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The intestinal microbiota determines the clinical efficacy of immune checkpoint blockers targeting PD-1/PD-L1

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Derosa, Lisa, Routy, Bertrand, Kroemer, Guido, Zitvogel, Laurence·2018·OncoImmunology

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Cancer immunotherapists have been searching for biomarkers predicting patient responses to PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in neoplastic cells as well as in the immune system. Now, accumulating evidence indicates that the composition of the intestinal microflora has a major impact on patient prognosis. Here, we enumerate the bacterial species that are associated with favorable outcome of immunotherapy.

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  • Intestinal dysbiosis, broadly defined as an imbalance in the composition or function of the gut microbiota, is a significant contributor to resistance against immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapies.

    “Intestinal dysbiosis, broadly defined as an imbalance in the composition or function of the gut microbiota, is a significant contributor to resistance against immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapies.1–16,”
  • Antibiotics (except vancomycin), proton pump inhibitors, and probiotics may alter the taxonomic composition of the intestinal microbiota, resulting in resistance to immunotherapy.

    “Of note, antibiotics (except vancomycin),4”
  • Anti-PD-1 efficacy can be restored in mice that received fecal microbiota transplantation from nonresponders by supplementing them with specific bacterial species associated with favorable responses, such as Akkermansia muciniphila.

    “Additionally, researchers have shown that anti-PD-1 efficacy can be restored in mice that received FMT from nonresponders by supplementing them with specific bacterial species associated with favorable responses, such as A. muciniphila (Derosa et al., 2018; Routy et al., 2018a).”

    From Microbiota-centered interventions to boost immune checkpoint blockade therapies (2025) · cites this paper as Derosa et al., 2018

  • Antibiotic use before immune checkpoint blockade treatment was associated with decreased progression-free survival in patients with advanced melanoma.

    “For instance, one study found that antibiotic use before ICB treatment was associated with decreased progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with advanced melanoma (Derosa et al., 2018).”

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  1. V etizou M, Pitt JM, Daill ere R, Lepage P, Waldschmitt N, Flament C, Rusakiewicz S, Routy B, Roberti MP, Duong CPM, et al. Anticancer immunotherapy by CTLA-4 blockade relies on the gut microbiota. Sci- ence. 2015;350:1079-84. doi:10.1126/science.aad1329. PMID:26541610. · DOI · Paper page

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Authors
Derosa, L., Routy, B., Kroemer, G., & Zitvogel, L.
Affiliations
  • Inserm (FR)
  • Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
Corresponding author
  • Kroemer, Guido
  • Zitvogel, Laurence
Venue
OncoImmunology
Published
2018-04-18
Volume
7
Issue
6
Pages
e1434468-e1434468
ISSN
  • 2162-4011 (ISSN-L)
  • 2162-402X
OpenAlex
W2795354240
Cited by
74
References
9
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 4
FWCI
4.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • OncoImmunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer
  • Fondation Philanthropia
  • E-Rare
  • European Commission
  • Agence Nationale de la Recherche
  • Fondation Leducq
  • Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
  • Ligue Contre le Cancer
  • Institut Universitaire de France
  • Institut National Du Cancer
  • Institut Gustave-Roussy
  • Labex Immuno-Oncology
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biotechnology › Cancer Research and Treatments
Keywords
gut microbiota, immune checkpoint inhibitors, PD-1/PD-L1 blockade, cancer immunotherapy, predictive biomarkers, treatment response, bacterial species, gut microbiota composition, prognosis

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