PMID- 25168392 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150723 LR - 20160122 IS - 2326-6074 (Electronic) IS - 2326-6066 (Linking) VI - 2 IP - 12 DP - 2014 Dec TI - Intravenous injection of MVA virus targets CD8+ lymphocytes to tumors to control tumor growth upon combinatorial treatment with a TLR9 agonist. PG - 1163-74 LID - 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-14-0050 [doi] AB - Effector T-cell access to tumor tissue is a limiting step for clinical efficacy of antigen-specific T cell-based immunotherapies. Ectopic mouse tumor models, in which a subcutaneously (s.c.) implanted tumor is treated with s.c. or intramuscular therapeutic immunization, may not be optimal for targeting effector T cells to an organ-borne tumor. We used an orthotopic renal carcinoma model to evaluate the impact of injection routes on therapeutic efficacy of a Modified Vaccinia virus Ankara viral vector expressing the human mucin 1 tumor-associated xeno-antigen (MVA-MUC1). We show that intravenous (i.v.) administration of MVA-MUC1 displayed enhanced efficacy when compared with s.c. injection. Therapeutic efficacy of MVA-MUC1 was further enhanced by i.v. injection of a TLR9 agonist. In all cases, infiltration of tumor-bearing kidney by CD8(+) lymphocytes was associated with control of tumor growth. Biodistribution experiments indicate that, following i.v. injection, MVA-encoded antigens are quickly expressed in visceral organs and, in particular, in splenic antigen-presenting cells, compared with those following s.c. injection. This appears to result in a faster generation of MUC1-specific CD8(+) T cells. Lymphocytes infiltrating tumor-bearing kidneys are characterized by an effector memory phenotype and express PD-1 and Tim3 immune checkpoint molecules. Therapeutic efficacy was associated with a modification of the tumor microenvironment toward a Th1-type immune response and recruitment of activated lymphocytes. This study supports the clinical evaluation of MVA-based immunotherapies via the i.v. route. CI - (c)2014 American Association for Cancer Research. FAU - Fend, Laetitia AU - Fend L AD - Transgene S.A., Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France. FAU - Gatard-Scheikl, Tanja AU - Gatard-Scheikl T AD - Transgene S.A., Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France. FAU - Kintz, Jacqueline AU - Kintz J AD - Transgene S.A., Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France. FAU - Gantzer, Murielle AU - Gantzer M AD - Transgene S.A., Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France. FAU - Schaedler, Emmanuelle AU - Schaedler E AD - Transgene S.A., Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France. FAU - Rittner, Karola AU - Rittner K AD - Transgene S.A., Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France. FAU - Cochin, Sandrine AU - Cochin S AD - Transgene S.A., Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France. FAU - Fournel, Sylvie AU - Fournel S AD - Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molecules Bioactives, Equipe de Biovectorologie, UMR 7199 CNRS-Universite de Strasbourg, Faculte de Pharmacie, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France. FAU - Preville, Xavier AU - Preville X AD - Transgene S.A., Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France. preville@transgene.fr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20140828 PL - United States TA - Cancer Immunol Res JT - Cancer immunology research JID - 101614637 RN - 0 (Cancer Vaccines) RN - 0 (Mucin-1) RN - 0 (Oligonucleotides) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 9) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/*immunology/metabolism MH - Cancer Vaccines/administration & dosage/*genetics/*immunology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Gene Expression MH - Gene Expression Profiling MH - Genetic Vectors/administration & dosage/*genetics MH - Humans MH - Immunophenotyping MH - Immunotherapy MH - Injections, Intravenous MH - Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating/immunology/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mucin-1/genetics/immunology MH - Neoplasms/genetics/*immunology/mortality/pathology/*therapy MH - Oligonucleotides/administration & dosage/pharmacology MH - Phenotype MH - Tissue Distribution MH - Toll-Like Receptor 9/*agonists MH - Tumor Burden/drug effects/immunology MH - Vaccinia virus/*genetics EDAT- 2014/08/30 06:00 MHDA- 2015/07/24 06:00 CRDT- 2014/08/30 06:00 PHST- 2014/08/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/08/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/07/24 06:00 [medline] AID - 2326-6066.CIR-14-0050 [pii] AID - 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-14-0050 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Immunol Res. 2014 Dec;2(12):1163-74. doi: 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-14-0050. Epub 2014 Aug 28.