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HIF-1α inhibition promotes the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

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CANCER LETTERS
卷 531, 期 -, 页码 39-56

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2022.01.027

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HIF-1 alpha; LOXL2; EMT; Immunotherapy; Prognosis; NSCLC

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  1. Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province [2018A0303130243]
  2. Cancer Immunotherapy Research Foundation of Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO) [Y-JS2019-046]
  3. National Natural Science Foundation of China [82002628]
  4. Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China [2019M660227]

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The inhibition of HIF-1 alpha has been found to synergize with anti-PD-1 therapy in impairing tumor growth in NSCLC, enhancing anti-tumor immunity.
The response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) monotherapy remains unsatisfactory in patients with NSCLC. Thus, combining ICIs with other potential modalities is of great significance to enhance the response of single drug alone. Here, we identified that HIF-1 alpha inhibition was capable of promoting anti-tumor immunity in NSCLC. We applied NSCLC cell lines and mouse models to evaluate the synergy of combined HIF-1 alpha inhibition and PD-1 blockade on tumor growth and the function of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs). Public datasets were utilized to investigate patients' prognosis based on expressions of HIF-1 alpha and LOXL2 as well as EMT associated markers and CD8(+) TILs. Moreover, we explored the correlation between HIF-1 alpha and LOXL2 levels and CD8(+) TILs in tumor samples from patients with NSCLC by immunohistochemistry, as well as their association to patients' survival. In vitro, PX-478, an HIF-1 alpha inhibitor, promoted tumor cell apoptosis induced by T cells when combined with ICIs. Furthermore, mice treated with PX-478 and anti-PD-1 antibodies exhibited a marked delay in tumor growth and prolonged survival, which correlated with increased TILs and granzyme B secretion. Besides, patients with high HIF-1 alpha expression exhibited high levels of EMT-related markers and low TILs, indicating an immunosuppressive phenotype. Mechanistically, we observed that HIF-1 alpha inhibition suppressed the EMT phenotypes induced by hypoxia and further alleviated tumor immunosuppression, which was related to blockage of HIF-1 alpha/LOXL2 signaling pathway. In summary, we identified that HIF-1 alpha inhibition could synergize with anti-PD-1 to impair tumor growth in vitro and in vivo. Our data suggest that HIF-1 alpha inhibitors represent a promising treatment to enhance anti-tumor immunity and provide preclinical rationale to evaluate the combination of ICIs with HIF-1 alpha inhibition clinically in NSCLC.

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