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IL-32? potentiates tumor immunity in melanoma.


ABSTRACT: Myeloid cells orchestrate the antitumor immune response and influence the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapies. We and others have previously shown that IL-32 mediates DC differentiation and macrophage activation. Here, we demonstrate that IL-32 expression in human melanoma positively correlates with overall survival, response to ICB, and an immune-inflamed tumor microenvironment (TME) enriched in mature DC, M1 macrophages, and CD8+ T cells. Treatment of B16F10 murine melanomas with IL-32 increased the frequencies of activated, tumor-specific CD8+ T cells, leading to the induction of systemic tumor immunity. Our mechanistic in vivo studies revealed a potentially novel role of IL-32 in activating intratumoral DC and macrophages to act in concert to prime CD8+ T cells and recruit them into the TME through CCL5. Thereby, IL-32 treatment reduced tumor growth and rendered ICB-resistant B16F10 tumors responsive to anti-PD-1 therapy without toxicity. Furthermore, increased baseline IL-32 gene expression was associated with response to nivolumab and pembrolizumab in 2 independent cohorts of patients with melanoma, implying that IL-32 is a predictive biomarker for anti-PD-1 therapy. Collectively, this study suggests IL-32 as a potent adjuvant in immunotherapy to enhance the efficacy of ICB in patients with non-T cell-inflamed TME.

SUBMITTER: Gruber T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7526542 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Myeloid cells orchestrate the antitumor immune response and influence the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapies. We and others have previously shown that IL-32 mediates DC differentiation and macrophage activation. Here, we demonstrate that IL-32 expression in human melanoma positively correlates with overall survival, response to ICB, and an immune-inflamed tumor microenvironment (TME) enriched in mature DC, M1 macrophages, and CD8+ T cells. Treatment of B16F10 murine melanomas  ...[more]

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