Neoepitope targets of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes from patients with pancreatic cancer

BACKGROUND: Pancreatic cancer exhibits a poor prognosis and often presents with metastasis at diagnosis. Immunotherapeutic approaches targeting private cancer mutations (neoantigens) are a clinically viable option to improve clinical outcomes.

METHODS: 3/40 TIL lines (PanTT26, PanTT39, PanTT77) were more closely examined for neoantigen recognition. Whole-exome sequencing was performed to identify non-synonymous somatic mutations. Mutant peptides were synthesised and assessed for antigen-specific IFN-γ production and specific tumour killing in a standard Cr51 assay. TIL phenotype was tested by flow cytometry. Lymphocytes and HLA molecules in tumour tissue were visualised by immunohistochemistry.

RESULTS: PanTT26 and PanTT39 TILs recognised and killed the autologous tumour cells. PanTT26 TIL recognised the KRASG12v mutation, while a PanTT39 CD4+ TIL clone recognised the neoepitope (GLLRYWRTERLF) from an aquaporin 1-like protein (gene: K7N7A8). Repeated stimulation of TILs with the autologous tumour cells line lead to focused recognition of several mutated targets, based on IFN-γ production. TILs and corresponding PBMCs from PanTT77 showed shared as well as mutually exclusively tumour epitope recognition (TIL-responsive or PBMC-responsive).

CONCLUSION: This study provides methods to robustly screen T-cell targets for pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is immunogenic and immunotherapeutic approaches can be used to develop improved, targeted therapies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:120

Enthalten in:

British journal of cancer - 120(2019), 1 vom: 30. Jan., Seite 97-108

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Meng, Qingda [VerfasserIn]
Valentini, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Rao, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Moro, Carlos Fernández [VerfasserIn]
Paraschoudi, Georgia [VerfasserIn]
Jäger, Elke [VerfasserIn]
Dodoo, Ernest [VerfasserIn]
Rangelova, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Del Chiaro, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Maeurer, Markus [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

146410-94-8
82115-62-6
Aquaporin 1
Epitopes
IFNG protein, human
Interferon-gamma
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.09.2019

Date Revised 09.01.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41416-018-0262-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM290109647