prabhu J, Ragulan C, Patil Y, Vp S, Desai K, Mathews A, Appachu S, Diwakar RB, Bs S, Melcher A, Cheang M, Sadanandam A. Comprehensive characterization of immune landscape of Indian and Western triple negative breast cancers. Transl Oncol 2022; 25:101511. [PMID: 35964339 PMCID: PMC9386467 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2022.101511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous disease with a significant challenge to effectively manage in the clinic worldwide. Immunotherapy may be beneficial to TNBC patients if responders can be effectively identified. Here we sought to elucidate the immune landscape of TNBCs by stratifying patients into immune-specific subtypes (immunotypes) to decipher the molecular and cellular presentations and signaling events of this heterogeneous disease and associating them with their clinical outcomes and potential treatment options. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We profiled 730 immune genes in 88 retrospective Indian TNBC samples using the NanoString platform, established immunotypes using non-negative matrix factorization-based machine learning approach, and validated them using Western TNBCs (n=422; public datasets). Immunotype-specific gene signatures were associated with clinicopathological features, immune cell types, biological pathways, acute/chronic inflammatory responses, and immunogenic cell death processes. Responses to different immunotherapies associated with TNBC immunotypes were assessed using cross-cancer comparison to melanoma (n=504). Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and pan-macrophage spatial marker expression were evaluated. RESULTS We identified three robust transcriptome-based immunotypes in both Indian and Western TNBCs in similar proportions. Immunotype-1 tumors, mainly representing well-known claudin-low and immunomodulatory subgroups, harbored dense TIL infiltrates and T-helper-1 (Th1) response profiles associated with smaller tumors, pre-menopausal status, and a better prognosis. They displayed a cascade of events, including acute inflammation, damage-associated molecular patterns, T-cell receptor-related and chemokine-specific signaling, antigen presentation, and viral-mimicry pathways. On the other hand, immunotype-2 was enriched for Th2/Th17 responses, CD4+ regulatory cells, basal-like/mesenchymal immunotypes, and an intermediate prognosis. In contrast to the two T-cell enriched immunotypes, immunotype-3 patients expressed innate immune genes/proteins, including those representing myeloid infiltrations (validated by spatial immunohistochemistry), and had poor survival. Remarkably, a cross-cancer comparison analysis revealed the association of immunotype-1 with responses to anti-PD-L1 and MAGEA3 immunotherapies. CONCLUSION Overall, the TNBC immunotypes identified in TNBCs reveal different prognoses, immune infiltrations, signaling, acute/chronic inflammation leading to immunogenic cell death of cancer cells, and potentially distinct responses to immunotherapies. The overlap in immune characteristics in Indian and Western TNBCs suggests similar efficiency of immunotherapy in both populations if strategies to select patients according to immunotypes can be further optimized and implemented.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Aruna Korlimarla
- St. John's Research Institute, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India; Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore, India
| | - Hari Ps
- St. John's Research Institute, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India; Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore, India; Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Jyoti Prabhu
- St. John's Research Institute, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India
| | - Chanthirika Ragulan
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Yatish Patil
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Snijesh Vp
- St. John's Research Institute, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India
| | - Krisha Desai
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Aju Mathews
- MOSC Medical College, Kolenchery, Kerala, India
| | - Sandhya Appachu
- Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore, India
| | - Ravi B Diwakar
- Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore, India
| | - Srinath Bs
- Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bangalore, India
| | - Alan Melcher
- Centre for Translational Immunotherapy, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Maggie Cheang
- Clinical Trials and Statistical Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Anguraj Sadanandam
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK; Centre for Translational Immunotherapy, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK; Centre for Global Oncology, Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton, London SM2 5NG, UK.
| |
Collapse
|
12
|
Wilkins A, Hall E, Lewis R, Gribble H, Melcher A, Huddart R. RE-ARMing the Immune Response to Bladder Cancer with Radiotherapy. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2022; 34:421-425. [PMID: 34998656 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2021.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- A Wilkins
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK; Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.
| | - E Hall
- Division of Clinical Studies, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - R Lewis
- Division of Clinical Studies, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - H Gribble
- Division of Clinical Studies, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - A Melcher
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK; Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
| | - R Huddart
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK; Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
| |
Collapse
|
13
|
Short SC, Kendall J, Chalmers A, McBain C, Melcher A, Samson A, Phillip R, Brown S. Abstract CT569: Combination of reovirus (pelareorep) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) alongside standard chemoradiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy (temozolomide) for patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM): Long term follow up results of the ReoGlio phase Ib trial. Cancer Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2022-ct569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
Background: Oncolytic viruses are of increasing interest as an immunologic approach to treating glioma. We previously reported safety data from a phase Ib, open-label study of intravenous pelareorep with GM-CSF alongside standard chemoradiotherapy in newly diagnosed glioblastoma and confirmed that the combination is tolerable. Following agreement from the relevant ethics authorities we have now completed long term follow up data on all patients treated in the study to investigate whether there is a signal of impact on survival. METHODS: 15 patients with newly diagnosed GBM were treated with GM-CSF 50μg subcutaneously on days 1-3 and pelareorep on days 4-5 in weeks 1 and 4 of chemoradiotherapy, and subsequently in week 1 of each adjuvant temozolomide course: 7 patients received 1x1010TCID50 (dose level 1); 8 received 3x1010TCID50 (dose level 2). The primary objective was to determine the maximum tolerated dose of pelareorep and GM-CSF with standard chemoradiotherapy. Following end of study patients were followed up as per institutional practice. Ethical approval was granted to collect survival data in all patients who survived beyond study closure up to June 2021.
Results: We showed that using intravenous pelareorep with GM-CSF alongside standard chemoradiotherapy in patients with GBM was tolerable with 87% of patients completing treatment as planned. Survival data analysis showed that median OS was 12.6 months for patients in dose level 1 and 16.1 months in dose level 2, giving median OS for all patients 13.1 months. It was notable however that a small number of patients survived beyond 24 months. The 24-month survival estimate for all patients was 33%, 16.7% for dose level 1 and 50% for dose level 2. One patient in dose level 2 remains alive at 42 months.
Conclusion: We previously reported that intravenous delivery of pelareorep with standard chemoradiotherapy is tolerable in newly diagnosed GBM. Although based on small numbers, these long-term follow up data suggest that this may be an active combination in a subset of GBM patients and further randomized studies are warranted.
Citation Format: Susan C. Short, Jessica Kendall, Anthony Chalmers, Catherine McBain, Alan Melcher, Adel Samson, Rachel Phillip, Sarah Brown. Combination of reovirus (pelareorep) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) alongside standard chemoradiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy (temozolomide) for patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM): Long term follow up results of the ReoGlio phase Ib trial [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022; 2022 Apr 8-13. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(12_Suppl):Abstract nr CT569.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | | | | | | | - Alan Melcher
- 4Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
14
|
Cockle J, Bjerke L, Mackay A, Grabovska Y, Burford A, Molinari V, Pereira R, Boult J, Robinson S, Carvalho DM, Clarke M, Titley I, Yara E, Straathof K, Wennerberg E, Becher O, Castro M, Melcher A, Jones C. IMMU-12. Exploring and modulating the tumour immune microenvironment to facilitate the selection of immunotherapies for paediatric-type diffuse high-grade glioma. Neuro Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac079.305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Immune cells have the potential to selectively eradicate high-risk brain tumours such as paediatric-type diffuse high-grade glioma (PDHGG). We aim to characterize the tumour immune microenvironment (TIME) of intra-cranial syngeneic mouse models of diffuse hemispheric glioma, H3G34 (DHG-H3G34) and diffuse midline glioma, H3K27 (DMG-H3K27). We also demonstrate how an oncolytic reovirus (Reolysin) can “heat-up” the TIME of our syngeneic models. Orthotopic immunocompetent mouse models of DHG-H3G34 (C57BL/6, NRASG12V + shp53 + shATRX +/- H3.3G34R) and DMG-H3K27 (Nestin-Tv-a/p53fl/fl, RCAS-ACVR1R206H + RCAS-H3.1K27M) were profiled using single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) (10x genomics), a 22-colour custom flow cytometry immune panel and spatial transcriptomics. Differential marker expression was validated with immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence in tissue sections. Syngeneic mouse tumours treated systemically with Reolysin were also profiled to evaluate the effects of the oncolytic virus on the TIME. Cell type predictions in scRNA-seq using singleR, ssGSEA and expression of individual marker genes suggested that the predominant immune cell types within hemispheric tumours were monocytes (11-21%) and macrophages (10-19%) with much smaller proportions of CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells (4-10%). By contrast, much smaller proportions of monocytes (2%) and macrophages (3%) were observed in the H3.1K27M pontine model. Flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence validated scRNA-seq immune profiles and characterised signalling of the PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint pathway. Spatial transcriptomics allowed immune cell populations to be positioned within tumour sections and showed significant co-localization of CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes at tumour margins. Treatment of syngeneic mouse tumours with Reolysin resulted in reduced tumour volumes and altered the TIME, in particular increasing cytotoxic T-cell tumour infiltration. Our results highlight immunological heterogeneity within molecular subgroups of PDHGG and demonstrate ability of a systemically delivered oncolytic virus, Reolysin, to “heat-up” the TIME, contributing to a more immune actionable profile. Future work will help to identify optimal combinations for the next generation of immunotherapies in PDHGG.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Julia Cockle
- Institute of Cancer Research , London , United Kingdom
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust , Surrey , United Kingdom
| | - Lynn Bjerke
- Institute of Cancer Research , London , United Kingdom
| | - Alan Mackay
- Institute of Cancer Research , London , United Kingdom
| | | | - Anna Burford
- Institute of Cancer Research , London , United Kingdom
| | | | - Rita Pereira
- Institute of Cancer Research , London , United Kingdom
| | - Jessica Boult
- Institute of Cancer Research , London , United Kingdom
| | | | | | | | - Ian Titley
- Institute of Cancer Research , London , United Kingdom
| | - Erika Yara
- Institute of Cancer Research , London , United Kingdom
| | - Karin Straathof
- University College London, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health , London , United Kingdom
| | | | - Oren Becher
- Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital , New York , USA
| | - Maria Castro
- University of Michigan Medical School , Michigan , USA
| | - Alan Melcher
- Institute of Cancer Research , London , United Kingdom
| | - Chris Jones
- Institute of Cancer Research , London , United Kingdom
| |
Collapse
|
15
|
Evgin L, Kottke T, Tonne J, Thompson J, Huff AL, van Vloten J, Moore M, Michael J, Driscoll C, Pulido J, Swanson E, Kennedy R, Coffey M, Loghmani H, Sanchez-Perez L, Olivier G, Harrington K, Pandha H, Melcher A, Diaz RM, Vile RG. Oncolytic virus-mediated expansion of dual-specific CAR T cells improves efficacy against solid tumors in mice. Sci Transl Med 2022; 14:eabn2231. [PMID: 35417192 PMCID: PMC9297825 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abn2231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Oncolytic viruses (OVs) encoding a variety of transgenes have been evaluated as therapeutic tools to increase the efficacy of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-modified T cells in the solid tumor microenvironment (TME). Here, using systemically delivered OVs and CAR T cells in immunocompetent mouse models, we have defined a mechanism by which OVs can potentiate CAR T cell efficacy against solid tumor models of melanoma and glioma. We show that stimulation of the native T cell receptor (TCR) with viral or virally encoded epitopes gives rise to enhanced proliferation, CAR-directed antitumor function, and distinct memory phenotypes. In vivo expansion of dual-specific (DS) CAR T cells was leveraged by in vitro preloading with oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) or reovirus, allowing for a further in vivo expansion and reactivation of T cells by homologous boosting. This treatment led to prolonged survival of mice with subcutaneous melanoma and intracranial glioma tumors. Human CD19 CAR T cells could also be expanded in vitro with TCR reactivity against viral or virally encoded antigens and was associated with greater CAR-directed cytokine production. Our data highlight the utility of combining OV and CAR T cell therapy and show that stimulation of the native TCR can be exploited to enhance CAR T cell activity and efficacy in mice.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Laura Evgin
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
MN 55905, USA
| | - Tim Kottke
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
MN 55905, USA
| | - Jason Tonne
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
MN 55905, USA
| | - Jill Thompson
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
MN 55905, USA
| | - Amanda L. Huff
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
MN 55905, USA
| | - Jacob van Vloten
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
MN 55905, USA
| | - Madelyn Moore
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
MN 55905, USA
| | - Josefine Michael
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
MN 55905, USA
| | | | - Jose Pulido
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
MN 55905, USA
| | - Eric Swanson
- Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905,
USA
| | - Richard Kennedy
- Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905,
USA
| | - Matt Coffey
- Oncolytics Biotech Incorporated, Calgary, AB, Canada
| | | | | | - Gloria Olivier
- Mayo Clinic Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905,
USA
| | - Kevin Harrington
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer
Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, London SW3 6JB, UK
| | - Hardev Pandha
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of
Surrey, Guildford GU2 7WG, UK
| | - Alan Melcher
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer
Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, London SW3 6JB, UK
| | - Rosa Maria Diaz
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
MN 55905, USA
| | - Richard G. Vile
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
MN 55905, USA
- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905,
USA
| |
Collapse
|
16
|
