Tumor microenvironment-mediated immune profiles and efficacy of anti-PD-L1 antibody plus chemotherapy stratified by DLL3 expression in small-cell lung cancer

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BACKGROUND: Delta-like ligand 3 (DLL3) is a therapeutic target in small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). However, how DLL3 expression status affects the tumor microenvironment (TME) and clinical outcomes in SCLC remains unclear.

METHODS: This retrospective study included patients with postoperative limited-stage (LS)-SCLC and extensive-stage (ES)-SCLC treated with platinum and etoposide (PE) plus anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) antibody. We investigated the relationship of DLL3 expression with TME, mutation status, tumor neoantigens, and immunochemotherapy.

RESULTS: In the LS-SCLC cohort (n = 59), whole-exome sequencing revealed that DLL3High cases had significantly more neoantigens (P = 0.004) and a significantly higher rate of the signature SBS4 associated with smoking (P = 0.02) than DLL3Low cases. Transcriptome analysis in the LS-SCLC cohort revealed that DLL3High cases had significantly suppressed immune-related pathways and dendritic cell (DC) function. SCLC with DLL3High had significantly lower proportions of T cells, macrophages, and DCs than those with DLL3Low. In the ES-SCLC cohort (n = 30), the progression-free survival associated with PE plus anti-PD-L1 antibody was significantly worse in DLL3High cases than in DLL3Low cases (4.7 vs. 7.4 months, P = 0.01).

CONCLUSIONS: Although SCLC with DLL3High had a higher neoantigen load, these tumors were resistant to immunochemotherapy due to suppressed tumor immunity by inhibiting antigen-presenting functions.

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ErratumIn: Br J Cancer. 2023 Nov 3;:. - PMID 37923915

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:129

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British journal of cancer - 129(2023), 12 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 2003-2013

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shirasawa, Masayuki [VerfasserIn]
Yoshida, Tatsuya [VerfasserIn]
Shiraishi, Kouya [VerfasserIn]
Goto, Naoko [VerfasserIn]
Yagishita, Shigehiro [VerfasserIn]
Imabayashi, Tatsuya [VerfasserIn]
Matsumoto, Yuji [VerfasserIn]
Masuda, Ken [VerfasserIn]
Shinno, Yuki [VerfasserIn]
Okuma, Yusuke [VerfasserIn]
Goto, Yasushi [VerfasserIn]
Horinouchi, Hidehito [VerfasserIn]
Yotsukura, Masaya [VerfasserIn]
Yoshida, Yukihiro [VerfasserIn]
Nakagawa, Kazuo [VerfasserIn]
Naoki, Katsuhiko [VerfasserIn]
Tsuchida, Takaaki [VerfasserIn]
Hamamoto, Ryuji [VerfasserIn]
Yamamoto, Noboru [VerfasserIn]
Motoi, Noriko [VerfasserIn]
Kohno, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Watanabe, Shun-Ichi [VerfasserIn]
Ohe, Yuichiro [VerfasserIn]

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6PLQ3CP4P3
DLL3 protein, human
Etoposide
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Journal Article
Ligands
Membrane Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 16.12.2023

Date Revised 05.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ErratumIn: Br J Cancer. 2023 Nov 3;:. - PMID 37923915

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1038/s41416-023-02427-3

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NLM362277672