Daniela Massi1, Emanuela Romano2, Eliana Rulli3, Barbara Merelli4, Romina Nassini5, Francesco De Logu5, Ivan Bieche6, Gianna Baroni1, Laura Cattaneo7, Gongda Xue8, Mario Mandalà9. 1. Division of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Italy. 2. Department of Oncology, Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, INSERM U932, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France. 3. Department of Oncology, IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy. 4. Unit of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology and Hematology, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy. 5. Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Oncology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Italy. 6. Pharmacogenomics Unit, Department of Genetics, Institut Curie, 26 rue d'Ulm, Paris 75005, France. 7. Division of Pathological Anatomy, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy. 8. Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. 9. Unit of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology and Hematology, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy. Electronic address: mmandala@asst-pg23.it.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The activation of oncogenic Wnt/β-catenin pathway in melanoma contributes to a lack of T-cell infiltration. Whether baseline β-catenin expression in the context of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) overexpression correlates with prognosis of metastatic melanoma patients (MMPs) treated with mitogen-activated protein kinase, MAPK inhibitor (MAPKi) monotherapy, however, has not been fully clarified. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixty-four pre-treatment formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded melanoma samples from MMP treated with a BRAF inhibitor (n = 39) or BRAF and MEK inhibitors (n = 25) were assessed for presence of β-catenin, PD-L1, cluster of differentiation (CD)8, CD103 and forkhead box protein P3 (FOXP3) expression by immunohistochemistry, and results were correlated with clinical outcome. Quantitative assessment of mRNA transcripts associated with Wnt/β-catenin pathway and immune response was performed in 51 patients. RESULTS: We found an inverse correlation between tumoural β-catenin expression and the level of CD8, CD103 or forkhead box protein P3 (FOXP3) positivity in the tumour microenvironment (TME). By multivariate analysis, PD-L1 <5% (odds ratio, OR 0.12, 95% confidence interval, CI 0.03-0.53, p = 0.005) and the presence of CD8+ T cells (OR 18.27, 95%CI 2.54-131.52, p = 0.004) were significantly associated with a higher probability of response to MAPKi monotherapy. Responding patients showed a significantly increased expression of mRNA transcripts associated with adaptive immunity and antigen presentation. By multivariate analysis, progression-free survival (PFS) (hazards ratio (HR) = 0.25 95%CI 0.10-0.61, p = 0.002) and overall survival (OS) (HR = 0.24 95%CI 0.09-0.67, p = 0.006) were longer in patients with high density of CD8+ T cells and β-catenin <10% than those without CD8+ T cells infiltration and β-catenin ≥10%. CONCLUSION: Our findings provide evidence that in the context of MAPKi monotherapy, immune subsets in the (TME) and gene signature predict prognosis in MMPs.
BACKGROUND: The activation of oncogenic Wnt/β-catenin pathway in melanoma contributes to a lack of T-cell infiltration. Whether baseline β-catenin expression in the context of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) overexpression correlates with prognosis of metastatic melanomapatients (MMPs) treated with mitogen-activated protein kinase, MAPK inhibitor (MAPKi) monotherapy, however, has not been fully clarified. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixty-four pre-treatment formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded melanoma samples from MMP treated with a BRAF inhibitor (n = 39) or BRAF and MEK inhibitors (n = 25) were assessed for presence of β-catenin, PD-L1, cluster of differentiation (CD)8, CD103 and forkhead box protein P3 (FOXP3) expression by immunohistochemistry, and results were correlated with clinical outcome. Quantitative assessment of mRNA transcripts associated with Wnt/β-catenin pathway and immune response was performed in 51 patients. RESULTS: We found an inverse correlation between tumoural β-catenin expression and the level of CD8, CD103 or forkhead box protein P3 (FOXP3) positivity in the tumour microenvironment (TME). By multivariate analysis, PD-L1 <5% (odds ratio, OR 0.12, 95% confidence interval, CI 0.03-0.53, p = 0.005) and the presence of CD8+ T cells (OR 18.27, 95%CI 2.54-131.52, p = 0.004) were significantly associated with a higher probability of response to MAPKi monotherapy. Responding patients showed a significantly increased expression of mRNA transcripts associated with adaptive immunity and antigen presentation. By multivariate analysis, progression-free survival (PFS) (hazards ratio (HR) = 0.25 95%CI 0.10-0.61, p = 0.002) and overall survival (OS) (HR = 0.24 95%CI 0.09-0.67, p = 0.006) were longer in patients with high density of CD8+ T cells and β-catenin <10% than those without CD8+ T cells infiltration and β-catenin ≥10%. CONCLUSION: Our findings provide evidence that in the context of MAPKi monotherapy, immune subsets in the (TME) and gene signature predict prognosis in MMPs.
Authors: Selena Y Lin; Shu-Ching Chang; Stella Lam; Romela Irene Ramos; Kevin Tran; Shuichi Ohe; Matthew P Salomon; Ali Asgar S Bhagat; Chwee Teck Lim; Trevan D Fischer; Leland J Foshag; Christine L Boley; Steven J O'Day; Dave S B Hoon Journal: Clin Chem Date: 2020-01-01 Impact factor: 8.327
Authors: Henner Stege; Maximilian Haist; Michael Schultheis; Maria Isabel Fleischer; Peter Mohr; Friedegund Meier; Dirk Schadendorf; Selma Ugurel; Elisabeth Livingstone; Lisa Zimmer; Rudolf Herbst; Claudia Pföhler; Katharina Kähler; Michael Weichenthal; Patrick Terheyden; Dorothée Nashan; Dirk Debus; Martin Kaatz; Fabian Ziller; Sebastian Haferkamp; Andrea Forschner; Ulrike Leiter; Alexander Kreuter; Jens Ulrich; Johannes Kleemann; Fabienne Bradfisch; Stephan Grabbe; Carmen Loquai Journal: Cancers (Basel) Date: 2021-05-12 Impact factor: 6.639