Effect of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes on the expression of MHC molecules in canine transmissible venereal tumor cells

2002 ◽  
Vol 87 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 19-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya-Wen Hsiao ◽  
Kuang-Wen Liao ◽  
Shao-Wen Hung ◽  
Rea-Min Chu
2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 205873920601900 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Staibano ◽  
M. Mascolo ◽  
F. Tranfa ◽  
G. Salvatore ◽  
C. Mignogna ◽  
...  

Experimental and clinical evidence indicate that immunological mechanisms might be important in the clinical course of uveal malignant melanoma (UMM). We analyzed the amount and phenotype of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) and the expression of the apoptosis-inducing molecule Fas and its ligand, FasL, on tumor cells and TIL in a selected series of UMM with the aim to establish if a correlation between their expression and the clinical behavior of UMM exists. TIL phenotype and Fas/FasL expression were evaluated by immunohistochemistry in 61 cases of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded UMM. Results were compared with the follow-up data of patients. Most of the UMM showed a prevalence of CD8+ CD3+ T lymphocytes, or CD4+ and CD8+ cells in equal amounts. UMM showed a variable expression of FasL, ranging from 0 to > 40% of neoplastic cells. Fas was always expressed in TIL, although with a variable extent. A subgroup of UMM showed in TIL a strongly reduced or even absent expression of TCR ζ-chain, involved in activation of T-lymphocytes. This subgroup was characterized by a worse outcome. We hypothesized that an impaired cytotoxic immune response due to the loss of the ζ-chain expression plays a primary role in the biological course of UMM. Our results indicate that the overcoming of the impairment of TCR function may represent a prerequisite for the development of new therapeutic strategies for managing UMM, suggesting that elimination of tumor cells may be possible by activation of cytotoxic cells present within ocular melanomas.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e14592-e14592
Author(s):  
Celine Bossard ◽  
Juliette Eugene ◽  
Nicolas Jouand ◽  
Delphine Dansette ◽  
Edouard Leveque ◽  
...  

e14592 Background: A better understanding of the immune-modulating interactions between tumor cells and immune cells underlying the balance between immune control and immune resistance in colorectal cancer (CRC) is crucial for the design of immunotherapies. We have previously demonstrated that overexpression of the human MHC class Ib molecule - HLA-E/β2 microglobulin - by tumor cells in CRC was associated with an unfavorable prognosis, suggesting its involvement in immune escape. However, the specific receptor of HLA-E/β2m - CD94/NKG2A, inhibitory or CD94/NKG2C, activating - expressed by tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL), as well as the influence of the microsatellite status in HLA-E/β2m overexpression, remain unknown. Methods: We investigated in the primary tumor of 245 CRC patients 1) the association of HLA-E/β2m overexpression and the density of CD94+ intraepithelial TIL (IEL-TIL) with the microsatellite status, 2) the nature of CD94+ TIL and the receptor expressed - CD94/NKG2A or CD94/NKG2C - and 3) the prognostic influence of CD94+ IEL-TIL. Results: HLA-E/β2m was preferentially overexpressed in MSI compared with MSS CRC (44,6 % vs 18,4 % respectively, p = 0.0001), and significantly associated with a high density of CD94+ IEL-TIL in MSI (0,9% in HLA-E/β2m+ vs 0,2% in HLA-E/β2m– CRC, p = 0,001), and in MSS CRC (0,38% vs 0,15%, p < 0,0001). These CD94+ TIL mostly corresponded to CD8+ αβ T cells preferentially expressing the inhibitory NKG2A chain. Finally, a high density of CD94+ IEL-TIL was independently associated with a worse OS (p = 0.03). Conclusions: These results strongly suggest that HLA-E/β2m - CD94/NKG2A interactions, preferentially up-regulated in MSI CRC, represent a promising inhibitory immune checkpoint. From a clinical point of view, this inhibitory immune checkpoint could be blocked by the new anti-NKG2A monoclonal antibody.


1996 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 580-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrike L. Burger ◽  
Maximilian P. Chang ◽  
Makoto Nagoshi ◽  
Peter S. Goedegebuure ◽  
Timothy J. Eberlein

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongming Xu ◽  
Sunho Park ◽  
Jean René Clemenceau ◽  
Jinhwan Choi ◽  
Nathan Radakovich ◽  
...  