Wedge ME, Jennings VA, Crupi MJF, Poutou J, Jamieson T, Pelin A, Pugliese G, de Souza CT, Petryk J, Laight BJ, Boileau M, Taha Z, Alluqmani N, McKay HE, Pikor L, Khan ST, Azad T, Rezaei R, Austin B, He X, Mansfield D, Rose E, Brown EEF, Crawford N, Alkayyal A, Surendran A, Singaravelu R, Roy DG, Migneco G, McSweeney B, Cottee ML, Jacobus EJ, Keller BA, Yamaguchi TN, Boutros PC, Geoffrion M, Rayner KJ, Chatterjee A, Auer RC, Diallo JS, Gibbings D, tenOever BR, Melcher A, Bell JC, Ilkow CS. Virally programmed extracellular vesicles sensitize cancer cells to oncolytic virus and small molecule therapy. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1898. [PMID: 35393414 PMCID: PMC8990073 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29526-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Recent advances in cancer therapeutics clearly demonstrate the need for innovative multiplex therapies that attack the tumour on multiple fronts. Oncolytic or “cancer-killing” viruses (OVs) represent up-and-coming multi-mechanistic immunotherapeutic drugs for the treatment of cancer. In this study, we perform an in-vitro screen based on virus-encoded artificial microRNAs (amiRNAs) and find that a unique amiRNA, herein termed amiR-4, confers a replicative advantage to the VSVΔ51 OV platform. Target validation of amiR-4 reveals ARID1A, a protein involved in chromatin remodelling, as an important player in resistance to OV replication. Virus-directed targeting of ARID1A coupled with small-molecule inhibition of the methyltransferase EZH2 leads to the synthetic lethal killing of both infected and uninfected tumour cells. The bystander killing of uninfected cells is mediated by intercellular transfer of extracellular vesicles carrying amiR-4 cargo. Altogether, our findings establish that OVs can serve as replicating vehicles for amiRNA therapeutics with the potential for combination with small molecule and immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. RNA-based viruses can be engineered to express artificial microRNAs (amiRNAs). Here, the authors identify a candidate amiRNA that confers a replicative advantage to oncolytic viruses, enhancing their anticancer potency, and show that intercellular transfer of extracellular vesicles carrying the amiRNA promotes bystander killing of uninfected cancer cells.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Marie-Eve Wedge
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Victoria A Jennings
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.,Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Mathieu J F Crupi
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Joanna Poutou
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Taylor Jamieson
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Adrian Pelin
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Giuseppe Pugliese
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | | | - Julia Petryk
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Brian J Laight
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Meaghan Boileau
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Zaid Taha
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Nouf Alluqmani
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Hayley E McKay
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Larissa Pikor
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Sarwat Tahsin Khan
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Taha Azad
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Reza Rezaei
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Bradley Austin
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Xiaohong He
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | | | - Elaine Rose
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Emily E F Brown
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Natalie Crawford
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Almohanad Alkayyal
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
| | - Abera Surendran
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Ragunath Singaravelu
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Dominic G Roy
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Gemma Migneco
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Benjamin McSweeney
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Mary Lynn Cottee
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Egon J Jacobus
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
| | - Brian A Keller
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Takafumi N Yamaguchi
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
| | - Paul C Boutros
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Department of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Institute for Precision Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Department of Human Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
| | | | - Katey J Rayner
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Avijit Chatterjee
- The Ottawa Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Rebecca C Auer
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Jean-Simon Diallo
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Derrick Gibbings
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Benjamin R tenOever
- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
| | | | - John C Bell
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Carolina S Ilkow
- Centre for Innovative Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. .,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
| |
Collapse
|
17
|
Bozhanova G, Hassan J, Appleton L, Jennings V, Foo S, McLaughlin M, Chan Wah Hak CM, Patin EC, Crespo-Rodriguez E, Baker G, Armstrong E, Chiu M, Pandha H, Samson A, Roulstone V, Kyula J, Vile R, Errington-Mais F, Pedersen M, Harrington K, Ono M, Melcher A. CD4 T cell dynamics shape the immune response to combination oncolytic herpes virus and BRAF inhibitor therapy for melanoma. J Immunother Cancer 2022; 10:e004410. [PMID: 35338089 PMCID: PMC8961178 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-004410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Combination herpes simplex virus (HSV) oncolytic virotherapy and BRAF inhibitors (BRAFi) represent promising immunogenic treatments for BRAF mutant melanoma, but an improved understanding of the immunobiology of combinations is needed to improve on the benefit of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). METHODS Using a BRAFV600E-driven murine melanoma model, we tested the immunogenicity of HSV/BRAFi in immunocompetent C57BL mice. In addition to standard FACS analysis, we used the 'Timer of Cell Kinetics and Activity' system, which can analyze the temporal dynamics of different T cell subsets. This immune data was used to inform the selection of ICI for triple combination therapy, the effects of which were then further characterized using transcriptomics. RESULTS Adding BRAFi treatment to HSV improved anti-tumor effects in vivo but not in vitro. Immune characterization showed HSV or dual therapy led to fewer intratumoral Treg, although with a more activated phenotype, together with more effector CD8 +T cells. Tocky analysis further showed that HSV/BRAFi dual treatment reduced the Tocky signal (reflecting engagement with cognate antigen), in both Treg and conventional subsets of CD4+, but not in CD8 +cells. However, a higher percentage of Treg than of conventional CD4 +maintained frequent engagement with antigens on treatment, reflecting a predominance of suppressive over effector function within the CD4 +compartment. The only T cell subset which correlated with a reduction in tumor growth was within Tocky signal positive conventional CD4+, supporting their therapeutic role. Targeting CD25 high, antigen-engaged Treg with a depleting anti-CD25 ICI, achieved complete cures in 100% of mice with triple therapy. Transcriptomic analysis confirmed reduction in Foxp3 on addition of anti-CD25 to HSV/BRAFi, as well as increases in expression of genes reflecting interferon signaling and cytotoxic activity. CONCLUSIONS Combination HSV/BRAFi is an immunogenic therapy for BRAF mutant melanoma, but cannot fully control tumors. Dual therapy results in changes in T cell dynamics within tumors, with relatively maintained antigen signaling in Treg compared with conv CD4+. Antigen-engaged CD4 +effectors correlate with tumor growth control, and depletion of Treg by addition of an anti-CD25 ICI, releasing suppression of conventional CD4 +effectors by Treg, enhances survival and activates immune signaling within tumors.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Galabina Bozhanova
- Translational Immunotherapy/Targeted Therapy Teams, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | | | - Lizzie Appleton
- Translational Immunotherapy/Targeted Therapy Teams, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Imperial College London, London, UK
| | - Victoria Jennings
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Shane Foo
- Radiotherapy & Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | | | - Charleen Ml Chan Wah Hak
- Translational Immunotherapy/Targeted Therapy Teams, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Emmanuel C Patin
- Translational Immunotherapy/Targeted Therapy Teams, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Eva Crespo-Rodriguez
- Translational Immunotherapy/Targeted Therapy Teams, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Gabby Baker
- Translational Immunotherapy/Targeted Therapy Teams, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Edward Armstrong
- Translational Immunotherapy/Targeted Therapy Teams, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Matthew Chiu
- Translational Immunotherapy/Targeted Therapy Teams, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | | | - Adel Samson
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Victoria Roulstone
- Translational Immunotherapy/Targeted Therapy Teams, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Joan Kyula
- Translational Immunotherapy/Targeted Therapy Teams, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Richard Vile
- Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
| | - Fiona Errington-Mais
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Malin Pedersen
- Translational Immunotherapy/Targeted Therapy Teams, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Kevin Harrington
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | | | | |
Collapse
|
18
|
Murray J, Cruickshank C, Bird T, Bell P, Braun J, Chuter D, Davda R, Ferreira MR, Griffin C, Hujairi N, Melcher A, Miles E, Naismith O, Rekowski J, Staffurth J, Syndikus I, Tree A, Wilkins A, Hall E. PEARLS: A multicenter phase II/III trial of extended field radiotherapy for androgen-sensitive prostate cancer patients with PSMA‐avid pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes at presentation. J Clin Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.tps199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
TPS199 Background: Optimal management for lymph node (LN) positive prostate cancer has not yet been determined. With the emerging role of PSMA-PET/CT in diagnostic staging, identification of this disease status is increasing. The superior border for prostate nodal radiotherapy is variable across different centres. PEARLS (CRUK/19/016) aims to show that extending the radiotherapy field to cover the para-aortic LN (up to L1/L2 vertebral interspace) can improve outcomes for prostate cancer patients with PSMA-avid pelvic LN at presentation. The trial is registered: ISRCTN36344989. Methods: PEARLS is a multi‐stage randomised controlled trial. Men with histologically confirmed prostate cancer with PSMA‐avid nodal disease within the pelvis +/‐ para‐aortic region receiving androgen deprivation therapy +/‐ androgen receptor targeted therapy or docetaxel chemotherapy are eligible. Two cohorts defined by extent of LN disease determined by PSMA‐PET/CT will be recruited: cohort A (pelvic LN at or below the L4/L5 vertebral interspace) and cohort B (para-aortic LN below L1/L2 vertebral interspace). Patients are randomly allocated (1:1) to standard field (dependent on cohort) intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) (control) or extended-field IMRT (experimental) in 20 fractions over 4 weeks. In the control group, cohort A will receive 60Gy to the prostate and 44Gy to the pelvis with an integrated boost of 51Gy to PSMA-avid LN and cohort B will receive 60Gy to the prostate only. In the experimental group, participants in both cohorts will receive 60Gy to the prostate and 44Gy to the pelvis and para‐aortic region with an integrated boost of 51Gy to involved LN. In phase II, the primary endpoint is lower gastrointestinal RTOG grade 2+ toxicity at week 18 from start of radiotherapy. Assuming acceptable toxicity in the first 75 participants receiving extended-field IMRT, the study will move to phase III where the primary endpoint is metastasis‐free survival. The trial aims to recruit 714 patients with pelvic LN to detect a hazard ratio of 0.62 in favour of extended-field IMRT and a further 179 patients with para‐aortic LN disease. The trial was launched in the UK on 25 June 2021. Phase II will be conducted in 20 NHS Trusts across the UK. Clinical trial information: ISRCTN36344989.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Julia Murray
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | | | - Thomas Bird
- University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
| | | | - John Braun
- RMH Radiotherapy Focus Group & RMH Biomedical Research Centre Consumer group, London, United Kingdom
| | | | - Reena Davda
- University College London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
| | | | - Clare Griffin
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Nabil Hujairi
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
| | - Alan Melcher
- The Institute of Cancer Research & Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
| | - Elizabeth Miles
- Radiotherapy Trials QA Group (RTTQA), Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, United Kingdom
| | - Olivia Naismith
- Radiotherapy Trials Quality Assurance (RTTQA), Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
| | - Jan Rekowski
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - John Staffurth
- Velindre NHS Trust and Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, United Kingdom
| | | | - Alison Tree
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Anna Wilkins
- The Institute of Cancer Research & The Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
| | - Emma Hall
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| |
Collapse
|
19
|
Schuelke MR, Gundelach JH, Coffey M, West E, Scott K, Johnson DR, Samson A, Melcher A, Vile RG, Bram RJ. Phase I trial of sargramostim/pelareorep therapy in pediatric patients with recurrent or refractory high-grade brain tumors. Neurooncol Adv 2022; 4:vdac085. [PMID: 35821679 PMCID: PMC9268737 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdac085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer death for pediatric patients. Pelareorep, an immunomodulatory oncolytic reovirus, has intravenous efficacy in preclinical glioma models when preconditioned with GM-CSF (sargramostim). We report a phase I trial with the primary goal of evaluating the safety of sargramostim/pelareorep in pediatric patients with recurrent or refractory high-grade brain tumors and a secondary goal of characterizing immunologic responses. Methods The trial was open to pediatric patients with recurrent or refractory high-grade brain tumors (3 + 3 cohort design). Each cycle included 3 days of subcutaneous sargramostim followed by 2 days of intravenous pelareorep. Laboratory studies and imaging were acquired upon recruitment and periodically thereafter. Results Six patients participated, including three glioblastoma, two diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, and one medulloblastoma. Two pelareorep dose levels of 3 × 108 and 5 × 108 tissue culture infectious dose 50 (TCID50) were assessed. One patient experienced a dose limiting toxicity of persistent hyponatremia. Common low-grade (1 or 2) adverse events included transient fatigue, hypocalcemia, fever, flu-like symptoms, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia. High-grade (3 or 4) adverse events included neutropenia, lymphopenia, leukopenia, hypophosphatemia, depressed level of consciousness, and confusion. All patients progressed on therapy after a median of 32.5 days and died a median of 108 days after recruitment. Imaging at progression did not show evidence of pseudoprogression or inflammation. Correlative assays revealed transient but consistent changes in immune cells across patients. Conclusions Sargramostim/pelareorep was administered to pediatric patients with recurrent or refractory high-grade brain tumors. Hyponatremia was the only dose limiting toxicity (DLT), though maximum tolerated dose (MTD) was not determined.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Matthew R Schuelke
- Medical Scientist Training Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
| | | | - Matt Coffey
- Oncolytics Biotech, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| | - Emma West
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, St James' University Hospital, Leeds, UK
| | - Karen Scott
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, St James' University Hospital, Leeds, UK
| | - Derek R Johnson
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
| | - Adel Samson
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, St James' University Hospital, Leeds, UK
| | - Alan Melcher
- The Institute of Cancer Research/Royal Marsden, National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
| | - Richard G Vile
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, St James' University Hospital, Leeds, UK
| | - Richard J Bram
- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
| |
Collapse
|
20
|
Abstract
[Figure: see text].
