Immune Checkpoint Programmed Cell Death Protein-1 (PD-1) Expression on Bone Marrow T Cell Subsets in Patients With Plasma Cell Myeloma

BACKGROUND: Plasma cell myeloma (PCM) is caused by immune dysregulation. We evaluated the expression of immune checkpoint programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) on T cell subsets in PCM patients according to disease course and cytogenetic abnormalities. This study aimed to find a target group suitable for therapeutic use of PD-1 blockade in PCM.

METHODS: A total of 188 bone marrow (BM) samples from 166 PCM patients and 32 controls were prospectively collected between May 2016 and May 2017. PD-1 expression on BM T cell subsets was measured using flow cytometry.

RESULTS: At diagnosis, the median PD-1 expression on CD4+ T cells was 24.6%, which did not significantly differ from that in controls. After stem cell transplantation, PD-1 expression on CD4+ T cells was higher than that at diagnosis (P<0.001), regardless of residual disease. PD-1 expression on CD4+ T cells in patients with residual disease after chemotherapy was significantly higher than that at diagnosis (P=0.001) and after complete remission following chemotherapy (P=0.044). PD-1 expression on CD8+ T cells was higher in PCM patients with cytogenetic abnormalities, including monosomy 13, 1q gain, complex karyotype, and hypodiploidy.

CONCLUSIONS: PD-1 blockade might have therapeutic potential in refractory PCM patients after chemotherapy, especially in those with high- or intermediate-risk cytogenetic abnormalities.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Annals of laboratory medicine - 41(2021), 3 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 259-267

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Min Young [VerfasserIn]
Park, Chan-Jeoung [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Young-Uk [VerfasserIn]
You, Eunkyoung [VerfasserIn]
Jang, Seongsoo [VerfasserIn]
Seo, Eul Ju [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Jung-Hee [VerfasserIn]
Yoon, Dok Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Suh, Cheolwon [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
Flow cytometry
Immune checkpoint programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1)
Journal Article
Plasma cell myeloma
Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor
T cell subset

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Date Completed 09.09.2021

Date Revised 18.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3343/alm.2021.41.3.259

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318690683