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TNFR2 blockade promotes anti-tumoral immune response in PDAC by targeting activated Treg and reducing T cell exhaustion

ABSTRACT: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most aggressive cancers, highly resistant to standard chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) expressing TNFα receptor 2 (TNFR2) contribute to immunosuppression in PDAC. Treg infiltration correlates with poor survival and tumor progression in PDAC patients. We hypothesized that TNFR2 inhibition using a blocking monoclonal antibody (mAb) could shift the Treg-effector T cell balance in PDAC, thus enhancing anti-tumoral responses. In orthotopic and immunocompetent mouse models of PDAC, we described the immune environment of PDAC after immune cell sorting and single-cell analysis. By flow cytometry and single cell RNAseq analysis, we identified two Treg populations in orthotopic mouse models: resting and activated Tregs. The anti-TNFR2 mAb selectively targeted activated tumor-infiltrating Tregs, reducing T cell exhaustion markers in CD8+ T cells. However, anti-TNFR2 treatment alone had limited efficacy in activating CD8+ T cells and only slightly reduced the tumor growth.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE280808 | GEO | 2025/10/28

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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