High levels of PD-L1 on platelets of NSCLC patients contributes to the pharmacological activity of Atezolizumab

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Several studies have associated platelets (PLTs) to NSCLC prognosis. To understand the role of PLTs in immunotherapy-treated patients, we used blood samples of NSCLC patients at different TNM stage. We found that PLTs count and the expression of PD-L1 (pPD-L1) were significantly higher in NSCLC patients at Stage IV than Stage I-III and healthy subjects. The presence of high pPD-L1 was associated to upregulated genes for the extracellular matrix organization and tumor immunosuppression. When patients' survival was correlated to the levels of pPD-L1, longer survival rate was observed, but not when progression disease occurred. The in vitro stimulation of pPD-L1 with Atezolizumab induced CXCL4 release, accompanied by higher levels of TGFβ at the time of drug resistance when the levels of CD16, CD32 and CD64 significantly increased. Leiden-clustering method defined the phenotype of PLTs which showed that the ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM) family proteins, underlying the PD-L1 signalosome, were involved in high pPD-L1 and higher survival rate. These data imply that Stage IV NSCLC patients characterized by high pPD-L1 are associated with longer progression-free survival rate because the blockade of pPD-L1 by Atezolizumab avoids the exacerbation of a T cell-mediated immune-suppressive environment. pPD-L1 could be an easy-to-use clinical approach to predict ICI responsiveness.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:168

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Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 168(2023) vom: 15. Dez., Seite 115709

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Colarusso, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Falanga, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Terlizzi, Michela [VerfasserIn]
De Rosa, Ilaria [VerfasserIn]
Somma, Pasquale [VerfasserIn]
Sommella, Eduardo Maria [VerfasserIn]
Caponigro, Vichy [VerfasserIn]
Panico, Luigi [VerfasserIn]
Salviati, Emanuela [VerfasserIn]
Campiglia, Pietro [VerfasserIn]
Salatiello, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Tramontano, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Maiolino, Piera [VerfasserIn]
Pinto, Aldo [VerfasserIn]
Sorrentino, Rosalinda [VerfasserIn]

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52CMI0WC3Y
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Atezolizumab
B7-H1 Antigen
Immunotherapy
Journal Article
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Platelets (PLTs)
Survival rate
Tumor progression

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Date Completed 15.11.2023

Date Revised 29.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115709

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363496955