Immune checkpoint blockade(ICB)therapy,particularly antibodies targeting the programmed death receptor 1(PD-1)and its ligand(PD-L1),has revolutionized cancer treatment.However,its efficacy as a standalone therapy rema...Immune checkpoint blockade(ICB)therapy,particularly antibodies targeting the programmed death receptor 1(PD-1)and its ligand(PD-L1),has revolutionized cancer treatment.However,its efficacy as a standalone therapy remains limited.Although ICB therapy in combination with chemotherapy shows promising therapeutic responses,the challenge lies in amplifying chemotherapy-induced antitumor immunity effectively.This relies on efficient drug delivery to tumor cells and robust antigen presentation by dendritic cells(DCs).Here,we developed tumor-repopulating cell(TRC)-derived microparticles with exceptional tumor targeting to deliver doxorubicin(DOX@3D-MPs)for improve anti-PD-1 therapy.DOX@3D-MPs effectively elicit immunogenic tumor cell death to release sufficient tumor antigens.Heat shock protein 70(HSP70)overexpressed in DOX@3D-MPs contributes to capturing tumor antigens,promoting their phagocytosis by DCs,and facilitating DCs maturation,leading to the activation of CD8+T cells.DOX@3D-MPs significantly enhance the curative response of anti-PD-1 treatment in large subcutaneous H22 hepatoma,orthotopic 4T1 breast tumor and Panc02 pancreatic tumor models.These results demonstrate that DOX@3D-MPs hold promise as agents to improve the response rate to ICB therapy and generate long-lasting immune memory to prevent tumor relapse.展开更多
基金National Key R&D Program of China(2020YFA0710700,2022YFA1206000 and 2021YFA1201200)National Natural Science Foundation of China(82272844,81974459,82073796,81627901 and 82202860)+1 种基金Program for HUST Academic Frontier Youth Team(2018QYTD01)Open Funds of State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China(HN2022-07).
文摘Immune checkpoint blockade(ICB)therapy,particularly antibodies targeting the programmed death receptor 1(PD-1)and its ligand(PD-L1),has revolutionized cancer treatment.However,its efficacy as a standalone therapy remains limited.Although ICB therapy in combination with chemotherapy shows promising therapeutic responses,the challenge lies in amplifying chemotherapy-induced antitumor immunity effectively.This relies on efficient drug delivery to tumor cells and robust antigen presentation by dendritic cells(DCs).Here,we developed tumor-repopulating cell(TRC)-derived microparticles with exceptional tumor targeting to deliver doxorubicin(DOX@3D-MPs)for improve anti-PD-1 therapy.DOX@3D-MPs effectively elicit immunogenic tumor cell death to release sufficient tumor antigens.Heat shock protein 70(HSP70)overexpressed in DOX@3D-MPs contributes to capturing tumor antigens,promoting their phagocytosis by DCs,and facilitating DCs maturation,leading to the activation of CD8+T cells.DOX@3D-MPs significantly enhance the curative response of anti-PD-1 treatment in large subcutaneous H22 hepatoma,orthotopic 4T1 breast tumor and Panc02 pancreatic tumor models.These results demonstrate that DOX@3D-MPs hold promise as agents to improve the response rate to ICB therapy and generate long-lasting immune memory to prevent tumor relapse.