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Targeting CXCL12 from FAP-expressing carcinoma-associated fibroblasts synergizes with anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer

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Significance: Cancer immune evasion is well described. In some cases, this may be overcome by enhancing T-cell responses. We show that despite the presence of antitumor T cells, immunotherapeutic antibodies are ineffective in a murine pancreatic cancer model recapitulating the human disease. Removing the carcinoma-associated fibroblast (CAF) expressing fibroblast activation protein (FAP) from tumors permitted immune control of tumor growth and uncovered the efficacy of these immunotherapeutic antibodies. FAP + CAFs are the only tumoral source of chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 12 (CXCL12), and administering AMD3100, an inhibitor of chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4, a CXCL12 receptor, also revealed the antitumor effects of an immunotherapeutic antibody and greatly diminished cancer cells. These findings may have wide clinical relevance because FAP + cells are found in almost all human adenocarcinomas.

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Authors
Feig, C., Jones, J. O., Kraman, M., Wells, R. J. B., Deonarine, A., Chan, D. S., Connell, C. M., Roberts, E. W., Zhao, Q., Caballero, O. L., Teichmann, S. A., Janowitz, T., Jodrell, D. I., Tuveson, D. A., & Fearon, D. T.
Affiliations
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (GB)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • Ludwig Collaborative Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231; and
  • European Bioinformatics Institute (GB)
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2013-11-25
Volume
110
Issue
50
Pages
20212-20217
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2086834665
Cited by
2,100
References
28
Citations by year
2026: 252 · 2025: 157 · 2024: 226 · 2023: 214 · 2022: 221 · 2021: 244 · 2020: 203 · 2019: 149 · 2018: 125 · 2017: 119 · 2016: 95 · 2015: 63 · 2014: 30
FWCI
33.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Institutional Repository (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust
  • Cancer Research UK (15678)
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (CL-2011-14-007)
  • Medical Research Council (MC_PC_12012)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
Keywords
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, CXCL12, fibroblast activation protein, cancer-associated fibroblasts, PD-L1 blockade, CTLA-4 blockade, tumor immune evasion, tumor stroma, CXCR4 inhibition, AMD3100, CD8+ T cells, chemokine signaling, immunotherapy resistance
MeSH terms
Cyclams, Fibroblast Activation Protein Alpha, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Base Sequence, Benzylamines, Fibroblasts, Flow Cytometry, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Heterocyclic Compounds, Immunohistochemistry, Immunotherapy, Membrane Proteins, Molecular Sequence Data, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Endopeptidases, Serine Endopeptidases, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Gelatinases, Tumor Escape, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal, Mice, Chemokine CXCL12, Enzyme-Linked Immunospot Assay

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