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MOLECULAR THERAPY-NUCLEIC ACIDS
Volume 33, Issue -, Pages 668-682Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2023.07.026
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Intratumoral immunotherapy strategies for cancer based on IL-12 encoding cDNA and mRNA combined with anti-PD-(L)1 monoclonal antibodies are being developed. Chimeric mRNAs encoding single-chain IL-12 fused to scFv antibodies binding to TGF-b and CD137 have been constructed. Efficacy was observed in mouse cancer models following mRNA intratumoral injections, and distant effects on untreated lesions were increased when combined with systemic PD-1 blockade.
Intratumoral immunotherapy strategies for cancer based on interleukin-12 (IL-12)-encoding cDNA and mRNA are under clinical development in combination with anti-PD-(L)1 monoclonal antibodies. To make the most of these approaches, we have constructed chimeric mRNAs encoding single-chain IL-12 fused to single-chain fragment variable (scFv) antibodies that bind to transforming growth factor b (TGF-b) and CD137 (4-1BB). Several neutralizing TGF- b agents and CD137 agonists are also undergoing early-phase clinical trials. To attain TGF-beta and CD137 binding by the constructions, we used bispecific tandem scFv antibodies (taFvs) derived from the specific 1D11 and 1D8 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), respectively. Transfection of mRNAs encoding the chimeric constructs achieved functional expression of the proteins able to act on their targets. Upon mRNA intratumoral injections in the transplantable mouse cancer models CT26, MC38, and B16OVA, potent therapeutic effects were observed following repeated injections into the tumors. Efficacy was dependent on the number of CD8+ T cells able to recognize tumor antigens that infiltrated the malignant tissue. Although the abscopal effects on concomitant uninjected lesions were modest, such distant effects on untreated lesions were markedly increased when combined with systemic PD-1 blockade.
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