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Multimarker scores of Th1 and Th2 immune cellular profiles in peripheral blood predict response and immune related toxicity with CTLA4 blockade and IFNα in melanoma.
Translational Oncology 2021 January 13
Neoadjuvant therapy with ipilimumab in combination with high dose IFNα was evaluated in patients with locally/regionally advanced melanoma in a previously reported clinical trial [NCT01608594]. In this study, peripheral immune cell profiling was performed in order to investigate the underlying mechanisms of tumor immune susceptibility and resistance. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from treated patients (N = 28) were collected at baseline and then at 6-weeks, 3-months and 12-months. High complexity (14-color) flow cytometry, designed to detect key immunological biomarkers was used to evaluate the frequencies of immune cell subsets. Statistical significance was determined using R-package employing Kruskal's test. We found that higher levels of Th1 cells at baseline (defined as CD45RA- CCR6- CXCR3+ CCR4-) correlated with the preoperative radiological response (p = 0.007) while higher Th2 cells (defined as CD45RA- CCR6- CXCR3- CCR4+) were associated with progressive disease (p = 0.009). A multimarker score consisting of higher levels of Th1 cells and CD8+ central memory T-cells was associated with pathologic complete response (pCR) (p = 0.041) at surgical resection. On the other hand, high TIM3 expression on T-cells correlated with gross viable tumor (p = 0.047). With regard to immune related toxicity, higher levels of phenotypically naive (defined as CCR7+CD45RA+) and effector memory (defined as CCR7-CD45RO+) CD8+ T-cells (p = 0.014) or lower levels of Th2 cells were associated with lower toxicity (p = 0.024). Furthermore, a multimarker score consisting of higher CD19+ and CD8+ cells was associated with lower toxicity (p = 0.0014). In conclusion, our study yielded mechanistic insights related to the immune impact of CTLA4 blockade and IFNα and potential biomarkers of immune response and toxicity.
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