Collapse
|
21
|
Appleton E, Hassan J, Chan Wah Hak C, Sivamanoharan N, Wilkins A, Samson A, Ono M, Harrington KJ, Melcher A, Wennerberg E. Kickstarting Immunity in Cold Tumours: Localised Tumour Therapy Combinations With Immune Checkpoint Blockade. Front Immunol 2021; 12:754436. [PMID: 34733287 PMCID: PMC8558396 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.754436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Cancer patients with low or absent pre-existing anti-tumour immunity ("cold" tumours) respond poorly to treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICPI). In order to render these patients susceptible to ICPI, initiation of de novo tumour-targeted immune responses is required. This involves triggering of inflammatory signalling, innate immune activation including recruitment and stimulation of dendritic cells (DCs), and ultimately priming of tumour-specific T cells. The ability of tumour localised therapies to trigger these pathways and act as in situ tumour vaccines is being increasingly explored, with the aspiration of developing combination strategies with ICPI that could generate long-lasting responses. In this effort, it is crucial to consider how therapy-induced changes in the tumour microenvironment (TME) act both as immune stimulants but also, in some cases, exacerbate immune resistance mechanisms. Increasingly refined immune monitoring in pre-clinical studies and analysis of on-treatment biopsies from clinical trials have provided insight into therapy-induced biomarkers of response, as well as actionable targets for optimal synergy between localised therapies and ICB. Here, we review studies on the immunomodulatory effects of novel and experimental localised therapies, as well as the re-evaluation of established therapies, such as radiotherapy, as immune adjuvants with a focus on ICPI combinations.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Elizabeth Appleton
- Department of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, United Kingdom
- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
| | - Jehanne Hassan
- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
| | - Charleen Chan Wah Hak
- Department of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, United Kingdom
| | - Nanna Sivamanoharan
- Department of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, United Kingdom
| | - Anna Wilkins
- Department of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, United Kingdom
| | - Adel Samson
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
| | - Masahiro Ono
- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
| | - Kevin J. Harrington
- Department of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, United Kingdom
| | - Alan Melcher
- Department of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, United Kingdom
| | - Erik Wennerberg
- Department of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, United Kingdom
| |
Collapse
|
22
|
Young K, Lawlor RT, Ragulan C, Patil Y, Mafficini A, Bersani S, Antonello D, Mansfield D, Cingarlini S, Landoni L, Pea A, Luchini C, Piredda L, Kannan N, Nyamundanda G, Morganstein D, Chau I, Wiedenmann B, Milella M, Melcher A, Cunningham D, Starling N, Scarpa A, Sadanandam A. Immune landscape, evolution, hypoxia-mediated viral mimicry pathways and therapeutic potential in molecular subtypes of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours. Gut 2021; 70:1904-1913. [PMID: 32883872 PMCID: PMC8458094 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE A comprehensive analysis of the immune landscape of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (PanNETs) was performed according to clinicopathological parameters and previously defined molecular subtypes to identify potential therapeutic vulnerabilities in this disease. DESIGN Differential expression analysis of 600 immune-related genes was performed on 207 PanNET samples, comprising a training cohort (n=72) and two validation cohorts (n=135) from multiple transcriptome profiling platforms. Different immune-related and subtype-related phenotypes, cell types and pathways were investigated using different in silico methods and were further validated using spatial multiplex immunofluorescence. RESULTS The study identified an immune signature of 132 genes segregating PanNETs (n=207) according to four previously defined molecular subtypes: metastasis-like primary (MLP)-1 and MLP-2, insulinoma-like and intermediate. The MLP-1 subtype (26%-31% samples across three cohorts) was strongly associated with elevated levels of immune-related genes, poor prognosis and a cascade of tumour evolutionary events: larger hypoxic and necroptotic tumours leading to increased damage-associated molecular patterns (viral mimicry), stimulator of interferon gene pathway, T cell-inflamed genes, immune checkpoint targets, and T cell-mediated and M1 macrophage-mediated immune escape mechanisms. Multiplex spatial profiling validated significantly increased macrophages in the MLP-1 subtype. CONCLUSION This study provides novel data on the immune microenvironment of PanNETs and identifies MLP-1 subtype as an immune-high phenotype featuring a broad and robust activation of immune-related genes. This study, with further refinement, paves the way for future precision immunotherapy studies in PanNETs to potentially select a subset of MLP-1 patients who may be more likely to respond.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Kate Young
- Division of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Department of Medicine, Royal Marsden Hospital, London and Surrey, UK
| | - Rita T Lawlor
- ARC-Net Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
| | - Chanthirika Ragulan
- Division of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Centre for Molecular Pathology, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
| | - Yatish Patil
- Division of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Andrea Mafficini
- ARC-Net Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy
| | - Samantha Bersani
- ARC-Net Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy
| | - Davide Antonello
- General and Pancreatic Surgery Department, Pancreas Institute, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy
| | - David Mansfield
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Sara Cingarlini
- Department of Medicine, Medical Oncology, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy
| | - Luca Landoni
- General and Pancreatic Surgery Department, Pancreas Institute, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy
| | - Antonio Pea
- General and Pancreatic Surgery Department, Pancreas Institute, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy
| | - Claudio Luchini
- ARC-Net Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy
| | - Liliana Piredda
- ARC-Net Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
| | - Nagarajan Kannan
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
| | - Gift Nyamundanda
- Division of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | | | - Ian Chau
- Department of Medicine, Royal Marsden Hospital, London and Surrey, UK
| | - Bertram Wiedenmann
- Institut für Pathologie, Charite, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
| | - Michele Milella
- Department of Medicine, Medical Oncology, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy
| | - Alan Melcher
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - David Cunningham
- Department of Medicine, Royal Marsden Hospital, London and Surrey, UK
| | - Naureen Starling
- Department of Medicine, Royal Marsden Hospital, London and Surrey, UK
| | - Aldo Scarpa
- ARC-Net Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy
| | - Anguraj Sadanandam
- Division of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Centre for Molecular Pathology, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
| |
Collapse
|
23
|
Robinson R, Roxanis I, Sobhani F, Zormpas-Petridis K, Steel H, Anbalagan S, Sommer A, Gothard L, Khan A, MacNeill F, Melcher A, Yuan Y, Somaiah N. PO-1085 Longitudinal assessment of immune infiltrate in breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)07536-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
|
24
|
Khalique S, Nash S, Mansfield D, Wampfler J, Attygale A, Vroobel K, Kemp H, Buus R, Cottom H, Roxanis I, Jones T, von Loga K, Begum D, Guppy N, Ramagiri P, Fenwick K, Matthews N, Hubank MJF, Lord CJ, Haider S, Melcher A, Banerjee S, Natrajan R. Quantitative Assessment and Prognostic Associations of the Immune Landscape in Ovarian Clear Cell Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:3854. [PMID: 34359755 PMCID: PMC8345766 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13153854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) is a rare subtype of epithelial ovarian cancer characterised by a high frequency of loss-of-function ARID1A mutations and a poor response to chemotherapy. Despite their generally low mutational burden, an intratumoural T cell response has been reported in a subset of OCCC, with ARID1A purported to be a biomarker for the response to the immune checkpoint blockade independent of micro-satellite instability (MSI). However, assessment of the different immune cell types and spatial distribution specifically within OCCC patients has not been described to date. Here, we characterised the immune landscape of OCCC by profiling a cohort of 33 microsatellite stable OCCCs at the genomic, gene expression and histological level using targeted sequencing, gene expression profiling using the NanoString targeted immune panel, and multiplex immunofluorescence to assess the spatial distribution and abundance of immune cell populations at the protein level. Analysis of these tumours and subsequent independent validation identified an immune-related gene expression signature associated with risk of recurrence of OCCC. Whilst histological quantification of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL, Salgado scoring) showed no association with the risk of recurrence or ARID1A mutational status, the characterisation of TILs via multiplexed immunofluorescence identified spatial differences in immunosuppressive cell populations in OCCC. Tumour-associated macrophages (TAM) and regulatory T cells were excluded from the vicinity of tumour cells in low-risk patients, suggesting that high-risk patients have a more immunosuppressive microenvironment. We also found that TAMs and cytotoxic T cells were also excluded from the vicinity of tumour cells in ARID1A-mutated OCCCs compared to ARID1A wild-type tumours, suggesting that the exclusion of these immune effectors could determine the host response of ARID1A-mutant OCCCs to therapy. Overall, our study has provided new insights into the immune landscape and prognostic associations in OCCC and suggest that tailored immunotherapeutic approaches may be warranted for different subgroups of OCCC patients.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Saira Khalique
- Division of Brest Cancer, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK; (S.K.); (S.N.); (H.K.); (R.B.); (H.C.); (I.R.); (N.G.); (C.J.L.); (S.H.)
| | - Sarah Nash
- Division of Brest Cancer, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK; (S.K.); (S.N.); (H.K.); (R.B.); (H.C.); (I.R.); (N.G.); (C.J.L.); (S.H.)
| | - David Mansfield
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK; (D.M.); (A.M.)
| | - Julian Wampfler
- Gynaecology Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6JJ, UK; (J.W.); (A.A.); (K.V.)
| | - Ayoma Attygale
- Gynaecology Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6JJ, UK; (J.W.); (A.A.); (K.V.)
- Department of Histopathology, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6JJ, UK
| | - Katherine Vroobel
- Gynaecology Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6JJ, UK; (J.W.); (A.A.); (K.V.)
- Department of Histopathology, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6JJ, UK
| | - Harriet Kemp
- Division of Brest Cancer, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK; (S.K.); (S.N.); (H.K.); (R.B.); (H.C.); (I.R.); (N.G.); (C.J.L.); (S.H.)
| | - Richard Buus
- Division of Brest Cancer, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK; (S.K.); (S.N.); (H.K.); (R.B.); (H.C.); (I.R.); (N.G.); (C.J.L.); (S.H.)
| | - Hannah Cottom
- Division of Brest Cancer, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK; (S.K.); (S.N.); (H.K.); (R.B.); (H.C.); (I.R.); (N.G.); (C.J.L.); (S.H.)
| | - Ioannis Roxanis
- Division of Brest Cancer, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK; (S.K.); (S.N.); (H.K.); (R.B.); (H.C.); (I.R.); (N.G.); (C.J.L.); (S.H.)
| | - Thomas Jones
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SM2 5NG, UK; (T.J.); (M.J.F.H.)
| | - Katharina von Loga
- Biomedical Research Centre, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London SM2 5PT, UK; (K.v.L.); (D.B.)
| | - Dipa Begum
- Biomedical Research Centre, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London SM2 5PT, UK; (K.v.L.); (D.B.)
| | - Naomi Guppy
- Division of Brest Cancer, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK; (S.K.); (S.N.); (H.K.); (R.B.); (H.C.); (I.R.); (N.G.); (C.J.L.); (S.H.)
| | - Pradeep Ramagiri
- Tumour Profiling Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK; (P.R.); (K.F.); (N.M.)
| | - Kerry Fenwick
- Tumour Profiling Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK; (P.R.); (K.F.); (N.M.)
| | - Nik Matthews
- Tumour Profiling Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK; (P.R.); (K.F.); (N.M.)
| | - Michael J. F. Hubank
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SM2 5NG, UK; (T.J.); (M.J.F.H.)
| | - Christopher J. Lord
- Division of Brest Cancer, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK; (S.K.); (S.N.); (H.K.); (R.B.); (H.C.); (I.R.); (N.G.); (C.J.L.); (S.H.)
