Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: The immunophenotype of BRCA1- and wild-type (WT) ovarian cancer cells and their response to PLD were compared in vitro using flow cytometry. T cell recruitment to BRCA1- tumors was evaluated with flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry. The contribution of T cell populations to the therapeutic effect of PLD in a BRCA1- model was evaluated using immunodepleting antibodies with PLD in vivo. RESULTS: The cytotoxic response to PLD was similar in BRCA1- and WT cells in vitro. BRCA1- inactivation resulted in higher expression of Fas and MHC-I at baseline and after PLD exposure. PLD prolonged the survival of BRCA1- tumor bearing mice and increased intratumoral T cell recruitment. CD4+ depletion combined with PLD significantly prolonged overall survival (p=0.0204) in BRCA1- tumor-bearing mice. CONCLUSION: Differences in the immunophenotype of BRCA1- and WT cells are amplified by PLD exposure. The enhanced immunomodulatory effects of PLD in BRCA1- tumors may be exploited therapeutically by eliminating suppressive CD4+ T cells. Our results support further study of combination therapy using PLD and immune agents, particularly in women with BRCA gene mutations.
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Authors | Gina Mantia-Smaldone, Lukas Ronner, Anne Blair, Victoria Gamerman, Christopher Morse, Sandra Orsulic, Stephen Rubin, Phyllis Gimotty, Sarah Adams |
Journal | Gynecologic oncology
(Gynecol Oncol)
Vol. 133
Issue 3
Pg. 584-90
(Jun 2014)
ISSN: 1095-6859 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 24680909
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
- liposomal doxorubicin
- Polyethylene Glycols
- Doxorubicin
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
(immunology, pharmacology)
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Survival
(drug effects)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Doxorubicin
(analogs & derivatives, immunology, pharmacology)
- Female
- Genes, BRCA1
- Humans
- Immunomodulation
(drug effects)
- Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating
(drug effects, immunology)
- Mice
- Ovarian Neoplasms
(genetics, immunology)
- Polyethylene Glycols
(pharmacology)
- T-Lymphocytes
(drug effects, immunology)
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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