Journal
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
Volume 5, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2015.00034
Keywords
OX40; CTLA-4; PD-1; co-stimulation; immunotherapy; cancer
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- NIH [5R00CA136678]
- Safeway Foundation
- Providence Portland Medical Foundation
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Recent studies have highlighted the therapeutic efficacy of immunotherapy, a class of cancer treatments that utilize the patient's own immune system to destroy cancerous cells. Within a tumor the presence of a family of negative regulatory molecules, collectively known as checkpoint inhibitors, can inhibit T cell function to suppress anti-tumor immunity. Checkpoint inhibitors, such as CTLA-4 and PD-1, attenuate T cell proliferation and cytokine production. Targeted blockade of CTLA-4 or PD-1 with antagonist monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) releases the brakes on T cells to boost anti-tumor immunity. Generating optimal killer CD8 T cell responses also requires T cell receptor activation plus co-stimulation, which can be provided through ligation of tumor necrosis factor receptor family members, including 0X40 (CD134) and 4-1BB (CD137). 0X40 is of particular interest as treatment with an activating (agonist) anti-0X40 mAb augments T cell differentiation and cytolytic function leading to enhanced anti-tumor immunity against a variety of tumors. When used as single agents, these drugs can induce potent clinical and immunologic responses in patients with metastatic disease. However, each of these agents only benefits a subset of patients, highlighting the critical need for more effective combinatorial therapeutic strategies. In this review, we will discuss our current understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which 0X40 agonists synergize with checkpoint inhibitor blockade to augment T cell-mediated anti-tumor immunity and the potential opportunities for clinical translation of combinatorial immunotherapeutic strategies.
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