- The CRUK Gene Function Laboratory, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK
| | - Syed Haider
- Division of Brest Cancer, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK; (S.K.); (S.N.); (H.K.); (R.B.); (H.C.); (I.R.); (N.G.); (C.J.L.); (S.H.)
| | - Alan Melcher
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK; (D.M.); (A.M.)
| | - Susana Banerjee
- Gynaecology Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London SW3 6JJ, UK; (J.W.); (A.A.); (K.V.)
- Division of Clinical Studies, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SM2 5NG, UK
| | - Rachael Natrajan
- Division of Brest Cancer, The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK; (S.K.); (S.N.); (H.K.); (R.B.); (H.C.); (I.R.); (N.G.); (C.J.L.); (S.H.)
| |
Collapse
|
25
|
Roulstone V, Mansfield D, Harris RJ, Twigger K, White C, de Bono J, Spicer J, Karagiannis SN, Vile R, Pandha H, Melcher A, Harrington K. Antiviral antibody responses to systemic administration of an oncolytic RNA virus: the impact of standard concomitant anticancer chemotherapies. J Immunother Cancer 2021; 9:jitc-2021-002673. [PMID: 34301814 PMCID: PMC8728387 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-002673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Oncolytic reovirus therapy for cancer induces a typical antiviral response to this RNA virus, including neutralizing antibodies. Concomitant treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapies has been hypothesized to improve the therapeutic potential of the virus. Chemotherapy side effects can include immunosuppression, which may slow the rate of the antiviral antibody response, as well as potentially make the patient more vulnerable to viral infection. Method Reovirus neutralizing antibody data were aggregated from separate phase I clinical trials of reovirus administered as a single agent or in combination with gemcitabine, docetaxel, carboplatin and paclitaxel doublet or cyclophosphamide. In addition, the kinetics of individual antibody isotypes were profiled in sera collected in these trials. Results These data demonstrate preserved antiviral antibody responses, with only moderately reduced kinetics with some drugs, most notably gemcitabine. All patients ultimately produced an effective neutralizing antibody response. Conclusion Patients’ responses to infection by reovirus are largely unaffected by the concomitant drug treatments tested, providing confidence that RNA viral treatment or infection is compatible with standard of care treatments.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - David Mansfield
- Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Robert J Harris
- St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's Hospital, London, UK
| | - Katie Twigger
- Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Christine White
- Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Johann de Bono
- Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - James Spicer
- St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's Hospital, London, UK
| | | | - Richard Vile
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
| | - Hardev Pandha
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
| | - Alan Melcher
- Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Kevin Harrington
- Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| |
Collapse
|
26
|
Affiliation(s)
- Antonio Marchini
- Laboratory of Oncolytic Virus Immuno-Therapeutics, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 84 Val Fleuri, L-1526 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- German Cancer Research Centre, Laboratory of Oncolytic Virus Immuno-Therapeutics, Im Neuenheimer Feld 242, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +352-26-970-856 or +49-6221-424969
| | - Carolina S. Ilkow
- Cancer Therapeutics Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6, Canada;
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada
| | - Alan Melcher
- Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK;
| |
Collapse
|
27
|
Roulstone V, Kyula J, Elliot R, Lord CJ, Matthews N, Jennings V, Whittock H, Mansfield D, Choudhary J, Wright J, Yu L, Melcher A, Vile R, Coffey M, McLaughlin M, Harrington K. Abstract 1960: Mechanisms of therapeutic synergy between pattern recognition response agonists and cdk4 inhibitors. Cancer Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2021-1960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
Cytoplasmic nucleic acid sensors for double-stranded (ds) RNA (RIG-I/MDA5) and DNA (cGAS-STING) are pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) key to intracellular anti-viral responses. Recent research has highlighted roles for PRR agonists, including oncolytic virotherapy agents, in anti-tumor immunotherapy. Reovirus type 3 Dearing (Rt3D) is an oncolytic dsRNA virus with limited single-agent activity in clinical studies, but potential for use in combination regimens. We sought synergistic drug-virotherapy combinations using an unbiased screening approach that highlighted the CDK4/6 inhibitor, palbociclib, as a leading hit. We found that, when combined with Rt3D, palbociclib augmented oncolytic virus-induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress/unfolded protein response (UPR) signaling. Combined Rt3D-palbociclib treatment potently increased interferon signaling and endogenous retroviral transcripts. Knockdown (siRNA) studies indicated key UPR proteins and the RNA sensor, RIG-I, were essential to the phenotype observed. Mechanistically independent experiments, using canonical RIG-I agonists and the ER stress inducer (thapsigargin), confirmed cross-talk between RNA sensing and ER stress pathways that augment cancer cell death and interferon production. Combined Rt3D-palbociclib increased innate immune activation and effector function. Our findings demonstrate that UPR signaling and innate immune RNA sensor crosstalk can be exploited to enhance anti-cancer efficacy with pro-immunogenic consequences. This has implications for future clinical development of PRR agonists and oncolytic viruses, as well as broadening the therapeutic remit of CDK4/6 inhibitors to include their role as ER stress sensitizers.
Citation Format: Victoria Roulstone, Joan Kyula, Richard Elliot, Christopher J. Lord, Nik Matthews, Vicki Jennings, Harriet Whittock, David Mansfield, Jyoti Choudhary, James Wright, Lu Yu, Alan Melcher, Richard Vile, Matt Coffey, Martin McLaughlin, Kevin Harrington. Mechanisms of therapeutic synergy between pattern recognition response agonists and cdk4 inhibitors [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021; 2021 Apr 10-15 and May 17-21. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(13_Suppl):Abstract nr 1960.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - Joan Kyula
- Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | | | | | - Nik Matthews
- Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | | | | | | | | | - James Wright
- Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Lu Yu
- Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Alan Melcher
- Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Richard Vile
- Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Matt Coffey
- Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | | | | |
Collapse
|
28
|
Kyula JN, Roulstone V, Elliott R, Whittock H, Bozhanova G, McLaughlin M, Pedersen M, Krastev D, Pettitt S, Legrand A, Tenev T, Wright J, Yu L, Choudhary J, Meier P, Lord CJ, Melcher A, Wilkinson G, Coffey M, Harrington KJ. Abstract 1932: Talazoparib interacts with oncolytic reovirus to enhance death-inducing signaling complex (DISC)-mediated apoptosis and immune response. Cancer Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2021-1932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
Reovirus (RT3D) is a naturally occurring double-stranded RNA oncolytic virus that has shown preclinical efficacy in a wide range of tumor types. Early phase clinical studies have shown that this agent has modest monotherapy efficacy and can safely be combined with cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens. In the current studies, we used a high-throughput drug screen approach of different targeted therapeutic agents with the aim of looking for potential viral sensitizers that could enhance RT3D tumor killing. BMN-673 (talazoparib), a clinically approved poly(ADP)-ribose polymerase 1 (PARP-1) inhibitor was identified as a top hit and found to sensitize profoundly to RT3D both in vitro and in vivo in human xenograft tumors in a nude mouse model. We found that RT3D activated cellular PARP1 and was associated with PARylation of cellular proteins, including components of the DISC-associated cell death machinery. Combined treatment with RT3D and talazoparib enhanced extrinsic apoptosis (amplified by autocrine/paracrine TNF-α and TRAIL signaling), NF-κB pathway activity and pro-inflammatory cytokine production (CCL5/RANTES, CXCL8/IL8, CXCL1/GRO and CXCL10/IP10). Signaling was shown to be dependent on nucleic acid sensing mechanisms mediated by RIG-I and TLR3. We also found anti-tumour efficacy in an immunocompetent mouse model and this correlated with an increase in an immune response following combination treatment of RT3D and talazoparib. Our data provide a strong rationale for the combination of oncolytic RT3D with PARP1 inhibitors to exploit immunogenic response in cancer treatment.
Citation Format: Joan N. Kyula, Victoria Roulstone, Richard Elliott, Harriet Whittock, Galabina Bozhanova, Martin McLaughlin, Malin Pedersen, Dragomir Krastev, Stephen Pettitt, Arnaud Legrand, Tencho Tenev, James Wright, Lu Yu, Jyoti Choudhary, Pascal Meier, Christopher J. Lord, Alan Melcher, Grey Wilkinson, Matt Coffey, Kevin J. Harrington. Talazoparib interacts with oncolytic reovirus to enhance death-inducing signaling complex (DISC)-mediated apoptosis and immune response [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021; 2021 Apr 10-15 and May 17-21. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(13_Suppl):Abstract nr 1932.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Joan N. Kyula
- 1Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | | | - Richard Elliott
- 2Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - Tencho Tenev
- 1Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - James Wright
- 1Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Lu Yu
- 1Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | | | - Pascal Meier
- 1Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | | | - Alan Melcher
- 1Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | | | - Matt Coffey
- 3Oncolytics Biotech Inc, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| | | |
Collapse
|
29
|
Challoner BR, von Loga K, Woolston A, Griffiths B, Sivamanoharan N, Semiannikova M, Newey A, Barber LJ, Mansfield D, Hewitt LC, Saito Y, Davarzani N, Starling N, Melcher A, Grabsch HI, Gerlinger M. Computational Image Analysis of T-Cell Infiltrates in Resectable Gastric Cancer: Association with Survival and Molecular Subtypes. J Natl Cancer Inst 2021; 113:88-98. [PMID: 32324860 PMCID: PMC7781469 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaa051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Gastric and gastro-esophageal junction cancers (GCs) frequently recur after resection, but markers to predict recurrence risk are missing. T-cell infiltrates have been validated as prognostic markers in other cancer types, but not in GC because of methodological limitations of past studies. We aimed to define and validate the prognostic role of major T-cell subtypes in GC by objective computational quantification. Methods Surgically resected chemotherapy-naïve GCs were split into discovery (n = 327) and validation (n = 147) cohorts. CD8 (cytotoxic), CD45RO (memory), and FOXP3 (regulatory) T-cell densities were measured through multicolor immunofluorescence and computational image analysis. Cancer-specific survival (CSS) was assessed. All statistical tests were two-sided. Results CD45RO-cell and FOXP3-cell densities statistically significantly predicted CSS in both cohorts. Stage, CD45RO-cell, and FOXP3-cell densities were independent predictors of CSS in multivariable analysis; mismatch repair (MMR) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) status were not statistically significant. Combining CD45RO-cell and FOXP3-cell densities into the Stomach Cancer Immune Score showed highly statistically significant (all P ≤ .002) CSS differences (0.9 years median CSS to not reached). T-cell infiltrates were highest in EBV-positive GCs and similar in MMR-deficient and MMR-proficient GCs. Conclusion The validation of CD45RO-cell and FOXP3-cell densities as prognostic markers in GC may guide personalized follow-up or (neo)adjuvant treatment strategies. Only those 20% of GCs with the highest T-cell infiltrates showed particularly good CSS, suggesting that a small subgroup of GCs is highly immunogenic. The potential for T-cell densities to predict immunotherapy responses should be assessed. The association of high FOXP3-cell densities with longer CSS warrants studies into the biology of regulatory T cells in GC.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Benjamin R Challoner
- Translational Oncogenomics Laboratory, Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Katharina von Loga
- Translational Oncogenomics Laboratory, Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.,Translational Immuno-Oncology Team, Centre for Molecular Pathology, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK
| | - Andrew Woolston
- Translational Oncogenomics Laboratory, Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Beatrice Griffiths
- Translational Oncogenomics Laboratory, Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Nanna Sivamanoharan
- Translational Oncogenomics Laboratory, Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.,Translational Immuno-Oncology Team, Centre for Molecular Pathology, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK
| | - Maria Semiannikova
- Translational Oncogenomics Laboratory, Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Alice Newey
- Translational Oncogenomics Laboratory, Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Louise J Barber
- Translational Oncogenomics Laboratory, Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - David Mansfield
- Targeted Therapy Team, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Lindsay C Hewitt
- Department of Pathology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Limburg, The Netherlands
| | - Yuichi Saito
- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Naser Davarzani
- Department of Pathology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Limburg, The Netherlands.,Biosystems Data Analysis, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Naureen Starling
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
| | - Alan Melcher
- Translational Immunotherapy Team, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Heike I Grabsch
- Department of Pathology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Limburg, The Netherlands.,Pathology & Data Analytics, Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, University of Leeds, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
| | - Marco Gerlinger
- Translational Oncogenomics Laboratory, Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.,Gastrointestinal Cancer Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
| |
Collapse
|
30
|
Vile RG, Melcher A, Pandha H, Harrington KJ, Pulido JS. APOBEC and Cancer Viroimmunotherapy: Thinking the Unthinkable. Clin Cancer Res 2021; 27:3280-3290. [PMID: 33558423 PMCID: PMC8281496 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-20-1888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
The apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide (APOBEC) family protects against infection by degrading incoming viral genomes through cytosine deamination. Here, we review how the potential to unleash these potent DNA mutagens comes at a price as APOBEC DNA mutagenesis can contribute to development of multiple types of cancer. In addition, because viral infection induces its expression, APOBEC is seen as the enemy of oncolytic virotherapy through mutation of the viral genome and by generating virotherapy-resistant tumors. Therefore, overall APOBEC in cancer has received very poor press. However, we also speculate how there may be silver linings to the storm clouds (kataegis) associated with APOBEC activity. Thus, although mutagenic genomic chaos promotes emergence of ever more aggressive subclones, it also provides significant opportunity for cytotoxic and immune therapies. In particular, the superpower of cancer immunotherapy derives in part from mutation, wherein generation of tumor neoantigens-neoantigenesis-exposes tumor cells to functional T-cell repertoires, and susceptibility to immune checkpoint blockade. Moreover, APOBECs may be able to induce suprathreshold levels of cellular mutation leading to mitotic catastrophe and direct tumor cell killing. Finally, we discuss the possibility that linking predictable APOBEC-induced mutation with escape from specific frontline therapies could identify mutated molecules/pathways that can be targeted with small molecules and/or immunotherapies in a Trap and Ambush strategy. Together, these considerations lead to the counterintuitive hypothesis that, instead of attempting to expunge and excoriate APOBEC activity in cancer therapy, it might be exploited-and even, counterintuitively, encouraged.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Richard G Vile
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
| | - Alan Melcher
- The Institute of Cancer Research/Royal Marsden, National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, London, United Kingdom
| | - Hardev Pandha
- Surrey Cancer Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
| | - Kevin J Harrington
- The Institute of Cancer Research/Royal Marsden, National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, London, United Kingdom
| | - Jose S Pulido
- Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Will's Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| |
Collapse
|
31
|
Nenclares P, Gunn L, Soliman H, Bover M, Trinh A, Leslie I, Wong KH, Melcher A, Newbold K, Nutting CM, Ap Dafydd D, Bhide SA, Harrington K. On-treatment immune prognostic score for patients with relapsed and/or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma treated with immunotherapy. J Immunother Cancer 2021; 9:e002718. [PMID: 34103355 PMCID: PMC8190047 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-002718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Previous studies have suggested that inflammatory markers (neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and fibrinogen) are prognostic biomarkers in patients with a variety of solid cancers, including those treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). We aimed to develop a model that predicts response and survival in patients with relapsed and/or metastatic (R/M) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) treated with immunotherapy. METHODS Analysis of 100 consecutive patients with unresectable R/M HNSCC who were treated with ICI. Baseline and on-treatment (day 28) NLR, fibrinogen and LDH were calculated and correlated with response, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) using univariate and multivariate analyses. The optimal cut-off values were derived using maximally selected log-rank statistics. RESULTS Low baseline NLR and fibrinogen levels were associated with response. There was a statistically significant correlation between on-treatment NLR and fibrinogen and best overall response. On-treatment high NLR and raised fibrinogen were significantly associated with poorer outcome. In multivariate analysis, on-treatment NLR (≥4) and on-treatment fibrinogen (≥4 ng/mL) showed a significant negative correlation with OS and PFS. Using these cut-off points, we generated an on-treatment score for OS and PFS (0-2 points). The derived scoring system shows appropriate discrimination and suitability for OS (HR 2.4, 95% CI 1.7 to 3.4, p<0.0001, Harrell's C 0.67) and PFS (HR 1.8, 95% CI 1.4 to 2.3, p<0.0001, Harrell's C 0.68). In the absence of an external validation cohort, results of fivefold cross-validation of the score and evaluation of median OS and PFS on the Kaplan-Meier survival distribution between trained and test data exhibited appropriate accuracy and concordance of the model. CONCLUSIONS NLR and fibrinogen levels are simple, inexpensive and readily available biomarkers that could be incorporated into an on-treatment scoring system and used to help predict survival and response to ICI in patients with R/M HNSCC.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Pablo Nenclares
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Lucinda Gunn
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
| | - Heba Soliman
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
| | - Mateo Bover
- Head and Neck Unit, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
| | - Amy Trinh
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
| | - Isla Leslie
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
| | - Kee Howe Wong
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
| | - Alan Melcher
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Kate Newbold
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
| | - Chris M Nutting
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
| | - Derfel Ap Dafydd
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
| | - Shreerang A Bhide
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Kevin Harrington
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| |
Collapse
|
32
|
Kottke T, Tonne J, Evgin L, Driscoll CB, van Vloten J, Jennings VA, Huff AL, Zell B, Thompson JM, Wongthida P, Pulido J, Schuelke MR, Samson A, Selby P, Ilett E, McNiven M, Roberts LR, Borad MJ, Pandha H, Harrington K, Melcher A, Vile RG. Oncolytic virotherapy induced CSDE1 neo-antigenesis restricts VSV replication but can be targeted by immunotherapy. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1930. [PMID: 33772027 PMCID: PMC7997928 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22115-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
In our clinical trials of oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus expressing interferon beta (VSV-IFNβ), several patients achieved initial responses followed by aggressive relapse. We show here that VSV-IFNβ-escape tumors predictably express a point-mutated CSDE1P5S form of the RNA-binding Cold Shock Domain-containing E1 protein, which promotes escape as an inhibitor of VSV replication by disrupting viral transcription. Given time, VSV-IFNβ evolves a compensatory mutation in the P/M Inter-Genic Region which rescues replication in CSDE1P5S cells. These data show that CSDE1 is a major cellular co-factor for VSV replication. However, CSDE1P5S also generates a neo-epitope recognized by non-tolerized T cells. We exploit this predictable neo-antigenesis to drive, and trap, tumors into an escape phenotype, which can be ambushed by vaccination against CSDE1P5S, preventing tumor escape. Combining frontline therapy with escape-targeting immunotherapy will be applicable across multiple therapies which drive tumor mutation/evolution and simultaneously generate novel, targetable immunopeptidomes associated with acquired treatment resistance.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Timothy Kottke
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
| | - Jason Tonne
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
| | - Laura Evgin
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
| | | | - Jacob van Vloten
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
| | - Victoria A Jennings
- Chester Beatty Laboratories, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Amanda L Huff
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
| | - Brady Zell
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
| | - Jill M Thompson
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
| | | | - Jose Pulido
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
| | | | - Adel Samson
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Peter Selby
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Elizabeth Ilett
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Mark McNiven
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
| | - Lewis R Roberts
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
| | - Mitesh J Borad
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
| | - Hardev Pandha
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
| | - Kevin Harrington
- Chester Beatty Laboratories, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Alan Melcher
- Chester Beatty Laboratories, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Richard G Vile
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
33
|
Annels NE, Simpson GR, Denyer M, Arif M, Coffey M, Melcher A, Harrington K, Vile R, Pandha H. Oncolytic Reovirus-Mediated Recruitment of Early Innate Immune Responses Reverses Immunotherapy Resistance in Prostate Tumors. Mol Ther Oncolytics 2021; 20:434-446. [PMID: 33665363 PMCID: PMC7900644 DOI: 10.1016/j.omto.2020.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Prostate cancers are considered "cold" tumors characterized by minimal T cell infiltrates, absence of a type I interferon (IFN) signature, and the presence of immunosuppressive cells. This non-inflamed phenotype is likely responsible for the lack of sensitivity of prostate cancer patients to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy. Oncolytic virus therapy can potentially overcome this resistance to immunotherapy in prostate cancers by transforming cold tumors into "hot," immune cell-infiltrated tumors. We investigated whether the combination of intratumoral oncolytic reovirus, followed by targeted blockade of Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) checkpoint inhibition and/or the immunomodulatory CD73/Adenosine system can enhance anti-tumor immunity. Treatment of subcutaneous TRAMP-C2 prostate tumors with combined intratumoral reovirus and anti-PD-1 or anti-CD73 antibody significantly enhanced survival of mice compared with reovirus or either antibody therapy alone. Only combination therapy led to rejection of pre-established tumors and protection from tumor re-challenge. This therapeutic effect was dependent on CD4+ T cells and natural killer (NK) cells. NanoString immune profiling of tumors confirmed that reovirus increased tumor immune cell infiltration and revealed an upregulation of the immune-regulatory receptor, B- and T-lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA). This expression of BTLA on innate antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and its ligand, Herpesvirus entry mediator (HVEM), on T cells from reovirus-infected tumors was in keeping with a role for the HVEM-BTLA pathway in promoting the potent anti-tumor memory response observed.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Nicola E. Annels
- Targeted Cancer Therapy, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Leggett Building, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7WG, UK
| | - Guy R. Simpson
- Targeted Cancer Therapy, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Leggett Building, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7WG, UK
| | - Mick Denyer
- Targeted Cancer Therapy, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Leggett Building, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7WG, UK
| | - Mehreen Arif
- Targeted Cancer Therapy, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Leggett Building, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7WG, UK
| | - Matt Coffey
- Oncolytics Biotech, Inc., 210, 1167 Kensington Crescent NW Calgary, AB T2N 1X7, Canada
| | - Alan Melcher
- Translational Immunotherapy Team, The Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London SW6 6JB, UK
| | - Kevin Harrington
- Targeted Therapy Team, The Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London SW6 6JB, UK
| | - Richard Vile
- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
| | - Hardev Pandha
- Targeted Cancer Therapy, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Leggett Building, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7WG, UK
| |
Collapse
|
34
|
Müller LME, Migneco G, Scott GB, Down J, King S, Askar B, Jennings V, Oyajobi B, Scott K, West E, Ralph C, Samson A, Ilett EJ, Muthana M, Coffey M, Melcher A, Parrish C, Cook G, Lawson M, Errington-Mais F. Reovirus-induced cell-mediated immunity for the treatment of multiple myeloma within the resistant bone marrow niche. J Immunother Cancer 2021; 9:e001803. [PMID: 33741729 PMCID: PMC7986878 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2020-001803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Multiple myeloma (MM) remains an incurable disease and oncolytic viruses offer a well-tolerated addition to the therapeutic arsenal. Oncolytic reovirus has progressed to phase I clinical trials and its direct lytic potential has been extensively studied. However, to date, the role for reovirus-induced immunotherapy against MM, and the impact of the bone marrow (BM) niche, have not been reported. METHODS This study used human peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy donors and in vitro co-culture of MM cells and BM stromal cells to recapitulate the resistant BM niche. Additionally, the 5TGM1-Kalw/RijHSD immunocompetent in vivo model was used to examine reovirus efficacy and characterize reovirus-induced immune responses in the BM and spleen following intravenous administration. Collectively, these in vitro and in vivo models were used to characterize the development of innate and adaptive antimyeloma immunity following reovirus treatment. RESULTS Using the 5TGM1-Kalw/RijHSD immunocompetent in vivo model we have demonstrated that reovirus reduces both MM tumor burden and myeloma-induced bone disease. Furthermore, detailed immune characterization revealed that reovirus: (i) increased natural killer (NK) cell and CD8+ T cell numbers; (ii) activated NK cells and CD8+ T cells and (iii) upregulated effector-memory CD8+ T cells. Moreover, increased effector-memory CD8+ T cells correlated with decreased tumor burden. Next, we explored the potential for reovirus-induced immunotherapy using human co-culture models to mimic the myeloma-supportive BM niche. MM cells co-cultured with BM stromal cells displayed resistance to reovirus-induced oncolysis and bystander cytokine-killing but remained susceptible to killing by reovirus-activated NK cells and MM-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes. CONCLUSION These data highlight the importance of reovirus-induced immunotherapy for targeting MM cells within the BM niche and suggest that combination with agents which boost antitumor immune responses should be a priority.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Louise M E Müller
- Division of Haematology and Immunology, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Gemma Migneco
- Division of Haematology and Immunology, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Gina B Scott
- Division of Haematology and Immunology, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Jenny Down
- Sheffield Myeloma Research Team, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
| | - Sancha King
- Sheffield Myeloma Research Team, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
| | - Basem Askar
- Division of Haematology and Immunology, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Victoria Jennings
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Babatunde Oyajobi
- Cancer Therapy and Research Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
| | - Karen Scott
- Division of Haematology and Immunology, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Emma West
- Division of Haematology and Immunology, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Christy Ralph
- Division of Haematology and Immunology, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Adel Samson
- Division of Haematology and Immunology, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Elizabeth J Ilett
- Division of Haematology and Immunology, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Munitta Muthana
- Sheffield Myeloma Research Team, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
| | - Matt Coffey
- Oncolytics Biotech Inc, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| | - Alan Melcher
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | | | - Gordon Cook
- Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Michelle Lawson
- Sheffield Myeloma Research Team, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
| | - Fiona Errington-Mais
- Division of Haematology and Immunology, Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| |
Collapse
|
35
|
Andreou T, Williams J, Brownlie RJ, Salmond RJ, Watson E, Shaw G, Melcher A, Wurdak H, Short SC, Lorger M. Hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy targeting TGFβ enhances the efficacy of irradiation therapy in a preclinical glioblastoma model. J Immunother Cancer 2021; 9:e001143. [PMID: 33707311 PMCID: PMC7957127 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2020-001143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Patients with glioblastoma (GBM) have a poor prognosis, and inefficient delivery of drugs to tumors represents a major therapeutic hurdle. Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC)-derived myeloid cells efficiently home to GBM and constitute up to 50% of intratumoral cells, making them highly appropriate therapeutic delivery vehicles. Because myeloid cells are ubiquitously present in the body, we recently established a lentiviral vector containing matrix metalloproteinase 14 (MMP14) promoter, which is active specifically in tumor-infiltrating myeloid cells as opposed to myeloid cells in other tissues, and resulted in a specific delivery of transgenes to brain metastases in HSC gene therapy. Here, we used this novel approach to target transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) as a key tumor-promoting factor in GBM. Transplantation of HSCs transduced with lentiviral vector expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) into lethally irradiated recipient mice was followed by intracranial implantation of GBM cells. Tumor-infiltrating HSC progeny was characterized by flow cytometry. In therapy studies, mice were transplanted with HSCs transduced with lentiviral vector expressing soluble TGFβ receptor II-Fc fusion protein under MMP14 promoter. This TGFβ-blocking therapy was compared with the targeted tumor irradiation, the combination of the two therapies, and control. Tumor growth and survival were quantified (statistical significance determined by t-test and log-rank test). T cell memory response was probed through a repeated tumor challenge. Myeloid cells were the most abundant HSC-derived population infiltrating GBM. TGFβ-blocking HSC gene therapy in combination with irradiation significantly reduced tumor burden as compared with monotherapies and the control, and significantly prolonged survival as compared with the control and TGFβ-blocking monotherapy. Long-term protection from GBM was achieved only with the combination treatment (25% of the mice) and was accompanied by a significant increase in CD8+ T cells at the tumor implantation site following tumor rechallenge. We demonstrated a preclinical proof-of-principle for tumor myeloid cell-specific HSC gene therapy in GBM. In the clinic, HSC gene therapy is being successfully used in non-cancerous brain disorders and the feasibility of HSC gene therapy in patients with glioma has been demonstrated in the context of bone marrow protection. This indicates an opportunity for clinical translation of our therapeutic approach.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | | | | | | | - Erica Watson
- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Gary Shaw
- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Alan Melcher
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Heiko Wurdak
- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | | | | |
Collapse
|
36
|
Wilkins A, Fontana E, Nyamundanda G, Ragulan C, Patil Y, Mansfield D, Kingston J, Errington-Mais F, Bottomley D, von Loga K, Bye H, Carter P, Tinkler-Hundal E, Noshirwani A, Downs J, Dillon M, Demaria S, Sebag-Montefiore D, Harrington K, West N, Melcher A, Sadanandam A. Differential and longitudinal immune gene patterns associated with reprogrammed microenvironment and viral mimicry in response to neoadjuvant radiotherapy in rectal cancer. J Immunother Cancer 2021; 9:e001717. [PMID: 33678606 PMCID: PMC7939016 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2020-001717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Rectal cancers show a highly varied response to neoadjuvant radiotherapy/chemoradiation (RT/CRT) and the impact of the tumor immune microenvironment on this response is poorly understood. Current clinical tumor regression grading systems attempt to measure radiotherapy response but are subject to interobserver variation. An unbiased and unique histopathological quantification method (change in tumor cell density (ΔTCD)) may improve classification of RT/CRT response. Furthermore, immune gene expression profiling (GEP) may identify differences in expression levels of genes relevant to different radiotherapy responses: (1) at baseline between poor and good responders, and (2) longitudinally from preradiotherapy to postradiotherapy samples. Overall, this may inform novel therapeutic RT/CRT combination strategies in rectal cancer. METHODS We generated GEPs for 53 patients from biopsies taken prior to preoperative radiotherapy. TCD was used to assess rectal tumor response to neoadjuvant RT/CRT and ΔTCD was subjected to k-means clustering to classify patients into different response categories. Differential gene expression analysis was performed using statistical analysis of microarrays, pathway enrichment analysis and immune cell type analysis using single sample gene set enrichment analysis. Immunohistochemistry was performed to validate specific results. The results were validated using 220 pretreatment samples from publicly available datasets at metalevel of pathway and survival analyses. RESULTS ΔTCD scores ranged from 12.4% to -47.7% and stratified patients into three response categories. At baseline, 40 genes were significantly upregulated in poor (n=12) versus good responders (n=21), including myeloid and stromal cell genes. Of several pathways showing significant enrichment at baseline in poor responders, epithelial to mesenchymal transition, coagulation, complement activation and apical junction pathways were validated in external cohorts. Unlike poor responders, good responders showed longitudinal (preradiotherapy vs postradiotherapy samples) upregulation of 198 immune genes, reflecting an increased T-cell-inflamed GEP, type-I interferon and macrophage populations. Longitudinal pathway analysis suggested viral-like pathogen responses occurred in post-treatment resected samples compared with pretreatment biopsies in good responders. CONCLUSION This study suggests potentially druggable immune targets in poor responders at baseline and indicates that tumors with a good RT/CRT response reprogrammed from immune "cold" towards an immunologically "hot" phenotype on treatment with radiotherapy.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Anna Wilkins
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
| | - Elisa Fontana
- Division of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Current Affiliation: Sarah Cannon Research Institute, London, UK
| | - Gift Nyamundanda
- Division of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | | | - Yatish Patil
- Division of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - David Mansfield
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Jennifer Kingston
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Fiona Errington-Mais
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Daniel Bottomley
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Katharina von Loga
- Division of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
| | - Hannah Bye
- Division of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
| | - Paul Carter
- Division of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
| | - Emma Tinkler-Hundal
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Amir Noshirwani
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Jessica Downs
- Division of Cancer Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Magnus Dillon
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | | | | | - Kevin Harrington
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Nick West
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
| | - Alan Melcher
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Anguraj Sadanandam
- Division of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| |
Collapse
|
37
|
Sadanandam A, Bopp T, Dixit S, Knapp DJHF, Emperumal CP, Vergidis P, Rajalingam K, Melcher A, Kannan N. A blood transcriptome-based analysis of disease progression, immune regulation, and symptoms in coronavirus-infected patients. Cell Death Discov 2020; 6:141. [PMID: 33293514 PMCID: PMC7721861 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-020-00376-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
COVID-19 patients show heterogeneity in clinical presentation and outcomes that makes pandemic control and strategy difficult; optimizing management requires a systems biology approach of understanding the disease. Here we sought to potentially understand and infer complex disease progression, immune regulation, and symptoms in patients infected with coronaviruses (35 SARS-CoV and 3 SARS-CoV-2 patients and 57 samples) at two different disease progression stages. Further, we compared coronavirus data with healthy individuals (n = 16) and patients with other infections (n = 144; all publicly available data). We applied inferential statistics (the COVID-engine platform) to RNA profiles (from limited number of samples) derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Compared to healthy individuals, a subset of integrated blood-based gene profiles (signatures) distinguished acute-like (mimicking coronavirus-infected patients with prolonged hospitalization) from recovering-like patients. These signatures also hierarchically represented multiple (at the system level) parameters associated with PBMC including dysregulated cytokines, genes, pathways, networks of pathways/concepts, immune status, and cell types. Proof-of-principle observations included PBMC-based increases in cytokine storm-associated IL6, enhanced innate immunity (macrophages and neutrophils), and lower adaptive T and B cell immunity in patients with acute-like disease compared to those with recovery-like disease. Patients in the recovery-like stage showed significantly enhanced TNF, IFN-γ, anti-viral, HLA-DQA1, and HLA-F gene expression and cytolytic activity, and reduced pro-viral gene expression compared to those in the acute-like stage in PBMC. Besides, our analysis revealed overlapping genes associated with potential comorbidities (associated diabetes) and disease-like conditions (associated with thromboembolism, pneumonia, lung disease, and septicemia). Overall, our COVID-engine inferential statistics platform and study involving PBMC-based RNA profiling may help understand complex and variable system-wide responses displayed by coronavirus-infected patients with further validation.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Anguraj Sadanandam
- Division of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
| | - Tobias Bopp
- Institute for Immunology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
| | - Santosh Dixit
- Centre for Translational Cancer Research (CTCR; a joint initiative of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune and Prashanti Cancer Care Mission), Pune, India
| | - David J H F Knapp
- Institut de recherche en immunologie et en cancérologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Département de pathologie et biologie cellulaire, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
| | - Chitra Priya Emperumal
- Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
| | | | - Krishnaraj Rajalingam
- Cell Biology Unit, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- University Cancer Center Mainz, University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany
| | - Alan Melcher
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Nagarajan Kannan
- Division of Experimental Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
38
|
Kendall J, Chalmers A, McBain C, Melcher A, Samson A, Phillip R, Brown S, Short S. CTIM-14. PELAREOREP AND GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR (GM-CSF) WITH STANDARD CHEMORADIOTHERAPY/ADJUVANT TEMOZOLOMIDE FOR GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME (GBM) PATIENTS: REOGLIO PHASE I TRIAL RESULTS. Neuro Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa215.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Oncolytic viruses represent a novel treatment approach in GBM through oncolytic targeting as well as local immune activation. We designed a phase Ib, open-label study of intravenous reovirus (pelareorep) with GM-CSF alongside standard chemoradiotherapy to assess safety and tolerability.
METHODS
15 patients with newly diagnosed GBM were treated with GM-CSF 50mg subcutaneously (days 1–3) and pelareorep (days 4–5) in weeks 1 and 4 of chemoradiotherapy, and week 1 of adjuvant temozolomide course: 7 patients received 1x1010TCID50 (dose level 1); 8 received 3x1010TCID50 (dose level 2). The primary objective was to determine the maximum tolerated dose of pelareorep and GM-CSF with standard chemoradiotherapy. Secondary objectives were to gain preliminary assessment of the activity of the combination and assess treatment compliance.
RESULTS
1 dose limiting toxicity (DLT) and 20 SAEs were experienced overall; median number of SAEs per patient was 2. Commonest SAEs were nervous system disorders, predominantly seizures. SARs included fever/flu-like episodes (n=5), fall (n=1) and headache (n=1). Two SUSARs occurred in dose level 2, classed as vascular disorders manifesting as hypotension episodes – one was a DLT. Suspected relationship of SARs: pelareorep (n=6); temozolomide (n=1); radiotherapy (n=1); all study drugs (n=1). 87% of patients (n=13) completed chemoradiotherapy without unplanned delays. Adjuvant treatment was delayed in 21% of cycles overall, with the majority due to inadequate haematology/biochemistry values (44% of delays). Pelareorep was omitted in 4 instances in 4 patients during chemoradiotherapy and omitted in 4 instances in 3 patients during adjuvant treatment.
