Therapeutic Targeting of Macrophage PI3Kgamma in HNSCC
Therapeutic Targeting of Macrophage PI3Kgamma in HNSCC
批准号:
10400695
负责人:
Kathryn Ann Gold
金额:
$46.36万
依托单位国家:
美国
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财政年份:
2018
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2018-04-17 至 2023-11-30
关键词:
AftercareBiopsyBiopsy SpecimenBlood specimenCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCancer EtiologyCarcinogensCellsClinicalCountryDataDendritic CellsDeveloping CountriesDiseaseExcisionFutureGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfileGene Expression ProfilingGeneticGoalsHead and Neck Squamous Cell CarcinomaHuman PapillomavirusImmuneImmune checkpoint inhibitorImmune responseImmunologic MarkersImmunooncologyImmunosuppressionImmunotherapeutic agentImmunotherapyIncidenceInflammationInflammatoryInterleukin-10Interleukin-12InvestigationMalignant NeoplasmsMediatingMemoryMetastatic/RecurrentModelingMolecularMonitorMyeloid CellsNatureNivolumabOperative Surgical ProceduresPIK3CG genePatient-Focused OutcomesPatientsPharmacologyPhenotypePopulationPrognosisProtein IsoformsRecurrent diseaseResectableResistanceRoleSignal TransductionSignaling ProteinT cell therapyT memory cellT-LymphocyteTestingThe Cancer Genome AtlasTherapeuticTobaccoTransforming Growth Factor betaTumor-associated macrophagesUnited Statesadvanced diseaseanti-PD-1anti-tumor immune responsearginasecytotoxiceffector T cellimmune resistanceimprovedimproved outcomein vivoinhibitormacrophagemortalitymouse modelnovelnovel therapeuticsoral HPV-positive head and neck cancerspredicting responsepredictive markerrecruitresponse biomarkertherapeutic targettooltreatment responsetumortumor microenvironment
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ABSTRACT
There is a critical need to develop novel therapies for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). The
incidence of HPV-related HNSCC is rapidly rising in the United States and other countries around the world,
while tobacco-related HNSCC remains an aggressive disease with poor prognosis and limited therapeutic
options. Worldwide, HNSCC accounts for over 600,000 cases annually and is a leading cause of cancer
mortality in developing countries. A majority of HNSCC patients present initially with locally or locoregionally
advanced disease, yet these patients largely succumb to locally recurrent disease. Gene expression profiling
and modeling strongly support a critical role for inflammation in HNSCC initiation and progression. Immune
therapy holds promise for the treatment of HNSCC, as the immunotherapeutic agent nivolumab (anti-PD-1)
recently demonstrated clinical activity in a small percentage of patients with recurrent/metastatic HNSCC.
However, these findings suggest that HNSCC patients would be excellent candidates for novel immune
therapeutics that could target resistance to anti-PD-1. We have found that PI3Kγ in immune suppressive
Tumor Associated Macrophages (TAMs) promotes tumor immune suppression and resistance to checkpoint
inhibitors in mouse models of HNSCC. Genetic or pharmacological inactivation of PI3Kγ, but not of other PI3K
isoforms, repolarized TAMs toward a pro-inflammatory, anti-tumor phenotype and synergized with checkpoint
inhibitors to activate memory T cells and eradicate HNSCC tumors. Our studies indicate that PI3Kγ inhibitors,
such as the investigational agent IPI-549, may be valuable immune oncologic agents to treat and monitor
HNSCC patient outcomes. Our studies also identified a novel PI3Kγ-driven signature of immune suppression -
that predicts decreased survival in HNSCC patients. We propose to test the hypothesis that this PI3Kγ-
mediated signature of immune suppression can be used to monitor therapeutic responses to PI3Kγ inhibitors.
We will also test the hypothesis that therapeutic strategies that block PI3Kγ-mediated immune suppression will
synergize with T cell targeted therapeutics to improve outcomes in HNSCC patients. The specific aims of this
proposal are 1) To Identify the mechanisms by which PI3Kγ inhibitors synergize with anti-PD-1 to promote T
cell recruitment and activation in vivo, using mouse models of HPV+ and HPV- carcinogen-induced HNSCC, 2)
To determine the effect of the PI3Kγ inhibitor IPI-549 on tumor immune responses in patients with resectable
HNSCC, 3) To evaluate biomarkers of immune response in recurrent/metastatic HNSCC patients treated with
IPI-549 in combination with anti-PD-1.
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