免疫疗法耐药的急性淋巴细胞白血病细胞表现出CD19和CD22表达降低以及BTK通路依赖性。
Immunotherapy-resistant acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells exhibit reduced CD19 and CD22 expression and BTK pathway dependency.
作者信息
Aminov Sarah, Giricz Orsi, Melnekoff David T, Sica R Alejandro, Polishchuk Veronika, Papazoglu Cristian, Yates Bonnie, Wang Hao-Wei, Sahu Srabani, Wang Yanhua, Gordon-Mitchell Shanisha, Leshchenko Violetta V, Schinke Carolina, Pradhan Kith, Aluri Srinivas, Sohn Moah, Barta Stefan K, Agarwal Beamon, Goldfinger Mendel, Mantzaris Ioannis, Shastri Aditi, Matsui William, Steidl Ulrich, Brody Joshua D, Shah Nirali N, Parekh Samir, Verma Amit
机构信息
Department of Oncology, Blood Cancer Institute, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
Hematology and Medical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
出版信息
J Clin Invest. 2024 Feb 20;134(8):e175199. doi: 10.1172/JCI175199.
While therapies targeting CD19 by antibodies, chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T), and T cell engagers have improved the response rates in B cell malignancies, the emergence of resistant cell populations with low CD19 expression can lead to relapsed disease. We developed an in vitro model of adaptive resistance facilitated by chronic exposure of leukemia cells to a CD19 immunotoxin. Single-cell RNA-Seq (scRNA-Seq) showed an increase in transcriptionally distinct CD19lo populations among resistant cells. Mass cytometry demonstrated that CD22 was also decreased in these CD19lo-resistant cells. An assay for transposase-accessible chromatin with sequencing (ATAC-Seq) showed decreased chromatin accessibility at promoters of both CD19 and CD22 in the resistant cell populations. Combined loss of both CD19 and CD22 antigens was validated in samples from pediatric and young adult patients with B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) that relapsed after CD19 CAR-T-targeted therapy. Functionally, resistant cells were characterized by slower growth and lower basal levels of MEK activation. CD19lo resistant cells exhibited preserved B cell receptor signaling and were more sensitive to both Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) and MEK inhibition. These data demonstrate that resistance to CD19 immunotherapies can result in decreased expression of both CD19 and CD22 and can result in dependency on BTK pathways.
虽然通过抗体、嵌合抗原受体T细胞(CAR-T)和T细胞衔接器靶向CD19的疗法提高了B细胞恶性肿瘤的缓解率,但低CD19表达的耐药细胞群体的出现可导致疾病复发。我们建立了一种适应性耐药的体外模型,该模型通过白血病细胞长期暴露于CD19免疫毒素来实现。单细胞RNA测序(scRNA-Seq)显示耐药细胞中转录上不同的CD19lo群体增加。质谱流式细胞术表明,这些CD19lo耐药细胞中的CD22也减少。转座酶可及染色质测序分析(ATAC-Seq)显示,耐药细胞群体中CD19和CD22启动子处的染色质可及性降低。在接受CD19 CAR-T靶向治疗后复发的儿童和年轻成人B细胞急性淋巴细胞白血病(B-ALL)患者的样本中,验证了CD19和CD22抗原的联合缺失。在功能上,耐药细胞的特征是生长较慢和MEK激活的基础水平较低。CD19lo耐药细胞表现出保留的B细胞受体信号传导,并且对布鲁顿酪氨酸激酶(BTK)和MEK抑制均更敏感。这些数据表明,对CD19免疫疗法的耐药性可导致CD19和CD22表达降低,并可导致对BTK途径的依赖。