AbstractHigh-TMB (TMB-H) could result in an increased number of neoepitopes from somatic mutations expressed by a patient’s own tumor cell which can be recognized and targeted by neighboring tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs). Deeper understanding of spatial heterogeneity and organization of tumor cells and their neighboring immune infiltrates within tumors could provide new insights into tumor progression and treatment response. Here we developed and applied computational approaches using digital whole slide images (WSIs) to investigate spatial heterogeneity and organization of regions harboring TMB-H tumor cells and TILs within tumors, and its prognostic utility. In experiments using WSIs from The Cancer Genome Atlas bladder cancer (BLCA), our findings show that WSI-based approaches can reliably predict patient-level TMB status and delineate spatial TMB heterogeneity and co-organization with TILs. TMB-H patients with low spatial heterogeneity enriched with high TILs show improved overall survival indicating a prognostic role of spatial TMB and TILs information in BLCA.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e14599-e14599
Author(s):  
Celine Bossard ◽  
Eva Ott ◽  
Delphine Dansette ◽  
Adrien Ouary ◽  
Anne Jarry ◽  
...  

e14599 Background: PD1/PDL1 blockade showed therapeutic efficacy in only microsatellite (MSI) colorectal carcinomas (CRC), however, the profile of PDL1 and PD1 expression in CRC is only partially described. Methods: We thus analyzed on FFPE whole-tissue sections of 80 CRC, the expression profile of PDL1 by tumor and/or immune cells by immunohistochemistry (clone E1L3N) depending on the MSI status and the histological subtype, and correlated to the density of PD1+ and Tbet+ (able to secrete IFNg known to induce PDL1) tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL). Results: 78% of MSI CRC (32/41) overexpressed PDL1 either by tumor or immune cells versus 46% of MSS CRC (18/39) (p 0.005). This overexpression was heterogeneous within the same tumor in most of cases. Among MSI CRC, PDL1 was preferentially overexpressed in medullary carcinomas (MC, 19/21, 90%) compared with 65% (13/20) in non medullary adenocarcinomas (p 0.06). PDL1 expression by tumor cells was only observed in MSI CRC (19/41, 46% with PDL1 expression in more than 5% of tumor cells – score 1), and preferentially in MC (57% vs 5% in no medullary adenocarcinomas, with PDL1 expression in more than 50% of tumor cells – score 3, p 0.0005). Conversely, PDL1 expression by immune cells was observed in MSI CRC (23/41, 56% with PDL1 expression by more than 5 sheets of 50 positive cells) but also in MSS CRC (18/39, 43%) (p 0.5). The density of PD1+ cells was significantly correlated to the PDL1 expression, as well as the density of Tbet+ TIL. Conclusions: PDL1 expression is 1) heterogeneous in CRC, among CRC but also within the same tumor, 2) preferentially observed in MSI CRC (78%), especially in MC (90%), where PDL1 is expressed by tumor cells, 3) correlated with the density of PD1+ or Tbet+ TIL, and 4) observed in a significant proportion of MSS CRC (46%) by immune cells only. From a clinical point of view, PDL1 expression has to be determined at best in full tissue section and besides its preferential expression in MSI CRC, its significant frequency and expression profil (only by immune cells) in MSS CRC should be taken into account in the future clinical trials testing the efficacy of anti-PD1/PDL1 antibodies.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (7_suppl) ◽  
pp. 145-145
Author(s):  
Juhua Zhou ◽  
Yin Zhong ◽  
Zhongjun Hou ◽  
Jianzhong Zhang ◽  
Yanmin Li ◽  
...  

145 Background: Clinical trials have shown that adoptive cell transfer therapy is a promising method for cancer treatment. In the current study, we aim to generate and characterize anti-tumor tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes from patients with breast cancer for adoptive cell transfer therapy. Methods: In vitro culture method was used to generate anti-tumor, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes from patients with breast cancer. FACS analysis, ELISA, and Elispot assay were used to characterize tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. Autologous anti-tumor tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes from patients with breast cancer were used in adoptive cell transfer therapy. Results: FACS analysis indicated that tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes were present in the tumor tissues, but not detectable in the normal breast tissues from patients with breast cancer. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes could be generated in vitro from fresh tumor specimens of patients with breast cancer. Both CD4 T cells and CD8 T cells were detected in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. Autologous tumor cells could also generate in vitro from fresh tumor tissue samples of patients with breast cancer. Among 22 samples screened, 6 samples (25%) of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes are tumor-reactive. Anti-tumor, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes could recognize autologous tumor cells and allogenic tumor cells. After a large scale T cell expansion, anti-tumor reactivity was maintained in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. All of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes were NK cells in some samples from patients with breast cancer, and these NK cells could recognize autologous tumor cells and a panel of allogenic tumor cells. T cell cloning assay demonstrated that some of the tumor-reactive, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes were CD4 T cells. Conclusions: The results suggest that anti-tumor, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes may be generated from patients with breast cancer, which may be used in clinical applications of adoptive cell transfer therapy for patients with breast cancer. The clinical trial of adoptive cell transfer therapy using autologous anti-tumor tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes for patients with breast is under way.


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