The immunomodulatory properties of the HDAC6 inhibitor ACY241 supports robust anti-tumor response in NSCLC when coupled with the chemotherapy drug Oxaliplatin
biorxiv(2021)
摘要
Background Durable treatments that benefit a wide pool of patients remain elusive for Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The success of immunotherapy in a subset of NSCLC patients highlights the potential contribution of immune response to anti-tumor immunity while underscoring a need for broadly applicable therapeutic strategies. HDAC inhibitors are a promising class of drugs whose immunomodulatory properties are now being appreciated. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of the HDAC6 inhibitor, ACY241 on lung tumor immune compartment with the goal of understanding the scope of its immunomodulatory properties and its therapeutic potential in combination with Oxaliplatin.
Methods Lung adenocarcinoma-bearing mice were treated with ACY241 or vehicle after which the proportions and phenotype of tumor-associated T cells and macrophages were evaluated by comprehensive flow cytometric analysis. Bulk RNA-sequencing was also conducted on both cellular subsets to interrogate the transcriptomic changes associated with ACY241 treatment relative to vehicle controls. In vivo drug efficacy study was performed by administration of ACY241 and/or Oxaliplatin and assessing tumor growth and survival of tumor-bearing mice. Ex vivo functional studies was performed to assess tumor-associated T cell effector function as it correlates with measured outcomes.
Results We demonstrate that ACY241 promotes increased presence of T and NK cells in the lung tumors of treated mice. The tumor-associated T cells under ACY241 treatment displayed enhanced activation, proliferation, and effector profile. In addition, tumor-associated macrophages exhibited increased expression of MHC and co-stimulatory molecules while expression of inhibitory ligands were reduced. RNA-sequencing of both tumor-associated T cells and macrophages revealed significant genomic changes in both subsets that is consistent with ACY241-mediated enhancement of immune priming. These broad immunomodulatory properties of ACY241 were associated with significantly enhanced tumor-associated T cell effector functionality, robust anti-tumor response, and significantly prolonged survival of NSCLC-bearing mice when combined with the chemotherapy drug Oxaliplatin.
Conclusion Collectively, our studies highlight the broad immunomodulatory effect of ACY241 as a promising HDAC6 inhibitor which coupled with Oxaliplatin promotes robust therapeutic outcomes in a pre-clinical model of NSCLC, providing compelling rationale for the clinical testing of this novel combinatorial regimen in NSCLC.
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
* cDNA
: Complementary DNA
DC
: Dendritic cell
FcR
: Fc receptor
FDR
: False discovery rate
GEMM
: Genetically engineered mouse model
HDAC
: Histone deacetylase
MDSC
: Myeloid-derived suppressor cell
NK
: Natural killer
NSCLC
: Non-small cell lung cancer
OVA
: Ovalbumin
TAM
: Tumor-associated macrophage
TME
: Tumor microenvironment
Treg
: Regulatory T-cells
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hdac6 inhibitor acy241,chemotherapy,nsclc,immunomodulatory properties,anti-tumor
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