Melanoma immunotherapy by targeted IL-2 depends on CD4+ T-cell help mediated by CD40/CD40L interaction
AUTOR(ES)
Lode, Holger N.
FONTE
American Society for Clinical Investigation
RESUMO
The induction of tumor-protective immunity against malignancies remains a major challenge in cancer immunotherapy. A novel, humanized anti-ganglioside-GD2–IL-2 immunocytokine (hu14.18–IL-2) induced CD8+ T cells to eradicate established pulmonary metastases of B78-D14 murine melanoma, in a process that required help by CD4+ T cells and was mediated by the CD40/CD40 ligand (CD40L) interaction. The anti-tumor effect was diminished in mice deficient in CD4+ T-cells. Three lines of evidence show that CD4+ T-cell help was mediated by CD40/CD40L interaction but not by endogenous IL-2 production. First, the hu14.18–IL-2–induced anti-tumor response is partially abrogated in C57BL/6J CD40L knockout (KO) mice in contrast to C57BL/6J IL-2 KO animals, in which the immunocytokine was completely effective. Second, partial abrogation of the anti-tumor effect is induced with anti-CD40L antibodies to the same extent as with CD4+ T-cell depletion. Third, a complete anti-tumor response induced by hu14.18–IL-2 can be reconstituted in C57BL/6J CD40L KO mice by simultaneous stimulation with an anti-CD40 mAb. These results suggest that help provided by CD4+ T cells via CD40/CD40L interactions in our tumor model is crucial for effective immunotherapy with an IL-2 immunocytokine.
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