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Contribution of pre-existing neoantigen-specific T cells to a durable complete response after tumor-pulsed dendritic cell vaccine plus nivolumab therapy in a patient with metastatic salivary duct carcinoma.
- Source :
- Immunological Investigations; Jul2022, Vol. 51 Issue 5, p1498-1514, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Although immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have emerged as new therapeutic options for refractory cancer, they are only effective in select patients. Tumor antigen-pulsed dendritic cell (DC) vaccine therapy activates tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes, making it an important immunotherapeutic strategy. Salivary ductal carcinoma (SDC) carries a poor prognosis, including poor long-term survival after metastasis or recurrence. In this study, we reported a case of refractory metastatic SDC that was treated with a tumor lysate-pulsed DC vaccine followed by a single injection of low-dose nivolumab, and a durable complete response was achieved. We retrospectively analyzed the immunological factors that contributed to these long-lasting clinical effects. First, we performed neoantigen analysis using resected metastatic tumor specimens obtained before treatment. We found that the tumor had 256 non-synonymous mutations and 669 class I high-affinity binding neoantigen peptides. Using synthetic neoantigen peptides and ELISpot analysis, we found that peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes cryopreserved before treatment contained pre-existing neoantigen-specific T cells, and the cells obtained after treatment exhibited greater reactivity to neoantigens than those obtained before treatment. Our results collectively suggest that the rapid and long-lasting effect of this combination therapy in our patient may have resulted from the presence of pre-existing neoantigen-specific T cells and stimulation and expansion of those cells following tumor lysate-pulsed DC vaccine and ICI therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- T cells
DENDRITIC cells
CYTOTOXIC T cells
MONONUCLEAR leukocytes
NIVOLUMAB
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08820139
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Immunological Investigations
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157814141
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08820139.2021.1973491