Department of Immunotherapeutics and Biotechnology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Center for Tumor Immunology and Targeted Cancer Therapy, Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, Abilene, TX 79601, USA.
Department of Immunotherapeutics and Biotechnology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Center for Tumor Immunology and Targeted Cancer Therapy, Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, Abilene, TX 79601, USA.
Mol Ther. 2024 Sep 4;32(9):3145-3162. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.07.029. Epub 2024 Aug 3.
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a survival rate of 12%, and multiple clinical trials testing anti-PD-1 therapies against PDAC have failed, suggesting a need for a novel therapeutic strategy. In this study, we evaluated the potential of milbemycin oxime (MBO), an antiparasitic compound, as an immunomodulatory agent in PDAC. Our results show that MBO inhibited the growth of multiple PDAC cell lines by inducing apoptosis. In vivo studies showed that the oral administration of 5 mg/kg MBO inhibited PDAC tumor growth in both subcutaneous and orthotopic models by 49% and 56%, respectively. Additionally, MBO treatment significantly increased the survival of tumor-bearing mice by 27 days as compared to the control group. Interestingly, tumors from MBO-treated mice had increased infiltration of CD8 T cells. Notably, depletion of CD8 T cells significantly reduced the anti-tumor efficacy of MBO in mice. Furthermore, MBO significantly augmented the efficacy of anti-PD-1 therapy, and the combination treatment resulted in a greater proportion of active cytotoxic T cells within the tumor microenvironment. MBO was safe and well tolerated in all our preclinical toxicological studies. Overall, our study provides a new direction for the use of MBO against PDAC and highlights the potential of repurposing MBO for enhancing anti-PD-1 immunotherapy.
胰腺导管腺癌 (PDAC) 的存活率仅为 12%,且多项临床试验测试了针对 PDAC 的抗 PD-1 疗法,但均以失败告终,这表明需要一种新的治疗策略。在这项研究中,我们评估了米尔贝肟(Milbemycin oxime,MBO)作为 PDAC 免疫调节剂的潜力,米尔贝肟是一种驱虫化合物。我们的研究结果表明,MBO 通过诱导细胞凋亡抑制了多种 PDAC 细胞系的生长。体内研究表明,口服 5mg/kg 的 MBO 可分别抑制 49%和 56%的皮下和原位 PDAC 肿瘤生长。此外,与对照组相比,MBO 治疗可使荷瘤小鼠的存活率显著提高 27 天。有趣的是,MBO 治疗的肿瘤中 CD8 T 细胞浸润增加。值得注意的是,CD8 T 细胞耗竭显著降低了 MBO 在小鼠中的抗肿瘤疗效。此外,MBO 显著增强了抗 PD-1 治疗的疗效,联合治疗导致肿瘤微环境中活性细胞毒性 T 细胞的比例增加。在所有临床前毒理学研究中,MBO 均安全且耐受良好。综上所述,我们的研究为米尔贝肟治疗 PDAC 提供了新的方向,并强调了重新利用米尔贝肟增强抗 PD-1 免疫疗法的潜力。
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