Enhanced antitumour response of gold nanostar-mediated photothermal therapy in combination with immunotherapy in a mouse model of colon carcinoma.
Br J Cancer
; 130(3): 406-416, 2024 02.
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| ID: mdl-38135715
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study investigated the potential of combining PTT with dendritic cell (DC)-based immunotherapy and anti-PD-L1 immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy against colorectal cancer and elucidated the underlying mechanisms.METHODS:
The CT26 tumour-bearing mice were divided into seven treatment groups control, atezolizumab (A), dendritic cells (DC), pAuNSs-mediated PTT (PTT), PTT combined with atezolizumab (PTT + A), PTT combined with dendritic cells (PTT + DC), and PTT combined with dendritic cells and atezolizumab (PTT + DC + A). Therapeutic efficacy was monitored.RESULTS:
PTT upregulated most immune cell membrane receptor genes, including PD-L1, and downregulated genes associated with antigen presentation and T cell activation. Although the PTT + A and PTT + DC treatments showed partial tumour growth retardation, the combination of PTT with DCs and atezolizumab (PTT + DC + A) exhibited the most significant antitumour effect, with a complete remission rate of 50% and prolonged survival. On day 14, tumour samples from non-responsive mice revealed insufficient recruitment of T cells as the reason for uncured tumours. Notably, mice cured with PTT + DC and PTT + DC + A treatments showed no detectable lung nodules.CONCLUSION:
This study demonstrated that the combination of PTT with DC-based immunotherapy and atezolizumab effectively overcomes the non-sensitive nature of CT26 tumours. These findings highlight the potential of this combination approach for colorectal cancer treatment.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Carcinoma
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Colonic Neoplasms
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Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Br J Cancer
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Taiwan
Country of publication:
United kingdom