UOC Clinica Di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy.
Dipartimento Di Medicina Interna E Specialità Mediche (DiMI), Università Degli Studi Di Genova, Viale Benedetto XV, 6, 16132, Genoa, Italy.
Clin Exp Med. 2024 Aug 6;24(1):182. doi: 10.1007/s10238-024-01427-8.
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized the management of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), although patient survival is still unsatisfactory. Accurate predictive markers capable of personalizing the treatment of patients with NSCLC are still lacking. Circulating extracellular vesicles involved in cell-to-cell communications through miRNAs (EV-miRs) transfer are promising markers. Plasma from 245 patients with advanced NSCLC who received nivolumab as second-line therapy was collected and analyzed. EV-miRnome was profiled on 174/245 patients by microarray platform, and selected EV-miRs were validated by qPCR. A prognostic model combining EV-miR and clinical variables was built using stepwise Cox regression analysis and tested on an independent patient cohort (71/245). EV-PD-L1 gene copy number was assessed by digital PCR. For 54 patients with disease control, EV-miR changes at best response versus baseline were investigated by microarray and validated by qPCR. EV-miRNome profiling at baseline identified two EV-miRs (miR-181a-5p and miR-574-5p) that, combined with performance status, are capable of discriminating patients unlikely from those that are likely to benefit from immunotherapy (median overall survival of 4 months or higher than 9 months, respectively). EV-PD-L1 digital evaluation reported higher baseline copy number in patients at increased risk of mortality, without improving the prognostic score. Best response EV-miRNome profiling selected six deregulated EV-miRs (miR19a-3p, miR-20a-5p, miR-142-3p, miR-1260a, miR-1260b, and miR-5100) in responding patients. Their longitudinal monitoring highlighted a significant downmodulation already in the first treatment cycles, which lasted more than 6 months. Our results demonstrate that EV-miRs are promising prognostic markers for NSCLC patients treated with nivolumab.
免疫检查点抑制剂(ICIs)已经彻底改变了晚期非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)的治疗方法,尽管患者的生存情况仍不令人满意。目前仍缺乏能够对 NSCLC 患者进行个体化治疗的准确预测标志物。参与细胞间通讯的循环细胞外囊泡(EVs)通过 microRNA(EV-miRs)转移,是很有前途的标志物。收集并分析了 245 名接受纳武单抗二线治疗的晚期 NSCLC 患者的血浆。通过微阵列平台对 174/245 名患者进行了 EV-miRnome 分析,并通过 qPCR 验证了选定的 EV-miRs。使用逐步 Cox 回归分析构建了结合 EV-miR 和临床变量的预后模型,并在独立的患者队列(71/245)中进行了测试。通过数字 PCR 评估 EV-PD-L1 基因拷贝数。对于 54 名疾病控制的患者,通过微阵列研究了最佳反应与基线相比的 EV-miR 变化,并通过 qPCR 进行了验证。基线 EV-miRNome 分析确定了两个 EV-miRs(miR-181a-5p 和 miR-574-5p),结合表现状态,能够区分不太可能从免疫治疗中获益的患者和很可能从中获益的患者(中位总生存期分别为 4 个月或更高和 9 个月或更高)。EV-PD-L1 数字评估报告称,死亡风险增加的患者基线拷贝数较高,但并未改善预后评分。最佳反应 EV-miRNome 分析选择了 6 个失调的 EV-miRs(miR19a-3p、miR-20a-5p、miR-142-3p、miR-1260a、miR-1260b 和 miR-5100)在应答患者中。它们的纵向监测在第一个治疗周期中就已经显示出明显的下调,而且持续了 6 个月以上。我们的结果表明,EV-miRs 是接受纳武单抗治疗的 NSCLC 患者有前途的预后标志物。
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