CONCLUSION
We present the first clinical data using intravenous pelareorep with GM-CSF alongside standard chemoradiotherapy in patients with GBM, suggesting that the combination is tolerable. Further analysis is underway and efficacy results will be ready for presentation at the conference. This work was supported by CRUK, The Brain Tumour Charity, Yorkshire Cancer Research and Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | | | | | - Alan Melcher
- The Royal Marsden/Institute of Cancer Research National Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, London, United Kingdom
| | - Adel Samson
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James’s, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
| | | | - Sarah Brown
- CTRU, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
| | - Susan Short
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St. James’s, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
| |
Collapse
|
39
|
Dillon M, McLaughlin M, Patin E, Malin P, Ragulan C, Elisa F, Wilkins A, Melcher A, Harrington K. PD-0062: Clinical modulation of tumour immune infiltrates and plasma cytokines by ATR inhibition ± radiation. Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)00088-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
|
40
|
Bozhanova G, Jennings V, Pedersen M, Kyula J, Patin E, Hassan J, Ono M, Harrington K, Melcher A. Abstract 3415: Mutant BRAF small molecule inhibition enhances oncolytic herpes virus immunotherapy through increased immune cell recruitment and activation in melanoma. Cancer Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2020-3415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
Small molecule inhibitors of the MAPK pathway have demonstrated rapid responses in melanoma patients, but their use is hindered by the frequent development of acquired resistance. Oncolytic viruses are a novel class of immunotherapeutics which selectively replicate inside cancer cells, causing lysis and subsequent activation of anti-tumor immunity. BRAF and MEK inhibitors have previously been shown to synergise with oncolytic viruses to kill melanoma cells, but the consequences of these interactions on immune responses have not been assessed. Here, we show that the combination of PLX4720 (BRAFV600E inhibitor) and intratumoral oncolytic herpes virus HSV1716 led to a significant tumor reduction and improved survival over single-agent treatment in a murine BRAFV600E melanoma model. The combination led to a significant increase of PD-L1+ neutrophils and monocytes at an early time point following therapy administration, suggesting an inflammatory switch in the tumor microenvironment. Importantly, the combination led to a significant increase in cytotoxic CD8+ cells at a later time point, which was accompanied by an increase in CD25+ Foxp3+ T-regulatory (Treg) cells. Addition of an anti-CD25 antibody to the PLX4720/HSV1716 doublet led to complete eradication of melanoma tumors in vivo. Current efforts are focused on deciphering T-cell dynamics during this therapy using a novel technology, Timer of cell kinetics and activity (Tocky). Tocky uses a fluorescent Timer protein which spontaneously changes its emission spectrum from blue to red, reporting real-time activation of the T-cell receptor and subsequent activation of immune cells in vivo. Using Tocky, we are identifying specific immune subsets that are stimulated following therapy and the real-time dynamics of antigen recognition and subsequent cell activation. These findings form the basis of future testing of drug-virus combinations in an effort to identify potent cytotoxic, as well as immuno-modulatory, strategies and their detailed mechanism of action.
Citation Format: Galabina Bozhanova, Victoria Jennings, Malin Pedersen, Joan Kyula, Emmanuel Patin, Jehanne Hassan, Masahiro Ono, Kevin Harrington, Alan Melcher. Mutant BRAF small molecule inhibition enhances oncolytic herpes virus immunotherapy through increased immune cell recruitment and activation in melanoma [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research 2020; 2020 Apr 27-28 and Jun 22-24. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(16 Suppl):Abstract nr 3415.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | | | - Malin Pedersen
- 1The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Joan Kyula
- 1The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Emmanuel Patin
- 1The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Jehanne Hassan
- 1The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Masahiro Ono
- 2Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
| | | | - Alan Melcher
- 1The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| |
Collapse
|
41
|
Arwert EN, Milford EL, Rullan A, Derzsi S, Hooper S, Kato T, Mansfield D, Melcher A, Harrington KJ, Sahai E. STING and IRF3 in stromal fibroblasts enable sensing of genomic stress in cancer cells to undermine oncolytic viral therapy. Nat Cell Biol 2020; 22:758-766. [PMID: 32483388 PMCID: PMC7611090 DOI: 10.1038/s41556-020-0527-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) perform diverse roles and can modulate therapy responses1. The inflammatory environment within tumours also influences responses to many therapies, including the efficacy of oncolytic viruses2; however, the role of CAFs in this context remains unclear. Furthermore, little is known about the cell signalling triggered by heterotypic cancer cell-fibroblast contacts and about what activates fibroblasts to express inflammatory mediators1,3. Here, we show that direct contact between cancer cells and CAFs triggers the expression of a wide range of inflammatory modulators by fibroblasts. This is initiated following transcytosis of cytoplasm from cancer cells into fibroblasts, leading to the activation of STING and IRF3-mediated expression of interferon-β1 and other cytokines. Interferon-β1 then drives interferon-stimulated transcriptional programs in both cancer cells and stromal fibroblasts and ultimately undermines the efficacy of oncolytic viruses, both in vitro and in vivo. Further, targeting IRF3 solely in stromal fibroblasts restores oncolytic herpes simplex virus function.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Esther N Arwert
- Tumour Cell Biology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Emma L Milford
- Tumour Cell Biology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
| | - Antonio Rullan
- Tumour Cell Biology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Stefanie Derzsi
- Tumour Cell Biology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
| | - Steven Hooper
- Tumour Cell Biology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
| | - Takuya Kato
- Tumour Cell Biology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
| | | | | | | | - Erik Sahai
- Tumour Cell Biology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
| |
Collapse
|
42
|
Arwert EN, Milford EL, Rullan A, Derzsi S, Hooper S, Kato T, Mansfield D, Melcher A, Harrington KJ, Sahai E. Author Correction: STING and IRF3 in stromal fibroblasts enable sensing of genomic stress in cancer cells to undermine oncolytic viral therapy. Nat Cell Biol 2020; 22:908. [PMID: 32555433 DOI: 10.1038/s41556-020-0544-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Esther N Arwert
- Tumour Cell Biology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Emma L Milford
- Tumour Cell Biology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
| | - Antonio Rullan
- Tumour Cell Biology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Stefanie Derzsi
- Tumour Cell Biology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
| | - Steven Hooper
- Tumour Cell Biology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
| | - Takuya Kato
- Tumour Cell Biology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
| | | | | | | | - Erik Sahai
- Tumour Cell Biology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
| |
Collapse
|
43
|
Chiu M, Armstrong EJL, Jennings V, Foo S, Crespo-Rodriguez E, Bozhanova G, Patin EC, McLaughlin M, Mansfield D, Baker G, Grove L, Pedersen M, Kyula J, Roulstone V, Wilkins A, McDonald F, Harrington K, Melcher A. Combination therapy with oncolytic viruses and immune checkpoint inhibitors. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2020; 20:635-652. [PMID: 32067509 DOI: 10.1080/14712598.2020.1729351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Introduction: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have dramatically improved the outcome for cancer patients across multiple tumor types. However the response rates to ICI monotherapy remain relatively low, in part due to some tumors cultivating an inherently 'cold' immune microenvironment. Oncolytic viruses (OV) have the capability to promote a 'hotter' immune microenvironment which can improve the efficacy of ICI.Areas covered: In this article we conducted a literature search through Pubmed/Medline to identify relevant articles in both the pre-clinical and clinical settings for combining OVs with ICIs and discuss the impact of this approach on treatment as well as changes within the tumor microenvironment. We also explore the future directions of this novel combination strategy.Expert opinion: The imminent results of the Phase 3 study combining pembrolizumab with or without T-Vec injection are eagerly awaited. OV/ICI combinations remain one of the most promising avenues to explore in the success of cancer immunotherapy.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Matthew Chiu
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
| | - Edward John Lloyd Armstrong
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
| | - Vicki Jennings
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Shane Foo
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Eva Crespo-Rodriguez
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Galabina Bozhanova
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | | | - Martin McLaughlin
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - David Mansfield
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Gabriella Baker
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Lorna Grove
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Malin Pedersen
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Joan Kyula
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Victoria Roulstone
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - Anna Wilkins
- Tumour Cell Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
| | | | - Kevin Harrington
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
| | - Alan Melcher
- Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
| |
Collapse
|
44
|
Nenclares P, Bhide SA, Sandoval-Insausti H, Pialat P, Gunn L, Melcher A, Newbold K, Nutting CM, Harrington KJ. Impact of antibiotic use during curative treatment of locally advanced head and neck cancers with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Eur J Cancer 2020; 131:9-15. [PMID: 32248073 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Pre-clinical evidence suggests reduced efficacy of anticancer treatment in patients exposed to broad-spectrum antibiotics. It is hypothesised that this phenomenon may be explained by the effects of antibiotics on the composition of the microbiota. To assess this in a clinical setting, we analysed the impact of antibiotics in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer (LAHNC) treated with curative intent with chemotherapy and radiotherapy (RT). MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective data for LAHNC patients treated with curative intent (245 induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation [CRT], 17 surgery followed by post-operative CRT, six CRT, three RT alone and one RT with concurrent cetuximab) were analysed. We evaluated the impact of antibiotics prescribed during primary anti-cancer treatment on progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) rates by multivariate Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards regression analysis. RESULTS Among 272 patients, those receiving antibiotics between within 1 week before and 2 weeks after treatment (N = 124) progressed significantly earlier and had lower OS and DSS rates. In the multivariate analysis, administration of antibiotics was independently associated with reduced PFS (hazards ratio [HR] 1.98, P = 0.001), OS (HR 1.85, P = 0.001) and DSS (HR 1.95, P = 0.004). This effect was maintained with independence of reason for prescription, type and time of antibiotic prescription. The negative impact was greater for patients who received two or more courses of antibiotics. Antibiotic treatment was correlated with increased risk of locoregional relapse. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest a negative impact of antibiotic therapy on treatment outcomes following CRT with curative intent in patients with LAHNC. This potential harm should be considered when prescribing broad-spectrum and prophylactic antibiotics for such patients.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Pablo Nenclares
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
| | - Sheerang A Bhide
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | | | - Pierre Pialat
- Radiation Oncology Department, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
| | - Lucinda Gunn
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Alan Melcher
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Kate Newbold
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Christopher M Nutting
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Kevin J Harrington
- Head and Neck Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| |
Collapse
|
45
|
Pelin A, Huh M, Tang M, LeBouef F, Keller B, Duong J, Knowles K, Petryk J, Jennings V, Melcher A, Singaravelu R, Crupi M, Pikor L, Breitbach C, Bernstein S, Burgess M, Bell JC. Abstract PR19: Utilizing novel oncolytic vaccinia virus for selective expression of immunotherapeutic payloads in metastatic tumors. Cancer Immunol Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1158/2326-6074.tumimm18-pr19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
The treatment paradigm for patients with metastatic cancer has evolved rapidly with the approval of agents targeting CTLA-4 and the PD-1/L1 immune checkpoint axis. Despite the profound impact these agents have had, they are minimally effective in the majority of cancer patients. Rational combinations of complementary immune-modulating agents have thus far not led to clear patient benefit, and newer technologies that are better able to safely combine multiple modes of action could well prove to be vital. Oncolytic viruses (OVs) have the capacity to be the ideal therapeutic partner for immune checkpoint therapeutics in several ways. First, on their own OVs can “heat up” immunologically “cold” tumors by initiating a proinflammatory infection within the tumor microenvironment (TME). Second, some OVs can be engineered to strategically express one or more immune-modulating molecules. Finally, certain OVs have the capacity to be delivered systemically and thus enhance immune cell recruitment and activation in all metastatic sites. We have selected a novel vaccinia virus as our therapeutic OV platform and are using it to engineer multi-mechanistic cancer therapeutics. Previously it has been demonstrated that oncolytic vaccinia viruses can be delivered systemically and spread within metastatic lesions. These clinical candidates, however, contain multiple potent immune-suppressive genes. Furthermore, in clinical studies some of these therapeutics exhibited off-tumor infections (e.g., pox lesions), which may ultimately limit their ability to be used to deliver potent immune modulators. We used a combination of functional genomics and bio-selection strategies to generate a novel oncolytic vaccinia backbone (termed SKV) containing a large genome deletion that exhibited augmented oncolytic activity and improved tumor selectivity. Our new best-in-class vaccinia robustly stimulates anti-immune responses, rapidly spreads within and between tumors, and has a substantially improved preclinical safety profile when compared to other vaccinia clinical candidates. As predicted, SKV synergizes well with immune checkpoint inhibitor antibodies and potently activates human immune cells. Due to the exquisite tumor selectivity of SKV, we have been able to engineer and express three potent immune modulators that are safest and most effective when expressed within the TME: anti-CTLA4 antibody, membrane tethered IL-12, and the antigen-presenting cell-activating ligand FLT-3L. Tumor-selective transgene expression has been demonstrated in murine tumor models in which therapeutic payload concentrations (e.g., >1 ug/ml IL-12) were achieved within the TME without any detectable transgene product in the systemic circulation (serum). Expression of the therapeutic payloads increased survival versus the SKV backbone control in an immunocompetent, syngeneic tumor model. Ongoing toxicity and efficacy studies are being carried out prior to clinical evaluation of the novel virus construct.
