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Upregulation of Tim-3 and PD-1 expression is associated with tumor antigen-specific CD8+ T cell dysfunction in melanoma patients

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Fourcade, Julien, Sun, Zhaojun, Benallaoua, Mourad, Guillaume, Philippe, Luescher, Immanuel F., Sander, Cindy, Kirkwood, John M., Kuchroo, Vijay +1 more·2010·Journal of Experimental Medicine

Abstract

The paradoxical coexistence of spontaneous tumor antigen–specific immune responses with progressive disease in cancer patients furthers the need to dissect the molecular pathways involved in tumor-induced T cell dysfunction. In patients with advanced melanoma, we have previously shown that the cancer-germline antigen NY-ESO-1 stimulates spontaneous NY-ESO-1–specific CD8+ T cells that up-regulate PD-1 expression. We also observed that PD-1 regulates NY-ESO-1–specific CD8+ T cell expansion upon chronic antigen stimulation. In the present study, we show that a fraction of PD-1+ NY-ESO-1–specific CD8+ T cells in patients with advanced melanoma up-regulates Tim-3 expression and that Tim-3+PD-1+ NY-ESO-1–specific CD8+ T cells are more dysfunctional than Tim-3−PD-1+ and Tim-3−PD-1− NY-ESO-1–specific CD8+ T cells, producing less IFN-γ, TNF, and IL-2. Tim-3–Tim-3L blockade enhanced cytokine production by NY-ESO-1–specific CD8+ T cells upon short ex vivo stimulation with cognate peptide, thus enhancing their functional capacity. In addition, Tim-3–Tim-3L blockade enhanced cytokine production and proliferation of NY-ESO-1–specific CD8+ T cells upon prolonged antigen stimulation and acted in synergy with PD-1–PD-L1 blockade. Collectively, our findings support the use of Tim-3–Tim-3L blockade together with PD-1–PD-L1 blockade to reverse tumor-induced T cell exhaustion/dysfunction in patients with advanced melanoma.

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  • High expression of Tim-3, CD57, and KLRG-1, in addition to low CD28, is thought to be associated with T cell senescence.

    “In addition to low expression of CD28, high expression of Tim-3, CD57, killer cell lectin-like receptor subfamily G, member 1 (KLRG-1) are thought to be associated with T cell senescence [40,60–64](Fig. 2).”

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Authors
Fourcade, J., Sun, Z., Benallaoua, M., Guillaume, P., Luescher, I. F., Sander, C., Kirkwood, J. M., Kuchroo, V., & Zarour, H. M.
Affiliations
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • Ludwig Cancer Research (CH)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Zarour, Hassane M.
Venue
Journal of Experimental Medicine
Published
2010-09-06
Volume
207
Issue
10
Pages
2175-2186
ISSN
  • 0022-1007 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-9538
OpenAlex
W2149121521
Cited by
1,307
References
20
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FWCI
25.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • IRIS (submittedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • SERVAL (Université de Lausanne) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Cancer Research Institute
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000005)
  • National Cancer Institute (R01 CA90360, R01CA090360, R01CA112198, R01CA157467)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Keywords
TIM-3, PD-1, PD-L1, melanoma, NY-ESO-1, T cell exhaustion, T cell dysfunction, PD-1/PD-L1 blockade, cytokine production, cancer immunotherapy
MeSH terms
Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2, Antigens, Neoplasm, Humans, Immunity, Cellular, Interferon-gamma, Interleukin-2, Melanoma, Membrane Proteins, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Antigens, CD, Up-Regulation, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor

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