Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Sci Adv. 2023 Nov 3;9(44):eadh4379. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adh4379. Epub 2023 Nov 1.
Ovarian cancer (OC) is a lethal gynecologic malignancy, with modest responses to CPI. Engagement of additional immune arms, such as NK cells, may be of value. We focused on Siglec-7 as a surface antigen for engaging this population. Human antibodies against Siglec-7 were developed and characterized. Coculture of OC cells with PBMCs/NKs and Siglec-7 binding antibodies showed NK-mediated killing of OC lines. Anti-Siglec-7 mAb (DB7.2) enhanced survival in OC-challenged mice. In addition, the combination of DB7.2 and anti-PD-1 demonstrated further improved OC killing in vitro. To use Siglec-7 engagement as an OC-specific strategy, we engineered an NK cell engager (NKCE) to simultaneously engage NK cells through Siglec-7, and OC targets through FSHR. The NKCE demonstrated robust in vitro killing of FSHR OC, controlled tumors, and improved survival in OC-challenged mice. These studies support additional investigation of the Siglec-7 targeting approaches as important tools for OC and other recalcitrant cancers.
卵巢癌 (OC) 是一种致命的妇科恶性肿瘤,对 CPI 的反应有限。因此,利用 NK 细胞等其他免疫途径可能具有重要价值。我们专注于 Siglec-7 作为结合这一群体的表面抗原。我们开发并鉴定了针对 Siglec-7 的人源化抗体。OC 细胞与 PBMC/NK 细胞共培养,以及 Siglec-7 结合抗体共孵育,结果显示 NK 介导了 OC 细胞系的杀伤作用。抗 Siglec-7 mAb (DB7.2) 增强了 OC 荷瘤小鼠的生存能力。此外,DB7.2 与抗 PD-1 的联合使用在体外进一步提高了 OC 的杀伤作用。为了将 Siglec-7 结合作为 OC 特异性策略,我们设计了一种 NK 细胞激活剂 (NKCE),通过 Siglec-7 同时结合 NK 细胞,并通过 FSHR 结合 OC 靶点。NKCE 表现出对 FSHR OC 的强大体外杀伤作用,控制了肿瘤,并提高了 OC 荷瘤小鼠的生存率。这些研究支持进一步研究 Siglec-7 靶向方法,作为 OC 和其他难治性癌症的重要工具。