This abstract is also being presented as Poster A02.
Citation Format: Adrian Pelin, Mike Huh, Matt Tang, Fabrice LeBouef, Brian Keller, Jessie Duong, Katherine Knowles, Julia Petryk, Vicki Jennings, Alan Melcher, Ragunath Singaravelu, Mathieu Crupi, Larissa Pikor, Caroline Breitbach, Steven Bernstein, Michael Burgess, John C. Bell. Utilizing novel oncolytic vaccinia virus for selective expression of immunotherapeutic payloads in metastatic tumors [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference on Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy; 2018 Nov 27-30; Miami Beach, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Immunol Res 2020;8(4 Suppl):Abstract nr PR19.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Adrian Pelin
- 1Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada,
| | - Mike Huh
- 1Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada,
| | - Matt Tang
- 1Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada,
| | | | - Brian Keller
- 1Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada,
| | - Jessie Duong
- 1Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada,
| | | | - Julia Petryk
- 1Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada,
| | | | | | | | - Mathieu Crupi
- 1Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada,
| | - Larissa Pikor
- 1Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada,
| | | | | | | | - John C. Bell
- 1Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada,
| |
Collapse
|
46
|
Driscoll CB, Schuelke MR, Kottke T, Thompson JM, Wongthida P, Tonne JM, Huff AL, Miller A, Shim KG, Molan A, Wetmore C, Selby P, Samson A, Harrington K, Pandha H, Melcher A, Pulido JS, Harris R, Evgin L, Vile RG. APOBEC3B-mediated corruption of the tumor cell immunopeptidome induces heteroclitic neoepitopes for cancer immunotherapy. Nat Commun 2020; 11:790. [PMID: 32034147 PMCID: PMC7005822 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14568-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
APOBEC3B, an anti-viral cytidine deaminase which induces DNA mutations, has been implicated as a mediator of cancer evolution and therapeutic resistance. Mutational plasticity also drives generation of neoepitopes, which prime anti-tumor T cells. Here, we show that overexpression of APOBEC3B in tumors increases resistance to chemotherapy, but simultaneously heightens sensitivity to immune checkpoint blockade in a murine model of melanoma. However, in the vaccine setting, APOBEC3B-mediated mutations reproducibly generate heteroclitic neoepitopes in vaccine cells which activate de novo T cell responses. These cross react against parental, unmodified tumors and lead to a high rate of cures in both subcutaneous and intra-cranial tumor models. Heteroclitic Epitope Activated Therapy (HEAT) dispenses with the need to identify patient specific neoepitopes and tumor reactive T cells ex vivo. Thus, actively driving a high mutational load in tumor cell vaccines increases their immunogenicity to drive anti-tumor therapy in combination with immune checkpoint blockade.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Christopher B Driscoll
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
- Virology and Gene Therapy Track, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
| | - Matthew R Schuelke
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
- Medical Scientist Training Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
| | - Timothy Kottke
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
| | - Jill M Thompson
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
| | | | - Jason M Tonne
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
| | - Amanda L Huff
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
- Virology and Gene Therapy Track, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
| | - Amber Miller
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
| | - Kevin G Shim
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
- Medical Scientist Training Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
| | - Amy Molan
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
| | - Cynthia Wetmore
- Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Phoenix Children's, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, USA
| | - Peter Selby
- Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology (LICAP), Faculty of Medicine and Health, St James' University Hospital, University of Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
| | - Adel Samson
- Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology (LICAP), Faculty of Medicine and Health, St James' University Hospital, University of Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
| | - Kevin Harrington
- Targeted Therapy Team, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, SW3 6JB, UK
| | - Hardev Pandha
- Postgraduate Medical School, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, UK
| | - Alan Melcher
- Translational Immunotherapy Team, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, SW3 6JB, UK
| | - Jose S Pulido
- Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
| | - Reuben Harris
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
| | - Laura Evgin
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
| | - Richard G Vile
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
- Leeds Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, St James' University Hospital, University of Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK.
| |
Collapse
|
47
|
Samson A, West E, Turnbull S, Scott K, Tidswell E, Kingston J, Johnpulle M, Bendjama K, Stojkowitz N, Lusky M, Toogood G, Twelves C, Ralph C, Anthoney A, Melcher A, Collinson F. Single intravenous preoperative administration of the oncolytic virus Pexa-Vec to prime anti-tumour immunity. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz253.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
|
48
|
Dillon MT, Bergerhoff KF, Pedersen M, Whittock H, Crespo-Rodriguez E, Patin EC, Pearson A, Smith HG, Paget JTE, Patel RR, Foo S, Bozhanova G, Ragulan C, Fontana E, Desai K, Wilkins AC, Sadanandam A, Melcher A, McLaughlin M, Harrington KJ. ATR Inhibition Potentiates the Radiation-induced Inflammatory Tumor Microenvironment. Clin Cancer Res 2019; 25:3392-3403. [PMID: 30770349 PMCID: PMC6551222 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-1821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 12/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE ATR inhibitors (ATRi) are in early phase clinical trials and have been shown to sensitize to chemotherapy and radiotherapy preclinically. Limited data have been published about the effect of these drugs on the tumor microenvironment.Experimental Design: We used an immunocompetent mouse model of HPV-driven malignancies to investigate the ATR inhibitor AZD6738 in combination with fractionated radiation (RT). Gene expression analysis and flow cytometry were performed posttherapy. RESULTS Significant radiosensitization to RT by ATRi was observed alongside a marked increase in immune cell infiltration. We identified increased numbers of CD3+ and NK cells, but most of this infiltrate was composed of myeloid cells. ATRi plus radiation produced a gene expression signature matching a type I/II IFN response, with upregulation of genes playing a role in nucleic acid sensing. Increased MHC I levels were observed on tumor cells, with transcript-level data indicating increased antigen processing and presentation within the tumor. Significant modulation of cytokine gene expression (particularly CCL2, CCL5, and CXCL10) was found in vivo, with in vitro data indicating CCL3, CCL5, and CXCL10 are produced from tumor cells after ATRi + RT. CONCLUSIONS We show that DNA damage by ATRi and RT leads to an IFN response through activation of nucleic acid-sensing pathways. This triggers increased antigen presentation and innate immune cell infiltration. Further understanding of the effect of this combination on the immune response may allow modulation of these effects to maximize tumor control through antitumor immunity.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | | | - Malin Pedersen
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | | | | | | | - Alex Pearson
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Henry G Smith
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | | | | | - Shane Foo
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | | | | | - Elisa Fontana
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Krisha Desai
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Anna C Wilkins
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | | | - Alan Melcher
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | | | | |
Collapse
|
49
|
Smith HG, Mansfield D, Roulstone V, Kyula-Currie JN, McLaughlin M, Patel RR, Bergerhoff KF, Paget JT, Dillon MT, Khan A, Melcher A, Thway K, Harrington KJ, Hayes AJ. PD-1 Blockade Following Isolated Limb Perfusion with Vaccinia Virus Prevents Local and Distant Relapse of Soft-tissue Sarcoma. Clin Cancer Res 2019; 25:3443-3454. [PMID: 30885937 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-3767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE The prevention and treatment of metastatic sarcoma are areas of significant unmet need. Immune checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy has shown little activity in sarcoma and there is great interest in identifying novel treatment combinations that may augment responses. In vitro and in vivo, we investigated the potential for an oncolytic vaccinia virus (GLV-1h68) delivered using isolated limb perfusion (ILP) to promote antitumor immune responses and augment response to PD-1 blockade in sarcoma.Experimental Design: In an established animal model of extremity sarcoma, we evaluated the potential of locoregional delivery of a vaccinia virus (GLV-1h68) alongside biochemotherapy (melphalan/TNFα) in ILP. Complementary in vitro assays for markers of immunogenic cell death were performed in sarcoma cell lines. RESULTS PD-1 monotherapy had minimal efficacy in vivo, mimicking the clinical scenario. Pretreatment with GLV-1h68 delivered by ILP (viral ILP) significantly improved responses. Furthermore, when performed prior to surgery and radiotherapy, viral ILP and PD-1 blockade prevented both local and distant relapse, curing a previously treatment-refractory model. Enhanced therapy was associated with marked modulation of the tumor microenvironment, with an increase in the number and penetrance of intratumoral CD8+ T cells and expansion and activation of dendritic cells. GLV-1h68 was capable of inducing markers of immunogenic cell death in human sarcoma cell lines. CONCLUSIONS Viral ILP augments the response to PD-1 blockade, transforming this locoregional therapy into a potentially effective systemic treatment for sarcoma and warrants translational evaluation.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Henry G Smith
- Targeted Therapy Team, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
- The Sarcoma Unit, Department of Academic Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
| | - David Mansfield
- Targeted Therapy Team, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Victoria Roulstone
- Targeted Therapy Team, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Joan N Kyula-Currie
- Targeted Therapy Team, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Martin McLaughlin
- Targeted Therapy Team, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Radhika R Patel
- Flow Cytometry and Light Microscopy Facility, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | | | - James T Paget
- Targeted Therapy Team, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Magnus T Dillon
- Targeted Therapy Team, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Aadil Khan
- Targeted Therapy Team, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Alan Melcher
- Translational Immunotherapy Team, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Khin Thway
- The Sarcoma Unit, Department of Academic Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
| | - Kevin J Harrington
- Targeted Therapy Team, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.
| | - Andrew J Hayes
- The Sarcoma Unit, Department of Academic Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
| |
Collapse
|
50
|
Evgin L, Huff AL, Kottke T, Thompson J, Molan AM, Driscoll CB, Schuelke M, Shim KG, Wongthida P, Ilett EJ, Smith KK, Harris RS, Coffey M, Pulido JS, Pandha H, Selby PJ, Harrington KJ, Melcher A, Vile RG. Suboptimal T-cell Therapy Drives a Tumor Cell Mutator Phenotype That Promotes Escape from First-Line Treatment. Cancer Immunol Res 2019; 7:828-840. [PMID: 30940643 PMCID: PMC7003288 DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-18-0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Antitumor T-cell responses raised by first-line therapies such as chemotherapy, radiation, tumor cell vaccines, and viroimmunotherapy tend to be weak, both quantitatively (low frequency) and qualitatively (low affinity). We show here that T cells that recognize tumor-associated antigens can directly kill tumor cells if used at high effector-to-target ratios. However, when these tumor-reactive T cells were present at suboptimal ratios, direct T-cell-mediated tumor cell killing was reduced and the ability of tumor cells to evolve away from a coapplied therapy (oncolytic or suicide gene therapy) was promoted. This T-cell-mediated increase in therapeutic resistance was associated with C to T transition mutations that are characteristic of APOBEC3 cytosine deaminase activity and was induced through a TNFα and protein kinase C-dependent pathway. Short hairpin RNA inhibition of endogenous APOBEC3 reduced rates of tumor escape from oncolytic virus or suicide gene therapy to those seen in the absence of antitumor T-cell coculture. Conversely, overexpression of human APOBEC3B in tumor cells enhanced escape from suicide gene therapy and oncolytic virus therapy both in vitro and in vivo Our data suggest that weak affinity or low frequency T-cell responses against tumor antigens may contribute to the ability of tumor cells to evolve away from first-line therapies. We conclude that immunotherapies need to be optimized as early as possible so that, if they do not kill the tumor completely, they do not promote treatment resistance.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Laura Evgin
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
| | - Amanda L Huff
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
| | - Timothy Kottke
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
| | - Jill Thompson
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
| | - Amy M Molan
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Institute for Molecular Virology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| | | | | | - Kevin G Shim
- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
| | | | - Elizabeth J Ilett
- Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, St. James' University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
| | | | - Reuben S Harris
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Institute for Molecular Virology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| | - Matt Coffey
- Oncolytics Biotech Incorporated, Calgary, Canada
| | - Jose S Pulido
- Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
| | - Hardev Pandha
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
| | - Peter J Selby
- Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, St. James' University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
| | | | - Alan Melcher
- Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
| | - Richard G Vile
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
| |
Collapse
|