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CANCER RESEARCH
Volume 79, Issue 16, Pages 4149-4159Publisher
AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-18-3060
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- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.
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Immunotherapies targeting immune checkpoint inhibitors have changed the landscape of cancer treatment, however, many patients are resistant or refractory to immunotherapy. The sensitivity of tumor cells to immunotherapy may be influenced by hyaluronan (HA) accumulation in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Enzymatic degradation of HA by pegvorhyaluronidase alfa (PEGPH20; PVHA) remodels the TME. This leads to reduced tumor interstitial pressure and decompressed tumor blood vessels, which are both associated with increased exposure of tumor cells to chemotherapy drugs. Here, we demonstrate PVHA increased the uptake of anti-programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) antibody in HA-accumulating animal models of breast cancer. The increased levels of anti-PD-L1 antibody were associated with increased accumulation of T cells and natural killer cells and decreased myeloid-derived suppressor cells. PD-L1 blockade significantly inhibited tumor growth when combined with PVHA, but not alone. Our results suggest that PVHA can sensitize HA-accumulating tumors to anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy. Significance: These findings show removal of hyaluronan in the tumor microenvironment improves immune cells and checkpoint inhibitors access to tumors.
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