IL-32γ potentiates tumor immunity in melanoma.
JCI INSIGHT(2020)
摘要
Myeloid cells orchestrate the antitumor immune response and influence the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapies. We and others have previously shown that IL-32 mediates DC differentiation and macrophage activation. Here, we demonstrate that IL-32 expression in human melanoma positively correlates with overall survival, response to ICB, and an immune-inflamed tumor microenvironment (TME) enriched in mature DC, M1 macrophages, and CD8(+) T cells. Treatment of B16F10 murine melanomas with IL-32 increased the frequencies of activated, tumor-specific CD8(+)T cells, leading to the induction of systemic tumor immunity. Our mechanistic in vivo studies revealed a potentially novel role of IL-32 in activating intratumoral DC and macrophages to act in concert to prime CD8(+)T cells and recruit them into the TME through CCLS. Thereby, IL-32 treatment reduced tumor growth and rendered ICB-resistant B16F10 tumors responsive to anti-PD-1 therapy without toxicity. Furthermore, increased baseline IL-32 gene expression was associated with response to nivolumab and pembrolizumab in 2 independent cohorts of patients with melanoma, implying that IL-32 is a predictive biomarker for anti-PD-1 therapy. Collectively, this study suggests IL-32 as a potent adjuvant in immunotherapyto enhance the efficacy of ICB in patients with non-T cell-inflamed TME.
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Cancer immunotherapy,Cellular immune response,Immunology,Melanoma,Oncology
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