Combination CXCR4 and PD-1 Blockade Enhances Intratumoral Dendritic Cell Activation and Immune Responses Against Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

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Title
Combination CXCR4 and PD-1 Blockade Enhances Intratumoral Dendritic Cell Activation and Immune Responses Against Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Journal
Cancer immunology research
Author(s)
Morita S., Lei P.J., Shigeta K., Ando T., Kobayashi T., Kikuchi H., Matsui A., Huang P., Pittet M.J., Duda D.G.
ISSN
2326-6074 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2326-6066
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Published
Issued date
03/02/2025
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
13
Number
2
Pages
162-170
Language
english
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Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but their impressive efficacy is seen in just a fraction of patients. One key mechanism of immunotherapy resistance is the paucity of dendritic cells (DC) in liver malignancies. In this study, we tested combination blockade of PD-1 and CXCR4, a receptor for CXCL12, a pleiotropic factor that mediates immunosuppression in tumors. Using orthotopic grafted and autochthonous HCC models with underlying liver damage, we evaluated treatment feasibility and efficacy. In addition, we examined the effects of treatment using immunofluorescence, flow cytometric analysis of DCs in vivo and in vitro, and RNA sequencing. The combination anti-CXCR4 and anti-PD-1 therapy was safe and significantly inhibited tumor growth and prolonged survival in all murine preclinical models of HCC tested. The combination treatment successfully reprogrammed antigen-presenting cells, revealing the potential role of conventional type 1 DCs (cDC1) in the HCC microenvironment. Moreover, DC reprogramming enhanced anticancer immunity by facilitating CD8+ T-cell accumulation and activation in the HCC tissue. The effectiveness of anti-CXCR4/PD-1 therapy was compromised entirely in Batf3 knockout mice deficient in cDC1s. Thus, combined CXCR4/PD-1 blockade can reprogram intratumoral cDC1s and holds the potential to potentiate antitumor immune response against HCC.
Keywords
Animals, Receptors, CXCR4/antagonists & inhibitors, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/immunology, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/drug therapy, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology, Dendritic Cells/immunology, Mice, Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor/antagonists & inhibitors, Liver Neoplasms/immunology, Liver Neoplasms/drug therapy, Liver Neoplasms/pathology, Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors/pharmacology, Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors/therapeutic use, Humans, Tumor Microenvironment/immunology, Cell Line, Tumor, Mice, Inbred C57BL, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
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