Efficacy and pharmacodynamic effect of anti-CD73 and anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies in combination with cytotoxic therapy : observations from mouse tumor models

CD73 is a cell surface 5'nucleotidase (NT5E) and key node in the catabolic process generating immunosuppressive adenosine in cancer. Using a murine monoclonal antibody surrogate of Oleclumab, we investigated the effect of CD73 inhibition in concert with cytotoxic therapies (chemotherapies as well as fractionated radiotherapy) and PD-L1 blockade. Our results highlight improved survival in syngeneic tumor models of colorectal cancer (CT26 and MC38) and sarcoma (MCA205). This therapeutic outcome was in part driven by cytotoxic CD8 T-cells, as evidenced by the detrimental effect of CD8 depleting antibody treatment of MCA205 tumor bearing mice treated with anti-CD73, anti-PD-L1 and 5-Fluorouracil+Oxaliplatin (5FU+OHP). We hypothesize that the improved responses are tumor microenvironment (TME)-driven, as suggested by the lack of anti-CD73 enhanced cytopathic effects mediated by 5FU+OHP on cell lines in vitro. Pharmacodynamic analysis, using imaging mass cytometry and RNA-sequencing, revealed noteworthy changes in specific cell populations like cytotoxic T cells, B cells and NK cells in the CT26 TME. Transcriptomic analysis highlighted treatment-related modulation of gene profiles associated with an immune response, NK and T-cell activation, T cell receptor signaling and interferon (types 1 & 2) pathways. Inclusion of comparator groups representing the various components of the combination allowed deconvolution of contribution of the individual therapeutic elements; highlighting specific effects mediated by the anti-CD73 antibody with respect to immune-cell representation, chemotaxis and myeloid biology. These pre-clinical data reflect complementarity of adenosine blockade with cytotoxic therapy, and T-cell checkpoint inhibition, and provides new mechanistic insights in support of combination therapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Cancer biology & therapy - 25(2024), 1 vom: 31. März, Seite 2296048

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kaistha, Brajesh P [VerfasserIn]
Kar, Gozde [VerfasserIn]
Dannhorn, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Watkins, Amanda [VerfasserIn]
Opoku-Ansah, Grace [VerfasserIn]
Ilieva, Kristina [VerfasserIn]
Mullins, Stefanie [VerfasserIn]
Anderton, Judith [VerfasserIn]
Galvani, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Garcon, Fabien [VerfasserIn]
Lapointe, Jean-Martin [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Lee [VerfasserIn]
Hair, James [VerfasserIn]
Slidel, Tim [VerfasserIn]
Luheshi, Nadia [VerfasserIn]
Ryan, Kelli [VerfasserIn]
Hardaker, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Dovedi, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Rakesh [VerfasserIn]
Wilkinson, Robert W [VerfasserIn]
Hammond, Scott A [VerfasserIn]
Eyles, Jim [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adenosine
Anti-CD73
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Bulk RNA-sequencing (RNAseq)
Chemotherapy
Fluorouracil
Immune-checkpoint blockade (ICB)
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunotherapy
Journal Article
K72T3FS567
Oleclumab
Radiotherapy
Syngeneic tumor models
Tumor microenvironment (TME)
U3P01618RT

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Date Completed 12.01.2024

Date Revised 11.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/15384047.2023.2296048

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366971581