Department of Internal Medicine III and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Grosshadern University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany.
Clin Transl Oncol. 2021 Nov;23(11):2394-2401. doi: 10.1007/s12094-021-02620-x. Epub 2021 Apr 19.
This pilot study aimed on generating insight on alterations in circulating immune cells during the use of FOLFIRINOX and gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated before and 30 days after initiation of chemotherapy from 20 patients with advanced PDAC. Regulatory T cells (FoxP3+) and immune checkpoints (PD-1 and TIM-3) were analyzed by flow cytometry and immunological changes were correlated with clinical outcome.
Heterogeneous changes during chemotherapy were observed in circulating T-cell subpopulations with a pronounced effect on PD-1+ CD4+/CD8+ T cells. An increase in FoxP3+ or PD-1+ T cells had no significant effect on survival. An increase in TIM3+/CD8+ (but not TIM3+/CD4+) T cells was associated with a significant inferior outcome: median progression-free survival in the subgroup with an increase of TIM-3+/CD8+ T cells was 6.0 compared to 14.0 months in patients with a decrease/no change (p = 0.026); corresponding median overall survival was 13.0 and 20.0 months (p = 0.011), respectively.
Chemotherapy with FOLFIRNOX or gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel induces variable changes in circulating T-cell populations that may provide prognostic information in PDAC.
本研究旨在探讨在使用 FOLFIRINOX 和吉西他滨/白蛋白紫杉醇治疗胰腺导管腺癌(PDAC)期间循环免疫细胞的变化。
从 20 名晚期 PDAC 患者中,在开始化疗前和 30 天后分离外周血单核细胞。通过流式细胞术分析调节性 T 细胞(FoxP3+)和免疫检查点(PD-1 和 TIM-3),并将免疫变化与临床结果相关联。
在循环 T 细胞亚群中观察到化疗期间存在异质性变化,对 PD-1+CD4+/CD8+T 细胞的影响尤为显著。FoxP3+或 PD-1+T 细胞的增加对生存没有显著影响。TIM3+/CD8+(但不是 TIM3+/CD4+)T 细胞的增加与预后显著相关:TIM-3+/CD8+T 细胞增加亚组的无进展生存期中位数为 6.0 个月,而降低/无变化的患者为 14.0 个月(p=0.026);相应的总生存期中位数分别为 13.0 和 20.0 个月(p=0.011)。
FOLFIRINOX 或吉西他滨/白蛋白紫杉醇化疗诱导循环 T 细胞群的变化,可能为 PDAC 提供预后信息。