Agonist immunotherapy restores T cell function following MEK inhibition improving efficacy in breast cancer

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Dushyanthen, S; Teo, ZL; Caramia, F; Savas, P; Mintoff, CP; Virassamy, B; Henderson, MA; Luen, SJ; Mansour, M; Kershaw, MH; ...Date
2017-09-19Source Title
Nature CommunicationsPublisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUPUniversity of Melbourne Author/s
Savas, Peter; Teo, Zhi Ling; Kershaw, Michael; Trapani, Joseph; Neeson, Paul; Darcy, Phillip; Loi, Sherene; Dushyanthen, Sathana; McArthur, Grant; Beavis, Paul; ...Affiliation
Melbourne Medical SchoolSir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology
Clinical Pathology
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Dushyanthen, S., Teo, Z. L., Caramia, F., Savas, P., Mintoff, C. P., Virassamy, B., Henderson, M. A., Luen, S. J., Mansour, M., Kershaw, M. H., Trapani, J. A., Neeson, P. J., Salgado, R., McArthur, G. A., Balko, J. M., Beavis, P. A., Darcy, P. K. & Loi, S. (2017). Agonist immunotherapy restores T cell function following MEK inhibition improving efficacy in breast cancer. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 8 (1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00728-9.Access Status
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The presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in triple-negative breast cancers is correlated with improved outcomes. Ras/MAPK pathway activation is associated with significantly lower levels of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in triple-negative breast cancers and while MEK inhibition can promote recruitment of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes to the tumor, here we show that MEK inhibition adversely affects early onset T-cell effector function. We show that α-4-1BB and α-OX-40 T-cell agonist antibodies can rescue the adverse effects of MEK inhibition on T cells in both mouse and human T cells, which results in augmented anti-tumor effects in vivo. This effect is dependent upon increased downstream p38/JNK pathway activation. Taken together, our data suggest that although Ras/MAPK pathway inhibition can increase tumor immunogenicity, the negative impact on T-cell activity is functionally important. This undesirable impact is effectively prevented by combination with T-cell immune agonist immunotherapies resulting in superior therapeutic efficacy.MEK inhibition in breast cancer is associated with increased tumour infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), however, MAPK activity is required for T cells function. Here the authors show that TILs activity following MEK inhibition can be enhanced by agonist immunotherapy resulting in synergic therapeutic effects.
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