The irreversible pan-HER inhibitor PF00299804 alone or combined with gemcitabine has an antitumor effect in biliary tract cancer cell lines
INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUGS
Authors: Nam, Hyun-Jin; Kim, Hwang-Phill; Yoon, Young-Kwang; Song, Sang-Hyun; Min, Ah-Rum; Han, Sae-Won; Im, Seock-Ah; Kim, Tae-You; Oh, Do-Youn; Bang, Yung-Jue
Abstract
Biliary tract cancer (BTC) is associated with poor survival and unresponsiveness to chemotherapy. Targeted therapies for BTC have been studied, and HER family members are promising therapeutic targets in BTC. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of PF00299804, an irreversible pan-HER inhibitor, in eight BTC cell lines alone or combined with gemcitabine. PF00299804 potently inhibited the growth of two cell lines (SNU308 and SNU478) out of the eight BTC cell lines as a single agent. PF00299804 blocked HER family and downstream signaling pathways, inducing G1 arrest or apoptosis. Moreover, PF00299804 exerted synergistic effects with gemcitabine in seven of the eight BTC cell lines, possibly through the regulation of the genes involved in the response to gemcitabine, such as TS (thymidylate synthase), RRM1 (ribonucleotide reductase), and MAGEH1, which is negatively correlated with gemcitabine sensitivity. Our results support the need for further study of PF00299804 alone or combined with gemcitabine for the treatment of BTC.
Transcriptional Landscape of Human Tissue Lymphocytes Unveils Uniqueness of Tumor-Infiltrating T Regulatory Cells
IMMUNITY
Authors: De Simone, Marco; Arrigoni, Alberto; Rossetti, Grazisa; Gruarin, Paola; Ranzani, Valeria; Politano, Claudia; Bonnal, Raoul J. P.; Provasi, Elena; Sarnicola, Maria Lucia; Panzeri, Ilaria; Moro, Monica; Crosti, Mariacristina; Mazzara, Saveria; Vaira, Valentina; Bosari, Silvano; Palleschi, Alessandro; Santambrogio, Luigi; Bovo, Giorgio; Zucchini, Nicola; Totis, Mauro; Gianotti, Luca; Cesana, Giancarlo; Perego, Roberto A.; Maroni, Nirvana; Ceretti, Andrea Pisani; Opocher, Enrico; De Francesco, Raffaele; Geginat, Jens; Stunnenberg, Hendrik G.; Abrignani, Sergio; Pagani, Massimiliano
Abstract
Tumor-infiltrating regulatory T lymphocytes (Treg) can suppress effector T cells specific for tumor antigens. Deepermolecular definitions of tumor-infiltrating-lymphocytes could thus offer therapeutic opportunities. Transcriptomes of T helper 1 (Th1), Th17, and Treg cells infiltrating colorectal or non-small-cell lung cancers were compared to transcriptomes of the same subsets from normal tissues and validated at the single-cell level. We found that tumor-infiltrating Treg cells were highly suppressive, upregulated several immune-checkpoints, and expressed on the cell surfaces specific signature molecules such as interleukin-1 receptor 2 (IL1R2), programmed death (PD)-1 Ligand1, PD-1 Ligand2, and CCR8 chemokine, which were not previously described on Treg cells. Remarkably, high expression in whole-tumor samples of Treg cell signature genes, such as LAYN, MAGEH1, or CCR8, correlated with poor prognosis. Our findings provide insights into the molecular identity and functions of human tumor-infiltrating Treg cells and define potential targets for tumor immunotherapy.