研究概要
我们的研究揭示,TIBs 浸润预示接受抗 PD-1 抗体联合阿昔替尼治疗的 mccRCC 患者不良结局。作为必然结果,TIBs 与 M2 巨噬细胞和 Tregs 正相关,导致随后多个免疫检查点相关的 T 细胞耗竭。因此,在高 TIBs 的 mccRCC 患者中,仅阻断 PD-1 不足以有效逆转 T 细胞耗竭。
研究思路结论见上方概要
目的
免疫检查点抑制剂(ICIs)联合酪氨酸激酶抑制剂(TKIs)已成为转移性肾细胞癌患者的一线治疗。本研究旨在探讨肿瘤浸润B淋巴细胞(TIBs)对联合治疗的影响。
方法
对2020年3月至2023年6月期间接受抗PD-1抗体联合阿昔替尼治疗的115例转移性透明细胞肾细胞癌(mccRCC)患者的临床记录进行了回顾性分析。观察指标:客观缓解率(ORR)、总生存期(OS)、无进展生存期(PFS)及免疫特征。
结果
高TIBs的患者联合治疗的ORR较低(p = 0.033)。在接受联合治疗的mccRCC患者中,TIBs是较差OS(p = 0.013)和PFS(p = 0.021)的独立预测因素。TIBs浸润与更多的CD4 + T(p < 0.001)、CD8 + T(p < 0.001)、M2巨噬细胞(p = 0.020)和调节性T细胞(Tregs)(p = 0.004)相关。在TIBs高的患者中,CD4 + T细胞中PD-1、CTLA-4和TIM-3阳性率显著升高(分别为p = 0.038、0.029和0.002),CD8 + T细胞中亦显著升高(分别为p = 0.006、0.026和< 0.001)。
展开英文摘要原文
PURPOSE
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) plus tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has become first-line therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients. This study aims to investigate the effect of tumor infiltrating B lymphocytes (TIBs) on the combination therapy.
METHODS
The retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical records of 115 metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (mccRCC) patients treated with anti-PD-1 antibody plus Axitinib between March 2020 and June 2023. Observation target: objective response rate (ORR), and overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) and immune profile.
RESULTS
Patients with high TIBs portended lower ORR of the combination therapy (p = 0.033). TIBs was an independent predictor for poorer OS (p = 0.013) and PFS (p = 0.021) in mccRCC patients with combination treatment. TIBs infiltration was associated with more CD4 + T (p < 0.001), CD8 + T (p < 0.001), M2 macrophages (p = 0.020) and regulatory T cells (Tregs) (p = 0.004). In TIBs high patients, the percentages of PD-1, CTLA-4 and TIM-3 positive rate were significantly increased in CD4 + T (p = 0.038, 0.029 and 0.002 respectively) and CD8 + T cells (p = 0.006, 0.026 and < 0.001 respectively).
CONCLUSIONS
Our study revealed TIBs infiltration predicted adverse outcomes in mccRCC patients treated with anti-PD-1 antibody plus Axitinib. As a corollary, TIBs positively associated with M 2 macrophages and Tregs, leading to subsequent multiple immune checkpoints related exhaustion of T cells. Thus, only PD-1 blockade are inadequate to reverse T cells exhaustion effectively in high TIBs mccRCC patients.
论文信息
- 作者
- Lin Z、Xiao S、Qi Y、Guo J、Lu L
- 第一作者单位
- Department of Urology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.China
- 通讯作者单位
- Clinical Center for Biotherapy, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. lu.lili@zs-hospital.sh.cn.China
- 期刊
- Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology2024 May 19