Journal: Journal for immunotherapy of cancer
Article Title: Differential requirements for CD4+ T cells in the efficacy of the anti-PD-1+LAG-3 and anti-PD-1+CTLA-4 combinations in melanoma flank and brain metastasis models.
doi: 10.1136/jitc-2023-007239
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 2 The anti-PD-1+LAG-3 and the anti-PD-1+CTLA-4 combinations suppress melanoma brain metastases in the SM1 mouse melanoma model. (A) The ICI doublets were more effective than single agent ICI in the brain tumors of SM1 mouse melanoma model with 2/10 mice relapsing in each combination group. Mice received 200 µg/100 µL i.p. doses of single agents and doublets every 5 days for 80 days. (B) MRI T2 sequence of brain of mice with SM1 MBM tumors demonstrating a lack of tumor regrowth after holding the therapy for 28 days. MRIs were generated using standard T2-weighted Turbo Spring Echo. Brain tumors were manually contoured on all MRI slices using ImageJ. A custom program was used to extract voxels within the manually drawn contours and compute total volume burden, in mm3. (C) Monitoring melanoma brain metastases by MRI. Time course of MRI T2 sequences of brain of mouse melanoma brain metastases following treatment with IgG, anti-PD- 1+LAG-3 or anti-PD-1+CTLA-4. MRIs were taken twice a week and were generated using standard T2-weighted Turbo Spring Echo. Brain tumors were manually contoured on all MRI slices using ImageJ. A custom MATLAB program was used to extract voxels within the manually drawn contours and compute total volume burden, in mm3. (D–F) Kinetics of CD4+ and CD8+ T cell, Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and macrophage infiltrate following treatment with each ICI doublet over a period of 28 days in SM1 brain tumors. Tumors were collected at days 7 and 14 for IgG and at days 7, 14, and 28 after treatment initiation for the doublets. The results were represented as average ±SEM with 10 mice per group for all the growth curve experiments. The results were represented as average±SEM of 3 mice per group for panels D–F. Statistical significance was assessed with one-way ANOVA test (*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001). ANOVA, analysis of variance; ICI, immune checkpoint inhibitor.
Article Snippet: CD4+ and CD8+ T cell depletion CD4- specific antibody (clone YTS191; cat. #BE0003- 1; Bio X Cell) and CD8a- specific antibody (clone YTS169.4; cat. #BE0117; Bio X Cell) from Bio X Cell were used to deplete CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells, respectively.
Techniques: Sequencing, Generated, Derivative Assay