Spatial multiplex analysis of lung cancer reveals that regulatory T cells attenuate KRAS-G12C inhibitor-induced immune responses.

ABSTRACT: Kirsten rat sarcoma virus (KRAS)-G12C inhibition causes remodeling of the lung tumor immune microenvironment and synergistic responses to anti-PD-1 treatment, but only in T cell infiltrated tumors. To investigate mechanisms that restrain combination immunotherapy sensitivity in immune-excluded tumors, we used imaging mass cytometry to explore cellular distribution in an immune-evasive KRAS mutant lung cancer model. Cellular spatial pattern characterization revealed a community where CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells and dendritic cells were gathered, suggesting localized T cell activation. KRAS-G12C inhibition led to increased PD-1 expression, proliferation, and cytotoxicity of CD8⁺ T cells, and CXCL9 expression by dendritic cells, indicating an effector response. Howe

SUBMITTER: Cole M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11529713 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature