Li Hongjian, Huang Cheng, Zhang Zongliang, Feng Yunyu, Wang Zeng, Tang Xin, Zhong Kunhong, Hu Yating, Guo Gang, Zhou Liangxue, Guo Wenhao, Xu Jianguo, Yang Hui, Tong Aiping
State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, China.
Department of Neurosurgery, West China Medical School, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Front Oncol. 2020 Aug 25;10:1527. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.01527. eCollection 2020.
Targeting cancer antigens by T cell-engaging bispecific antibody (BiAb) or chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy has achieved successes in hematological cancers, but attempts to use it to fight solid cancers have been disappointing, in part due to antigen escape. MEK inhibitor had limited activity as a single agent, but enhanced antitumor activity when combined with other therapies, such as targeted drugs or immunotherapy agents. This study aimed to analyze the expression of B7-H3 in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and bladder cancer (BC) and to evaluate the combinatorial antitumor effect of B7-H3 × CD3 BiAb with MEK inhibitor trametinib. We found B7-H3 was highly expressed in NSCLC and BC compared with normal samples and its increased expression was associated with poor prognosis. Treatment with trametinib alone could induce apoptosis in tumor cell, while has no effect on T cell proliferation, and a noticeable elevation of B7-H3 expression in tumor cells was also observed following treatment. B7-H3 × CD3 BiAb specifically and efficiently redirected their cytotoxicity against B7-H3 overexpressing tumor cells both and in xenograft mouse models. While trametinib treatment alone affected tumor growth, the combined therapy increased T cell infiltration and significantly suppressed tumor growth. Together, these data suggest that combination therapy with B7-H3 × CD3 BiAb and MEK inhibitor may serve as a new therapeutic strategy in the future clinical practice for the treatment of NSCLC and BC.
通过双特异性T细胞衔接抗体(BiAb)或嵌合抗原受体T细胞疗法靶向癌症抗原在血液系统癌症中已取得成功,但试图用其治疗实体癌却令人失望,部分原因是抗原逃逸。MEK抑制剂作为单一药物活性有限,但与其他疗法(如靶向药物或免疫治疗药物)联合使用时,抗肿瘤活性增强。本研究旨在分析B7-H3在非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)和膀胱癌(BC)中的表达,并评估B7-H3×CD3 BiAb与MEK抑制剂曲美替尼的联合抗肿瘤作用。我们发现,与正常样本相比,B7-H3在NSCLC和BC中高表达,其表达增加与预后不良相关。单独使用曲美替尼治疗可诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡,但对T细胞增殖无影响,且治疗后肿瘤细胞中B7-H3表达也有明显升高。在体外和异种移植小鼠模型中,B7-H3×CD3 BiAb均能特异性且有效地重定向其细胞毒性作用于过表达B7-H3的肿瘤细胞。虽然单独使用曲美替尼治疗会影响肿瘤生长,但联合治疗增加了T细胞浸润并显著抑制了肿瘤生长。总之,这些数据表明,B7-H3×CD3 BiAb与MEK抑制剂的联合治疗可能在未来NSCLC和BC的临床治疗中成为一种新的治疗策略。