PMID- 28241889 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180205 LR - 20181113 IS - 1756-9966 (Electronic) IS - 0392-9078 (Print) IS - 0392-9078 (Linking) VI - 36 IP - 1 DP - 2017 Feb 28 TI - Predictive biomarkers for the efficacy of peptide vaccine treatment: based on the results of a phase II study on advanced pancreatic cancer. PG - 36 LID - 10.1186/s13046-017-0509-1 [doi] LID - 36 AB - BACKGROUND: The purpose of the present study was to explore novel biomarkers that can predict the clinical outcome of patients before treatment or during vaccination. These would be useful for the selection of appropriate patients who would be expected to exhibit better treatment outcomes from vaccination, and for facilitating the development of cancer vaccine treatments. METHODS: From a single-arm, non-randomized, human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A-status-blind phase II trial of a vaccine treatment using three HLA-A*2402-restricted peptides for advanced pancreatic cancer (PC), we obtained peripheral blood samples from 36 patients of an HLA-A*2402-matched group and 27 patients of an HLA-A*2402-unmatched group. RESULTS: Multivariate analysis (HR = 2.546; 95% CI = 1.138 to 5.765; p = 0.0231) and log-rank test (p = 0.0036) showed that a high expression level of programmed death-1 (PD-1) on CD4+ T cells was a negative predictive biomarker of overall survival in the HLA-A*2402-matched group . Moreover, a high expression level of PD-1 on CD4+ T cells was a negative predictor for the induction of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (p = 0.0007). After treatment, we found that the upregulation of PD-1 and T cell immunoglobulin mucin-3 (Tim-3) expression on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells was significantly associated with a poor clinical outcome in the HLA-A*2402-matched group (p = 0.0330, 0.0282, 0.0046, and 0.0068, respectively). In contrast, there was no significant difference for these factors in the HLA-A*2402-unmatched group. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that the upregulation of PD-1 and Tim-3 expression on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells may restrict T cell responses in advanced PC patients; therefore, combination immunotherapy with blockade of PD-1 and Tim-3 to restore T cell responses may be a potential therapeutic approach for advanced PC patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinical-Trail-Registration: UMIN000008082 . FAU - Shindo, Yoshitaro AU - Shindo Y AD - Department of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan. FAU - Hazama, Shoichi AU - Hazama S AD - Department of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan. AD - Department of Translational Research and Developmental Therapeutics against Cancer, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Japan. FAU - Suzuki, Nobuaki AU - Suzuki N AD - Department of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan. FAU - Iguchi, Haruo AU - Iguchi H AD - Clinical Research Center, Shikoku Cancer Center, NHO., Matsuyama, Japan. FAU - Uesugi, Kazuhiro AU - Uesugi K AD - Clinical Research Center, Shikoku Cancer Center, NHO., Matsuyama, Japan. FAU - Tanaka, Hiroaki AU - Tanaka H AD - Department of Surgical Oncology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. FAU - Aruga, Atsushi AU - Aruga A AD - Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Hatori, Takashi AU - Hatori T AD - Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Ishizaki, Hidenobu AU - Ishizaki H AD - Department of Surgical Oncology and Regulation of Organ Function, Miyazaki University School of Medicine, Miyazaki, Japan. FAU - Umeda, Yuzo AU - Umeda Y AD - Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama, Japan. FAU - Fujiwara, Toshiyoshi AU - Fujiwara T AD - Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama, Japan. FAU - Ikemoto, Tetsuya AU - Ikemoto T AD - Department of Digestive and Transplant Surgery, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokushima, Japan. FAU - Shimada, Mitsuo AU - Shimada M AD - Department of Digestive and Transplant Surgery, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokushima, Japan. FAU - Yoshimatsu, Kazuhiko AU - Yoshimatsu K AD - Department of Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Takenouchi, Hiroko AU - Takenouchi H AD - Department of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan. FAU - Matsui, Hiroto AU - Matsui H AD - Department of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan. FAU - Kanekiyo, Shinsuke AU - Kanekiyo S AD - Department of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan. FAU - Iida, Michihisa AU - Iida M AD - Department of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan. FAU - Koki, Yasunobu AU - Koki Y AD - Department of Pharmacy, Yamaguchi University Hospital, Ube, Japan. FAU - Arima, Hideki AU - Arima H AD - Department of Pharmacy, Yamaguchi University Hospital, Ube, Japan. FAU - Furukawa, Hiroyuki AU - Furukawa H AD - Department of Pharmacy, Yamaguchi University Hospital, Ube, Japan. FAU - Ueno, Tomio AU - Ueno T AD - Department of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan. FAU - Yoshino, Shigefumi AU - Yoshino S AD - Department of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan. FAU - Fujita, Tomonobu AU - Fujita T AD - Division of Cellular Signaling, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Kawakami, Yutaka AU - Kawakami Y AD - Division of Cellular Signaling, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Nakamura, Yusuke AU - Nakamura Y AD - Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. FAU - Oka, Masaaki AU - Oka M AD - Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan. FAU - Nagano, Hiroaki AU - Nagano H AD - Department of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan. hnagano@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp. LA - eng PT - Clinical Trial, Phase II PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170228 PL - England TA - J Exp Clin Cancer Res JT - Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR JID - 8308647 RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - 0 (Cancer Vaccines) RN - 0 (HAVCR2 protein, human) RN - 0 (HLA-A*24:02 antigen) RN - 0 (HLA-A24 Antigen) RN - 0 (Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2) RN - 0 (PDCD1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor) RN - 0 (Vaccines, Subunit) SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Biomarkers, Tumor/*blood MH - CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism MH - Cancer Vaccines/*administration & dosage/therapeutic use MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - HLA-A24 Antigen/chemistry MH - Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2/blood MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Pancreatic Neoplasms/*drug therapy/immunology/pathology MH - Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor/blood MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Up-Regulation MH - Vaccines, Subunit/*administration & dosage/therapeutic use PMC - PMC5329922 OTO - NOTNLM OT - PD-1 OT - Pancreatic cancer OT - Peptide vaccine OT - Predictive biomarker OT - Tim-3 EDAT- 2017/03/01 06:00 MHDA- 2018/02/06 06:00 PMCR- 2017/02/28 CRDT- 2017/03/01 06:00 PHST- 2016/12/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/02/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/03/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/03/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/02/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/02/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s13046-017-0509-1 [pii] AID - 509 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s13046-017-0509-1 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Feb 28;36(1):36. doi: 10.1186/s13046-017-0509-1.