Exploratory analysis of the cervix tumoral HPV antigen-specific T-cell repertoire during chemoradiation and after brachytherapy.
Brachytherapy
; 23(2): 123-135, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Chemoradiation (CRT) may modulate the immune milieu as an in-situ vaccine. Rapid dose delivery of brachytherapy has unclear impact on T-cell repertoires. HPV-associated cancers express viral oncoproteins E6/E7, which enable tracking antigen/tumor-specific immunity during CRT.METHODS:
Thirteen cervical cancer patients on a multi-institutional prospective protocol from 1/2020-1/2023 underwent standard-of-care CRT with pulsed-dose-rate brachytherapy boost (2 fractions). Cervix swabs at various timepoints underwent multiplex DNA deep sequencing of the TCR-ß/CDR3 region with immunoSEQ. Separately, HPV-responsive T-cell clones were also expanded ex vivo. Statistical analysis was via Mann-Whitney-U.RESULTS:
TCR productive clonality, templates, frequency, or rearrangements increased post-brachytherapy in 8 patients. Seven patients had E6/E7-responsive evolution over CRT with increased productive templates (ranges 1.2-50.2 fold-increase from baseline), frequency (1.2-1.7), rearrangements (1.2-40.2), and clonality (1.2-15.4). Five patients had HPV-responsive clonal expansion post-brachytherapy, without changes in HPV non-responsive clones. Epitope mapping revealed VDJ rearrangements targeting cervical cancer-associated antigens in 5 patients. The only two patients with disease recurrence lacked response in all metrics. A lack of global TCR remodeling correlated with worse recurrence-free survival, pâ¯=â¯0.04.CONCLUSION:
CRT and brachytherapy alters the cervical cancer microenvironment to facilitate the expansion of specific T-cell populations, which may contribute to treatment efficacy.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Braquiterapia
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Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino
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Infecciones por Papillomavirus
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Female
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Humans
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Brachytherapy
Asunto de la revista:
RADIOTERAPIA
Año:
2024
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Article