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Determinants of anti-PD-1 response and resistance in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Au, L; Hatipoglu, E; Robert de Massy, M; Litchfield, K; Beattie, G; Rowan, A; Schnidrig, D; ... TRACERx Renal Consortium; + view all (2021) Determinants of anti-PD-1 response and resistance in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Cancer Cell , 39 pp. 1497-1518. 10.1016/j.ccell.2021.10.001. Green open access

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Abstract

ADAPTeR is a prospective, phase II study of nivolumab (anti-PD-1) in 15 treatment-naive patients (115 multiregion tumor samples) with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) aiming to understand the mechanism underpinning therapeutic response. Genomic analyses show no correlation between tumor molecular features and response, whereas ccRCC-specific human endogenous retrovirus expression indirectly correlates with clinical response. T cell receptor (TCR) analysis reveals a significantly higher number of expanded TCR clones pre-treatment in responders suggesting pre-existing immunity. Maintenance of highly similar clusters of TCRs post-treatment predict response, suggesting ongoing antigen engagement and survival of families of T cells likely recognizing the same antigens. In responders, nivolumab-bound CD8+ T cells are expanded and express GZMK/B. Our data suggest nivolumab drives both maintenance and replacement of previously expanded T cell clones, but only maintenance correlates with response. We hypothesize that maintenance and boosting of a pre-existing response is a key element of anti-PD-1 mode of action.

Type: Article
Title: Determinants of anti-PD-1 response and resistance in clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2021.10.001
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2021.10.001
Language: English
Additional information: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Keywords: T cell receptor, TCR clonal maintenance, TCR clonal replacement, anti-PD-1, autopsy, clear cell renal cell carcinoma, human endogenous retrovirus, multiregion, nivolumab
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URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10137633
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