PD-L1 on host cells is essential for PD-L1 blockade-mediated tumor regression.

ABSTRACT: Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression on tumor cells is essential for T cell impairment, and PD-L1 blockade therapy has shown unprecedented durable responses in several clinical studies. Although higher expression of PD-L1 on tumor cells is associated with a better immune response after Ab blockade, some PD-L1-negative patients also respond to this therapy. In the current study, we explored whether PD-L1 on tumor or host cells was essential for anti-PD-L1-mediated therapy in 2 different murine tumor models. Using real-time imaging in whole tumor tissues, we found that anti-PD-L1 Ab accumulates in tumor tissues, regardless of the status of PD-L1 expression on tumor cells. We further observed that, while PD-L1 on tumor cells was largely dispensable for the response to checkpoint block

SUBMITTER: Tang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5785245 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature